Trump is guilty in every way
Donald Trump has been was convicted of all 34 felonies in one criminal case stemmed from hush money paid to a porn star on the eve of the 2016 election. He was the first US president to be declared a criminal, a stain he would carry as he sought to regain office. president.
The 12 New York jurors heard weeks of salacious testimony describing dealings with the tabloids, a sexual encounter between Trump and porn star Stormy Daniels, and the $130,000 that cost her silent.
Prosecutors contend that Trump engaged in a fraud against the American people, claiming that he falsified records related to reimbursing his one-time fixer, Michael Cohen, who turned himself in. pay her out of pocket.
After hearing the verdict, Trump had no apparent reaction, my colleague Jonah Bromwich reported from the courtroom. But when he got out, he recounted a series of now familiar complaints: that the judge was biased, that prosecutors brought the case to get him out of the White House, and that he should have must be allowed to change locations because the degree of freedom- leaning towards Manhattan is. “The real verdict will be given by the people on November 5,” Trump said.
The jury’s decision is an indelible moment in American history, ending the only of four criminal cases against Trump that are likely to go to trial before Election Day. Sentencing is set for July 11, four days before the start of the Republican National Convention.
Detail: The felony conviction calls for up to four years behind bars, but Trump may never see the inside of a prison cell. He could be placed on probation and will certainly appeal the sentence. It may take years for the case to be resolved.
But whatever that statement is, There’s nothing stopping a felon from running for president or serve in the White House. And Trump took advantage of the ruling for his campaign, casting himself as a victim of Democrats. Immediately after his conviction, the Trump campaign sent out a fundraising appeal email calling him a “political prisoner.”
If the former president is sentenced to prison, the Secret Service – the agency required by law to protect former presidents – will accompany him. Here’s what that might look like.
Biden will allow Ukraine to use American weapons in Russia
The Biden administration has decided to allow Ukraine attack on Russian territory with American-made weapons with the aim of preventing Russian attacks in the Kharkov area, senior US officials said yesterday.
The decision comes after weeks of discussions with the Ukrainian side after Russia began a major attack on Kharkiv, the country’s second largest city. The US authorization was intended only for attacks on military sites in Russia that were being used to attack the Kharkov region.
A US official said the Russian military had attacked the area around the city with artillery and rockets fired or launched from inside Russia, and the Ukrainians had asked the Americans to give them more freedoms. .
The leaders of NATO, France and Germany recently called on the US to make that decision. During discussions about internal management, Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, also supported the move.
In eastern Germany, the Pirna GDR Museum hosts a May Day event where people can honor Communist-era cars. They are smaller and less robust than Western models — the Trabant has a reinforced cardboard frame — but they were a source of local pride and political discontent.
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What makes a museum?
New York City’s new Banksy Museum does not own or display any actual Banksy – just replicas. It charges an admission fee of $30, just like the Met, but even in the loose sense of the word, it’s not really a museum.
But it’s an interesting thought experiment: Does street art still work when removed from the streets? Can an artist fight the government while still making millions at auction?
Ultimately, the Banksy Museum is something Banksy himself could produce to mock the market’s cult of street art. In many ways, this effort proves his point: Art has become inseparable from commerce.
