#Former Trump prosecutor slams GOP ‘political theater,’ takes the Fifth at deposition

#Former Trump prosecutor slams GOP ‘political theater,’ takes the Fifth at deposition

Former Trump prosecutor Mark Pomerantz invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during his deposition before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday, slamming the GOP-led panel’s investigation as “political theater” in his opening statement. Pomerantz, who investigated Trump at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, said he was appearing before the committee “as required” because “I respect the…

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#Five takeaways from the Biden, McCarthy meeting on debt limit debate

#Five takeaways from the Biden, McCarthy meeting on debt limit debate

President Biden and the top four congressional leaders, including Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), came away from their Tuesday meeting with no path forward to avoid the nation defaulting on its debts. The president’s meeting with McCarthy, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)…

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#Trump calls E. Jean Carroll verdict ‘a disgrace’

#Trump calls E. Jean Carroll verdict ‘a disgrace’

Shortly after being found liable for sexual battery and defamation in the E. Jean Carroll civil trial Tuesday, former President Trump called the verdict a “disgrace.” “I have absolutely no idea who this woman is,” Trump wrote in all capital letters on Truth Social shortly after the verdict was announced. “This verdict is a disgrace…

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#Musk announces Twitter purge of inactive accounts

#Musk announces Twitter purge of inactive accounts

Elon Musk said Monday that Twitter would be purging accounts on the social media platform that had been active for a number of years, continuing a bevy of policy changes that Musk has handed down at the company. “We’re purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years, so you will probably…

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