Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump over Slush Fund for Jan. 6 Rioters & Other Allies
Two officers who defended the Capitol on January 6, 2021, have filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the creation of a $1.8 billion so-called anti-weaponization fund. Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges are bringing the lawsuit because the fund could be used to compensate the Capitol rioters who attacked them and their colleagues. Both officers say they have faced continuous credible threats since that day.
“This slush fund is going to be used to pay the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers,” says Brendan Ballou, CEO of the Public Integrity Project, who is representing officers Dunn and Hodges. “It is going to give a presidential endorsement to these people, saying that not only … will they be put beyond the reach of the law, but they will actually be financially rewarded for doing so.” Ballou is also a former federal prosecutor who spent two years prosecuting January 6 Capitol rioters.
Erasing history: Trump Justice Dept. deletes all Jan. 6 files
WASHINGTON—In another case of President Trump’s erasure of history, the Trump regime’s Justice Department has deleted all the files—documents, e-mails, reports, and everything else—about the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol invasion and insurrection from its website. And bragged about it.
Trump’s Enemies List: DOJ Launches “Egregious” Criminal Probe into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll
The Justice Department has reportedly launched a criminal investigation into the writer E. Jean Carroll, who successfully sued Donald Trump twice, for sexual abuse and defamation. According to CNN, The New York Times and other outlets, the investigation is focused on whether Carroll committed perjury in a deposition, even though a federal appeals court upheld the rulings in 2024.
In 2019, Carroll published a memoir describing an encounter in the 1990s when she says Trump sexually assaulted her in a department store. When Trump denied the account, Carroll sued him and won $5 million in damages, with a unanimous New York jury finding Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. After Trump made disparaging remarks about Carroll, she sued him again and won a second defamation judgment for over $83 million. (She has yet to collect any money pending appeals by Trump.)
“The use of the Justice Department to go after E. Jean Carroll in this way is completely unprecedented,” says law professor Deborah Tuerkheimer, who says the probe is part of an obvious “vendetta” by Trump. “It’s frankly galling.”
See our interview with director Ivy Meeropol about her documentary Ask E. Jean.
Trump Wasn’t On the Primary Ballot in Georgia. He Still Won.
Several primary races won't have winners until mid-June. We can still read the (peach) tea leaves.
As Canada plans to send election observers to Armenia, advocates warn of a democratic backslide
As the federal government prepares to send seven election observers to Armenia, an advocacy group featuring the former president of Human Rights Watch is warning Canada and its Western allies of democratic backsliding prior to the June vote.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-ca-politics-armenia-elections-canada-9.7198559?cmp=rssAs Canada plans to send election observers to Armenia, advocates warn of a democratic backslide
As the federal government prepares to send seven election observers to Armenia, an advocacy group featuring the former president of Human Rights Watch is warning Canada and its Western allies of democratic backsliding prior to the June vote.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-ca-politics-armenia-elections-canada-9.7198559?cmp=rssAs Canada plans to send election observers to Armenia, advocates warn of a democratic backslide
As the federal government prepares to send seven election observers to Armenia, an advocacy group featuring the former president of Human Rights Watch is warning Canada and its Western allies of democratic backsliding prior to the June vote.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-ca-politics-armenia-elections-canada-9.7198559?cmp=rssAh, the sweet smell of liberty in the morning. Or is that gunpowder and our freshly-shot dog?
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