Judge Sam J. Myers ruled that Arizona prosecutors failed to properly instruct the grand jury on the Electoral Count Act, a key law relevant to the defense of Trump allies accused in the 2020 election subversion case. As a result, the case has been sent back to the grand jury, marking a serious procedural setback but not a full dismissal. The judge emphasized that prosecutors must explain all applicable laws to grand jurors, suggesting this omission was significant and possibly deliberate. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’s office strongly disagrees with the ruling and plans to appeal the decision. The case involves high-profile defendants like Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, and others, including fake electors who claimed Trump won Arizona. Republicans are now having their 2020 election case sent back to a grand jury. Judge Sam J. Myers ruled prosecutors failed to explain the Electoral Count Act to jurors. That’s odd that they decided to be quiet about it. Something doesn’t seem right. And so the defendants argued that law was central to their defense and should have been included. Myers reminded prosecutors they must instruct jurors on all applicable laws. How did they make such a major “mistake” for a high-profile case…unless they intended to do that. Arizona Judge Orders Kris Mayes’ Case Against 18 Republicans Back to Grand Jury Over Electoral Count Act Omissionhttps://t.co/BgJN14AEh9 — DeepNewz (@deepnewzcom) May 19, 2025 Democrat Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ alternate Trump electors case is on life support after a judge found that prosecutors failed to inform jurors about the law that was central to the state’s case. pic.twitter.com/CuBnzwEBQE — Thoughts from EL (@RepublicofEL) May 19, 2025 The Hill reports: An Arizona judge on Monday ordered state prosecutors to return their 2020 election subversion case against Republican allies of President Trump to a grand jury, a significant setback for the high-profile case. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sam J. Myers agreed with the Republicans who had argued that the Electoral Count Act, a law explaining how to tally presidential electoral votes that is at the heart of their defense, should have been provided to grand jurors. “A prosecutor has a duty to instruct the grand jury on all the law applicable to the facts of the case,” Myers wrote in a terse order. Richie Taylor, a spokesperson for Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D), said in a statement that the state “vehemently” disagrees with the court’s order and plans to appeal. Though remanding the case to a grand jury is not the same as an altogether dismissal, the decision marks a blow to the state’s efforts to prosecute Trump’s allies for their efforts to keep him in power after he lost the 2020 election. Mayes’s office charged ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, former Trump personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, campaign advisor Boris Epshteyn and more than a dozen other defendants. Several of those defendants are the so-called fake electors, who signed a document falsely claiming Trump won the state’s 2020 presidential race. After the 2024 election, Mayes said she had “no intention” of dropping the case and would not be “intimidated” by Trump’s return to the White House. My nine felony indictments in AZ have just been remanded to the grand jury. The judge found that the state failed to properly instruct the grand jury. This case is partisan politics at its worst and must be dismissed completely. https://t.co/HpoS9nlbJO — Christina Bobb (@christina_bobb) May 19, 2025 And here’s a classic example of Democrat hypocrisy. First we see her warning about “dangerous rhetoric” then we see her using the same rhetoric: Kris Mayes is a chameleon, hypocrite, and a fraud. Democracy will REJECT her on November 8. pic.twitter.com/FE1ZPOlUYL — Abe Hamadeh (@AbrahamHamadeh) October 30, 2022

Maryland Democrat Governor Wes Moore announced that he has vetoed a state-approved bill to create a commission to study and recommend reparations based on racial discrimination and past years of slavery.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed another radio outage at the Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, following multiple previous system outages.

It’s easy to come up with Democrat Clown World fibs, but these are special, even for Clown World. We also have the latest Democrat talking point: You can’t talk about President Autopen because Joe is sick. Hakeem Jeffries wants us to stop talking about Autopen since Joe Biden has a cancer diagnosis. Wouldn’t he love […] The post Democrats of Clown World Want Us to Shut Up About Autopen appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

President Donald Trump expressed sympathy for his predecessor’s cancer diagnosis and surprise that the diagnosis was so recently revealed. Former President Joe Biden’s office announced Sunday that Biden has an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer. The statement said that Biden received the diagnosis on Friday. “I think it’s very sad, actually. I’m surprised that the public wasn’t notified a long time ago because to get to stage 9, that’s a long time,” Trump told reporters on Monday afternoon. Biden’s cancer is stage four, but he received a Gleason score of nine, Grade Group 5. A Gleason score is a metric for grading prostate cancer. Higher scores, such as a nine or 10, suggest a much more aggressive, faster-spreading form of cancer. “I just had my physical. You saw that, you saw the results of that particular test. I think that test is standard to pretty much anybody getting a physical, good physical,” said Trump. Trump added that his physical included “cognitive tests” and said “anybody running for president should, you know, take a cognitive test.” Biden’s office said in its Sunday statement that the former president’s prostate cancer has “metastasis to the bone.” “While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management,” the statement said. “The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.” Biden posted a message on social media Monday: “Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support.” The Sunday announcement has sparked skepticism from some physicians who say that, given the advanced form of Biden’s cancer, it is likely the former president was diagnosed much earlier. Dr. Chris George, the medical director of Northwestern Health Network’s cancer program, said he would be shocked if Biden received a normal PSA, a prostate cancer screening result, within the past year. “I would assume that the former president gets a very thorough physical every year,” George told Reuters. “I would be interested to know what his PSA was the last time it was checked.” “It’s sort of hard for me to believe that he’s had a PSA within the past year, that was normal,” he said. “It’s possible. It’s definitely possible, but that would surprise me … Usually prostate cancer doesn’t, you know, go full throttle like this too often. When it does, that’s usually a bad, bad sign. That’s an aggressive cancer for sure. But it does seem odd to me.”

The families of three Florida law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty last year were presented the first-ever “Medals of Sacrifice” by President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Monday. Trump handed out the medals to the loved ones of Cpl. Luis Paez, Jr., Deputy Sheriff Ralph Butch Waller, Jr., and Deputy Sheriff Ignacio Dan Diaz, all former officers with the Palm Beach County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office. The officers were killed after they were struck by an SUV on November 21, 2024. “Today, we also remember three remarkable heroes who will become the medal’s first-ever recipients. It’s a big honor,” Trump said. “This was a terrible tragedy, shook the entire Palm Beach community like very, very few events I’ve ever seen,” added Trump, whose Mar-a-Lago estate is in Palm Beach County. “All of Florida mourned their loss, and today, our entire nation joins in honoring these three incredible patriots taken from us. Much too soon, much, much too soon.” .@POTUS announces three fallen Palm Beach County officers killed in the line of duty as the recipients of the first ever Medals of Sacrifice: Cpl. Luis Paez, Jr.Deputy Sheriff Ralph Butch Waller, Jr.Deputy Sheriff Ignacio Dan Diaz. RIP to these heroes. ? pic.twitter.com/5ZTc0gjxP4 — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 19, 2025 Paez, Waller, and Diaz were struck as they were on the side of the road attempting to start a broken-down patrol motorcycle following a traffic stop. The driver of the SUV attempted to pass a slower car but overcompensated and hit all three law enforcement officers on the side of the road. A fourth officer who was on his way to help his colleagues restart the motorcycle witnessed the fatal collision. Paez, 58, had served in law enforcement for 36 years and was described as a “devoted family man.” Fifty-one-year-old Diaz had served for 20 years and received several awards recognizing his work over that time. He is “remembered as a caring and devoted father, partner, and lover of animals.” Waller, 54, had served for 18 years and was known for his “charm, wit, and an infectious smile.” The president told the officers’ loved ones in the Oval Office that the country is “eternally grateful for their sacrifice.” “We’ll never forget their legacy, and we’ll never forget the debt we owe all of these great law enforcement heroes who have given their lives to keep our communities safe, and make America strong again,” the president added.

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