Update: “France's Marine Le Pen has been barred from running for office for five years after being found guilty of misappropriating European funds to finance her far-right National Rally (RN) party. The momentous decision means that, unless she can get her sentence overturned before the 2027 presidential election, Le Pen will likely not be able to stand. It would have been her fourth attempt, and the one offering the greatest chance of victory. Judges imposed immediate ineligibility with her conviction, meaning the ban on holding public office will now come into effect even if Le Pen appeals. She has also been given a four-year prison sentence, of which two will be suspended.” https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyq40yz70qo |
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South Dakota taxpayers paid for their governor Kristi Noem to campaign for Trump, lobby at Mar a Lago for her current DHS Secretary job, vacation in Paris and Canada, and get her teeth fixed in Texas.
“The expenses, released last month following a lawsuit by The Dakota Scout, have incensed Republicans in the deep-red state, with several GOP lawmakers accusing Noem of tapping state funds to fuel her own political ascendancy.” https://apnews.com/article/noem-travel-taxpay...44bba46c60a14a638f5d |
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“A man from the Philadelphia suburbs – who filed the lawsuit anonymously because he says he fears retribution – claims he is owed $20,000 for gathering signatures in Pennsylvania. The lawsuit claims there could be another 100 victims of Musk’s alleged breach-of-contract. This comes after press reports about allegedly late or missing payments from the super PAC around the presidential election.”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/01/politics/elon-...n-efforts/index.html |
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“The Montana state Senate voted to bar former Senate President Jason Ellsworth (R) from the chamber floor and to remove him from his committee assignments. Ellsworth will still be able to vote remotely. Ellsworth is under scrutiny over his approval of a $170,000 contract with a longtime business associate.”
https://www.ktvh.com/news/montana-senate-bars...-him-from-committees |
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“A Diplomatic Security Service shift supervisor assigned to Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s protective detail was arrested by Belgian police at a Brussels hotel last Monday after arguing with hotel staff and fighting with responding police officers. Later that week, Rubio stayed in the same place, Hotel Amigo, while attending NATO’s foreign ministers meeting.”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3368419/ |
| Are there any reporters pot there that can check the trades made by the Trump companies and / or Saudis and/or Congressional members (D and R) today before Donald’s Truth social post today about tariffs? That’s the story. |
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Brian Kelsey, a Republican former Tennessee state lawmaker who pled guilty to federal campaign finance crimes in 2022, has been pardoned by President Trump. Kelsey is now lobbying current Republicans for a law that would let him use campaign funds to pay for his legal expenses.
https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/09/pardo...mpaign-finance-bill/ |