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Javier Salazar, the sheriff of Bexar County, Texas, is recommending criminal charges against those involved in flights that sent 49 mostly Venezuelan migrants from El Paso to Martha’s Vineyard last year, which was widely derided as a political stunt orchestrated by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
A statement from the sheriff’s office says it has completed an investigation that began last September and recommended multiple unlawful restraint charges, both misdemeanors and felonies, to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office.
Meanwhile, Casey DeSantis, Florida’s first lady and the wife of the Republican presidential hopeful, has been dubbed the “Walmart Melania” after wearing a leather jacket emblazoned with a map of the Sunshine State, an alligator and the caption “Where woke goes”. die” during a campaign stop in Iowa to promote her husband.
Separately, a Vice documentary about the candidate’s previous career as a US Navy lawyer who worked at the Guantánamo Bay detention center in Cuba has been mysteriously pulled from Showtime’s schedules, according to The Hollywood Reporter, without any explanation
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Rishi Sunak doesn’t want to meet with Donald Trump due to ‘busy schedule’
Rishi Sunak doesn’t want to meet with Donald Trump due to ‘busy schedule’
Rishi Sunak has suggested a “busy schedule” meant he was not seeking a meeting with Donald Trump while in the US.
The prime minister will meet President Joe Biden, who defeated Trump in 2019, at the White House on Thursday and has already held talks with senior politicians in Congress.
Trump is widely considered the favorite to secure the Republican nomination to run for president again in 2024, with Ron DeSantis seen as his main challenger.
DeSantis met with two members of Sunak’s cabinet, James Cleverly and Kemi Badenoch, during a trip to the UK in April, prompting Downing Street to deny any favoritism to the Florida governor over the former president.
Mr. Sunak was asked why he was not seeking a meeting with Trump during his visit to Washington.
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David HughesJune 8, 2023 04:00
Prosecutors are set to ask grand juries to approve an indictment against Trump
The Independent has learned that prosecutors are prepared to ask grand juries to approve an indictment against Trump for violating a part of the US criminal code known as Section 793, which prohibits the “collection, transmission or loss” of “any” information regarding national defense”. .
The use of Section 793, which does not refer to classified information, is understood to be a strategic decision by prosecutors to short-circuit Mr. Trump for claiming he used his authority as president to declassify documents he deleted. the White House and remained at his Palm Beach, Florida estate long after his term expired on January 20, 2021.
That section of US criminal law is written in a way that could encompass Mr Trump’s conduct, even if he were authorized to possess the information as president, as it states that anyone who “has possession, access , control or legally entrusted to him”. any document … relating to national defense,” and “willfully communicates, delivers, transmits or causes to be communicated, delivers or transmits or attempts to communicate, deliver, transmit or causes to be communicated, delivers or transmits the same to Any Person who is not entitled to receive it, or who willfully withholds it and fails to deliver it upon demand to the officer or employee of the United States entitled to receive it” is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Andrew FeinbergJune 8, 2023 03:00
Fox News host apologizes for Chris Christie’s ‘milkshake’ comment
A Fox News host has apologized after making a scathing comment about Chris Christie’s weight and his ability to down a milkshake.
Roberts made the comment while comparing the fight for the Republican nomination to two milkshakes, one drunk by Donald Trump and the other by the remaining candidates.
“The other shaker, which represents the non-Donald Trump part of the Republican Party, how many straws does it have now? And now we’re going to have Chris Christie’s straw in there, and judging by Chris Christie’s physical stature, he could drink a lot of the milkshake if I wanted to. But you’re not affecting Donald Trump’s milkshake,” he said
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Graeme MassieJune 8, 2023 02:30
How the failed effort to drag CNN to the right ended with the stunning fall of Chris Licht
Everyone told Chris Licht not to take the job.
His departure had been expected, but it was still a stunning fall for the powerful TV executive who before CNN had enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of broadcast journalism.
Oliver O’ConnellJune 8, 2023 02:00
Arrested the actor known for the character of ‘Bob’s Burgers’ accused of riots in the Capitol
An actor known for his roles on the comedy TV shows “Bob’s Burgers” and “Mr. Show with Bob and David” was arrested Wednesday on charges of joining a crowd of Donald Trump supporters to confront -se to police officers during the riots at the U.S. Capitol, court records show.
Jay Johnston was arrested in Los Angeles on charges including civil disorder, a felony. He is expected to make his initial court appearance in California on Wednesday. Online court records do not list an attorney for Johnston.
Video footage captured Johnston pushing back against police and helping rioters who attacked officers guarding an entrance to the Capitol in a tunnel on the Lower West Terrace, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit. Johnston held a stolen police shield over his head and passed it to other rioters during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, the affidavit says.
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Barr: Trump’s Secret Papers Crisis Is His Fault for ‘Spinning’ the DOJ
Barr told CBS Mornings that the former president’s problems are of his own making, and that the case against him and any investigation into his withholding of secret papers would have gone nowhere if he had turned them over.
Oliver O’ConnellJune 8, 2023 01:00
Pence accuses Trump of treating abortion issue as an ‘inconvenience’
Former Vice President Mike Pence plans to make expanding abortion bans a centerpiece of his 2024 campaign, making that clear as he launched his bid for the GOP nomination on Wednesday.
Oliver O’ConnellJune 8, 2023 12:15 AM
Trump ridicules Chris Christie’s weight
The former president shared a video created by Twitter users @NautPoso and @drefanzor that was crudely edited to make it look like the former New Jersey governor was kicking off his campaign at an all-you-can-eat buffet with a plate of food.
Oliver O’ConnellJune 7, 2023 11:45 p.m
Oliver O’ConnellJune 7, 2023 11:15 p.m
How the failed effort to drag CNN to the right ended with the stunning fall of Chris Licht
Everyone told Chris Licht not to take the job.
His departure had been expected, but it was still a stunning fall for the powerful TV executive who before CNN had enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of broadcast journalism.
Oliver O’ConnellJune 7, 2023 10:45 p.m
