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☆ Not even Trump's lawyer is sure about what he's being charged with: Here's what we know
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump was indicted for a second time, but it appears that even his lawyer is unsure what they are. Speaking to CNN's Kaitlin Collins on Thursday evening, Trump's lawyer Jim Trusty said his legal team had not been provided with an indictment charge sheet. When asked by Collins whether there was a conspiracy charge in the summons, Trusty said: "I believe so." Reporters from ABC News tweeted the rumored charges against Trump, which carry sentences of five to 20 years if convicted. Trump's legal team did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, CNN's Kaitlin Collins, Trump's, Jim Trusty, Trump, Collins Organizations: CNN, Service, Department of Justice, Trump, ABC News

☆ Trump was DJ-ing on the patio at Bedminster and playing Elvis, Pavarotti, and James Brown tracks from an iPad after he found out about his second indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Aditi Bharade | Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hours after he was indicted, Donald Trump was seen jamming to Elvis, Pavarotti and James Brown. The ex-president was seen DJ-ing at Bedminster after getting indicted, sources told The New York Times. However, he was rage-posting on Truth Social almost simultaneously. Sources close to Trump told The New York Times on Thursday evening that just 90 minutes after he received the call, he was playing tracks by Elvis, opera singer Pavarotti, and James Brown, on his iPad. He then posted a video on Truth Social shortly after, reiterating his stance that he is an innocent man and that "THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS TOTALLY CORRUPT."

Persons: Donald Trump, Elvis, Pavarotti, James Brown, —, he'd, Trump, He's, — Trump, James Brown's, he's, Celine Dion, Jim, CNN's Kaitlin Collins Organizations: Bedminster, New York Times, Service, The New York Times, BIDEN, Trump, Mar, DOJ Locations: Bedminster , New Jersey, United States, Mar

☆ MAGA world frantically points at Biden bribery story as Trump's second indictment hits
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The MAGA faithful rallied around a twice-indicted Trump, and pointed fingers at Joe Biden. They claim the indictment distracts people from a $5 million bribe that Biden received. Greene tweeted on Thursday: "This is what Joe Biden got paid $5 million to do. President Donald Trump will be back in the White House and Joe Biden will be Hunter's cellmate," he wrote. Sen. Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee tweeted: "Now that President Biden is reportedly involved in a $5 million bribery scheme with a foreign nation, what does the DOJ do?

Persons: MAGA, Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, —, Donald Trump, he's, Greene, Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 ( Organizations: Service, Twitter, DOJ, —

☆ Elon Musk suggests it's not fair that only Trump gets indicted
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Musk said there seemed to be a "far higher interest in pursuing Trump" over other politicians. He also engaged with a Twitter user who questioned why others like Hunter Biden were not indicted. Musk responded to a tweet by ALX, a prominent Twitter user and one of his friends on the platform, saying: "There does seem to be far higher interest in pursuing Trump compared to other people in politics." In the tweet, which was posted hours after Trump was indicted on Thursday, Musk added: " Very important that the justice system rebut what appears to be differential enforcement or they will lose public trust. Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump's, Musk, Hunter Biden, —, Donald Trump, indicting Trump, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Jim, CNN's Kaitlin Collins Organizations: Elon, Trump, Service, Florida Gov, Twitter, DOJ Locations: Iraq

☆ Elizabeth Holmes reunited with her husband and parents in a Texas prison yard on visiting day, just 5 days after she went in: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Just five days after she went to prison, Elizabeth Holmes had an emotional reunion with her family. She met with her husband and parents on a prison visiting day in Texas. Just five days after she reported to prison, Elizabeth Holmes shared an emotional reunion with her husband and parents. In pictures by Splash News, obtained by The Daily Mail, Holmes was seen with her parents and husband, Billy Evans, during a visiting day on Saturday. Holmes reported to prison on May 30 after a court denied her request to remain out of prison while appealing her conviction.

Persons: Elizabeth Holmes, Holmes, Billy Evans, pinky, Ramesh, Sunny Organizations: Splash News, The Daily Mail, Daily Mail, Daily Locations: Texas, Bryan , Texas

☆ A ship operator took texting on the job to a whole new level when he caused 2 ships to crash, racking up $12 million in damages
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Aditi Bharade | Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A ship operator was distracted on his phone while on lookout, causing his ship to crash into another. A ship operator, distracted from his lookout while texting on his phone, caused his ship to crash into another, resulting in damages of over $12 million to both ships. And it was all because of a distracted ship operator, a report by the National Transportation Safety Board revealed on May 22. Minutes before the crash, the operator on watch was using his cell phone to make a "personal call," the report stated. The Federal Railroad Administration in 2011 banned all train operators from using mobile phones while working.

Persons: Thunder Organizations: National Transportation Safety, Morning, Thunder, National Transportation, NTSB, Reuters, Federal Railroad Administration, US Coast Guard, Coast Guard Locations: Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, California, Chesapeake Bay

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene, who previously said climate change is a 'scam,' is now using it as an argument to deter migrants coming into the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Greene, who's previously rubbished climate change, is using it as an argument in Congress. She said migrants should stay away from the US because of climate-changed fueled natural disasters. "Natural disasters, talk about climate change," Greene said. We have a wide range of natural disasters, 97 natural disasters occurred in 2021." However, less than two months ago, Greene seemed convinced that climate change is a "scam" and that fossil fuels are "amazing."

Persons: Greene, who's, Marjorie Taylor Greene, she's Organizations: Service, Republican, United Nations Locations: America

☆ Meet the typical Singaporean millennial. They live in one of the world's most expensive cities, were raised to chase cars, cash, and condos, and say they feel torn between worlds.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Derek Chan drives Grab on the side while launching his business. Derek ChanFrom 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Chan works on launching his new solo venture, a B2B consultancy business. In April, he quit his job at a government-owned research company, which paid 100,000 Singapore dollars, or $74,200, a year. On the other side of Singapore, Adam Azali works as a food-and-beverage associate at Bacha Coffee, a Moroccan coffee brand. He dedicates his free time to performing dance and music shows with other freelance performing artists.

Persons: Derek Chan, Chan, —, Adam Azali, Azali, I'm, hairstyling Organizations: Bacha Locations: Singapore, Moroccan

☆ Marco Rubio totally isn't still mad about that debate where Chris Christie annihilated him
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Marco Rubio is still smarting from Chris Christie's blows during a 2016 GOP debate. Rubio said the debate "sucked" in a tweet on Tuesday night. We don't need to add to it by electing someone who has experience at running up and destroying the credit rating of his state," Rubio said. He separately received a tongue lashing from former President Donald Trump in March 2016, where Trump branded him with the nickname "little Marco." Representatives of Christie and Rubio did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Marco Rubio, Chris Christie's, Rubio, Christie, —, It's, Sen, Chris Christie, Christie's, " Rubio, Donald Trump, Marco, Trump . Organizations: Service, Trump, Republican, Trump . Representatives Locations: New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada, United States, America

☆ Ted Cruz is citing the Bible and preaching on Twitter in defense of the LGBT community, and it's quite something
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ted Cruz preached tolerance for the LGBT community during a Twitter spat with a pastor. "Let he that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her," Cruz tweeted. The Texas senator then invoked another Bible verse to support his argument that gay people should not be persecuted. We are talking the laws of man, not the Old Testament laws of God,'" Cruz tweeted. Cruz also mentioned another Bible verse — "let he that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her" — arguing that it is cruel and hypocritical to judge others for sinning.

Persons: Ted Cruz, Cruz, —, Sen, Tom Ascol, Jesus, Caesar, Ascol, Hodges, Roe, Wade Organizations: Service, Newsweek, The Texas Tribune Locations: Florida, Texas, Uganda

☆ Gavin Newsom says Ron DeSantis is a 'small, pathetic man,' floats kidnapping charges for the Florida governor after immigrants were 'dumped' in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Gavin Newsom accused Ron DeSantis of dumping migrants in California. Newsom floated kidnapping charges for DeSantis on Twitter, and called him a "small, pathetic man." Ron DeSantis, a "small, pathetic man" after migrants from Florida were unceremoniously ferried to and dumped in California. In a tweet on Monday, Newsom wrote: "@RonDeSantis you small, pathetic man. Representatives of DeSantis and Newsom did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Ron DeSantis, Newsom, —, Joe Biden's, DeSantis, Insider's Kimberly Leonard, Mickey Mouse, Jen Psaki, Donald Trump . Organizations: Twitter, Florida, Service, DeSantis, New York Times, Vertol Systems Company, Fox News, Democrat, Disney, White House, Donald Trump . Representatives Locations: California, Florida, Venezuela, Colombia, Sacramento , California, Texas, New Mexico, Sacramento, DeSantis, Massachusetts

☆ Days after he was criticized for copying Trump's speech, Ron DeSantis rolled up to an Iowa campaign event with a speech uncannily similar to the one Winston Churchill gave during World War II
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign speech in Iowa sounded uncannily similar to Winston Churchill's. The syntax of his speech was similar to that of Churchill's iconic World War II speech. Ron DeSantis' channeled former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at an Iowa campaign even this weekend, invoking Churchill's famous World War II speech to tout his own position on "woke" ideology. We will fight the woke in education, we will fight the woke in the corporations, we will fight the woke in the halls of Congress." However, Trump himself has invoked the same Churchill speech.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Winston Churchill's, DeSantis, Donald Trump's, —, Winston Churchill, Churchill, Richard Stengel, Barack Obama's, Nazism, Donald Trump, Trump, we'll Organizations: Service, Gov, British, Barack, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Iowa, Dunkirk, France

☆ Take a look at the first prison yard photo snapped of Elizabeth Holmes after she started her 11-year sentence in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Disgraced former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes was photographed for the first time in prison. Holmes was seen with her hair loose, bespectacled, and wearing drab khakis in the prison in Bryan, Texas. Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been photographed for the first time since she began her 11-year prison sentence. —New York Post (@nypost) June 3, 2023On May 30, Holmes reported to the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, which is a minimum-security women's prison. Holmes' representative did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment sent outside of regular business hours.

Persons: Elizabeth Holmes, Holmes, Ramesh, Sunny Organizations: Daily Mail, York, Federal Locations: Bryan , Texas, —

☆ The ex-wrestler thought to be Lauren Boebert's dad said his image has been 'tarnished considerably' from being linked to her
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Lane said his reputation was "tarnished considerably" when Boebert's mother made the claim in the 1980s. I and other close members of my inner circle have been dragged into this as well," he told the Daily Beast in a statement. He added to the Daily Beast that he hopes media outlets will stop following him. In a statement sent to the Daily Beast, Lane said: "The results came back on May 11, 2023. Boebert said to the Daily Beast that the results were accurate and good enough to put the matter to rest.

Persons: Stan Lane, Lauren Boebert's, Lane, Boebert, —, Shawn Roberts Bentz, Bentz, Lane's Organizations: Service, Daily, Boebert

☆ Jack Dorsey is backing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — an anti-vaxxer who called Anthony Fauci a fascist — for president
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Twitter's co-founder Jack Dorsey has endorsed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for president. Dorsey tweeted that Kennedy "can and will" beat both Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis in the 2024 race. One Twitter user posted a comment asking whether Dorsey was endorsing Kennedy, or "just predicting." Kennedy, the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, filed his statement of candidacy on April 4, officially challenging President Joe Biden for the Democratic candidate nomination. Representatives of Kennedy and Dorsey did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ Lindsey Graham is now a wanted man in Russia, and he said he will wear the arrest warrant like a 'badge of honor'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia issued an arrest warrant for Lindsey Graham after an edited video of him was posted online. Graham said that he would wear the arrest like a "Badge of Honor." Graham said in a statement on Monday that he would "wear the arrest warrant issued by Putin's corrupt and immoral government as a Badge of Honor." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office released an edited video from Graham's visit to Kyiv on Friday, where two clips of Graham were stitched together. The sequence of statements in the edited video, which made it appear that Graham was jubilant about Russians dying, angered Russian officials.

☆ Ted Cruz calling Uganda's anti-gay law 'horrific' is odd considering he voted against protecting same sex marriages just last year
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ted Cruz was one of many politicians who condemned Uganda's new anti-gay bill, calling it "horrific." He added: "ALL civilized nations should join together in condemning this human rights abuse." President Joe Biden, for one, called for the law's "immediate repeal" in a statement on Monday, saying that it was a "tragic violation of universal human rights." He also added that he would consider implementing "sanctions and restriction of entry into the United States against anyone involved in serious human rights abuses or corruption." However, Cruz's strong criticism of Uganda's new law is interesting, considering his established stance on gay rights.

☆ Someone made a hyper-realistic deepfake of Ron DeSantis as Michael Scott from 'The Office' wearing women's clothes. It's the latest instance of AI being weaponized to take DeSantis down.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A deepfake video of Ron DeSantis as Michael Scott in "The Office" has gone viral on Twitter. Ron DeSantis acting as Michael Scott in an episode of "The Office" is going viral on Twitter, and it's just another example of how artificial intelligence can be weaponized against politicians. The deepfake video features DeSantis' face superimposed on that of Steve Carell's iconic character. The deepfake DeSantis replies indignantly: "No. Trump's camp has launched numerous attacks on DeSantis since he announced his bid — this deepfake video is just the latest example of how AI has been used against DeSantis.

☆ Ukraine's defense ministry says its Storm Shadow long-range missiles have hit 100% of their targets
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine's defense ministry tweeted that its Storm Shadow missiles have hit "100%" of their targets. However, Russia also claims it's intercepted two of the Storm Shadow missiles, per Reuters. "Storm Shadow long-range missiles have hit 100% of the targets identified by the General Staff," the ministry tweeted on Sunday, attributing the information to Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov. The Storm Shadow missiles have a range of over 155 miles, per MBDA, a European missiles developer and manufacturer. Ukraine's defense ministry did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment sent outside regular business hours.

☆ 'Pharma bro' Martin Shkreli is out of jail and living with his sister in Queens, and now earns $2,500 a month as a law firm consultant
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Martin Shkreli is out of jail and earning $2,500 a month working as a consultant at a law firm. Shkreli is also living in Queens with his sister, per a report by the US Probation Office. A year after getting out of jail, Martin Shkreli — also known as "Pharma Bro" — is earning $2,500 as a consultant for a law firm, and living with his sister in Queens, New York. However, Shkreli was released from jail early in May 2022, after which he was transferred to a halfway house, where he lived until September. Upon getting out of jail, he posted a selfie of himself on Facebook, saying: "Getting out of real prison is easier than getting out of Twitter prison."

☆ A village that's believed to have inspired the film 'Frozen' has a wall installed to stop tourists flocking there for selfies
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-23 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An Austrian village has had a temporary wall installed in a bid to cut visitor numbers, per CNN. The Alpine village has a tiny population but has been plagued with overtourism for years. However, visitor numbers can reach up to 10,000 visitors a day, according to the BBC. The area is thought to be the inspiration for Arendelle, the fictional setting for Disney's hit film. To combat the crowds, other villages and cities have instituted measures to reduce tourists.

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene, who's raged about drag queens for months, is defending her boyfriend over an old video of him donning drag in Dallas
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Greene defended her boyfriend, RSBN's Brian Glenn, after an old video of him in drag resurfaced. It does feel kind of good," Glenn said in the video. Greene, who has a strong anti-drag stance, laughed it off, saying: "The left is so stupid." Twitter account Patriot Takes posted the video on Sunday, which showed Glenn dressed like an old Caucasian woman — complete with a fluffy blonde wig, white gloves, and a pink cardigan. —Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) May 22, 2023Glenn did indeed re-post the video, tweeting on Sunday: "The things I did for morning show television!!

☆ Casey and Ron DeSantis have such a close partnership they've morphed into a singular entity people call 'The DeSanti:' Politico
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

People close to Ron DeSantis say he and his wife Casey are like a singular entity: "The DeSanti." They told Politico Casey DeSantis has the most sway over her husband and is "more paranoid than he is." "She is both his biggest asset and his biggest liability," a DeSantis donor told Politico. Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey are so inseparable they've morphed into one collective being that people close to them dub "The DeSanti." She's the scorekeeper, " a high-ranking DeSantis staffer told Politico.

☆ A man whose Tesla Model Y caught fire on a California highway says customer service asked him to haul the burned husk of his car to their service center
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Instead, he was met with silence and one absurd recommendation to drag his burnt car to a Tesla servicing center. Malla told Insider that when he contacted Tesla's customer service to make a complaint, they "took the report," but "no one responded." Eventually, he said he was able to get a hold of a customer service agent on the phone — but that didn't help him much either. The agent did not give any recommendations for how he could transport his burned car to the servicing center, he told Insider. "Yes, insurance will cover the car, but I need to hear from Tesla," Malla said on Reddit.

☆ Elizabeth Holmes will soon have to ditch her black turtleneck for khaki prison garb and will earn as little as 12 cents an hour working on the prison factory line
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Holmes will soon ditch her turtleneck and work in a factory line, earning 12 cents to a dollar. The disgraced Theranos CEO has been instructed to report to a Texas prison at the end of May. Holmes was convicted on four counts of fraud and conspiracy in January 2022. Elizabeth Holmes will soon be switching out her famous black turtleneck in favor of drab khaki prison wear when she reports to a prison in Texas at the end of the month. At the Texas prison, Holmes will be expected to dress in khaki pants and shirts and will have to dispense with any jewelry exceeding $100 in value, per an inmate admission and orientation handbook.

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