3 Things To Know Today

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1 Former President Trump’s Attorneys Met With Special Counsel Yesterday

The attorneys representing former President Donald Trump met with special counsel Jack Smith and federal prosecutors yesterday at the Justice Department, weeks after the lawyers had requested a meeting with federal law enforcement officials. The meeting lasted almost two hours, and the attorneys refused to comment as they were leaving the Main Justice building around noon. The meeting most likely included complaints from Trump’s legal team about how Justice Department officials have handled attorney-client matters, something the team is reportedly frustrated about. Special Counsel Smith has been investigating Trump after documents with classified markings were found at Mar-a-Lago in August 2022, and also investigating whether or not there were efforts to obstruct recovering the documents. Sources say that a charging decision in the documents case could come soon, and Trump posted on Truth Social yesterday “How can DOJ possibly charge me, who did nothing wrong, when no other presidents were charged.” The special counsel has reportedly gathered evidence that Trump’s staff moved boxes the day before the FBI and a federal prosecutor visited Mar-a-Lago in June of last year.

2 Mike Pence Files Paperwork To Run For President

Former Vice-President Mike Pence made it official yesterday, filing paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to launch his campaign for president. Pence joins a very crowded field of 2024 candidates that includes former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and others. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is set to announce that he’s jumping into the race this week along with North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, but another name has taken themselves out of the running. New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said yesterday that he would not be running for the White House, a decision that comes after saying for months that he was considering entering the race. Pence is expected to have an official launch for his campaign tomorrow in Des Moines, followed by a CNN town hall tomorrow night.

3 More Details Emerge About Plane That Crashed In Virginia

More information has been released about the plane that violated restricted airspace near Washington, D.C. on Sunday, leading to six F-16s being scrambled to intercept it after the pilot didn’t respond to attempts to reach them on the radio. The plane crashed in Virginia and was registered to Encore Motors of Melbourne Inc., a company owned by pilot John Rumpel. Rumpel says his family was returning to their home in East Hampton on the plane after visiting his house in North Carolina. Admiral John Kirby, the Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council, confirmed at yesterday’s White House press briefing that the planes were scrambled as a standard reaction to planes entering the restricted area around Washington, but they were unable to make contact with the pilot. Authorities haven’t released much information about the plane and its occupants, but Rumpel identified two of the victims as his daughter Adina Azarian and her two-year-old daughter Aria. While he said he didn’t have much information from authorities, Rumpel told the "New York Times" that they suggested the plane could have lost pressurization, saying, “It descended at 20,000 feet a minute, and nobody could survive a crash from that speed.” Update: the plane and those aboard were found late yesterday. There were no survivors. Hypoxia is believed to be the reason for the tragedy.


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