Law enforcement and security agencies are preparing for the possibility of former President Donald Trump being indicted as early as next week, due to an alleged hush money payment to Stormy Daniels. Joe Tacopina, Trump's attorney, has confirmed that he would concede to authorities without complication if Trump is indicted. If the grand jury decides to indict Trump, law enforcement agencies will follow normal procedure.
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The US Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into Chinese tech giant ByteDance, the parent company of the popular social media app TikTok, over allegations of improper access to the personal information of US citizens. The investigation involves a subpoena to ByteDance and interviews by the FBI, and follows the firing of four ByteDance employees in December. The Biden administration is now considering a possible nationwide TikTok ban if ByteDance does not divest itself from the app. The investigation is ongoing, and it is unclear what the outcome will be.
This filing from the Capitol Police's general counsel Thomas DiBiase reveals that only one of the more than 40 clips aired by Fox News' Tucker Carlson was approved beforehand. The filing also states that the Capitol Police had not been informed that the surveillance video would be passed on to Carlson, and that House Republicans had ignored requests from the Capitol Police to review and approve any Jan. 6 security footage that would be made public. This highlights the need for transparency and accountability when it comes to the media's access to sensitive information.
Outgoing Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell has ruled that Donald Trump's attorney, Evan Corcoran, must provide additional testimony as part of an investigation into the former president's handling of classified documents. The decision is a significant development in the investigation into the Mar-a-Lago document scandal, and could potentially provide key evidence in the case. Trump's team is expected to appeal the ruling and ask for the decision to be overturned.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of war crimes in Ukraine, including overseeing the unlawful abduction and deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. Russia has rejected the allegations, while the ICC's decision is a significant step in the effort to hold Russia accountable for its actions in Ukraine.
Hunter Biden has filed a countersuit against John Paul Mac Isaac, a computer repair shop owner in Delaware, for allegedly invading his privacy and wrongfully sharing his personal data for political purposes. Biden's lawyers allege that Mac Isaac gave the data from a laptop he received from Hunter Biden to "political enemies" to help then-President Trump in 2020. Ronald Poliquin, a lawyer for Mac Isaac, has denied the allegations, and Biden's lawyers have notified a federal judge of their intention to seek depositions from Steve Bannon and Rudy Giuliani. The case is ongoing and the implications for individual privacy remain to be seen.
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Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police Officer convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020, pleaded guilty to two counts of tax evasion in a Washington County court on Friday. His ex-wife had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of underreporting their income and failing to file tax returns. Chauvin is currently serving a 40-year sentence for the murder of Floyd, and faces a maximum of five years in prison for the tax evasion charges, with a sentencing hearing scheduled for August 12.