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| Republican senator breaks ranks to criticize Trump's racist attack – live | |
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| Two Jeffrey Epstein accusers offered emotional entreaties in court on Monday, asking for a judge not to release the politically-connected financier before his sex trafficking trial. | |
| One victim, who identified herself in court as Courtney Wild, told the judge: “I was sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein, starting at the age of 14,” Victoria Bekiempis reports this hour from court, for the Guardian. | |
| She said that it was not necessarily easier because of the publicity to come forward, as she said defense attorneys have argued in court. | |
| “He’s a scary person to have walking the streets,” she said. | |
| She had a reserved air, wearing a white shirt and black pants as she nervously addressed the judge towards the end of Epstein’s hearing in federal court in New York on Monday. | |
| The second accuser, Annie Farmer, stood up and said: “I was 16 years old when I had the misfortune of meeting Jeffrey Epstein here in New York.” | |
| She spoke about how it was difficult to come forward in public, because of his wealth and privilege. The judge asked her if she was saying that Jeffrey Epstein engaged in sexual contact with her. | |
| She said: “He was inappropriate with me.” The Judge asked her is she would go into details. | |
| She said: “I would prefer not to go into the details at this time.” | |
| “Racist, Xenophobic” - Congressman from border country attacks Trump after racist tweets | |
| Texas Congressman Will Hurd said: | |
| Texas Republican Will Hurd to CNN's Christiane Amanpour: "Those tweets are racist, and xenophobic... It’s also behavior that’s unbecoming of the leader of the free world. He should be talking about things that unite, not divide us." | |
| “President Trump was wrong” - GOP Senator slams tweets about the Squad as fallout, rows continue | |
| Here’s Pennsylvania Republican Senator Pat Toomey’s statement, proving that even if congressional Republicans are in lock-step with the White House, some are prepared to break rank not just in the gossip parlors but in public, too. #MeToomey | |
| Pat Toomey's statement: pic.twitter.com/wDXZJ75ivY | |
| “I accused Donald Trump of sexual assault. Now I sleep with a loaded gun” | |
| E. Jean Carroll gave this amazing interview to the Guardian’s Ed Pilkington recently and if you missed it it’s, well, unmissable. Click for the pix of her talking to Donald and Ivana at a party, stay for the brilliant words and photoshoot. | |
| ‘I accused Donald Trump of sexual assault. Now I sleep with a loaded gun’ | |
| It will remain to be seen if Carroll sues.... | |
| The author and columnist is now thinking of suing Trump over an alleged rape. | The author and columnist is now thinking of suing Trump over an alleged rape. |
| E. Jean Carroll accused him of a sexual attack in a top New York department store in the past, in a revelatory bombshell first published by New York magazine. | E. Jean Carroll accused him of a sexual attack in a top New York department store in the past, in a revelatory bombshell first published by New York magazine. |
| The alleged assault occurred long before New York lifted its statute of limitations against rape, but, now, Carroll said she is “thinking about hiring a really smart attorney” to pursue legal action against the president. | The alleged assault occurred long before New York lifted its statute of limitations against rape, but, now, Carroll said she is “thinking about hiring a really smart attorney” to pursue legal action against the president. |
| “I hadn’t thought about pressing charges, but now people are convincing me that it’s smart,” she told The Daily Beast. “If I get a really smart attorney, we might be able to get around [the statute]. I’ll be exploring it.” | “I hadn’t thought about pressing charges, but now people are convincing me that it’s smart,” she told The Daily Beast. “If I get a really smart attorney, we might be able to get around [the statute]. I’ll be exploring it.” |
| Previously, Carroll appeared on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell and when she was asked if she planned on filing charges, she said she would not. | Previously, Carroll appeared on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell and when she was asked if she planned on filing charges, she said she would not. |
| “I would find it disrespectful to the women who are down on the border who are being raped around the clock down there without any protection,” Carroll explained. | “I would find it disrespectful to the women who are down on the border who are being raped around the clock down there without any protection,” Carroll explained. |
| What the new asylum rule affects | What the new asylum rule affects |
| The new rule emerging from the Trump administration today will apply to the initial asylum screening, known as a “credible fear” interview, at which migrants must prove they have credible fears of returning to their home country. | The new rule emerging from the Trump administration today will apply to the initial asylum screening, known as a “credible fear” interview, at which migrants must prove they have credible fears of returning to their home country. |
| It applies to migrants who are arriving to the US, not those who are already in the country. | It applies to migrants who are arriving to the US, not those who are already in the country. |
| Trump administration officials say the changes are meant to close the gap between the initial asylum screening that most people pass and the final decision on asylum that most people do not win. | Trump administration officials say the changes are meant to close the gap between the initial asylum screening that most people pass and the final decision on asylum that most people do not win. |
| The treaties countries must have signed, according to the new rule, are the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the 1967 Protocol or the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the AP writes. | The treaties countries must have signed, according to the new rule, are the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the 1967 Protocol or the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the AP writes. |
| But, for example, while Australia, France and Brazil have signed those treaties, so have Afghanistan and Libya, places the US does not consider safe. | But, for example, while Australia, France and Brazil have signed those treaties, so have Afghanistan and Libya, places the US does not consider safe. |
| Along with the administration’s recent effort to send asylum seekers back over the border , Trump has tried to deny asylum to anyone crossing the border illegally and restrict who can claim asylum, and the attorney general recently tried to keep thousands of asylum seekers detained while their cases play out. | Along with the administration’s recent effort to send asylum seekers back over the border , Trump has tried to deny asylum to anyone crossing the border illegally and restrict who can claim asylum, and the attorney general recently tried to keep thousands of asylum seekers detained while their cases play out. |
| Nearly all of those efforts have been blocked by courts. Meanwhile, conditions have worsened for migrants who make it over the border seeking better lives. | Nearly all of those efforts have been blocked by courts. Meanwhile, conditions have worsened for migrants who make it over the border seeking better lives. |
| Immigration courts are backlogged by more than 800,000 cases, meaning many people won’t have their asylum claims heard for years despite more judges being hired. | Immigration courts are backlogged by more than 800,000 cases, meaning many people won’t have their asylum claims heard for years despite more judges being hired. |
| People are generally eligible for asylum in the US if they feared return to their home country because they would be persecuted based on race, religion, nationality or membership in a particular social group. | People are generally eligible for asylum in the US if they feared return to their home country because they would be persecuted based on race, religion, nationality or membership in a particular social group. |
| During the budget year for 2009, there were 35,811 asylum claims, and 8,384 were granted. During 2018 budget year, there were 162,060 claims filed, and 13,168 were granted. | During the budget year for 2009, there were 35,811 asylum claims, and 8,384 were granted. During 2018 budget year, there were 162,060 claims filed, and 13,168 were granted. |
| Another Republican steps up on Trump tweets | Another Republican steps up on Trump tweets |
| Another Michigander... https://t.co/ktUhnhENEm | Another Michigander... https://t.co/ktUhnhENEm |
| Made in America | Made in America |
| In about 20 minutes, Donald Trump is scheduled to host the third annual Made in America product showcase, according to the White House schedule. | In about 20 minutes, Donald Trump is scheduled to host the third annual Made in America product showcase, according to the White House schedule. |
| I wonder if AOC, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley will be on pedestals there, as they were all, literally, made in America.... | I wonder if AOC, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley will be on pedestals there, as they were all, literally, made in America.... |
| AOC hits back | AOC hits back |
| Rep. Ocasio-Cortez to President Trump on Monday: "It’s time to move on from his conception of an America that we have tried to move past for a long time." pic.twitter.com/Gqq49t8CWs | Rep. Ocasio-Cortez to President Trump on Monday: "It’s time to move on from his conception of an America that we have tried to move past for a long time." pic.twitter.com/Gqq49t8CWs |
| ‘Beneath the dignity of the office’ | ‘Beneath the dignity of the office’ |
| John Kasich steps up. | John Kasich steps up. |
| He ain’t campaigning for the presidency again (at the moment) but he’s the front runner for GOP Voice of Reason. If that’s not an oxymoron - okay maybe I’m just too partisan, there. Dude speaks good sense a lot of the time, like an old-school Republican moderate/endangered species. | He ain’t campaigning for the presidency again (at the moment) but he’s the front runner for GOP Voice of Reason. If that’s not an oxymoron - okay maybe I’m just too partisan, there. Dude speaks good sense a lot of the time, like an old-school Republican moderate/endangered species. |
| What @realDonaldTrump said about Democrat women in Congress is deplorable and beneath the dignity of the office. We all, including Republicans, need to speak out against these kinds of comments that do nothing more than divide us and create deep animosity - maybe even hatred. | What @realDonaldTrump said about Democrat women in Congress is deplorable and beneath the dignity of the office. We all, including Republicans, need to speak out against these kinds of comments that do nothing more than divide us and create deep animosity - maybe even hatred. |
| From Ohio to you: | From Ohio to you: |
| Palm Beach: so small, so wealthy, so...creepy | Palm Beach: so small, so wealthy, so...creepy |
| Here’s the Guardian’s piece by Ed Pilkington on how the Miami Herald exposed a vast criminal network and a government cover-up in relation to Jeffrey Epstein – but there was a deafening silence elsewhere..... | Here’s the Guardian’s piece by Ed Pilkington on how the Miami Herald exposed a vast criminal network and a government cover-up in relation to Jeffrey Epstein – but there was a deafening silence elsewhere..... |
| Jeffrey Epstein: how US media – with one star exception – whitewashed the story | Jeffrey Epstein: how US media – with one star exception – whitewashed the story |
| Dripping in diamonds and intrigue | Dripping in diamonds and intrigue |
| Investigators found the latest cache of diamonds in his Manhattan townhouse. | Investigators found the latest cache of diamonds in his Manhattan townhouse. |
| Diamonds, wads of cash and a Saudi ‘passport’, oh my... | Diamonds, wads of cash and a Saudi ‘passport’, oh my... |
| A federal prosecutor on Monday said the evidence against accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein is “already significantly strong and getting stronger every single day” since his arrest last week. | A federal prosecutor on Monday said the evidence against accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein is “already significantly strong and getting stronger every single day” since his arrest last week. |
| Alex Rossmiller, the prosecutor, at a detention hearing in Manhattan federal court told a judge that multiple witnesses have contacted authorities since Epstein was arrested, and that prosecutors are trying to corroborate their allegation, NBC reports. | Alex Rossmiller, the prosecutor, at a detention hearing in Manhattan federal court told a judge that multiple witnesses have contacted authorities since Epstein was arrested, and that prosecutors are trying to corroborate their allegation, NBC reports. |
| And Rossmiller also said that federal investigators had found in Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse a locked safe containing cash, diamonds and an expired passport from another country that has Epstein’s photograph on it, but with a different name and a stated residence of Saudi Arabia. | And Rossmiller also said that federal investigators had found in Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse a locked safe containing cash, diamonds and an expired passport from another country that has Epstein’s photograph on it, but with a different name and a stated residence of Saudi Arabia. |
| Hearing likely to go ahead on Thursday | Hearing likely to go ahead on Thursday |
| A US judge said he will probably decide on Thursday whether Jeffrey Epstein, the American financier with lots of ties to the elite, charged with sex trafficking underage girls, should remain in jail while awaiting trial or be allowed to live under house arrest at his Manhattan mansion. | A US judge said he will probably decide on Thursday whether Jeffrey Epstein, the American financier with lots of ties to the elite, charged with sex trafficking underage girls, should remain in jail while awaiting trial or be allowed to live under house arrest at his Manhattan mansion. |
| At a hearing in New York on Monday, US District Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan said he will probably announce his decision on July 18 at 9.30AM local time, saying he needs more time to absorb materials that have been submitted, the Associated Press writes. | At a hearing in New York on Monday, US District Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan said he will probably announce his decision on July 18 at 9.30AM local time, saying he needs more time to absorb materials that have been submitted, the Associated Press writes. |
| He noted that several people who said they are among Epstein’s victims and opposed bail were in attendance, and that they may speak at the hearing. Epstein, 66, was arrested on July 6 after flying into New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport by private plane from Paris. | He noted that several people who said they are among Epstein’s victims and opposed bail were in attendance, and that they may speak at the hearing. Epstein, 66, was arrested on July 6 after flying into New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport by private plane from Paris. |
| He has pleaded not guilty and is being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, a fortress-like jail in lower Manhattan that has been criticized by inmates and lawyers for harsh conditions. | He has pleaded not guilty and is being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, a fortress-like jail in lower Manhattan that has been criticized by inmates and lawyers for harsh conditions. |
| Epstein, who was once known for socializing with politicians and royalty, is accused of arranging for girls under the age of 18 to perform nude “massages” and other sex acts, and of paying some girls to recruit others, from at least 2002 to 2005. | Epstein, who was once known for socializing with politicians and royalty, is accused of arranging for girls under the age of 18 to perform nude “massages” and other sex acts, and of paying some girls to recruit others, from at least 2002 to 2005. |
| Prosecutors said a search of Epstein’s home uncovered nude images of underage girls, and they accused him of paying two potential witnesses against him last year in an apparent effort to influence them. | Prosecutors said a search of Epstein’s home uncovered nude images of underage girls, and they accused him of paying two potential witnesses against him last year in an apparent effort to influence them. |
| He faces up to 45 years in prison if convicted. | He faces up to 45 years in prison if convicted. |
| Seeking their client’s release from pre-trial detention, Epstein’s lawyers have said he is willing to pay for armed guards to monitor him round-the-clock at his Upper East Side home. | Seeking their client’s release from pre-trial detention, Epstein’s lawyers have said he is willing to pay for armed guards to monitor him round-the-clock at his Upper East Side home. |
| We’ll have our own account from our reporter in court shortly. | We’ll have our own account from our reporter in court shortly. |
| Pressley brushes off Trump’s tweets – but not his treatment of refugees | Pressley brushes off Trump’s tweets – but not his treatment of refugees |
| That’s the headline in a piece from the Boston Globe last night. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley tells her daily newspaper that she doesn’t refer to Trump as president. And that the Squad is a lot bigger than AOC, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and her. | That’s the headline in a piece from the Boston Globe last night. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley tells her daily newspaper that she doesn’t refer to Trump as president. And that the Squad is a lot bigger than AOC, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and her. |
| Here’s a quote from the piece: | Here’s a quote from the piece: |
| “I never use the word you used – president – to describe him,” she said. “I refer to him as ‘the occupant.’ He simply occupies the space. He embodies zero of the qualities and the principles, the responsibility, the grace, the integrity, the compassion, of someone who would truly embody that office. It’s just another day in the world under this administration.” | “I never use the word you used – president – to describe him,” she said. “I refer to him as ‘the occupant.’ He simply occupies the space. He embodies zero of the qualities and the principles, the responsibility, the grace, the integrity, the compassion, of someone who would truly embody that office. It’s just another day in the world under this administration.” |
| Tlaib just tweeted it out, and AOC retweeted. Squad on fire! | Tlaib just tweeted it out, and AOC retweeted. Squad on fire! |
| AOC has retweeted: | AOC has retweeted: |
| When concerned about Trump policies on tariffs, e.g., GOP Congress has made it clear and known to White House in private and in public. On Trump's grotesque racism and xenophobic attacks, they say nothing, even though they could and should. Their complicity is staggering. | When concerned about Trump policies on tariffs, e.g., GOP Congress has made it clear and known to White House in private and in public. On Trump's grotesque racism and xenophobic attacks, they say nothing, even though they could and should. Their complicity is staggering. |
| ‘Hallmark language of white supremacists’ | ‘Hallmark language of white supremacists’ |
| AOC continues hitting back on yesterday’s tweets: | AOC continues hitting back on yesterday’s tweets: |
| It’s important to note that the President’s words yday, telling four American Congresswomen of color “go back to your own country,” is hallmark language of white supremacists.Trump feels comfortable leading the GOP into outright racism, and that should concern all Americans. | It’s important to note that the President’s words yday, telling four American Congresswomen of color “go back to your own country,” is hallmark language of white supremacists.Trump feels comfortable leading the GOP into outright racism, and that should concern all Americans. |
| “Maybe he meant go back to the district they came from...” | “Maybe he meant go back to the district they came from...” |
| Breathtaking, as GOP breaks radio silence on Trump’s racist tweets. | Breathtaking, as GOP breaks radio silence on Trump’s racist tweets. |
| One of the first Republicans in Congress to speak about it: https://t.co/RrfdYSZy9s | One of the first Republicans in Congress to speak about it: https://t.co/RrfdYSZy9s |