Republicans were there to ask the former first family about Bill Clinton's relationship with Epstein, including his four trips on Epstein's private jet in the early 2000s prior to his conviction for soliciting a minor, as well as photos of Bill Clinton in the Epstein files. Bill Clinton's testimony scheduled for Friday would be the first time a former president has been compelled by subpoena to testify against his will in a Congressional investigation.
During questioning by Congress, Attorney General Pam Bondi used shouting as a technique to deflect difficult questions about President Donald Trump and the Epstein Files, citing the current strong stock market as an example of Trump's success. But Trump cannot be let off the hook for possible crimes just because he is perceived as doing some things right. Even a criminal as notorious as mob boss Al Capone appears to have been a family man who supported projects in his community. Such benevolence, though admirable, didn't erase the need for accountability when he committed tax evasion and murder.
And on Tuesday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement that "there is currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation." The statement, first reported by CNN, did not elaborate on how the department had reached a conclusion that no investigation was warranted. Federal officials have said that the officer acted in self-defense and that the driver of the Honda was engaging in "an act of domestic terrorism" when she pulled forward toward him.
A push by the Department of Justice to open an investigation into the widow of Renee Nicole Good after her tragic killing at the hands of a federal immigration officer has sparked a mass resignation of federal prosecutors in Minnesota, reports say. According to reports, at least a dozen federal prosecutors across Washington and Minnesota have indicated their plans to resign.
Now Thompson will take on his former office in court as he represents Lemon, the veteran journalist arrested last month in relation to his coverage of an anti-deportation protest inside a St. Paul church. Thompson was brought on the case because he is licensed to practice law in Minnesota, where Lemon is being tried, and has expertise on the state's court system, a representative for the legal team told The Advocate Wednesday. The defense is being led by Abbe Lowell.
New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known as AOC, has warned US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has now become an "anti-civilian, paramilitary organisation", following the shooting and death of Renee Nicole Good. Good, a 37-year old mother, was killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Wednesday (7 January), after the Department of Homeland Security deployed an estimated 2,000 ICE agents and officers from Homeland Security Investigations to the Twin Cities area. Video footage of the incident was captured from various angles by onlookers who were also protesting ICE's presence in the city.
Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) began investigating whether Becca Good, the widow of a queer woman killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent last week, had any criminal associations or ties to anti-government groups. The current presidential administration has repeatedly tried to portray Renee Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent, as a "domestic terrorist" who was part of a "sinister left-wing movement" that criminally sought to interfere with ICE's actions.