Judge forges ahead with pretrial motions in Georgia election interference case

ATLANTA (AP) — The charges against former President Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case seek to criminalize political speech and advocacy conduct that the First Amendment protects, his lawyers argued in a court filing challenging the indictment. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee plans to hear arguments on that filing and on … Read more

Sting Disappointed Over WWE’s Interference in AEW Plans

Sting is gearing up for the curtain call on his illustrious career at AEW Revolution. However, amidst the anticipation, one significant figure from his past won’t be present to witness the iconic moment. In a recent revelation, AEW World Tag Team Champion Sting’s old WCW rival, WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash, disclosed that Sting … Read more

Dozens of Kenyan lawyers protest what they say is judicial interference by president

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan lawyers Friday demonstrated peacefully in Nairobi against what they say is judicial interference by President William Ruto, who has said he will disregard court orders from allegedly corrupt judges blocking his key development projects. In recent days, Ruto has also repeatedly threatened to remove judges he accuses of teaming up with … Read more

Trump floats conspiracy theories as a defense for election interference charges

In posts to his social media website, former President Donald Trump offers up new defenses for his actions during and leading up to the riot at the U.S. Capitol Building by his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. The claims suggest that the House select committee investigating the riot destroyed evidence Trump could have used to … Read more

Trump tests two new election interference defenses

Former President Donald Trump asks a Washington appeals court to scrap special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case against him, claiming he cannot be prosecuted for a crime similar to the one for which he was acquitted by the U.S. Senate during his second impeachment trial. In a social media post, Trump pushes that defense even … Read more

Australian jury records first conviction of foreign interference

MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian court on Tuesday recorded the first conviction under the nation’s foreign interference laws with a jury finding a Vietnamese refugee guilty of covertly working for the Chinese Communist Party. A Victoria state County Court jury convicted Melbourne businessman and local community leader Di Sanh Duong on a charge of preparing … Read more

Trump asks judges to reconsider gag orders and drop election interference charges

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump go on the offensive Monday, issuing a filing with Georgia Judge Scott McAfee asking that the charges against the former president be dropped because they violate his “core political speech.” In the federal election interference case, meanwhile, Trump’s lawyers ask an appeals court to reconsider their ruling last month … Read more

North Korea says interference in its satellites would be declaration of war

By Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday it would consider any interference with its satellite operations a declaration of war and would mobilise its war deterrence if any attack against its strategic assets were imminent. Pyongyang would respond to any U.S. interference in space by eliminating the viability of U.S. spy … Read more

Donald Trump trial on election day 2024? His lawyers call ‘interference.’ Georgia prosecutors call it ‘business.’

In a freewheeling discussion Friday over picking a date for Donald Trump’s Georgia election racketeering trial, his lawyer argued there is little time to try the former president before the 2024 election − and the Republican frontrunner couldn’t be tried after then if he wins. But prosecutors seeking an August start to the trial, which … Read more

First person charged under Australia’s foreign interference laws denies working for China

MELBOURNE, Australia — Lawyers for the first person to be charged under Australia’s foreign interference laws insisted in court Friday that a donation to a hospital made via a federal government minister was not a covert attempt to curry favor on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party. Melbourne businessman and local community leader Di Sanh … Read more