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1 Trump Surrenders, Arraigned In Georgia

Former President Donald Trump surrendered at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia as expected last night and was quickly released on bail. Trump was booked on 13 felony counts including racketeering charges related to his alleged attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state. While it was the fourth time this year he’s surrendered on various charges this year, last night was the first time an official mugshot was taken of the former president. After being released on a $200,000 bond, which he used a local bail bond company to fulfill, Trump spoke for just over a minute before boarding his plane and flying back to his Bedminster club in New Jersey. The Trump campaign wasted no time. Around an hour after he boarded the plane in Atlanta, his Save America PAC had already sent a fundraising email offering his fresh mugshot on a t-shirt. Trump also posted his mugshot online, including in his first post on X, formerly known as Twitter, since he was banned from the social media site two days after the January 6th incident at the Capitol. Authorities also confirmed that there was a bomb threat at the Fulton County Courthouse, but Trump was arrested at the Fulton County Jail. In a surprise development, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis asked for a trial start date of October 23rd yesterday for all 19 defendants, referencing Kenneth Chesebro’s demand for a speedy trial. As expected, Trump’s legal team opposed the October start date in a filing late yesterday.

2 Spacex Sued By Department Of Justice Over Alleged Discrimination

A civil lawsuit was filed yesterday by the Department of Justice against Elon Musk’s SpaceX for discrimination. The lawsuit alleges that the company violated the Immigration and Nationality Act for almost four years by discouraging refugees and asylum seekers from applying to work for the company and refusing to hire them. The lawsuit says that Musk and other SpaceX leadership made false claims that export control laws prevented them from hiring anyone who wasn’t a U.S. citizen or green card holder, but the DOJ is arguing that the laws in question don’t enforce those restrictions. The lawsuit refers to at least 14 public job postings that stated, “SpaceX can only hire U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents due to ITAR [International Traffic in Arms Regulations] laws,” and also a post Musk tweeted on then-Twitter in June of 2020 saying that “U.S. law requires at least a green card to be hired at SpaceX, as rockets are advanced weapons technology.” The lawsuit is asking a federal judge to order SpaceX to stop these practices and give back pay to those who were denied employment.

3 New Details Released On Biker Bar Shooting In California

Police released more details yesterday afternoon about the shooting Wednesday night at a popular biker bar in California. In a press conference, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes identified the suspect as 59-year-old former police sergeant John Snowling, who Barnes said had traveled from Ohio to the bar. Snowling was reportedly in the middle of a divorce from his wife, and Sheriff Barnes said that witness statements showed that Snowling walked into the bar with two firearms, went straight to his estranged wife, and then drew a weapon and fired at her. Snowling then reportedly fired on the man who had been eating with his wife at the time. Firing randomly at people in the bar after that, Snowling killed three people and shot at least six others before being killed himself by sheriff’s deputies. None of the dead or injured have been identified so far. The gunman worked at the Ventura, California Police Department from 1986 until his retirement in 2014.


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