Head of US realtors association resigns after receiving blackmail threat

Tracy Kasper, head of 1.5m-strong group, says she was blackmailed with threat to reveal ‘past personal, non-financial matter’ A threat to blackmail the president of the US’s National Association of Realtors has forced her to resign from the organization which bills itself as the largest professional trade group in the country, she announced on Monday. … Read more

Roger Stone reportedly said leading Democratic congressman ‘has to die’

Trump ally and confessed ‘dirty trickster’ said either Eric Swalwell or Jerry Nadler had to die before 2020 election, Mediaite reported The Republican operative and close Donald Trump ally Roger Stone reportedly told an associate one of two prominent Democratic congressmen “ha[d] to die before the election” in 2020. “It’s time to do it,” Stone … Read more

Top Trump prosecutor, Georgia DA alleged to be in ‘improper’ romantic relationship: court filing

A new Fulton County, Georgia court filing alleges an “improper” romantic relationship between the top prosecutor in Donald Trump’s election interference case and District Attorney Fani Willis, who brought the charges against the former president. According to the filing, Willis hired special prosecutor Nathan Wade, her alleged partner, to prosecute Trump, and benefited financially from … Read more

Federal appeals judges begin hearing on Trump immunity arguments – live

Trump’s lawyers attempt to convince a three-judge panel that his ‘presidential immunity’ prevents him from trial for trying to overturn the 2020 election Judges Karen Henderson and Michelle Childs pressed John Sauer on comments Donald Trump uttered while in office, when he conceded that no former officeholder is immune from investigation and prosecution. Senators might … Read more

Georgia district attorney in ‘romantic relationship’ with prosecutor, Trump co-defendant alleges

Attorney for Michael Roman, an ex-staffer for the former president, claims Fani Willis ‘continues to benefit’ from litigation One of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in his Georgia election interference case has alleged that Fani Willis – the district attorney leading the proceeding – has been “engaged in a personal, romantic relationship” with one of the top … Read more