Author: Eric Tucker
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Epstein email says Trump ‘knew about the girls’ as White House calls its release a Democratic smear
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls,” according to documents made public Wednesday, but what he knew — and whether it pertained to the sex offender’s crimes — is unclear, and the White House quickly accused Democrats of selectively leaking the emails…
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Epstein email says Trump ‘knew about the girls’ as White House calls its release a Democratic smear
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls,” according to documents made public Wednesday, but what he knew — and whether it pertained to the sex offender’s crimes — is unclear, and the White House quickly accused Democrats of selectively leaking the emails…
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Comey pleads not guilty as lawyers signal intent to argue the case is politically motivated
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a criminal case that has highlighted the Justice Department’s efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump, with lawyers for the former FBI director saying that they plan to argue the prosecution is politically motivated and should be dismissed. The arraignment lasted less…
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Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing had become ‘more political’ and likely acted alone, authorities say
OREM, Utah (AP) — The man accused in the Charlie Kirk assassination had earlier expressed to family his opposition to the viewpoints of the conservative activist, the authorities said Friday in announcing an arrest in a targeted killing that raised fresh alarms about political violence in the United States. Tyler Robinson, 22, had become “more…
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Trump says ‘with a high degree of certainty’ that suspect in Charlie Kirk killing has been caught
OREM, Utah (AP) — The suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination has been captured, President Donald Trump said Friday in an announcement that appeared to represent a significant breakthrough in an investigation that captivated public attention and spanned nearly two days. “With a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump announced in a live…
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Rifle is recovered in the search for Charlie Kirk’s killer, who blended in on Utah school campus
OREM, Utah (AP) — The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk is believed to have jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot and has not been identified, authorities said Thursday in disclosing they have recovered a high-powered, bolt-action rifle they believe was used in the attack and are reviewing video…