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Trump, Donald Trump Jr and Mo Brooks served with new lawsuit for involvement in Capitol riot
March 05, 2021
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani, and Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) for their role in fomenting the January 6th Capitol riots.
CNN reports that the lawsuit "alleges Trump, Trump Jr., Giuliani and Brooks broke Washington, DC, laws, including an anti-terrorism act, by inciting the riot, and that they aided and abetted violent rioters and inflicted emotional distress on the members of Congress."
<p><em>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. </em></p>
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Former President Donald Trump has reportedly been badmouthing son-in-law Jared Kushner, who has been missing in action in recent weeks despite being one of Trump's most trusted advisers for years.
Two sources tell CNN that Trump "has been telling those in his inner circle he is angry with Kushner. Although these sources didn't give Trump's exact reasons for his displeasure, there are some signs that he blames Kushner for his humiliating loss in the 2020 presidential election.
<p>"We know the boss isn't going to blame himself," one source said of Trump's ongoing bitterness over losing the election.</p><p>The biggest sign of Trump's frustration with Kushner is the fact that Kushner was not present at a recent political strategy meeting to discuss the 2022 midterm elections and a possible 2024 presidential run.</p><p>One former administration official said this was odd because Kushner was always eager to "meddle" in the affairs of other officials.</p><p>"He was an 'expert' in everything," the former White House official said, pointing to Kushner's failed efforts to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic and broker a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians.</p><p>A source more sympathetic to Kushner, however, indicated that he's simply exhausted by dealing with his father-in-law.</p><p>"The drama of politics wore him down," he said. "Eventually, Trump wears everyone down."</p>
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Bill Magness, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas CEO who was terminated by his board Wednesday, said he will not seek or accept severance pay, according to a spokesperson. He would have been owed more than $800,000, his contract shows.
The board for the nonprofit entity that operates and manages the electricity grid that covers much of Texas voted Wednesday in favor of his 60-day termination notice.
<p>Magness was terminated without cause, a spokesperson said. According to the terms of his employment contract, his severance pay would have been equivalent to one year of his current base salary, which is more than $800,000.</p><p>Both ERCOT and the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the regulatory body that oversees it, have been lambasted in recent weeks for failures in preparing for and responding to the winter storm that left millions of people in the dark for days and claimed the lives of dozens of Texans.</p><p>On Monday,<a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/01/dan-patrick-texas-ercot-resign/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called for both</a> Magness and the chair of the PUC to resign. DeAnn Walker, the former chairwoman for the PUC, resigned that day. She had <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/01/texas-power-outages-public-utility-commission-resigns/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">come under sharp criticism from lawmakers</a> after largely blaming Texas' power outages on ERCOT.</p><p>Gov. <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Greg Abbott</a> on Wednesday <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/03/arthur-dandrea-public-utility-commission/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">named Walker's replacement</a>.</p><p>Magness, who endured more than five hours of questioning by state senators on Thursday, was criticized for the organization's winter storm preparations.</p><p>Magness worked at ERCOT for more than a decade and became its CEO and president in 2016 after working as its general counsel. He previously held executive management positions in the public and private utility sectors.</p><p><br/></p>
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