One month after the FBI announced it was looking into international flights New York Democratic Mayor Eric Adams took on Turkish Airlines, a top City Hall aide is reportedly now cooperating with the probe. Rana Abbasova, whom the New York Times described as the mayor’s former liaison to New York City’s Turkish community, is cooperating with federal agents, according to …
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Stefanik files ethics complaint against Trump trial judge, cites daughter's work for group promoting Dems
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik filed an ethics complaint against Judge Juan Merchan for an alleged conflict of interest pertaining to his daughter’s role at a firm known for representing Democratic politicians. Merchan, an acting Supreme Court justice in New York, is presiding over the unprecedented criminal trial against former President Trump stemming from charges brought by Manhattan District …
Read More »Key Trump witness nixed after Merchan's stringent rulings reveals what his testimony would have been
Former President Trump’s legal team was slated to call on a former commissioner of the Federal Election Commission to testify in the NY v. Trump case, but the expert’s testimony was not heard after the presiding judge curbed the scope of what he could discuss before the jury. “Judge Merchan has so restricted my testimony that defense has decided not …
Read More »Rex Heuermann’s family kept gruesome piece of evidence, source says
MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. – EXCLUSIVE: Shortly before New York police made a surprise return to the Long Island home of suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann, his family was still in possession of a gruesome album of crime scene photos, according to a source with knowledge of the incident. The book, “Death Scenes: A Homicide Detective’s Scrapbook,” is a collection of …
Read More »3 dead including child after Amtrak train plows into car on tracks in New York
Three people, including a 6-year-old, perished after an Amtrak train hurtled into their car in upstate New York on Friday night. First responders extricated the passengers of a vehicle crushed by the northbound train, North Tonawanda Professional Firefighters Local 1333 wrote in a press release. Lifesaving measures were unsuccessful, and all three were pronounced dead at the scene. The victims …
Read More »Trump slams NY court system, boasts he's going 'to win' Empire State
Former President Trump ripped the New York justice system in comments ahead of court Monday while touting that he believes he can win the historically blue Empire State this election cycle. “The criminal justice system is on trial in New York,'” Trump said Monday morning, reading an excerpt from legal expert and lawyer Alan Dershowitz. He then added, “I love …
Read More »MSNBC host defends Michael Cohen after bombshell stealing admission: He 'thought he deserved' that money
MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell went to bat for disgraced ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen after the star witness in the ongoing New York trial admitted to stealing money from former President Trump‘s business. During another brutal day of cross-examination, Cohen was pressed by Trump defense lawyer Todd Blanche on an alleged $50,000 that was supposed to be paid to tech company …
Read More »NYC art 'portal' to Dublin reopens with added security measures after shutdown for bad behavior
A video link between New York City and Dublin that was shut down due to inappropriate behavior on both sides of the Atlantic has reopened with new security measures. The open-air video link between the two cities, which opened May 8 and was taken offline last week, reopened Sunday and will operate between the hours of 6 a.m. and 4 …
Read More »MSNBC legal analyst calls Cohen 'opportunistic thief' after admission of stealing thousands from Trump Org
MSNBC legal analyst Danny Cevallos called Michael Cohen “an opportunistic thief” on Monday after the former Trump fixer admitted to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from his boss. “Now, there’s an argument to be made that actually, you’re just an opportunistic thief. You literally pocketed money from your employer,” Cevallos said on MSNBC as he discussed the ongoing trial. …
Read More »Suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann's home searched again
MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. – Long Island police have returned to the Massapequa Park home of suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann. His wife Asa Ellerup, who filed for divorce shortly after his arrest last summer, and their adult children were not home at the time, according to her lawyer, Bob Macedonio. Investigators from both the New York State Police and Suffolk …
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