Reaction continuing to pour in to the FBI raid on President Trump's home yesterday (Mar-a-Lago) in Palm Beach, Florida.
President Trump out with two new social media messages late this afternoon the one already linked above plus another in which he said among things the raid was part of a:
The federal magistrate who signed off on the search warrant (Bruce Reinhart) was formerly with the local US attorney's office and...
Later Reinhart involved in the plea bargaining that protected Jeffrey Epstein from serious consequences for child sex abuse and trafficking...FREE REPUBLIC POST DISCUSSION-NY POST STORY
The White House denies any prior knowledge of the FBI raid.
The mainstream media spin includes the notion of Republicans using the raid to support their mid-term election efforts...
And reaction today from Pennsylvania Republican US Senate candidate Dr.Mehmet Oz who said among other things in his tweet:
"America is bitterly divided & what President Biden's FBI and DOJ did last night will only make things worse..."...DR. MEHMET OZ TWEET
Also reacting businessman, millionaire and co-chair of the "centrist" Forward Party, Andrew Yang.
Yang, who ran as a Democrat for President in 2020, says he is "no Trump fan" but also says:
"a fundamental part of his appeal has been that it's him against a corrupt government establishment. This raid strengthens that case for millions of Americans who will see this as unjust persecution"...ANDREW YANG TWITTER
Previous news from last night at the link below....
THE MARKETS STARTING THE DAY WEAK WITH BOTH THE DOW JONES AND NASDAQ DECLINING BY THE END OF THE DAY.
THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE FELL 58.13 POINTS AND THE NASDAQ OFF 150.53 POINTS LOSING 1.19 PERCENT OF ITS VALUE...MARKETWATCH
A US immigration lawyer filing asylum applications for at least half a dozen Canadians.
The applicants say they want to flee Canada over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's crackdown on freedoms...COSMIN DZSURDZSA TWITTER
The Dutch government wants local authorities across the country to locate 5600 more places for asylum seekers.
It's the latest move to add more thousands of spaces for migrants who continue to enter the Netherlands in high numbers...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
MEANWHILE DUTCH POLICE MAKING TWO ARRESTS OF SUSPECTS IN THE DUMPING OF WASTE ON HIGHWAYS DURING THE FARMERS PROTEST AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE COW GAS RULES...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
PRIMARY ELECTION NEWS WITH SOME RESULTS
(UPDATED)
IN THE USA ITS PRIMARY ELECTION DAY IN A NUMBER OF STATES.
CONNECTICUT, MINNESOTA, VERMONT AND WISCONSIN.
TONIGHT IN CONNECTICUT LEORA LEVY THE WINNER OF THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION TO FACE INCUMBENT DEMOCRAT US SENATOR RICHARD BLUMENTHAL.
IN WISCONSIN PRESIDENT TRUMP SEEKING VICTORIES IN REPUBLICAN PRIMARY CONTESTS INCLUDING THE ONE FOR GOVERNOR WITH BUSINESSMAN TIM MICHELS BACKED BY MR. TRUMP.
THE RESULTS IN THE GOP CONTEST FOR GOVERNOR TO FACE INCUMBENT DEMOCRAT TONY EVERS SHOWING TIM MICHELS LEADING ESTABLISHENT CANDIDATE REBECCA KLEEFISCH 47 TO 43 PERCENT WITH 78 PERCENT OF THE VOTE COUNTED.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DECLARING MICHELS THE WINNER.
FOR US SENATE IN WISCONSIN DEMOCRAT LT. GOV. MANDELA BARNES THE WINNER OF THE PRIMARY TO FACE INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN US SENATOR RON JOHNSON.
IN MINNESOTA US REPRESENTATIVE ILHAN OMAR FACING A DEMOCRAT PRIMARY CHALLENGE IN THE FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT FROM DON SAMUELS.
SAMUELS BACKED BY ELECTED DEMOCRATS INCLUDING MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR JACOB FREY HE'S BEEN BLASTING OMAR OVER SUPPORT FOR DEFUNDING POLICE.
THE RESULTS OMAR LEADING SAMUELS 50 TO 48 PERCENT THAT'S WITH 99 PERCENT OF THE VOTE COUNTED.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DECLARING ILHAN OMAR THE WINNER.
Today is Election Day in Kenya with the main candidates contending for President former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto...BBC NEWS...BBC NEWS BLOG KENYA ELECTION
ISRAEL SAYS THAT A WANTED TERRORIST WAS AMONG THREE KILLED IN A RAID TODAY. THERE WERE 40 INJURIES IN THE RAID WHERE THE ISRAELI MILITARY USED A ROCKET AFTER THE PALESTINIANS FIRED ON THEM...TIMES OF ISRAEL
RUSSIA LAUNCHING A SATELLITE ON BEHALF OF IRAN TODAY FROM ITS SPACE FACILITIES.
NEWS OF THE LAUNCH BEING LINKED TO THE SITUATION IN UKRAINE WITH THE SUGGESTION THAT THIS SATELLITE IS SOMEHOW CONNECTED TO SPYING ON UKRAINE...AFP FRANCE-TIMES OF ISRAEL
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
EXPLOSION IN CRIMEA AT AIR BASE SAID TO BE BOMBS USED BY AIR FORCE
One death and injuries reported in Crimea following an explosion at an air base...TASS RUSSIA
In other news....
Motown hit songwriter Lamont Dozier is dead at the age of 81. Dozier was part of songwriting team that wrote hits for The Supremes, The Four Tops and Marvin Gaye among others...BBC NEWS
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