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The evidence gathered by the Jan. 6 committee and in some of the federal cases against those involved in the Capitol attack poses for Attorney General Merrick Garland one of the most consequential questions that any attorney general has ever faced: Should the United States indict former President Donald Trump? The basic allegations against Mr. Trump are well known. In disregard of advice by many of his closest aides, including Attorney General William Barr, he falsely claimed that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent and stolen, he pressured Vice President Mike Pence to refuse to count certified electoral votes for Joe Biden during the electoral count in Congress on Jan. 6, and he riled up a mob, directed it to the Capitol and refused for a time to take steps to stop the ensuing violence. To indict Mr. Trump for these and other acts, Mr. Garland must make three decisions, each more difficult than the previous and none with an obvious answer. First, he must … [Read more...] about Prosecute Trump? Put Yourself in Merrick Garland’s Shoes.

Alisa Blair, Special Advisor to L.A. District Attorney George Gascón, reportedly pushed for a double murderer to be tried as a juvenile, leading to his early release, whereupon he was arrested in connection with a new killing, according to Bill Melugin of Fox News. This is DA @GeorgeGascon ’s Special Advisor on juvenile justice. https://t.co/CSzNuYnnrP — Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) June 22, 2022 Bibiano, pictured here, is now charged in the murder of a transient man in Pacoima in April. @arb1usc also previously encouraged looters to “burn that shit down” during the summer 2020 riots.” pic.twitter.com/PYc2C7NwaZ — Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) June 22, 2022 Fox News reported Wednesday: Victor Bibiano, 30, served eight years out of a life sentence handed down for a double murder because Gascon’s office declined to transfer the case from juvenile to adult court, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. He was recently taken into custody in May in relation to the … [Read more...] about Report: George Gascón Adviser Backed BLM Riots, Helped Release Murderer Who Was Arrested Again

Click here to read the full article. Cooper Raiff has been embracing a nomadic lifestyle, crashing with friends in Los Angeles and traveling to national parks while he’s in between jobs. But the lack of a permanent residence does have its drawbacks. He moved into a new sublet in Queens — where he’s preparing to shoot a movie — late last week and opened the door to a disaster zone, the kind of mess that compels one to immediately wash the bed sheets. “If I’m going be put up by this movie for a year, I don’t want to pay for something during that,” he says, noting that producers of his upcoming film will soon supply housing. “That’s not smart.” More from Variety Dakota Johnson and Cooper Raiff Find Love on the Dance Floor in 'Cha Cha Real Smooth' Trailer -- Film News in Brief 5 Takeaways From the Sundance Film Festival: From Frozen Indie Markets to Next Year's Awards Contenders Has Sundance Become a Film Festival for Streaming Services? The temporary … [Read more...] about ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ Director Cooper Raiff Is Your Typical 20-Something… With a $15 Million Movie Deal

One of the problems with many tech company founders, entrepreneurs and salespeople is that they start off convincing too soon. When that happens, rather than "buying in" to what you're saying, too often, the people you're speaking to smile politely and pull away. That's because when you start off trying to convince or persuade people of something before you gained their attention, you take away their freedom to choose to listen to you and replace it with having to listen to you. And that's something people increasingly resist. To reverse that, you want to be compelling to open people's minds so that you'll then gain the opportunity to convince them to take action. The key to doing that is to tap into the universal states of mind that will cause people to buy into what you're saying, then try it, then continue to act by doing. To practice what I'm preaching, rather than convince you , let me see if I can compel you to open your mind and want to hear more. To do that, I'd … [Read more...] about Achieving the User Experience Trifecta: From “Buy-In” to “Trying” to “Doing”

Rupert Murdoch's media empire has "turned on" former president Donald Trump , according to Trump's longtime adviser Steve Bannon . Bannon made the comments in a Gettr post responding to a Vanity Fair article that pointed out how columnists at several of the media tycoon's U.S. newspapers have been urging readers to "dump Trump" and back Republicans with a better chance of regaining the White House in 2024. "The game's up for the Donald… It's time Republicans put their faith in the Ronald," Piers Morgan wrote in a recent column for the New York Post, referring to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The piece also outlined how Fox News has been giving DeSantis a national spotlight ahead of a possible 2024 presidential run. "The Murdochs —-Australians via England—not American, have never sacrificed anything for this Country—their entire media Empire has turned on Trump — Fox News, Wall Street Journal , New York Post , Times of London , The Sun etc etc etc——all … [Read more...] about Steve Bannon says Fox News has “turned on Trump,” favors DeSantis

Federal agents on Wednesday reportedly searched the home of Jeffrey Clark , a former Trump Justice Department official who notably pushed the president’s false election fraud claims. The New York Times reported that federal authorities arrived at the former acting assistant attorney general’s home in Virginia home early Wednesday morning in connection to an ongoing investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., confirmed to The Daily Beast that there was “law enforcement activity in the Lorton, Virginia area yesterday” but declined to provide further details. “We have no comment regarding the nature of that activity or any particular individuals,” the spokesperson added. The reported search came a day before the House Jan. 6 Select Committee was set to begin its fifth public hearing, this one expected to focus on Clark and other Trump allies. Clark was at the center of President … [Read more...] about Feds Search Home of Trump DOJ Official Who Pushed Bogus Fraud Claims

A treasure trove of rare letters from American history are going under the hammer, including documents signed by founding father George Washington . New York's Bonhams Fine Books and Manuscripts sale has teased a selection of documents featuring works by Jesse James, Abraham Lincoln and Davy Crockett, due to be auctioned on Tuesday. They described the "single-owner" collection as "significant," with one letter, entitled "The Most Important Jesse James Letter Extant" from the infamous outlaw, expected to fetch between $300,000 and $500,000. Bonhams claimed letters from James (1847-1882) are "extremely rare," stating there have only been two recorded at auction in the last 30 years. The writing details a raid on his family farm on January 25, 1875, in Missouri, by Pinkerton detectives, that left his 9-year-old brother, Archie, dead, and mom, Zerelda Samuel, with life-changing injuries after losing her right arm. The letter is James' attempt to provide more information in … [Read more...] about “Extremely rare” letters by Abraham Lincoln and George Washington unearthed

L egend says the diver drowned retrieving the pearl. Trapped in a giant Tridacna clam, his body was brought to the surface by his fellow tribesmen in Palawan, a province of the Philippines, in May 1934. When the clam was pried open, and the meat scraped out, the local chief beheld something marvelous: a massive pearl, its sheen like satin. In its surface, the chief discerned the face of the Prophet Muhammad. He named it the Pearl of Allah. At 14 pounds, one ounce, it was the largest pearl ever discovered. To hear more feature stories, see our full list or get the Audm iPhone app. A Filipino American, Wilburn Dowell Cobb, was visiting the island at the time and offered to buy the jewel. In a 1939 article that appeared in Natural History magazine, he recounted the chief’s refusal to sell: “A pearl with the image of Mohammed, the Prophet of Allah, is earned by devotion, by sacrifice, not bought with money.” But when the chief’s son fell ill with malaria, Cobb used … [Read more...] about Chasing the Pearl of Lao Tzu