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Having grudgingly green-lit the peaceful transfer of power, President Donald Trump is now perfectly poised to proceed with a parade of pardons. Trump has already commuted the sentence of his informal adviser Roger Stone. But what about Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who is still in home confinement serving out his prison sentence? Even more to the point, what about Trump himself? Trump has repeatedly asked aides about pardons for himself and his family members--and whether he could issue them preemptively. CNN reports the question of self-pardoning may be moot. If Trump faces any criminal charges, they'll be at the state level, not federal. US Presidents are not immune from any state charges.
Basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a remote Russian penal colony and has started serving her sentence. The IK-2 penal colony is in the town of Yavas in the central region of Mordovia - a few hundred kilometres southeast of Moscow - known for its harsh climate. IK stands for a "corrective colony", the most common type of prison in Russia. IMAGES
Hong Kong, Dec 2 (EFE/EPA).- A Hong Kong court sentenced activist Joshua Wong to 13 and a half months in prison for organizing an "unauthorized assembly" in 2019 that ended the siege of the city's police headquarters.Activists Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam were also sentenced to 10 and seven months in prison, respectively, having also been in custody since Nov. 23 in a detention center in the city while waiting for the court’s decision. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE). SHOT LIST: THE LAI CHI KOK RECEPTION CENTRE, WHERE PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS JOSHUA WONG CHI-FUNG AND IVAN LAM LONG YING ARE BEING HELD, IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Dec 2 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Jerome Favre) A Hong Kong court sentenced activist Joshua Wong to 13 and a half months in prison for organizing an "unauthorized assembly" in 2019 that ended the siege of the city's police headquarters.Activists Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam were also sentenced to 10 and seven months in prison, respectively, having also been in custody since Nov. 23 in a detention centre in the city while waiting for the court’s decision.FOOTAGE OF PROTESTS IN SUPPORT OF JOSHUA WONG.
CNN reports President Donald Trump's associates are making appeals to him in the hopes of obtaining pardons before he leaves office. The appeals come on the heels of Trump's decision to pardon his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn. Nine individuals in Trump's orbit, including Flynn and GOP operative Roger Stone, have been indicted or found guilty of various criminal conspiracies. A source says one such individual asking for a free pass is Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani. Recently, Giuliani has been leading the President's longshot legal battles to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Prior to the election, Giuliani was actively seeking 'oppo research' on Hunter Biden for Biden's business dealings in Ukraine.
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