Tag: Rebuffs
Niger faces more sanctions as junta rebuffs latest diplomatic mission – EURACTIV.com
Niger was slapped with more sanctions on Tuesday (8 August), hours after its new military leaders rejected the latest diplomatic mission aimed at restoring constitutional order following a 26 July coup.
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu ordered the new sanctions through Nigeria’s central bank, aimed at squeezing entities and individuals involved in the takeover, a presidential spokesperson said.
It came after Niger’s junta denied permission to enter Niger to a joint delegation from West African states, the African Union (AU) and
Jack Smith Rebuffs Trump Bid For Narrower Protected Order; Judge Responds
Within hours of Donald Trump requesting a stripped-down protective order — narrower than one sought by prosecutors in the federal 2020 election criminal case against the former president — special counsel Jack Smith rejected the revised proposal, leading to a quick decision by the presiding judge to order a hearing.
An eight-page reply from Smith’s team argued the court should stick with the government’s broader array of suggested rules to stem the disclosure of evidence for the trial rather than
Rep. Jim Jordan Rebuffs House Panel Interview am 6. Januar Aufstand
Der Republikaner Jim Jordan aus Ohio, einer der engsten Verbündeten des ehemaligen Präsidenten Donald Trump im Kongress, lehnte am Sonntag einen Antrag auf ein Interview durch das Repräsentantenhaus ab, das den Aufstand des Kapitols vom 6. Januar untersucht.
In einem kämpferischen Brief an den Ausschussvorsitzenden Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) sagte Jordan: „Das amerikanische Volk hat die ununterbrochenen Ermittlungen und parteiischen Hexenjagden der Demokraten satt.“
Er sagte, die Interviewanfrage „stellt eine beispiellose und unangemessene Forderung dar, die Grundlage für die Entscheidung eines