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Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Politics
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Trump Curses as White House Faith Office Lunch Takes Bizarre Turn
Things got a bit awkward during the White House Faith Office luncheon on Monday. Not only did President Donald Trump curse in front of faith leaders—calling Biden-era indictments against him 'bulls--t'—he raged that he he had been investigated more than the gangster Al Capone, bragged he has 'always made money,' and incorrectly claimed gas prices are the lowest they have been in 50 years. Those topics did not appear to be part of Trump's prepared remarks. As he addressed assembled religious business leaders from the podium, he looked down occasionally at his speech but went off on tangents as he worked his way through the text. 'I've ended the radical left war on faith, and we're once again protecting religious freedom instead of destroying it, and God is once again welcomed back into our public square,' Trump said, clearly part of his prepared remarks. Trump, 79, compared himself to Capone moments later. He characterized the notorious gangster, believed to have murdered over 200 people, as 'great.' 'I was under investigation more than the late, great, Alphonse Capone,' Trump said. 'Think of it. Al Capone would kill people for dinner. If he left the room and he didn't like him, he'd have him shot, killed, buried under a building someplace, as part of the foundation of a building. They're all over the place, and I said I had more time under investigation than the legendary Alphonse Capone, or probably anybody else.' Trump then misremembered that he had been indicted four times in 2023, not five. 'The one thing I did that was very helpful, I was indicted five times. Indicted, that wasn't a word that was in—my father's looking down, my mother's looking down, that my son's not supposed to be indicted,' he said. 'I think I got indicted five times, impeached two times. All bulls--t, right? Terrible stuff.' The luncheon crowd, comprising 60 CEOs and business leaders who donate to faith-aligned charities, did not appear to mind the president's meandering, as they clapped and cheered throughout his speech as he rambled. 'Gas prices have reached the lowest level in five decades,' Trump remarked at one point. 'Actually, it's going to be, we're going to see some really good numbers where, you know, drill, baby drill, drill, baby drill. I've got to make sure that people can afford to produce the gas. ... 'But the gas has gotten to the lowest level in decades, and you're seeing $1.99 $1.98. I saw $1.95 at certain states, not California, because every time it goes down, they add taxes onto it,' Trump rambled. 'All they do is they keep adding taxes. Terrible governor, doesn't know what he's doing. He may be, he may be a candidate, but if you, if you go by success, you can't have him be a candidate.' Fox News reported that the White House luncheon is the 'first event of its kind.' The White House Faith Office was created by executive order in February. Trump grew up in a Reformed Church but rarely attends services as an adult. He has made a habit of name-dropping God since entering politics a decade ago, and he won the presidency in 2016 off the backs of Evangelical voters who later became his MAGA base.
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump Curses as White House Faith Office Lunch Takes Bizarre Turn
Things got a bit awkward during the White House Faith Office luncheon on Monday. Not only did President Donald Trump curse in front of faith leaders—calling Biden-era indictments against him 'bulls--t'—he raged that he he had been investigated more than the gangster Al Capone, bragged he has 'always made money,' and incorrectly claimed gas prices are the lowest they have been in 50 years. Those topics did not appear to be part of Trump's prepared remarks. As he addressed assembled religious business leaders from the podium, he looked down occasionally at his speech but went off on tangents as he worked his way through the text. 'I've ended the radical left war on faith, and we're once again protecting religious freedom instead of destroying it, and God is once again welcomed back into our public square,' Trump said, clearly part of his prepared remarks. Trump, 79, compared himself to Capone moments later. He characterized the notorious gangster, believed to have murdered over 200 people, as 'great.' 'I was under investigation more than the late, great, Alphonse Capone,' Trump said. 'Think of it. Al Capone would kill people for dinner. If he left the room and he didn't like him, he'd have him shot, killed, buried under a building someplace, as part of the foundation of a building. They're all over the place, and I said I had more time under investigation than the legendary Alphonse Capone, or probably anybody else.' Trump then misremembered that he had been indicted four times in 2023, not five. 'The one thing I did that was very helpful, I was indicted five times. Indicted, that wasn't a word that was in—my father's looking down, my mother's looking down, that my son's not supposed to be indicted,' he said. 'I think I got indicted five times, impeached two times. All bulls--t, right? Terrible stuff.' The luncheon crowd, comprising 60 CEOs and business leaders who donate to faith-aligned charities, did not appear to mind the president's meandering, as they clapped and cheered throughout his speech as he rambled. 'Gas prices have reached the lowest level in five decades,' Trump remarked at one point. 'Actually, it's going to be, we're going to see some really good numbers where, you know, drill, baby drill, drill, baby drill. I've got to make sure that people can afford to produce the gas. ... 'But the gas has gotten to the lowest level in decades, and you're seeing $1.99 $1.98. I saw $1.95 at certain states, not California, because every time it goes down, they add taxes onto it,' Trump rambled. 'All they do is they keep adding taxes. Terrible governor, doesn't know what he's doing. He may be, he may be a candidate, but if you, if you go by success, you can't have him be a candidate.' Fox News reported that the White House luncheon is the 'first event of its kind.' The White House Faith Office was created by executive order in February. Trump grew up in a Reformed Church but rarely attends services as an adult. He has made a habit of name-dropping God since entering politics a decade ago, and he won the presidency in 2016 off the backs of Evangelical voters who later became his MAGA base.
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Yahoo
Drug operation results in 6 indictments in Clark County
Jul. 1—A large drug trafficking investigation in western Clark County involving nearby jurisdictions ended with six indictments in Clark County, the sheriff's office announced Tuesday. The investigation found a wide "network of traffickers" of multiple drugs including meth, oxycodone, benzodiazepine, MDMA and cocaine in Clark County and nearby areas. It completed Monday with the subsequent indictments. The Clark County Sheriff's Office began investigating in August 2022 after learning of "multiple drug trafficking incidents" in Park Layne and Crystal Lakes in western Clark County, the sheriff's office said in a release. Investigators found "a wider network of traffickers" in and outside of Clark County and brought in federal assistance, as well as the Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center and Clark County prosecutor. Investigators completed multiple controlled buys and surveillance to get a "complete picture of the whole trafficking network and the interactions and contacts between the individuals involved," according to a release. The Clark County Sheriff's Office and Montgomery County Sheriff's Office — Harrison Twp. Division conducted a "warrant blitz" Saturday in Clark and Montgomery Counties to arrest six people on Grand Jury indictments. Five were arrested Saturday and one was arrested Monday in Clark County. One person, who is unnamed in the release, engaged in a four-hour standoff with the CCSO and special operations team but was arrested without injury to them or law enforcement. "As a result of this extensive operation, a significant threat to the health and safety of the Clark County community has been dismantled, and the personnel of the Sheriff's Office will continue to exert extraordinary efforts to ensure the safety and security of the citizens we serve‚" the sheriff's office said in the release. Six people were indicted on the following charges: — Michael Seals, 33, of Dayton: Engaging in pattern of corrupt activity (first-degree felony), four counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs (one first-degree felony, one second-degree felony and two fourth-degree felonies), four counts of aggravated possession of drugs (one first-degree felony, one second-degree felony, one fourth-degree felony and one fifth-degree felony). — Michelle Ratliff, 50, of Dayton: Engaging in pattern of corrupt activity (first-degree felony), aggravated trafficking in drugs (second-degree felony), aggravated possession of drugs (second-degree felony). — Jimmy Watkins, 48, of Medway: Engaging in pattern of corrupt activity (first-degree felony), aggravated trafficking in drugs (first-degree felony), two counts of aggravated possession of drugs (one first-degree felony and one fifth-degree felony). — William Wilkin, 57, of New Carlisle: Engaging in pattern of corrupt activity (first-degree felony), 10 counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs (six third-degree felonies, three fourth-degree felonies, one fifth degree felony), seven counts of aggravated possession of drugs (four third-degree felonies, three fifth degree felonies). — John Stumbo, 42, of Medway: Engaging in pattern of corrupt activity (first-degree felony), aggravated trafficking in drugs (fourth-degree felony), aggravated possession of drugs (fifth degree felony), two counts of having weapons under disability (third-degree felonies). — Jade Anderson, 26, of Springfield: Engaging in pattern of corrupt activity (first-degree felony), aggravated trafficking in drugs (second-degree felony), aggravated possession of drugs (second-degree felony).
Yahoo
18-06-2025
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Scioto County Grand Jury indictments
Scioto County Prosecutor Shane A. Tieman announced on June 17 that the Scioto County Grand Jury met on June 6, 2025, and returned 13 public indictments. The defendants indicted are charged as follows: * Carl George, 17, of Portsmouth was indicted on Attempted Murder (2 Counts), Felonious Assault (2 Counts), Improperly Discharging a Firearm at or into a Habitation or a School Zone, Discharge of Firearm On or Near Prohibited Premises, Tampering with Evidence, Having Weapons While Under Disability and Criminal Damaging or Endangering (3 Counts) * Brysen Knighgten, 17, of Reynoldsburg was indicted onAttempted Murder (2 Counts), Felonious Assault (2 Counts), Improperly Discharging a Firearm at or into a Habitation or a School Zone, Discharge of Firearm On or Near Prohibited Premises, Tampering with Evidence, Having Weapons While Under Disability and Criminal Damaging or Endangering (3 Counts) * Donald Riffe, 37, of Portsmouth was indicted on Aggravated Burglary, Felonious Assault, Attempted Aggravated Burglary, Felonious Assault (4 Counts) and Obstructing Official Business (3 Counts) * Sydney Thompson, 30, of McDermott was indicted on Corrupting Another with Drugs, Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound, Illegal Conveyance of Drugs of Abuse onto Grounds of a Specified Governmental Facility and Tampering with Evidence * Braden Greer, 18, of Portsmouth was indicted on Escape * Stanely Hatfield, 38, of Portsmouth was indicted on Illegal Conveyance of Drugs of Abuse onto Grounds of a Specified Governmental Facility, Attempted Tampering with Evidence and Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound * Robert Eller, 36, of Portsmouth was indicted on Strangulation and Domestic Violence (2 Counts) * Chris Barre, 38, of Hamilton was indicted on Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound, Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments and Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia * Mary Neff, 51, Wheelersburg was indicted on Identity Fraud * Markita Arthur, 32, of Wellston was indicted on Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs, Aggravated Possession of Drugs, Possessing Criminal Tools, Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments and Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia * Jason Meadows, 47, of Portsmouth was indicted on Aggravated Possession of Drugs * Sydney Thompson, 30, of McDermott was indicted on Possession of a Fentanyl-Related Compound, Illegal Conveyance or Drugs of Abuse onto Grounds of a Specified Governmental Facility and Tampering with Evidence * Samuel Simon, 66, of Portsmouth was indicted on Trespass in a Habitation when a Person is Present or Likely to be Present and Aggravate Menacing
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Politics
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Trump DOJ Considers Making it Easier to Indict Members of Congress
The Trump Justice Department, under Attorney General Pam Bondi, is weighing a move that could end the Public Integrity Section's power to oversee indictments of members of Congress, potentially opening the door to politically motivated prosecutions, The Washington Post reports. If the proposed changes go through, U.S. attorneys — positions appointed by the president — could indict members of Congress without the sign off from attorneys in the Public Integrity Section (PIN), reducing the office's ethical watchdog role. Prosecutors would no longer need to consult PIN at key points during investigations and prosecutions of public officials in all three branches of government, including federal, state, and local lawmakers as well as judges. The PIN was established following the Watergate scandal 'in order to consolidate in one unit of the Criminal Division the Department's oversight responsibilities for the prosecution of criminal abuses of the public trust by government officials,' the DOJ's website states. PIN also 'supervises the nationwide investigation and prosecution of election crimes.' According to the paper, a source confirmed the proposed change is being reviewed but has not yet been decided. In March, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, raised the alarm in a letter to Bondi requesting information about the dismantling of PIN after The Associated Press reported DOJ had reduced the size of the office from 30 prosecutors to around five. Some of the reductions in staff came from resignations among PIN leadership when a top DOJ official directed prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams. 'Any move that further weakens the Public Integrity Section would signal that the Trump Department of Justice intends not to protect the American people against corruption,' the Rhode Island Democrat wrote. 'Created in response to Watergate, the Public Integrity Section exists to ensure that the Department of Justice fairly and thoroughly investigates corruption by government officials at the federal, state, and local level without regard to those officials' political views or allegiances. This Section has steadfastly pursued justice against both Republicans and Democrats.' PIN prosecutors have been involved in the Adams corruption investigation and indictment and the prosecution of former Democratic senator Bob Menendez, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison for corruption-related charges. The office also intervened when now former interim U.S. attorney Ed Martin sought to prosecute Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for remarks he made about two Supreme Court justices years before. PIN attorneys told Martin that the comments were not a prosecutable threat, according to multiple Post sources. 'This is part of a shift in limiting the power of law enforcement experts in public corruption,' Georgetown Law professor and former PIN attorney Paul Butler told the paper. More from Rolling Stone Scott Bessent Compares Trump's Qatari Jet Gift to the Statue of Liberty Bruce Springsteen Again Calls Out 'Unfit President' Trump at Second Manchester Concert 'SNL' Cold Open: Trump Bails on Sketch to Flirt With Audience Best of Rolling Stone The Useful Idiots New Guide to the Most Stoned Moments of the 2020 Presidential Campaign Anatomy of a Fake News Scandal The Radical Crusade of Mike Pence
