Новости за 09.06.2023

Donald Trump's former personal valet Walt Nauta could "flip" on Trump, which would result in "lights out" for the former president's legal case, a constitutional attorney said on Fox News on Friday.

Some of Donald Trump's most vocal supporters lashed out with violent rhetoric after news broke that the former president was indicted for his handling of classified information, VICE News reported.

Former President Donald Trump's pattern of behavior with highly classified military secrets was a horrific danger to national security and to people who work in defense — and a massive boon to anyone who would seek to harm either, said former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on CNN Friday.

Donald Trump on Friday said federal authorities “staged” photos shared by the Justice Department in its indictment that show classified documents at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

Shortly after special counsel Jack Smith announced the unsealing of a 37-count indictment alleging Donald Trump mishandled classified documents in violation of the Espionage Act, the former president assured his social media followers that the allegations are no matter.

Country music star Garth Brooks is sticking by Bud Light amid the backlash over its LGBTQ-themed marketing, saying that his new Nashville bar will be serving the brand.

A far right Arizona congressman on Friday appeared to call for unrest in an incendiary social media post.

A major legal and political bombshell came on Thursday night, June 8 when the news broke that former President Donald Trump had been indicted on seven counts in connection with special counsel Jack Smith's investigation of government documents he was storing at Mar-a-Lago. This indictment marks the first time in U.S. history that an ex-president has been indicted on federal criminal charges, although it isn't Trump's first indictment.

Former President Donald Trump is facing a federal 37-count indictment for unlawfully removing classified information and concealing it at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, along with allegedly urging subordinates to destroy records under grand jury subpoena.

In a rare public appearance, special counsel Jack Smith spoke to reporters about the indictment against former President Donald Trump for unlawful removal of classified information, outlining the severity of the charges and giving some indication of how the trial would go forward.

Donald Trump on Friday attacked Special Counsel Jack Smith, calling the prosecutor a “deranged lunatic” in a social media post.

A Virginia man who claimed he had "fun" at the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021 was sentenced this Friday to six years in prison, The Washington Post reported.

Federal prosecutors unsealed a 49-page indictment against Donald Trump and his personal valet Walt Nauta, named a co-conspirator in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, on Friday.

The indictment leveled against former President Donald Trump includes multiple instances in which he alleged tried to obstruct investigators' attempts to retrieve top-secret government documents stashed at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

Federal prosecutors unsealed the indictments of Donald Trump and his personal valet Walt Nauta in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case Friday afternoon.

Former New Jersey Democratic Representative Tom Malinkowski on Friday took a shot at his one-time Republican colleagues for turning a blind eye to a threatening tweet from Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA).

The Pacific El Nino phenomenon, which is responsible for recurring extreme weather events worldwide, looks set to be particularly intense as it returns this year after a six-year hiatus.

Nate Paul, the Austin real estate investor central to allegations of illegal conduct by suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton, has been charged with eight counts of making false statements to financial institutions.

Donald Trump's post-presidency recklessness with classified information was driven by his jealousy toward Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, according to new reporting.

George Santos (R-NY) on Friday appealed a judge's order to release the names of the people who helped bail him out of federal custody, saying the people who put up the money were family members, The New York Times reported.

Many elected Republicans reacted with outrage to special counsel Jack Smith's indictment of former President Donald Trump -- but one-time Republican insider David Frum believes it's all for show.

Invited on CNN to discuss Donald Trump's 7-count indictment by the Department of Justice, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) instead invoked Hunter Biden's legal problems and then ranted about Hillary Clinton before suggesting the DOJ had an ulterior motive regarding the timing of the former president's charges.

Speaking with host Kate Bolduan, who gamely tried to keep the South Carolina Republican on topic, Mace complained about the "weaponization" of the Department of Justice and said it was no "coincidence"... Читать дальше...

A state appeals court dismissed Republican megadonor Kelcy Warren’s defamation lawsuit against Beto O’Rourke, ruling Friday that statements by the 2022 Democratic nominee for governor were protected by the First Amendment.

A historical dream team of five master sculptors, including Michelangelo, Rodin and Takamura, have trained artificial intelligence (AI) to design a sculpture dubbed "the Impossible Statue", now on show in a Swedish museum.

Taking up the question of what would happen if Donald Trump wins re-election in 2024 while serving time in prison, one political analyst suggested the 25th Amendment could come into play – with his running mate assuming his powers.

In his column for Bloomberg, longtime political observer Noah Rothman considered the very real possibility that the former president could squeak out a win in 2024 despite his legal travails that now -- with a federal indictment -- may include jail time.

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