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Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Yahoo
Spokane County defender accused of using charity as $40K slush fund
This story was originally published on John 'Sather' Gowdy, a Spokane County public defender and founder of Heal Spokane, has been placed on leave after allegedly misusing more than $40,000 in nonprofit funds. He currently faces eight money laundering charges. The charges stem from his alleged misuse of funds from the organization he founded to support people experiencing homelessness, according to The Spokesman-Review. Gowdy, 37, was charged on April 16 with first-degree theft and eight counts of money laundering. Detective Tim Schwering interviewed members of Heal Spokane's board, who claimed Gowdy used the organization as a 'slush fund' for buying candle supplies, energy drinks, toy guns, and gambling. The investigation began in July 2023, when an assistant attorney general contacted law enforcement after Gowdy was removed from his leadership role in March 2023 following concerns about financial misuse. Heal Spokane board member Katherine 'Kat' R. Bopp told investigators that an internal audit revealed a slew of alarming purchases. In one example, Gowdy claimed to have bought sleeping bags for children, but records showed the purchase was for toy guns. Heal Spokane is entirely volunteer-run; however, board members also discovered multiple withdrawals from a Numerica Credit Union account that matched the amounts Gowdy used to play slot machines at Northern Quest Resort & Casino. Gowdy also claimed he used some of the organization's money to purchase gloves and socks for people in need, but the audit showed he instead bought Tide Pods and molds for personal crafting projects. A summons issued Friday requires Gowdy to appear before Superior Court Judge Rachelle Anderson on May 9.
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Fox News host swipes at GOP for railing against judge over deportation order after praising him in the past
Fox News host Trey Gowdy criticized Republicans on Monday for railing against a federal judge who issued a court order blocking the Trump administration from deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members under an 18th-century law, noting that conservatives had previously praised this same judge. 'So you can't pick and choose what day you like a judge and what day you don't!' Gowdy declared during a Fox News appearance. Over the weekend, President Donald Trump kicked off a 'constitutional showdown with the judicial branch of government' when his administration defied a temporary restraining order issued by U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg on deportation flights set for El Salvador. Despite the judge's order that the planes of Venezuelan detainees turn around and return to the United States, the aircraft continued to El Salvador, where a video of the prisoners being shaved and herded into a mega-prison complex was shared by the country's right-wing president. 'Oopsie … too late,' Nayib Bukele boasted on X (formerly Twitter). The White House reshared his post, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally thanked the El Salvadoran leader. 'I think there's clearly irreparable harm here given these folks will be deported,' Boasberg said in his order. 'A brief delay in their removal does not cause the government any harm.' He added: 'Particularly given the plaintiffs' information, unrebutted by the government, that flights are actively departing and planning to depart, I do not believe that I'm able to wait any longer. Any plane containing these folks that is going to take off or is in the air needs to be returned to the United States.' According to an executive order quietly signed by Trump on Friday night, the deportations are being carried out under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, an obscure maritime law that had only been invoked three times before — and only during times of war. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, meanwhile, acknowledged that the administration ignored the court order. 'A single judge in a single city cannot direct the movements of an aircraft carrier full of foreign alien terrorists who were physically expelled from U.S. soil,' she said. During an appearance on America's Newsroom, Gowdy — a former federal prosecutor and GOP congressman — pointed out that while he agrees that gang members should 'be deported period,' the issue revolves around the lack of due process and relying on that applies to rival nations in wartime. 'I get people's frustration,' he stated. 'But judges don't make the law. They follow the law. If we have a law from 1798 that deals with foreign countries, how does that apply to a non-nation state that happens to be a criminal gang?' Gowdy was then asked to react to statements put out by Leavitt and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), who groused that Boasberg was just 'another judge deciding policy to benefit foreign gang members' and that judges are 'acting as activists and not arbiters of the law.' The Fox News personality, however, felt his former GOP colleagues were being more than a tad hypocritical. 'Look, this is the same judge — I think Bill and Dana, if I'm right — that ordered the release of 14,000 Hillary Clinton emails,' Gowdy told Fox News anchors Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino. 'This the same judge, if I'm right, that said no you cannot access Donald Trump's tax returns. So you can't pick and choose what day you like a judge and what day you don't!' Indeed, in September 2016, Boasberg ordered the State Department to release a specific number of emails from Clinton's time as Secretary of State before Election Day that year. He also issued a 2017 opinion that said the court lacks the authority to order the IRS to release Trump's tax returns. 'Really, if you are mad at the judge, you might want to look at Chuck Grassley's tweet and say maybe Congress ought to update a law from 1798,' Gowdy concluded. 'Really? That's the best we can do?'
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The Independent
17-03-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Fox News host swipes at GOP for railing against judge over deportation order after praising him in the past
Fox News host Trey Gowdy criticized Republicans on Monday for railing against a federal judge who issued a court order blocking the Trump administration from deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members under an 18th-century law, noting that conservatives had previously praised this same judge. 'So you can't pick and choose what day you like a judge and what day you don't!' Gowdy declared during a Fox News appearance. Over the weekend, President Donald Trump kicked off a 'constitutional showdown with the judicial branch of government' when his administration defied a temporary restraining order issued by U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg on deportation flights set for El Salvador. Despite the judge's order that the planes of Venezuelan detainees turn around and return to the United States, the aircraft continued to El Salvador, where a video of the prisoners being shaved and herded into a mega-prison complex was shared by the country's right-wing president. 'Oopsie … too late,' Nayib Bukele boasted on X (formerly Twitter). The White House reshared his post, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally thanked the El Salvadoran leader. 'I think there's clearly irreparable harm here given these folks will be deported,' Boasberg said in his order. 'A brief delay in their removal does not cause the government any harm.' He added: 'Particularly given the plaintiffs' information, unrebutted by the government, that flights are actively departing and planning to depart, I do not believe that I'm able to wait any longer. Any plane containing these folks that is going to take off or is in the air needs to be returned to the United States.' According to an executive order quietly signed by Trump on Friday night, the deportations are being carried out under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, an obscure maritime law that had only been invoked three times before — and only during times of war. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, meanwhile, acknowledged that the administration ignored the court order. 'A single judge in a single city cannot direct the movements of an aircraft carrier full of foreign alien terrorists who were physically expelled from U.S. soil,' she said. During an appearance on America's Newsroom, Gowdy — a former federal prosecutor and GOP congressman — pointed out that while he agrees that gang members should 'be deported period,' the issue revolves around the lack of due process and relying on that applies to rival nations in wartime. 'I get people's frustration,' he stated. 'But judges don't make the law. They follow the law. If we have a law from 1798 that deals with foreign countries, how does that apply to a non-nation state that happens to be a criminal gang?' Gowdy was then asked to react to statements put out by Leavitt and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), who groused that Boasberg was just 'another judge deciding policy to benefit foreign gang members' and that judges are 'acting as activists and not arbiters of the law.' The Fox News personality, however, felt his former GOP colleagues were being more than a tad hypocritical. 'Look, this is the same judge — I think Bill and Dana, if I'm right — that ordered the release of 14,000 Hillary Clinton emails,' Gowdy told Fox News anchors Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino. 'This the same judge, if I'm right, that said no you cannot access Donald Trump's tax returns. So you can't pick and choose what day you like a judge and what day you don't!' Indeed, in September 2016, Boasberg ordered the State Department to release a specific number of emails from Clinton's time as Secretary of State before Election Day that year. He also issued a 2017 opinion that said the court lacks the authority to order the IRS to release Trump's tax returns. 'Really, if you are mad at the judge, you might want to look at Chuck Grassley's tweet and say maybe Congress ought to update a law from 1798,' Gowdy concluded. 'Really? That's the best we can do?'
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Fox News' Trey Gowdy Takes A Bite Out Of Trump Policy With Movie-Themed Burn
Fox News host Trey Gowdy on Sunday served up a 'Silence of the Lambs'-inspired quip to critique the fallout from President Donald Trump's economic agenda. 'I've been watching 'Silence of the Lambs' because it's less scary for me than looking at the stock market,' Gowdy, a Republican former South Carolina congressman, told Forbes Editor-in-Chief Steve Forbes during a discussion about Trump's tariffs that have, so far at least, tanked the markets. 'The president is not relenting on tariffs, but neither are other countries,' Gowdy noted, referring to retaliatory measures being put in place by America's former economic allies and trading partners. 'So, where does that leave us?' Gowdy asked. Forbes advised not to focus too much on the 'Hannibal' aspect of the situation, referring to Anthony Hopkins' fictional cannibalistic character Hannibal Lecter in the hit 1991 horror film — a character Trump, incidentally, weirdly loved to heap praise on during his 2024 campaign. Uncertainty over the on-off, on-off tariffs has seen businesses and individuals pausing their plans and it just underscores the need to pass 'a big beautiful tax cut bill to get real tailwinds for this economy,' Forbes added. Watch here: 'Dictator S**t': Trump's Middle-Of-The-Night Meltdown Nulling Biden Pardons Is Slammed Gridiron Dinner Appears To Rebuke Trump With Break From 140-Year-Old Tradition Jasmine Crockett Offers Ominous Take On Future Elections French Lawmaker Trashes Trump's America With Call For Icon's Return, Amid Cheers
Fox News
15-02-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
'YOU CAN HAVE A CULT. YOU'RE JUST NOT GOING TO WIN A NATIONAL ELECTION': Trey Gowdy BASHES the Democrats' Continued Radical Leftward Drift
Trey Gowdy, former U.S. Representative from South Carolina, former federal prosecutor, and host of Sunday Night in America and The Trey Gowdy Podcast , joined The Guy Benson Show to discuss the resignation of NY's acting US attorney amid scrutiny over the eased-up case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Gowdy also weighed in on Democrats like Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and AOC controversially offering advice to illegal migrants on avoiding ICE. Plus, Gowdy reacted to the cringeworthy rallies from Democrats and how their recent behavior has contributed to their party losing control of all three branches of government. Listen to the full interview below! Listen to the full interview: Listen to the full podcast: Gowdy had this to say on the Democrats' continued leftward drift: 'So 'the squad' is getting smaller and (Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) clearly has national aspirations and she is a charismatic communicator. The problem is what she's communicating is so antithetical to what the rest of us believe. It doesn't matter how charismatic you are, you can have a cult. You're just not going to win a national election.'
