Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial in Manhattan kicked off with opening statements and could end with testimony from the first witness.
Prosecutors laid out what the former president’s ‘scheme to corrupt
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Donald Trump trial LIVE: Ex-president says Michael Cohen going to jail had ‘nothing to do with him’ as prosecutors claim ‘penny-pinching Donald’ paid a premium to ‘cover up affairs’
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The kiss of death for Spanish football: Prosecutors open sex abuse probe into Luis Rubiales as his mother locks herself in a church in hunger strike protest and Barcelona and Real Madrid face Champions League axe due to the scandal
In the eight days since Spanish FA chief Luis Rubiales grabbed World Cup player Jenni Hermosa and forcibly kissed her in front of horrified spectators, Spain and the world of football have been consumed by a firestorm that shows no sign of abating.
There has been a series of seemingly never-ending twists and turns in the saga that has overshadowed the Spanish team’s triumph on the world stage and quickly turned into Spain’s own MeToo movement.
The overwhelming feeling amongst
Trump attorney calls for Jan. 6 trial to be televised, accuses prosecutors of hiding trial
Donald Trump’s attorney called for the upcoming January 6 trial against the former president to be televised, arguing Americans deserve to see the proceedings.
Attorney John Lauro made the argument during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday” with host Shannon Bream. Lauro argued that prosecutors and President Biden’s administration as a whole are seeking to withhold information from the public by sticking to the tradition of not having cameras in federal courtrooms.
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Blinken’s condemnation of Russian prosecutors sparks conservative backlash: ‘Siri, show me irony’
Conservatives and supporters of former President Donald Trump erupted over the weekend after Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a tweet condemning Russia’s prosecution of opposition leader Aleksey Navalny.
A Russian court convicted Navalny on charges of extremism and sentenced him to 19 years in prison on Friday, one day after Trump was arraigned in federal court on charges related to the 2020 presidential election and the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
“The United States strongly condemns Russia’s conviction
How to Catch Pandemic Fraud? Prosecutors Try Novel Methods.
Federal prosecutors are scrambling to recoup billions of dollars in pandemic aid from people who falsely obtained funds from government programs that were intended to keep the economy afloat during the Covid shutdowns.
In some districts, prosecutors are screening those suspected of a violent crime for potential involvement in pandemic fraud schemes. Other investigators are putting together “strike force teams” to unravel the most sophisticated enterprises or leaning on local officials to steer them toward potential fraudsters in their areas.
Prosecutors pull ‘U-turn,’ charge army vet over silent prayer within abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’
A United Kingdom military veteran has been criminally charged by authorities in Bournemouth, England, for silently praying in a “buffer zone” outside an abortion clinic.
Remorseful for paying for an ex-girlfriend’s abortion, Adam Smith-Connor said he prays for the unborn son he lost and for those who are contemplating abortion, doing so occasionally outside clinics. He said his silent praying is indistinguishable from someone looking down at their cell phone or waiting for a taxi.
However, because of “buffer zone”
Outcry in Poland after claims that prosecutors drained cesspit in abortion probe – POLITICO
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WARSAW — The political row over sexual and reproductive rights in Poland has reignited after local media reported Wednesday that a woman who miscarried had her house’s cesspit drained in search of the fetus on orders of a prosecutor seeking to find out if the miscarriage was in fact an abortion.
The report is the latest in a series of high-profile incidents concerning Polish authorities’ heavy-handedness around abortion laws
Hunter Biden plea deal COLLAPSES: ‘Sweetheart deal’ on tax and gun charges FALLS APART in a stunning twist after prosecutors said president’s son could STILL be charged with other crimes
Hunter Biden’s plea deal has appeared to collapse in a stunning twist during his appearance in front of a judge in a federal court in Delaware.
The president’s scandal-hit son said ‘yes, your honor’ when asked by the judge if he was going to plead guilty, and admitted he’s been to rehab six times in 20 years for addiction to drinking and drugs.
But then the Judge demanded a recess when an agreement between prosecutors and attorneys for the president’s
How Prosecutors Might Charge Trump for January 6th
Last week, former President Trump received a “target letter” from Jack Smith, a special counsel for the Justice Department, indicating that Trump will likely be criminally charged in connection with at least some aspects of his role in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. On Thursday, the Times reported that the letter mentioned three criminal statutes: conspiracy to defraud the government, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. The last of these is a Reconstruction-era
Can a District Attorney Dismantle Mass Incarceration and Fight for Gender Justice?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was produced as a collaboration between Bolts and The Nation.