Abigail Jo Shry of Texas was arrested last week and charged with sending a threatening and racist voicemail to the federal judge assigned to the Justice Department's election interference case against former President Donald Trump. The voicemail included threats to kill the judge, who is Black, as well as other Democratic leaders. Shry faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of making a threat against a federal judge. The case is being investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.
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A federal appeals court has upheld parts of a decision limiting access to the widely used abortion pill, mifepristone. The ruling agreed with a lower court that the Food and Drug Administration's moves since 2016 to relax the rules for mifepristone's use should be reversed, but declined to suspend the underlying approval of the medication. The decision is a victory for abortion opponents, but the Justice Department is expected to appeal the decision and the case is expected to continue to make its way through the courts.
Former President Donald Trump and 18 of his associates have been indicted by a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia on 41 counts of election fraud, racketeering, and other charges related to their alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The indictment alleges that the defendants conspired to unlawfully change the outcome of the election by engaging in a "sweeping conspiracy" to subvert the will of the people. It is the latest in a series of legal actions taken against the former president and his associates since he left office in January.
Mike Pence expressed his support for the newly appointed Hunter Biden special counsel, U.S. Attorney David Weiss, on "Meet the Press" Sunday. Pence accused federal law enforcement officials of pushing a "political agenda" under the Trump administration and vowed to "clean house" if elected president in 2024. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) expressed her disapproval of the appointment, despite a group of 31 Senate Republicans asking for Weiss to be appointed to oversee the probe.
Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, is facing charges for failing to file or pay taxes and for owning a handgun while a drug user. In an interview on "Meet the Press", Hunter Biden's attorney, Rep. Dean Phillips, said that a trial is not inevitable and that the investigation has compromised the president's image. Phillips also said that he does not believe the president is corrupt, but that the image of the investigation is what matters and the outcome is still uncertain.
Samuel Bankman-Fried, the founder of cryptocurrency trading firm FTX, was ordered to be sent to jail on Friday by a federal judge in New York. The Justice Department has accused Bankman-Fried of a “pattern of witness tampering and evading his bail conditions”, which included trying to influence witnesses in his fraud case and reaching out to witnesses in violation of his bail conditions. Bankman-Fried is currently being held in a federal detention center, and his case is ongoing.
The Justice Department has appointed Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss as a special counsel to oversee the investigation into President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden. Weiss was appointed by former President Donald Trump and kept on by President Biden, and the appointment of Weiss as special counsel will ensure that he has the authority to conduct a thorough investigation independently and based only on the facts and the law. It is unclear when the investigation will be completed or what the outcome may be.
Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel to oversee the investigation into Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son. Weiss has been the top federal prosecutor in Delaware since 2018 and has been leading the investigation since 2019. The Justice Department said Weiss will be responsible for the “ongoing investigation" of Hunter Biden and any other matters that may arise from it. Weiss will remain on as U.S. attorney and continue leading the investigation, though the outcome and timeline remain unclear.