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"He might be a bad person, but he is a good president," one said. Donald Trump, a twice-impeached former president facing multiple criminal investigations and charges in one -- as he denies wrongdoing and says he is being politically persecuted -- has solidified a very early lead in the 2024 Republican primary polls. The support for his comeback bid appears to be driven, in part, by voters who say they would cast a ballot for him even if he faces additional criminal charges. In an ABC News/Washington Post poll released over the weekend, 51% of the 1,006 adults surveyed listed Trump as their preferred 2024 Republican nominee, compared with 25% for his nearest opponent, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. And, when incorporating which way undecided adults would lean, 49% said they would back Trump in a general election against President Joe Biden, with 42% of respondents supporting Biden. Trump's backers include those who think he broke the law, with 18% of respondents who said Tru...

The $2.5 billion in false billings marks one of the health care fraud schemes ever prosecuted by the Justice Department, according to Attorney General Merrick Garland. The Justice Department on Wednesday announced a nationwide health care fraud crackdown that resulted in charges against 78 defendants in separate schemes that totaled more than $2.5 billion in alleged fraudulent billings, marking what Attorney General Merrick Garland called "one of the largest health care fraud schemes ever prosecuted by the Justice Department." The charges across 17 separate federal districts include cases against at least 24 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals accused of various schemes defrauding programs in which the victims largely included those in vulnerable populations -- including the elderly, disabled, pregnant women and those with HIV. As part of the coordinated law enforcement actions between the DOJ, FBI, DEA, HHS Inspector General and other agency partners, th...

Hartford police have made an arrest after Connecticut state Rep. Maryam Khan was allegedly assaulted by a man while she attended a gathering for Eid al-Adha prayers. Hartford police have made an arrest after Connecticut state Rep. Maryam Khan was allegedly assaulted by a man while she attended a gathering for Eid al-Adha prayer s with her family at the XL Center on Wednesday morning. Andrey Desmond, 30, of New Britain, Connecticut, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with unlawful restraint in the second degree, assault in the second degree, breach of peace in the second degree and interfering with police. Police said in a news release on Thursday that officers responded to the area of 225 Trumbull Street after an assault against a female, who sustained minor injuries. MORE: Police board votes to fire 2 New Haven officers involved in arrest that left Randy Cox paralyzed When they arrived on the scene, the responding officers found the suspect already detained by civilian bystanders...

Rep. Jamaal Bowman has been charged for falsely pulling the fire alarm at a House office building last month, according to court records. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., has been charged with falsely pulling the fire alarm at a House office building last month, according to court records. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/rep-jamaal-bowman-charged-with-one-count-of-falsely-pulling-fire-alarm-TheFOXposts-39854.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Politics Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

Prosecutors say he leaked information to then-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio. A D.C. police lieutenant was arrested and charged Friday with obstruction of justice and making false statements over allegations that he leaked information to then-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy last month for his role in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. The Justice Department announced Friday that Shane Lamond, 47, was indicted by a grand jury in D.C. with one count of obstruction of justice and three counts of making false statements. Lamond was repeatedly mentioned throughout the course of the nearly four month seditious conspiracy trial over his ties to Tarrio. Enrique Tarrio and members of the Proud Boys attend a rally in Portland, Ore., Aug. 17, 2019. Noah Berger/AP, File MORE: Proud Boys convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy The indictment unsealed Friday alleges he obstructed the government's investigation into Tarrio for his burning o...