The Brazilian police said the charges against the former president were part of a criminal conspiracy designed to keep the former general in office after he narrowly lost the election to leftist President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva
The former president entered a plea of not guilty in the special counsel’s case and will return to his estate in New Jersey where he will celebrate his 77th birthday on June 14
The former president lashed out against the Justice Dept. investigation into his handling of classified documents as a “witch hunt” while his U.S. Secret Service and Miami Metropolitan police motorcade escorted him to the courthouse
Chief U.S. District Judge Cecilia Altonaga ruled on Monday that reporters covering the arraignment on Tuesday may not bring cellphones or other electronic devices into the courtroom
“I have traveled across the country. I’ve been to Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada,” Suarez said, “I can tell you when I take the message to people, they want to hear more.”
The announcement has generated controversy due to the omission of important aspects, such as kidnapping and extortion, that were expected to be included in the agreement. "If we collect a tax in the regions, those are ELN finances. For now, we will maintain them," announced Pablo Beltrán, head of the guerrilla delegation
Revelations by his former ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, have generated a stir by mentioning alleged unreported financing of the presidential campaign
At the same time, Honduran President Xiomara Castro is in China for her first official visit to the Asian Giant since establishing diplomatic ties
In a post on Twitter, Florida Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna said the FBI fears for the life of the informant accusing President Biden of a criminal bribery scheme
The charges signify a watershed moment in American history, marking the first time the United States government has prosecuted one of its former leaders
Beijing is setting up an electronic eavesdropping facility on the Caribbean island amid secret deals with Moscow and just two years after ADN reported it was training Cuba’s “Black Beret” special forces units in the wake of the July 11, 2021 historic uprising
