While Hurricane Ian may have prompted the Jan. 6 House Select Committee to postpone Wednesday’s supposed final public hearing, the committee is still interviewing conservative activist Ginny Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Meanwhile, in the ongoing legal battle over the FBI’s seizure of presidential documents from Donald Trump’s Palm Beach, Mar-a-Lago home, the former president’s team claims that the special master appointed to review case exceeds his powers. U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie asked them to confirm the Justice Department’s inventory of what was seized — they argue that only the Justice Department should do that. After the House of Representatives passed two articles of impeachment against then-President Trump in 2019, he responded in the only way he knew how: by threatening to sue Congress. According to a forthcoming book by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, the one-term president sought legal action after an investigation revealed that Mr. Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Hunter Biden. “I will sue Congress. They can’t do that to me,” Trump said, according to excerpts from the book.
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Trump planned transphobic response for 2016 debate, book reveals
During his preparations to debate Hillary Clinton ahead of the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump’s response to a mock debate question about whether transgender teenagers should be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice at school was so strange that it left his assistants shocked. Oliver O’Connell29 September 2022 17:04 1664465008
Trump suspends special master authority over Mar-a-Lago documents list
CNN reports that former President Donald Trump is pushing back against a plan by the special master overseeing a review of documents seized from Mar-a-Lago that would require him to tell a court whether the Justice Department’s inventory from the investigation is exact. That would force the former president to go on the record and say legally whether he really believed the FBI had planted evidence during the Aug. 8 search of the Florida property, the network reports. Court documents filed Wednesday night by Trump lawyers confirmed the objection already noted by the Justice Department in an earlier filing with Special U.S. District Judge Raymond Deary. Trump’s team argued that the court order appointing Diery referred only to a statement by a government official to verify the Justice Department’s search list, and that there was no mention that the Trump side had to do so. They argue that requiring verification of the accuracy of the inventory exceeds the authority granted to the special master by the District Court. Oliver O’Connell29 September 2022 16:23 1664463620
Ginny Thomas dodges questions as she arrives for an interview on January 6
Conservative activist Virginia “Ginny” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, arrived to testify before the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 riot on Thursday. Ms. Thomas arrived to testify in person, but did not answer questions from reporters. Eric Garcia reports from Washington, DC.
Ginny Thomas dodges questions as she arrives for her panel interview on January 6
It comes as the committee had to adjourn its hearing. Oliver O’Connell29 September 2022 16:00 1664462420
Marjorie Taylor Greene praises husband as he files for divorce
In a statement to the Independent about her divorce, Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Green wrote: “Together, Perry and I have built our family and raised three wonderful children. She gave me the best job title you could ever earn: Mom. I will always be grateful for what a great dad he is to our kids. This is a private and personal matter and I ask the media to respect our privacy at this time.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene celebrates her husband after filing for divorce
The couple reportedly considered divorcing in 2012 Oliver O’Connell29 September 2022 15:40 1664460620
Capitol rioter’s family calls Michael Fanone ‘piece of piece’ after sentencing
A Washington DC police officer who was tasered while defending the US Capitol on January 6 said the mother of the rioter involved in the attack called him a “piece of s***” after her son’s sentencing. Speaking on CNN’s Don Lemon tonight after Kyle Young’s sentencing on Tuesday, Michael Fanone recounted how he was insulted by the rioter’s mother as he left court. Andrea Blanco has the story.
Family of Jan. 6 rioter calls DC cop ‘piece of s***t’ at sentencing
Michael Fanone said the mother of defendant Kyle Young apologized before her son was sentenced, only to call him a piece of s***” as she left court. Oliver O’Connell29 September 2022 15:10 1664459120
Ginny Thomas arrives for a January 6 committee interview
Ginny Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, arrived for a Jan. 6 committee interview. Here are three key questions for Ms. Thomas to answer:
Three key questions for Ginny Thomas to answer in her January 6 interview
Members of the Jan. 6 panel announced this week that Virginia “Ginny” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has agreed to testify under oath. Oliver O’Connell29 September 2022 14:45 1664458820
Romance model pleads guilty to helping Jan. 6 mob brutally attack DC police officer
A bodybuilder and romance novel cover model has pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers with a dangerous weapon during the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. Logan James Barnhart, 41, of Holt, Michigan, was part of the mob that stormed the archway leading to the Capitol building from the lower west terrace where a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer was attacked with a baton by a fellow rioter . . He is accused of grabbing the neck of the officer’s ballistic vest and then dragging the officer down the stairs in a prone position, leading him into the crowd where he was attacked by other rioters with weapons including a flagpole and bat, according to the district attorney’s office. of the USA.
Romance model pleads guilty to dragging DC officer in Jan. 6 mob attack
Barnhart dragged an officer through the alleys into a crowd that attacked him with guns Oliver O’Connell29 September 2022 14:40 1664457059
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s husband files for divorce
Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and her husband Perry are reportedly getting a divorce. According to court documents obtained by The New Yorker, Mr. Green is the one who initiated the separation, with a legal filing on Wednesday describing the marriage as “irretrievably broken.” “Together, Perry and I have built our family and raised three wonderful children. She gave me the best job title you could ever get: Mom,” Ms Green wrote in a statement to The Independent. “I will always be grateful for what a great dad he is to our kids. This is a private and personal matter and I ask the media to respect our privacy at this time.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene and her husband split after 10 years of alleged affairs
The couple reportedly considered divorcing in 2012 Johanna Chisholm29 September 2022 14:10 1664454659
Trump moves to end rape accuser’s defamation lawsuit
Donald Trump is seeking to quickly end a defamation lawsuit filed by an author who accused the former president of raping her more than 25 years ago. A lawyer for Trump asked a federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday to substitute the United States as a defendant in E. Gene Carroll’s lawsuit, according to Reuters. The move could end the lawsuit since the government cannot be sued for defamation. The request comes a day after the U.S. District Court of Appeals said Trump was a federal employee when he called Carroll a liar. In a letter to U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Trump’s attorney, Alina Haba, said the ruling meant the government “must be replaced as a defendant.” He also asked to put the case on hold, saying it would be “very damaging” for Trump to spend time and money preparing for trial if the Washington court ruled in his favor. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar September 29, 2022 1:30 p.m 1664452818
Trump avoids deposition by hitting Mar-a-Lago amid hurricane, court letter says
A lawsuit that has ensnared Donald Trump, his three oldest children and the family’s Trump Organization came under fire after the former president boarded a plane to Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday night, hours before her hurricane category 4. land on the southwest coast. CNN reported that a court filing by attorney John Quinn, who is representing a group of people suing Trump for fraud for allegedly promoting a fraud operation, said lawyers were trying to schedule a deposition with the one-term president, but he insisted to schedule the hearing at his Florida beach resort in the midst of Hurricane Ian. Trump’s lawyer, Clifford Robert, reportedly called Quinn on Tuesday to inform him of the team’s plans to fly to Palm Beach this week, where the former president would be on hand to testify. In the letter, Mr. Quinn writes that Mr. Robert called him on Tuesday to alert his team of Mr. Trump’s plans, saying: “to tell me that he and his colleague were boarding a flight to Palm Beach. I expressed some surprise—I think I used the word ‘exclusive’—but Mr. Robert indicated that they were flying down anyway.” “We contacted Mr Robert and his colleague again this afternoon, both by phone and email, but were unable to get through to them,” Mr Quinn told the judge. “Consequently, the last we’ve heard is that the defendants are insisting that the deposition will proceed at Mar-a-Lago on Friday. With all due respect, we do not believe this is prudent or safe.” Johanna Chisholm29 September 2022 13:00
