Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem Nov. 17. Fresh off a series of scandals over his high-flying lifestyle and expensive habits, the prime minister said Monday he would skip Nelson Mandela’s funeral…
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Simone Gold, the California doctor who made headlines back in July when she and a group called "America's Frontline Doctors" appeared in a new conference in front of the Supreme Court to decry lockdowns, has been arrested after she was caught on video breaching the U.S. Capitol alongside a Trump-supporting mob.
Gold was photographed holding a megaphone on the Rotunda floor of the Capitol, and has acknowledged entering the building but claimed no violence took place. According to reports, she was arrested in California on Sunday and faces charges of entering a restricted building and for violent entry and disorderly conduct.
Rumors swirled in the months leading up to the 2020 presidential election that former President Donald Trump wanted to fire FBI Director Christopher Wray, with whom he openly feuded about the origins of the investigation into the Trump campaign's contacts with the Russian government.
But after losing the 2020 election, Trump decided against firing Wray -- and according to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, his restraint in this case was driven by self-interest.
On Thursday, Popular Info reported that Tate Bennett, a controversial adviser to former President Donald Trump, was hired by Forbes Tate, a top D.C. lobbying firm — but the hire was kept as quiet as possible.
"Bennett came to Forbes Tate from the White House, where she had served as a Special Assistant to former President Trump since April," wrote Judd Legum. "While at the White House, she was in charge of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, which was plagued by inefficiency and mismanagement. Before that, Bennett had a controversial tenure at the EPA which resulted in three United States Senators accusing her of unethical conduct and demanding an Inspector General Investigation."
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