Author: Freedom Watch
Spreaker November 2, 2022 Click to View Podcast
Trump Org. CFO will spill tax fraud to New York jury, prosecutors say By Erin Durkin POLITICO October 31, 2022 NEW YORK — Convicted ex-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg will give the “inside story” of how the company allegedly used years-long tax fraud scheme to boost executive pay, Manhattan prosecutors said Monday. The teaser came during opening remarks in the firm’s long-awaited New York Supreme Court criminal trial — one case in an increasingly complex web of legal woes for former President Donald Trump. The former president is not involved in the case, but the charges could lead…
‘Sorry for what I did’: Oath Keeper who pleaded guilty for Jan. 6 breach breaks down on the stand By Kyle Cheney POLITICO October 31, 2022 A member of the far-right Oath Keepers who pleaded guilty to his role in trying to disrupt the transition of presidential power broke down on the stand Monday as he testified against his former allies. “I’m really sorry for what I did,” said Graydon Young of Florida, who pleaded guilty in June 2021 to a conspiracy to obstruct Congress’ Jan. 6, 2021, meeting to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.…
U.S. Capitol Police officer convicted of obstructing Jan. 6 probe By Tom Jackman Washington Post October 30, 2022 About two weeks after he went into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and posted extensively about it on Facebook, Virginia Beach fishing boat captain Jacob Hiles was arrested. In speaking with the FBI, Hiles mentioned something that caught the attention of investigators, according to court records: “following the riot he had become friends with a Capitol police officer.” The FBI then took a look at Hiles’s phone, and found a screenshot of a Facebook message sent to Hiles…
Spreaker October 28, 2022 Click to View Podcast
Judge to consider unsealing Trump grand jury filings By Kyle Cheney, Josh Gerstein POLITICO October 27, 2022 A federal judge is considering whether to unseal secret court documents detailing former President Donald Trump’s effort to prevent former aides from providing testimony to a grand jury investigating efforts to subvert the 2020 election. Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday asked the Justice Department to weigh in on unsealing requests made by two media organizations: POLITICO on Oct. 18 and the New York Times on Oct. 21. Howell’s request comes…
‘Not some high school romance’: White House bristles at latest jab in US-Saudi spat | CNN Politics By Kevin Liptak CNN October 27, 2022 The White House bristled Wednesday at a top Saudi official’s assertion the kingdom was the more “mature” partner in a relationship roiled by an ongoing spat over oil production that has seen top US officials begin exploring options to recalibrate ties to the Gulf monarchy. “It’s not like some high school romance here,” said John Kirby, the communications coordinator at the National Security Council, when asked about a comment that Saudi Energy Minister Prince…
Trump bragged about new US nuclear weapons, Woodward tape shows By Martin Pengelly the Guardian October 26, 2022 In a taped conversation with Bob Woodward, Donald Trump boasted about US nuclear weapons development. “I have built a weapon system that nobody’s ever had in this country before,” the then president told the veteran Washington Post reporter. “We have stuff that you haven’t even seen or heard about. We have stuff that Putin and Xi have never heard about before.” The recording aired on CNN on Tuesday, the day Woodward published The Trump Tapes, an audio book of 20…
Ex-Capitol Police officer charged with obstruction tells jury he is ’embarrassed’ by Facebook chat with Jan. 6 rioter NBC News October 25, 2022 A former officer charged with obstruction for telling a Jan. 6 rioter to remove a Facebook post about being in the U.S. Capitol testified Monday that he was “embarrassed” about having spoken to the man, who he claims duped him about his level of involvement in the attack. Michael Riley, who sent messages to Jan. 6 rioter Jacob Hiles shortly after the insurrection, when he was a U.S. Capitol Police officer, told jurors Monday that…
Spreaker October 24, 2022 Click to View Podcast