Multiple judges have blocked efforts by President Donald Trump to hold “Big Law” firms accountable for their connections to lawyers closely tied to the Russia collusion hoax.
The executive orders make allegations against some of the most powerful law firms in the nation: the WilmerHale law firm for previously employing former Special Counsel Robert Mueller and two of his top prosecutors; against Jenner & Block in part for previously employing top Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann; and against Perkins Coie in large part for previously employing Democratic-party-aligned election lawyer Marc Elias, for helping Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign fund British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s debunked anti-Trump dossier.
Elias, who worked at Perkins for many years as the chair of the Political Law Group, went on to serve also as the general counsel for now-former Vice President Kamala Harris’s failed 2020 presidential bid. Perkins announced in 2021 that Elias and others were leaving to form Elias Law Group.
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The executive orders make allegations against some of the most powerful law firms in the nation: the WilmerHale law firm for previously employing former Special Counsel Robert Mueller and two of his top prosecutors; against Jenner & Block in part for previously employing top Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann; and against Perkins Coie in large part for previously employing Democratic-party-aligned election lawyer Marc Elias, for helping Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign fund British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s debunked anti-Trump dossier.
Elias, who worked at Perkins for many years as the chair of the Political Law Group, went on to serve also as the general counsel for now-former Vice President Kamala Harris’s failed 2020 presidential bid. Perkins announced in 2021 that Elias and others were leaving to form Elias Law Group.
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😢Veteran actor Val Kilmer, known for his iconic roles in Top Gun, Tombstone, and Batman Forever, has passed away at the age of 65, according to The New York Times. The California-born, Juilliard-trained performer was celebrated for his versatility and commanding screen presence, solidifying his status as one of Hollywood’s most memorable leading men.
Kilmer’s daughter, Mercedes, confirmed that the actor passed away due to complications from pneumonia. She noted that Kilmer had previously been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 but had since recovered.
Kilmer made his big-screen debut in the 1984 spy parody Top Secret! before showcasing his comedic chops in Real Genius (1985). His breakthrough came in 1986 when he starred as the cool and confident naval aviator Tom "Iceman" Kazansky in Top Gun alongside Tom Cruise, a role he would later return to.
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Kilmer’s daughter, Mercedes, confirmed that the actor passed away due to complications from pneumonia. She noted that Kilmer had previously been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 but had since recovered.
Kilmer made his big-screen debut in the 1984 spy parody Top Secret! before showcasing his comedic chops in Real Genius (1985). His breakthrough came in 1986 when he starred as the cool and confident naval aviator Tom "Iceman" Kazansky in Top Gun alongside Tom Cruise, a role he would later return to.
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🔥 Biden-era rule placing greater constraints on millions of legal American gun owners could be struck down if newly introduced Republican legislation becomes law.
Companion bills introduced by Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., would undo a 2023 ruling by the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that classified pistols modified with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles and thus placed them under the National Firearms Act.
The action required all owners of pistols modified with stabilizing braces to pay a $200 fee, register their name with the U.S. Department of Justice and obtain federal approval to construct or transfer a short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun.
“‘Shall not be infringed’ is crystal clear – and the Biden-era abuses of the Constitutionally protected rights of gun owners across the country need to be undone,” Marshall said in a statement Tuesday. “The SHORT Act takes a step toward rolling back nonsensical regulations that the National Firearms Act has placed upon gun owners.”
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Companion bills introduced by Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., would undo a 2023 ruling by the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that classified pistols modified with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles and thus placed them under the National Firearms Act.
The action required all owners of pistols modified with stabilizing braces to pay a $200 fee, register their name with the U.S. Department of Justice and obtain federal approval to construct or transfer a short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun.
“‘Shall not be infringed’ is crystal clear – and the Biden-era abuses of the Constitutionally protected rights of gun owners across the country need to be undone,” Marshall said in a statement Tuesday. “The SHORT Act takes a step toward rolling back nonsensical regulations that the National Firearms Act has placed upon gun owners.”
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A once-in-a-generation extreme weather event is expected to begin Wednesday, starting with a tornado outbreak and continuing into the weekend with the possibility of flooding in epic proportions -- with all the severe weather devastating the same corridor.
Overnight, two tornadoes were reported in Kansas. Hail larger than golf balls was reported in Oklahoma. And 80 mph winds were reported in Nebraska.
A particularly dangerous situation flood watch has been issued across parts of three states for Wednesday through Sunday.
And an exceedingly rare double whammy of high risk for tornadoes, and then high risk for extreme flooding, has been issued for the same area.
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Overnight, two tornadoes were reported in Kansas. Hail larger than golf balls was reported in Oklahoma. And 80 mph winds were reported in Nebraska.
A particularly dangerous situation flood watch has been issued across parts of three states for Wednesday through Sunday.
And an exceedingly rare double whammy of high risk for tornadoes, and then high risk for extreme flooding, has been issued for the same area.
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AXIOS: The White House is so frustrated by the lack of clear and fast communications by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s agency that it has set up a parallel press shop, five top Trump administration sources tell Axios
The problem surfaced in February, after it took two days for the Health and Human Services Department to acknowledge — by tweet — that a West Texas child had become the first person to die in the measles outbreak.
White House officials blamed Stefanie Spear, a Kennedy adviser for more than a decade who RFK Jr. has empowered as his deputy chief of staff and gatekeeper.
"The White House was like, 'Where the f**k is the statement?' " said a White House official who was involved in the measles response. "CNN was blaring this chyron about how Kennedy was silent, and there was just nothing from the department because of Stefanie."
On Feb. 26 — the day the Texas child died — Kennedy, long known as a vaccine skeptic, had minimized the measles outbreak during a Cabinet meeting.
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The problem surfaced in February, after it took two days for the Health and Human Services Department to acknowledge — by tweet — that a West Texas child had become the first person to die in the measles outbreak.
White House officials blamed Stefanie Spear, a Kennedy adviser for more than a decade who RFK Jr. has empowered as his deputy chief of staff and gatekeeper.
"The White House was like, 'Where the f**k is the statement?' " said a White House official who was involved in the measles response. "CNN was blaring this chyron about how Kennedy was silent, and there was just nothing from the department because of Stefanie."
On Feb. 26 — the day the Texas child died — Kennedy, long known as a vaccine skeptic, had minimized the measles outbreak during a Cabinet meeting.
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A federal judge in California on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore legal aid to tens of thousands of migrant children who are in the United States without a parent or guardian.
The Republican administration on March 21 terminated a contract with the Acacia Center for Justice, which provides legal services for unaccompanied migrant children under 18through a network of legal aid groups that subcontract with the center. Eleven subcontractor groups sued, saying that 26,000 children were at risk of losing their attorneys; Acacia is not a plaintiff.
Those groups argued that the government has an obligation under a 2008 anti-trafficking law to provide vulnerable children with legal counsel.
U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of San Francisco granted a temporary restraining order late Tuesday. She wrote that advocates raised legitimate questions about whether the administration violated the 2008 law, warranting a return to the status quo while the case continues. The order will take effect Wednesday and runs through April 16.
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The Republican administration on March 21 terminated a contract with the Acacia Center for Justice, which provides legal services for unaccompanied migrant children under 18through a network of legal aid groups that subcontract with the center. Eleven subcontractor groups sued, saying that 26,000 children were at risk of losing their attorneys; Acacia is not a plaintiff.
Those groups argued that the government has an obligation under a 2008 anti-trafficking law to provide vulnerable children with legal counsel.
U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of San Francisco granted a temporary restraining order late Tuesday. She wrote that advocates raised legitimate questions about whether the administration violated the 2008 law, warranting a return to the status quo while the case continues. The order will take effect Wednesday and runs through April 16.
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Nearly 2,000 scientists, engineers and researchers penned an open letter this week to President Donald Trump's administration, calling for a stop to its "assault" on science. 🥴
The letter was signed by elected members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, a congressional chartered organization that provides independent analysis and helps inform public policy decisions.
The group made clear the signatories are expressing their own views and not those of the National Academies or their home institutions.
"We are speaking out as individuals. We see real danger in this moment," the letter said, in part. "We hold diverse political beliefs, but we are united as researchers in wanting to protect independent scientific inquiry. We are sending this SOS to sound a clear warning: the nation's scientific enterprise is being decimated."
"We call on the administration to cease its wholesale assault on U.S. science, and we urge the public to join this call," the letter continued.
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The letter was signed by elected members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, a congressional chartered organization that provides independent analysis and helps inform public policy decisions.
The group made clear the signatories are expressing their own views and not those of the National Academies or their home institutions.
"We are speaking out as individuals. We see real danger in this moment," the letter said, in part. "We hold diverse political beliefs, but we are united as researchers in wanting to protect independent scientific inquiry. We are sending this SOS to sound a clear warning: the nation's scientific enterprise is being decimated."
"We call on the administration to cease its wholesale assault on U.S. science, and we urge the public to join this call," the letter continued.
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Polish authorities said Tuesday they charged a 47-year-old Ukrainian citizen with working for Russian intelligence after he was discovered last month conducting reconnaissance of military facilities in Poland.
The National Prosecutor´s Office did not name the man but said that he was born in Russia, and that he was arrested and charged on March 20.
The suspect’s activities involved “reconnaissance of military facilities in Poland” on behalf of Russian intelligence, a crime punishable under Polish law by prison terms 5 to 30 years, the prosecutor´s office said in a statement. The office added that the suspect explained that he had “ideological motives for his activities resulting from his ties with Russia.”
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The National Prosecutor´s Office did not name the man but said that he was born in Russia, and that he was arrested and charged on March 20.
The suspect’s activities involved “reconnaissance of military facilities in Poland” on behalf of Russian intelligence, a crime punishable under Polish law by prison terms 5 to 30 years, the prosecutor´s office said in a statement. The office added that the suspect explained that he had “ideological motives for his activities resulting from his ties with Russia.”
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BREAKING: President Trump's social media company on Monday filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange commission that could allow the president's trust to sell more than $2 billion of shares.
Trump Media and Technology Group filed a registration with the SEC that would open the door for the president's trust to sell up to nearly 115 million shares, which are worth more than $2.3 billion.
The filing does not guarantee the sale of the shares nor provide any information about a future sale. Since Trump took office, he transferred his stake of the company into the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, which is controlled by his son, Donald Trump Jr.
A sell-off from Trump, the company's largest individual shareholder, could panic investors and damage the company's stock price.
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Trump Media and Technology Group filed a registration with the SEC that would open the door for the president's trust to sell up to nearly 115 million shares, which are worth more than $2.3 billion.
The filing does not guarantee the sale of the shares nor provide any information about a future sale. Since Trump took office, he transferred his stake of the company into the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, which is controlled by his son, Donald Trump Jr.
A sell-off from Trump, the company's largest individual shareholder, could panic investors and damage the company's stock price.
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BREAKING🚨: A federal judge in New York on Wednesday dismissed corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams, but not in the way the Trump administration wanted.
Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be revived.
The Justice Department sought to have the case dismissed to free Adams to cooperate with the mayor's immigration agenda. The department wanted the case dismissed without prejudice, meaning it could be brought again.
Judge Ho declined to endorse DOJ's desired outcome
"In light of DOJ's rationales, dismissing the case without prejudice would create the unavoidable perception that the Mayor's freedom depends on his ability to carry out the immigration enforcement priorities of the administration, and that he might be more beholden to the demands of the federal government than to the wishes of his own constituents. That appearance is inevitable, and it counsels in favor of dismissal with prejudice," Ho decided.
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Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be revived.
The Justice Department sought to have the case dismissed to free Adams to cooperate with the mayor's immigration agenda. The department wanted the case dismissed without prejudice, meaning it could be brought again.
Judge Ho declined to endorse DOJ's desired outcome
"In light of DOJ's rationales, dismissing the case without prejudice would create the unavoidable perception that the Mayor's freedom depends on his ability to carry out the immigration enforcement priorities of the administration, and that he might be more beholden to the demands of the federal government than to the wishes of his own constituents. That appearance is inevitable, and it counsels in favor of dismissal with prejudice," Ho decided.
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President Donald J. Trump has secured nearly $5,000,000,000,000 in investment and trade commitments from across the globe.
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President Donald J. Trump has secured nearly $5,000,000,000,000 in investment and trade commitments from across the globe.
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WaPo: President Donald Trump is scheduled Wednesday afternoon to unveil comprehensive new tariffs on imported goods in a move designed to spur a renaissance in domestic manufacturing and fill government coffers with tax revenue, even as many economists warn that he is steering the U.S. economy toward slower growth and higher prices.
After weeks of internal debate and mixed signals, Trump plans to reveal details of his broadest import tax yet in a Rose Garden ceremony, the first of his second term, featuring his full Cabinet. The announcement follows the president’s signing in mid-February of a memorandum calling for a “fair and reciprocal” trade plan to rebalance the global trading system.
The details have shifted over time, as the president swung between his initial inclination to impose tariffs that match the fees assessed by other nations on U.S. products and a more uniform formula reminiscent of the “universal” 10 percent to 20 percent tariff he touted during the 2024 campaign.
In recent days, Trump has spoken favorably of the simpler approach that would impose an identical tariff of roughly 20 percent on goods from almost all nations.
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After weeks of internal debate and mixed signals, Trump plans to reveal details of his broadest import tax yet in a Rose Garden ceremony, the first of his second term, featuring his full Cabinet. The announcement follows the president’s signing in mid-February of a memorandum calling for a “fair and reciprocal” trade plan to rebalance the global trading system.
The details have shifted over time, as the president swung between his initial inclination to impose tariffs that match the fees assessed by other nations on U.S. products and a more uniform formula reminiscent of the “universal” 10 percent to 20 percent tariff he touted during the 2024 campaign.
In recent days, Trump has spoken favorably of the simpler approach that would impose an identical tariff of roughly 20 percent on goods from almost all nations.
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The Trump administration is giving thousands of federal workers a second chance to walk away — and some, exhausted by months of chaos and fearing what’s next, are seriously thinking about leaving.
This week, at least seven agencies, including the departments of Defense, Agriculture, Energy, Housing and Urban Development and Transportation, as well as the Small Business Administration and the General Services Administration, are making a new round of offers for workers to leave their jobs, using the same Deferred Resignation Program that prompted more than 77,000 federal employees to voluntarily leave earlier this year.
The proposal would allow workers to resign now and be paid and keep their benefits through at least Sept. 30, according to the agency notices. But unlike the first wave of offers, which was coordinated through the Office of Personnel Management and gave employees weeks to consider their options, this round is moving much faster.
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This week, at least seven agencies, including the departments of Defense, Agriculture, Energy, Housing and Urban Development and Transportation, as well as the Small Business Administration and the General Services Administration, are making a new round of offers for workers to leave their jobs, using the same Deferred Resignation Program that prompted more than 77,000 federal employees to voluntarily leave earlier this year.
The proposal would allow workers to resign now and be paid and keep their benefits through at least Sept. 30, according to the agency notices. But unlike the first wave of offers, which was coordinated through the Office of Personnel Management and gave employees weeks to consider their options, this round is moving much faster.
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U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced on Monday that her department will return over $1 billion in unused COVID-era funding back to the taxpayer amid the Trump administration's push for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to slash waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government.
In a press release, the Labor Department said $1.4 billion of unspent COVID funding will be "returned to taxpayers through the U.S. Department of Treasury’s General Fund" and added that "action" is "being taken to recover the remaining $2.9 billion."
The department explained in the press release that the funding originated from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act in March 2020 and that the program was meant to provide expanded unemployment insurance for Americans who were not able to work during the pandemic.
The program was closed in 2021, the department said, but the 2023 audit "found four states were allowed to access the funding ‘despite not meeting program requirements,’ totaling over $100 million in spending."
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In a press release, the Labor Department said $1.4 billion of unspent COVID funding will be "returned to taxpayers through the U.S. Department of Treasury’s General Fund" and added that "action" is "being taken to recover the remaining $2.9 billion."
The department explained in the press release that the funding originated from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act in March 2020 and that the program was meant to provide expanded unemployment insurance for Americans who were not able to work during the pandemic.
The program was closed in 2021, the department said, but the 2023 audit "found four states were allowed to access the funding ‘despite not meeting program requirements,’ totaling over $100 million in spending."
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JUST IN: Canada says they will remove ALL tariffs if US does so too:
"Let's sit down and discuss this... We’d be willing to take those off tomorrow if he took all the tariffs off. We are not the problem. China is the problem… We don't want tariffs.,. We’re going to take these tariffs off in the next minute if he said he’s taking their tariffs off." — Ontario Premier Doug Ford
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"Let's sit down and discuss this... We’d be willing to take those off tomorrow if he took all the tariffs off. We are not the problem. China is the problem… We don't want tariffs.,. We’re going to take these tariffs off in the next minute if he said he’s taking their tariffs off." — Ontario Premier Doug Ford
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A group of 50 Republican and Democratic senators introduced a sanctions package to hit Russia and countries that buy its oil if President Vladimir Putin refuses to engage in good-faith ceasefire negotiations with Ukraine or breaches an eventual agreement.
The punishments would include a 500% tariff on imports from countries that buy Russian oil, petroleum products, natural gas or uranium, according to a draft of the bill seen by Bloomberg News. Other sanctions would also prohibit US citizens from buying Russian sovereign debt, according to the draft.
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The punishments would include a 500% tariff on imports from countries that buy Russian oil, petroleum products, natural gas or uranium, according to a draft of the bill seen by Bloomberg News. Other sanctions would also prohibit US citizens from buying Russian sovereign debt, according to the draft.
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Luigi Mangione vibes😒: A man walked into a Walgreens in Madera and killed an employee because police say he had a grudge against large pharmacies.
Madera Police Chief Gino Chiaramonte said Narciso Gallardo Fernandez entered the store and opened fire, killing Erick Velasquez. It appears the killing was random as police say there was no known relation between the two men.
The suspect was also captured on surveillance video obtained by Action News waving with his gun at the camera, saying something inaudible, and then shooting out the camera at the front of the store.
Fernandez allegedly shot at other employees and customers as they left the store. No one else was hit.
Chief Chiaramonte said it appears that Fernandez drove from more than 80 miles from Pixley to the store off Cleveland Avenue, arriving just after 9:30 pm on Monday.
Fernandez was taken into custody outside the store in the parking lot, which was captured in police body camera footage. Detectives say he was reloading his gun when officers arrived.
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Madera Police Chief Gino Chiaramonte said Narciso Gallardo Fernandez entered the store and opened fire, killing Erick Velasquez. It appears the killing was random as police say there was no known relation between the two men.
The suspect was also captured on surveillance video obtained by Action News waving with his gun at the camera, saying something inaudible, and then shooting out the camera at the front of the store.
Fernandez allegedly shot at other employees and customers as they left the store. No one else was hit.
Chief Chiaramonte said it appears that Fernandez drove from more than 80 miles from Pixley to the store off Cleveland Avenue, arriving just after 9:30 pm on Monday.
Fernandez was taken into custody outside the store in the parking lot, which was captured in police body camera footage. Detectives say he was reloading his gun when officers arrived.
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Internal FBI messages have been released.
The FBI knew that Hunter Biden's laptop was the real deal back in 2020 within hours of the NY Post laptop story breaking. The FBI issued a "gag order" on discussing this publicly - and even went as far to say that the official response is "no comment", even though they pushed the Russian disinformation hoax and allowed it to fester.
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The FBI knew that Hunter Biden's laptop was the real deal back in 2020 within hours of the NY Post laptop story breaking. The FBI issued a "gag order" on discussing this publicly - and even went as far to say that the official response is "no comment", even though they pushed the Russian disinformation hoax and allowed it to fester.
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A California man will plead guilty to attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh by showing up outside his home in 2022 with weapons, his lawyers said Wednesday.
Lawyers for Nicholas Roske announced his intent in a letter to the judge overseeing the case. Roske was set to face trial in June, and the charge carries up to life in prison.
By pleading guilty, Roske will admit that he flew from California to Washington Dulles International Airport on June 7, 2022, before taking a taxi to the conservative justice’s Maryland home. After arriving, Roske quickly abandoned his plans, with transcripts showing he spoke with 911 and his sister before officers met Roske on scene.
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Lawyers for Nicholas Roske announced his intent in a letter to the judge overseeing the case. Roske was set to face trial in June, and the charge carries up to life in prison.
By pleading guilty, Roske will admit that he flew from California to Washington Dulles International Airport on June 7, 2022, before taking a taxi to the conservative justice’s Maryland home. After arriving, Roske quickly abandoned his plans, with transcripts showing he spoke with 911 and his sister before officers met Roske on scene.
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