Mike Pence has announced that he is considering a run for the 2024 presidential election and is currently listening to his family and reflecting on his "calling". He also wants to see a return to civility in politics, a clear reference to Donald Trump's uncivil discourse. A federal judge is also being asked to compel the release of documents related to the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Rep. Scott Perry's cell phone records have been revealed, showing that he had been in contact with President Donald Trump and powerful Trump backers around the 2020 election. Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the DC District Court noted the "powerful public interest in accessing these judicial records" and emphasized that the records should be made available to prosecutors. The release of the court document has raised questions about Rep. Perry's involvement in the 2020 election and his attempts to shield records from investigators.
A federal judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump and FBI Director Christopher Wray can be deposed in a lawsuit brought by former FBI agent Peter Strzok. The ruling ends a yearlong dispute over whether Strzok could question Trump and Wray under oath, with the depositions limited to two hours and a “narrow set of topics”. The Biden White House must decide by late March whether the current president will assert executive privilege over conversations that Trump had directly.
Key takeaways: Residents of East Palestine, Ohio are living in the epicenter of Donald Trump’s 2024 GOP presidential nomination race. Lifelong East Palestine resident Jessica…
The U.S. Court of Appeals is currently deciding whether the Justice Department was legally allowed to seize Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry's cellphone last year. Perry, an ally of former President Donald Trump, is arguing that the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution protects him from certain investigative steps. The court has yet to make a ruling on the matter, and the decision will have implications for the future of the investigation into the Capitol attack.
Steve Bannon, former Trump adviser, is facing a lawsuit from a Manhattan law firm for an outstanding bill of more than $480,000 for legal services provided from November 2020 to November 2022. The firm represented Bannon in criminal cases stemming from his refusal to comply with a congressional subpoena and from allegations that he duped donors. The lawsuit is the latest legal trouble for Bannon, who has been accused of failing to pay legal bills in the past. The case is currently pending in New York state court.
Garrett Miller, a 36-year-old unemployed Texan, was sentenced to 38 months in prison on Wednesday for his involvement in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. Miller had threatened Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on social media and was wearing a T-shirt with a picture of President Donald Trump when he was arrested. With credit for good behavior, Miller is expected to serve another eight months in prison, serving as a reminder that the consequences of participating in the Capitol riot are serious.
Former President Donald Trump visited the site of a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, criticizing the Biden administration's response for not visiting the site yet. Trump's visit to the conservative region of Ohio included remarks at a firehouse half a mile from the site, where he declared that the village was "not forgotten." Local officials, including Republican Sen., were present as the disaster enters its third week, with residents and local leaders becoming increasingly frustrated.