Confidante Chris Ruddy hints Trump is considering ‘terminating’ prosecutor Mueller: PBS’ Judy Woodruff
Newsmax CEO and longtime Donald Trump confidante Chris Ruddy on Monday told PBS Newshour’s July Woodruff the president is “considering perhaps terminating” Robert Mueller as special counsel in the Russia investigation.
.@ChrisRuddyNMX tells me Pres Trump is "considering perhaps terminating" Robert Mueller as special counsel @NewsHour
— Judy Woodruff (@JudyWoodruff) June 12, 2017
Ruddy made the claim following a meeting in the West Wing of the White House.
Just spotted leaving the West Wing: Chris Ruddy, Newsmax CEO, close confidant of @POTUS.
— Kayla Tausche (@kaylatausche) June 12, 2017
The move follows calls from conservative figures for Trump to let go of the special counsel following former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Watch the video below, via PBS:
Chris Ruddy to @JudyWoodruff: President Trump is considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller, who he considered for another position. pic.twitter.com/X4IIHlh8at
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) June 12, 2017
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‘What the hell is going on?’ NYC mayor blasted by comptroller for NYPD violence against protesters
The mayor of New York City was blasted by the city's comptroller for the NYPD's violent response to anti-police violence protesters.
Comptroller Scott Stringer blasted Mayor Bill de Blasio after video emerged of NYPD officers beating protesters with batons.
"What the hell is going on?" Stringer asked.
"You can’t criticize the Minneapolis Police in the morning and not hold your own accountable in the evening," he argued.
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Cops fire bean bag rounds into crowd as police response to Atlanta protests escalates
Protesters in cities across America took to the streets on Friday to protest police brutality following the killing of George Floyd while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department.
In Atlanta, protesters defaced CNN's logo and broke windows at the company's headquarters.
Things escalated further as police began firing bean bag rounds from atop armored vehicles.
https://twitter.com/wsbtv/status/1266528200978464769
https://twitter.com/FridaGhitis/status/1266528347556851713
Here are other scenes from the protest:
https://twitter.com/ajc/status/1266529038866305029
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Man threatened to kill Ohio House Democratic leader’s father unless she resigned: report
On Friday, the Ohio Capital Journal reported that House Minority Leader Emilia Sykes received a call from an unidentified man threatening to kill her father unless she resigned from the legislature.
"The suspect claimed he had her father, Democratic state Senator Vernon Sykes, captive. He told her not to contact the police," reported Jake Zuckerman. "He repeatedly told her to step aside, telling her to resign or else she would kill him. Emilia Sykes hung up the phone and called the number belonging to her father. Her father then answered the phone."
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