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James Sasso, a lawyer who helped investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, explained how so many people were deceived and radicalized into attacking one of the greatest symbols of American democracy, in an interview published at VICE on Sunday.

"You’re concerned about the regular, everyday people who distrusted government so much they followed Trump and attacked," said reporter Todd Zwillich. "We have a long history of distrust in government in this county. But it doesn’t always result in a mob trying to stop the peaceful transfer of power, or the bombing of a federal building. So what’s different here?"

Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) revealed that the spy balloons that happened under Donald Trump were never discussed outside of the Pentagon.

Fox reported that the former president and his national security officials never had spy balloons that came over the United States under his administration. According to Waltz, the Pentagon is saying that there have been spy balloons over the U.S. in the past, including some over Florida that he said he was previously told about.

The suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down over the Atlantic Ocean by the U.S. military on Saturday, in a measured response that weighed the risk of danger to people and towns below if it was shot down above the continental United States. But that was not good enough for some members of Congress.

On CNN's "SOTU" Sunday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) attacked President Joe Biden for allowing the balloon to enter U.S. airspace in the first place — even though it entered through Canadian airspace and there was no opportunity to shoot it down beforehand — and suggested the president should have divulged military intelligence ahead of its arrival.

A new book by ex-prosecutor Mark Pomerantz is claiming former President Donald Trump could beat possible criminal cases by playing insane.

The book, set to hit shelves next week, will detail discussions that happened as the Manhattan District Attorney's office considered bringing both a racketeering case and a fraud case against Trump.

Former President Donald Trump garnered his wealth from "a pattern of criminal activity,” writes former Manhattan prosecutor Mark Pomerantz in a new book.

His tell-all book, "People vs. Donald Trump: An Inside Account," goes on sale next week, and it's already causing Trump to threaten lawsuits.

The San Bernardino Police Department realized that the man who left remains on the police counter at the station was someone they would like to question after they figured out the parts were human.

They're now asking for help from the public with an “Attempt to Identify," Law&Crime reported Friday.

Former prosecutor Elie Honig's new book Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With It, was released this week, specifically addressing the ways Donald Trump has been able to dodge accountability for several alleged crimes. Speaking to The Bulwark's Charlie Sykes, Honig detailed the ways in which the more recent case in New York made it clear that the former president operated like a mafia boss.

Honig explained that while working as the assistant US Attorney for the Southern District of New York he handled mafia cases. In the book, he tails some of those cases in the book, describing them as the "real life" version of "Goodfellas" and "The Sopranos."

Donald Trump's companies have paid a $1.6 million fine after they were found guilty of tax fraud, The Daily Beast reported.

The companies owned by the former president were found guilty of 17 counts of financial crimes in Dec. 2022. The conviction has since sparked interest in the Manhattan District Attorney's office for looking at Trump personally for possible fraud. A grand jury was impaneled last month to address that case.

The Chinese balloon that floated into United States airspace this week isn't being shot down because of fears it would trigger a massive explosion.

The balloon, spotted over Montana Wednesday, was determined by the U.S. to be a rudimentary surveillance device. It was such a concern that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin convened a call with the top military to discuss whether or not to shoot it down.

The Democrat running against Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is being criticized by Republicans for having a "fake southern accent." But St. Louis' Riverfront Times thinks that Lucas Kunce "sounds like Missouri."

The National Republican Senatorial Committee and conservative news website The Washington Free Beacon promoted a video of Kunce saying he sounds fake. The problem, the paper explained, is that the NRSC and Washington Free Beacon are in Washington, and their expertise on Missouri might be somewhat lacking.

A FedEx employee is looking for work after being filmed in a racist rant.

A popular TikTok influencer with almost 10 million followers encountered the employee during a package delivery. The delivery person ultimately shouted that the Spanish-speaking woman should "go back" to her home country.

Former FBI general counsel and top prosecutor for Robert Mueller, Andrew Weissmann, responded to the reports about the weaponization of the Justice Department under Attorney General Bill Barr.

Speaking to MSNBC's Ari Melber on Thursday, Weissmann explained that there are some questions about whether Barr broke any rules.

New York Times reporter Charlie Savage was on the team of reporters that broke the recent report that special counsel John Durham and Attorney General Bill Barr were corruptly using the Justice Department in an attempt to discredit Robert Mueller's investigation. The effort failed, but only after nearly four years and $6.5 million in taxpayer dollars.

Two former prosecutors, now serving in Congress, have asked the inspector general at the DOJ to begin a probe into the conspiracy, but there's another entity under the department that could also be jockeying for the investigation: OPR - the Office of Professional Responsibility. OPR was started after Watergate in an effort to ensure the ethical standards of lawyers working under the DOJ.