Trump and Allies Assail Conviction With Faulty Claims
Former President Trump and his loyalists reject guilty verdict, criticize judge and legal system, perpetuating false claims to discredit the trial. [ more ]
Trump Claims Joe Biden Was Locked And Loaded' To Shoot Trump And His Entire Family In Berserk Campaign Plea
Former President Trump falsely claimed Biden was ready to take him out and put his family in danger based on misinformation from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. [ more ]
Forced To Sit Fully Gagged!' Trump Whips Up Rally Crowd With False Claims On Eve of Election Interference Trial
Former President Donald Trump made false claims about his impending election interference trial at a rally, attacking the gag order and criticizing the judge and President Biden. [ more ]
National Archives refutes claims Trump had two years to go through presidential records in rare public statement
The National Archives is pushing back on claims made by former President Donald Trump, his lawyers and his allies over his retention of classified documents, for which he now faces a federal indictment.On Friday, the Archives took the rare step of releasing a public statement rebuking claims suggesting that Trump was allowed to keep classified materials under the Presidential Records Act.
Tory Party Goes Full MAGA': Backlash Over Tory Ad Attacking Mayor Sadiq Khan
The Conservative Party faced backlash for an ad targeting London mayor Sadiq Khan, making false claims about crime statistics and enforcement tactics.
Critics and experts pointed out that the video was filled with inaccuracies and amateur propaganda, comparing the tactics to those of former U.S. President Donald Trump. [ more ]
How Jonathan Swan Covered [Up] John Durham's Corruption - emptywheel
Something funny happened yesterday.Full-time Trump-whisperer Maggie Haberman, Trump-whisperer Jonathan Swan, and DOJ reporter Charlie Savage wrote a story responding to Trump's promise to appoint prosecutors to investigate Joe Biden and his family just like Biden's own DOJ has done (which they note).
Newt Gingrich testified before January 6 grand jury
Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich testified Thursday before a federal grand jury investigating January 6, 2021, according to a person familiar with the matter.Gingrich allegedly communicated with senior advisers to former President Donald Trump about television advertisements that relied on false claims of election fraud, according to documents obtained by the House select committee that investigated January 6.
Scientology looms large, as jurors to decide Danny Masterson's fate in second rape trial
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Each of the women who have accused Danny Masterson of raping them in the early 2000s said they feared two things: the once-beloved sitcom actor's violent outbursts and the life-altering consequences they might face for opposing the powerful Church of Scientology.
Woman Who Stormed Pelosi's Office on Jan. 6 Is Sentenced to Three Years
WASHINGTON A Pennsylvania woman who steered a group of rioters toward Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Jan. 6, 2021, and directed others inside the Capitol to steal a laptop computer was sentenced in Federal District Court in Washington on Thursday to three years in prison.The woman, Riley June Williams, 24, was convicted in November of several charges including felony civil disorder and impeding officers trying to defend the Capitol Rotunda.
Sunak urged to call out Tories dismissing the science' of air pollution
In a letter to Mr Sunak, some 36 air pollution scientists warned there had been mainstream political endorsement of suppression campaigns aimed at denying the medical impacts of poor air quality.Though Mayor Sadiq Khan's plans to expand the Ultra low emission zone (Ulez) to cover the whole of Greater London is not referred to by name, it is understood to be the letter's implicit focus.
The fight to expose corporations' real impact on the climate
Say you are a maker of computer graphics cards, under pressure from investors questioning your green credentials.You know what to do.You email your various departments, asking them to tally up their carbon emissions and the energy they consume.Simple enough.You write a report pledging a more sustainable future, in which your trucks are electrified and solar panels adorn your offices.
Trump's ex-lawyer Giuliani told to pay $148m for defaming election workers
Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to pay $148m in damages to two former election workers he defamed with false claims about the 2020 presidential election.
Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Shaye Moss testified that Giuliani's false claims made them the target of racist and sexist threats. [ more ]
Prosecutors cite Trump's history of false election claims as evidence of motive
The special counsel team prosecuting Donald Trump wants to use his false claims about election fraud to show his motive and intent to cling to power.
Prosecutors plan to introduce evidence of an unnamed co-conspirator who encouraged rioting and obstruction after the vote count leaned in Joe Biden's direction. [ more ]
James Comer's War on Christmas: The Burial Ground of a Dick Pic Impeachment - emptywheel
Republicans have released a timeline in support of their impeachment effort that contains unsubstantiated and false claims.
The timeline fails to mention key details about Tony Bobulinski's involvement and contradicts testimonies from individuals present at the meetings. [ more ]
Putin Asserts Ukraine's Counteroffensive Has No Chance' at Economic Forum
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia wrapped up what was for him an extraordinary and sometimes rambling week of upbeat commentary on the Ukraine war by asserting on Friday that Russia was so assured of prevailing against the Ukrainian counteroffensive that he had ruled out using nuclear weapons.Dropping what had been a strict avoidance of discussing the war in any detail, Mr. Putin told an audience of Russia's business elite, gathered for the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, that Ukraine had no chance against Russian forces and indicated that its Western backers would tire of the conflict and stop supplying weapons, ending Kyiv's war effort.
Former Watergate Prosecutor: Trump Should Have Been Charged Upon Exiting Office
Trump could potentially face charges in multiple investigations at the state and federal levels.Former President Donald Trump boards his airplane at Palm Beach International Airport on February 22, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida.Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post via Getty Images A former Watergate prosecutor has said that former President Donald Trump - who is currently the subject of numerous state and federal investigations - should have been issued criminal charges the moment he left the White House.
Starmer claims Sunak weak' for failing to block Boris Johnson's honours list
Rishi Sunak has faced claims of being too weak to block Boris Johnson's honours list and allowing those who helped cover up lawbreaking to become lawmakers.Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pressed his calls for an immediate general election after also questioning if the Prime Minister will block the honours list of his predecessor Liz Truss or buckle to her as well.
FIFA made false claims about 'carbon-neutral' World Cup in Qatar, Swiss regulator says
FIFA made false claims about last year's World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral, an advertising regulator in Switzerland said Wednesday.FIFA was not able to provide proof that the claims were accurate, the federally recognized Swiss Commission for Fairness said in its judgment into complaints filed from five countries.
Pence Is First VP to Run Against His Former Boss in 83 Years
The 2024 presidential campaign field, which already features the first former U.S. President ever to be criminally indicted, is about to get even more unprecedented.On Monday, Mike Pence filed paperwork to run for President, making him the first former Vice President to run against the President under whom he served in over 80 years, and only the third ever to do so.
DeSantis Is Set to Enter 2024 Presidential Race Next Week
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is expected to officially enter the presidential race next week, allowing him to raise the vast amounts of cash he will need to challenge former President Donald J. Trump, according to two people familiar with his intentions.Mr. DeSantis is expected to file paperwork declaring his candidacy with the Federal Election Commission ahead of a major fund-raising meeting with donors in Miami on May 25 that is meant to act as a show of his financial force.
Suella Braverman rebuked by watchdog for saying millions' could come to UK
Suella Braverman has been rebuked by the UK's official statistics watchdog for suggesting that 100 million asylum seekers could come to the UK.The home secretary was accused of inflammatory language after she claimed the law-abiding patriotic majority were fed up with waves of illegal migrants breaching our border.
News you consume is a lie': Tucker Carlson relaunches on Twitter
Conservative commentator rails against mainstream media in clip announcing new version of his top-rated show.Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has announced he will bring a new version of his top-rated show to Twitter.Carlson made the announcement in a clip posted on Twitter in which he railed against the mainstream media in the United States and hailed the social media site as the last remaining major platform that allows free speech.
New Zealand's public broadcaster investigates pro-Kremlin' changes to some articles.
New Zealand's public radio broadcaster has found that nearly two dozen articles by Reuters and the BBC that it had republished on its website had been edited inappropriately, with some of them given a pro-Russian slant, according to a spokesman for the broadcaster.The broadcaster, Radio New Zealand, said on Friday that it would investigate articles it found that contained problems.
Bolsonaro to Face Trial Over Electoral Fraud Claims
The News Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, is scheduled to go on trial this month on charges that he abused his power as president to make baseless attacks against Brazil's election systems.If convicted, he would be ineligible to run for office for eight years.A panel of seven judges in Brazil's electoral court will decide the case, which is scheduled to start on June 22.
Bolsonaro to Face Trial Over Electoral Fraud Claims
The News Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, is scheduled to go on trial this month on charges that he abused his power as president to make baseless attacks against Brazil's election systems.If convicted, he would be ineligible to run for office for eight years.A panel of seven judges in Brazil's electoral court will decide the case, which is scheduled to start on June 22.
Labor board officials allege El Milagro in Chicago threatened workers for organizing
Local tortilleria El Milagro told workers they could lose their jobs if they engaged in collective action, labor board officials alleged in a complaint filed Wednesday.Chicago officials with the National Labor Relations Board found merit to allegations that El Milagro threatened employees with the loss of their jobs, vacations or other benefits if they continued to engage in concerted action, or that tortilla production facilities could close.
YouTube on Friday said it would restore former President Donald Trump's channel, more than two years after suspending it following the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.The move follows similar actions by Twitter and Facebook-parent Meta in recent months, although Trump has yet to resume posting on those platforms.
As I noted here, Trump was charged with 31 counts of stealing highly classified documents.Each of those charges carries a 10 year max sentence, and because they are Top Secret and beyond, they will draw draconian sentences.I'd like to talk about the seven kinds of obstruction with which Jack Smith has charged Trump and Walt Nauta.
Illinois cannabis transporters say competitors operating without licenses
A group of licensed cannabis transporters have filed suit against Illinois regulators, claiming the state is allowing unlicensed operators to transport marijuana.Those targeted in the suit say the dispute is more a matter of transporters having great difficulty getting any business in Illinois because growers can provide their own delivery service.
Fox's Costs From Defamation Suit Lead to a Quarterly Net Loss
Lachlan Murdoch, the executive chairman of the Fox Corporation, conceded on Tuesday that a Delaware judge's pretrial rulings against the company severely limited our defense at trial and contributed to his decision to settle the landmark defamation case brought by Dominion Voting Systems.Mr. Murdoch, on a call with investors and analysts, called the $787.5 million settlement believed to be the largest in the history of defamation law a decision clearly in the best interest of the company and its shareholders.
Cancer survivor hospitalized after acupuncturist promised to regrow thyroid if he stopped taking meds | CBC News
Seventeen years after S.K. lost his thyroid gland to cancer, he was promised a miracle: acupuncture could regrow the vital organ.Kyung Chun Oh, an acupuncturist based in the Toronto area, claimed he'd performed this wonder before, according to a recent decision from the College Of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario.
Fulton County investigators have another recording of a Trump phone call pressuring a Georgia official
Fulton County investigators have an audio recording of a phone call that former President Donald Trump made to the Georgia House speaker to push for a special session to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's 2020 victory in the state, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.The Fulton County special grand jury, which investigated Trump's actions in the state after the 2020 election, heard the recording of Trump's call to David Ralston, according to five of the jurors who spoke anonymously to the AJC.
Jim Marchant, a Nevada Election Denier, Announces Senate Run
Jim Marchant, a vocal election denier and Trump ally who lost his bid for Nevada's secretary of state in last year's midterm elections, declared his candidacy on Tuesday for the Senate in a swing state contest that could decide control of the chamber in 2024.Mr. Marchant, a Republican, is seeking to challenge Senator Jacky Rosen, a moderate Democrat who is in her first term.
Times Asks Judge in Fox-Dominion Case to Rule on Redactions
The New York Times and a consortium of media organizations are asking a judge to rule whether Fox News improperly redacted portions of texts and email exchanges that were introduced as evidence in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against the network.Dominion and Fox settled the case last month for $787.5 million, in what is believed to be the largest out-of-court payout in a defamation case.
Fox News Fires Producer Who Accused Network of Coercion
Fox News Media has fired a producer who last week accused the network of discrimination and of coercing her into providing misleading testimony in a blockbuster defamation case, according to court documents filed on Monday.Lawyers for the producer, Abby Grossberg, who had worked for the hosts Maria Bartiromo and Tucker Carlson, said in the complaints that she was fired on Friday in retaliation for a pair of lawsuits she had filed against the company several days earlier.
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell is ordered to pay $5M in election fraud challenge
MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell talks to reporters at the Republican National Committee winter meeting in Dana Point, Calif., Friday, Jan. 27, 2023.Jae C. Hong/AP ST.PAUL, Minn.An arbitration panel has ordered MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell to pay $5 million to a software engineer for breach of contract in a dispute over data that Lindell claims proves that China interfered in the U.S. 2020 elections and tipped the outcome to Joe Biden.
Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss have, as Beryl Howell invited them to do, moved to compel Rudy Giuliani to comply with discovery in their defamation lawsuit.The two 2020 Georgia election workers sued for the damage caused by the lynch mob Rudy summoned by falsely claiming they were attempting to steal votes after he saw a video showing Moss passing her mother a ginger mint.
Draft GOP autopsy of 2022 midterms urges candidates to stop rehashing old grievances'
A draft Republican autopsy report on the party's worse-than-expected showing in the 2022 midterm elections urges GOP candidates to move past complaints about how the 2020 and 2022 elections were run a clear criticism of former President Donald Trump, who continues to falsely claim his loss was a result of widespread voter fraud.
Former US Rep. Adam Kinzinger to release book in October
NEW YORK - Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, the Illinois Republican who broke with his party two years ago after the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, has a book deal.The Open Field, a Penguin Random House imprint overseen by Maria Shriver, announced Tuesday that Kinzinger's "Renegade: My Life in Faith, the Military, and Defending America from Trump's Attack on Democracy" is scheduled for release on Oct. 17.
How to become an Amazon influencer and how much the program pays
Amazon's influencer program offers a suite of tools that let creators earn money on the platform.Amazon has several influencer programs including Amazon Associates, Storefront, and Amazon Live.Here's a breakdown of how to become an Amazon influencer and how much creators earn from the program.Amazon's influencer program offers a suite of tools and programs used by creators across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram as a way to earn money through promoting products to their followers.
Woman drops lawsuit claiming Dolphins' star Xavien Howard gave her STD
A negligence lawsuit against Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard alleging he transmitted genital herpes to a woman has been dismissed.Howard's attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the complaint the day after it was filed in Broward County court in October, writing in the motion that the woman, who used a Jane Doe pseudonym, had "engaged in a campaign of stalking" Howard, had threatened him with "multiple acts of violence" and extorted him for money.
FBI seeks additional victims of Hoffman Estates doctor indicted for health care fraud
The FBI is asking for the public's help in finding additional victims of a Hoffman Estates doctor who was recently indicted on 13 counts of health care fraud after allegedly bilking Medicaid and multiple health care programs out of nearly $800,000, officials said.A website and online questionnaire have been created to identify any more victims of Dr. Mona Ghosh, according to a statement from FBI spokesperson Siobhan Johnson.
China blasts 'malicious' US over response to balloon incursion
China has accused American legislators of trampling on the sovereignty of other nations after the US passed a measure condemning a suspected Chinese spy balloon's intrusion into its air space.he statement issued by the National People's Congress's Foreign Affairs Committee repeated Beijing's insistence that the balloon was an unmanned civilian weather research airship, a claim the US has dismissed, citing its flight route and payload of surveillance equipment.
China threatens US entities over downing of balloon
BEIJING, China China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast.At a daily briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin gave no details and did not identify the targets of the measures.China says the balloon was an unmanned weather airship that was accidentally blown off course and accuses the U.S. of overreacting in bringing it down with a missile fired from an F-22 fighter jet.