Trump fires acting AG Sally Yates for refusing to back travel ban

Participating in Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the election continues to dog attorney L. Lin Wood.

"A Kentucky teenager whose 2019 face-off with a Native American activist in Washington went viral has fired his lawyer, a man who played a key role in Donald Trump's attempts to overturn his election defeat, according to court notices filed on Monday. The teen, Nicholas Sandmann, terminated lawyer L. Lin Wood from the team representing him in a series of lawsuits that accuse media companies like The New York Times Inc and CBS News Inc of inaccurately portraying the stand-off at the Lincoln Memorial on the day of a large anti-abortion protest," Reuters reported Monday.

On Monday, the Huffington Post reported that federal authorities have arrested a New York man for his role in the violent invasion of the U.S. Capitol — and identified him because he wore his high school varsity jacket during the riot.

"Brian Gundersen, a former varsity football player for Byram Hills High School in North Castle Township, New York, is facing charges after the FBI received tips about a man seen storming the Capitol while wearing a letterman's jacket," reported Ryan Reilly. "The jacket included the name of his high school and his former jersey number."

The state of California on Monday revealed the extent of fraudulent unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic.

"California has paid out a staggering $11 billion worth of fraudulent unemployment claims since the COVID-19 pandemic began last spring, California Labor Secretary Julie Su said Monday," The Sacramento Bee reports. "The fraudulent payments represent 10% of all payments for pandemic unemployment benefits, Su said. The percentage is likely to go higher. Another 17% of the dollars that have been paid out — more than $19 billion — are considered suspicious and 'a large number of that could be confirmed fraud as well,' she said."