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Pardon? While the former president is expected to appeal the decision of the jury, could someone pardon him? Short answer: Yes. Since the conviction on 34 felony counts is on state charges, the only person who could issue a pardon in the case is the governor of New York, Democrat Kathy Hochul. Full breakdown >
What does this mean for Trump’s campaign? The guilty verdict does not disqualify Trump from continuing to run for the presidency or becoming president if elected. His sentencing is set just days before the start of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. If Trump is sentenced to home confinement, Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump told Fox News that the former president would hold virtual rallies and campaign events. Trump and Biden are also set to debate June 27. What strategists predict >
Fight’s not over: Trump faces more legal challenges. The hush money case is the first of four criminal cases against the former president that went to trial, and it might be the only one that’s decided before the election in November. Here’s a look at where Trump’s other three criminal cases stand >
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What happened: A Minneapolis police officer responding to reports of a shooting was ambushed and killed Thursday when he stopped to help a man who appeared to be a victim. That man instead wound up shooting the officer, investigators said. Officer Jamal Mitchell’s death happened during a situation that involved two crime scenes two blocks apart that left three people dead, two others hospitalized in critical condition and another officer and a firefighter with injuries. The investigation is ongoing. The latest >
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What’s going on: Jose Ibarra, the man suspected of killing nursing student Laken Riley, is expected to appear in court for an arraignment hearing Friday. A Georgia grand jury previously indicted Ibarra on kidnapping, assault and murder charges. The latest >
Laken Riley’s death: The investigation into the Georgia nursing student’s death started when a friend reported her missing Feb. 22 after she didn’t return home from a run. The 22-year-old’s body was discovered on the University of Georgia campus in a forested area. The University of Georgia Police Department arrested Ibarra in connection to Riley’s death the following day. Background on the case >
The suspect: Prosecutors allege Ibarra beat Riley with an object and dragged her body to a secluded area off the jogging path in an attempt to conceal her body. Preliminary autopsy reports suggested Riley died of blunt force trauma. Ibarra had previously been arrested in connection with other minor crimes, including shoplifting. He entered the U.S. illegally in September 2022 in El Paso, Texas, and lived in New York before moving to Georgia. Read more >
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What to know: Chad Daybell was found guilty on all counts Thursday for murdering his ex-wife and his current wife’s two youngest children. Daybell, 55, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, insurance fraud, and conspiracy to commit murder and grand theft in connection with the 2019 deaths of Tammy Daybell, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan. Prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty. Chad Daybell is set to be sentenced Friday. Full breakdown of the case >
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Farmland: Congress is trying to address foreign threats on U.S. agriculture after a U.S. Department of Agriculture report revealed that China owns nearly 350,000 acres of farmland across 27 states. Some lawmakers argue this is a security risk since some of the land purchases are near U.S. military installments. Now, lawmakers are moving to crack down on land purchases in this year’s farm bill. What to know >
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In debt: 2.2 million Americans above the age of 55 have student loan debt, according to the Federal Reserve Board’s 2022 Survey of Consumer Finance released Wednesday. Around 43% of borrowers in that age range are in middle-income brackets and 14% don’t have a degree to show for their debt, according to an analysis. Read more >
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We’re keeping an eye on these topics today. Make sure you tune in to our latest coverage and share your thoughts with us on social media!
Former President Donald Trump is expected to deliver remarks in New York following Thursday’s guilty verdict.
Officials with the Department of Justice meet with families of victims who died in the two Boeing 737 Max crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
President Joe Biden welcomes the Kansas City Chiefs to the White House on Friday.
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An Amazon driver delivered a package to a smoke-filled garage hours before a fire engulfed the adjacent house but left without calling for help, a Massachusetts homeowner says. Video >
A New Jersey mayor offered Jason and Kylie Kelce dinner after a viral video showed the couple in a confrontation in Margate City. His apology >
The son of a Buc-ee’s co-founder was indicted in Texas in connection to accusations that he secretly recorded people. Read more >
A 1-year-old poodle is expected to make a full recovery after New York authorities say the dog’s owner threw the dog over a ledge. The investigation >
A Michigan judge ordered a 70-year-old woman to stop sending money to a scammer she met online with whom she believed she was in a romantic relationship with. Full report >
Police have arrested one of two suspects they say were seen in security footage brazenly carjacking a Mississippi family on their driveway with a gun. Video >
Seven Wisconsin teenagers have been charged with manufacturing and distributing illegal ghost guns in what police are characterizing as a large-scale operation that was selling firearms to local high school students. The latest >
The skier who survived the avalanche earlier this month near Lone Peak in Utah found his buried companions and tried to resuscitate them before calling 911, according to the completed accident report. Full breakdown >
The Atlantic Ocean has claimed another home on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, and erosion and rising seas are threatening more oceanfront structures. Photo >
Starting Saturday, Washington businesses and organizations will no longer be allowed to use or offer Styrofoam takeout containers. Latest on the law >
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“We have bitterness, acrimony. We will have violence,” political pundit Bill O’Reilly said about the aftermath of former President Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts in his New York hush money trial.
But he told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo that President Joe Biden could knock the wind out of partisans on both sides.
“President Biden should pardon Donald Trump of any and all crimes and suggest publicly that (New York) Gov. Hochul do the same thing. And then … President Biden should pardon his son Hunter. That would throw the whole acrimonious system into absolute chaos.”
When it comes to his felony conviction, Trump will not be able to turn to Biden for a pardon. The conviction on 34 felony counts is on state charges, and the only person who could issue a pardon is Hochul. Watch the full interview >
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