A Cuban migrant held in solitary confinement at an immigration detention facility in Texas died after guards held him down and he stopped breathing, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday that ruled the death a homicide. Geraldo Lunas Campos died Jan. 3 following an altercation with guards. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the 55-year-old father of four was attempting suicide and the staff tried to save him. But a witness told The Associated Press last week that Lunas Campos was handcuffed as at least five guards held him down and one put an arm around his neck and squeezed until he was unconscious. read more
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith went scorched-earth against Donald Trump and indicated he had no regrets in his first public testimony about his criminal investigation into the president. "I want to be clear, I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including the decision to bring charges against President Trump. Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in criminal activity," Smith said in his opening statement. He said that Trump "engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power." Smith also said the president "illegally kept classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago social club and repeatedly tried to obstruct justice to conceal his continued retention of those documents." He specifically noted that "highly sensitive national security information" was held in a bathroom and ballroom.
Congressional Republicans have clear advice for Canadians: Tune out the Trump administration. After US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney traded rhetorical blows at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week " "Canada lives because of us," Trump said Wednesday, warning Carney to "remember that" " lawmakers in his party aimed for de-escalation with their neighbors to the North. "Our relationship is inseparable " and we may have disagreement, but again, the people of Canada and the people of the United States have so much in common, it's an understatement," said Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C. "So this is just a blip." Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., a more frequent Trump critic, said that "I don't think we should be in the business of responding to every single comment he makes," adding that "Canada is an important ally."
The Jezebel writer also asserted that President Donald Trump also participates in the practice of grifting MAGA customers out of their money, pointing to his cryptocurrency "memecoin" that quickly lost most of its value not long after it was publicly introduced in January of last year. While the $TRUMP coin was initially valued at more than $27, it sells for just $4.95 today. "Even when Trump is stealing directly from his most ardent supporters, they're all too happy to keep falling for the same con, over and over," Vorel wrote.
Despite claims by the Trump administration, a new study has found that Americans are absorbing about 96% of the costs of President Donald Trump's tariffs. read more
The decomposing orange child rapist's goons also slapped handcuffs on a 6 year old leukemia patient.