Ex-Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro said he's feeling "pissed" that he's going to prison, which he reported to Tuesday to begin serving a four-month sentence in Miami for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena.
“I’m pissed. That’s what I’m feeling right now,” he said. “But I’m also afraid of only one thing. I’m afraid for this country, because this, what they’re doing, should have a chilling effect regardless of their party.”
“They come for ...
Month: March 2024
How Peter Navarro ended up in prison
Peter Navarro, a former White House trade adviser, made history Tuesday by becoming the first senior Trump aide to serve time in prison for actions related to the efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Navarro was convicted last year on two counts of contempt of Congress: one for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena for documents related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, and another for skipping his deposition.
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Cuban hits Ted Lieu over Trump bond fee comments: ‘You are wrong’
Mark Cuban said Tuesday that Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) is wrong after the lawmaker questioned if former President Trump is really a billionaire given the fact that his lawyers said he might not be able to pay the full bond due in his New York civil fraud trial.
“Trump claims he’s a billionaire. But he can’t pay a $464 million judgment. That means he is lying. How do I know? Math. #TrumpIsBroke,” Lieu wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
In a lengthy repost of L...
Trump defends NATO threats as ‘a form of negotiation’
Former President Trump defended his comments that Russia can “do whatever the hell they want” to delinquent NATO members as “a form of negotiation” in an interview with British politician Nigel Farage set to air on GB News on Tuesday.
Trump originally made the comment at a campaign rally in South Carolina in February, where he recounted telling an unnamed leader of a NATO country that he would “encourage” Russia to do as it wishes with allies that had fallen sho...
Supreme Court green lights Texas law that allows state police to arrest migrants
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a Texas law to take effect that enables state law enforcement to arrest people they suspect are illegally entering the United States from Mexico.
The three liberal justices publicly dissented from the court’s order reinstating the controversial statute, SB4.
The Biden administration had urged the justices to block the law, passed by Texas’s Republican-controlled legislature last year, asserting it is an “unprecedented int...
Navarro becomes first Trump White House official to report to prison over Jan. 6
Ex-Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro reported to a federal prison in Miami on Tuesday afternoon to begin a four-month sentence for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
“They can put me in prison; they can put you in prison,” Navarro said during a parking lot press conference Tuesday just before he reported to the facility. “Make no mistake about that, and make no mistake about this: They are coming ...
America helped save the lives of Ukrainians like me in World War II. We need help again.
In March 1944, exactly 80 years ago, I returned to my native city, Kyiv, which had just been liberated from three years of German occupation. My city lay in ruins, with most of its inhabitants having disappeared in the darkness of war, and the victims of the Babyn Yar massacre crying out for revenge.
I was only 10 at that time, but I already knew that I had survived thanks to American food aid. There was a lively trade of American products at school, including chewing...
It’s here: Free Cone Day at Dairy Queen
Story at a glance
- Tuesday is the first day of Spring.
- To celebrate the day, participating Dairy Queen locations in the U.S. are offering a free small vanilla soft serve cone to each visitor.
- Fans of the treat will have to travel to participating "non-mall locations" in person since the offer is not valid through delivery or mobile ordering.
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — It m...
Mom sues district after son in wheelchair breaks legs at Colorado school
Story at a glance
- Patricia Portillo Estrada's 12-year-old son was enrolled in Rocky Mountain Elementary in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district in Colorado.
- Estrada is suing the district, saying she was not notified for several hours after her disabled son broke both his legs after losing control on a ramp while in his wheelchair.
- "He has to be supervised all the time, especially goin...
What to know about ketamine after Elon Musk discusses use of drug
(NEXSTAR) — In an interview lasting more than an hour, former CNN reporter Don Lemon and Tesla CEO Elon Musk went back and forth over various topics, including conspiracy theories, advertiser boycotts on Musk's X, and the 2024 presidential election.
During the discussion, posted in full on X, Lemon also pressed Musk about his ketamine use.
Musk has repeatedly posted on X about ketamine, saying he believes "ketamine taken occasionally is a better option" fo...