Author: Freedom Watch

Donald Trump calls for the release of hundreds of his supporters arrested in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot Business Insider November 5, 2022 Donald Trump called for the release of those arrested in connection with the Capitol riot. He called for them to be treated “fairly” and said, “let them all go now!” Former President Donald Trump called for the release of those arrested in connection with the Capitol riot. “Start treating the January 6th protestors [sic] fairly. Let them all go now!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday. Continue Reading…..

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Biden calls out Elon Musk and Twitter at Chicago-area fundraiser | CNN Politics By Allie Malloy, Arlette Saenz CNN November 5, 2022 President Joe Biden on Friday called out Elon Musk, saying the billionaire had purchased a social media platform that “spews lies all across the world.” “Elon Musk goes out and buys an outfit that spews lies all across the world,” the president said at a Democratic fundraiser in Rosemont, Illinois, just outside of Chicago, according to the pool. “There’s no editors anymore in America,” he added. Continue Reading…..

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Trump Files a Suit Against N.Y.’s Attorney General, and Against Advice By Jonah E. Bromwich, Maggie Haberman, Ben Protess and William K. Rashbaum New York Times November 3, 2022 A tirade of a lawsuit that Donald J. Trump filed on Wednesday against one of his chief antagonists, the New York attorney general, was hotly opposed by several of his longstanding legal advisers, who attempted an intervention hours before it was submitted to a court. Those opposed to the suit told the Florida attorneys who drafted it that it was frivolous and would fail, according to people with knowledge…

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Putin says he hasn’t decided on a 2024 presidential run, a power move that a Russia expert says is how he keeps opposition ‘off balance’ By Mia Jankowicz Business Insider November 3, 2022 Russia’s Putin hasn’t decided whether he’ll run for president in 2024, his spokesperson said. Western officials have suggested the Ukraine war has weakened his position, London’s The Times said. But keeping people guessing is standard practice for Putin, a Russia expert told Insider. Continue Reading…..

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Trump Org. CFO will spill tax fraud to New York jury, prosecutors say By Erin Durkin POLITICO October 31, 2022 NEW YORK — Convicted ex-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg will give the “inside story” of how the company allegedly used years-long tax fraud scheme to boost executive pay, Manhattan prosecutors said Monday. The teaser came during opening remarks in the firm’s long-awaited New York Supreme Court criminal trial — one case in an increasingly complex web of legal woes for former President Donald Trump. The former president is not involved in the case, but the charges could lead…

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‘Sorry for what I did’: Oath Keeper who pleaded guilty for Jan. 6 breach breaks down on the stand By Kyle Cheney POLITICO October 31, 2022 A member of the far-right Oath Keepers who pleaded guilty to his role in trying to disrupt the transition of presidential power broke down on the stand Monday as he testified against his former allies. “I’m really sorry for what I did,” said Graydon Young of Florida, who pleaded guilty in June 2021 to a conspiracy to obstruct Congress’ Jan. 6, 2021, meeting to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.…

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U.S. Capitol Police officer convicted of obstructing Jan. 6 probe By Tom Jackman Washington Post October 30, 2022 About two weeks after he went into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and posted extensively about it on Facebook, Virginia Beach fishing boat captain Jacob Hiles was arrested. In speaking with the FBI, Hiles mentioned something that caught the attention of investigators, according to court records: “following the riot he had become friends with a Capitol police officer.” The FBI then took a look at Hiles’s phone, and found a screenshot of a Facebook message sent to Hiles…

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