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Moscow (Russia), Jan 28 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Yuri Kochetkov).- The Russian judiciary on Thursday rejected the appeal filed by the lawyers of opposition leader Alexei Navalny against his arrest for 30 days after he was sent to pre-trial detention on January 18 following his return to Russia. The Moscow Region Court found the arrest to be legal, so the opposition leader must remain in the Matrosskaya Tishina prison until February 15.FOOTAGE OF THE HEARING.
President Donald Trump has vowed to fight the outcome of the election that left opponent Joe Biden as president-elect. He's deployed a team of lawyers to fight election results in several states, insisting widespread voter fraud was at play and that the election was 'stolen' from him. Now, Business Insider reports the head of Trump's legal team has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. David Bossie tested positive on Sunday. Bossie is not a lawyer but is a frequent contributor to Fox News. Several others in Trump's inner circle have also recently caught COVID-19, including HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
A former adviser to President Donald Trump is facing another legal battle: finding new lawyers to represent him. Newser reports Steve Bannon made incendiary comments on his podcast about beheading FBI Director Christopher Wray and NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci. Bannon's lawyers asked a judge Friday to delay a hearing because they no longer want to represent their client. Mr. Bannon is in the process of retaining new counsel, and [the law firm] Quinn Emanuel intends to move to withdraw. William Burck Attorney for Steve Bannon The former adviser to President Donald Trump is facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding donors of millions of dollars in a bogus campaign to build a US-Mexico border wall.
Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo, the two brothers that former "Empire" star Jussie Smollett allegedly hired to stage an attack, arrive at a courthouse in Chicago. The US television actor, who was accused of fabricating a hate crime, was earlier this month indicted on six counts related to the incident after all charges against him were dropped last year. IMAGES
US actor Jussie Smollett arrives at court in Chicago as he faces charges related to accusations that he fabricated a hate crime against himself. IMAGES
Jussie Smollett will not be back on 'Empire when the six-part series comes to a close in May.