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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.

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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.

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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.

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Two killed in shooting at restaurant near Frankfurt Airport

Two people were shot dead early Tuesday at a restaurant in Raunheim, near Frankfurt Airport, according to local police.

Preliminary findings indicate that an armed individual entered the establishment at around 03:45 local time (02:45 GMT) and opened fire on the victims, who died at the scene from their injuries.

The suspect fled and remains at large, while the motive behind the shooting is still unclear, German media reported. Authorities have launched a large-scale search operation.

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U.S. counterterrorism chief resigns over opposition to war in Iran

Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced Tuesday that he has resigned from his post, citing his opposition to the ongoing war in Iran.

In a post on X, Kent said he could not, “in good conscience,” support the conflict, arguing that Iran did not pose an imminent threat to the United States. He also claimed that the war was driven by pressure from Israel and its lobbying influence in Washington.

In a resignation letter addressed to Donald Trump, Kent alleged that at the start of the current administration, senior Israeli officials and influential figures in U.S. media carried out a disinformation campaign that undermined the “America First” platform and fostered pro-war sentiment aimed at triggering a conflict with Iran.

Kent further stated that he could not support sending a new generation of Americans to “fight and die in a war that provides no benefit to the American people and does not justify the cost in American lives.”

Since the United States and Israel launched attacks against Iran on February 28, at least 13 U.S. service members have been killed, while 10 others have been seriously wounded and around 200 have sustained minor injuries, according to a report published by The Wall Street Journal.

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German president warns Iran war could spread and disrupt Strait of Hormuz

The president of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, warned Monday that the war involving Iran could expand and further disrupt shipping through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. He urged a swift end to hostilities between Iran, United States and Israel.

Speaking in Panama City during a joint appearance with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, Steinmeier said available information suggests Iran has significant capacity to disrupt maritime traffic through the key oil route.

“Iran has considerable potential to interfere with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz,” Steinmeier said through an interpreter. “We should therefore reach an end to the hostilities as soon as possible and call on all parties involved to make that happen.”

The remarks came during Steinmeier’s visit to Panama, the first by a German president to the Central American nation.

The German leader described the possibility of the conflict spreading as “very dangerous,” saying recent developments indicate that such a scenario cannot be ruled out.

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Over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump urged allied nations to help ensure safe passage for ships through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran moved to block the waterway in response to U.S. strikes. However, several allies—particularly in Europe—have shown little support for the proposal.

“Some are very enthusiastic, others are not, and some are countries we have helped for many years,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “We have protected them from terrible external threats, and they’re not that enthusiastic. And the level of enthusiasm is important to me.”

Meanwhile, Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s top diplomat, said the Strait of Hormuz falls “outside NATO’s scope” and stressed that “the war involving Iran is not Europe’s war.”