## Trump brags about demanding his own government give him taxpayer money over Mar-a-Lago search: ‘I hereby give myself $1B’

Authored by independent.co.uk

President Donald Trump bragged about demanding a massive payout as a result of two complaints he brought against the Justice Department over the federal investigations into him.

“We have all the evidence, and we have to do something about it,” Trump boomed as the crowd erupted in claps and cheers.

“So, maybe I'll give myself $1 billion and give it all to charity,” he then suggested before changing his mind.

He then recounted the series of events as if he were reading aloud newspaper headlines: “Donald Trump sues the United States of America.

Earlier in his speech Friday, Trump slammed the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago in August 2022 as part of the Justice Department’s classified documents case.

The president called the raid “illegal and disgusting,” alleging the raid extended to his wife Melania Trump’s “panties” drawer.

It’s not immediately clear what Trump meant by having “all the evidence.” »

### At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein

Authored by apnews.com

NEW YORK (AP) — At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department’s public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — including a photograph showing President Donald Trump — less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation from the government and no notice to the public.

There were also photos of Epstein with actors Chris Tucker and Kevin Spacey, and even Epstein with TV newscaster Walter Cronkite.

Farmer sought for years documents backing up her claim that Epstein and Maxwell were in possession of child sexual abuse images. »

### Hochul signs Horseshoe Crab Protection Act, with full ban by 2029

Authored by riverheadlocal.com

Glick’s statement described horseshoe crabs as a keystone species and noted that the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has designated the horseshoe crab population as “poor” since 2019.

Esposito said the law “will prevent the taking of horseshoe crab for commercial and biomedical purposes, allowing horseshoe crab populations to rebound” and thanked Hochul along with Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assemblymember Glick.

The Horseshoe Crab Protection Act has been the subject of repeated debate in Albany and on Long Island, where the animals are a familiar presence during spawning season on local beaches and in Long Island Sound. »

### Epstein survivor finally learns from files what happened to 1996 child porn complaint she made to FBI - years before financier was investigated

Authored by independent.co.uk

Among the documents was Farmer’s report to the bureau, which is thought to be the first time someone reported Epstein to law enforcement.

open image in gallery Newly released Epstein documents show how Maria Farmer, a former Epstein employee, tried to warn the FBI about the financier a decade before the agency began investigating him ( ABC News ).

Scores of Epstein survivors have pushed the government to release more documents, following Friday’s heavily redacted tranche of materials. »

### Brazil’s Lula warns military action in Venezuela would be ‘humanitarian catastrophe’

Authored by jamaicaobserver.com

FOZ DO IGUAÇU, Brazil (AFP)—Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday that US military action in Venezuela would spark a “humanitarian catastrophe,” as he opened a summit of the South American Mercosur bloc.

“An armed intervention in Venezuela would be a humanitarian catastrophe for the hemisphere and a dangerous precedent for the world,” he said.

Trump has also announced a blockade on oil tankers under sanctions that are leaving or arriving in Venezuela. »

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