Harry Whittington, the man who former Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot while they were hunting quail on a Texas ranch 17 years ago, has died. He was 95. Whittington died at his home Saturday in Austin, family friend Karl Rove said Monday. Before Whittington was thrust into the national spotlight after the accidental shooting, the attorney was long known for helping build the Republican Party in Texas into the dominant political force it is today and for being the man governors went to when they needed to clean up a troubled state agencies. Rove, an influential Republican strategist and former adviser to former President George W.…
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Texas attorney shot by Cheney during 2006 hunting trip dies | News, Sports, Jobs
FILE – Austin, Texas, attorney Harry Whittington steps out to talk with members of the media, Feb. 17, 2006, in front of Christus Spohn Corpus Christi Hospital-Memorial. Whittington, the man who then-Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot while they were hunting quail on a Texas ranch 17 years earlier, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Austin, family friend Karl Rove said Monday, Feb. 6. He was 95. (AP Photo/Paul Iverson, File) Harry Whittington, the man who former Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot while they were hunting quail on a Texas ranch 17 years ago, has died.…
Jack Teixeira’s attorneys argue he should be freed – just like former President Trump
WORCESTER – Lawyers for Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking highly classified military documents, filed an appeal Monday of a magistrate judge’s order to keep him in jail. They say other defendants accused in national security cases, like former President Donald Trump, have not been ordered held like the 21-year-old from North Dighton. Teixeira has been behind bars since his April arrest on charges stemming from the most consequential intelligence leak in years. A judge ruled in May that Teixeira must remain in jail while the case plays out, saying that he was “disloyal to the US” and releasing him would pose a risk that he would attempt to flee the country or obstruct justice.…
Gal Luft ‘willing to testify’ about Biden claims, attorney says
(NewsNation) — A man who some GOP leaders are claimed to be going to help bring down the Biden family is himself wanted by authorities. In May, Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said a key informant for the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into the Biden family had disappeared. He said on Fox Business that House Republicans couldn’t “track down the informant.” Now, it turns out that the previously unknown informant, Gal Luft, has been charged with acting as an unregistered agent of China, as well as seeking to broker the sale of weapons and Iranian oil. Luft, 57, has vehemently denied the charges against him and claims it’s revenge from the Department of Justice.…
Father of Parkland shooting victim knocks ex-school officer for ‘celebrating’ not guilty verdict
Manuel Oliver knocked a former school resource officer and his attorney for “celebrating” after the officer was found not guilty of all charges related to his actions around the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Fla. “These guys are celebrating today. He said he got his life back. They’re going to the Vatican. They thanked the Lord. Apparently their Lord is a different Lord than Joaquin’s Lord,” Oliver, whose son Joaquin died in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, said on CNN. “He decided to give this guy his life back, which is not in any way, in any way, comparable to losing life,” he added.…
Attorneys for Utah grief author accused of killing her husband with spiked drink argue for her release
Attorneys for a Utah author accused of poisoning her husband with a spiked drink and then writing a children’s book about how to cope with grief are seeking her release from jail, arguing in newly filed court documents that a witness for the prosecution gave conflicting information and that weeks before his death friends said the couple seemed “happier” than ever. The author, Kouri Richins, was arrested and charged with killing Eric Richins last year during a quiet celebration at their home in Kamas, Utah, about 40 miles southeast of Salt Lake City, after she closed her home for her business, according to authorities.…
Trump defense attorney grills E. Jean Carroll in civil trial
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Attorney says Bam Margera ‘in good health and good spirits’
Bam Margera’s attorney refuted reports that the “Jackass” personality is near death ahead of his next court hearing as he faces criminal assault and harassment charges. “He seems to be in good health and good spirits preparing for his defense in this case,” Margera’s attorney Michael van der Veen told The Times, including that he spoke to the former professional skateboarder as recently as Monday morning. The health update conflicts with comments from Margera’s older brother, Jesse Margera, 44, who shared on his private Instagram account that Bam “is dying and there is nothing I can do about it,” according to numerous outlets including the Daily Mail.…