The White House was briefly evacuated on Sunday evening after the Secret Service discovered suspicious powder in a common area of the West Wing. Preliminary tests showed the substance was cocaine, found in a storage facility used by White House staff and guests. The Secret Service is currently investigating the incident and has not released any further information.
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President Donald Trump attempted to pressure Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to overturn the election results in his state after the 2020 election, which Biden won by more than 10,000 votes. Former Vice President Mike Pence confirmed that he did call Ducey following the election, but denied that there was any pressure involved. Trump also attempted to pressure Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to "find" votes, which is currently the subject of criminal investigations. The Washington Post report reveals the lengths Trump and his allies were willing to go to overturn the election results.
Abby Grossberg, a former Fox News producer, has settled two lawsuits against the network and television personality Tucker Carlson for $12 million. Grossberg claimed she was harassed, retaliated against, and set up to take the fall for a defamation suit against Fox. The settlement resolves claims against Fox News, its parent company, Carlson, and the network's attorneys. Fox News and Carlson have agreed to pay Grossberg $12 million in recognition of her courage and determination to stand up for herself.
A federal judge in New York has rejected former President Donald Trump's attempt to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought against him by writer E. Jean Carroll. The lawsuit seeks damages for emotional distress and harm to Carroll's reputation, and the case is set to move forward with a trial date expected to be set in the coming months. Trump had argued that he was entitled to absolute presidential immunity, but the judge ruled that his response to Carroll's accusation was "over the top" and that the content of his statements was an important factor in the case.
On Thursday morning, firefighters responded to an electrical fire at the iconic Tiffany & Co. store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The fire was contained to the basement and no serious injuries were reported, though two minor injuries were sustained. Con Edison was requested to the scene to help with the fire, which was put out by noon and did not damage the store. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Donald Trump has filed a countersuit against writer E. Jean Carroll, claiming she defamed him on television after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing her in the 1990s. Trump's attorney wrote in the court filing that Carroll defamed Trump by claiming in her interview that Trump raped her. Carroll's attorney Roberta Kaplan responded that Trump's filing is an attempt to "attack women who report his misconduct and then trying to gaslight the public by denying his own words and actions." The countersuit is an update to a defamation lawsuit Carroll filed against Trump in 2019.
Former President Donald Trump was recently recorded discussing a sensitive military document that he had not declassified while in office, which is consistent with a partial transcript included in his indictment by federal prosecutors this month. The recording was obtained by NBC News and first reported by CNN, and the document discussed is not part of the 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information charged in the indictment. Trump is heard describing the document as "highly confidential, secret" and has since claimed he was not in possession of it when he was talking.
A New York appeals court has dismissed claims against Ivanka Trump in a $250 million lawsuit brought against her father, former President Donald Trump, and his company by the state's attorney general. The court found that the claims against Ivanka Trump were "time-barred" and that she should be dismissed as a defendant, noting that the statute of limitations had expired and that she was not accused of any wrongdoing. The ruling is a victory for Ivanka Trump, providing a measure of relief from the numerous lawsuits she has faced since her father left office.