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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Trump says he urged Melania to sue Hunter Biden
Published: | Updated: President Donald Trump is championing the decision by First Lady Melania Trump to sue Hunter Biden for his claim that disgraced billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein first introduced them to each other. 'I told her, let's go ahead and do it. I let her use my lawyers,' Trump revealed to Fox News radio host Brian Kilmeade in an interview on Thursday. 'She was very upset about it.' The first lady revealed Wednesday that she would sue Hunter for $1 billion after he refused to apologize and take down a podcast video where he made the false claim that Melania Trump was introduced to the president by Epstein . Trump repeated that the claim was false and easily disproven. 'Jeffrey Epstein had nothing to do with Melania and introducing,' he said, criticizing Hunter and other media outlets that aired the claim. 'But they do that to demean, they make up stories ... I mean, I can tell you exactly how ... it was another person, actually. I did meet through another person. But it wasn't Jeffrey Epstein.' The president pointed to his success in getting media outlets to back down in response to lawsuits, which prompted his endorsement of the lawsuit. 'I said go forward, you know, I've done pretty well on these lawsuits lately,' Trump said. In an interview with the Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan podcast, Biden cited a Daily Beast report for his claim about the first lady sourced to author Michael Wolff. The first lady's lawyer Alejandro Brito called Hunter Biden's comments 'false, defamatory, and lewd.' 'Given your vast history of trading on the names of others-including your surname-for your personal benefit, it is obvious that you published these false and defamatory statements about Mrs. Trump to draw attention to yourself,' Brito wrote in a letter, first obtained by Fox News Digital. After Mrs. Trump threatened legal action, Hunter shared his public reaction on Callaghan's show. '[expletive] that. That's not going to happen,' Biden replied, after Callaghan showed him a copy of the letter. Hunter defended his comments, citing reporting from Wolff's book, and a 2019 story from the New York Times that reported Epstein was 'claiming to people that he was the one who introduced Mr. Trump to his third wife, Melania Trump.' Other media outlets backed down from the false claim, including the Daily Beast, which retracted the story and apologized. Political operative James Carville also deleted a podcast video where he made the claim and apologized.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Trump urged Melania to sic his lawyers on billion-dollar defamation lawsuit after Jeffrey Epstein smear
President Donald Trump is championing the decision by First Lady Melania Trump to sue Hunter Biden for his claim that disgraced billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein first introduced them to each other. 'I told her, let's go ahead and do it. I let her use my lawyers,' Trump revealed to Fox News radio host Brian Kilmeade in an interview on Thursday. 'She was very upset about it.' The first lady revealed Wednesday that she would sue Hunter for $1 billion after he refused to apologize and take down a podcast video where he made the false claim that Melania Trump was introduced to the president by Epstein. Trump repeated that the claim was false and easily disproven. 'Jeffrey Epstein had nothing to do with Melania and introducing,' he said, criticizing Hunter and other media outlets that aired the claim. 'But they do that to demean, they make up stories ... I mean, I can tell you exactly how ... it was another person, actually. I did meet through another person. But it wasn't Jeffrey Epstein.' The president pointed to his success in getting media outlets to back down in response to lawsuits, which prompted his endorsement of the lawsuit. 'I said go forward, you know, I've done pretty well on these lawsuits lately,' Trump said. In an interview with the Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan podcast, Biden cited a Daily Beast report for his claim about the first lady sourced to author Michael Wolff. The first lady's lawyer Alejandro Brito called Hunter Biden's comments 'false, defamatory, and lewd.' 'Given your vast history of trading on the names of others-including your surname-for your personal benefit, it is obvious that you published these false and defamatory statements about Mrs. Trump to draw attention to yourself,' Brito wrote in a letter, first obtained by Fox News Digital. After Mrs. Trump threatened legal action, Hunter shared his public reaction on Callaghan's show. 'Fu*k that. That's not going to happen,' Biden replied, after Callaghan showed him a copy of the letter. Hunter defended his comments, citing reporting from Wolff's book, and a 2019 story from the New York Times that reported Epstein was 'claiming to people that he was the one who introduced Mr. Trump to his third wife, Melania Trump.' Other media outlets backed down from the false claim, including the Daily Beast, which retracted the story and apologized. Political operative James Carville also deleted a podcast video where he made the claim and apologized. Hunter defied the lawsuit threat and vowed to take the Trumps to court, even as he estimated the lawsuit would probably cost 'millions' of dollars. 'If they want to go through the process, then they know it's going to cost them an enormous amount of money to do it,' he said. 'We gotta figure out how we're going to pay for it.'
Free Malaysia Today
17-06-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Ex-Melaka youth and sports dept director charged with graft
Khairul Adri Rosli faces four charges of soliciting bribes totalling RM8,000 from a company owner linked to his official duties between Sept 25, 2023 and June 25, 2024. (Pexels pic) PETALING JAYA : A former director of the Melaka youth and sports department pleaded not guilty today in the Ayer Keroh sessions court to submitting a false claim and accepting bribes. Khairul Adri Rosli, 51, was charged with submitting a payment voucher for RM126,100 for the supply and installation of concrete imprints around the tennis and petanque court walkways at the Melaka youth and sports complex. The voucher was found to contain false particulars as the work was not carried out according to the quoted specifications. Bernama reported that he allegedly committed the offence at the Melaka youth and sports department office on Dec 8, 2023. The charge, under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti‑Corruption Commission Act 2009 and punishable under Section 24(2) of the same Act, provides a maximum jail term of 20 years and a fine of no less than five times the amount or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction. Khairul also faces four charges of soliciting bribes totalling RM8,000 from a company owner linked to his official duties, between Sept 25, 2023 and June 25, 2024 in Melaka Tengah. The charge, under Section 165 of the Penal Code, carries a maximum sentence of two years' imprisonment, a fine or both. MACC deputy public prosecutor Sharina Farhana Nor Sa'ari proposed bail to be set at RM25,000 on all charges, with the additional conditions that the accused surrender his passport to the court and report monthly to the Melaka MACC office. Khairul's lawyer T Gajendran asked for a lower bail amount as his client is currently serving in a different department and would be suspended from duty starting today, receiving only half his salary. Judge Elesabet Paya Wan granted bail of RM20,000 with one surety on all charges. She set Aug 15 for mention of the case.
Washington Post
21-05-2025
- Washington Post
Former New York state trooper pleads guilty to faking his own shooting
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A former New York state trooper pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that he shot himself then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway, prompting a regionwide search. Thomas Mascia agreed to serve six months in jail, followed by five months of probation and continued mental health treatment as he formally changed his not guilty plea during a court appearance in Nassau County court in Mineola.
Associated Press
21-05-2025
- Associated Press
Former New York state trooper pleads guilty to faking his own shooting
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state trooper pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that he shot himself then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway, prompting a regionwide search. Thomas Mascia agreed to serve six months in jail, followed by five months of probation and continued mental health treatment as he formally changed his not guilty plea during a court appearance in Nassau County court in Mineola. He also agreed, as part of his plea deal, to pay $289,000 in restitution for the overtime costs for officers during the three-day search for a nonexistent suspect. Mascia will be sentenced Aug. 20. The West Hempstead resident had been charged with official misconduct, tampering with evidence and falsifying documents. He became a trooper in 2019 and resigned after being suspended without pay while state police launched a criminal investigation into the shooting. Mascia's parents, Dorothy and Thomas, were also expected to plead guilty Wednesday to firearms charges. Mascia claimed he was shot in the leg on Oct. 30 by a driver parked on the shoulder of the Southern State Parkway, about a mile from his home. The shooting prompted a massive search as the trooper said the suspect, who he claimed was a 'dark-skinned' man, fled in a car bearing temporary New Jersey plates heading toward New York City. Instead, prosecutors say, Mascia shot himself in a local park, stashed the gun, drove to the highway and called for backup. They say the ruse was an apparent bid to gain attention and sympathy. Jeffrey Lichtman, Mascia's lawyer, didn't immediately comment. He previously said the former trooper, who resigned in January after his arrest, has been suffering from 'untreated mental health issues' for years. Mascia had appeared in court earlier this month to change his plea, but the judge at the time halted the proceedings after the former trooper said he did not feel well mentally and was receiving treatment.
