Epstein Secrets

HE NEWS • Justice Department Tells Texas That Floating Barrier On Rio Grande Raises Humanitarian Concerns • Judge Sets A Trial Date For Next May In Trump's Classified Documents Case In Florida • Director Wray Defends FISA, Says Law Used to 'Detect and Thwart' Chinese Hacking COUNTERTERRORISM • Man Who

Artifacts Meant for a White House Party Ended Up at Mar-A-Lago. Awkwardness Ensued. CAPITOL VIOLENCE NEWS • Before Jan. 6, Mark Meadows Joked About Trump's Election Claims • Georgia Governor Contacted By Trump Special Counsel In 2020 Probe • Judge Rejects Jail For Oath Keepers' Jan. 6 'Operations Coo

imes (07/23, Thrush, Protess, Feuer, Goldman) reported that Jack Smith, the special counsel overseeing criminal investigations into former President Donald J. Trump, employs 40 to 60 career prosecutors, paralegals, and support staff, augmented by a rotating cast of FBI agents and technical specialists, according

d a trial date for next May for former President Donald Trump in a case charging him with illegally retai

ate "a major setback to the DOJ's crusade to deny President Trump a fair legal process" and said the "extensive sc

l these efforts and their concurrent expenses is Mr. Trump's own behavior — his unwillingness to accept the

ing criminal investigations into former President Donald J. Trump, employs 40 to 60 career prosecutors, para

ney's office. The article noted that the text messages came out as part of an ongoing joint investigation launched in March 2022 by the FBI and the Contra Costa district attorney into a broad range of potential offenses by officers with the Antioch and nearby Pittsburg police departments. The city of Antioch

n that Russia interfered in the election to help Donald Trump sets up a struggle between the nation's top

"could deal a blow to Democratic assertions that President Trump and the White House counsel might have used undu

up a struggle between the nation's top spies and Mr. Trump's skeptical Republican allies." Trump's "past two

ER WASHINGTON NEWS • Media Analyses Skeptical Of Trump's Distancing Himself From "Send Her Back" Chant.

fatal shooting that contradicted the officers' police reports." The board "found that the officers exaggerated the threat posed by the 17-year-old McDonald in order to justify the actions of Officer Jason Van Dyke in shooting the teen 16 times." EFTA01659547 Philadelphia Officers Fired For Facebook Po

eland. • Lawmakers Press Secret Service For Plan To Avoid Future Mar-a-Lago Security Breaches. OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS • Media Analyses Skeptical Of Trump's Distancing Himself From "Send Her Back" Chant. • Prosecutors Signal Additional Charges Related To Alleged Trump "Hush Money" Payments Are Unlikel

(7/18, Bennett, 154K) reports, "Three senior Senate Democrats are pressing the US Secret Service on whether security has been beefed up at President Donald Trump's Florida and New Jersey resorts after a 33-year-old Chinese woman talked her way into his Mar-a-Lago property while he was there." Yujing Zhang, 33,

eputed California Gang Member Charged With Human Trafficking. The San Jose (CA) Mercuryt (7/18, Gartrell, 456K) reports from Richmond, California, "Contra Costa County prosecutors have charged a 34-year-old man with seven felonies related to alleged sex trafficking, court records show." Mychal Duane Nelson,

August 5 to address their positions. Trump's Wall Street Journal Suit Over Epstein Story Faces Timing Hurdle Reuters (07/22, Cohen) reported that Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a story about him and Jeffrey Epstein may face hurdles due to non-compliance with Florida state rules o

ald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of "treason" for allegedly trying to tie him to Russia and undermine his 2016 presidential campaign. Trump made the accusation without providing evidence, and a spokesperson for Obama denounced the claim as "ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction".

vailable here. Table of Contents IN THE NEWS • Donald Trump Accuses Barack Obama of 'Treason' Over 2016

shington Examiner (07/22, O'Keefe) reported that President Trump told members of Congress at a reception Tuesday t

n: A Kidnapping Triggers a Cascade of Violence • Trump's Fixation With Greenland Has Ended Denmark's Love

oinDesk (07/22, Shumba). Continued Reporting: California Financial Advisor Charged With Allegedly Operating Long-Running $9.5 Million Ponzi Scheme Contra Costa (07/22, Staff Writer) reported that Edwin Emmett Lickiss, Jr., a former East Bay financial advisor, has been indicted for allegedly operating a $9.5