Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers moved quickly Monday night to take advantage of the Supreme Court ruling that he enjoyed immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts, sending a letter notifying the judge in his New York hush money case that they intend to ask to set aside the verdict reached by a jury last month, according to multiple sources.
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Trump Ally Steve Bannon Arrives at Federal Prison for Four Month Sentence: ‘I’m a Political Prisoner’
Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon reported to prison Monday and is now officially in custody, according to The Associated Press.
Read MoreSupreme Court Rules Trump has absolute immunity for some Official Acts, But Not Unofficial Ones
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that former President Donald Trump is immune from federal prosecution for official acts he took while in office in split 6-3 ruling. However, the court ruled that there is no immunity for unofficial acts.
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Study: ‘Vast DEI Bureaucracy’ Negatively Impacting U.S. Armed Forces
A new Arizona State University study suggests that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts in the United States military are ineffective.
The study done by the university’s Center for American Institutions argued that there is a emphasis on training new soldiers about social issues like “unconscious bias” and “intersectionality” in a way the center says runs contrary to typical American ideals. The study examined DEI plan’s in different sector of the military, including DEI office staffing and education at academies like West Point.
Read MoreU.S. Drivers Killed Fewer Pedestrians in 2023, Except in Pennsylvania
Pedestrian deaths are finally starting to drop across America to pre-pandemic levels.
Pennsylvania, however, bucked the national trend. Drivers killed 192 pedestrians in 2023, eight more than in 2022, and 25 percent more than in 2019, according to an analysis from the Governors Highway Safety Administration.
Read MorePending Home Sales Fell 2.1 Percent in May and Median Price to Hit $405,300
Pending home sales fell 2.1 percent in May, according to the National Association of Realtors.Â
NARÂ Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said home prices could dip in the coming months.
Read MoreHarvard Law’s Dershowitz Compares Lawfare Against Trump to McCarthyism, Says the Future is Dark
Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz say the political lawfare against former President Donald Trump is a return to the McCarthyism of the 1950s.
“I know lawyers who have been asked to defend Donald Trump on First Amendment grounds,” Dershowitz said on the Wednesday edition of the “Just the News, No Noise” TV show. “They would normally take the case, but they say, ‘we can’t afford it for our family because they’re coming after our bar license.’ It’s exactly what happened during McCarthyism.”
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