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Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer says she will 'finally beryllium capable to opportunity what really happened'
Chloe Atkins and Rebecca Shabad
Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney, David Oscar Markus, said up of a 2nd time of an question and reply pinch apical Justice Department officials that his customer "has been treated very unfairly" for much than 5 years and has nary logic to dishonesty successful answering their questions.
"If you looked up scapegoat successful nan dictionary, her look would beryllium adjacent to nan definition, adjacent to nan dictionary meaning of it," Markus told reporters successful Florida. "So, you know, we’re grateful for this opportunity to yet beryllium capable to opportunity what really happened, and that’s what we’re going to do, yesterday and today."
He claimed that Maxwell has knowledgeable "terrible, atrocious conditions for 5 years."
"We wouldn’t support animals nan measurement she’s been kept successful prison," he said, adding that "it’s unbelievable that she tin support her spirits up this high, and we’re proud of her."
"We conscionable inquire that folks look astatine what she has to opportunity pinch an unfastened mind, and that’s what Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has promised us, and everything she says tin beryllium corroborated, and she’s telling nan truth. She’s sewage nary logic to dishonesty astatine this point, and she’s going to support telling nan truth."
Trump endorses erstwhile Rep. Mike Rogers for Senate successful Michigan
Trump endorsed Republican erstwhile Rep. Mike Rogers for Senate successful Michigan successful a station connected Truth Social past night.
"America First Patriot Mike Rogers is moving for U.S. Senate successful nan Great State of Michigan, a State I emotion and WON BIG!" Trump wrote.
"From nan U.S. Army to Congress, Mike has served our Nation pinch distinction, and will bring that aforesaid Fighting Spirit to nan U.S. Senate," Trump added.
The president said Rogers would activity successful nan Senate to turn nan economy, trim taxes and regulations, and activity to unafraid nan confederate border, each of which are main parts of nan president's agenda.
"Mike Rogers has my Complete and Total Endorsement — HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!" he wrote.
Rogers launched his run successful April, moving again for Senate aft he mislaid successful past year's predetermination to Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin by little than half a percent point.
Democrats blast lawman AG’s gathering pinch Ghislaine Maxwell
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who utilized to beryllium Trump’s individual lawyer, met privately successful a Florida courthouse pinch convicted Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell and her lawyers and is expected to meet pinch her again today. Democrats blast nan meeting, calling it “incredibly suspicious.” NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for "TODAY."
Former GOP Rep. George Santos to study to situation today
Former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., is group to study to situation coming aft he pleaded blameworthy astir a twelvemonth agone to ligament fraud and aggravated personality theft.
Santos was sentenced successful April to much than 7 years successful prison. The judge besides ordered him to salary astir $374,000 successful restitution and much than $200,000 successful forfeiture.
Santos was expelled from Congress successful precocious 2023 aft he fabricated parts of his resume, and he faced a 23-count indictment and a House morals probe.
Santos wrote a farewell station connected X past night.
Republicans are divided connected extending Obamacare taxation breaks arsenic higher costs loom
Republican leaders are facing increasing calls from their members to extend a bucket of backing for nan Affordable Care Act that is slated to expire astatine nan extremity of this twelvemonth arsenic immoderate look to avert security premium hikes and millions of Americans losing wellness coverage.
But nan origin faces guidance from conservatives who detest “Obamacare,” arsenic nan rule is nicknamed, and don’t want to assistance a digit to protect it. Some reason it’d beryllium excessively costly to proceed nan premium taxation credits, which costs much than $30 cardinal per twelvemonth and were initially adopted arsenic portion of a Covid response.
Read nan afloat communicative here.
Tulsi Gabbard’s ‘treason’ allegation triggers a high-wire enactment from Obama world
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Natasha Korecki, Peter Nicholas and Monica Alba
To erstwhile aides who worked successful Barack Obama’s White House, nan Trump administration’s allegations of “treason” carried nan stench of desperation from a president straining to shift nan focus from a burgeoning ungraded astir Jeffrey Epstein.
Still, they’re grappling with how to incorporate the unprecedented accusations National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard has leveled, moreover arsenic they disregard them arsenic asinine, interviews pinch much than half a twelve group who worked successful Obama’s White House aliases connected his campaigns reveal.
Read nan afloat communicative here.
Powell publically fact-checks Trump complete costs of Fed renovations
Trump has been pushing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to little liking rates and he ramped up nan unit by publically examining costly renovations nan Fed is making during a sojourn yesterday. Powell took nan uncommon measurement to publically fact-check nan president astir nan project’s value tag and it each played retired successful beforehand of cameras. NBC’s Christine Romans reports for "TODAY."
Former Jan. 6 charismatic and ex-DOJ labor writer Trump management complete firings
It was precocious day connected nan past Friday successful June, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Gordon was successful his agency successful Tampa, Florida, interviewing a unfortunate for an upcoming proceedings via Zoom.
Alongside a typical agent, Gordon was preparing nan unfortunate to beryllium a witnesser successful a Justice Department lawsuit against a lawyer nan Justice Department alleged had been scamming clients.
There was a sound astatine nan door, Gordon later told NBC News, and he didn’t answer; astatine nan U.S. Attorney’s Office successful nan Middle District of Florida, location was a civilization of not conscionable popping successful erstwhile nan doorway is closed. But nan doorway popped open, and location stood nan agency manager, ashen-faced.
The agency head is successful complaint of security, and Gordon thought for a infinitesimal that thing mightiness person happened to his family. Gordon muted nan Zoom call, and nan agency head handed him a portion of paper.
It was a one-page missive signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi. He’d been terminated from national service.
“No explanation. No beforehand warning. No explanation of what nan origin was,” Gordon said successful an interview. “Now, I knew why. I knew it had to beryllium my Jan. 6 work.”
Gordon had been elder proceedings counsel successful nan Capitol Siege Section of nan U.S. Attorney’s Office successful Washington, which prosecuted alleged rioters progressive successful nan Jan. 6 onslaught connected nan U.S. Capitol. His title reflected immoderate of nan high-profile cases he’d taken connected during nan Jan. 6 investigation and nan domiciled he played successful helping different national prosecutors.
At nan clip of his firing, Gordon had agelong been moving connected different cases backmost location successful Florida. He had precocious been assigned to co-lead a lawsuit against 2 group accused of stealing much than $100 cardinal from a aesculapian spot for group pinch disabilities, arsenic good arsenic injured workers and retirees. Just 2 days earlier he was fired, he’d received an “outstanding” standing connected his capacity review.
Now, on pinch 2 different precocious fired Justice Department employees, Gordon is pushing back, suing nan Trump management precocious yesterday complete their dismissals. The suit argues that nan normal procedures national labor are expected to spell done to reside their grievances — nan Merit Systems Protection Board — are fundamentally surgery because of nan Trump administration’s actions.
Read nan afloat communicative here.
Padilla proposes pathway to citizenship and ineligible status
Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., coming announced an migration measure that would broaden pathways to get ineligible position and citizenship for longtime residents of nan U.S, including "Dreamers," highly skilled workers and asylum-seekers.
The bill, called nan Renewing Immigration Provisions of nan Immigration Act of 1929, would make immigrants who person been surviving successful nan United States continuously for astatine slightest 7 years eligible for imperishable ineligible status. This would update an existing statute that was past amended successful 1986, which group nan trim disconnected day for eligibility astatine 1972.
It would besides supply a pathway for "Dreamers," asylum-seekers and high-skilled workers pinch H-1B activity visas to get greenish cards.
Padilla first introduced nan measure successful 2022 but it ne'er sewage passed nan Judiciary Committee. A type was introduced successful nan House by Rep. Zoe Lofgren and likewise languished successful committee. Both versions will beryllium reintroduced Monday, Padilla said.
“We judge this is nan first step,” he said, adding that changing nationalist sentiment is nan cardinal constituent this time.
According to a caller Gallup poll, 79% of Americans opportunity migration is simply a bully point compared to 64% successful 2024. Support for allowing undocumented immigrants to go U.S. citizens has accrued to 78% compared to 70% past year.
“What we’re seeing successful believe is not what group signed up for,” he said of Trump's migration directives. “The overreach, really utmost and sadistic nan management has go astir migration enforcement, has shifted nationalist sentiment astir Donald Trump and his policies.”
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to clasp 2nd gathering pinch Ghislaine Maxwell coming
Nnamdi Egwuonwu and Chloe Atkins
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said past nighttime that he plans to proceed his speech pinch Epstein’s longtime accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell today. The 2 said for respective hours yesterday arsenic nan management seeks to probe Maxwell for further accusation astir Epstein’s case.
Attorney General Pam Bondi chose Blanche to speak pinch Maxwell successful an effort to “pursue justice” aft a determination by nan Justice Department to nary longer merchandise accusation from nan national investigation into Epstein roiled Trump’s base.
“President Trump has told america to merchandise each reliable evidence. If Ghislane Maxwell has accusation astir anyone who has committed crimes against victims, nan FBI and nan DOJ will perceive what she has to say,” Bondi said this week connected X.
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