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  1. The mystery of Michele: a missing woman from Germany reappears in the Epstein files.

    A young woman from Germany vanished without a trace 11 years ago.

    Now, her name makes several appearances in the Epstein files.

    Her family wants to finally learn what happened to her.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260612

    #EpsteinFiles #Germany #MissingPersons #JeffreyEpstein #DanielSiad #SexualAbuse #SexualExploitation #Michele #Longread

  2. Bei mir würde einer wie Daniel S. im Keller auf einem Stuhl gefesselt landen. Den Rest überlasse ich euerer Fantasie.

    zdfheute.de/panorama/kriminali

    In einer Doku wenige Tage zuvor war sowohl Daniel S, als auch der zu Wort kommende Horst-Dieter Esch, unangenehmer Typ, zu Wort.

    ardmediathek.de/video/Y3JpZDov

    #EpsteinFiles #Michele

  3. President Trump took pardon abuse to a new level this year
    with a string of dubious clemencies that together present a unique
    case study in how this unfettered executive power can be used to degrade, corrupt and politicize the justice system.

    The president pardoned one of his supporters, #Michele #Fiore,
    a Nevada politician who was convicted of federal charges that she used money from a police memorial fund for personal expenses, including for plastic surgery.

    He pardoned another supporter, #Scott #Jenkins, a former sheriff in Virginia who took bribes in exchange for badges.

    He pardoned #Todd and #Julie #Chrisley, reality TV personalities imprisoned for tax evasion and defrauding banks, whose daughter campaigned for Mr. Trump.

    He commuted the sentence of #Imaad #Zuberi, a major donor convicted of a host of crimes including illegal lobbying.

    Trump’s clemencies certainly aren’t the first to raise eyebrows -- Both Republican and Democratic presidents have, in certain instances, used their constitutional pardon power for questionable ends:
    George H.W. Bush pardoned officials embroiled in the Iran-contra scandal;
    Bill Clinton pardoned the billionaire fugitive Marc Rich;
    Joe Biden pardoned his son.

    ⭐️But for the most part, they relied on the Justice Department’s pardon attorney
    — a position I held for nearly three years
    — to evaluate clemency applications.
    Even when they acted against their pardon attorney’s advice, they typically did so with the benefit of a thorough investigation and analysis prepared by a team of nonpolitical experts.

    Trump has flipped the table on the deliberative approach favored by his predecessors.
    The damage won’t be easily undone

    On Trump's Inauguration Day,
    I read the news that he had pardoned about 1,500 people accused of crimes in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

    Though I had not been consulted, my staff and I were still expected to begin facilitating the releases of all those incarcerated.

    Over the next three days, 27 more pardons were granted,
    all without even a nod to the traditional role of the Justice Department in advising the president on pardons.

    Ordinarily, pardon applications face an exacting initial review by the Office of the Pardon Attorney.

    Applying detailed guidelines laid out in the Justice Manual,
    staff members assess applicants’ past criminal conduct,
    evidence of atonement, remorse and steps toward rehabilitation,
    and the reasons that they are seeking a pardon.

    Cases that clear this initial step then move to the F.B.I.,
    which conducts a full background investigation.

    Prosecutors, judges and victims are then given an opportunity to weigh in.

    In four years as president, Mr. Biden granted more than 4,000 commutations
    (full or partial reductions of sentences)
    but only 80 pardons.

    In March, after being sidelined for weeks,
    I was dismissed.

    I was replaced by Ed Martin,
    an organizer in the "Stop the Steal" movement who has described his pardon priorities unambiguously:
    “No MAGA left behind.”

    On his watch, the traditional application review process has been neutered.

    nytimes.com/2025/12/26/opinion

  4. 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗲'𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗸𝗿𝗶𝗷𝗴𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗼𝗹𝗴

    Filmstudio 20th Century Fox werkt aan een vervolg op de komediefilm Romy and Michele's High School Reunion uit 1997. Met hoofdrolspelers Lisa Kudrow en Mira Sorvino wordt momenteel onderhandeld over een terugkeer, meldt The Hollywood Reporter.

    rtl.nl/boulevard/artikel/54924

    #Romy #Michele #vervolg