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Updates:
The Trump Trainwreck: Norfolk Southern will pay $600 million to settle East Palestine derailment lawsuit
Norfolk Southern has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the railroad announced Tuesday.
The company has agreed to pay $600 million dollars as part of the settlement, but it does not admit any wrongdoing or liability for the derailment in February of 2023.
MAGA Operatives Ordered to Pay $1.25M for Scheme Targeting Black Voters
NY AG announced settlement today.
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced today that right-wing operatives and conspiracy theorists Jacob Wohl (banned from News Views NUMEROUS times) and Jack Burkman have agreed to pay up to $1.25 million in fines as part of a settlement with her office after their 2020 voter suppression scheme targeting black voters.
The pair were sued under the Ku Klux Klan Act and Voting Rights Act after they targeted black neighborhoods during the 2020 election with robo calls which included false information to discourage them from voting. The duo themselves referred to it as “the black robo” that they would use to “hijack” the election. The settlement allows them to spread the payments out over the next 5 years in designated installments.
TFG’s First Criminal Trial:
Judge releases jury questionnaire for Trump’s hush money trial
The form consists of 42 questions, including where potential jurors get their news, a week before jury selection gets underway in the New York criminal trial.
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump‘s hush money case in New York has approved a questionnaire for jury selection and instructions for prospective jurors in the trial, which is set to begin next week.
In a letter Monday, state Judge Juan Merchan provided attorneys in the case with a jury questionnaire that consists of 42 numbered questions on a range of topics. The form does not ask about party affiliation, political contributions or voting history.
