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Man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump can represent himself at trial, judge says

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A man charged with trying to assassinate President Trump last year in South Florida can represent…
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#AlinaHabba, Trump’s former personal lawyer, had no experience as a #prosecutor or in #criminal #law before #Trump appointed her to the temporary post.

Earlier this month, Trump nominated Habba to remain #USattorney permanently, but her confirmation faced headwinds in the US #Senate after #NewJersey’s 2 Democratic senators said she had pursued “frivolous & politically motivated prosecutions” & “did not meet the standard” to become a US attorney.

#Manhattan #Prosecutor Who Handled #Epstein Cases Is #Fired. Maurene Comey, who is the daughter of the former #FBI director #JamesComey, worked on the #criminal cases against #JeffreyEpstein and his associate #GhislaineMaxwell. The attorney who prosecuted the case, and is fully aware of the documents associated with the prosecution, was fired by #trump why? #maga #corruption #crimes #sextrafficking #financier Ms. Comey was also a prosecutor on trial of #SeanCombs, hip-hop mogul known as #Diddy

Federal #Prosecutor Reportedly #Resigned Over Concern New Investigation Of Ábrego García Was #PoliticallyMotivated

Ben Schrader, announced his resignation as the chief of the criminal division at the US attorney’s office for the Middle District of Tennessee in a LinkedIn post on 21 May, the same day the indictment of Ábrego García was signed by the acting US attorney for that district.

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The #Prosecutor's Office in #Russia has requested 18 years of strict #prison regime for Alexander #Skobov.

Do you know who Skobov is? A 68-year-old history teacher.

Do you know what he was accused of?

1. Opposing the #war with #Ukraine.
2. Calling Russia a regime of #murderers.
3. Calling Russia an #aggressor.
4. Criticizing #Putin.

In other words, 18 years for the #truth.

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