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Amazon and Elon Musk's SpaceX challenge labor agency's constitutionality in federal court
Read full article: Amazon and Elon Musk's SpaceX challenge labor agency's constitutionality in federal courtAttorneys for Amazon and Elon Musk’s SpaceX have argued in a federal appeals court that the National Labor Relations Board’s structure is unconstitutional.
Trump to view election results in West Palm Beach
Read full article: Trump to view election results in West Palm BeachFormer President Donald Trump was expected to watch initial election returns at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach Tuesday night, then head to an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach.
Heightened security measures in place for Netanyahu’s visit to Mar-a-Lago
Read full article: Heightened security measures in place for Netanyahu’s visit to Mar-a-LagoPalm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies and Secret Service agents are already inspecting vehicles entering Mar-a-Lago in preparation for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit on Friday.
Heated hearing in classified documents case as lawyer for Trump co-defendant challenges prosecutors
Read full article: Heated hearing in classified documents case as lawyer for Trump co-defendant challenges prosecutorsA lawyer for Donald Trump’s personal valet is accusing federal prosecutors of targeting his client for prosecution because he refused to cooperate against the former president in the classified documents case.
Judge in Trump's classified files case agrees to redact witness names, granting prosecution request
Read full article: Judge in Trump's classified files case agrees to redact witness names, granting prosecution requestThe federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump has granted a request by prosecutors aimed at protecting the identities of potential government witnesses.
Judge denies Trump bid to dismiss classified documents prosecution
Read full article: Judge denies Trump bid to dismiss classified documents prosecutionA federal judge refused Thursday to throw out the classified documents prosecution against Donald Trump, rejecting a defense argument that the case should be tossed because he was entitled as a former president to retain the records after he left office.
Hungary's Viktor Orbán to visit former president Donald Trump at Florida home next week
Read full article: Hungary's Viktor Orbán to visit former president Donald Trump at Florida home next weekHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will visit former President Donald Trump next week at Mar-a-Lago, according to a person briefed on the plans.
Prosecutors in classified files case say Trump team's version of events 'inaccurate and distorted'
Read full article: Prosecutors in classified files case say Trump team's version of events 'inaccurate and distorted'Prosecutors in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump have told a judge that defense lawyers had painted an “inaccurate and distorted picture of events” and had unfairly sought to “cast a cloud of suspicion” over government officials who were simply trying to do their jobs.
Funeral set for Melania Trump's mother at church near Mar-a-Lago
Read full article: Funeral set for Melania Trump's mother at church near Mar-a-LagoFuneral services for former first lady Melania Trump’s mother, Amalija Knavs, are scheduled for Thursday at a church not far from the family’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
Report: Deputies were justified when they fired at SUV that blasted through Mar-a-Lago checkpoint
Read full article: Report: Deputies were justified when they fired at SUV that blasted through Mar-a-Lago checkpointA Florida sheriff's office has concluded that two of its deputies were justified when they opened fire on a driver who sped through a checkpoint outside then-President Donald Trump's home.
Judge scolds prosecutors as she delays hearing for co-defendant in Trump classified documents case
Read full article: Judge scolds prosecutors as she delays hearing for co-defendant in Trump classified documents caseA judge has scolded federal prosecutors in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump as she abruptly postponed a hearing to determine if the lawyer for a co-defendant had a conflict of interest.
Trump sells Mar-a-Lago estate weeks before surrendering to authorities in Fulton County, listing reveals
Read full article: Trump sells Mar-a-Lago estate weeks before surrendering to authorities in Fulton County, listing revealsFormer President Donald Trump has reportedly sold his signature Mar-a-Lago luxury estate in Florida, according to a Zillow listing which said the resort was purchased earlier this month.
Prosecutors say witness in Trump's classified documents case retracted false testimony
Read full article: Prosecutors say witness in Trump's classified documents case retracted false testimonyThe Justice Department says a witness in the federal prosecution of Donald Trump over the hoarding of classified documents retracted “prior false testimony” after switching lawyers last month and provided new information that implicated the former president.
Trump valet pleads not guilty in classified documents case; property manager’s arraignment postponed
Read full article: Trump valet pleads not guilty in classified documents case; property manager’s arraignment postponedDonald Trump’s valet, Walt Nauta, has pleaded not guilty to new charges in the case accusing the ex-president of illegally hoarding classified documents at his Florida estate.
Trump lawyers meet with Justice Dept. officials as charging decision nears in Mar-a-Lago case
Read full article: Trump lawyers meet with Justice Dept. officials as charging decision nears in Mar-a-Lago caseLawyers for Donald Trump were meeting with Justice Department officials on Monday as a decision nears on whether to bring charges over the handling of classified documents at the former president’s Florida estate.
Reports: Prosecutors have tape of Trump discussing holding onto classified doc after leaving office
Read full article: Reports: Prosecutors have tape of Trump discussing holding onto classified doc after leaving officeThere are media reports that Justice Department prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of former President Donald Trump from after he left office in which he talks about holding onto a classified document related to a potential attack on Iran.
WATCH: Excerpts from Trump’s deposition in rape lawsuit
Read full article: WATCH: Excerpts from Trump’s deposition in rape lawsuitThe video deposition of Donald Trump played before a Manhattan jury in the E. Jean Carroll civil battery and defamation trial was made public Friday. Excerpts show Trump mistaking Carroll for his second wife, Marla, in a photograph, and being questioned on the infamous "Access Hollywood" bus video.
Trump lawyer seeks monthlong delay in trial over rape claim
Read full article: Trump lawyer seeks monthlong delay in trial over rape claimAn attorney for Donald Trump is seeking a one-month delay in the trial regarding a columnist’s claims that Trump raped her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s.
Trump due back in NY for questioning in AG's fraud lawsuit
Read full article: Trump due back in NY for questioning in AG's fraud lawsuitDonald Trump is scheduled to return to New York City for a deposition Thursday in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ business fraud lawsuit against him and his company, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Supporters gather outside Mar-a-Lago following indictment of Donald Trump
Read full article: Supporters gather outside Mar-a-Lago following indictment of Donald TrumpSupporters of former President Donald Trump gathered outside his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach this weekend following the news of his indictment.
PHOTOS: Pro-Trump and anti-Trump protestors gather over possible indictment of former president
Read full article: PHOTOS: Pro-Trump and anti-Trump protestors gather over possible indictment of former presidentAs we sit and wait to find out of former President Donald Trump will be arrested at some point over the next few days, pro-Trump and anti-Trump protestors have gathered around the country to let their voices be heard.
Few show up to Mar-a-Lago while Trump expects NY indictment after hush money probe
Read full article: Few show up to Mar-a-Lago while Trump expects NY indictment after hush money probeA few supporters of former President Donald Trump met outside Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday to show their support amid fears of an indictment
AP source: Trump team turns over items marked as classified
Read full article: AP source: Trump team turns over items marked as classifiedLawyers for former President Donald Trump have in recent months turned over to federal investigators additional documents with classified markings as well as a laptop belonging to a Trump aide.
How they compare: Trump, Biden, Pence classified documents
Read full article: How they compare: Trump, Biden, Pence classified documentsThere are plenty of similarities — but also a major difference — among the classified-records situations of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Trump's vice president, Mike Pence.
US officials offer Congress briefing on Trump, Biden papers
Read full article: US officials offer Congress briefing on Trump, Biden papersThe Biden administration has offered to brief congressional leaders on its investigation into the classified documents found in the private possession of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
EXPLAINER: Comparing Trump, Biden, Pence classified papers
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Comparing Trump, Biden, Pence classified papersThere are plenty of similarities — but also a major difference — among the classified-records situations of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Trump's vice president, Mike Pence.
A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documents
Read full article: A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documentsRevelations that classified materials were discovered at think tank offices formerly used by President Joe Biden, as well as at the president's Delaware home, have prompted questions on how the circumstances compare with the seizure last year of hundreds of classified documents at former President Donald Trump's Florida residence.
Trump Org. was secretly held in contempt for hindering probe
Read full article: Trump Org. was secretly held in contempt for hindering probeAccording to a judge's secret contempt ruling, Donald Trump’s company impeded a grand jury investigation last year by repeatedly failing to turn over evidence in a timely fashion, leading to a $4,000 fine.
Trump lawyers in court for sealed hearing in Mar-a-Lago case
Read full article: Trump lawyers in court for sealed hearing in Mar-a-Lago caseLawyers for Donald Trump are in federal court in Washington for sealed arguments as part of the ongoing investigation into the presence of classified information at the former president’s Florida estate.
Report: Classified items found at Trump storage unit in Fla.
Read full article: Report: Classified items found at Trump storage unit in Fla.A published report says lawyers for former President Donald Trump found at least two items marked as classified during a recent search of a storage unit in West Palm Beach, Florida, and have provided them to the FBI.
Trump probe: Court halts Mar-a-Lago special master review
Read full article: Trump probe: Court halts Mar-a-Lago special master reviewA federal appeals court has halted an independent review of documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate, removing a hurdle the Justice Department said had delayed its criminal investigation into the retention of top-secret government information.
WATCH NOW: Trump expected to announce that he will run for President in 2024
Read full article: WATCH NOW: Trump expected to announce that he will run for President in 2024The stage is set at Mar-a-Lago where former President Donald Trump is expected to say he’s running for president once again on Tuesday night.
More questioning sought of Trump aide in Mar-a-Lago probe
Read full article: More questioning sought of Trump aide in Mar-a-Lago probeThe Justice Department is seeking to again question an associate of Donald Trump who was seen on security camera footage moving boxes of classified records at the former president’s Florida estate.
Trump records lawyer meets with FBI in Mar-a-Lago probe
Read full article: Trump records lawyer meets with FBI in Mar-a-Lago probeA lawyer for former president Donald Trump who signed a letter stating that a “diligent search” for classified records had been conducted and that all such documents had been given back to the government has spoken with the FBI.
Trump records probe: Tensions flare over special master
Read full article: Trump records probe: Tensions flare over special masterThe FBI search of Donald Trump’s Florida estate has spawned a parallel “special master” process that has slowed the Justice Department's criminal investigation and exposed simmering tensions between department prosecutors and lawyers for the former president.
Trump overvalues Mar-a-Lago estate, lies about net worth to buy Doral: NY attorney general
Read full article: Trump overvalues Mar-a-Lago estate, lies about net worth to buy Doral: NY attorney generalA lawsuit by New York’s attorney general claims former President Donald Trump overvalued his $75 million Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach County at $739 million to lie about his net worth.
Phony document lands on court docket in Trump search case
Read full article: Phony document lands on court docket in Trump search caseA document purporting to be from the U.S. government and claiming the Treasury Department had information related to the search at Donald Trump's Florida estate was a fabrication.
Biden nominates US attorney for Florida Mar-a-Lago district
Read full article: Biden nominates US attorney for Florida Mar-a-Lago districtPresident Joe Biden has nominated a Miami litigator and longtime government lawyer to serve as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, the office currently involved in the search warrants at the Mar-a-Lago home of former President Donald Trump.
Details regarding foreign nation’s nuclear capabilities seized at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate
Read full article: Details regarding foreign nation’s nuclear capabilities seized at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate“Some of the seized documents detail top-secret US operations were so closely guarded that many senior national security officials are kept in the dark about them,” said the report.
Legal analyst calls judge ruling on special master ‘at best a short term win’ for Donald Trump
Read full article: Legal analyst calls judge ruling on special master ‘at best a short term win’ for Donald TrumpFormer President Trump’s legal team spent Tuesday locking down their pick to be the special master or third party to review the materials seized by the FBI from his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Federal judge unseals more detailed inventory from former President Trump in Mar-a-Lago search
Read full article: Federal judge unseals more detailed inventory from former President Trump in Mar-a-Lago searchThe list released on Friday also includes more than 10,000 government records without classification markings along with dozens of empty folders with ‘classified’ banners.
Trump search inventory reveals new details from FBI seizure
Read full article: Trump search inventory reveals new details from FBI seizureAlong with highly classified government documents, FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last month found dozens of folders marked classified but with nothing inside and no explanation of what might have been there.
Trump documents: Judge to hear arguments on outside expert
Read full article: Trump documents: Judge to hear arguments on outside expertA federal judge awaited arguments Thursday on whether to appoint an outside legal expert to review government records seized by the FBI last month in a search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home.
DOJ alleges former President Trump ‘obstructed their investigation’ by hiding classified documents
Read full article: DOJ alleges former President Trump ‘obstructed their investigation’ by hiding classified documents“US classified documents were ‘likely concealed and removed from a storage room at Mar-a-Lago as part of an effort to "obstruct" the FBI's investigation into former President Donald Trump’s potential mishandling of materials.”
Feds cite efforts to obstruct probe of docs at Trump estate
Read full article: Feds cite efforts to obstruct probe of docs at Trump estateThe Justice Department says classified documents were “likely concealed and removed” from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate as part of an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the discovery of the government records.
Biden facing questions over whether Trump compromised national security by taking sensitive documents
Read full article: Biden facing questions over whether Trump compromised national security by taking sensitive documentsCalls are intensifying in Washington D.C. for an assessment of damage to national security in the wake of the redacted search warrant affidavit of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
US: Review of possibly privileged Trump papers already over
Read full article: US: Review of possibly privileged Trump papers already overA legal filing shows the Justice Department has completed its review of potentially privileged documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate this month.
FBI: Trump mixed top secret docs with magazines, other items
Read full article: FBI: Trump mixed top secret docs with magazines, other itemsFourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate early this year contained classified documents, many of them top secret, mixed in with miscellaneous newspapers, magazines and personal correspondence.
Former President Trump alleged to have 700+ pages of classified materials at Mar-a-Lago estate
Read full article: Former President Trump alleged to have 700+ pages of classified materials at Mar-a-Lago estateFormer President Trump alleged to have more than 700 pages of classified materials in his possession at his Mar-A-Lago estate
Hundreds drive from Hialeah to Palm Beach to support Trump after FBI search
Read full article: Hundreds drive from Hialeah to Palm Beach to support Trump after FBI searchHundreds of people departed a Hialeah Publix headed to Palm Beach in a caravan showing support for former President Donald Trump Saturday in the wake of federal agents executing a search warrant on his Mar-a-Lago estate Monday.
Attorney General Merrick Garland: Probable cause required to approve Mar-a-Lago search warrant
Read full article: Attorney General Merrick Garland: Probable cause required to approve Mar-a-Lago search warrantU.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is holding a press conference Thursday, although the Department of Justice did not confirm details about what he would speak about.
FBI's Wray denounces threats following search of Trump home
Read full article: FBI's Wray denounces threats following search of Trump homeThe director of the FBI has strong words for supporters of former President Donald Trump who have been using violent rhetoric in the wake of his agency’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.
EXPLAINER: How does the FBI get a warrant to search a home?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: How does the FBI get a warrant to search a home?News that FBI agents descended on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home and searched it has spawned accusations of a politicized law enforcement organization doing the bidding of the Biden administration in targeting political enemies.
Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions
Read full article: Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questionsWhether an FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence is a prelude to criminal charges is unknown — especially unclear since other investigations into mishandling of classified information have ended without prosecution or in misdemeanor plea deals.
Crowds gather outside Mar-a-Lago following news of FBI raiding Trump home
Read full article: Crowds gather outside Mar-a-Lago following news of FBI raiding Trump homeMonday’s FBI raid of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home quickly brought out supporters of the former president, and those who oppose him as well.
Trump's stash of documents shows 'fragile' historical record
Read full article: Trump's stash of documents shows 'fragile' historical recordThe discovery of more than a dozen boxes of records at Mar-a-Lago has alarmed historians and archivists, who rely on government documents to eventually provide a more complete picture of every presidential administration.
Opera singer accepts insanity plea in Mar-a-Lago breach
Read full article: Opera singer accepts insanity plea in Mar-a-Lago breachThe Connecticut opera singer who drew fire from law enforcement when she sped through a checkpoint outside then-President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida two years ago was found not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday.
Mar-a-Lago-trespasser deported to China 2 years later
Read full article: Mar-a-Lago-trespasser deported to China 2 years laterA Chinese businesswoman convicted of trespassing at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and lying to Secret Service agents was deported over the weekend, federal authorities said, more than two years after serving her sentence.
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago partially closed because of COVID outbreak, reports say
Read full article: Trump’s Mar-a-Lago partially closed because of COVID outbreak, reports sayPALM BEACH, Fla. – Former President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach club has been partially closed because of a COVID outbreak. That’s according to several people familiar with the situation, including a club member who received a phone call about the closure Friday. A receptionist at the Mar-a-Lago club confirmed the news, saying it was closed until further notice, but declined to comment further. A person familiar with club operations said that, out of an abundance of caution, the club had partially closed a section “for a short period of time” and quarantined some of its workers. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the situation by name.
No more presidential helipad at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Read full article: No more presidential helipad at Trump’s Mar-a-LagoUS President Donald Trump's helicopter rest on a helipad on the lawn of the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, April 9, 2017. No more presidential helipad at Mar-a-Lago. A permit was pulled Tuesday by Pyramid Builders for the “removal of existing helipad,” the only helipad in Palm Beach. Town Manager Kirk Blouin told the Palm Beach Daily News that keeping the helipad post-presidency was never an issue. In other news at Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach had been looking into an agreement that Trump signed with the town, which regulated who could live at the resort.
Trump rejects Dems' request to testify at impeachment trial
Read full article: Trump rejects Dems' request to testify at impeachment trial(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)WASHINGTON – House Democrats on Thursday asked Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, challenging him to respond to their charge that he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol. Hours after the Democrats' request was revealed, Trump adviser Jason Miller dismissed the trial as “an unconstitutional proceeding” and said the former president would not testify. Separately, Trump’s lawyers denounced the request as a “public relations stunt.”AdThe impeachment trial starts Feb. 9. He asked that Trump provide testimony about his conduct “either before or during the Senate impeachment trial,” and under cross-examination, as early as Monday, Feb. 8, and not later than Thursday, Feb. 11. The Senate could vote to subpoena Trump, or any other witnesses, on a simple majority vote during the trial.
AP Exclusive: GOP to stay neutral should Trump run again
Read full article: AP Exclusive: GOP to stay neutral should Trump run againFILE - In this Nov. 9, 2020 file photo, Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee in Washington. The head of the Republican National Committee is declining to encourage former President Donald Trump to run for the White House in 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)NEW YORK – The head of the Republican National Committee on Wednesday declined to encourage former President Donald Trump to run for the White House in 2024, saying the GOP would stay “neutral” in its next presidential primary. I’m not telling anybody to run or not to run in 2024,” McDaniel told The Associated Press when asked whether she wanted to see Trump run again in the next presidential election. I think it’s dangerous.”Moving forward, she said that voters, not Trump, are the head of the Republican Party, though Trump continues to maintain “a huge, huge presence” with his base.
Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuits
Read full article: Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuitsPresident Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency. The justices threw out Trump’s challenge to lower court rulings that had allowed lawsuits to go forward alleging that he violated the Constitution’s emoluments clause by accepting payments from foreign and domestic officials who stay at the Trump International Hotel and patronize other businesses owned by the former president and his family. The high court also ordered the lower court rulings thrown out as well and directed appeals courts in New York and Richmond, Virginia, to dismiss the suits as moot now that Trump is no longer in office.
Trump returns to a business empire ravaged by pandemic
Read full article: Trump returns to a business empire ravaged by pandemic“The golf business has never been stronger. Revenue at the family's golf club in Aberdeen dropped by roughly the same proportion. The financial blow from former clients and business partners cutting ties to Trump is unclear, but it could be sizable. Revenue at that course, the Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, fell 20% last year to $6.4 million. Eric Trump dismissed the backlash, saying parts of the business that get less attention, such as its commercial buildings, are thriving.
Donald Trump greets crowds of supporters in West Palm Beach as his presidency comes to an end
Read full article: Donald Trump greets crowds of supporters in West Palm Beach as his presidency comes to an endWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – As the Inauguration of President Joe Biden took place in Washington D.C., now former President Donald Trump was making his way to Palm Beach County. There were plenty of supporters waiting for him, lining the streets to welcome him back to South Florida. In his final speech as president, Trump took credit for things like the COVID-19 vaccines and the economy, continuing to exaggerate his achievements in office while speaking from Joint Base Andrews. “We just wanted to show him how much we appreciate him,” said Anita Bargas, who traveled from Texas to see Trump. As for what he plans to do next, that’s still unclear, but supporters believe this will not be the end of his political career.
Comforting rituals show in media's depiction of inauguration
Read full article: Comforting rituals show in media's depiction of inauguration(David Tulis/Pool Photo via AP)NEW YORK – After Air Force One took Donald Trump out of Washington, an unusual Inauguration Day quickly felt more traditional — even comforting — for people watching at home. "What we're seeing today is an ejection of insurrection.”Trump skipped the inauguration of his successor, the first president to break that tradition since 1869. “If Democrats need thousands of troops to occupy the Capitol on Inauguration Day, then it seems possible that their candidate wasn't actually elected by the people,” Sharp said. “He said that there is truth and there are lies, lies that are told for power and lies that are told for profit,” Wallace said. The Washington Post updated its count of lies and misstatements by Trump: 30,534 heading into his last day as president.
The Latest: Psaki says Biden will call Trudeau on Friday
Read full article: The Latest: Psaki says Biden will call Trudeau on Friday___7:40 p.m.White House press secretary Jen Psaki says President Joe Biden will allow Congress to decide the way forward on the impeachment trial of his predecessor, Donald Trump. ___7:30 p.m.White House press secretary Jen Psaki says President Joe Biden will call Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday, the first call with a foreign leader after Biden took the oath of office. The Senate has voted to confirm Avril Haines as the new director of national intelligence, giving President Joe Biden the first member of his Cabinet. Workers removed the giant sign from the department’s C Street lobby on Wednesday shortly after President Joe Biden was inaugurated. ___4:55 p.m.President Joe Biden has directed that federal agencies halt all rulemaking until his administration has time to review proposed regulations.
State rep.: Mar-a-Lago should be fined, shut after partygoers maskless on NYE amid pandemic
Read full article: State rep.: Mar-a-Lago should be fined, shut after partygoers maskless on NYE amid pandemicPALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – A state representative in Palm Beach is calling on the local government to fine and close President Donald Trump’s private club for violating the county’s mask mandate after a New Year’s Eve party. Florida State Rep. Omari Hardy (D-West Palm Beach), wrote to the Assistant County Administrator of Palm Beach County Todd Bonlarron, according to numerous media outlets, including WPBF-TV. And another Tweet that said: “If I can wear a mask at my own wedding, partygoers at Mar-a-Lago can wear a mask on New Year’s Eve. The County’s mask mandate applies to all businesses in Palm Beach County. The presidency does not confer to the President and his friends a special privilege to endanger the health and welfare of Palm Beach County’s residents.”
Officials report 3 new COVID-19 cases in Palm Beach County
Read full article: Officials report 3 new COVID-19 cases in Palm Beach CountyPALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – Amid the global pandemic, the Florida Department of Health announced early Saturday morning there are three new positive cases of COVID-19 in Palm Beach County. Epidemiologic field investigators are still searching for the cause of the new 37-year-old patient who was diagnosed with the respiratory illness. Investigators reported the cases of the other two patients, a 59-year-old woman, and a 65-year-old man, have “a known history of exposure to COVID-19 associated with travel outside of Florida.”On Friday, public health officials reported there were two travel-related cases involving two men, ages 73 and 74. The Saturday morning DOH reports showed the positive cases of COVID-19 in Florida had surged to 83 -- and include three deaths. Six were Florida residents diagnosed and isolated outside of Florida, seven were non-Florida residents and 70 identified as Florida residents.
Brazilian COVID-19 patient prompts Florida politicians’ quarantines; not Trump
Read full article: Brazilian COVID-19 patient prompts Florida politicians’ quarantines; not TrumpThey decided to do after a recent meeting with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s communications director, Fabio Wajngarten. After his trip to South Florida, Wajngarten was diagnosed with COVID-19 and was in isolation at his home in Brazil. Bolsonaro met with President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham in Mar-a-Lago. The White House reported Wajngarten “had almost no interactions” with Trump and Pence. “We had dinner in Florida at Mar-a-Lago with the entire delegation,” Trump told reporters Thursday in the Oval Office.
Man, woman charged with trespassing at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Read full article: Man, woman charged with trespassing at Trump’s Mar-a-LagoPALM BEACH, Fla. – A man and woman were arrested Tuesday after parking a pickup truck and remaining near President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida without permission, authorities said. The man and woman were charged with trespassing after warning and resisting without violence, according to a Palm Beach Police Department news release. The man and woman drove a pickup truck onto the resort grounds after being warned not to and then refused to leave, police said. After they were taken into custody, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office bomb squad responded to make sure the vehicle wasn't dangerous. Last month, a homeless man was arrested outside Mar-a-Lago and charged with trespassing.
Man charged with trespassing near Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort
Read full article: Man charged with trespassing near Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resortPALM BEACH, Fla. – A Florida man was arrested Thursday after officers spotted him hiding near President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, authorities said. Palm Beach Police charged Allen Cox, 38, with violating a previous trespass warning that prohibited him from being near the property, the Palm Beach Post reported. He also told officers that he had no home address. Cox acknowledged that he had been given a previous trespass warning but that he preferred jail to seeing his parents, the report said. Jail records didn’t list whether he had an attorney who could comment.
Jury finds Mar-a-Lago intruder not guilty of trespassing
Read full article: Jury finds Mar-a-Lago intruder not guilty of trespassingWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A Florida jury acquitted a Chinese woman Wednesday of trespassing at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort after she testified she didn't understand a security guard who told her to leave. The incident marked the second time in 2019 that a Chinese national was charged with illicitly entering Trump's Florida resort. She said her language barrier prevented her from understanding a security officer's orders to leave the property. Mar-a-Lago has had a rash of security breaches, with at least three trespassing events over the past 14 months, two of them involving Chinese nationals. Zhang was found guilty in September of trespassing and lying to Secret Service agents.
Attorney: Mar-a-Lago checkpoint crasher is mentally ill
Read full article: Attorney: Mar-a-Lago checkpoint crasher is mentally illRoemhild is mentally ill and wasn't taking her medication before leading a trooper on a wild chase, her attorney told a judge Monday. Attorney David Roth did not elaborate on Hannah Roemhild's illness, but Palm Beach County Judge Ted Booras agreed to have her seen by a psychologist before another hearing is held Friday. Authorities there say she swerved around concrete barriers and through two checkpoints, endangering the lives of Secret Service agents and Palm Beach County deputies staffing them. At some point, Roemheld picked up a female relative before automatic license plate readers tracked her to a motel near Palm Beach International Airport. Roemheld has appeared in several Connecticut operas and said on social media recently that she had an unspecified performance scheduled in Palm Beach this past week.
Attorney: Mar-a-Lago checkpoint crasher is mentally ill
Read full article: Attorney: Mar-a-Lago checkpoint crasher is mentally illAttorney David Roth did not elaborate on Hannah Roemhild's illness, but Palm Beach County Judge Ted Booras agreed to have her seen by a psychologist before another hearing is held Friday. Authorities say there is no indication she knew she was speeding toward Mar-a-Lago and its security barriers. Authorities there say she swerved around concrete barriers and through two checkpoints, endangering the lives of Secret Service agents and Palm Beach County deputies staffing them. At some point, Roemheld picked up a female relative before automatic license plate readers tracked her to a motel near Palm Beach International Airport. Roemheld has appeared in several Connecticut operas and said on social media recently that she had an unspecified performance scheduled in Palm Beach this past week.
‘Impaired’ opera singer faces charges after driving through Mar-a-Lago checkpoints
Read full article: ‘Impaired’ opera singer faces charges after driving through Mar-a-Lago checkpointsHe reported seeing her outside of The Breakers Palm Beach, an oceanfront resort about three miles from President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club. Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said the trooper tried to stop Roemhild from driving. Deputies and Secret Service agents opened fire on Roemhild, who was “obviously impaired” when she was driving through two Mar-a-Lago security checkpoints, Bradshaw said. (Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office/WPBF)Bradshaw said Roemhild, who doesn’t have a criminal record, wasn’t injured during the shooting or the chase. Romehild remained in a Palm Beach County jail early Saturday, facing both federal and state charges.
Woman in custody after Jeep crashes through security checkpoints near Mar-a-Lago; shots fired
Read full article: Woman in custody after Jeep crashes through security checkpoints near Mar-a-Lago; shots firedPALM BEACH, Fla. – A woman dancing on top of her Jeep outside The Breakers Palm Beach caught the attention of a Florida Highway Patrol trooper working a security detail at the luxury resort. (WPLG)Both checkpoints were manned by deputies and Secret Service agents, who fired several shots at the Jeep. We didn’t know if somebody was there to try to hit as many pedestrians as possible.”After authorities opened fire, the Jeep continued onto Southern Boulevard and crossed a bridge connecting Palm Beach to West Palm Beach. The rental Jeep was later found near Palm Beach International Airport at a Studio 6 motel, where she and another woman were taken into custody, Bradshaw said. Trump was scheduled to spend Super Bowl weekend at his Palm Beach estate.
President Trump spending Christmas with family at Mar-a-Lago resort
Read full article: President Trump spending Christmas with family at Mar-a-Lago resortWEST PALM BEACH, Fla, – President Donald Trump has escaped the chill of Washington and his impeachment to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s in sunny Florida with family and friends. One thing he isn’t celebrating is the delay in his Senate impeachment trial. The Senate adjourned until January with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic leader Chuck Schumer unable to agree on trial procedure. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she wants to know how the trial will be handled before she sends two House-passed articles of impeachment against Trump to the Senate. The House also said Trump sought to obstruct its investigation.
Former Mar-a-Lago official gets probation for lying in child porn case
Read full article: Former Mar-a-Lago official gets probation for lying in child porn case(CNN) - A US serviceman who oversaw Army communications at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida was sentenced to three years of probation for lying during a child pornography investigation, according to court documents. Richard Ciccarella told federal agents that he was the "Non-commissioned Officer in Charge" of White House communications at Mar-a-Lago, the documents state. In July, about two months after his arrest, Ciccarella pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a federal agent during the child pornography investigation. While the photos didn't constitute child pornography, his lies were troubling, Assistant US Attorney Gregory Schiller said, according to the newspaper. When asked by federal agents, Ciccarella denied ever using the Yahoo email that was connected to that username.
Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort potentially in direct path of Hurricane Dorian
Read full article: Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort potentially in direct path of Hurricane DorianGetty ImagesPALM BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump's prized Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida is potentially sitting directly in the path of Hurricane Dorian, which is forecast to become an extremely destructive storm. The resort, which is currently closed for the summer, is on the wealthy barrier island of Palm Beach. During the cooler months, Trump visits the property frequently and has held several high-level meetings there with world leaders. The National Hurricane Center's most recent track for Dorian places Mar-a-Lago in the crosshairs of a possible Category 4 storm with winds of almost 140 mph. Still, the resort dates from the 1920s and has seen more than its share of hurricanes in the past.