🔥 The Justice Department under President Donald Trump is reconsidering the legal basis for Peter Navarro’s 2023 conviction for criminal contempt of Congress, according to court filings reviewed by The Washington Post.

In a motion filed two weeks ago that was  viewed by the paper, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia asked to postpone oral arguments in Navarro’s ongoing appeal of the conviction, stating the department needed time “to reexamine its position on the executive-privilege issues implicated in this appeal.”

A three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the request, according to the Post.

The DOJ now has until Aug. 29 to decide whether it will continue defending Navarro’s conviction or reverse its position.
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The Trump administration is considering sweeping changes to the State Department, according to a document obtained by CNBC that lays out what it calls a “disciplined reorganization” of the nation’s diplomatic service.

The Trump administration says the document, first reported by The New York Times as a draft executive order, is not legitimate. “The NYT article is entirely based on a fake document," a State Department spokesperson told NBC News.

The 16-page document, which is not dated, proposes upending the department, shuttering American embassies across southern Africa and eliminating bureaus that work on issues like democracy and human rights, as well as international organizations like the United Nations.

The document also details an overhaul to the process for selecting and training U.S. diplomats.

According to the document, the changes are intended to “streamline mission delivery, project American strength abroad, cut waste, fraud, abuse and align the Department with an American First Strategic Doctrine reflecting the priorities of the Executive Branch.”

The document proposes eliminating all “non-essential embassies and consulates in Sub-Saharan Africa” and consolidating regional bureaus around the world.
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He demands a RECOUNT 🤔🤔
Yoooooooo

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Breaking: Pope Francis has died according to The Vatican.

Just yesterday Vice President Vance met with The Pope.

Source: https://news.sky.com/story/pope-francis-has-died-the-vatican-says-12890455

BREAKING NEWS 🚨 POPE FRANCIS IS DEAD, THE VATICAN SAYS

@insiderpaper

The Pope’s death falls on the delta of Drop 1231 which says:

“What will next week hold?
MOAB”

👀👀👀

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Last month I wrote a Substack detailing the profess of Conclave and I also took a look at who the frontrunners are to become the next Pope - including a couple of Conservatives who could quickly change the complexion of the Church.

I’d recommend a look-see given the current situation.

Read the article in full here: https://absolute1776.substack.com/p/whos-next

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The U.S. attorney for the nation’s capital sent a letter last week to a former member of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team, scrutinizing the Mueller prosecutor’s role in targeting and convicting former Trump campaign associate George Papadopoulos.

Ed Martin, who has been the interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. since January 20, sent the letter to ex-Mueller prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky, who resigned from the Justice Department following Trump’s 2024 victory. Trump nominated Martin for the full-time position in March, while Senate Democrats have been seeking to delay or block his nomination.

“Declassified Federal Bureau of Investigation documents released under federal Freedom of Information laws have raised questions about the integrity and legality of your work as a federal prosecutor in the Robert Mueller special counsel investigation — a probe which failed to prove then-candidate Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia and is now known to be falsely predicated,” the U.S. attorney told the former Mueller team member in a Monday letter obtained by Just the News and first reported by the New York Sun. Martin also raised questions about Zelinsky’s stint a decade ago teaching at a Chinese Communist Party-linked law school in China.

Zelinksy said in late February that “I'm excited to join a group of smart, talented, and fearless lawyers at Zuckerman Spaeder LLP.” His law firm bio notes that he “served as Assistant Special Counsel to Robert S. Mueller, III, where he led the Special Counsel Office’s investigation and prosecution of Roger Stone and George Papadopoulos.”
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11:17 and the new Easter Bunny is wearing a nice green shirt 🐰🐸🇺🇸