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Hush money investigation: A long road to the Manhattan Grand Jury’s indictment of Trump

Hush money investigation: A long road to the Manhattan Grand Jury’s indictment of Trump

Posted by | Mar 31, 2023

The New York grand jury investigating Trump’s 2016 hush-money payments to adult film actor Stormy Daniels has voted to indict the former president. While we do not know the full range of charges, Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg’s office confirmed that they were forthcoming tonight when it released a statement saying, “This evening we contacted Mr. Trump’s attorney to coordinate his surrender to the Manhattan D.A.’s office for arraignment on a Supreme Court indictment, which remains under seal.” This is the first time in history a former United States president has been indicted, although it is worth remembering that...

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Legal worries for Trump continue to extend far beyond criminal charges in New York

Legal worries for Trump continue to extend far beyond criminal charges in New York

Posted by | Mar 31, 2023

The hush money case in New York that has led to criminal charges against Donald Trump is just one of a number of investigations that could pose legal problems for the former president. Joe Tacopina, a lawyer for Trump, confirmed on March 30 that he had been informed that the former president had been indicted on charges involving payments made during the 2016 campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter. The specific charges were not immediately made public. Trump faces a string of other inquiries as he campaigns for another term in 2024, including a criminal investigation...

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Governing from jail: Constitution unclear about a candidate running for president while indicted

Governing from jail: Constitution unclear about a candidate running for president while indicted

Posted by | Mar 31, 2023

By Stefanie Lindquist, Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict former President Donald Trump. The specific state charges “remain a mystery” but will be related to the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation of Trump for making hush money payments to a porn star just before the 2016 presidential election. It is the first time a U.S. president or former president has been indicted. At the same time, Trump is expected to continue his campaign for the presidency, seeking to regain in 2024 the position he lost in 2020 to...

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Federal government adopts new restrictions on use of commercial spyware tools

Federal government adopts new restrictions on use of commercial spyware tools

Posted by | Mar 30, 2023

The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents around the world, under an executive order issued on March 27 by President Joe Biden. The order responds to growing U.S. and global concerns about programs that can capture text messages and other cellphone data. Some programs — so-called “zero-click” exploits — can infect a phone without the user clicking on a malicious link. Governments around the world — including the U.S. — are known to collect large amounts of data for intelligence and law enforcement...

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Hostage Taking: Russia’s secretive FSB arrests first U.S. correspondent since Cold War on allegation of spying

Hostage Taking: Russia’s secretive FSB arrests first U.S. correspondent since Cold War on allegation of spying

Posted by | Mar 30, 2023

Russia’s security service arrested an American reporter for “The Wall Street Journal” on espionage charges, the first time a U.S. correspondent has been detained on spying accusations since the Cold War. The newspaper denied the allegations and demanded his release. Evan Gershkovich was detained in the city of Yekaterinburg while allegedly trying to obtain classified information, the Federal Security Service, known by the acronym FSB, said on March 30. The service, which is the top domestic security agency and main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, alleged that Gershkovich “was acting on instructions from the American side to collect information...

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Thinking about the best way to help survivors in Türkiye when the unthinkable happens

Thinking about the best way to help survivors in Türkiye when the unthinkable happens

Posted by | Mar 28, 2023

Earthquake Mission in Türkiye: A massive earthquake struck Türkiye and Syria on February 6, leaving tens of thousands dead and millions homeless. Milwaukee Independent was invited by a team of American doctors and clergy to document conditions in the hardest hit parts of Türkiye a month later, embedded with the Turkish Red Crescent, Türk Kizilay. This special series offers a snapshot of the situation in Adiyaman and Antakya in images, with stories from first responders and survivors of the unfolding natural disaster. mkeind.com/earthquakemissionturkiye Dr. Abrar Qureshi, who just returned from a SAMS medical mission in January, was a co-organizer...

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