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President Trump on Monday afternoon spoke to the press after the first day of the Stormy Daniels ‘hush money’ trial in Manhattan. Jury selection was underway on Monday morning for Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s lawfare case against Trump related to ‘hush payments’ made to porn star Stormy Daniels. After refusing to recuse himself, Judge Juan Merchan on Monday threatened to put President Trump in jail if he doesn’t show up for trial. Merchan read Trump his right to be in court during the trial. The judge told Trump a warrant would be issued for his arrest if he failed to...

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan has yet to say that former President Donald Trump can attend his son Barron Trump’s high school graduation, refusing to rule on the former president’s request to not attend the trial that specific day for that event. Monday was the start of the criminal trial at the hands of Democrat Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who charged Trump with 34 felonies, accusing him of falsifying business records in relation to payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels. As Breitbart News pointed out, Trump is not being accused of “covering up a sex scandal.”...

Former first lady Melania Trump has reportedly renegotiated her prenuptial agreement with former President Donald Trump ahead of a possible second term as president, doing so under the radar. A source described the agreement's details to Page Six, saying negotiations took place over the past year. The new agreement didn't solely come ahead of the former president's third White House run, they claimed, adding that mounting legal concerns played a role. “This agreement was necessary because of the current legal battles … [Donald] has suffered," they said. The source explained, “Trump remains very rich, but with mounting legal bills and...

A former social studies teacher arrested earlier this week for threatening to shoot Donald Trump and his son Barron, 17, has now been accused of previously stalking the teen at his high school. Tracy Marie Fiorenza, 41, was arrested Monday morning in Chicago on a charge of transmitting threats to kill or injure - months after she traveled to Florida to allegedly stalk the former president's youngest son. Police in Palm Beach questioned the teacher outside the Oxbridge Academy in March, as reported by the Chicago Tribune. Florida prosecutors asked that Fiorenzia be held without bond during her Wednesday hearing,...

So I'm seeing that if DJT goes to court, he can subpoena whoever he wishes. This could put eyes on The election theft more than ever. So who would you like to seen called to the stand? I think would love to see Hunter and Joe Biden, Joe Epps, Ruby Freeman.

BIDEN, BARRON & BERGOGLIO: Rockin’ the Post-Catholic WorldDo you remember when Catholic bishops and priests were leading the charge in the culture war against ‘sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll’ last century? What happened? To paraphrase another hippy crooner, Pete Seeger, “where have all the Catholics gone?” Last week, Bishop Robert Barron proudly announced on Facebook that he’d made a pilgrimage to the boyhood home of iconic folk rocker, Bob Dylan.Apart from offering further proof that the Catholic Church has surrendered in the Culture War, what’s the takeaway? To answer that question, Michael Matt points to President Joe ‘The Catholic’...

This was the most shocking revelation from the rally tonight. Omg. https://t.co/fP49ala4vv— Jenna Ellis 🍊🦅 (@JennaEllisEsq) September 4, 2022JUST IN: President Trump said the FBI raided Barron Trump's bedroom.— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) September 3, 2022

Former President Donald Trump's niece, Mary Trump, has suggested his son-in-law Jared Kushner could be the mole in the Trump camp who tipped off the FBI about confidential documents that were being held at Mar-a-Lago... Speaking with SiriusXM host Dean Obeidallah, Mary Trump was asked if she had any idea who the suspect might be... 'It's so tough to choose. I want it to be all of them. You know, I think we need to start with who would have access to this stuff. I don't think Mark Meadows [former White House Chief of Staff] would have access to it,'...

In recent days, new details have emerged about the unprecedented raid on the former president’s Florida home. Mar-A-Lago, Trump’s Florida mansion, was raided by the FBI on Monday. According to reports, the raid was part of an investigation into whether Trump took classified documents from the White House and stored them at his mansion. A safe at Trump’s home was broken into by federal agents in search of documents the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) wants. There were 15 boxes of classified information seized by the agents, but they did not disclose what the boxes contained. Mulvaney, who served...

The photo was originally taken during a Mother’s Day celebration in May 2021, but it gained widespread social media attention on Sunday. “President Trump should be incredibly proud of his youngest son, Barron Trump,” Adams wrote. “He’s a VERY tall young man who looks more and more like his father with each passing day.”

Pope Francis: Don't make Bishop McElroy a cardinal - he knew about McCarrickBishop Robert McElroy (right) is to be made a cardinal in August, despite his inaction on allegations against notorious ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick.We all have a responsibility to speak up when serious wrongs are being brought to our attention, but McElroy didn't.SIGN this petition to demand Pope Francis not reward a bishop who failed to report allegations against McCarrickThe Bishop of San Diego was told about serious sexual wrongdoing by McCarrick in 2016 when psychotherapist Richard Sipe, who had interviewed numerous victims of McCarrick, sent him a detailed...

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop John M. Quinn of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, and named as his successor Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron of Los Angeles. A press conference will be available via live stream at 11 a.m. central time, June 2, at www.dowr.org . His installation Mass has been set for Friday, July 29. Bishop Barron, 62, is a Chicago native who has been a Los Angeles auxiliary bishop since 2015. He also is the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. Bishop Quinn, who has headed the Diocese of Winona-Rochester for 13 years, is 76 years old....

Multiple resignations at Bishop Barron's Word on Fire after allegations into staffer's personal lifeOrganization's former highest-paid employee was accused of sexual misconduct outside of workFrustrated by poor communication and a workplace culture they say has been warped by secrecy and hypermasculinity, at least a half-dozen Word on Fire employees in recent months have resigned from the Catholic outlet founded by Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron.Those who remain at the Illinois-based multimedia nonprofit are working in an environment that a few recently departed workers described to NCR as beset by low morale, damaged trust and a "boys' club" culture that...

Resigning employees call for change amid Word on Fire controversyTwo prominent Catholic writers and speakers have resigned from the Word on Fire media apostolate, adding to recent charges that calls for a reform of communications and organizational culture have gone unheard, and that an investigation into sexual misconduct on the part of a former employee was mishandled. Bishop Robert Barron, founder of Word on Fire. Credit: Word on Fire.Share“We believe in the mission and the principles of Word on Fire, but not at all costs, and definitely not at the expense of our mental health,” wrote Jackie and Bobby Angel,...

Barron’s Barren Word?While the Catholic Left and Right are often at odds with one another, there are at least two areas of agreement among members of both camps. The first is outrage at the Church’s cover-up of sexual abuse cases. The second is criticism of Bishop Robert Barron and his Word on Fire ministry.A recent article from Chris Damian suggests that these two areas might be linked.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowBefore I delve any further into the discussion of alleged sexual misconduct committed by a Word on Fire employee, I must acknowledge that while I believe there is some truth...

Fr. Barron and Planned ParenthoodIf there is anything profound about these undercover sting videos proving the evil of Planned Parenthood, it is the now proven to be profoundly stupid ramblings of now Bishop-Elect Fr. Robert Barron still clinging to the idiocy that we have a reasonable hope that all men are saved.Deliberately stated: Like hell we do.Look at those videos: People who get up every day, get ready for work, get their kids off to school and then go to work and kill other children, sell their parts for enormous profits, make jokes like "It's a boy," poke through the...

Bishop Robert Barron’s Disturbing Musclemen Fetish is a Scandal by ItselfJared Zimmerer Executive Director of Word on Fire MinistryLike many Catholics I was starting to follow Bishop Robert Barron and started buying his Word on Fire materials. He was spending millions to become a “social media superstar”, and his popularity was growing rapidly. But I was quite troubled to see his behaviors and the people around him when I first met him in person in October of 2017. (We will discuss his heretical messages at another time).For some reason that is leading to a scandal, Barron is always surrounded by...

He’s the new Trump tower. Teenage former first son Barron Trump was photographed in the Big Apple this week — towering over his 5-foot-11-inch mom, Melania. The rarely photographed youngest son of former President Donald Trump is already 6 feet 7 inches tall — even though he only just turned 15. He looked every inch of it on Wednesday when he stood head and shoulders over his mom and their security detail as they were snapped leaving their Manhattan home, the suitably named Trump Tower. The towering teen, wearing a dark, long-sleeve T-shirt tucked into his jeans, also appeared to...

He’s the new Trump tower. Teenage former first son Barron Trump was photographed in the Big Apple this week — towering over his 5-foot-11-inch mom, Melania. The rarely photographed youngest son of former President Donald Trump is already 6 feet 7 inches tall — even though he only just turned 15.

Pastors belong at the foot of the Cross, but Bishop Robert Barron is serenading boomersSt. John has always been my model for what Church leaders should look like. Whatever their personal weaknesses, they must not flee the cross. But one thing Bishop Barron isn’t, is a reflection of John as apostle.June 7, 2021 (The Stream) – In a suffering world, where should Christians stand? Especially where should pastors stand, those men who dare to speak on Jesus’ behalf, to “feed” His sheep? I think the answer is clear from the example of their Master. Jesus shed the glory of heaven...