7 h. ago US justice department memo about boat strikes diverges from Trump narrative

Exclusive: Officials frame strikes as self-defense against violence, without naming aggressor, while Trump claims they’re to stop US overdose deathsThe Trump administration is framing its boat strikes against drug cartels in the Caribbean in part as a collective self-defense effort on behalf of US allies in the region, according to three people directly familiar with the administration’s internal legal argument.The legal analysis rests on a premise – for which there is no immediate public evidence – that the cartels are waging armed violence against the security forces of allies like Mexico, and that the violence is financed by cocaine shipments. Continue reading...

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1 week ago White House says ‘unnamed victim’ Trump ‘spent hours’ with was Virginia Giuffre, accusing Democrats of ‘fake narrative’ – live

Spokesperson says Giuffre repeatedly said Trump was not involved in any wrongdoing as she accuses Democrats of trying to ‘smear’ presidentTrump knew about Epstein’s conduct, newly released emails suggestDemocrat who could force Epstein vote to be sworn in after standoffIn a new batch of emails released by Democrats on the House oversight committee, Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump knew about the late financier and sex-offender’s conduct. In the three emails released, Epstein apparently told his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump “spent hours” at his house with one of Epstein’s victims.In two other emails to author Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote that “of course he knew about the girls”, referring to the now-president. According to the exchanges, Epstein also solicited Wolff’s advice about how he should handle Trump discussing their friendship in an interview with CNN. “I think you should let him hang himself,” Wolff writes. “If he says he hasn’t been on the plane or to the ...

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1 week ago White House says Epstein emails are ‘fake narrative’ and a ‘hoax’ to distract from Trump’s ‘historic accomplishments’: Live updates

House GOP accuses Democrats of trying to ‘slander’ Trump with latest batch of documents from Epstein estate

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1 week ago White House slams 'fake narrative' over Jeffrey Epstein–Donald Trump email leak

The White House has forcefully rejected claims from newly disclosed Jeffrey Epstein emails alleging that Donald Trump “knew about the girls” and had spent time with one of Epstein’s victims

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2 w. ago BBC boss Tim Davie warns staff to not let narrative be 'given by enemies' amid Trump threat

As Donald Trump threatens the BBC with billion-dollar legal action in a row over 'editing', Beeb director-general Tim Davie has spoken to staff ahead of his departure

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3 w. ago CBS’s Norah O’Donnell faces MAGA fury for referring to president as ‘Mr Trump’ during ‘60 Minutes’ interview

"No less than twice during the Trump 60 minutes interview, the narrator said MR Trump not President Trump. This is not by accident," an X user theorized

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