Former President Donald Trump‚ the presumptive Republican presidential nominee for November's election‚ received much support from potential running mates as his trial regarding alleged hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels started Monday.

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During the first day of Donald J. Trump’s Manhattan lawfare trial‚ Elon Musk tweeted this morning‚ “The case is obviously a corruption of the law. Lawfare.” He also said that what bothers him “is that this is so asymmetric. The law is not being applied equally to Joe and Hunter Biden.” What bothers me is […] The post 1st Day of Trump’s Scam Trial in Corrupt Manhattan appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The armorer on the set of Rust was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted of involuntary manslaughter charges in the shooting death of Halyna Hutchins. The USA Today Report Though Alec Baldwin‚ 66‚ pulled the trigger‚ a jury found Gutierrez-Reed had erroneously loaded a live round into a revolver he was using […] The post Rust Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Sentenced to 18 Months appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The first day of former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial has concluded with no jurors yet being selected to sit through the unprecedented criminal prosecution of a former U.S. President. At least 50 prospective jurors were dismissed by Judge Juan Merchan on Monday for admitting they would struggle to remain fair during the trial‚ with white women making up many of those who were dismissed‚ The New York Post reported. The trial — where the former president stands accused of falsifying business records to cover up an alleged affair with porn actress Stormy Daniels — began on Monday‚ marking the first proceedings in a criminal trial against a former U.S. president. In addition to the 50 prospective jurors who were dismissed for their partiality‚ at least nine more people raised their hands when Judge Merchan asked if they could not serve on the jury for any other reasons that remained undisclosed‚ according to CNN. Of the 96 prospective jurors who entered the courtroom in the first panel‚ only 34 remained after the dismissals. Merchan gave Trump’s defense a victory during the initial proceedings‚ saying that the prosecution could not play the “Access Hollywood” tape of Trump. The judge also refused to allow prosecutors to bring up other sexual assault allegations against the former president that were made following the release of the “Access Hollywood” tape in 2016‚ CNN reported. The judge also scheduled a hearing for next Tuesday on a motion from the prosecution that calls on Merchan to sanction and fine Trump for allegedly violating a gag order that prevents the defendant from talking about witnesses. At the end of the day‚ Trump’s team requested that the former president be excused from the trial next Thursday so he can hear arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court on his immunity claims stemming from his Washington‚ D.C.‚ election interference case. “Arguing before the Supreme Court is a big deal‚ and I can certainly appreciate why your client would want to be there‚ but a trial in New York Supreme Court … is also a big deal‚” Merchan said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Before court proceedings began on Monday‚ Trump delivered remarks to reporters standing outside the Manhattan court‚ saying the trial is “an assault on America.” “Nothing like this has ever happened before‚” he added. “Every legal scholar says this case is nonsense‚ it should never have been brought. … They’ve said it. People that don’t necessarily follow or like Donald Trump said this is an outrage that this case was brought.” “This is a political persecution‚ a persecution like never before. Nobody has ever seen anything like it‚” Trump continued. “It is an assault on America. And that’s why I’m very proud to be here. This is an assault on our country‚ and it’s a country that’s failing. It’s a country that’s run by an incompetent man who’s very much involved in this case.” The trial will begin again at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday and jump right back into jury selection. JUST IN — President Trump addresses reporters ahead of Day 1 of his hush money trial: &;quot;This is a persecution like never before. It is an assault on America and that’s why I'm very proud to be here.&;quot; pic.twitter.com/VW0CQKrtMq — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) April 15‚ 2024

CBS News took a social media beating on Sunday night after a timing error caused affiliates in two time zones to cut off the broadcast of a concert special — right in the middle of Billy Joel’s iconic hit “Piano Man.” The network had been touting the Sunday night broadcast of “The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden – The Greatest Arena Run of All Time” for weeks‚ and viewers quickly took their dismay to X as the highly-anticipated event ended in disappointment. “Hey @CBS wtf is this&;#63;&;#33; You cut off @billyjoel during Pianoman of all songs&;#63;&;#33; And then didn’t come back to it&;#63;&;#33;&;#63;&;#33; Now wonder network TV is a mess. Not ballin‚ not ballin at all‚” the X account for “The Gunz Show” posted. Hey @CBS wtf is this&;#63;&;#33; You cut off @billyjoel during Pianoman of all songs&;#63;&;#33; And then didn’t come back to it&;#63;&;#33;&;#63;&;#33; Now wonder network TV is a mess.Not ballin‚ not ballin at all. pic.twitter.com/QBBxLZOABO — Gunz (@TheGunzShow) April 15‚ 2024 Video posted by that account showed the network’s abrupt jump from the middle of Joel’s famous tune to a local news anchor previewing the Manhattan hush-money trial of former President Trump. “Viewers throughout the Eastern and Central Time Zones had the broadcast of the Billy Joel concert cut off‚ mid-Piano Man. Evidently‚ CBS was no longer in the mood for a melody‚” another account posted. Viewers throughout the Eastern and Central Time Zones had the broadcast of the Billy Joel concert cut off‚ mid-Piano Man. Evidently‚ CBS was no longer in the mood for a melody. pic.twitter.com/bVlcIReRXn — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) April 15‚ 2024 “Face it. CBS cut off Billy Joel halfway through ‘Piano Man’ because the woke bosses wanted him to sing ‘Piano THEM‚'” comedian Jimmy Failla added. Face it. CBS cut off Billy Joel halfway through &;quot;Piano Man&;quot; because the woke bosses wanted him to sing &;quot;Piano THEM.&;quot; — Jimmy Failla (@jimmyfailla) April 15‚ 2024 One account suggested the move was intentional on CBS’ part‚ saying‚ “Can’t help but think CBS cutting off Billy Joel’s concert mid-‘Piano Man’ is long-game revenge for his ‘wasted commercial time’ move during the 1994 Grammys.” Can’t help but think CBS cutting off Billy Joel’s concert mid-“Piano Man” is long-game revenge for his “wasted commercial time” move during the 1994 Grammys. pic.twitter.com/dIYBrBFCyq — Red (@SurvivingGrady) April 15‚ 2024 At the 1994 Grammys‚ Joel had famously stopped in the middle of his performance of “River of Dreams” in protest of CBS cutting to commercial during Frank Sinatra’s acceptance speech for his Grammy Legend Award. At the time‚ he announced that he was intentionally wasting the network’s time: “Valuable advertising time going by. Dollars‚ dollars‚ dollars.” CBS released a statement following the SNAFU‚ chalking it up to a “network programming timing error” and promising to rebroadcast the event in its entirety on April 19th at 9 p.m. ET/PT. pic.twitter.com/vwn3Xdyug0 — Billy Joel (@billyjoel) April 15‚ 2024

The Supreme Court ruled Monday to allow an Idaho law protecting children from life-altering transgender procedures to go into effect while the law is challenged in lower courts.  The law‚ passed last year‚ bans procedures like double mastectomies on girls who identify as boys and giving children puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones‚ which have been linked to bone development issues and heart problems. The law also stipulates that doctors who perform transgender procedures on kids could go to prison for 10 years. The decision means the law will go into effect for the state except for two families who say their children identify as transgender who sued with the help of the ACLU claiming the law was discriminatory.  Justices Neil Gorsuch‚ Samuel Alito‚ Clarence Thomas‚ Brett Kavanaugh‚ and Amy Coney Barrett all sided with Idaho Attorney General Ra&;uacute;l Labrador who appealed to the court to turn back a sweeping injunction placed on the law by a federal judge who completely blocked the law. Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson‚ Sonia Sotomayor‚ and Elena Kagan all dissented. Gorsuch said that Judge B. Lynn Winmill‚ who blocked Idaho’s law back in December‚ went too far in her decision. “Ordinarily‚ injunctions like these may go no further than necessary to provide interim relief to the parties‚” he wrote. “In this case‚ however‚ the district court went much further‚ prohibiting a State from enforcing any aspect of its duly enacted law against anyone.” The ruling was the first time for the Supreme Court to weigh in on a state law shielding children from life-altering transgender procedures. Labrador celebrated the ruling‚ saying it was a major win for children in his state. Litigation will continue and the Supreme Court will likely hear the case on its merits at some point after the appeals process.  “I’ve witnessed firsthand the devastating consequences of drugs and procedures used on children with gender dysphoria. And it’s a preventable tragedy‚” Labrador said. “The state has a duty to protect and support all children‚ and that’s why I’m proud to defend Idaho’s law that ensures children are not subjected to these life-altering drugs and procedures.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Those suffering from gender dysphoria deserve love‚ support‚ and medical care rooted in biological reality‚” he added. “Denying the basic truth that boys and girls are biologically different hurts our kids. No one has the right to harm children‚ and I’m grateful that we‚ as the state‚ have the power — and duty — to protect them.” Labrador’s appeal to the Supreme Court was backed by 19 Republican attorneys general‚ who argued that it would be a “devastating medical scandal” if Idaho was not allowed to protect children from transgender procedures. In recent years‚ over 20 states have enacted laws shielding children from transgender surgeries‚ puberty blockers‚ and cross-sex hormone regimens.

After Iran attacked Israel on Saturday night‚ the exiled crown prince of Iran‚ Reza Pahlavi‚ accused the Biden administration of “appeasing” the despotic leader of Iran‚ Ayatollah Ali Khamenei‚ adding that the people of Iran do not want war with the Jewish state. Fox News’ Trey Gowdy asked Pahlavi about Iran’s claim after the attack that “the matter has been concluded.” “These are signs of the regime becoming more weak and desperate; as a matter of fact‚ at the very same time that it launched its missiles and drones against Israel‚ it has cracked down yet again on Iranian women on the streets of Iran‚” Pahlavi stated. “The intelligence part of the IRGC has warned people in Iran that the slightest demonstration of sentiment and sympathy to the Israelis will be harshly treated. They are extremely afraid of what the Iranian people think and as a result it’s only indicating that as we have always believed‚ the regime is trying to hang on to power by intimidation and repression at home and exercising through its proxies‚ or this time‚ directly by itself‚ its conflict abroad.” “From Tehran to Tel Aviv‚ from Hamidan to Haifa‚ Iranians and Israelis know that this is not the Iranian people’s war‚ this is Ali Khamenei‚ the dictator of this brutal regime’s war‚” he said. “As we speak‚ today there were demonstrations in Paris‚ London‚ Berlin. Iranians together with the Israelis and Jews hand-in-hand together‚ supporting each other‚ and demonstrating to the whole world that we as a nation and Israel as a nation have our destiny intertwined. We cannot hope for any chance for peace and stability in the region until this regime is finally gone. I think it’s important for the world to realize that the only obstacle to peace and stability and a better future lies on putting an end to the regime. It is time for the world to finally decide to endorse and back the Iranian people to topple this regime and put an end to all this madness.” Gowdy pointed out Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had called for regime change in Israel but never done so for Iran. Pahlavi took aim at the Biden administration‚ saying: When you release money to a regime and give it more means to finance its proxies and use brutality at home‚ basically‚ appeasement has proven it only emboldens the regime. We said that a long time ago. As you indicated last year when I visited Israel‚ part of our discussions with Israeli leaders – and for that matter‚ other leaders around the world – has been precisely this: If you let the regime be emboldened by the fact that they can count on appeasement or paying ransom for the release of hostages or not imposing oil sanctions which gave the regime almost one extra hundred billion dollars‚ the fact that the current administration is trying to release even yet more money to the regime‚ about $10 billion of Iranian electric revenue from the Iraqis. What do you think is going to happen next&;#63; “I think there’s a direct correlation between appeasement and doing this kind of thing and the regime becoming emboldened‚” he posited. “The solution again is to use every opportunity to put more pressure on the regime. For instance‚ it is time the United States’ allies in Europe finally decide to put the IRGC  on the terrorist group list and that would mean more pressure on the regime.” “But also parallel to that‚” he continued. “It’s time to use maximum support to the Iranian people in their struggle against this regime. It is the Iranian people’s ask to have change. It does not have to be a U.S. senator saying who needs to change. If the Iranian people say loud and clear that we are done with this regime; help us liberate ourselves‚ that is the message that the Iranian people have to the entire world. And I hope the U.S. government and other governments will heed this call and finally help us save our world from disaster and more conflict and have an opportunity post this regime to have regional peace and brotherly cooperation. Not just Iran and Israel‚ but the Arab world too that has also been a target of this regime.”