A Florida judge has appointed running mate Donald Trump as a special master in the FBI’s investigation into top-secret documents seized by agents from his Mar-a-Lago estate. Judge Raymond Dearie will now review the materials seized during the raid on the former president’s estate in August, after Mr Trump successfully applied for one to be appointed. Earlier, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows reportedly complied with a Justice Department subpoena related to the investigation into the events surrounding the January 6 Capitol riot. He is the most senior member of the Trump administration to comply with such an order. Meanwhile, Mr Trump once again argued in an interview that he had “absolute authority” as president to declassify documents and had declassified records found at Mar-a-Lago by the FBI during its investigation in August. The claim is misleading as there are standard protocols that generally must be followed when documents are declassified, and there is no evidence that Trump or his team did so.
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New York AG may sue Trump after rejecting settlement offer in fraud probe
New York state’s top law enforcement officer may soon file a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, his eponymous real estate and licensing company and at least one of his grown children following the twice-impeached former president’s proposed settlement. concluded a years-long investigation into whether his companies defrauded state tax authorities was dismissed. Andrew Feinberg has the details.
New York attorney general may sue after rejecting Trump fraud settlement offer
Trump’s company will go on trial for tax crimes next month in an unrelated case Oliver O’Connell16 September 2022 06:00 1663303936
Trump threatens “big trouble” if he’s indicted
Former President Donald Trump hinted Thursday that his supporters could engage in a prolonged campaign of violence if he is charged with any crimes uncovered in criminal investigations into his conduct. Speaking on conservative broadcaster Hugh Hewitt’s radio show, Trump said an indictment would not deter him from running for president because he would have “no bar from running.” “But I think if it did, I think you’d have problems in this country the likes of which we’ve probably never seen before. I don’t think the people of the United States would support that,” he added. Asked what kind of trouble he anticipated if he were charged with a crime, Mr. Trump added ominously: “I think you’d be in big trouble — big trouble.” “I just don’t think they do [his supporters] he would bear it. They won’t,” he said. “They will not sit back and support this absolute farce.” Andrew Feinberg has more.
Trump threatens ‘big trouble’ for US if indicted over stolen documents scandal
Trump warned that the US would be in “big trouble” if he was charged with crimes Alisha Rahaman Sarkar16 September 2022 05:52 1663301700
Biden Appoints U.S. Attorney for Mar-a-Lago District, Florida
President Joe Biden has named a Miami trial attorney and longtime government attorney to serve as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, the office currently involved in the Justice Department’s investigation into classified records at the estate of former President Donald Trump Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Markenzy Lapointe will replace Juan Antonio “Tony” Gonzalez, who has been the top South Florida prosecutor involved in the investigation into the classified records and the debate over whether a judge should appoint a special master to review the documents he obtained the FBI during the investigation. .
Biden Appoints U.S. Attorney for Mar-a-Lago District, Florida
President Joe Biden has nominated a Miami judge and longtime government attorney to serve as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, the office currently involved in search warrants at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a home – Lago. Oliver O’Connell16 September 2022 05:15 1663299049
Democrats are pushing the same-sex marriage vote until the midterms
Democrats are voting to protect same-sex and interracial marriage until November’s midterm elections, pulling out days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pledged to put the Senate on the record on the issue “in the coming weeks.”
Democrats hold off voting on same-sex marriage until after the election
Democrats are voting to protect same-sex and interracial marriages until after November’s midterm elections, a blow to the legislation that comes days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to shelve the Senate on the topic “in the coming weeks .” Oliver O’Connell16 September 2022 04:30 1663296349
Trump claims he has “absolute authority” to declassify records
Donald Trump claimed he had “the absolute right” to declassify top-secret documents found by federal agents at his Mar-a-Lago mansion. The one-term president made the claim during an appearance on conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt’s show this week and insisted he will not be prosecuted for it. Graeme Massie listened to the interview.
Trump claims he had ‘absolute authority’ to declassify records found at Mar-a-Lago
The one-term president says he “can’t imagine” being accused of scandal Oliver O’Connell16 September 2022 03:45 1663293649
Mitt Romney defends GOP governors for sending immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney had no sympathy for Democratic leaders in cities and states across the country Thursday after news that GOP governors were stepping up efforts to move groups of immigrants into their jurisdictions. The campaign, started by Greg Abbott of Texas and now joined by Ron DeSandis of Florida, aims to embarrass the Biden administration by taking the issue of immigration enforcement into state hands. Over the past several months, governors have found groups of undocumented immigrants and lured them through various means to accept bus rides, a dozen at a time, out of state to unknown destinations. John Bowden has the story.
Mitt Romney defends GOP governors taking immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard
Senator reacts after shocking stories of young migrants ‘herded’ onto buses Oliver O’Connell16 September 2022 03:00 1663290949
Protesters mob GOP senators over Lindsey Graham’s proposed national abortion ban
Republican senators were attacked in downtown Washington on Tuesday night as they attended a gala hosted by an anti-abortion group celebrating the downfall of Roe vs Wade. A handful of GOP lawmakers were guests of honor at an event hosted by Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, an anti-abortion nonprofit named after the famous (and staunch) women’s rights activist. Among those in attendance were both South Carolina US Senators Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham. About 100 protesters gathered outside the National Building Museum in the late afternoon and chanted slogans including “our body our choice” and “pro-life is a lie, you don’t care if people die”.
Protesters mob GOP senators after Lindsey Graham unveils national abortion ban
Bunch of protesters chastises conservatives outside anti-abortion gala Oliver O’Connell16 September 2022 02:15 1663288249
Biden Stresses Need to Highlight White Supremacy at White House Summit
President Joe Biden said Thursday that Americans need to talk openly about the dangers of white supremacy and not be complicit in refusing to talk about the threat it poses to the country. Speaking at the first White House “United We Stand” summit, Mr. Biden told an audience of civil society experts and civil rights activists that the Internet had given racial and ethnic hatred too much room to breathe in recent years . Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC.
‘We cannot remain silent’: Biden stresses need to invoke white supremacy
Biden says the ‘battle for the soul’ of America he talked about during the 2020 presidential campaign has not yet been won Oliver O’Connell16 September 2022 01:30 1663285549
The Parliament votes on a bill to limit political interference in the census
The House passed legislation Thursday to make it harder for future presidents to interfere with the census that determines political power and federal funding, a move that comes in response to the Trump administration’s failed attempt to make citizenship a part of the issue. of the number of people in 2020.
OK Parliament bill to limit political interference in the census
The House passed legislation on a party-line vote aimed at making it harder for future presidents to meddle in the once-a-decade headcount that determines political power and federal funding Oliver O’Connell16 September 2022 00:45 1663284853
Judge appoints Trump nominee as special master in Mar-a-Lago secret documents probe
A Florida judge has appointed running mate Donald Trump as a special master in the FBI’s investigation into top-secret documents seized by agents from his Mar-a-Lago estate. Judge Raymond Dearie will now review the materials seized during the raid on the former president’s estate in August, after Mr Trump successfully applied for one to be appointed.
Judge appoints Trump nominee as special master to oversee secret files
Judge Raymond Dearie was appointed by President Ronald Reagan and has served as a federal judge in New York since the 1980s Graeme Massie16 September 2022 00:34
