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Trump AG Pick Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Consideration Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Facing stiff opposition in the US Senate, embattled former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general. The 42-year-old Gaetz had been the subject of an investigation by the Justice Department involving allegations of sex trafficking and sex with a minor. "I had excellent meetings with Senators yesterday," Gaetz posted on social media early Thursday afternoon, Nov. 21. "I appreciate their thoughtful feedback - and the incredible support of so many. "While the momentum was strong, it is clear that…
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If You’re Caught In A Mass Shooting, Will Cops Save You? Here’s What NY Agencies Say To Expect
As public outrage grows over the delayed police response to the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, many are questioning whether they can rely on law enforcement should they find themselves in a similar disaster. That concern is sure to increase following a bombshell report from The New York Times Thursday, June 9, that heavily armed police officers delayed confronting the 18-year-old gunman in Uvalde, Texas for over an hour - even though supervisors knew wounded students were trapped - out of concern for officer safety. Breaking News: Heavily armed Uvalde officers waited an hou…
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10 Dead After Mass Shooting At Buffalo Supermarket
Updated story: 18-Year-Old Gunman Live-Streamed Mass Shooting At Buffalo Supermarket That Left 10 Dead This story has been updated. Ten people are dead after a gunman opened fire inside a supermarket in Buffalo. A total of 13 people were shot in the incident that happened just after 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said. The three others shot have non life-threatening injuries. The shooter is in custody, the Buffalo Police Department announced on Twitter. The suspect's identity has not yet been released.…
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Trump Aide From Northern Westchester Unanimously Held In Contempt By Jan. 6 Panel
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol in Washington DC unanimously voted to refer former Trump aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino, Jr. to the Justice Department for criminal contempt of Congress charges. Scavino, a Northern Westchester native from Yorktown and former resident of Hopewell Junction in Dutchess County who served as a social media director during the Trump campaign and later worked alongside him in the White House as deputy chief of staff, is officially facing a criminal contempt charge for refusing to comply with subpoenas from the i…
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Ex-Trump Aide From Northern Westchester Held In Contempt By Jan. 6 Panel
A top aide for former President Donald Trump who grew up in Northern Westchester and lived in Dutchess County could face charges from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol. Yorktown native and former Hopewell Junction resident Dan Scavino, Jr., who served as a social media director during the Trump campaign and later worked alongside him in the White House as deputy chief of staff, could face criminal contempt charges for refusing to comply with subpoenas from the committee. Related story - Yorktown Native Dan Scavino Gets Post In Donald …
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Covid-
19: Cuomo Responds After DOJ Announces It Won't Investigate NY Nursing Home Deaths
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued a statement following the Justice Department's decision not to open a civil rights investigation into the state's COVID-19 response in its nursing homes. Requests for data from the nursing homes had previously been made due to questions about whether New York and other states worsened the COVID-19 death toll by requiring the facilities to accept residents who had been hospitalized for COVID-19. GOP Rep. Steve Scalise reported on Friday, July 23, that the Justice Department sent him a letter saying it would not open the investigation. 🚨🚨 BREAKING—Bi…
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Covid-
19: DOJ Decision Not To Investigate NY Nursing Home Deaths Draws Criticism From GOP
Republican representatives are criticizing the Justice Department’s decision not to open a civil rights investigation into New York's COVID-19 response in its state-run nursing homes. The department sent a letter to GOP Rep. Steve Scalise and other Republicans, saying it would not open the investigation. The department also declined to investigate allegations in Pennsylvania and Michigan. Requests for data from the nursing homes had previously been made due to questions about whether New York and other states worsened the COVID-19 death toll by requiring the facilities to accept residents …
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Trump Holdover From Northern Westchester Fired By Biden Says He Won't Leave Government Post
A Westchester County resident who was serving as the Social Security commissioner after being appointed to the post by former President Donald Trump said he won't leave his post, despite being fired by President Joe Biden. The Washington Post reported that Andrew Saul, who had been working remotely from his home in Katonah, said he was blindsided by his firing. His term was set to end in 2025. Saul's access to agency computers was cut off on Monday, July 12, the day his acting successor, Kilolo Kijakazi, took over, The Washington Post said. Experts told the Post that …
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Hudson Valley Assemblyman Calls On Cuomo To Resign Amid Nursing Home, Harassment Scandals
A Hudson Valley lawmaker is calling on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign amid the latest scandal to hit his administration. On Wednesday, Feb. 24, former Cuomo aide Lindsey Boylan made a scathing blog post public in which she outlined alleged sexual harassment incidents involving the governor during her time in his administration. Earlier story - New Details Of Cuomo Sexual Harassment Claims Released By Former Aide In response to the allegation, Republican Assemblyman Mike Lawler, who represents District 97, which includes Pearl River and other parts of Rockland County, called for Cuom…
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Covid-
19: Nursing Home Scandal Could Bring Criminal Charges For Cuomo, Prosecutor Says
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s COVID-19 nursing home scandal could lead to federal charges, according to a longtime prosecutor. John Daukas, who was acting attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division under President Donald Trump, said that Cuomo could face criminal charges after underreporting nursing home deaths and then attempting to cover it up. Earlier story - COVID-19: Nursing Home Scandal Fallout Increases As More Dems Turn On Cuomo, Feds Launch Probe In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Daukas said that Cuomo’s administration misled the public, and the …
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Barr Assigns US Attorney In Connecticut To Review Origins Of Russia Inquiry
United States Attorney General William Barr has appointed John Durham, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, to review the origins of the Russia investigation into interference in the 2016 presidential election and the FBI’s surveillance activities. Durham has been assigned to conduct the inquiry into allegations of misconduct and improper surveillance of President Donald Trump’s campaign during the 2016 election. The concerns were first raised in congressional testimony following the release of Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia probe. "I am not saying that improper survei…
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‘A Catalog Of Wealth And Privilege’: Details Emerge In Takedown Of College Bribery Scam
Click here for an updated story: Prominent Greenwich Attorney Among Those Charged In College Bribery Scheme Details have emerged a day after the takedown of a coast-to-coast takedown of a college admissions bribery scheme involving top coaches and dozens of wealthy parents. The 33 parents, described by US Attorney Andrew E. Lelling of Massachusetts as a "catalog of wealth and privilege," paid off a total of $25 million to a sham charity set up by the ringleader of the plot, William "Rick" Singer, 58, a California-based private college counseling veteran, who has agreed to forfeit $3.4…
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Top Coaches, Actresses Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman Charged In College Admissions Scheme
Click here for an updated story - ‘A Catalog Of Wealth And Privilege’: Details Emerge In Takedown Of College Bribery Scam Dozens of people, including coaches at top universities around the country and a pair of Hollywood actresses, have been charged in a college admissions bribery takedown, federal authorities announced late Tuesday morning, March 12. Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are two of the 33 parents and nearly 50 people charged in the largest college admissions scandal ever prosecuted by the Justice Department. Private admissions counselors and Div…
Politics
Trump Family's Biggest Legal Threat From
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Prosecutors, Not Mueller, Experts Say
Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York are set to take the Trump organization to task for various offenses, according to legal experts and multiple reports. In the past week, the Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has accepted a guilty plea from President Donald Trump's former longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, and offered an immunity deal to Allen Weisselberg, chief financial officer of The Trump Organization. According to Bloomberg, Weisselberg, “will likely be required to provide information on all criminal activity he kn…
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NY Judge: Trump Admin Acted In 'Bad Faith' By Adding Citizenship Question
Citing “bad faith,” a federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to disclose additional information regarding its decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Judge Jesse Furman of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York announced on Tuesday that lawyers representing the government must produce a log of documents that were being withheld, as well as provide an explanation for why the administration did so. Furman further demanded that the government include documents from the Commerce and Justice Departments in their disco…
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FBI Questioning Clinton Foundation
The FBI is looking into the Clinton Foundation. The foundation, run by Chappaqua residents Bill and Hillary Clinton, is being questioned by the Justice Department over whether it engaged in any pay-to-play politics while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State, according to The Hill. The FBI has interviewed one witness with more interviews planned, according to The Hill, questioning whether the Clintons promised favors in return for charitable donations. Nick Merrill, a spokesman for Hillary Clinton, said the probe was disgraceful and a distraction by Republicans. "Let’s call this wha…
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Trump Taps Former Giuliani Partner As Preet Bharara Replacement
President Donald Trump has nominated a former law partner of New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to serve as United States Attorney Preet Bharara’s replacement in the Southern District of New York. If confirmed by the Senate in the next 120 days, Geoffrey Berman will take over for Bharara, who was fired last March by the president as he cleaned house from the Obama era. He will serve as an interim basis until confirmation, according to the Justice Department. Berman is a partner at Greenberg Traurig in Manhattan, where Giuliani remains a partner. He previously served as an Assistant United St…
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