Proud Boys leader and three others convicted of seditious conspiracy for January 6 attack – live

Donald Trump is seeking to move his his criminal case by Manhattan’s district attorney to federal court, his lawyers said on Thursday.

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Trump’s lawyer, Todd Blanche, said that Trump’s defense team is planning to file a motion on Thursday that will transfer the case involving hush-money payments from state court to federal court.

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The announcement comes a month after Trump appeared at a Manhattan courtroom for his arraignment as prosecutors accused him of committing 34 felony counts involving an alleged cover up of an extramarital sex scandal involving adult star Stormy Daniels.

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Trump has pleaded not guilty.

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Trump’s attempt to transfer the case to federal court will likely be a “long shot,” the New York Times reports, and will not have any immediate impact on the current state case.

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A federal judge will decide whether to approve the request or not.

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Former Proud Boys extremist group leader Enrique Tarrio has been convicted of seditious conspiracy.

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The conviction follows a seven-day jury deliberation on five members of the far-right neo-fascist organizations who have been accused of conspiring against the peaceful power transition between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in January 2021.

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Three other members of the Proud Boys – Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl – have also been convicted after facing a slew of charges including conspiracy charges, evidence tampering and obstruction of the Electoral College vote.

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Member Domic Pezzola was also charged but the jury was unable to reach a verdict on his seditious conspiracy charge, CNN reports.

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Tarrio was not in Washington on January 6, 2021 during the deadly Captiol riots but prosecutors said he organized and directed the attack by Proud Boys who stormed the Capitol which killed 5 people.

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Since the riots, Tarrio became a top target of the largest investigation by the justice department in American history.

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Defense lawyers argued that there was no plan to attack the Capitol or stop Congress’ certification of Biden’s win. One of Tarrio’s lawyer tried to divert the blame on Trump, saying that the former president incited the attack after he told the mob to “fight like hell,” the Associated Press reports.

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The seditious conspiracy charge carries a prison sentence of up to 20 years.

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A new investigation by ProPublica revealed that billionaire GOP donor Harlan Crow paid the tuition of Mark Martin, a grandnephew of supreme court justice Clarence Thomas.

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According to ProPublica, Mark Martin, whom Thomas obtained legal custody over when Martin was 6-years old, attended a private boarding school in northern Georgia called Hidden Lakes Academy for about a year.

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During his time at the school, his tuition was paid for by Crow, former school administrator Christopher Grimwood told ProPublica. A bank document reviewed by the investigative outlet from 2009 showed a wire transfer of $6,200 to the school from Crow’s company. The transfer was labeled with “Mark Martin.”

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The investigation also found that before and after Martin’s time at Hidden Lake Academy, he attended Randolph-Macon Academy in Virginia, another boarding school. “Harlan said he was paying for the tuition at Randolph-Macon Academy as well,” Grimwood recalled Crow telling him during a visit to the real estate magnate’s estate in the Adirondacks.

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Despite disclosing a gift of $5,000 for Martin’s education from another friend several years earlier, Thomas did not disclose Crow’s tuition payments, according to ProPublica.

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Crow’s spokespersons have defended Crow’s payments, telling ProPublica in a statement:

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“Harlan Crow has long been passionate about the importance of quality education and giving back to those less fortunate, especially at-risk youth… he and his wife have supported many young Americans through scholarship and other programs at a variety of schools…

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Harlan and Kathy have particularly focused on students who are at risk of falling behind or missing out on opportunities to better themselves… Tuition and other financial assistance is given directly to academic institutions, not to students or to their families. These scholarships and other contributions have always been paid solely from personal funds, sometimes held at and paid through the family business.”

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The report follows last month’s bombshell report by ProPublica that revealed Thomas had accepted luxury travel from Crow annually for decades without publicly disclosing them.

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The revelations have caught the ire of many lawmakers and ethics experts.

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Earlier this week, Democrats called for tighter rules and ethics standards for the supreme court justices, which Republicans pushed back against, calling Democrats’ efforts an “assault…[and] about making an attempt to delegitimize a conservative court docket.”

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Good morning, US politics readers. A great-nephew of Clarence Thomas, whom the supreme court justice described as a “son”, had his private school tuition paid for by billionaire GOP donor Harlan Crow, according to a new investigation by ProPublica.

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Financial documents reviewed by ProPublica showed that in July 2009, a payment was made by Crow’s company to Hidden Lake Academy, a private boarding school in northern Georgia where tuition ran over $6,00 monthly. The payment of $6,200 was labeled with the name of Thomas’s great-nephew, Mark Martin.

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Martin, who was taken into legal custody by Thomas when he was six years old, had his tuition paid for entirely by Crow during his time at Hidden Lake Academy, which was about a year, according to a former school administrator Christopher Grimwood.

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Thomas did not report Crow’s tuition payments on his annual financial disclosures, ProPublica revealed in its investigation. This investigation follows another ProPublica report last month which revealed that Thomas accepted luxury travel from Crow for decades without disclosing them on his financial reports.

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• A New York judge has thrown out Donald Trump’s 2021 lawsuit that accused the New York Times of an “insidious plot” to obtain his tax records.

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• Vice president Kamala Harris will meet with Google and Microsoft CEOs today to discuss AI risks.

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• Iowa lawmakers have passed a Republican-led bill that allows teenagers to work longer hours and take previously banned jobs.

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Donald Trump seeks to maneuver Manhattan legal case to federal court docket

Donald Trump is in search of to maneuver his his legal case by Manhattan’s district legal professional to federal court docket, his legal professionals stated on Thursday.

Trump’s lawyer, Todd Blanche, stated that Trump’s protection staff is planning to file a movement on Thursday that can switch the case involving hush-money funds from state court docket to federal court docket.

The announcement comes a month after Trump appeared at a Manhattan courtroom for his arraignment as prosecutors accused him of committing 34 felony counts involving an alleged cowl up of an extramarital intercourse scandal involving grownup star Stormy Daniels.

Trump has pleaded not responsible.

Trump’s try and switch the case to federal court docket will doubtless be a “lengthy shot,” the New York Occasions reports, and won’t have any quick impression on the present state case.

A federal choose will resolve whether or not to approve the request or not.

Former Proud Boys chief and different members convicted of seditious conspiracy

Former Proud Boys extremist group chief Enrique Tarrio has been convicted of seditious conspiracy.

The conviction follows a seven-day jury deliberation on 5 members of the far-right neo-fascist organizations who’ve been accused of conspiring in opposition to the peaceable energy transition between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in January 2021.

Three different members of the Proud Boys – Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl – have additionally been convicted after going through a slew of prices together with conspiracy prices, proof tampering and obstruction of the Electoral Faculty vote.

Member Domic Pezzola was additionally charged however the jury was unable to succeed in a verdict on his seditious conspiracy cost, CNN reports.

Tarrio was not in Washington on January 6, 2021 in the course of the lethal Captiol riots however prosecutors stated he organized and directed the assault by Proud Boys who stormed the Capitol which killed 5 folks.

For the reason that riots, Tarrio turned a prime goal of the biggest investigation by the justice division in American historical past.

Protection legal professionals argued that there was no plan to assault the Capitol or cease Congress’ certification of Biden’s win. One in every of Tarrio’s lawyer tried to divert the blame on Trump, saying that the previous president incited the assault after he advised the mob to “struggle like hell,” the Related Press reviews.

The seditious conspiracy cost carries a jail sentence of as much as 20 years.

A number of political advocacy organizations have issued statements condemning Clarence Thomas in mild of latest reviews surrounding his failure to reveal luxurious presents.

Stand Up America, a nonprofit grassroots group focusing combatting corruption and voter suppression, has known as for a “thorough investigation” into Thomas.

In an announcement to the Guardian, Brett Edkins, managing director of coverage and political affairs, stated:

“This moral disaster on the Supreme Courtroom simply retains getting worse… We don’t but know the complete extent of Justice Thomas’ moral violations, however the present proof of a corrupt relationship is overwhelming and will alarm each American.

Congress should maintain this Courtroom in examine and restore public belief in our justice system by conducting an intensive investigation into Thomas’ monetary dealings with Crow and at last passing a code of ethics for the Supreme Courtroom. The American folks ought to have faith that their highest court docket is free from corruption.”

Equally, Acccountable.US, a nonpartisan watchdog group that sheds mild on particular pursuits and unchecked energy, has known as for “pressing reform” within the supreme court docket.

In an announcement to the Guardian, Accountable.US president Kyle Herrig stated:

“Billionaire benefactor Harlan Crow didn’t simply bankroll Thomas’s luxurious journey, his mom’s home, and his spouse’s job — he additionally lined his child’s non-public college tuition, which he conveniently didn’t disclose.

Over a long time, these two have maintained a extremely problematic monetary relationship that has facilitated what appears to be like like corruption on the highest ranges. In the meantime, Chief Justice Roberts has utterly dodged duty by refusing to take motion whereas the Courtroom’s legitimacy disaster grows. We want pressing reform to revive public belief in our Courtroom.”

Personal college tuition for Clarence Thomas’s grandnephew paid for by billionaire GOP donor: report

A brand new investigation by ProPublica revealed that billionaire GOP donor Harlan Crow paid the schooling of Mark Martin, a grandnephew of supreme court docket justice Clarence Thomas.

In response to ProPublica, Mark Martin, whom Thomas obtained authorized custody over when Martin was 6-years outdated, attended a non-public boarding college in northern Georgia known as Hidden Lakes Academy for a few 12 months.

Throughout his time on the college, his tuition was paid for by Crow, former college administrator Christopher Grimwood advised ProPublica. A financial institution doc reviewed by the investigative outlet from 2009 confirmed a wire switch of $6,200 to the varsity from Crow’s firm. The switch was labeled with “Mark Martin.”

The investigation additionally discovered that earlier than and after Martin’s time at Hidden Lake Academy, he attended Randolph-Macon Academy in Virginia, one other boarding college. “Harlan stated he was paying for the schooling at Randolph-Macon Academy as nicely,” Grimwood recalled Crow telling him throughout a go to to the actual property magnate’s property within the Adirondacks.

Regardless of disclosing a present of $5,000 for Martin’s training from one other pal a number of years earlier, Thomas didn’t disclose Crow’s tuition funds, in line with ProPublica.

Crow’s spokespersons have defended Crow’s funds, telling ProPublica in an announcement:

“Harlan Crow has lengthy been passionate concerning the significance of high quality training and giving again to these much less lucky, particularly at-risk youth… he and his spouse have supported many younger People by scholarship and different packages at quite a lot of colleges…

Harlan and Kathy have notably centered on college students who’re prone to falling behind or lacking out on alternatives to raised themselves… Tuition and different monetary help is given on to educational establishments, to not college students or to their households. These scholarships and different contributions have at all times been paid solely from private funds, typically held at and paid by the household enterprise.”

The report follows final month’s bombshell report by ProPublica that exposed Thomas had accepted luxurious journey from Crow yearly for many years with out publicly disclosing them.

The revelations have caught the ire of many lawmakers and ethics consultants.

Earlier this week, Democrats known as for tighter guidelines and ethics requirements for the supreme court docket justices, which Republicans pushed again in opposition to, calling Democrats’ efforts an “assault…[and] about making an attempt to delegitimize a conservative court docket.”

Personal college tuition for Clarence Thomas’s great-nephew paid for by billionaire GOP donor: report

Good morning, US politics readers. An ideal-nephew of Clarence Thomas, whom the supreme court docket justice described as a “son”, had his non-public college tuition paid for by billionaire GOP donor Harlan Crow, in line with a brand new investigation by ProPublica.

Monetary paperwork reviewed by ProPublica confirmed that in July 2009, a fee was made by Crow’s firm to Hidden Lake Academy, a non-public boarding college in northern Georgia the place tuition ran over $6,00 month-to-month. The fee of $6,200 was labeled with the title of Thomas’s great-nephew, Mark Martin.

Martin, who was taken into authorized custody by Thomas when he was six years outdated, had his tuition paid for totally by Crow throughout his time at Hidden Lake Academy, which was a few 12 months, in line with a former college administrator Christopher Grimwood.

Thomas didn’t report Crow’s tuition funds on his annual monetary disclosures, ProPublica revealed in its investigation. This investigation follows one other ProPublica report final month which revealed that Thomas accepted luxurious journey from Crow for many years with out disclosing them on his monetary reviews.

Listed below are different developments in US politics:

• A New York choose has thrown out Donald Trump’s 2021 lawsuit that accused the New York Occasions of an “insidious plot” to acquire his tax information.

• Vp Kamala Harris will meet with Google and Microsoft CEOs right this moment to debate AI dangers.

• Iowa lawmakers have passed a Republican-led invoice that enables youngsters to work longer hours and take beforehand banned jobs.