Manafort Trial Update: Mistrial on 10 Counts, Guilty on 8 Counts Tuesday, President Donald Trump called former campaign Chairman Paul Manafort a “good man” and again hammered Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe as a “witch hunt” less than an hour after Mr. Manafort was found guilty of bank and tax fraud. “I must tell you […]
Manafort Jury Cannot Reach Consensus on All Counts The jury in the financial fraud trial of former Trump campaign Chairman Paul Manafort indicated in a note Tuesday that it is struggling to reach a unanimous verdict on all 18 tax- and bank-fraud charges. The note asked what to do if the jury of 6 men […]
Judge in Manafort Trial Received Threats, Fears for Jurors The federal judge in former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s fraud trial refused Friday to release the names of jurors, saying he has received threats and fears for their safety as well. U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III revealed his concerns in explaining why he does […]
Imports Impress at Rosehill By Ray Hickson All eyes might have been on the return of gun colt Kementari at Monday’s Rosehill trials but it was another horse in blue, import Home Of The Brave, who stole the show. In his first public appearance since contesting the Group 1 Breeders’ Cup Mile in November, the […]
95 Detained in Saudi Corruption Sweep to Trial Saudi media is reporting that 95 people are still being held by authorities in a purported anti-corruption campaign that was launched nearly 3 months ago by the Kingdom’s Crown Prince, its de facto ruler. A Saudi report shared on social media says that detainees who have not […]
Saudi Arabian Corruption Detainees to Stand Trial Some of the suspects have been held at Riyadh’s Ritz Carlton hotel since early November Saudi Arabia has released 23 of the 200 powerful individuals detained since November on corruption charges after they reached deals with the government. The report did not name those involved in what appeared […]
I Spent a Week with Rex Tillerson $XOM By Emily Roden, here Ms. Roden tells us about her brief few days with Rex Tillerson, US President ElectTrump’s nominee for Secretary of State… Nine years ago, I showed up to the Denton County Courthouse for jury duty and got myself picked for the job. A young […]
Salt Consumption Increases Risk of Early Death Conventional wisdom says too much salt is bad because it can lead to high blood pressure. And now a new 25-year study finds that salt, even just a little bit could increase your risk of premature death. The research found that if you normally have about 1.5 teaspoons […]
Donald Trump, “Scandal, lies, and deceit follow Hillary wherever she goes” Donald Trump promised to “Indict” Hillary Clinton in an e-Mail sent out by his campaign Wednesday. In the e-Mail he compared a vote for him in the November election to “throwing the book” at Hillary Clinton because of the scandals that have followed her. […]
Donald Trump, “We will Win this case, no further comments” Tuesday, Donald Trump said his comments questioning the impartiality of a federal court judge had been misconstrued as a broad attack on people of Mexican heritage. Mr. Trump said that it is fair to question the judge’s impartiality in the civil suit against Trump University […]