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November 13, 2024
Crime
News

Diddy Can Spy on Women in Detention Center: Report.

Music producer Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is currently held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, as he awaits trial on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. Sources familiar with the facility indicate Combs is in the 4 North unit, a dorm-style section that typically houses high-profile inmates. This unit offers more privileges compared to the general population, including recreational activities such as air hockey.

Gene Borrello, a former Bonanno crime family enforcer, confirmed that the unit includes a room with grates, allowing a direct view into the women’s unit below. According to Borrello, these conditions provide male inmates with opportunities to interact with female inmates.

The allegations against Combs include orchestrating events termed “freak-offs,” which prosecutors say involved underage victims and coercive activities. The indictment details the use of substances and prostitutes at these gatherings. Combs asserts his innocence, claiming the activities were consensual.

Communication is restricted, with Combs allowed 300 minutes per month for phone calls. Despite the constraints, Combs is reportedly adjusting to life in custody. Meanwhile, his legal team continues efforts to secure bail, recently proposing increased supervision and financial guarantees.

Combs was heavily involved in Democratic politics. He even helped the founder of the far-left MeidasTouch network, Ben Meiselas, get his start in the sector.

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Music producer Sean 'Diddy' Combs is currently held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, as he awaits trial on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. Sources familiar with the facility indicate Combs is in the 4 North unit, a dorm-style section that typically houses high-profile inmates. This unit offers more privileges compared to the general population, including recreational activities such as air hockey. show more
November 13, 2024
NatSec
News

Jury Awards $42M to Iraqi Detainees for Abu Ghraib Abuse.

A jury in Alexandria, Virginia, has awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Abu Ghraib prison, linking their abuse to the actions of a Virginia-based military contractor. The decision holds CACI, the Reston, Virginia-based company, accountable for the mistreatment and torture the plaintiffs endured nearly 20 years ago. The verdict follows a previous jury’s failure to reach a consensus earlier in the year.

The plaintiffs—Suhail Al Shimari, Salah Al-Ejaili, and Asa’ad Al-Zubae—were each granted $3 million in compensatory damages and $11 million in punitive damages. They testified to experiencing beatings, sexual humiliation, forced nudity, and other forms of abuse while detained. They contended that CACI’s civilian interrogators conspired with military personnel to improperly “soften up” detainees.

CACI’s representative, John O’Connor, did not disclose whether there would be an appeal. Meanwhile, Baher Azmy, representing the Center for Constitutional Rights, highlighted this verdict’s significance to the U.S. treatment of terrorism detainees.

The trial and subsequent retrial mark the first instance in two decades where a U.S. jury considered claims from Abu Ghraib detainees. Al Shimari reported sexual abuse and beatings, while Al-Ejaili described enduring stress positions and sleep deprivation.

CACI maintained its stance that its employees bore no responsibility and attributed any potential misconduct to the Army. The jury faced challenges in deciding responsibility between CACI and the Army. Nonetheless, evidence, including reports from retired Army generals, suggested complicity by some CACI interrogators.

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A jury in Alexandria, Virginia, has awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Abu Ghraib prison, linking their abuse to the actions of a Virginia-based military contractor. The decision holds CACI, the Reston, Virginia-based company, accountable for the mistreatment and torture the plaintiffs endured nearly 20 years ago. The verdict follows a previous jury's failure to reach a consensus earlier in the year. show more
November 13, 2024
William Upton
Media

Olivia Nuzzi’s World is Still Collapsing, FYI.

Disgraced journalist Olivia Nuzzi’s career continues into a tailspin after it emerged she attempted to seduce Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. through suggestive and erotic text messages. The former New York Magazine scribe has withdrawn a protective order against her ex-fiance, Ryan Lizza, who alleges her claims against him were motivated as part of a public relations campaign.

“Olivia shamelessly used litigation with false allegations as a public relations strategy. When required to do so, she refused to defend her claims in court last month,” Lizza wrote in a statement on Tuesday. “She then sought to hide my response to her claims from the public by seeking to seal the proceedings that she began. Now, on the eve of a hearing at which she knew her lies would be exposed, she has taken the only course available to her and withdrawn her fabricated claims,” he continued.

“Olivia lied to me for almost a year. She lied to her editors. She lied to her readers,” Nuzzi’s ex-finance claims. He added: “She lied to her colleagues. She lied to reporters. And she lied to the judge in this case… I’m pleased this matter is closed.”

Nuzzi has sought to frame her attempt at engaging in an affair with Kennedy Jr. as a professional hit job against her. Consequently, she insinuated that Lizza leaked her communications with the former independent presidential candidate with malicious intent. However, she has produced no evidence to support the allegations.

Meanwhile, addressing the decision to withdraw the protective order, a statement from Nuzzi’s attorney reads: “Ms. Nuzzi has no interest in fighting a public relations battle. For insight into her decision, you can refer to the statements in her motion.”

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Disgraced journalist Olivia Nuzzi’s career continues into a tailspin after it emerged she attempted to seduce Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. through suggestive and erotic text messages. The former New York Magazine scribe has withdrawn a protective order against her ex-fiance, Ryan Lizza, who alleges her claims against him were motivated as part of a public relations campaign. show more
November 13, 2024
Jack Montgomery
News

Boris Johnson Floats UK Boots on the Ground in Ukraine.

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is saying Britain will have to send troops to Ukraine if President-elect Donald J. Trump reduces U.S. aid to the Eastern European country. “[F]or people watching, thinking ‘Why are we supporting the Ukrainians?’ It’s because otherwise, our collective security will be really degraded by a resurgent Russia threatening all sorts of parts of Europe, and we will then have to pay to send British troops to help defend Ukraine,” he insists.

Johnson, who has honored Ukrainian neo-Nazis in London, argues Western support for Ukraine is an “investment” against potential Russian and Chinese expansionism. “If Ukraine goes down, then we face an even bigger threat on our borders, the borders of the European continent wherever the democracies butt up against Russia,” he argues. “So, it’ll be the Baltic States. It’ll be in Georgia. You’ll see the impact of a Ukrainian defeat in the Pacific theatre. You’ll see it in the South China Sea.”

The U.S.-born Briton says there are anti-war factions in the Republican Party close to Trump “who take the wrong line on Ukraine and who are, frankly, a bit entranced by Vladimir Putin and they have a kind of weird sort of fanboy thing about Putin.”

“You know, taking his shirt off. And it’s creepy, It’s bonkers, it’s wrong. [Trump is] listening to some of those people,” Johnson said—although he acknowledged that Russian forces may have overrun Kiev in 2022 if Trump had not authorized Javelin missiles for Ukraine.

Direct British military intervention in Ukraine, while a serious escalation of the conflict, would likely make little difference on the battlefield. Britain’s armed forces faced sustained cutbacks under Johnson’s Conservative Party over the past 14 years and the prior Labour government. There are fewer than 20,000 British infantrymen and fewer than 160 operational British main battle tanks in service—forces that would likely be insufficient to defend any frontline town in Ukraine.

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Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is saying Britain will have to send troops to Ukraine if President-elect Donald J. Trump reduces U.S. aid to the Eastern European country. "[F]or people watching, thinking 'Why are we supporting the Ukrainians?' It’s because otherwise, our collective security will be really degraded by a resurgent Russia threatening all sorts of parts of Europe, and we will then have to pay to send British troops to help defend Ukraine," he insists. show more
November 12, 2024
NatSec
News

Jack Teixeira Gets 15-Year Sentence for Leaked Documents.

A federal judge has handed down a 15-year prison sentence to a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman for disseminating classified intelligence reports online. Jack Teixeira, 22, was sentenced by Judge Indira Talwani at the Federal District Court in Massachusetts.

In court proceedings, the government depicted Teixeira as one of the most prominent figures in the unauthorized release of sensitive information in U.S. history. They suggested a nearly 17-year sentence, citing the severity of the breach. Teixeira’s defense sought a lesser sentence of 11 years, highlighting his youth and potential for rehabilitation.

During the hearing, Judge Talwani acknowledged Teixeira’s age but underscored the gravity of his actions. “You are young, and you have a future ahead of you, but it is such a serious crime,” she stated.

The case has sparked discussion regarding how individuals at Teixeira’s level acquired access to top-secret information, raising concerns about security measures within the National Guard.

Teixeira expressed remorse over his actions, stating, “I’m sorry for all the harm that I’ve wrought and that I’ve caused.”

“I understand all the responsibility and consequences falls on my shoulders alone. And I accept whatever that may bring,” he added.

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A federal judge has handed down a 15-year prison sentence to a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman for disseminating classified intelligence reports online. Jack Teixeira, 22, was sentenced by Judge Indira Talwani at the Federal District Court in Massachusetts. show more
November 12, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
News

Trump Names Top GOP Election Attorney Bill McGinley as White House Counsel.

President-elect Donald J. Trump is naming attorney William “Bill” McGinley as his White House Counsel. McGinley is widely considered one of the top election law lawyers in the nation, with extensive experience with national party committees, national conventions, campaign finance matters, and representing Republicans in recounts and election contests.

“Bill is a smart and tenacious lawyer who will help me advance our America First agenda while fighting for election integrity and against the weaponization of law enforcement,” Trump said in a statement announcing the appointment on Tuesday. The President-elect continued: “He served in my first term as White House Cabinet Secretary and played a major role in our election victory as the RNC’s Outside Counsel for Election Integrity.”

McGinley worked with The National Pulse’s Editor-in-Chief, Raheem Kassam, in 2020, putting together an analysis of Democrat election lawyer Marc Elias and George Soros advisor Rosa Brooks‘s plan to establish a predicate for stealing the 2020 presidential election. The Democrat election lawyers anticipated that Donald Trump would appear the overwhelming victor during initial election returns but explained that the weeks-long counting of mail-in ballots would eventually put Joe Biden over the top.

Previously a partner at Jones Day, McGinley has served as RNC Deputy Counsel, NRSC General Counsel, and outside counsel to the NRCC. In 2016, McGinley helped lead the Trump campaign’s national convention delegate whip operation, defeating a Never Trump uprising that tried to steal the nomination.

In 2019, he was a frequent guest on Stephen K. Bannon’s War Room, defending President Trump during impeachment. In the summer of 2020, he was one of the first War Room guests to sound the alarm about the Biden campaign and their dark money allies’ schemes.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump is naming attorney William "Bill" McGinley as his White House Counsel. McGinley is widely considered one of the top election law lawyers in the nation, with extensive experience with national party committees, national conventions, campaign finance matters, and representing Republicans in recounts and election contests. show more
November 12, 2024
William Upton
Lawfare

NY Judge Won’t Postpone Bannon’s ‘We Build the Wall’ Trial… For Now.

New York Judge April Newbauer declined to immediately postpone former Trump White House chief strategist and War Room host Stephen K. Bannon‘s fraud trial. The trial stems from an online campaign to raise funds to build the border wall. Bannon’s attorneys are seeking to move the trial to January.

However, in her ruling, Judge Newbauer did reserve the right to move the trial date in the future—but not until after the hearing next Monday that will address additional evidence that prosecutors wish to introduce. In 2022, Bannon pleaded not guilty to charges that he defrauded donors to the “We Build the Wall” campaign—which sought to raise funds to complete President Donald J. Trump’s border wall between the United States and Mexico.

Prosecutors argue that their intention to introduce new evidence to the case would not further delay the trial, though Bannon’s attorneys contend they would need time to review and determine what course of action they should take. According to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, the new evidence deals specifically with a new charge that Bannon sought to personally profit from the online campaign. Bannon’s defense team asserts this is a new charge and could alter the nature of their defense.

“We don’t see it having any impact on the length of the trial from the people’s perspective,”  Jeffrey Levinson, the assistant Manhattan District Attorney, argued in court on Tuesday. He added: “The notion that this is a shock or a surprise, I think, is misplaced.”

Responding to the prosecution’s assertion, Bannon’s defense lawyer, John Carman, stated, “We may now need to offer testimony and/or evidence countering the assertion that Mr. Bannon was motivated by personal profit.” Carman also noted that any money taken by Bannon was reimbursement—which he is legally entitled to.

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New York Judge April Newbauer declined to immediately postpone former Trump White House chief strategist and War Room host Stephen K. Bannon's fraud trial. The trial stems from an online campaign to raise funds to build the border wall. Bannon's attorneys are seeking to move the trial to January. show more
November 12, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Media
News

CNN to Lay Off Top ‘Talent’ Amid Massive Ratings Plunge.

Several top CNN personalities may soon be without work as the broadcaster considers firing hundreds of workers amid dismal election ratings. Several key network personalities, including Wolf Blitzer and Jake Tapper, have been refused raises, as new rounds of firings are expected to occur in the coming weeks and months.

The firings are claimed to center primarily on production staff, and reporters and others will be expected to fill in the gaps. Reporter Dylan Byers notes, “Redundant assignments will be nixed, and various divisions will be reduced or even eliminated.”

CEO Mark Thompson is expected to implement the changes, which will attempt to make the network more competitive after ratings plummeted under former CNN head Chris Licht. Thompson has already implemented some changes at CNN, including scrapping the network’s opinion section in August of this year. He also fired around a hundred employees as part of restructuring in July.

Licht’s tenure as head of the network saw ratings decline to 800,000 in prime time. Under CEO Jeff Zucker, whom Licht replaced, the network saw highs of 13.3 million viewers in prime time. CNN is now one of the lowest-rated news networks on cable and could only manage 5.1 million viewers on election night, compared to 6 million on MSNBC and 10.3 million on Fox News.

Last month, CNN announced it would introduce a paywall on its online content in a bid to raise cash, offering a $3.99-a-month subscription service. CNN had previously tried to launch a streaming app, CNN+, but that failed after just 30 days.

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Several top CNN personalities may soon be without work as the broadcaster considers firing hundreds of workers amid dismal election ratings. Several key network personalities, including Wolf Blitzer and Jake Tapper, have been refused raises, as new rounds of firings are expected to occur in the coming weeks and months. show more
November 12, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Media
War

Neocon National Review Thrilled with Trump’s Early Appointments.

The neoconservative National Review appears thrilled with President-elect Donald J. Trump’s early and rumored appointments. The outlet hopes they signal that the America First leader will not disengage from foreign forever wars—or, as they put it, “retreat from the world stage”—after all.

In an article titled ‘Trump Might Not Lead a U.S. Retreat from the World Stage After All,’ NR senior writer Noah Rothman expresses happiness with Marco Rubio’s rumored appointment as Secretary of State, Mike Waltz’s appointment as National Security Adviser, and Elise Stefanik’s appointment as Ambassador to the United Nations.

“If loyalty matters more than the contours of any one particular policy item, we can assume that Trump’s second term will look a lot like the first,” Rothman predicts. “Beyond trade and immigration—areas where [Trump’s] passions lie—Trump’s appointees will probably have latitude to set U.S. policy. That’s making some of Trump’s true believers nervous,” he gloats, adding: “They thought they were electing the architect of America’s grand retreat from the world stage. But Trump’s cabinet picks suggest that something else is in the offing.”

Rothman believes Rubio, Waltz, and Stefanik will be “hostile toward Iran” and “inclined to take a confrontational approach toward China” and that the incoming administration’s approach to Russia may also be more aggressive than expected. He cites past statements by Waltz indicating that military aid to Ukraine could actually increase, arguing, “Threatening Vladimir Putin with the prospect of increased U.S. support for Ukraine’s defense beyond the point at which Russia can easily absorb the risk doesn’t just speak Putin’s language—it is the essence of deterrence.”

However, some in the MAGA movement are still lobbying for a course correction regarding appointments. Rubio, in particular, has less support among Trump’s base for Secretary of State than Richard Grennell, the former Ambassador to Germany.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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The neoconservative National Review appears thrilled with President-elect Donald J. Trump's early and rumored appointments. The outlet hopes they signal that the America First leader will not disengage from foreign forever wars—or, as they put it, "retreat from the world stage"—after all. show more
November 12, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Lawfare
Politics

Bannon Issues Ominous Courtroom Warning for Democrats.

War Room host Stephen K. Bannon issued a stark warning to the Democratic Party of America as he appeared in court in New York on Tuesday as part of the We Build the Wall fraud trial against him.

Asked for comment inside the courthouse, Bannon stated: “The people have rendered their verdict. Overwhelmingly, they reject all of this. This is why the radical Democrats are out of power, and they’ll be out of power for 50 years.”

“The American people rendered their verdict on Tuesday about this entire sham – and you know what their verdict was? No more lawfare,” he added.

The appearance marks the final pre-trial hearing as Bannon faces charges relating to a private fundraiser that raised $15 million to construct a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought the case after President Donald J. Trump pardoned Bannon federally in 2021. However, presidential pardons do not cover state-level prosecution cases.

Bannon completed a four-month prison sentence in late October. He was found “guilty” of contempt of Congress for refusing to testify before the corrupt and unconstitutional January 6 Committee. His New York trial is slated to begin on December 9.

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War Room host Stephen K. Bannon issued a stark warning to the Democratic Party of America as he appeared in court in New York on Tuesday as part of the We Build the Wall fraud trial against him. show more