Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and a suite of other aides are being forced to testify before a grand jury hearing evidence in the Justice Department’s investigation into Jan. 6, rejecting former President Donald Trump’s claims of executive privilege. The decision, first reported by ABC News, came in a sealed ruling last week from…
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Antisemitic incidents in US reached all-time high in 2022
Antisemitic incidents in the U.S. reached an all-time recorded high in 2022, jumping 36 percent from the record level the year prior, according to data compiled by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The group’s Audit of Antisemitic Incidents found a total of 3,697 incidents — ranging from vandalism to assault — reported across the United States….
Appeals court backs DOJ, forcing Trump attorney to aid documents probe
An appeals court on Wednesday rejected attempts by former President Trump’s legal team to challenge a Friday ruling ordering his attorney Evan Corcoran to produce documents related to the probe into the potential mishandling of records at Mar-a-Lago. A three-judge panel for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with special counsel Jack Smith and…
House Intel working group formed to push for surveillance statute’s renewal
The House Intelligence Committee has launched a working group to address renewing one the country’s most controversial spy tools, a heavy lift made more challenging by growing GOP distrust of the intelligence community. The group, comprised of three members of each party, will weigh Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows…
Manhattan DA cancels Wednesday meeting of grand jury in hush money probe
The New York grand jury weighing an indictment of former President Trump in connection with an investigation into a hush money payment is no longer scheduled to meet Wednesday, according to multiple news outlets. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) reportedly told the panel of jurors they should still be on standby to report on Thursday….
Trump fights claims he misled attorney as court weighs effort to force testimony
Former President Trump railed against reports he misled the attorney representing him in the Mar-a-Lago probe as a court set a series of overnight deadlines in a battle to determine whether the attorney must testify in the investigation. ABC News reported Tuesday that D.C. District Court Judge Beryl Howell found sufficient evidence that Trump may have…
In hush money probe, Trump’s lawyer is anything but quiet
The accelerating probe into former President Trump’s involvement in a hush-money scandal has a new face, one eager to hit the airwaves ahead of any potential criminal charges. Joe Tacopina made the rounds on TV this week, enthusiastically defending the former president in the court of public opinion as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg appears…
Trump attorney ordered to testify in Mar-a-Lago documents probe
A federal judge ordered Trump attorney Evan Corcoran to testify before the grand jury assembled to review the mishandling of White House records at Mar-a-Lago, multiple outlets reported Friday. In a sealed ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell, she found sufficient evidence that Corcoran’s legal advice was given in furtherance of a crime,…
Border Patrol chief says agency does not have complete operational control of border
U.S. Border Patrol chief Raúl Ortiz said Wednesday the agency does not have complete operational control of the southern border, a comment that was quickly seized upon by lawmakers at a Texas-based committee hearing attended only by Republicans. The question was posed by House Homeland Security Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) holding up a definition of…
US sees white supremacist propaganda jump to all-time high: ADL
The United States saw its highest-ever distribution of white supremacist propaganda last year, jumping 38 percent, according to data collected by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The group recorded 6,751 incidents of propaganda activity in 2022 — a jump from 4,876 in 2021 that the ADL attributed to growth in the number of white supremacist groups…