The family of Manuel Esteban Páez Terán, an environmental activist known as "Tortuguita", released the results of an autopsy which revealed that he had been shot 14 times. The family's attorneys are now filing an open-records lawsuit to force Atlanta police to release more evidence about the killing, which occurred during a peaceful protest. The GBI has been investigating the shooting for nearly two months, and the family is hoping that the lawsuit will help them get the answers they are looking for and bring justice for Tortuguita and other activists.
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Former President Donald Trump has declined an invitation to testify before a grand jury convened by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office investigating a "hush money" payment allegedly made on his behalf days before the 2016 election. Trump's attorney Joe Tacopina has stated that the former president has “no plans” to appear before the grand jury. The payment in question was made by Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen to porn star Stormy Daniels, and the grand jury is expected to continue its investigation despite Trump's refusal to testify.
Federal prosecutors have pushed back against claims that a video of "QAnon Shaman" Jacob Chansley exonerated anyone in the Capitol mob on January 6, 2021, arguing that the video lacked context and that Tucker Carlson's portrayal of the rioter's activities was misleading. The Justice Department also argued that the seditious conspiracy trial against the five Proud Boys leaders should not be dismissed based on the footage.
Michael Cohen, former lawyer of Donald Trump, is set to testify before a New York grand jury in connection with an alleged "hush money" payment to Stormy Daniels in 2016. Trump's current attorney, Joe Tacopina, has called for an investigation into the Manhattan district attorney's office and has stated that Trump has no plans to participate in the grand jury investigation. Cohen is expected to provide testimony regarding the payment and the cover-up, with the grand jury yet to make a decision on the matter.
Stanford University has launched an investigation into an incident of antisemitism on campus, in which a whiteboard attached to an undergraduate student's dorm room was defaced with an image of Adolf Hitler and swastikas. In response, the university has condemned the act and is treating it as a hate crime. The investigation is ongoing, and no information has been released about the perpetrator.
A Missouri police officer has been killed and a second officer is seriously wounded after a shooting at a convenience store in the small town of Hermann. The suspect has been identified as Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith of the Hermann Police Department, and the second officer is in serious but stable condition at a hospital. The Missouri Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the incident, with no further information available at this time.
Donald Trump has declined an invitation to appear before a grand jury convened by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, which is investigating a hush-money payment made to Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. A number of former Trump employees and White House staffers have been seen entering the district attorney's offices, and it is unclear whether Trump will face an indictment in the case. If he does, he would become the first former president in American history to be charged with a crime.
A lawyer representing one of the Proud Boys members on trial for seditious conspiracy is asking a federal judge to throw out the case due to prosecutors' failure to include "plainly exculpatory" US Capitol security footage aired on Tucker Carlson's show. Billionaire Elon Musk showed sympathy for Jacob Chansley, one of the rioters, by tweeting to his 130 million followers to "Free Jacob Chansley". It is yet to be seen if the judge will agree with the lawyer's request.