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New York Attorney General Letitia James has been handed a "smoking gun" in the civil fraud case against Donald Trump, according to an attorney. Jeffrey McConney, the Trump Organization's former corporate controller, testified on Tuesday that it was his understanding that Trump reviewed financial statements before they were finalized, contradicting previous testimony."This was probably the worst day for Donald in the New York City fraud case," attorney Joe Gallina said during an interview with Mary Trump, the former president's estranged niece. "This was very simply the smoking gun Attorney General Letitia James was looking for." James filed a lawsuit against...

Special Counsel John Durham is revealing new smoking gun evidence, a text message that shows a Clinton campaign lawyer lied to the FBI, while putting the courts on notice he is prepared to show the effort to smear Donald Trump with now-disproven Russia collusion allegations was a “conspiracy.” In a bombshell court filing late Monday night, Durham for the first time suggested Hillary Clinton’s campaign, her researchers and others formed a “joint venture or conspiracy” for the purpose of weaving the collusion story to harm Trump’s election chances and then the start of his presidency. “These parties acted as ‘joint...

Michael Cohen claimed he was not reimbursed by Donald Trump or his organization for hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels in a 2018 letter to federal authorities, contradicting his recent grand jury testimony,The bombshell document, exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com, could throw a wrench in the works of prosecutors pursuing criminal charges against Trump over the payments.Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and the star witness in the case over which Trump reportedly faces imminent arrest, claims that Trump got him to pay $130,000 to Daniels to keep her quiet about her alleged affair with the real estate mogul, just days...

Those weeks following the release of the Great Barrington Declaration did feel odd. On the good side, medical doctors, scientists, public health workers, and citizens all over the world were thrilled that three top scholars in fields of public health and epidemiology had spoken out against lockdowns and for a reasoned approach to Covid. They eagerly signed the document. Yes, there were some attempts to sabotage it too, with fake names and so on, which should have been a clue about what was coming. The fakes were deleted in days and new methods of confirming signatures were deployed. The document,...

Former Associated Press reporter Matti Friedman directly contradicted Associated Press President and CEO Gary Pruitt, who claimed Saturday the AP was unaware that Hamas terrorists were using the same building in Gaza City where AP and other media outlets housed their Gaza bureaus. What did Pruitt claim? After Israeli Defense Forces targeted a high-rise building in Gaza Saturday, which housed an AP bureau along with offices for other media outlets including Al Jazeera, the IDF revealed Hamas intelligence forces also occupied the building. In a statement, Pruitt claimed his staffers "had no indication" Hamas worked from the building, and demanded...

Rudy Giuliani joins "Sunday Morning Futures" to discuss the Biden's actions in Ukraine.

Senator Bernie Sanders likes his hotel rooms cold and does not like slow flushing toilets, according to a leaked tour rider from his 2020 presidential campaign. Referred to as the 'Senator Comfort Memo,' the document offers specific arrangements that need to be met for Sanders' hotels, food, drink, family and staff. Marked 'confidential: for campaign staff use only, not for circulation,' the two-page memo is dated April 10, 2019 and was first reported by the Smoking Gun Wednesday. **SNIP** Sanders requests that rooms have a down comforter or at least one extra blanket and also asks that they come stocked...

Attorney General William Barr will not recuse himself from a case involving sex trafficking-related charges filed against billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, according to reports. Bloomberg News, citing an anonymous Justice Department official, reported Barr came to the decision after speaking with ethics officials within the department. But Barr will remain recused from any Justice Department review of its decision in 2008 to let Epstein avoid prosecution on federal sex trafficking offenses. Federal prosecutors in Florida at the time reached a plea deal with Epstein that allowed him to plead guilty to two state charges of soliciting a prostitute while avoiding...

Mysterious edit appears as convicted sex offender arrested again Following the arrest of billionaire hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender’s Wikipedia page was mysteriously edited to eliminate the mention of any Democrats who flew on his infamous “Lolita Express.”The “Lolita Express” is the name of Epstein’s private Boeing 727 jet allegedly used to fly high-profile individuals and underage women to his private island known as “the Island of Sin,” or “Orgy Island.”The sentence, “Epstein flew Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey, and Chris Tucker to Africa in his private jet. Flight records show Bill Clinton flew on Epstein’s plane...

Documents released by the FBI pertaining to Clinton-connected pedophile Jeffrey Epstein show that the known child predator had a professional relationship with then-FBI Director Robert S. Mueller. “Epstein has also provided information to the FBI as agreed upon,” says one of the court documents. “Case agent advised that no federal prosecution will occur in this matter as long as Epstein continues to uphold his agreement with the state of Florida.

President Trump, meeting with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani at the White House Tuesday, said his administration will look "very carefully" at Labor Secretary Alex Acosta's handling of a past case against Jeffrey Epstein, but praised Acosta's work as labor secretary.

The arrest of the apparent billionaire investor Jeffrey Epstein at a New Jersey airport on Saturday on federal charges for crimes he was accused of during the Bush administration should not be surprising to anyone who has followed the news carefully. He may have escaped in 2008 with a ludicrous one-year stint in a county jail that he was allowed to leave six days a week, but his name has never quite been out of the headlines. Between 2008 and 2015 Epstein reportedly settled more than a dozen lawsuits from Jane Does alleging sexual assault; the youngest of his alleged...

INDICTMENT HASN'T EVEN BEEN UNSEALED YET. People, 'already know' the standing orders. Southern District of New York, {SDNY} 220 attorneys, one of the largest clusters in the country. Maurene Comey (SDNY), Preet Bharara (SDNY), Mary B. McCord, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director, New York. Long working the get Trump Agenda, (GTT).

A massive trove of potentially explosive court documents involving convicted billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — which could reveal new allegations of abuse against “numerous prominent American politicians, powerful business executives, foreign presidents, a well‐known Prime Minister and other world leaders” — should be made public, a federal court has ruled. The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit acknowledged that the 2,000 pages of documents — which are related to a defamation lawsuit filed by one of Epstein’s accusers — have the potential to “damage privacy and reputation” and reveal new allegations against powerful world leaders and others....

The lawyer for one of the victims of Jeffrey Epstein said President Trump was the “only” high powered person to help him with his investigation, contradicting claims by some that Trump is implicated in Epstein’s crimes. Epstein was arrested on Saturday night on charges of sex trafficking of minors. Speculation is now raging as to which of Epstein’s influential friends will be caught up in the scandal, with Nancy Pelosi’s daughter tweeting, “It is quite likely that some of our faves are implicated.” Others have claimed that Trump is implicated because he was socially connected to Epstein at one time...

An indictment alleging sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy was unsealed Monday morning against billionaire financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who is set to make his first appearance in a New York City federal court later in the day. Epstein is being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, a federal jail near the Manhattan courthouse where he is due to appear Monday afternoon. Federal prosecutors are set to announce details at a press conference at 11 a.m. ET. Attorney David Boies told Fox News on Sunday that he expected more superseding indictments would be added. Boies said both...

I'm sorry to say this, but Epstein's justified and long-delayed prosecution and inevitable life-sentence, either pragmatic or through judgment, was done with ONE purpose: To hurt Donald Trump. There are several reasons why this is so. 1. This is not a federal indictment, but a STATE indictment, specifically, New York State. As the arresting authority, they have first digs at Trump, even before the feds can weigh in. This is key, because as the arresting authority, they can control the prosecution strategy, the venue, and the narrative. 2. Another huge tell: The actual prosecution unit being assigned is from CORRUPTION,...

Jeffrey Epstein, a previously convicted pedophile was arrested Saturday night at his Manhattan mansion. The FBI-NYPD Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested the NY Billionaire who was returning from a month in France. Epstein, 66, will appear in a New York courtroom Monday morning. Epstein nefarious sex club has been linked to leading politicians from many countries, celebrities, business executives, and royals. There is speculation about who else might be implicated when Epstein’s indictment is unsealed in New York on Monday.

The Latest on new sex-trafficking charges against financier Jeffrey Epstein (all times local): 1:05 p.m. Prosecutors say Jeffrey Epstein kept perhaps thousands of sexually suggestive photographs at his Manhattan mansion. Officials say in court papers Monday that the pictures included some on CDs with handwritten labels including "Misc nudes 1," ''Girl pics nude" and the names of specific young women. Prosecutors say federal agents found some of the photos "of young-looking women or girls" in a locked safe while searching the seven-story town house after the wealthy financier's arrest Saturday on sex trafficking charges. The 66-year-old Epstein is accused of...

Florida billionaire Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on Saturday in New York for sex trafficking of minors, reported The Daily Beast. He faces federal sex trafficking charges. Reporter Yashar Ali believes there may be a second defendant in the Epstein case. 4. Also they note that the fact that the indictment won’t be unsealed until Monday is also unusual and COULD indicate that there’s a second defendant in this case. — Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) July 7, 2019 In May 2016 FOX News reported that former President Bill Clinton traveled with Jeffrey Epstein on his famous “Lolita Express” at least 26...