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You're Fired? Trump, US Attorney For Virginia Have Different Takes On Prosecutor's Exit You're Fired? Trump, US Attorney For Virginia Have Different Takes On Prosecutor's Exit
You're Fired? Trump, US Attorney For Virginia Have Different Takes On Prosecutor's Exit President Donald Trump was all smiles after Erik Siebert, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, resigned — though they have two takes on his ousting. Siebert was under pressure from Trump after he failed to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James with mortgage fraud, and the conflict came to a head on Friday, Sept. 19, resulting in the attorney leaving his position. "This evening, I submitted my resignation as Interim US Attorney for EDVA. For the last eight months, I have had the pleasure of leading the finest and most exceptional of DOJ employees, who care deeply ab…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
House Republicans Cite 23-Year-Old TV HBO Smash The Wire As ‘Proof’ Of Baltimore Crime House Republicans Cite 23-Year-Old TV HBO Smash The Wire As ‘Proof’ Of Baltimore Crime
House Republicans Cite 23-Year-Old TV HBO Smash The Wire As ‘Proof’ Of Baltimore Crime Stranger than fiction?  With President Donald Trump threatening a federal intervention in Baltimore as National Guard troops patrol DC, the House GOP Judiciary had a curious take on Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin's comments on a potential takeover in the city.  Republicans cited "The Wire," a prestige TV show that aired its last episode on HBO — 17 years ago. How’s the crime in Baltimore (D)? Ever seen The Wire? https://t.co/hNAL9f9i5R — House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@JudiciaryGOP) September 5, 2025 "How’s the crime in Baltimore (D)" they posted. "Ever seen The Wire?" "The Wire" was …

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by Zak Failla
Politics
MAGA Turns On Trump After He Tells Followers To ‘Drop’ Jeffrey Epstein Speculation MAGA Turns On Trump After He Tells Followers To ‘Drop’ Jeffrey Epstein Speculation
Maga Turns On Trump After He Tells Followers To ‘Drop’ Jeffrey Epstein Speculation Donald Trump just discovered what it feels like to be on the wrong end of his own movement.  A post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday, July 12, scolding supporters for obsessing over the alleged “client-list” story involving convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has triggered the harshest pushback Trump has faced from MAGA influencers. The president wrote in the post: “What’s going on with my ‘boys’ and, in some cases, ‘gals'? They’re all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTASTIC JOB!  We are on one Team, MAGA, and I don’t like what’s…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
$17M Scam Funded Shore Mini-Golf Buy, Long Island Homes For Main Line Adviser: DOJ $17M Scam Funded Shore Mini-Golf Buy, Long Island Homes For Main Line Adviser: DOJ
$17M Scam Funded Shore Mini-Golf Buy, Long Island Homes For Main Line Adviser: DOJ A Main Line investment adviser stole millions from clients—including friends, relatives, and retirees—to bankroll a luxury lifestyle and buy into a Jersey Shore mini-golf course, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced on Saturday, July 5.  Scott Mason, 66, of Gladwyne, was sentenced on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a sweeping fraud scheme that lasted over a decade. The Department of Justice says Mason stole more than $17 million while running his firm, Rubicon Wealth Management LLC, and never reported a cent to the IRS. Inste…

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
Trump On Whether He Must Uphold Constitution: ‘I Don’t Know’ Trump On Whether He Must Uphold Constitution: ‘I Don’t Know’
Trump On Whether He Must Uphold Constitution: ‘I Don’t Know’ President Donald Trump says you should ask his lawyers if he needs to uphold the Constitution. In an NBC interview on "Meet the Press" released on Sunday, May 4, the commander-in-chief fielded a number of questions, including one targeting his ongoing plan to carry out millions of mass deportations. In the interview, Trump argued that due process would require millions of trials, for "murderers, drug dealers, some of the most dangerous people out there ... The courts are holding me from doing it."  When pushed about whether the deportations were constitutional, Trump deferred to his c…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
DOJ 'Must Immediately Explain Reason' For Trump Mar-A-Lago Search, Says Andrew Cuomo DOJ 'Must Immediately Explain Reason' For Trump Mar-A-Lago Search, Says Andrew Cuomo
DOJ 'Must Immediately Explain Reason' For Trump Mar-a-lago Search, Says Andrew Cuomo Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is weighing in on the FBI search at the Florida compound of former President Donald Trump. In a tweet Tuesday morning, Aug. 9, Cuomo expressed concern that the FBI’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home could undermine the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. “DOJ must immediately explain the reason for its raid & it must be more than a search for inconsequential archives or it will be viewed as a political tactic and undermine any future credible investigation & legitimacy of January 6 investigatio…

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
Feds Reportedly Probing Cuomo Sexual Harassment Claims, Nursing Home Deaths, Book Feds Reportedly Probing Cuomo Sexual Harassment Claims, Nursing Home Deaths, Book
Feds Reportedly Probing Cuomo Sexual Harassment Claims, Nursing Home Deaths, Book Disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is reportedly now under federal investigation over the sexual harassment accusations that cost him his job in Albany, according to the New York Post. The Post reported that a legal services contract signed in October and released by the state Comptroller’s Office on Thursday, Dec. 2 found that Cuomo is being investigated by the feds for his administration's handling of COVID-19, its coverup of nursing home deaths, and the profits he made on his book about leadership during the pandemic. According to the report, the contract states that "DOJ has al…

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by Zak Failla