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Trump suggests that Biden should face judicial investigations similar to his own
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, suggested this Wednesday that he would like his predecessor, Joe Biden, to face judicial investigations similar to those he has faced in recent years.
Trump made these statements in his first interview since taking office on Monday, granted to presenter Sean Hannity, a fervent defender of the president, on the conservative Fox News network.
During the conversation, Hannity asked Trump if he would like the Department of Justice to investigate his political adversaries, such as Biden or former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, his rival in the 2016 elections.
In his response, Trump assured that he finds it difficult to argue that they should not investigate themselves alluding to his own experience with judicial proceedings.
“I went through four years of hell. I spent millions of dollars on legal fees, and I earned, but I did it in the most difficult way. It’s really complicated to say that they shouldn’t go through the same thing,” Trump said.
Trump is the only president in the history of the United States who has been sentenced in a criminal case, in this case a judicial process in New York related to the falsification of business documents to hide payments made to porn actress Stormy Daniels.
Although he was sentenced for that case this month, he was not fined, imprisoned or restricted to his freedom.
The other three criminal cases that Trump faced have been suspended, due to the tradition of the Department of Justice of not prosecuting an active president.
One of them refers to the retention of classified documents that he took to his residence in Mar-a-Lago after leaving the White House in January 2021. Another case focuses on his attempts to reverse the results of the 2020 elections in Georgia, while the last one is related to the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
During the presidential campaign, Trump promised to take “revenge” against his political rivals and falsely argued that the legal cases against him were politically motivated.
Before leaving power, Biden issued preventive, “total and unconditional” pardons for several members of his family, including his brother James.
In addition, in December, Biden granted a pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, preventing him from facing prison sentences on charges of illegal possession of a weapon and tax fraud.
International
Police investigate deaths of Rob Reiner and wife as apparent homicide
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is investigating the deaths of Hollywood actor and filmmaker Rob Reinerand his wife as an “apparent homicide,” amid a wave of tributes to the director of classics such as When Harry Met Sally.
According to U.S. media reports on Sunday, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead at their Los Angeles mansion with what appeared to be stab wounds.
Several political figures shared messages of condolence following the reported deaths of the director of A Few Good Menand his wife.
While the LAPD did not officially confirm the identities of the victims, it stated that homicide detectives were dispatched to the Reiner residence.
“At this time, no additional details are available and the investigation into an apparent homicide is ongoing,” the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement posted on social media.
LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton told reporters that no arrests have been made and that no individuals are currently being questioned as suspects.
“I’m not going to confirm whether anyone is being questioned at this moment or not. We are going to try to speak with as many family members as we can,” Hamilton said.
CNN reported that a family spokesperson confirmed the deaths of Reiner and his wife.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, former U.S. President Barack Obama, and former Vice President Kamala Harrisissued statements expressing their condolences.
International
U.S. and Mexico Reach Deal to Address Water Deficit Under 1944 Treaty
The United States and Mexico have reached an agreement to comply with current water obligations affecting U.S. farmers and ranchers and for Mexico to cover its water deficit to Texas under the 1944 Water Treaty, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a statement.
The department уточified that the agreement applies to both the current cycle and the water deficit from the previous cycle.
On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump accused Mexico of failing to comply with the water-sharing treaty between the two countries, which requires the United States to deliver 1.85 billion cubic meters of water from the Colorado River, while Mexico must supply 432 million cubic meters from the Rio Grande.
Mexico is behind on its commitments. According to Washington, the country has accumulated a deficit of more than one billion cubic meters of water over the past five years.
“This violation is severely harming our beautiful crops and our livestock in Texas,” Trump wrote on Monday.
The Department of Agriculture said on Friday that Mexico had agreed to supply 250 million cubic meters of water starting next week and to work toward closing the shortfall.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, quoted in the statement, said Mexico delivered more water in a single year than it had over the previous four years combined.
Trump has said that if Mexico continues to fall short of its obligations, the United States reserves the right to impose 5% tariffs on imported Mexican products.
Mexico’s Deputy Foreign Minister for North America, Roberto Velasco, said that a severe drought in 2022 and 2023prevented the country from meeting its commitments.
International
Several people shot in attack on Brown University campus
Several people were shot on Saturday in an attack on the campus of Brown University, in the northeastern United States, local police reported.
“Shelter in place and avoid the area until further notice,” the Providence Police Department urged in a post on X. Brown University is located in Providence, the capital of the state of Rhode Island.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social that he had been briefed on the situation and that the FBI was on the scene.
At 5:52 p.m. local time (11:52 p.m. GMT), Brown University said the situation was still “ongoing” and instructed students to remain sheltered until further notice.
After initially stating that the suspect had been taken into custody, Trump later posted a second message clarifying that local police had walked back that information. “The suspect has NOT been apprehended,” the U.S. president said.
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