…Whether #Trump will get his payout is officially up to #DOJ’s Deputy Attorney General, or the Associate Attorney General who oversees the agency’s civil division. Those jobs are held respectively by #ToddBlanche, a former Trump lawyer who represented Trump on the Mar-a-Lago case, & #StanleyWoodward, who represented a Trump co-defendant in that case, along with various current Trump aides.

#criminal #law #corruption

…Whether #Trump will get his payout is officially up to #DOJ’s Deputy Attorney General, or the Associate Attorney General who oversees the agency’s civil division. Those jobs are held respectively by #ToddBlanche, a former Trump lawyer who represented Trump on the Mar-a-Lago case, & #StanleyWoodward, who represented a Trump co-defendant in that case, along with various current Trump aides.

#criminal #law #corruption

AYFKM???

#Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former US #House Rep #GeorgeSantos, who is serving more than 7 years in federal #prison after pleading #guilty to #fraud & #IdentityTheft charges.

The #NY Republican was sentenced in April after admitting last year to deceiving donors & stealing the identities of 11 people — including his own family members — to make donations to his campaign.

#criminal #law #pardon #commutation
https://apnews.com/article/trump-george-santos-commutation-pardon-8ae46d6351cefe01d79f74920521b7a2?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-17-Breaking+News

AYFKM???

#Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former US #House Rep #GeorgeSantos, who is serving more than 7 years in federal #prison after pleading #guilty to #fraud & #IdentityTheft charges.

The #NY Republican was sentenced in April after admitting last year to deceiving donors & stealing the identities of 11 people — including his own family members — to make donations to his campaign.

#criminal #law #pardon #commutation
https://apnews.com/article/trump-george-santos-commutation-pardon-8ae46d6351cefe01d79f74920521b7a2?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-17-Breaking+News

https://www.withoutprecedent.info/ Lisa Graves, author of Without Precedent details how #Chief #Justice #JohnRoberts helped build a #SupremeCourt that shields #corruption, empowers #Trump dismantles the #Constitution. From #Bush v. #Gore to #Trump v. #UnitedStates Graves exposes #rightwing #network & #billionaires behind America’s #judicial takeover. #NoKings #constitution Roberts orchestrated decision that pardoned #trump #clarencethomas #law #politics #immunity #insurrection #history #criminal #courts

https://www.withoutprecedent.info/ Lisa Graves, author of Without Precedent details how #Chief #Justice #JohnRoberts helped build a #SupremeCourt that shields #corruption, empowers #Trump dismantles the #Constitution. From #Bush v. #Gore to #Trump v. #UnitedStates Graves exposes #rightwing #network & #billionaires behind America’s #judicial takeover. #NoKings #constitution Roberts orchestrated decision that pardoned #trump #clarencethomas #law #politics #immunity #insurrection #history #criminal #courts

Just in case you were curious about the timing of the #Israel #Hamas #ceasefire deal that #Trump is taking credit for.

Hell no muther f⁕⚠︎ers

#Fascist #WhiteSupremacist #criminal #rapists DO NOT get to win the #NobelPeacePrize!!!

In his speech to #UNGA Tuesday, #Petro also hit out at #Trump, saying the #US leader was "complicit in #genocide" in #Gaza & called for " #criminal proceedings" over US missile attacks on suspected drug-running boats in #Caribbean waters.

Petro's social media profile on Friday showed he had reposted several video clips of himself speaking at a gathering of pro-#Palestinian protesters in NY.

#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #dissent #authoritarianism #autocracy #fascism #tyranny

Exclusive: #US could hit entire #InternationalCriminalCourt with #sanctions soon

The #UnitedStates is considering imposing sanctions as soon as this week against the entire #ICC, putting the court's day-to-day operations in jeopardy in retaliation for investigations of suspected #Israel #WarCrimes.

#law #Trump #criminal #felon47
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-could-hit-entire-international-criminal-court-with-sanctions-soon-2025-09-22/

In his speech to #UNGA Tuesday, #Petro also hit out at #Trump, saying the #US leader was "complicit in #genocide" in #Gaza & called for " #criminal proceedings" over US missile attacks on suspected drug-running boats in #Caribbean waters.

Petro's social media profile on Friday showed he had reposted several video clips of himself speaking at a gathering of pro-#Palestinian protesters in NY.

#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #dissent #authoritarianism #autocracy #fascism #tyranny

A source said #ICC officials had already held emergency internal meetings to discuss the impact of potential blanket #sanctions. Two other sources said meetings had also been held of court member state diplomats.

One #US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, confirmed that entity-wide sanctions were being weighed but did not elaborate on the timing of the possible move.

#law #Trump #criminal #felon47

Washington has already imposed targeted sanctions on several #prosecutors & #judges at the #ICC, but naming the #court itself in the #sanctions list would be a major escalation.

6 sources with knowledge of the matter, all speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive diplomatic issue that has not been publicly announced, said a decision on such "entity sanctions" was expected soon.

#law #Trump #criminal #felon47

Exclusive: #US could hit entire #InternationalCriminalCourt with #sanctions soon

The #UnitedStates is considering imposing sanctions as soon as this week against the entire #ICC, putting the court's day-to-day operations in jeopardy in retaliation for investigations of suspected #Israel #WarCrimes.

#law #Trump #criminal #felon47
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-could-hit-entire-international-criminal-court-with-sanctions-soon-2025-09-22/

For decades, #Israel has been ‘rewarded for its illegal #occupation, #criminal policies, & has been endlessly appeased. That it took a #genocide, & two years after its onset, for western #governments to reconsider this state of affairs is the true scandal.’

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/Israel-meltdown-western-recognition-palestinian-statehood-deepest-fears

#Palestine#MiddleEast#Palestinians#Palestinian#Israeli#Politics#Gaza#Egypt#Lebanon#Syria#Iraq#Iran#SaudiArabia#Qatar#Yemen#USA#Zionism#BDS#Ceasefire#ArmsEmbargo#Netanyahu#FreeGaza#FreePalestine

For decades, #Israel has been ‘rewarded for its illegal #occupation, #criminal policies, & has been endlessly appeased. That it took a #genocide, & two years after its onset, for western #governments to reconsider this state of affairs is the true scandal.’

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/Israel-meltdown-western-recognition-palestinian-statehood-deepest-fears

#Palestine#MiddleEast#Palestinians#Palestinian#Israeli#Politics#Gaza#Egypt#Lebanon#Syria#Iraq#Iran#SaudiArabia#Qatar#Yemen#USA#Zionism#BDS#Ceasefire#ArmsEmbargo#Netanyahu#FreeGaza#FreePalestine

No One Is Defying #Trump Like Brazil’s President

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of #Brazil during an interview with The New York Times on Tuesday at the Alvorada Palace in Brasília.

Faced with threats of 50% #tariffs & demands to end a #criminal case, President Luiz Inácio #Lula da Silva said he wouldn’t take orders from Trump.

#geopolitics #law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/world/americas/brazil-president-lula-trump-tariffs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

No One Is Defying #Trump Like Brazil’s President

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of #Brazil during an interview with The New York Times on Tuesday at the Alvorada Palace in Brasília.

Faced with threats of 50% #tariffs & demands to end a #criminal case, President Luiz Inácio #Lula da Silva said he wouldn’t take orders from Trump.

#geopolitics #law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/world/americas/brazil-president-lula-trump-tariffs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

A #grandmother in SE England was busted running a #criminal #family business dealing £80 million of #cocaine across the entire region - her family members and associates all got long #prison sentences

I hope at least Ghost the #cat is looked after (maybe by an animal rescue?) and manages to find a good home whilst his owners are inside, as he didn't have any involvement in the #crime

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqx27w1dwe9o

In Nov, a federal #jury found Brett Hankison, the #Louisville #police officer, #guilty of violating #BreonnaTaylor’s #CivilRights during a March 2020 police raid in which she was fatally shot, becoming the first officer directly involved in the case to be convicted on #criminal charges.
Hankison faced a maximum sentence of life in prison.

#law#BlackLivesMatter#BLM#WhiteSupremacy #racism