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Man Who Slapped Giuliani’s Back Charged with Assault

June 28, 2022 at 11:11 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A 39-year-old man who allegedly slapped Rudy Giuliani on the back Sunday has been charged with assault with intent to cause physical injury, harassment in the second degree and menacing in the third degree and was released on his own recognizance after a court appearance Monday,” CNN reports.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

FBI Seized John Eastman’s Phone

June 27, 2022 at 6:13 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The FBI seized the phone of former President Donald Trump’s election attorney John Eastman last week, according to a new court filing from the lawyer,” CNN reports.

“About six federal investigators approached the right-wing lawyer in New Mexico when he was exiting a restaurant after dinner with his wife and a friend, according to the court filings. Agents were able to get access to Eastman’s email accounts on his iPhone 12 Pro.”

“Eastman contends the agents ‘forced’ him to unlock his phone.”

New York Times: “The seizure of Mr. Eastman’s phone last week is the latest evidence that the Justice Department is intensifying its criminal investigation into the various strands of Mr. Trump’s efforts to remain in power after he was defeated in his bid for re-election.”

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Feds Broaden Indictment Against Oath Keepers

June 24, 2022 at 5:48 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

U.S. prosecutors broadened a seditious conspiracy charge against Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and eight co-defendants, the Washington Post reports.

The new indictment does not allege new facts, but gives the Justice Department more leeway in proving a violation of the historically rare, Civil War-era charge in this case.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

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Pelosi’s Husband Charged with Drunk Driving

June 23, 2022 at 9:46 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and driving with .08% blood alcohol level or higher causing injury,” CNN reports.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Brian Kemp to Testify in Trump Probe

June 23, 2022 at 6:27 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) “will deliver testimony next month to Fulton County prosecutors investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 elections,” the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

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Feds Search Home of Trump Justice Department Official

June 23, 2022 at 1:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Federal investigators descended on the home of Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official, on Wednesday in connection with the department’s sprawling inquiry into efforts to overturn the 2020 election,” the New York Times reports.

“It remained unclear exactly what the investigators may have been looking for, but Mr. Clark was central to President Donald Trump’s unsuccessful effort in late 2020 to strong-arm the nation’s top prosecutors into supporting his claims of election fraud.”

Elie Honig: “To get a search warrant, prosecutors must show they have probable cause to believe that a crime was committed, and a judge must review and sign off.”

Jeffrey Toobin: “This is an extremely significant event.”

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Trump Fundraiser Loses Bid to Dismiss Criminal Charges

June 23, 2022 at 11:28 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A billionaire fundraiser for former President Donald Trump on Wednesday lost a bid to dismiss criminal charges he lobbied the U.S. government on behalf of the United Arab Emirates without disclosing his affiliation,” Reuters reports.

“Thomas Barrack had pleaded not guilty to charges of illegal lobbying and lying to U.S. law enforcement, and faces a September trial.”

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

FBI Seized Nevada GOP Chairman’s Phone

June 22, 2022 at 11:03 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

FBI agents seized the cell phone of Nevada Republican chairman Michael McDonald, reportedly as part of an investigation into the fake elector scheme initiated at the end of the 2020 presidential election, KLAS reports.

A second search warrant was issued for state party secretary James DeGraffenreid.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Judge Delays Proud Boys Trial

June 22, 2022 at 4:26 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The trial for five Proud Boys leaders — facing seditious conspiracy charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — will be postponed until at least December, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, citing the ongoing publicity and uncertainty surrounding the Jan. 6 select committee,” Politico reports.

Wall Street Journal: “In a rare instance of agreement, prosecutors and defense lawyers in the case had asked for a postponement, saying they wanted to avoid a scenario in which the committee releases potentially relevant evidence mid-trial.”

New York Times: “It was perhaps inevitable that tensions would arise between the two investigations that are being conducted at the same time.”

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Justice Department Expands January 6 Probe

June 22, 2022 at 3:06 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Justice Department’s investigation of the Jan. 6 attack ratcheted up Wednesday as federal agents dropped subpoenas on people in at least two states, in what appeared to be a widening probe of how political activists supporting President Donald Trump tried to use invalid electors to thwart Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory,” the Washington Post reports.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Big Majority Says Capitol Attack Was Planned

June 22, 2022 at 2:04 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Quinnipiac poll finds that Americans, by a 64% to 30% margin, believe that the January 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol was planned rather than spontaneous.

However, Americans are split about whether or not they think Donald Trump committed a crime with his efforts to change the results of the 2020 presidential election, with 46% saying he did commit a crime and 47% saying he did not commit a crime.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment, Trump Legacy

Andrew Gillum Indicted on 21 Counts

June 22, 2022 at 10:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Andrew Gillum, the once-rising Florida Democratic star who narrowly lost the 2018 governor’s race to Ron DeSantis, was hit with a 21-count federal indictment Wednesday for wire fraud, related conspiracy charges and making false statements,” NBC News reports.

“The indictment marks a new low for Gillum, a married father of three who withdrew from public life as a political leader and a paid CNN commentator after a March 2020 sex scandal involving a suspected male overdose victim in a South Beach hotel.”

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Feds Drop 31 Charges Against Michael Avenatti

June 21, 2022 at 5:04 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Justice Department will drop the remaining fraud counts facing disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti after he agreed to plead guilty to multiple charges last week,” CNN reports.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

How the Proud Boys Breached the Capitol

June 17, 2022 at 4:16 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A New York Times investigation shows how the Proud Boys coordinated to instigate multiple breaches of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Capitol Rioter with Loaded Weapon Pleads Guilty

June 17, 2022 at 4:02 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A January 6, 2021, rioter pleaded guilty Friday to carrying a loaded firearm on US Capitol grounds and assaulting police officers with one of their own batons during the insurrection,” CNN reports.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Document Lays Out Plan to Occupy the Capitol

June 15, 2022 at 2:48 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A document, titled ‘1776 Returns‘, which federal prosecutors said was used by the leader of the Proud Boys, lays out a plan to occupy Capitol buildings on Jan. 6, 2021, using covert operators to let ‘patriots’ inside government offices in an apparent effort to force a new election,” NBC News reports.

The document “demands a new election — ‘not a recount’ — that involves ‘paper ballots only, no mail in ballots, no absentee ballots,’ with the National Guard monitoring the proceedings.”

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Georgia Probe Seeks Testimony from Kanye West Publicist

June 14, 2022 at 9:07 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Investigators probing efforts to meddle with the 2020 election results in Georgia have sought testimony from a former publicist to R. Kelly and Kanye West who allegedly pressured a local election worker,” CNN reports.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Texas Police Want Uvalde Bodycam Footage Suppressed

June 13, 2022 at 5:19 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Texas Department of Public Safety has asked the state’s Office of the Attorney General to prevent the public release of police body camera footage from the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde in part because, it argues, the footage could be used by other shooters to determine ‘weaknesses’ in police response to crimes,” Vice News reports.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

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