The Justice Department is pushing back on allegations that it colluded with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in the prosecution of former President Trump, writing in a letter to the House Judiciary Committee that the claims are “conspiratorial speculation” and “completely baseless.” Assistant Attorney General Carlos Uriarte sent the letter, which was obtained by Fox News, to Committee Chairman Jim …
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Bragg, Colangelo to testify at House Judiciary Committee hearing one day after Trump sentencing
EXCLUSIVE:Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and prosecutor Matthew Colangelo have agreed to testify publicly before the House Judiciary Committee next month, Fox News Digital has learned. The hearing is expected to take place on July 12 — just a day after the scheduled sentencing hearing for former President Trump, who was found guilty in New York on all counts of …
Read More »Former Jeffrey Epstein cellmate, bodybuilder ex-cop turned drug trafficker, sentenced
The man accused of assaulting sex-trafficking suspect Jeffrey Epstein in a federal jail has been sentenced to four consecutive terms of life in prison for masterminding a brutal 2016 quadruple murder that killed a man who owed him drug money and three bystanders. Nicholas Tartaglione, 56, and a group of bodybuilder co-conspirators tortured and killed Martin Luna, 41, over the …
Read More »Should Trump have confidence in his lawyers? Legal experts weigh in
As attorneys for former President Donald Trump work behind the scenes on an appeal following his conviction in the New York v. Trump trial, legal observers speculated to Fox News Digital about whether the presumptive Republican nominee is confident in his legal team ahead of his sentencing hearing – scheduled just four days before the Republican National Convention. While under …
Read More »Jewish banker seen punching person at 'Pride' event mobbed by antisemitic 'Queers for Palestine' group: source
Brooklyn cellphone video appears to show a man punching a woman in the face on a sidewalk on the outskirts of a “Pride” event, sending her tumbling onto the pavement before he cuts off down a side street, exchanging swear words with onlookers – but there’s more to the story than a 10-second viral clip of the chaos shows, according …
Read More »Bowling alley beatdown leaves man, 21, critical after stabbing
A late evening at a trendy New York City bowling alley devolved into chaos after a group of suspects beat and stabbed a 21-year-old patron over an unknown dispute. The bowler was repeatedly kicked and punched in the face and body in the altercation at The Gutter on Essex Street on the Lower East Side around 1:40 a.m. Monday, an …
Read More »New York school district installs vape detectors in middle school bathrooms that can also pick up sound
A New York school district has begun installing vape detectors in middle school bathrooms. The FlySense FS300 vape detectors at Lindenhurst Middle School on Long Island can pick up nicotine and THC, as well as sound to notify officials of fights or bullying. Two vape detectors have been installed in each of the bathrooms at the middle school. The Town …
Read More »UN will declare that both Hamas and Israel are violating children's rights in armed conflict
The U.N. secretary-general will tell the Security Council next week that both Israel and Hamas are violating children’s rights and leaving them exposed to danger in their war to eliminate each other. The secretary-general annually makes a global list of states and militias that are menacing children and threatening them. Parties on the list have ranged from the Kachin Independence …
Read More »Dornoch wins 156th Belmont Stakes at Saratoga
Dornoch won the 156th running of the Belmont Stakes Saturday. Preakness winner Seize the Grey led at the ¾-mile mark, with Dornoch right beside him. The two were neck and neck around the final turn, but Seize the Grey fell off as Mindframe crept up from the outside. But it was Dornoch to cross the line first. Dornoch closed at …
Read More »Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg agrees to testify in House GOP probe, but not on their timetable
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Friday declined to testify about his prosecution of former President Donald Trump to House lawmakers next week. In a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio., Bragg’s general counsel, Leslie Dubeck, said the district attorney has “scheduling conflicts” that will keep him from appearing before Congress. However, Dubeck indicated that Bragg may …
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