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Donald Trump expects to be arrested | Entertainment
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Donald Trump expects to be arrested | Entertainment

Donald Trump expects to be arrested on Tuesday (03.21.23).The 76-year-old billionaire has taken to his own social media platform, Truth Social, to reveal that he expects to be arrested in the coming days, and Trump has already urged his supporters to launch mass protests.Trump - who is running for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election - wrote on the platform: "The far and away leading Republican candidate and former president of the United States of America will be arrested on Tuesday of next week."Trump explained that his suspicions were based on "illegal leaks from a corrupt and highly political Manhattan district attorney’s office"....
Justice Department wants to talk to people hired to search Trump properties for classified docs
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Justice Department wants to talk to people hired to search Trump properties for classified docs

CNN  —  The Justice Department is seeking to question two people who searched Donald Trump’s properties in November, as federal investigators have asked whether the former president returned all classified documents to the federal government, sources familiar with the probe tell CNN. The development is the latest sign that the Justice Department is continuing to investigate, after telling a federal court last year it believed there was possible obstruction of justice related to Trump’s handling of classified materials. The Trump investigation moves forward as President Joe Biden now faces his own special counsel investigation into the handling of classified records, inviting comparisons between the...
Authorities make arrest in fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff | Entertainment
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Authorities make arrest in fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff | Entertainment

Authorities have made an arrest in the fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff.The Houston Police Department chief Troy Finner announced in a news conference on Friday (02.12.22) Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, had been charged with murder after being arrested on the east side of Houston, Texas, on Thursday evening. (01.12.22)Houston Police Sgt Michael Burrow said investigators used ballistic evidence, physical evidence and shooting reconstruction to identify Clark as the “lethal shooter in the case.”Police have also arrested another man, Cameron Joshua, 22, who was charged with the unlawful carrying of a weapon in connection to the shooting.According to court documents...
Analysis: Donald Trump’s legal gambits offer fresh revelations and deepen his political risk
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Analysis: Donald Trump’s legal gambits offer fresh revelations and deepen his political risk

CNN  —  Donald Trump’s scattershot defense in the weeks since FBI agents descended on his Mar-a-Lago resort has only exposed the depth of the mess he faces over his refusal to return classified documents that led to an unprecedented search of an ex-president’s home. Happening Today 1 p.m. ET: Federal judge holds hearing to consider Trump’s bid for a special master to review evidence the FBI seized at Mar-a-Lago. Follow live updates5:45 p.m. ET: House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to give a speech in Biden’s hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, just before the President’s primetime address8 p.m. ET: Biden to speak about “the continued battle for the soul of the nation” As he keeps inadverten...
Ashley Judd met with her rapist | Entertainment
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Ashley Judd met with her rapist | Entertainment

Ashley Judd met with her rapist to help heal her "grief" from her ordeal.The 54-year-old actress was sexually assaulted in 1999 and, several years later, "tried to find" her attacker, who "surfaced very easily" so they were able to meet for a "restorative-justice conversation".Speaking on the 'Healing with David Kessler' podcast, Ashley said: "To make a long story short, we ended up in rocking chairs sitting by a creek together. And I said, 'I'm very interested in hearing the story you've carried all these years.' And we had a restorative-justice conversation about that."I wanted to share that story because there are many ways of healing from grief, and it'...
Ashley Judd met with her rapist | Entertainment
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Ashley Judd met with her rapist | Entertainment

Ashley Judd met with her rapist to help heal her "grief" from her ordeal.The 54-year-old actress was sexually assaulted in 1999 and, several years later, "tried to find" her attacker, who "surfaced very easily" so they were able to meet for a "restorative-justice conversation".Speaking on the 'Healing with David Kessler' podcast, Ashley said: "To make a long story short, we ended up in rocking chairs sitting by a creek together. And I said, 'I'm very interested in hearing the story you've carried all these years.' And we had a restorative-justice conversation about that."I wanted to share that story because there are many ways of healing from grief, and it'...