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Hong Kong, May 28 (EFE/EPA).-Several prominent pro-democracy activists of Hong Kong were sentenced on Friday to up to 18 months in prison for convening an unauthorized protest in October 2019, according to local media reports.The harshest sentences were handed to former lawmakers, Albert Ho, Lee Cheuk-yan and Leung Kwok-hung (known in the city as "Long Hair"), and to Figo Chan, convener of the Civil Human Rights Front, an organization that convened some of the largest demonstrations during the 2019 anti-government protests, public broadcaster RTHK reported. (Camera: MIGUEL CANDELA). SHOT LIST: THE EXTERIOR OF THE WEST KOWLOON LAW COURTS BUILDING AHEAD OF NATIONAL SECURITY SUSPECT MEDIA MOGUL JIMMY LAI'S ARRIVAL FOR THE COURT VERDICT IN HONG KONG.
Attorney Lin Wood tweeted on Friday that Vice President Mike Pence should be arrested for treason and executed by firing squad. The staunch supporter of President Donald Trump also blamed Chief Justice John Roberts and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for the election results. According to Business Insider, Wood's remarks triggered some Republicans to issue tweets to distance themselves from him. Among them were Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis, and the conservative high school student Nicholas Sandmann. In recent weeks, Wood has filed or joined lawsuits to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's election victory. Wood has also cited conspiracy theories in the past.
Content loading... President-elect Joe Biden has assembled what environmentalists are calling an “all-star” team to lead his government’s efforts to curb climate change and reverse the Trump administration’s astoundingly pro-polluter legacy. Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress and a strong supporter of the Green New Deal movement, would replace a former oil lobbyist if the Senate confirms her as head of the Interior Department.
Business Insider is reporting that President Donald Trump has pardoned his former campaign manager, Paul Manafort. Manafort was investigated by Robert Mueller during his probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 US election. Manafort was convicted of eight counts of tax and bank fraud. Manafort also later pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and another count of obstruction. A federal judge voided the plea deal after finding that he lied to prosecutors after agreeing to cooperate. Manafort was sentenced last year to 7 1/2 years in prison for his crimes. The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee concluded that he represents a "grave counterintelligence threat" to the US.
Former deputy Trump campaign chairman Rick Gates served as a cooperating witness in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. President Donald Trump and his campaign were investigated for possible collusion with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign. Now, Gates is about to publish his upcoming book, 'Wicked Game: An Insider's Story on How Trump Won, Mueller Failed, and America Lost.' According to Business Insider, Gates now says he felt he was manipulated, and that cooperating in the probe was like 'political waterboarding.' Despite pleading guilty in 2018 to lying to the FBI and conspiracy against the US, he now says the charges were illegitimate and amounted to political persecution.
Washington, Feb 20 (EFE/EPA).- Roger Stone, a long-time friend and collaborator of President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to three years and four months in prison after being convicted of seven offenses related to the probe of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election.(CAMERA: Armando Ayala) INCLUDES RESOURCE IMAGES OF ROGER STONE
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