After having her body insulted during a House hearing earlier this month, controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) got her revenge on Monday by posting a flattering bikini shot to mark her 50th birthday.
“From being the first person to graduate college in my family, to carrying three babies in my womb and the absolute miracle of 3 childbirths, to raising my children and teaching them about God’s creation and man’s dangers, to running successful businesses and carrying the weight of the responsibility, being a member of Congress, running, cycling, swimming, competing, training, reading, always learning, creating, building, skiing, surfing, hiking, making mistakes, learning lessons, and most importantly God’s grace that I don’t deserve but am thankful for beyond words, my 50 years have been an incredible journey that I’m thrilled to be on,” Greene wrote in her post.
It was a markedly different tone from the...
“From being the first person to graduate college in my family, to carrying three babies in my womb and the absolute miracle of 3 childbirths, to raising my children and teaching them about God’s creation and man’s dangers, to running successful businesses and carrying the weight of the responsibility, being a member of Congress, running, cycling, swimming, competing, training, reading, always learning, creating, building, skiing, surfing, hiking, making mistakes, learning lessons, and most importantly God’s grace that I don’t deserve but am thankful for beyond words, my 50 years have been an incredible journey that I’m thrilled to be on,” Greene wrote in her post.
It was a markedly different tone from the...
- 5/29/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Updated, 7:58 Am Pt: As expected, the Justice Department sued Live Nation-Ticketmaster today, claiming that the ticketing and concert events giant is stifling competition and driving up prices for consumers.
In response, the self-described “largest live entertainment company in the world” accused the feds of going for a PR hit over the facts of the live music industry.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, also alleges that Live Nation-Ticketmaster punished venues that used more than one ticketer, that it hindered performers’ access to venues and that it bought up competitors, among other things. In conjunction with dozens of state attorneys general, the suit seeks a break up of the long merged company.
Read The DOJ’S Antitrust Suit Against Live Nation Here
In a statement, Attorney General Merrick Garland said, “We allege that Live Nation relies on unlawful, anticompetitive conduct to exercise its monopolistic control over...
In response, the self-described “largest live entertainment company in the world” accused the feds of going for a PR hit over the facts of the live music industry.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, also alleges that Live Nation-Ticketmaster punished venues that used more than one ticketer, that it hindered performers’ access to venues and that it bought up competitors, among other things. In conjunction with dozens of state attorneys general, the suit seeks a break up of the long merged company.
Read The DOJ’S Antitrust Suit Against Live Nation Here
In a statement, Attorney General Merrick Garland said, “We allege that Live Nation relies on unlawful, anticompetitive conduct to exercise its monopolistic control over...
- 5/23/2024
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The Department of Justice is seeking the breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster in an antitrust lawsuit filled in Manhattan federal court on Thursday.
The lawsuit claims that Live Nation has taken abusive steps to squash competition in the live event ticketing space. Joining the Department of Justice as plaintiffs are 29 states and the District of Columbia.
“We allege that Live Nation relies on unlawful, anticompetitive conduct to exercise its monopolistic control over the live events industry in the United States at the cost of fans, artists, smaller promoters, and venue operators,” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. “The result is that fans pay more in fees, artists have fewer opportunities to play concerts, smaller promoters get squeezed out, and venues have fewer real choices for ticketing services. It is time to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster.”
The DOJ first launched its antitrust investigation into Live Nation...
The lawsuit claims that Live Nation has taken abusive steps to squash competition in the live event ticketing space. Joining the Department of Justice as plaintiffs are 29 states and the District of Columbia.
“We allege that Live Nation relies on unlawful, anticompetitive conduct to exercise its monopolistic control over the live events industry in the United States at the cost of fans, artists, smaller promoters, and venue operators,” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. “The result is that fans pay more in fees, artists have fewer opportunities to play concerts, smaller promoters get squeezed out, and venues have fewer real choices for ticketing services. It is time to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster.”
The DOJ first launched its antitrust investigation into Live Nation...
- 5/23/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
The Department of Justice is calling for concert and ticketing giant Live Nation to be broken up, a remarkable claim in an antitrust lawsuit the department filed in New York Thursday morning. The DOJ is joined by 29 states as well as the District of Columbia.
“We are not here today because Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s conduct is inconvenient, or frustrating. We are here because as we allege that conduct is anti-competitive, and illegal,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said during a press conference Thursday morning. “We allege that Live Nation has illegally...
“We are not here today because Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s conduct is inconvenient, or frustrating. We are here because as we allege that conduct is anti-competitive, and illegal,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said during a press conference Thursday morning. “We allege that Live Nation has illegally...
- 5/23/2024
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) and Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) got into a heated exchange at Thursday’s House Oversight meeting. The meeting focused on GOP efforts to hold U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. Garland refuses to release audio recordings of President Joe Biden‘s interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
The conversation veered when Greene tried to connect Democrats to Judge Juan Merchan overseeing former President Donald Trump‘s hush-money trial. Greene also asked if any Democrats employed Merchan’s daughter, a specific attack that led to Trump’s gag order. Trump previously took to Truth Social to insult Merchan’s daughter, claiming she worked for “Crooked Joe Biden.”
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) jumped in on Greene’s rant. “Please tell me what that has to do with Merrick Garland?” Crockett questioned. “Do you know what we’re here for? You know we’re here about Ag Garland?...
The conversation veered when Greene tried to connect Democrats to Judge Juan Merchan overseeing former President Donald Trump‘s hush-money trial. Greene also asked if any Democrats employed Merchan’s daughter, a specific attack that led to Trump’s gag order. Trump previously took to Truth Social to insult Merchan’s daughter, claiming she worked for “Crooked Joe Biden.”
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) jumped in on Greene’s rant. “Please tell me what that has to do with Merrick Garland?” Crockett questioned. “Do you know what we’re here for? You know we’re here about Ag Garland?...
- 5/20/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Rep. Jasmine Crockett has zero regrets about her heated exchange with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene during a House committee hearing last week, telling CNN that Greene’s insult about Crockett’s appearance was “absolutely” racist.
“Do you think her going after your eyelashes, that that, in itself, is racist?” State of the Union host Jake Tapper asked Crockett on Sunday.
“I think her specifically doing it to me, yes, that was the intent,” Crockett said. “Women wear makeup, we wear lashes, we wear all types of things to beautify ourselves.
“Do you think her going after your eyelashes, that that, in itself, is racist?” State of the Union host Jake Tapper asked Crockett on Sunday.
“I think her specifically doing it to me, yes, that was the intent,” Crockett said. “Women wear makeup, we wear lashes, we wear all types of things to beautify ourselves.
- 5/19/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
On Thursday, a hearing of the Congressional Oversight Committee descended into chaos after repeated outbursts from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). Tensions throughout the proceeding reached a tipping point in a heated exchange between Greene, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-n.Y.) after Greene made a comment attacking Crockett’s appearance.
The Republican-controlled committee had gathered to advance a resolution seeking to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress after a similar resolution had passed in the House Judiciary Committee earlier that day.
Greene...
The Republican-controlled committee had gathered to advance a resolution seeking to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress after a similar resolution had passed in the House Judiciary Committee earlier that day.
Greene...
- 5/17/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
C-span coverage of Congress turned into a Jerry Springer-like spectacle of name-calling and insults on Thursday, as a verbal jab lobbed by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-ga) triggered an extended period of outcry from several Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.
The purpose of the hearing was to consider whether to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt, a polarizing proposal that quickly made the proceedings raucous. But things got especially chaotic after Greene took a swipe at Rep. Jasmine Crockett over her “fake eyelashes.”
Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-ny) then stepped in to protest Greene’s remarks, telling her, “How dare you attack the physical appearance of another person.”
Greene responded, “Are your feelings hurt?”
“Oh, girl. Baby girl. Don’t even play,” Ocasio-Cortez responded.
Greene said that she would strike her words, but she declined to apologize.
For her part, Crockett got in a dig at Greene as...
The purpose of the hearing was to consider whether to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt, a polarizing proposal that quickly made the proceedings raucous. But things got especially chaotic after Greene took a swipe at Rep. Jasmine Crockett over her “fake eyelashes.”
Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-ny) then stepped in to protest Greene’s remarks, telling her, “How dare you attack the physical appearance of another person.”
Greene responded, “Are your feelings hurt?”
“Oh, girl. Baby girl. Don’t even play,” Ocasio-Cortez responded.
Greene said that she would strike her words, but she declined to apologize.
For her part, Crockett got in a dig at Greene as...
- 5/17/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Joe Biden has asserted executive privilege over audio recordings of his interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur — ostensibly in a bid to shield Attorney General Merrick Garland from a Republican scheme to hold him in contempt of Congress. House Republicans plan to move forward anyway.
The recordings relate to a deposition given by Biden to the special counsel regarding his handling of classified documents found at his home and office. The interview itself became a point of contention between the White House and the Justice Department, after Hur described the president “as a sympathetic,...
The recordings relate to a deposition given by Biden to the special counsel regarding his handling of classified documents found at his home and office. The interview itself became a point of contention between the White House and the Justice Department, after Hur described the president “as a sympathetic,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
TikTok‘s users are joining its legal battle against the United States government. Eight creators are named as the co-petitioners in a lawsuit that challenges the new Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversaries Act (Paffaa) on first-amendment grounds.
The lawsuit, which was filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, names U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland as its defendant. It joins existing cases filed by TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, both of which have vowed to fight a law that would either ban TikTok in the United States or force ByteDance to divest its prized video app.
The creators who are challenging Paffaa include rancher Brian Firebaugh (pictured above), BookToker Talia Cadet, and college football coach Timothy Martin. In their complaint, they argue that TikTok “provides a distinct medium for expression” that can not be found on any other social media platform. Since...
The lawsuit, which was filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, names U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland as its defendant. It joins existing cases filed by TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, both of which have vowed to fight a law that would either ban TikTok in the United States or force ByteDance to divest its prized video app.
The creators who are challenging Paffaa include rancher Brian Firebaugh (pictured above), BookToker Talia Cadet, and college football coach Timothy Martin. In their complaint, they argue that TikTok “provides a distinct medium for expression” that can not be found on any other social media platform. Since...
- 5/15/2024
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and front man for the Who Roger Daltrey has a solo North American tour on June 10. So he stopped by Bill Maher’s Real Time on Friday to do some reminiscing on his long career and what comes next.
After thanking Daltrey “for all the entertainment over the years,” Maher got right to the point: “I don’t remember seeing you with a shirt,” he said, offering a brief montage of Daltrey in his prime, sans shirt.
“A little bit too much information,” Daltrey said, and then admitted, “I get incredibly hot when I sing. It’s like a furnace.” Still, he allowed, at 80 years old, he’s more likely to keep the shirt on this time around.
They tripped down memory lane, with Daltrey revealing the iconic cover of Who’s Next was a composite of an obelisk holding up a slag heap,...
After thanking Daltrey “for all the entertainment over the years,” Maher got right to the point: “I don’t remember seeing you with a shirt,” he said, offering a brief montage of Daltrey in his prime, sans shirt.
“A little bit too much information,” Daltrey said, and then admitted, “I get incredibly hot when I sing. It’s like a furnace.” Still, he allowed, at 80 years old, he’s more likely to keep the shirt on this time around.
They tripped down memory lane, with Daltrey revealing the iconic cover of Who’s Next was a composite of an obelisk holding up a slag heap,...
- 5/4/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump reportedly did not expect to win the presidency in 2016, which isn’t surprising considering how ill-prepared he and his team were to take control of the country. He appointed established conservatives to key positions before learning some had personal principles that extended beyond indulging the president’s ego. Trump wreaked havoc on the United States for four years, but the damage might have been even greater if he wasn’t battling career public servants who tried to check his impulses, or if he wasn’t such a political neophyte.
- 4/30/2024
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The 1995 Oklahoma City bombing remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history. HBO’s new documentary An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th doesn’t just revisit this horrific event but methodically details its origins in white male grievance and entitlement.
Director Mark Levin, producer Daphne Pinkerson, and executive producer Katie Couric deliver a compelling journalistic study that connects the dots between right-wing domestic terror attacks over the past 40 years. The result is tragically relevant, as the hatred behind the Oklahoma City bombing also fueled the Pittsburgh Tree of Life shooting in 2018 and the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack. Footage of a young Merrick Garland discussing the case reinforces the point, making the madness feel wearily cyclical. He prosecuted Timothy McVeigh and later oversaw the prosecution of January 6 insurrectionists as attorney general.
Director Mark Levin, producer Daphne Pinkerson, and executive producer Katie Couric deliver a compelling journalistic study that connects the dots between right-wing domestic terror attacks over the past 40 years. The result is tragically relevant, as the hatred behind the Oklahoma City bombing also fueled the Pittsburgh Tree of Life shooting in 2018 and the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack. Footage of a young Merrick Garland discussing the case reinforces the point, making the madness feel wearily cyclical. He prosecuted Timothy McVeigh and later oversaw the prosecution of January 6 insurrectionists as attorney general.
- 4/16/2024
- by Stephen Robinson
- Primetimer
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat, supported the unsuccessful effort to block former President Donald Trump from her state’s ballot — on the grounds that he had engaged in “insurrection” by inciting the violent Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In return, she received an escalating torrent of abuse and violent threats.
In the seven months since Colorado residents first sued the state to keep Trump off the ballot, bringing Griswold in as a co-defendant, the number of serious threats leveled against Griswold increased more than 600 percent,...
In the seven months since Colorado residents first sued the state to keep Trump off the ballot, bringing Griswold in as a co-defendant, the number of serious threats leveled against Griswold increased more than 600 percent,...
- 3/28/2024
- by Andrew Perez, Adam Rawnsley, Ryan Bort and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
The federal government is suing Apple.
The landmark civil suit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, accuses the Big Tech behemoth of violating antitrust laws through its alleged monopolization of the smartphone market. The DOJ alleges Apple has met competitive threats by “imposing a series of shapeshifting rules and restrictions in its App Store guidelines and developer agreements that would allow Apple to extract higher fees, thwart innovation, offer a less secure or degraded user experience, and throttle competitive alternatives.”
The company...
The landmark civil suit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, accuses the Big Tech behemoth of violating antitrust laws through its alleged monopolization of the smartphone market. The DOJ alleges Apple has met competitive threats by “imposing a series of shapeshifting rules and restrictions in its App Store guidelines and developer agreements that would allow Apple to extract higher fees, thwart innovation, offer a less secure or degraded user experience, and throttle competitive alternatives.”
The company...
- 3/21/2024
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The Justice Department and more than a dozen state attorneys general have sued Apple, claiming that the tech giant has an illegal monopoly over the smartphone market.
Attorney General Merrick Garland told reporters Thursday morning that Apple “has maintained monopoly power in the smartphone market not simply by staying ahead of the competition on the merits, but by violating federal antitrust law. Consumers should not have to pay higher prices because companies break the law.” He said that Apple’s share of the performance smartphone market exceeds 70%.
In the lawsuit, the Justice Department and the states claim that “rather than respond to competitive threats by offering lower smartphone prices to consumers or better monetization for developers, Apple would meet competitive threats by imposing a series of shapeshifting rules and restrictions in its App Store guidelines and developer agreements that would allow Apple to extract higher fees, thwart innovation, offer a...
Attorney General Merrick Garland told reporters Thursday morning that Apple “has maintained monopoly power in the smartphone market not simply by staying ahead of the competition on the merits, but by violating federal antitrust law. Consumers should not have to pay higher prices because companies break the law.” He said that Apple’s share of the performance smartphone market exceeds 70%.
In the lawsuit, the Justice Department and the states claim that “rather than respond to competitive threats by offering lower smartphone prices to consumers or better monetization for developers, Apple would meet competitive threats by imposing a series of shapeshifting rules and restrictions in its App Store guidelines and developer agreements that would allow Apple to extract higher fees, thwart innovation, offer a...
- 3/21/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Joe Biden, appearing at one of DC’s oldest traditions, the Gridiron Dinner, made some sharp quips about Donald Trump but then turned serious about the threat that his rival poses to democracy.
Biden directed his barbs at his own age and at his predecessor.
“One candidate’s too old and mentally unfit to be president,” Biden said. “The other guy’s me.”
The dinner tradition, which dates to the 19th century, is a white-tie night that routinely draws the top echelons of government, media and business to watch journalists perform musical skits and politicians, also including Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Utah Governor Spencer Cox, do some of their own standup.
Biden noted that his student debt relief program “doesn’t apply to everyone. Just yesterday, a defeated-looking man came up and said, “I’m being crushed by debt. I’m completely wiped out.” I said, ‘Sorry, Donald I can’t help out.
Biden directed his barbs at his own age and at his predecessor.
“One candidate’s too old and mentally unfit to be president,” Biden said. “The other guy’s me.”
The dinner tradition, which dates to the 19th century, is a white-tie night that routinely draws the top echelons of government, media and business to watch journalists perform musical skits and politicians, also including Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Utah Governor Spencer Cox, do some of their own standup.
Biden noted that his student debt relief program “doesn’t apply to everyone. Just yesterday, a defeated-looking man came up and said, “I’m being crushed by debt. I’m completely wiped out.” I said, ‘Sorry, Donald I can’t help out.
- 3/17/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Nex Benedict, the 16-year-old student from from Owasso High School whose death has sparked outrage across the nation, died by suicide, according to the Oklahoma Medical Examiners Office.
A summary report identified the cause of death as combined toxicity from diphenhydramine and fluoxetine.
Friends and family said Benedict used he and him pronouns as well as they and them pronouns. Relatives of the 10th-grader said he had been bullied over his gender identity. On Feb. 7, Benedict was involved in a fight with three older girls. The high school student told...
A summary report identified the cause of death as combined toxicity from diphenhydramine and fluoxetine.
Friends and family said Benedict used he and him pronouns as well as they and them pronouns. Relatives of the 10th-grader said he had been bullied over his gender identity. On Feb. 7, Benedict was involved in a fight with three older girls. The high school student told...
- 3/13/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
The Department of Education has launched an investigation into the death of Oklahoma teenager Nex Benedict, who died a day after a fight inside a school bathroom.
Friends and family said Benedict, who was 16 years old, used he and him pronouns as well as they and them pronouns. Relatives of the 10th-grader said Benedict had been bullied over his gender identity. His death has drawn national attention as activists and trans students have blamed the state’s antagonistic policies surrounding transgender students for the tragedy.
The investigation arrives after Human...
Friends and family said Benedict, who was 16 years old, used he and him pronouns as well as they and them pronouns. Relatives of the 10th-grader said Benedict had been bullied over his gender identity. His death has drawn national attention as activists and trans students have blamed the state’s antagonistic policies surrounding transgender students for the tragedy.
The investigation arrives after Human...
- 3/2/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Google’s Search product is displayed on a tablet computer.
Nearly three dozen European media companies have joined forces to take Google to court on allegations that the search giant engaged in anticompetitive practices related to its digital advertising businesses.
The lawsuit filed on Wednesday seeks at least €2.1 billion (around U.S. $2.3 billion) in damages from Google, who the companies accuse of abusing its market dominance in Europe and elsewhere to inhibit their ability to generate revenue from digital advertising.
The companies include Axel Springer, a German company that operates several well-known publications like Bild, Politico and Business Insider. Norwegian company Schibsted is also listed as a plaintiff on the case.
Attorneys representing the media organizations say their clients have “incurred losses due to a less-competitive market, which is a direct result of Google’s misconduct.”
“Without Google’s abuse of its dominant position, the media companies would have received...
Nearly three dozen European media companies have joined forces to take Google to court on allegations that the search giant engaged in anticompetitive practices related to its digital advertising businesses.
The lawsuit filed on Wednesday seeks at least €2.1 billion (around U.S. $2.3 billion) in damages from Google, who the companies accuse of abusing its market dominance in Europe and elsewhere to inhibit their ability to generate revenue from digital advertising.
The companies include Axel Springer, a German company that operates several well-known publications like Bild, Politico and Business Insider. Norwegian company Schibsted is also listed as a plaintiff on the case.
Attorneys representing the media organizations say their clients have “incurred losses due to a less-competitive market, which is a direct result of Google’s misconduct.”
“Without Google’s abuse of its dominant position, the media companies would have received...
- 3/1/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Updated: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) said that he is stepping down as the Republican leader in the Senate, ending a tenure longer than anyone else in that position.
McConnell, 82, said on the Senate floor, “This will be my last term as Republican leader of the Senate.” He said that it was “time to move on,” although he said that he intended to remain in the Senate through the end of his term, which runs through 2027.
Elected in 1984, McConnell has served as Senate leader longer than anyone else, but his future in that position has increasingly been in doubt after a couple of incidents last year when he froze up as he was speaking to reporters. He had been hospitalized earlier in the year after suffering injuries from a fall.
McConnell also has seen increasing fissures in his party on issues that were once a given for Republican support,...
McConnell, 82, said on the Senate floor, “This will be my last term as Republican leader of the Senate.” He said that it was “time to move on,” although he said that he intended to remain in the Senate through the end of his term, which runs through 2027.
Elected in 1984, McConnell has served as Senate leader longer than anyone else, but his future in that position has increasingly been in doubt after a couple of incidents last year when he froze up as he was speaking to reporters. He had been hospitalized earlier in the year after suffering injuries from a fall.
McConnell also has seen increasing fissures in his party on issues that were once a given for Republican support,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
At the start of this election year, Donald Trump spoke of “bedlam” breaking out if criminal prosecutions prevent him from retaking the White House. But the chaos the former president is threatening isn’t an abstraction. It’s already here, barely a month into 2024.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland recently warned of “a deeply disturbing spike in threats against those who serve the public.” Last month, his top deputy said the Department of Justice is receiving urgent reports of threats to public officials “on a weekly basis.” Around the country,...
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland recently warned of “a deeply disturbing spike in threats against those who serve the public.” Last month, his top deputy said the Department of Justice is receiving urgent reports of threats to public officials “on a weekly basis.” Around the country,...
- 1/24/2024
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
The top election official in one of the most crucial battleground states for the 2024 presidential race has reached his limit.
In a wide-ranging interview with Rolling Stone, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes described his mounting “frustration” at President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice and Attorney General Merrick Garland for failing to respond to a wave of threats against election workers and officials with the urgency that he believes is necessary. The surge in death threats and intimidation efforts directed against election staff across the country, Fontes warns, could have disastrous consequences,...
In a wide-ranging interview with Rolling Stone, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes described his mounting “frustration” at President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice and Attorney General Merrick Garland for failing to respond to a wave of threats against election workers and officials with the urgency that he believes is necessary. The surge in death threats and intimidation efforts directed against election staff across the country, Fontes warns, could have disastrous consequences,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Every morning, Veronica Mata goes into her daughter Tess’ room to raise the blinds — even if Tess is no longer there to see the sun. Thursday, though, the ritual took on a new significance. She had at least a few more answers about Tess’ final moments.
On May 24, 2022, a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and killed 19 fourth-grade children and two teachers — including Tess. The gunman remained in the school for more than an hour before police confronted and killed him. Desperate parents and family members outside the...
On May 24, 2022, a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and killed 19 fourth-grade children and two teachers — including Tess. The gunman remained in the school for more than an hour before police confronted and killed him. Desperate parents and family members outside the...
- 1/18/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
The Department of Justice is recommending the adoption of “national standards” to confront active shooters — with the aim of empowering local law enforcement to “rapidly stop the killing and the dying.”
This “critical” recommendation is a top takeaway from the federal government’s new incident review, which was made public on Thursday morning. It goes into detail about the horrific May 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which was likely made deadlier by what the report blasts as “cascading failures of leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy, and training.”
The Uvalde shooter killed 19 students,...
This “critical” recommendation is a top takeaway from the federal government’s new incident review, which was made public on Thursday morning. It goes into detail about the horrific May 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which was likely made deadlier by what the report blasts as “cascading failures of leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy, and training.”
The Uvalde shooter killed 19 students,...
- 1/18/2024
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty in the case of Payton Gendron, the white gunman who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket in 2022. The decision marks the first time federal attorneys have sought the death penalty during Joe Biden’s presidency.
In a notice filed Friday, Jan. 12, in the U.S. District Court for Western New York, prosecutors laid out several factors “justifying a sentence of death.” Among them were claims that the mass shooting was intentional and carried out after “substantial planning and premeditation.” Prosecutors also argued...
In a notice filed Friday, Jan. 12, in the U.S. District Court for Western New York, prosecutors laid out several factors “justifying a sentence of death.” Among them were claims that the mass shooting was intentional and carried out after “substantial planning and premeditation.” Prosecutors also argued...
- 1/12/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
In his latest attempt to depict President Joe Biden as an authoritarian, Donald Trump turned to the words of Vladimir Putin at a rally in Durham, New Hampshire.
At the rally, Trump quoted Putin, “Even Vladimir Putin … says that Biden’s, and this is a quote, politically motivated persecution of his political rival is very good for Russia because it shows the rottenness of the American political system, which cannot pretend to teach others about democracy.”
Trump also took pride in the praise he received from Viktor Orbán, the authoritarian prime minister of Hungary, who referred to Trump as the savior of the Western world.
Trump further mentioned his amicable relationship with Kim Jong Un, the North Korean dictator, and stated that Kim has a favorable view of him despite his disapproval of the current administration.
Throughout his tenure as president, Trump demonstrated a fondness for authoritarian leaders like Putin and Kim,...
At the rally, Trump quoted Putin, “Even Vladimir Putin … says that Biden’s, and this is a quote, politically motivated persecution of his political rival is very good for Russia because it shows the rottenness of the American political system, which cannot pretend to teach others about democracy.”
Trump also took pride in the praise he received from Viktor Orbán, the authoritarian prime minister of Hungary, who referred to Trump as the savior of the Western world.
Trump further mentioned his amicable relationship with Kim Jong Un, the North Korean dictator, and stated that Kim has a favorable view of him despite his disapproval of the current administration.
Throughout his tenure as president, Trump demonstrated a fondness for authoritarian leaders like Putin and Kim,...
- 12/24/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Republicans, including former president Donald Trump, have targeted the Justice Department, accusing the agency and its staff of weaponizing the justice system, as well as individual judges. This type of rhetoric has contributed to “toxicity” and an “unprecedented rise” in threats against public officials, said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco.
“On a weekly basis — sometimes more often — I am getting reports about threats to public officials, threats to our prosecutors, threats to law enforcement agents who work in the Justice Department, threats to judges,” Monaco said in an interview that...
“On a weekly basis — sometimes more often — I am getting reports about threats to public officials, threats to our prosecutors, threats to law enforcement agents who work in the Justice Department, threats to judges,” Monaco said in an interview that...
- 12/24/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Texas congressman Joaquin Castro has taken to X to slam Warner Bros Discovery for axing the $70M Coyote vs. Acme for a reported $30M tax writeoff.
That said, as we first reported, the studio is changing course this week and screening the film for potential buyers, i.e. Amazon Prime (a leading contender), Apple and Netflix. This pivot by studio brass was made after a weekend in which the studio’s phone rang off the hook as the creative community complained about the canceling of the finished film. There also was an outcry by the pic’s composer Steven Price, among others online.
“The @Wbd tactic of scrapping fully made films for tax breaks is predatory and anti-competitive,” wrote Castro, who has protested Wbd before on antitrust issues.
“As the Justice Department and @FTC revise their antitrust guidelines they should review this conduct,” he continued.
“As someone remarked, it’s...
That said, as we first reported, the studio is changing course this week and screening the film for potential buyers, i.e. Amazon Prime (a leading contender), Apple and Netflix. This pivot by studio brass was made after a weekend in which the studio’s phone rang off the hook as the creative community complained about the canceling of the finished film. There also was an outcry by the pic’s composer Steven Price, among others online.
“The @Wbd tactic of scrapping fully made films for tax breaks is predatory and anti-competitive,” wrote Castro, who has protested Wbd before on antitrust issues.
“As the Justice Department and @FTC revise their antitrust guidelines they should review this conduct,” he continued.
“As someone remarked, it’s...
- 11/14/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
At least two dozen people at former president Donald Trump’s Palm Beach, Florida, club Mar-a-Lago have been subpoenaed in the investigation of his possession of classified documents at the property.
Special Counsel Jack Smith, appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to oversee the Department of Justice’s Trump-related cases, reportedly issued subpoenas to a woodworker, a plumber, a chauffeur and a maid, among at least 24 Mar-a-Lago workers who may be called to testify against Trump and his two co-defendants at the criminal trial in Florida.
When the former president learned of the subpoenas, he was reportedly furious that special counsel was reaching into his inner circle.
The witnesses in the investigation may include individuals from Trump’s close circle throughout his business and political career, such as Secret Service agents and former intelligence officials, as well as individuals who were present in the room with Trump when he was...
Special Counsel Jack Smith, appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to oversee the Department of Justice’s Trump-related cases, reportedly issued subpoenas to a woodworker, a plumber, a chauffeur and a maid, among at least 24 Mar-a-Lago workers who may be called to testify against Trump and his two co-defendants at the criminal trial in Florida.
When the former president learned of the subpoenas, he was reportedly furious that special counsel was reaching into his inner circle.
The witnesses in the investigation may include individuals from Trump’s close circle throughout his business and political career, such as Secret Service agents and former intelligence officials, as well as individuals who were present in the room with Trump when he was...
- 11/11/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
A 71-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to charges tied to the killing a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy, Wadea Al-Fayoume, and seriously wounding his mother, Hanaan Shahin, in Plainfield Township, Illinois.
On Monday, Oct. 30, Joseph M. Czuba pleaded not guilty to the eight charges against him, including first-degree murder, attempted murder, battery, and hate crime charges, USA Today reports. Czuba was formally indicted by a grand jury last week.
After the hearing, Czuba’s public defender, George Lenard, told reporters, “We entered a plea of not guilty to all eight counts.
On Monday, Oct. 30, Joseph M. Czuba pleaded not guilty to the eight charges against him, including first-degree murder, attempted murder, battery, and hate crime charges, USA Today reports. Czuba was formally indicted by a grand jury last week.
After the hearing, Czuba’s public defender, George Lenard, told reporters, “We entered a plea of not guilty to all eight counts.
- 10/30/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
As the manhunt for the suspect in a mass shooting in Maine on Wednesday drags on, much of American public is wondering how he could have eluded authorities this long. But for right-wing commenters and influencers, his baffling disappearance is only further proof that the country’s top law enforcement agency is to blame for acts of domestic terror.
Contempt for the FBI among extremists dates back at least to the bureau’s 1990s-era deadly sieges on Ruby Ridge and Waco, which in turn motivated attacks including the Oklahoma City bombing.
Contempt for the FBI among extremists dates back at least to the bureau’s 1990s-era deadly sieges on Ruby Ridge and Waco, which in turn motivated attacks including the Oklahoma City bombing.
- 10/27/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
President Joe Biden was voluntarily interviewed by special counsel Robert Hur as part of the investigation into his handling of classified documents, the White House announced Monday.
“The voluntary interview was conducted at the White House over two days, Sunday and Monday, and concluded Monday,” White House Counsel’s Office spokesperson Ian Sams wrote in a statement.
“As we have said from the beginning, the President and the White House are cooperating with this investigation, and as it has been appropriate, we have provided relevant updates publicly, being as transparent...
“The voluntary interview was conducted at the White House over two days, Sunday and Monday, and concluded Monday,” White House Counsel’s Office spokesperson Ian Sams wrote in a statement.
“As we have said from the beginning, the President and the White House are cooperating with this investigation, and as it has been appropriate, we have provided relevant updates publicly, being as transparent...
- 10/10/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Hey, "60 Minutes" fans. We are back in action on this brand new Sunday to let you guys know that the people over at CBS will be dropping another new episode of 60 Minutes on you guys tonight, October 1, 2023. That's right, guys. Tonight's new episode will be the 3rd installment of 60 Minutes' current season 56, and we've got some new preview information for it to run by you guys. CBS put out a new, official press release for tonight's new, October 1, 2023 episode 3. So, we will certainly reference it in this preview session. Let's get into it. In tonight's new, October 1, 2023 episode 3,the 60 Minutes team is going to deliver a segment titled, "The Attorney General." CBS' official description for it reads like this, "As the government shutdown looms, 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley sits down with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in Washington D.C. Pelley speaks with the head...
- 10/1/2023
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
This Sunday October 1 2023, CBS broadcasts a brand new episode of “60 Minutes“.
The Attorney General
In this segment, “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley interviews U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in Washington D.C. The interview covers topics such as the indictments of former President Donald Trump, the Hunter Biden probe, and the Jan. 6 indictments. Aaron Weisz and Pat Milton are the producers of this segment.
The Rise and Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
This double-length segment features the exclusive first interview with author and financial journalist Michael Lewis. Lewis discusses his upcoming book, “Going Infinite,” and provides insights into the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the Ftx cryptocurrency exchange. Correspondent Jon Wertheim conducts the interview, exploring Bankman-Fried’s empire at its peak, the crypto market’s collapse, and the question of whether Bankman-Fried believes he’s innocent. Draggan Mihailovich is the producer of this segment.
The Attorney General
In this segment, “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley interviews U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in Washington D.C. The interview covers topics such as the indictments of former President Donald Trump, the Hunter Biden probe, and the Jan. 6 indictments. Aaron Weisz and Pat Milton are the producers of this segment.
The Rise and Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
This double-length segment features the exclusive first interview with author and financial journalist Michael Lewis. Lewis discusses his upcoming book, “Going Infinite,” and provides insights into the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the Ftx cryptocurrency exchange. Correspondent Jon Wertheim conducts the interview, exploring Bankman-Fried’s empire at its peak, the crypto market’s collapse, and the question of whether Bankman-Fried believes he’s innocent. Draggan Mihailovich is the producer of this segment.
- 9/30/2023
- by Alex Matthews
- TV Regular
Kristen Welker’s Meet the Press debut was focused on her interview with former president Donald Trump, and their sit-down, his first with a major broadcast network since leaving office, was pretty much what you would expect.
Welker tried, successfully at points, to make news and also to counter him on certain key facts. There were several moments that will likely prove important to his criminal indictments, as well as his presidential campaign on issues like abortion.
But interviewing Trump is perhaps a greater challenge and even risk for news outlets now than it was in 2016 or even 2020, as he has hardened in his determination to churn out long-debunked claims, to try to divert attention, to obfuscate and deflect. As The New York Times’s Peter Baker told Welker later in the broadcast, “He’s just a bulldozer shoveling falsehoods and lies throughout your interview and you are fact-checking him all along the way,...
Welker tried, successfully at points, to make news and also to counter him on certain key facts. There were several moments that will likely prove important to his criminal indictments, as well as his presidential campaign on issues like abortion.
But interviewing Trump is perhaps a greater challenge and even risk for news outlets now than it was in 2016 or even 2020, as he has hardened in his determination to churn out long-debunked claims, to try to divert attention, to obfuscate and deflect. As The New York Times’s Peter Baker told Welker later in the broadcast, “He’s just a bulldozer shoveling falsehoods and lies throughout your interview and you are fact-checking him all along the way,...
- 9/17/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
In what’s being billed as the Saudi leader’s “first interview with a major American news network since 2019,” Fox News announced that Bret Baier will sit down with Mohammed bin Salman for a “no holds barred” conversation.
The pre-taped encounter with the controversial crown prince will cover a range of topics, including the future of the kingdom and its relations with the United States.
The latter is of special interest, given that the Saudis and the Russians agreed this year to an oil price cut that has sent futures prices for Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate, the benchmarks for crude oil, up 13% and 14%, respectively, and diesel prices up 40% since May.
More recently, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Ct) this week demanded communications and records from PGA Tour and Liv Golf regarding their planned merger. Liv Golf is financed by the Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which, Blumenthal says,...
The pre-taped encounter with the controversial crown prince will cover a range of topics, including the future of the kingdom and its relations with the United States.
The latter is of special interest, given that the Saudis and the Russians agreed this year to an oil price cut that has sent futures prices for Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate, the benchmarks for crude oil, up 13% and 14%, respectively, and diesel prices up 40% since May.
More recently, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Ct) this week demanded communications and records from PGA Tour and Liv Golf regarding their planned merger. Liv Golf is financed by the Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which, Blumenthal says,...
- 9/14/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, was indicted Thursday on federal gun charges.
Federal prosecutors already indicated earlier this month that they were moving to charge Biden on the charges. He pleaded not guilty in July to misdemeanor tax charges after a plea agreement fell apart. As part of that deal, Biden would have entered a diversion program in lieu of the gun charges.
Prosecutors allege that Biden made false statements in the purchase of a firearm in 2018. Specifically, on a gun purchase form, he attested that he was not addicted to a narcotic when he was still using, according to prosecutors. Biden was charged with three counts in the case. Read the indictment.
The indictment puts Hunter Biden’s legal troubles again front and center during the presidential election, as they were in 2020. Already, the president’s critics compared the treatment of Hunter Biden’s criminal case...
Federal prosecutors already indicated earlier this month that they were moving to charge Biden on the charges. He pleaded not guilty in July to misdemeanor tax charges after a plea agreement fell apart. As part of that deal, Biden would have entered a diversion program in lieu of the gun charges.
Prosecutors allege that Biden made false statements in the purchase of a firearm in 2018. Specifically, on a gun purchase form, he attested that he was not addicted to a narcotic when he was still using, according to prosecutors. Biden was charged with three counts in the case. Read the indictment.
The indictment puts Hunter Biden’s legal troubles again front and center during the presidential election, as they were in 2020. Already, the president’s critics compared the treatment of Hunter Biden’s criminal case...
- 9/14/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Five former Memphis police officers are facing federal civil rights charges tied to the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols, who was killed after a traffic stop in January.
A federal grand jury returned the four-count indictment Tuesday, Sept. 12. It accuses the five defendants of depriving Nichols’ rights through unreasonable force and failure to intervene, as well as deliberate indifference to his medical needs. The officers are also charged with conspiring to cover up their use of unlawful force and committing obstruction.
The first two counts, unreasonable force and deliberate indifference,...
A federal grand jury returned the four-count indictment Tuesday, Sept. 12. It accuses the five defendants of depriving Nichols’ rights through unreasonable force and failure to intervene, as well as deliberate indifference to his medical needs. The officers are also charged with conspiring to cover up their use of unlawful force and committing obstruction.
The first two counts, unreasonable force and deliberate indifference,...
- 9/12/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The special counsel investigating Hunter Biden informed a judge that he planned to indict the president’s son by later this month.
U.S. Attorney David Weiss wrote in a court filing that the government planned to seek the indictment before September 29.
It was not immediately clear what charge or charges Biden would face, but the prosecutors’ filing suggested that it was related to a felony gun charge.
Biden pled not guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges at a court hearing in July, after plans for a plea agreement with prosecutors fell apart. As part of that agreement, Biden also was to enter a diversion program in lieu of the gun charge.
Biden’s legal team also wrote in a filing that their client “has been following and will continue to follow the conditions of “the diversion agreement,” which the U.S. Attorney’s Office agreed and signed and informed the Court...
U.S. Attorney David Weiss wrote in a court filing that the government planned to seek the indictment before September 29.
It was not immediately clear what charge or charges Biden would face, but the prosecutors’ filing suggested that it was related to a felony gun charge.
Biden pled not guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges at a court hearing in July, after plans for a plea agreement with prosecutors fell apart. As part of that agreement, Biden also was to enter a diversion program in lieu of the gun charge.
Biden’s legal team also wrote in a filing that their client “has been following and will continue to follow the conditions of “the diversion agreement,” which the U.S. Attorney’s Office agreed and signed and informed the Court...
- 9/6/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
U.S. Attorney David Weiss, the special counsel Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed to investigate Hunter Biden, will file a new indictment against the president’s son by the end of September, according to a court filing.
“The Speedy Trial Act requires that the Government obtain the return of an indictment by a grand jury by Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at the earliest,” the special counsel’s office wrote in the Wednesday filing. “The Government intends to seek the return of an indictment in this case before that date.”
Garland appointed Weiss as special counsel on Aug.
“The Speedy Trial Act requires that the Government obtain the return of an indictment by a grand jury by Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at the earliest,” the special counsel’s office wrote in the Wednesday filing. “The Government intends to seek the return of an indictment in this case before that date.”
Garland appointed Weiss as special counsel on Aug.
- 9/6/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Arizona’s criminal probe into the 2020 fake electors plot is heating up and investigators are now asking plenty of questions about a key Donald Trump ally involved in it: former state GOP chair Kelli Ward.
The Arizona probe has been accelerating in the past several weeks, two sources familiar with the matter tell Rolling Stone, with prosecutors gathering evidence and speaking with individuals with knowledge of how the fake electors scheme was carried out in the state. The fake electors plot was a core component of the then-president and his...
The Arizona probe has been accelerating in the past several weeks, two sources familiar with the matter tell Rolling Stone, with prosecutors gathering evidence and speaking with individuals with knowledge of how the fake electors scheme was carried out in the state. The fake electors plot was a core component of the then-president and his...
- 8/18/2023
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Republicans are flip-flopping on who they want to investigate Hunter Biden.
Last September, Sen. Ted Cruz along with several other Republicans authored a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting that U.S. Attorney David Weiss be given “special counsel protections and authorities to conduct the Hunter Biden investigation.” But now that Garland has appointed Weiss as special counsel in the investigation, Cruz is claiming that Weiss is a “wildly inappropriate” choice.
Cruz alleged that Weiss “was a U.S. Attorney hand-picked to lead this investigation who spent the last...
Last September, Sen. Ted Cruz along with several other Republicans authored a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting that U.S. Attorney David Weiss be given “special counsel protections and authorities to conduct the Hunter Biden investigation.” But now that Garland has appointed Weiss as special counsel in the investigation, Cruz is claiming that Weiss is a “wildly inappropriate” choice.
Cruz alleged that Weiss “was a U.S. Attorney hand-picked to lead this investigation who spent the last...
- 8/13/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday named David Weiss, a federal prosector appointed by Donald Trump, as a special counsel tasked with investigating Hunter Biden.
Weiss, who has been investigating the president’s son since 2019, requested to be made a special counsel on Tuesday. The appointment gives Weiss the authority to continue investigating Biden “as well as any matters that arose from that investigation or may arise,” and to “prosecute federal crimes in any federal judicial district arising from the investigation of these matters.”
Trump nominated Weiss to serve as...
Weiss, who has been investigating the president’s son since 2019, requested to be made a special counsel on Tuesday. The appointment gives Weiss the authority to continue investigating Biden “as well as any matters that arose from that investigation or may arise,” and to “prosecute federal crimes in any federal judicial district arising from the investigation of these matters.”
Trump nominated Weiss to serve as...
- 8/11/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who has been overseeing the investigation into Hunter Biden, has been appointed to the post of special counsel, a move intended to give him a new level of independence from the Justice Department.
Attorney General Merrick Garland made the announcement on Friday, amid Republican claims that the investigation of the president’s son had been treated differently and that a proposed plea deal was too lenient.
Weiss, a Donald Trump appointee to the post of top federal prosecutor in Delaware, has supervised the case since 2018, and remained in his position after Biden took office.
Last month, the proposed plea deal unraveled in a Delaware federal court. Biden was to plea guilty to two counts of failure to pay federal income tax, and to enter a diversion program that would resolve a potential gun charge. At one point during the hearing, prosecutors had insisted that the investigation was ongoing,...
Attorney General Merrick Garland made the announcement on Friday, amid Republican claims that the investigation of the president’s son had been treated differently and that a proposed plea deal was too lenient.
Weiss, a Donald Trump appointee to the post of top federal prosecutor in Delaware, has supervised the case since 2018, and remained in his position after Biden took office.
Last month, the proposed plea deal unraveled in a Delaware federal court. Biden was to plea guilty to two counts of failure to pay federal income tax, and to enter a diversion program that would resolve a potential gun charge. At one point during the hearing, prosecutors had insisted that the investigation was ongoing,...
- 8/11/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
An armed man in Utah was shot and killed after making threats to President Joe Biden by the FBI.
The agents were serving a warrant to Craig Deleeuw Robertson in Provo, Utah, when a shooting occurred at 6:15 a.m.
Robertson posted threats online after the news that Biden was flying to Utah was announced. He planned to find a camouflage suit and already started to clean “the dust off the M24 sniper rifle.” It was believed that Robertson owned a long-range sniper rifle and other weapons, as he often referred to them in other social media posts.
Robertson has made several threats before to other public figures and to the officials who are bringing multiple court cases against former President Donald Trump, including New York’s Attorney General Letitia James, Manhattan’s District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
He was known to call himself a “Maga Trumper,...
The agents were serving a warrant to Craig Deleeuw Robertson in Provo, Utah, when a shooting occurred at 6:15 a.m.
Robertson posted threats online after the news that Biden was flying to Utah was announced. He planned to find a camouflage suit and already started to clean “the dust off the M24 sniper rifle.” It was believed that Robertson owned a long-range sniper rifle and other weapons, as he often referred to them in other social media posts.
Robertson has made several threats before to other public figures and to the officials who are bringing multiple court cases against former President Donald Trump, including New York’s Attorney General Letitia James, Manhattan’s District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
He was known to call himself a “Maga Trumper,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
Donald Trump is a long, long way from winning the GOP primary, let alone retaking the White House. But he always has revenge on his mind, and his allies are preparing to use a future administration to not only undo all of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s work — but to take vengeance on Smith, and on virtually everyone else, who dared investigate Trump during his time out of power.
Rosters full of MAGAfied lawyers are being assembled. Plans are being laid for an entire new office of the Justice Department dedicated to “election integrity.
Rosters full of MAGAfied lawyers are being assembled. Plans are being laid for an entire new office of the Justice Department dedicated to “election integrity.
- 8/4/2023
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
The U.S. Department of Justice has released the findings of their investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department, saying cops routinely violated the Constitutional rights of citizens, used excessive force, and discriminated against Black and Native American people in enforcement activities.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the findings of the investigation — which was launched in response to the 2020 murder of George Floyd — at a press conference Friday, June 16. Garland said “there is reasonable cause to believe” the Mpd and City of Minneapolis “engaged in a pattern or practice of conduct” that...
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the findings of the investigation — which was launched in response to the 2020 murder of George Floyd — at a press conference Friday, June 16. Garland said “there is reasonable cause to believe” the Mpd and City of Minneapolis “engaged in a pattern or practice of conduct” that...
- 6/16/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Racist shitposter and classified documents leaker Jack Teixeira was charged on Thursday with six additional counts of illegal retention and transmission of national defense information.
Teixeira, a National Guard airman, was arrested in April and charged with violations of the espionage act, and unauthorized removal and retention of classified information. Teixeira is accused of having posted highly classified documents on a private Discord server, which were later reposted to other public forums.
According to a statement released Thursday from Attorney General Merrick Garland, “Teixeira is charged with sharing information with...
Teixeira, a National Guard airman, was arrested in April and charged with violations of the espionage act, and unauthorized removal and retention of classified information. Teixeira is accused of having posted highly classified documents on a private Discord server, which were later reposted to other public forums.
According to a statement released Thursday from Attorney General Merrick Garland, “Teixeira is charged with sharing information with...
- 6/16/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Update, with comment from White House: Fox News has responded to the attention its coverage of former President Donald Trump’s speech got last night, when a chyron called President Joe Biden a “wannabe dictator.”
“The chyron was taken down immediately and was addressed,” a Fox News spokesperson said on Wednesday. The network did not elaborate on how the chyron ended up on the air.
The chyron appeared just before 9 p.m. Et, at the end of the hour devoted to Fox News Tonight. As the network went to a split screen of Trump’s post-arraignment speech from Bedminster, NJ and President Joe Biden’s speech at the White House, the chyron read, “Wannabe dictator speaks at the White House after having his political rival arrested.” Although it only briefly appeared on screen, it was quickly flagged by media and political reporters on Twitter. Fox News Tonight, the successor to...
“The chyron was taken down immediately and was addressed,” a Fox News spokesperson said on Wednesday. The network did not elaborate on how the chyron ended up on the air.
The chyron appeared just before 9 p.m. Et, at the end of the hour devoted to Fox News Tonight. As the network went to a split screen of Trump’s post-arraignment speech from Bedminster, NJ and President Joe Biden’s speech at the White House, the chyron read, “Wannabe dictator speaks at the White House after having his political rival arrested.” Although it only briefly appeared on screen, it was quickly flagged by media and political reporters on Twitter. Fox News Tonight, the successor to...
- 6/14/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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