A federal judge on Friday blocked the Biden administration from ending Title 42, a Trump-era border policy, days before it was scheduled to lapse. U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays of the Western District of Louisiana granted a request for a preliminary injunction made by the attorneys general of over 20 states on Friday, according to …
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Former Top FBI Official Testifies Sussmann ‘100%’ Hid Ties To Clinton Campaign During 2016 Meeting
Former FBI general counsel James Baker is “100% confident” that cybersecurity attorney Michael Sussmann told him during a 2016 meeting that Sussmann was representing himself only and hid his ties to the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. Baker is a key witness in Sussmann’s trial over prosecutors’ allegation that Sussmann lied to the FBI about his …
Top Clinton Campaign Official Robby Mook Says Hillary Clinton Approved Handing Alfa-Bank Claims To Media Despite Doubts
Former top Hillary Clinton lieutenant Robby Mook did his old boss few favors in court Friday, testifying that Clinton knew the Alfa-Bank claims lacked solid evidence while also reading into evidence a Clinton tweet thought to be barred from admission into the trial. Mook testified in a federal court in Washington, D.C., in the trial …
Sussmann Judge Rejects Prosecutors’ Protests After Juror Reveals Tie To Defendant
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper denied a request by special counsel John Durham’s team of prosecutors to remove a juror who’s daughter competes on the same high school sports team as the defendant’s. A woman identified as juror #5 told Cooper on Thursday that she recently discovered that her daughter competes with cybersecurity attorney Michael …
Sussmann Defense Team Requests Mistrial Over Testimony From Steele Dossier-Linked Attorney
Michael Sussmann’s defense team requested a mistrial be declared after the jury heard testimony from Sussmann’s former boss, Marc Elias, on Wednesday. Elias, a former partner at the Democrat-linked law firm Perkins Coie, testified in a D.C. federal court in the trial over whether Sussmann lied to the FBI in 2016 when he fed the …
Democrats’ High-Powered Attorney Marc Elias Testifies In Sussmann Trial
High-powered Democratic attorney Marc Elias took the stand in the government’s case against cybersecurity attorney Michael Sussmann on Wednesday. Sussmann is on trial for allegedly lying to the FBI about his motivations for passing severely flawed data on to the law enforcement agency purporting to show a connection between the Trump Organization and Russia’s Alfa …
BREAKING: Trump-Backed Rep. Madison Cawthorn Loses GOP Primary For Reelection
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) conceded his bid for reelection on Tuesday, losing the Republican primary to GOP state Sen. Chuck Edwards. Cawthorn’s campaign was buffeted in recent weeks by a number of leaks about his personal behavior prior to holding office, including the leak of a nude video. Cawthorn called Edwards to concede defeat late …
Sussmann Trial Opens, Lawyers Spar Over Defendant’s 2016 ‘Lie’ To FBI
Cybersecurity attorney Michael Sussmann’s defense team dueled prosecutors in opening statements on the second day of Sussmann’s trial on Tuesday. Sussmann is facing up to five years in prison on a single charge of making false statements to the FBI during a 2016 meeting with the bureau’s general counsel in which Sussmann made later-debunked claims …
Feds Bust 1,700-Foot Drug Tunnel Used To Run Contraband From Mexico Into California
Federal authorities last week shut down a 1,700-foot tunnel used by drug smugglers to haul contraband from Tijuana, Mexico, to a warehouse in San Diego, California. Federal law enforcement discovered a drug tunnel complete with reinforced walls, electricity, ventilation, and a rail system spanning the U.S.-Mexico border just after midnight on Friday. Agents arrested six …
Chuck Schumer Declines Tucker Carlson Invite After Accusing Fox News Of Inspiring Buffalo Shooter
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) declined an offer to appear on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” after he accused Fox News and host Tucker Carlson of promoting racist conspiracy theories. Schumer said in a social media post Tuesday that he had received an invitation to defend his accusations in an appearance on “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” the …