“FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday that allegations of an FBI agent’s partisan social media posts and efforts to suppress information in the investigation into Hunter Biden’s business activities were ‘deeply troubling,’” Politico reports.
Jury Awards Parents $4 Million from Alex Jones
“A jury in Texas awarded the parents of a child killed in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School more than $4 million in compensatory damages from the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for defaming them by spreading lies that they were complicit in a government plot to stage the shooting as a pretext for gun control,” the New York Times reports.
“The trial will now enter a second phase, in which the jury will consider evidence of Mr. Jones’s net worth to determine how much, if anything, to award… in punitive damages.”
“This is the first of three trials in which juries are being asked to decide how much Mr. Jones must pay relatives of 10 Sandy Hook victims for spreading lies that they were actors in a so-called false flag operation planned by the government.”
FBI Director Says Political Violence Is Soaring
“FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday expressed deep concern for rising violence in the U.S. driven by an array of domestic grievances, from election-related disputes to lingering anger following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark abortion-rights case Roe v. Wade,” USA Today reports.
Said Wray: “I feel like everyday I’m getting briefed on somebody throwing a molotov cocktail at someone for some issue. It’s crazy.”
Four Officers Face Federal Charges in Breonna Taylor Raid
“Federal officials on Thursday charged four current and former police officers in Louisville, Ky., who were involved in a fatal raid on the apartment of Breonna Taylor, accusing them of several crimes, including lying to obtain a warrant that was used to search her home,” the New York Times reports.
Congressional Staffer Faked Being an FBI Agent
“A young congressional staffer for Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) was quietly fired last year after he faked being an FBI agent and led cops on a chase through the capital, resulting in a weeks-long nationwide manhunt,” the Daily Beast reports.
“It took four different law enforcement agencies three months to eventually catch up with the staffer 500 miles away. And it was only after a Secret Service agent managed to track down the online shops that sold the staffer mock ‘federal agent’ gear and a bogus license plate for his fake police car—decked out with a siren and flashing lights—that authorities were able to arrest him.”
Trump Allies Launch Effort to Recall Fani Willis
“Donald Trump’s allies in Georgia are mounting a campaign to recall Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her investigation into the then president’s attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and are seeking to recruit high-dollar donors to fund it,“ Yahoo News reports.
“The organizers of the campaign concede that the obstacles to a successful recall in Georgia are high, making the chances of getting a recall vote on the ballot before Willis makes her decision on whether to indict Trump and his associates remote at best.”
“But a source involved in the effort told Yahoo News that the aim is to use the recall campaign as a way to politically damage the Democratic district attorney, portraying her as a partisan actor who is ignoring soaring crime rates in Atlanta in order to target high-profile Republicans. A side benefit of that game plan, another source familiar with the campaign said, is to potentially influence a jury pool down the road should a case against Trump go to trial.”
Ex-Trump Deputy White House Counsel Subpoenaed
Former Deputy White House counsel Patrick Philbin has been subpoenaed in the federal criminal probe of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, CNN reports.
Philbin worked in the White House counsel’s office under Pat Cipollone, who also was also subpoenaed for documents and testimony.
Judge Rejects Bid to Delay Oath Keepers Trial
“The first trial on seditious conspiracy charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol is on track to begin in Washington next month for nine members of the Oath Keepers’ militia, after a federal judge on Tuesday turned down a request by nearly all defendants to put off the courtroom showdown until next year,” Politico reports.
Ex-White House Counsel Subpoenaed by Grand Jury
“A federal grand jury has subpoenaed former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone in its investigation into the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol and efforts to overturn the 2020 election,” ABC News reports.
“The move to subpoena Cipollone signals an even more dramatic escalation in the Justice Department’s investigation of the Jan. 6 attack than previously known, following appearances by senior members of former Vice President Mike Pence’s staff before the grand jury two weeks ago.”
Prosecutors Seek Forfeiture of Michael Avenatti’s Jet
“Federal prosecutors moved Monday to make Michael Avenatti’s seized $4.5 million jet an official piece of government property as part of his upcoming sentence in his client fraud case,” Law & Crime reports.
Rioter’s Daughter Calls for Prison Term for Trump
Just minutes after Guy Reffitt was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for his role in the January 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol, his daughter called for “life in prison” for Donald Trump.
Capitol Rioter Gets More Than 7 Years In Prison
“A Donald Trump fan from Texas who attempted to storm the U.S. Capitol while armed with a gun was sentenced to more than 7 years in prison on Monday after a judge denied the Justice Department’s request for a ‘terrorism enhancement’ that would have resulted in a lengthier prison sentence,” NBC News reports.
Impostor Who Wooed Agents Pleads Guilty
“A man pleaded guilty Monday to charges stemming from a scheme in which prosecutors said he and a co-defendant posed as federal law-enforcement officers and lavished gifts on Secret Service agents, including rent-free apartments and a drone,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Arian Taherzadeh acknowledged he never actually worked as a Department of Homeland Security officer but sought to ingratiate himself with real federal agents to deepen their relationship and promote his private security services.”
Trump’s Lawyers Are Preparing for Criminal Charges
“Donald Trump’s lawyers are preemptively preparing a legal defense against criminal charges from the Justice Department, as the former president’s lawyers are increasingly anxious that their client will be prosecuted for his role in the attempt to overturn the 2020 election,” Rolling Stone reports.
“Members of the ex-president’s legal team have already begun brainstorming strategy and potential defenses, according to three people familiar with the matter and written communications reviewed by Rolling Stone. Trump himself has been briefed on potential legal defenses on at least two occasions this summer.”
“That effort intensified after former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s June testimony before the House committee investigating Jan. 6.”
Bonus Quote of the Day
“Jared, it’s very simple. If the boy does the crime, you’ve got to lock him up.”
— Attorney General Jeff Sessions, quoted by CNN explaining criminal justice reform, from Jared Kushner’s new memoir.
RNC Official Appearing in January 6 Subpoenas
Politico: “At least three witnesses in DOJ’s investigation of so-called alternate electors in the 2020 election — two in Arizona and another in Georgia — have received subpoenas demanding communications to and from Joshua Findlay, who is now the RNC’s national director for election integrity.”
Bannon Accused of Defying Another Subpoena
“A former Trump campaign staffer asked a judge this week to hold Steve Bannon in civil contempt for allegedly failing to comply with a subpoena seeking his testimony in her ongoing sexual discrimination lawsuit against former President Donald Trump’ 2016 campaign,” WUSA reports.
Pro-Trump Influencer Cooperated with the FBI
“A pro-Trump social media influencer who was convicted of disorderly and disruptive conduct on Capitol grounds for his actions on Jan. 6 is upset over the release of court filings this week that were supposed to be sealed and detail the assistance he provided to federal authorities investigating the Capitol siege,” NBC News reports.
“Documents detailing Brandon Straka’s cooperation were placed under seal when they were filed ahead of his January 2022 sentencing, but a coalition of media companies that includes NBC News filed a motion this week requesting they be unsealed.”
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