Searchable News & Info From Reliable Online Sources.
- DOJ Launches Investigation Into Woman Whom Jury Found Trump Sexually Assaulted
The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the woman whom a jury found President Donald Trump sexually assaulted, according to multiple sources. Writer E. Jean Carroll won millions in damages in two separate cases against the president, one that found him liable for sexual assault in 2023 and one that found Trump defamed her the following year. Both decisions were upheld on appeal, though the president has appealed the sexual assault case yet again, this time to the Supreme Court, which has postponed its choice on whether or not to take up the case twelve separate times, including on Wednesday. Also on Wednesday came CNN’s report that Trump’s Justice Department has begun a criminal investigation into Carroll surrounding the possibility that she committed perjury when she claimed in a 2022 deposition that her lawsuit against the president was not funded by any outside backers. Billionaire Reid Hoffman, Carroll’s lawyers later told the judge, paid some of her legal fees. Carroll’s legal team claimed she had no association with the Hoffmans’ nonprofit that helped pay the fees, and the judge allowed Trump’s lawyers to question Carroll in another deposition, though they were blocked from further questions about Hoffman during the trial. “We can confirm that no U.S. Attorney’s Office has declined to investigate any case relating to the subject matter of CNN’s inquiry,” a Justice Department spokesperson told CNN. “We will not comment beyond that.” CNN host Erin Burnett spoke with colleague Paula Reid about the story on Wednesday’s OutFront. “Now, over at the Justice Department, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, I am told, has recused from this case because he worked on one of the appeals related to the Carroll case,” said Reid. “Now, I’m told he has not attended any meetings or been in any discussions about this investigation. The case is currently being handled out of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Chicago.” Sources told the outlet the location of the case in Chicago is due to Hoffman’s nonprofit, which is located in the city. Carroll’s team declined to comment to CNN, and the outlet’s attempts to reach Hoffman on Wednesday were unsuccessful. Watch above via CNN.The post DOJ Launches Investigation Into Woman Whom Jury Found Trump Sexually Assaulted first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Katie Miller Says Telling Her ‘Ugly F***’ Husband to ‘Shut Up’ Is ‘Vio...Former Trump administration official Katie Miller slammed a tweet from the official X account of the Democratic Party, which called her husband “ugly.” On Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated John Cornyn in a U.S. Senate Republican primary runoff and will face Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in November. Republicans’ attacks on Talarico have been vicious, if not sophomoric. On Wednesday, Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters referred to the lawmaker as “James Talafreako” and repeated the false claim that Talarico is a vegan. The GOP has seized on Talarico’s past claim that god does not have a gender. Previously, he alleged there are six biological sexes. On Fox News, one host questioned whether the 37-year-old single lawmaker’s girlfriend even exists. Miller’s husband, Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, posted on X that Talarico is “transgender,” to which the official Democratic Party account replied, “shut up you ugly f***.” Katie Miller appeared on Wednesday’s edition of The Ingraham Angle on Fox News, where she alleged that response amounted to violent discourse. “This is the same violent political rhetoric that is leading people to shooting up, whether it be the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, or President Trump in Butler,” she said. “But what remains to be seen is this is an anonymous account, and it is run actually by a sad liberal woman named Paulina, which is why Pew says 50% of liberal women at some time have identified that they have a mental health disorder. And she is certainly one of them. What a sad state for the pathetic Democrat party.” Miller was referring to Paulina Mangubat, who posts on the Democrats’ official X account.The post Katie Miller Says Telling Her ‘Ugly F***’ Husband to ‘Shut Up’ Is ‘Violent Political Rhetoric’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- FBI Arrests Ex-CIA Official After Finding Gold Bars Worth $40 Million in His Hom...
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File A former senior CIA official was arrested by the FBI last week after law enforcement officials found hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million in his home. David Rush is described in court papers reviewed by The New York Times as a “former senior executive service-level employee at a United States government agency.” Sources told the outlet he held a high-level position in the CIA “until very recently.” Rush is facing charges of pocketing tens of thousands of dollars in military leave pay after forging time sheets, along with lying about his academic credentials and position within the military. “The charging documents filed in Alexandria, Va., still leave a lot unanswered about his recent conduct,” The Times report reads. The CIA and FBI confirmed the May 19 arrest in a joint statement claiming that the initial inquiry came from the intelligence agency. “After a C.I.A. internal investigation identified potential violations of the law, C.I.A. Director John Ratcliffe referred the information to the F.B.I. for a law enforcement investigation,” read the statement. Court papers outline a period from November to March where Rush made multiple requests for “a significant quantity of foreign currency and tens of millions of dollars in gold bars for work-related expenses.” The agency granted Rush’s requests, but was “unable to locate the gold bars or significant amounts of the foreign currency” when it attempted to track down the funds. The documents do not describe what expenses necessitated such a large quantity of gold. An affidavit clarifies that Rush’s arrest came only after an FBI search of his home the previous day that found “approximately 303 gold bars, each of which weighed approximately one kilogram.” The document estimates the total gold Rush possessed was worth more than $40 million. Investigators also found $2 million in U.S. dollars and over thirty “luxury” watches. A lawyer for Mr. Rush declined to give The Times a comment, while a woman answering the phone at Mr. Rush’s house hung up on a reporter for the outlet.The post FBI Arrests Ex-CIA Official After Finding Gold Bars Worth $40 Million in His Home: Report first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Jesse Watters Mocks James Talarico’s ‘Totally Not Fake Girlfriend’: ‘Doe...Fox News host Jesse Watters mocked Texas Senate candidate James Talarico’s love life on Wednesday, heavily implying that the state senator is lying about having a girlfriend by asking, “Does she even exist?” The host made his remarks on The Five during a segment on Talarico in light of Tuesday night’s primary that saw Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeat Senator John Cornyn (R). The scandal-ridden Paxton had snagged President Donald Trump’s unexpected endorsement last week, a move that triggered widespread backlash from many within his party. Paxton is now set to face Talarico in November, and both have already gone on the offensive. Watters went on an extended rant against Talarico, calling him “effeminate” and mocking his attempts to beat back allegations of being a vegan. He then turned to the candidate’s dating life, noting a recent interview Talarico gave in which he discussed his partner and his choice to keep her identity private. “What I’m trying to do is protect her and my family and my friends from the impacts of this race,” Talarico said on the Jamie Kern Lima podcast. “I signed up to run for the U.S. Senate; obviously, they did not. So, I’m trying to balance running this race while also protecting them, and protecting her in particular.” Watters outlined Talarico’s comments before questioning why the public had not seen the woman in question, joking with co-host Greg Gutfeld that perhaps she is not real. Read their comments below: WATTERS: He’s also thirty-seven and not married. Let’s get into this. He says, just recently, that he has a girlfriend. And they have been together for four years. And he called her his best friend, and she was his rock. And he’s not revealing her identity, because he wants to respect her privacy and keep her safe during the campaign. GUTFELD: Does she live in Canada? WATTERS: She lives– Now, if the campaign has only been going on for less than a year, and they have been dating for four years, why haven’t we ever seen this woman before? Basically, what I’m saying is, does she exist? We’re going to find out because, if he wins, are they going to have a coming out party? Or is she still going to stay the secret girlfriend? And is this totally not fake girlfriend also a vegan? This race– this is a great race to cover. GUTFELD: So, Harold [Ford Jr.], I’m willing… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- ‘I Don’t Care About the Midterms’: Trump Outright Dismisses Unpopularity o...President Donald Trump said he does not care what impact his unpopular war on Iran has on Republicans’ chances in November’s midterm elections. The president held a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, where he brushed aside concerns about the war, which is currently in a ceasefire, despite occasional exchanges of fire. A Fox News poll released last week shows that 64% of Americans believe attacking Iran was the “wrong decision.” Meanwhile, 65% disapprove of Trump’s handling of the issue. The war has sent gas prices surging while threatening to sabotage any chance Republicans had of maintaining their narrow lead in the House, and possibly even the Senate. The Trump administration is engaged in ongoing talks with Iran on potentially ending the war, which has seen Iran close the Strait of Hormuz. “Their navy is gone, as I’ve said a thousand times,” Trump reiterated at Wednesday’s meeting. “Their air force is gone. Everything’s gone. And they’re negotiating on fumes. But we’ll see what happens. Maybe we have to go back and finish it. Maybe we don’t.” Trump went on to say Iran’s economy is teetering on the brink of collapse before digressing about the midterm elections. “Their economy is in freefall,” he continued. “They have 250% inflation. Their money has no value. Their whole economic system is broken down. They thought they were gonna outwait me, you know. ‘We’ll outwait him. He’s got the midterms.’ I don’t care about the midterms. Look what happened last night. That was the prelude to the midterms. People understand it. They know that, very simple, Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. I’m doing that for the world.” Trump’s reference to “last night” was seemingly a nod to his endorsement of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who defeated Sen. John Cornyn on Tuesday night in a U.S. Senate GOP primary runoff in Texas. Watch above via CNN.The post ‘I Don’t Care About the Midterms’: Trump Outright Dismisses Unpopularity of Iran War first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- Nebraska Public Media Announces Omaha Launch Date
KOOO(FM)’s Longley-Rice coverage area, from the RadioLand app. June 15 will be the starting date for Nebraska Public Media Omaha. Nebraska Public Media acquired Class C0 101.9 KOOO(FM) from NRG Media in February for $1.2 million. Since May 13, when the sale officially completed, the signal has been airing preview programming, according to a release. After the launch, the public radio network will be heard across the Cornhusker State on 14 full-power FM signals and two translators. “Adding a dedicated radio signal in Omaha is something we have been working toward for a long time, and I am proud that the moment is finally here,” said Stacey Decker, Nebraska Public Media general manager and CEO, in the release. Listeners will hear a weekday schedule of NPR programming alongside news and updates from Nebraska Public Media’s Omaha and statewide newsroom on the 101.9 FM signal. Weeknights beginning at 7 p.m. central time, KOOO will shift to an adult album alternative music format. Nebraska Public Media Morning Edition Host Dale Johnson Nebraska Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame member Dale Johnson is heard locally during NPR’s “Morning Edition,” while Omaha native Grant Winterer is heard during afternoon airings of “All Things Considered.” The release also cited local reporting from Omaha-based journalists Jessica Wade and Molly Ashford, as well as state legislative coverage from Fred Knapp and Noelle Annonen. [Do you receive the Radio World SmartBrief newsletter each weekday morning? We invite you to sign up here.] The post Nebraska Public Media Announces Omaha Launch Date appeared first on Radio World. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
The Searchable USWebDaily.com and TheTopNews NewsBank Helps You Be Better Informed, Faster! Spread The Word.
