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Donald Trump Found Guilty On All 34 Felony Counts In Historic NY Hush Money Trial Donald Trump Found Guilty On All 34 Felony Counts In Historic NY Hush Money Trial
Donald Trump Found Guilty On All 34 Felony Counts In Historic NY Hush Money Trial A New York jury convicted former President Donald Trump of all charges in his alleged hush money trial, finding that he falsified business records to buy an adult film star’s silence and influence the 2016 presidential election. The historic verdict, the first adjudication and conviction of a former US president, was reached shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 30, after around 10 hours of deliberation. Seven men and five women on the jury unanimously found Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree that were filed by Manhattan District Attorne…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Feds Raid Giuliani's Manhattan Apartment Feds Raid Giuliani's Manhattan Apartment
Feds Raid Giuliani's Manhattan Apartment Federal agents on Wednesday raided the Manhattan apartment of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani as part of an investigation into his activities in Ukraine, according to multiple reports. Guiliani, who was ex-President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, didn’t immediately comment, nor did the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York in Manhattan. No charges had been filed against the 76-year-old former federal prosecutor as of Wednesday afternoon. Agents earlier in the day seized electronic devices during a warranted search as part of a months-long investigation, acco…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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FBI: Tipster Dimes Out Tambourine-Shaking Former NYPD Spokeswoman In Capitol Riot FBI: Tipster Dimes Out Tambourine-Shaking Former NYPD Spokeswoman In Capitol Riot
FBI: Tipster Dimes Out Tambourine-Shaking Former Nypd Spokeswoman In Capitol Riot A tambourine-shaking, arms-raising, former NYPD spokeswoman became the latest person charged criminally in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, thanks to yet another anonymous tipster, according to the FBI. Sara Carpenter, 51, who left the force in 2004, surrendered to the FBI in Queens early Tuesday, federal authorities said. “Any involvement in the Jan. 6 [riot] is serious conduct,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Josh Hafetz told a judge in Brooklyn during a video-conferenced detention hearing that afternoon. According to an anonymous tipster, Carpenter told a relative that she’d been tear-gass…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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DENIED: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Tosses Trump Campaign's Bucks County Appeal DENIED: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Tosses Trump Campaign's Bucks County Appeal
Denied: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Tosses Trump Campaign's Bucks County Appeal Pennsylvania's Supreme Court tossed an emergency appeal request filed by Donald Trump's Campaign over less than 2,000 Bucks County election ballots. Trump's campaign sued the Bucks County Board of Elections a week after the election, saying 2,177 absentee and mail-in ballots didn't adhere to code requirements. The suit says those ballots did not have the voter's handwritten name, address or date on the return envelopes, and some were enclosed in "unsealed" privacy envelopes. The appeal was rejected by the court, which is comprised of a 5-2 Democratic majority. ALSO SEE: US Supreme…

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by Heather Kays and Cecilia Levine
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US Supreme Court Lets Pennsylvania Certify Biden Presidential Election Win US Supreme Court Lets Pennsylvania Certify Biden Presidential Election Win
US Supreme Court Lets Pennsylvania Certify Biden Presidential Election Win Democrat Joe Biden's win in Pennsylvania can be certified, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The nine-justice court unanimously rejected a Republican congressman’s request to prevent Pennsylvania from certifying its presidential election results in favor of the former vice president.  The one-line order, the latest blow to the Trump campaign, was issued with no dissents. The emergency petition was addressed to Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who has jurisdiction over the Pennsylvania courts.  Alito referred it to the whole court, which issued the order. ALSO…

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by Jon Craig
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Giuliani Hospitalized With COVID-19: 'Feeling Good, Recovering Quickly, Keeping Up' Giuliani Hospitalized With COVID-19: 'Feeling Good, Recovering Quickly, Keeping Up'
Giuliani Hospitalized With Covid-19: 'Feeling Good, Recovering Quickly, Keeping Up' Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said that he was "recovering quickly and keeping up with everything" after being hospitalized for COVID-19. The 76-year-old personal attorney for President Donald Trump -- who's been leading the campaign to overturn presidential elections results in court -- reportedly was admitted to Georgetown University Hospital on Sunday after testing positive for the virus. "Thank you to all my friends and followers for all the prayers and kind wishes," Giuliani tweeted Sunday night. "I’m getting great care and feeling good. Recovering quickly and keeping u…

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by Jerry DeMarco