Donald Trump’s former economic adviser Peter Navarro was indicted on Friday on two counts of contempt of Congress for failing to cooperate with the investigation into the storming of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Each count is punishable by up to one year in jail, as well as …
Read More »The act of theatre that shows Israel’s contempt for Gaza
Israel has apparently reprimanded a soldier for firing rounds into Gaza. That’s all very well, but what about the countless other soldiers who have done the same for years, maiming and killing Palestinian civilians? The soldier, who posted his bravado video to TikTok, reportedly got 10 days in military prison. According to …
Read More »House calls for criminal contempt charges against Trump’s ex-chief of staff
The vote on Tuesday night was 222-208, with two Republicans – Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and Liz Cheney of Wyoming – joining the Democrats in supporting the criminal charges against Meadows. It’s now up to the Justice Department to decide if it’s going to follow the recommendation by the lawmakers …
Read More »January 6 panel to hold ex-Trump chief of staff in contempt
“The Select Committee is left with no choice but to advance contempt proceedings and recommend that the body in which Mr. Meadows once served refer him for criminal prosecution,” committee Chairman Bennie Thompson and Vice Chair Liz Cheney wrote in a letter to Meadows and his lawyer. The letter came …
Read More »US Marine arrested for slamming Afghan exit pleads GUILTY to ‘contempt & disrespect,’ dares superiors to take responsibility too
Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller pleaded guilty to all charges during a Thursday court hearing, after he was arrested for showing “contempt” and “disrespect” toward his superiors in a series of posts and videos online. Military judge Colonel Glen Hines accepted the officer’s plea and adjourned court for the day to …
Read More »Trump ally Bannon to be held in criminal contempt after defying subpoena order from Jan 6 House committee
Bannon’s lawyer had previously announced that his client was not going to comply with the order, one of a handful sent to top Trump allies over the January 6 Capitol riot. Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) announced the pursuit of a criminal contempt charge on Thursday morning, adding that the …
Read More »US judge holds DC jail officials in contempt of court over alleged failure to medically treat January 6 defendant
In a Wednesday morning ruling, US Judge Royce Lamberth found jail warden Wanda Patten and DC Department of Corrections Director Quincy Booth in contempt of court over their treatment of Worrell and referred the matter to the Department of Justice with orders to conduct a civil rights investigation into how …
Read More »‘Lying, contempt & crisis in relations’: French FM says NATO must take note as he lashes out at US & Australia over AUKUS deal
“There has been lying, duplicity, a major breach of trust and contempt. This will not do,” Foreign Minister Le Drian told the press on Saturday. Paris’ ambassadors to Canberra and Washington have been recalled in response to the deal, and Le Drian had previously described Australia ditching the pact between …
Read More »Britain is broken, let down by authoritarian, lying leaders who have utter contempt for the people who elect them
Another week, another Tory drama, this time involving Matt Hancock and Prime Minister Boris Johnson. But the ‘root causes’ in the background of this latest episode require closer public scrutiny. Because many of today’s politicians seem to have forgotten that government is about leadership – leaders who provide governance and …
Read More »Wayne Dupree: Your disgraceful contempt for America’s military is plain to see, Kamala Harris. We won’t forget this non-salute
On Monday night, America’s first female and black Veep chose to ignore the salute given to her as she boarded her official aircraft, thus causing a major backlash from those on the political right. Harris’ precedent-breaking (in)action was in stark contrast to her immediate predecessors, former Vice President Mike Pence, …
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