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  1. Former member of German militant group jailed for armed robberies after decades on the run

    A former member of the German militant group Red Army Faction (RAF) has been jailed for 13 years…
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  2. U.S. soldier charged with using classified intel to win $400K Polymarket bet on Maduro raid

    WASHINGTON — A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been…
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  3. Federal Prosecutor Is Fired Amid Further Turmoil in Comey Case – The New York Times

    Federal Prosecutor Is Fired Amid Further Turmoil in Comey Case

    Robert K. McBride had been serving as the top deputy to Lindsey Halligan, who has continued to act as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

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    A courthouse in the Eastern District of Virginia. Robert K. McBride had been working in the U.S. attorney’s office for the district for only a couple of months.Credit… Tierney L. Cross /The New York Times

    By Devlin Barrett and Alan Feuer

    Jan. 12, 2026, Updated 3:48 p.m. ET

    A senior federal prosecutor in Virginia was fired after a disagreement about whether he would take charge of the Trump administration’s effort to reindict James B. Comey, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.

    The dismissal of the prosecutor, Robert K. McBride, is the latest fallout in the Justice Department over President Trump’s effort to punish Mr. Comey, the former F.B.I. director and his longtime nemesis, whom the president blames for past investigations of his conduct.

    Mr. McBride had been in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Virginia for only a couple of months, temporarily serving as the top deputy to Lindsey Halligan after more than a decade as a federal prosecutor in Kentucky. Mr. Trump selected Ms. Halligan as the U.S. attorney after her predecessor resisted bringing charges against Mr. Comey, saying the evidence was not sufficient to warrant doing so.

    Ms. Halligan was put in the job through an unusual personnel maneuver that a judge later determined was unlawful. In doing so, the judge declared that she was not a valid U.S. attorney and dismissed two high-profile cases that she had brought, charging Mr. Comey with lying to Congress and charging the New York attorney general, Letitia James, with lying on mortgage paperwork.

    The administration has tried to restart the Comey prosecution and wanted Mr. McBride to lead that effort, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal discussions. Mr. McBride said he could not do that while also running the prosecutor’s office as the first assistant U.S. attorney — he could do one or the other, these people said.

    One person familiar with the events disputed that explanation, stating that Mr. McBride had been dismissed because he had secretly met with judges in the district to try to persuade them to appoint him as U.S. attorney. Mr. McBride, that person added, had resisted pursuing immigration-related investigations related to local jurisdictions’ sanctuary policies and drug enforcement. The person also said Justice Department leaders supported the decision to fire Mr. McBride.

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: Federal Prosecutor Is Fired Amid Further Turmoil in Comey Case – The New York Times

    #ComeyCase #EasternDistrictOfVirginia #FederalProsecutor #Fired #FormerFBIDirector #Ja #JamesBComey #JamesComey #JusticeDepartment #MoreTurmoil #RobertKMcBride #TheNewYorkTimes #TrumpJusticeDepartment #USAttorney
  4. Federal Prosecutor Is Fired Amid Further Turmoil in Comey Case – The New York Times

    Federal Prosecutor Is Fired Amid Further Turmoil in Comey Case

    Robert K. McBride had been serving as the top deputy to Lindsey Halligan, who has continued to act as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

    Listen to this article · 4:08 min Learn more

    A courthouse in the Eastern District of Virginia. Robert K. McBride had been working in the U.S. attorney’s office for the district for only a couple of months.Credit… Tierney L. Cross /The New York Times

    By Devlin Barrett and Alan Feuer

    Jan. 12, 2026, Updated 3:48 p.m. ET

    A senior federal prosecutor in Virginia was fired after a disagreement about whether he would take charge of the Trump administration’s effort to reindict James B. Comey, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.

    The dismissal of the prosecutor, Robert K. McBride, is the latest fallout in the Justice Department over President Trump’s effort to punish Mr. Comey, the former F.B.I. director and his longtime nemesis, whom the president blames for past investigations of his conduct.

    Mr. McBride had been in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Virginia for only a couple of months, temporarily serving as the top deputy to Lindsey Halligan after more than a decade as a federal prosecutor in Kentucky. Mr. Trump selected Ms. Halligan as the U.S. attorney after her predecessor resisted bringing charges against Mr. Comey, saying the evidence was not sufficient to warrant doing so.

    Ms. Halligan was put in the job through an unusual personnel maneuver that a judge later determined was unlawful. In doing so, the judge declared that she was not a valid U.S. attorney and dismissed two high-profile cases that she had brought, charging Mr. Comey with lying to Congress and charging the New York attorney general, Letitia James, with lying on mortgage paperwork.

    The administration has tried to restart the Comey prosecution and wanted Mr. McBride to lead that effort, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal discussions. Mr. McBride said he could not do that while also running the prosecutor’s office as the first assistant U.S. attorney — he could do one or the other, these people said.

    One person familiar with the events disputed that explanation, stating that Mr. McBride had been dismissed because he had secretly met with judges in the district to try to persuade them to appoint him as U.S. attorney. Mr. McBride, that person added, had resisted pursuing immigration-related investigations related to local jurisdictions’ sanctuary policies and drug enforcement. The person also said Justice Department leaders supported the decision to fire Mr. McBride.

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: Federal Prosecutor Is Fired Amid Further Turmoil in Comey Case – The New York Times

    #ComeyCase #EasternDistrictOfVirginia #FederalProsecutor #Fired #FormerFBIDirector #Ja #JamesBComey #JamesComey #JusticeDepartment #MoreTurmoil #RobertKMcBride #TheNewYorkTimes #TrumpJusticeDepartment #USAttorney
  5. Federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, key in the Epstein-Maxwell cases, sues Trump admin after unexplained DOJ firing, citing potential bias due to her father, ex-FBI Director James Comey, or politics. What does this mean for DOJ independence? Full story here: cnbc.com/2025/09/15/trump-come. Great reporting by Kevin Breuninger. #KevinBreuninger #MaureneComey #TrumpAdministration #Epstein #Maxwell #federalprosecutor #lawsuit #DOJ #politicalaffiliation #JamesComey

  6. Federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, key in the Epstein-Maxwell cases, sues Trump admin after unexplained DOJ firing, citing potential bias due to her father, ex-FBI Director James Comey, or politics. What does this mean for DOJ independence? Full story here: cnbc.com/2025/09/15/trump-come. Great reporting by Kevin Breuninger. #KevinBreuninger #MaureneComey #TrumpAdministration #Epstein #Maxwell #federalprosecutor #lawsuit #DOJ #politicalaffiliation #JamesComey

  7. Federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, key in the Epstein-Maxwell cases, sues Trump admin after unexplained DOJ firing, citing potential bias due to her father, ex-FBI Director James Comey, or politics. What does this mean for DOJ independence? Full story here: cnbc.com/2025/09/15/trump-come. Great reporting by Kevin Breuninger. #KevinBreuninger #MaureneComey #TrumpAdministration #Epstein #Maxwell #federalprosecutor #lawsuit #DOJ #politicalaffiliation #JamesComey

  8. Federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, key in the Epstein-Maxwell cases, sues Trump admin after unexplained DOJ firing, citing potential bias due to her father, ex-FBI Director James Comey, or politics. What does this mean for DOJ independence? Full story here: cnbc.com/2025/09/15/trump-come. Great reporting by Kevin Breuninger. #KevinBreuninger #MaureneComey #TrumpAdministration #Epstein #Maxwell #federalprosecutor #lawsuit #DOJ #politicalaffiliation #JamesComey

  9. Federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, key in the Epstein-Maxwell cases, sues Trump admin after unexplained DOJ firing, citing potential bias due to her father, ex-FBI Director James Comey, or politics. What does this mean for DOJ independence? Full story here: cnbc.com/2025/09/15/trump-come. Great reporting by Kevin Breuninger. #KevinBreuninger #MaureneComey #TrumpAdministration #Epstein #Maxwell #federalprosecutor #lawsuit #DOJ #politicalaffiliation #JamesComey

  10. #FederalProsecutor #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith Alters #January6 #DJT #Indictment with new #GrandJury after #SCOTUS protects #Trump #PresidentialPowers saying he is immune for ALL #OfficialActs .

    #WaPo analysis describes how Smith had to omit conversations #Trump had with #FederalOfficials and focus only on obstruction activities of his non govt employee allies.

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  11. #FederalProsecutor #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith Alters #January6 #DJT #Indictment with new #GrandJury after #SCOTUS protects #Trump #PresidentialPowers saying he is immune for ALL #OfficialActs .

    #WaPo analysis describes how Smith had to omit conversations #Trump had with #FederalOfficials and focus only on obstruction activities of his non govt employee allies.

    wapo.st/3AzBpgn

    #SharedLink #FreePress Via #WashingtonPost #FreeLink #FreeClick

  12. #FederalProsecutor #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith Alters #January6 #DJT #Indictment with new #GrandJury after #SCOTUS protects #Trump #PresidentialPowers saying he is immune for ALL #OfficialActs .

    #WaPo analysis describes how Smith had to omit conversations #Trump had with #FederalOfficials and focus only on obstruction activities of his non govt employee allies.

    wapo.st/3AzBpgn

    #SharedLink #FreePress Via #WashingtonPost #FreeLink #FreeClick

  13. #FederalProsecutor #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith Alters #January6 #DJT #Indictment with new #GrandJury after #SCOTUS protects #Trump #PresidentialPowers saying he is immune for ALL #OfficialActs .

    #WaPo analysis describes how Smith had to omit conversations #Trump had with #FederalOfficials and focus only on obstruction activities of his non govt employee allies.

    wapo.st/3AzBpgn

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  14. Guatemalan presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo has launched his campaign for a run-off ballot in August. A federal prosecutor had earlier announced a ban...
    Guatemalan presidential candidate launches campaign