The Daily Populous

Wednesday March 20th, 2024 morning edition

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An attorney facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a hearing in a separate case in federal court in Washington, D.C. Stefanie Lambert was arrested by U.S.

Marshals after a hearing over possible sanctions against her for disseminating confidential emails from Dominion Voting Systems, the target of conspiracy theories over former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss.

Lambert obtained the Dominion emails by representing Patrick Byrne, a prominent funder of election conspiracy theorists who is being sued by Dominion for defamation.

In a statement, the Marshals office said Lambert was arrested on “local charges.”

Earlier Monday, Lambert had acknowledged passing on the records from Dominion Voting Systems to “law enforcement.”

Lambert contended the Dominion documents obtained under discovery were evidence of “crimes” and needed to be disclosed.

It was published again on March 19, 2024, to correct the sheriff is from southwestern Michigan, not northern Michigan. »

Jack Smith Is Convincing Americans Donald Trump Is Guilty

Authored by newsweek.com
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Among respondents, those who identified as Democrats heavily favored the belief that Trump is guilty, ranging between 86 percent and 87 percent for each case.

A new poll shows notable shifts among independents toward the belief that Trump is guilty in some of his criminal cases. »

Russian and Belarusian athletes barred from participating in opening ceremonies of Paris Olympics

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The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday barred athletes from Russia and Belarus from participating in opening ceremonies in Paris as organizers target countries that are "responsible for the war" in Ukraine.

Athletes from those nations, though no teams, would be allowed to compete in individual events as “Individual Neutral Athletes,” or "AINs.".

“AINs will not participate in the parade of delegations (teams) during the Opening Ceremony, since they are individual athletes,” according to an IOC statement. »

MacKenzie Scott donates $640 million, more than doubling her planned gifts to nonprofit applicants

Authored by apnews.com

Yield Giving’s first round of donations is more than double what Scott had initially pledged to give away through the application process.

She is interested to learn more about the applicants’ experience of the process and whether Scott continues to use this process going forward.

Megan Peterson, executive director of the Minnesota-based nonprofit, Gender Justice, said the application was a rare opportunity to get noticed by Scott. »

Donald Trump says he won’t quit NATO — if Europe pays its way

Authored by politico.eu

But speaking to Farage — the former leader of the U.K.'s Brexit Party — Trump softened his rhetoric while maintaining that Europe must pay "its fair share" of defense costs.

"NATO has to treat the U.S. fairly, because if it's not for the United States, NATO literally doesn't even exist," Trump said.

Asked directly if the U.S. under his presidency would come to the aid of NATO countries under attack, Trump said it would. »