Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows wants to transfer his Georgia state prosecution to federal court, a move that could eventually lead to the charges being dismissed. Meadows, who served as Trump’s Chief of Staff during the 2020 election, was among the 19 defendants named in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ Monday night indictment. (RELATED: Trump Indicted In Georgia Election Probe) Meadows was charged with two felony counts: one for racketeering and another for soliciting a public officer to violate the oath of office. In court papers filed Tuesday, lawyers for Meadows argued that the case against him…
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Nancy Jackson
Nancy grew up in the South where her passion for politics first began. After getting her BA in journalism from Ole Miss she became an arts and culture writer for Athens Magazine where she enjoyed reporting on the eclectic music and art scene in Athens, GA. However, her desire to report on issues and policies impacting everyday Americans won out and she packed her bags for Washington, DC. Now, she splits her time between the Nation’s Capital and Philadelphia where she covers the fast-paced environment of politics, business, and news. In her off time, you can find Nancy exploring museums or enjoying brunch with friends.
A former top FBI official who was involved in Russia-focused investigations pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions on a wealthy Russian oligarch. On Tuesday, Charles McGonigal, a 55-year-old retired special agent who led the New York FBI Counterintelligence Division, entered a guilty plea in New York for one count of conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and to commit money laundering. He had previously pleaded not guilty in the case, according to The Daily Wire. The charge relates to McGonigal agreeing in 2021 to provide services to Oleg Deripaska, a sanctioned Russian oligarch by doing research on a…
A special prosecutor will be chosen to investigate Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R) in connection with former President Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state. The report comes days after Fulton Court District Attorney Fani Willis (D) announced a 98-page indictment accusing Trump and 18 others of attempting to change the election results in his favor. (RELATED: Trump Indicted In Georgia Election Probe) Jones, who was not named in the indictment, was one of the 16 so-called fake electors who falsely claimed Trump won Georgia and attempted to conduct a secret meeting at the State Capitol…
Federal prosecutors revealed that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried allegedly used $100 million in funds he stole from his customers to make political campaign contributions ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. Bankman-Fried, the founder of now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, recently had his bail revoked for witness tampering but a superseding indictment alleges that Bankman-Fried also directed two FTX executives to avoid political contribution limits and conceal where the money was coming from. According to reports from The Hill, prosecutors allege that Bankman-Fried embezzled customer deposits to, among other accusations, “help fund over a hundred million dollars in campaign contributions to Democrats and Republicans…
On Tuesday, Sage Steele announced her exit from ESPN after nearly two decades with the Disney-owned network. In a “life update” published on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, the prominent sports anchor said she is leaving the network so she can “exercise [her] first amendment rights more freely.” “I am grateful for so many wonderful experiences over the past 16 years and am excited for my next chapter!” Steele wrote. https://twitter.com/sagesteele/status/1691437577797337088 ESPN told Fox News Digital in a statement: “ESPN and Sage Steele have mutually agreed to part ways. We thank her for her many contributions over the…
Authorities announced the arrest of a Philadelphia teenager who was plotting a national attack with members of the global terrorism group Katibat al Tawhid wal Jihad, which is affiliated with Al Qaeda during a Monday news conference. The 17-year-old, who wasn’t named during Monday’s press conference, was arrested and had access to a “significant” number of guns and was working on building a bomb. The teen is facing possession of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism charges among others. FBI Special Agent in Charge Jacqueline Maguire said, “he was in the process of building improvised explosive devices with several undisclosed targeted…
Minnesota Democrat Rep. Dean Phillips wants more Democrats to enter the 2024 primary field against President Joe Biden. Phillips told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday that he wants Biden to “pass the torch” to new and younger leaders. “I would like to see a moderate governor, hopefully from the heartland, from one of the four states that Democrats will need,” he said. https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1690731955136946176 He continued, “Anybody who wants to run, Joe Manchin, Cornel West… that’s why we have primaries because that doesn’t undermine the likelihood of returning, in this case, a Democrat to the White House. I’m actively inviting,…
Conservative journalist Andy Ngo is speaking out after an Oregon jury found Portland activists John Hacker and Elizabeth Richter not liable for assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress for their alleged attack, according to a press release from The Center for American Liberty, the organization representing Ngo. Ngo and his attorney Eric Sell joined “The Ingraham Angle” to respond. https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1690231728709988352 ANDY NGO: Well, it’s actually before it was in her closing statements, she mentioned that resistance is not peaceful and that she was going to be getting a shirt that declares “I am Antifa” and that she is retiring…
The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election case has sided with Trump’s defense attorneys on loosening a protective order on evidence in the case. On Friday, Trump’s lawyers returned to federal court in Washington, D.C., for a hearing before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing special counsel Jack Smith’s 2020 election meddling case. In court filings, prosecutors had argued for broad rules baring Trump’s lawyers from sharing “sensitive” materials with the former president, including witness testimony to the grand jury and recordings and transcripts of Trump associates who spoke to prosecutors. Trump’s attorneys argued that…
This is the type of behavior you can only expect from a California Democrat. On Thursday, House candidate Aditya Pai, who was running for Rep. Michelle Steel’s (R-Calif.) seat, announced that he is suspending his campaign because of a “lack of joy.” “I’m writing to announce the suspension of my congressional campaign, Pai for Congress. The reason is simple: a lack of joy,” Pai wrote in a statement, adding “Life is short. I believe one should enjoy their work. For the past four months, I have not enjoyed mine.” The 31-year-old attorney announced his run for California’s 4th Congressional District in April,…