Carolina senators threaten to vote against funding deal without disaster money
Sen. Thom Tillis (RN.C.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (RS.C.) on Thursday announced plans for the government that does not include disaster relief for victims of hurricanes Helen and Milton, which hit their states. He threatened to vote against the financial aid package. Republican lawmakers issued a warning after President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. […]
NY governor: Trump would need to show remorse for hush money pardon
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (Democratic) said President-elect Trump needs to show remorse if he wants a pardon for his hush-money conviction. “The pardon process is underway in New York State. It's long.” Hochul said Wednesday. At an unrelated press conference. “It requires several elements. One is regret.” Hochul said no one is treated better […]
Trump slams NYC judge for refusing to toss out hush money case after Supreme Court immunity verdict: ‘radical partisan’
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday accused the New York judge who oversaw his “hush money” trial of being “biased” and “radical partisan” for refusing to throw out the case. President Trump, 78, criticized Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Marchan over his decision Monday to uphold the Republican's conviction despite the U.S. Supreme Court's presidential immunity […]
Trump: Merchan 'completely disrespected' Supreme Court with hush money ruling
President-elect Trump on Tuesday denounced Judge Juan Melchán's decision to allow a jury verdict in the hush-money case, despite a Supreme Court ruling earlier this year that largely spared the former president from criminal prosecution. President Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the judge's decision “completely disrespected the United States Supreme Court […]
Judge Refuses to Toss Trump ‘Hush Money’ Conviction Based on Immunity
Judge Juan Melchán ruled Monday that President-elect Donald Trump's felony conviction in his “hush money” trial should not be thrown out, based on the Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity. Lawyers for the president-elect have sought to vacate his May conviction in a New York business records case, citing the Supreme Court ruling. trump […]
Judge spurns Donald Trump effort to scrap hush money conviction based on immunity
President-elect Donald Trump's bid to overturn his conviction in the Manhattan hush money case based on the U.S. Supreme Court's immunity ruling was rejected by a judge on Monday. In a 41-page decision, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Melchan concluded that the 34 convictions are currently upheld and warrant immunity. “The public's use of these […]
JonBenet Ramsey’s dad suggests killer motivated by money in resurfaced interview
Previously unaired interviews with JonBenét Ramsey's parents, John and Patsy Ramsey, and the late Barbara Walters, have been re-released following the release of a new documentary about the 1996 murder of the six-year-old pageant star. surfaced. JonBenét was found dead in the basement of her family's Boulder, Colorado, home the day after Christmas 28 years […]
U.S. Ryder Cup players to receive additional $200,000 “stipend,” more money for charity
Players selected to the U.S. Ryder Cup team at Bethpage Black next year will receive an additional $200,000 from the PGA of America. channel rex hoggard. The new plan, approved by the PGA of America's Board of Directors, increases the amount players will receive in charitable contributions from $200,000 to $300,000. Participants will also receive […]
MTA to use grant money to get into the minds of fare evaders
They bend over backwards to waste money on turnstile jumps. The MTA plans to spend up to $1 million in grants on research it hopes will help understand the mindset of the average fare evader, the Post reported. The expensive study comes as officials lament poverty and press ahead with abhorrent congestion pricing plans, but […]
Feds charge ex-TD Bank employee with helping to launder money to Colombia
The New Jersey Attorney General announced Wednesday that a former Florida-based TD Bank employee has been arrested and charged with aiding and abetting money laundering into Colombia. This is the first arrest since the Canadian bank paid a $3 billion fine. TD Bank's U.S. arm pleaded guilty in October to conspiracy to commit money laundering, […]