With director David Ayer determined to see the release of a director's cut, from the review site TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly.Ca, take another look at Ayer's "Suicide Squad", starring Margot Robbie and Jared Leto:
Michael Stevens/Sneakpeek.CA
For 'The Good':
"Dazzled by all the hype leading up to this super-villain 'Dirty Dozen' update, things get off to a good start, when dead-eyed Loretta Lynch look-alike 'Amanda Waller' (Viola Davis), intros a gaggle of incarcerated scary monsters and super creeps, for a top secret mission, in writer/director David Ayer's energetic take on John Ostrander's DC Comics' series 'Suicide Squad'.
"Showcased early on, dependable Will Smith, stays the course as a buff, street-smart father, who only plays dumb when he lies to his young daughter...
"...about his lucrative moonlighting career as the high-tech costumed, killer-for-hire 'Deadshot'.
"'Joker' (Jared Leto), with his Richard Kiel choppers,...
Michael Stevens/Sneakpeek.CA
For 'The Good':
"Dazzled by all the hype leading up to this super-villain 'Dirty Dozen' update, things get off to a good start, when dead-eyed Loretta Lynch look-alike 'Amanda Waller' (Viola Davis), intros a gaggle of incarcerated scary monsters and super creeps, for a top secret mission, in writer/director David Ayer's energetic take on John Ostrander's DC Comics' series 'Suicide Squad'.
"Showcased early on, dependable Will Smith, stays the course as a buff, street-smart father, who only plays dumb when he lies to his young daughter...
"...about his lucrative moonlighting career as the high-tech costumed, killer-for-hire 'Deadshot'.
"'Joker' (Jared Leto), with his Richard Kiel choppers,...
- 1/6/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
When Julia Ormond sued CAA faulting the agency for encouraging her to take a meeting with Harvey Weinstein that eventually led to her being assaulted, the suit asked a pivotal question that may decide the case and lead to more legal action against the company depending on the answer: When did CAA’s top agents discover his history of sexual misconduct?
The answer to that question, the agency says, is not too long ago. Moving to dismiss the suit, CAA argues in a motion filed Tuesday that it learned of Weinstein’s crimes when the rest of the world did in 2017 and not before Ormond was allegedly assaulted in 1995.
“Plaintiff’s claims for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty against CAA turn on the premise that the agency allegedly knew of Weinstein’s history of sexual assault and nevertheless failed to protect her,” the filing states. “But the Complaint seeks...
The answer to that question, the agency says, is not too long ago. Moving to dismiss the suit, CAA argues in a motion filed Tuesday that it learned of Weinstein’s crimes when the rest of the world did in 2017 and not before Ormond was allegedly assaulted in 1995.
“Plaintiff’s claims for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty against CAA turn on the premise that the agency allegedly knew of Weinstein’s history of sexual assault and nevertheless failed to protect her,” the filing states. “But the Complaint seeks...
- 12/19/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel opened Bloomberg Media’s Screentime conference Wednesday evening with a strong condemnation of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that he left the country vulnerable to the heinous terrorist attacks that began Oct. 7.
“A morally corrupt Bibi Netanyahu exposed Israel to rape and beheadings of babies, children,” Emanuel said in measured tones after moderator Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg’s managing editor of media and entertainment, asked him for his thoughts on the devastation in Israel. Emanuel has been an outspoken advocate on issues of Jewish identity and antisemitism.
“I don’t think this man deserves to be in power,” Emanuel said, to strong applause from the crowed gathered at Hollywood’s Nya Studios. He detailed the recent events in Israel and Netanyahu’s battles with the country’s judicial system “to keep himself out of jail,” he said. “It’s time to we get rid of this man.
“A morally corrupt Bibi Netanyahu exposed Israel to rape and beheadings of babies, children,” Emanuel said in measured tones after moderator Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg’s managing editor of media and entertainment, asked him for his thoughts on the devastation in Israel. Emanuel has been an outspoken advocate on issues of Jewish identity and antisemitism.
“I don’t think this man deserves to be in power,” Emanuel said, to strong applause from the crowed gathered at Hollywood’s Nya Studios. He detailed the recent events in Israel and Netanyahu’s battles with the country’s judicial system “to keep himself out of jail,” he said. “It’s time to we get rid of this man.
- 10/12/2023
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
CAA had been silent all day Wednesday since Julia Ormond named the uber-agency and Disney in her sexual battery lawsuit against the imprisoned Harvey Weinstein, but tonight the Bryan Lourd-led company is calling its inclusion in the action “baseless.”
In fact, CAA stopped just short of citing the claim of breach of fiduciary duty by their former client as a shakedown of sorts.
“CAA takes all allegations of sexual assault and abuse seriously, and has compassion for Ms. Ormond and the experience she described in her complaint,” an agency spokesperson said tonight. “However, the claims that Ms. Ormond has levied against the agency are completely without merit. Through counsel, Ms. Ormond approached CAA in March with these allegations about the agency. Knowing these allegations to be untrue, the agency then retained attorney Loretta Lynch and her law firm, Paul Weiss, to defend the company. Their review found nothing to support Ms.
In fact, CAA stopped just short of citing the claim of breach of fiduciary duty by their former client as a shakedown of sorts.
“CAA takes all allegations of sexual assault and abuse seriously, and has compassion for Ms. Ormond and the experience she described in her complaint,” an agency spokesperson said tonight. “However, the claims that Ms. Ormond has levied against the agency are completely without merit. Through counsel, Ms. Ormond approached CAA in March with these allegations about the agency. Knowing these allegations to be untrue, the agency then retained attorney Loretta Lynch and her law firm, Paul Weiss, to defend the company. Their review found nothing to support Ms.
- 10/5/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
In a statement Wednesday night, CAA denied an accusation by actress Julia Ormond that it enabled and abetted Harvey Weinstein’s predatory behavior, and vowed to “vigorously refute” that accusation in court.
In a lawsuit filed earlier Tuesday, Ormond accused the imprisoned former movie mogul of raping her in 1995. The lawsuit also named CAA and Disney as defendants, and said the companies, which owned Weinstein’s Miramax studio from 1995-2010, knew that the rape had taken place but did nothing to protect her from Weinstein. At the time, CAA also represented Ormond.
In its own statement Wednesday night, the agency powerhouse said it “takes all allegations of sexual assault and abuse seriously, and has compassion for Ms. Ormond and the experience she described in her complaint. However, the claims that Ms. Ormond has levied against the agency are completely without merit.”
According to CAA, Ormond contacted the agency last March about her accusations,...
In a lawsuit filed earlier Tuesday, Ormond accused the imprisoned former movie mogul of raping her in 1995. The lawsuit also named CAA and Disney as defendants, and said the companies, which owned Weinstein’s Miramax studio from 1995-2010, knew that the rape had taken place but did nothing to protect her from Weinstein. At the time, CAA also represented Ormond.
In its own statement Wednesday night, the agency powerhouse said it “takes all allegations of sexual assault and abuse seriously, and has compassion for Ms. Ormond and the experience she described in her complaint. However, the claims that Ms. Ormond has levied against the agency are completely without merit.”
According to CAA, Ormond contacted the agency last March about her accusations,...
- 10/5/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Actress Julia Ormond has accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault in a new lawsuit that also accuses her agents at Creative Artists Agency, Walt Disney Pictures, and Miramax with failing to protect her and enabling Weinstein’s alleged abuse.
Ormond said the disgraced producer forced her to perform oral sex on him in December 1995 after a business dinner. Afterwards, she allegedly told her agents at CAA — Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane — what had happened, only to have them dissuade her from pressing the issue further. In the aftermath, the lawsuit...
Ormond said the disgraced producer forced her to perform oral sex on him in December 1995 after a business dinner. Afterwards, she allegedly told her agents at CAA — Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane — what had happened, only to have them dissuade her from pressing the issue further. In the aftermath, the lawsuit...
- 10/4/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Ormond alleges sex crimes took place after business dinner in 1995.
Updated: CAA has described allegations by Julia Ormond as “baseless” after the British actress sued Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday for alleged sexual battery nearly 30 years ago and also sued the agency for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty.
In a filing with New York Supreme Court on Wednesday morning which also listed Disney and Miramax as defendants, Ormond, who starred in 1990s hits Legends Of The Fall and Smilla’s Sense Of Snow, alleged Weinstein attacked her in 1995 after a business dinner.
Ormond claimed the disgraced former Hollywood mogul forced her to perform oral sex,...
Updated: CAA has described allegations by Julia Ormond as “baseless” after the British actress sued Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday for alleged sexual battery nearly 30 years ago and also sued the agency for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty.
In a filing with New York Supreme Court on Wednesday morning which also listed Disney and Miramax as defendants, Ormond, who starred in 1990s hits Legends Of The Fall and Smilla’s Sense Of Snow, alleged Weinstein attacked her in 1995 after a business dinner.
Ormond claimed the disgraced former Hollywood mogul forced her to perform oral sex,...
- 10/4/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Ormond alleges sex crimes took place after business dinner in 1995.
Updated: CAA has described allegations by Julia Ormond as “baseless” after the British actress sued Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday for alleged sexual battery nearly 30 years ago and also sued the agency for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty, as well as Disney and Miramax.
In a filing with New York Supreme Court on Wednesday morning Ormond, who starred in 1990s hits Legends Of The Fall and Smilla’s Sense Of Snow, alleged Weinstein attacked her in 1995 after a business dinner.
Ormond claimed the disgraced former Hollywood mogul forced her to perform oral sex,...
Updated: CAA has described allegations by Julia Ormond as “baseless” after the British actress sued Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday for alleged sexual battery nearly 30 years ago and also sued the agency for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty, as well as Disney and Miramax.
In a filing with New York Supreme Court on Wednesday morning Ormond, who starred in 1990s hits Legends Of The Fall and Smilla’s Sense Of Snow, alleged Weinstein attacked her in 1995 after a business dinner.
Ormond claimed the disgraced former Hollywood mogul forced her to perform oral sex,...
- 10/4/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Julia Ormond, the English actress best known for her roles in ’90s films such as “Legends of the Fall,” “First Knight” and “Smilla’s Sense of Snow,” is suing Harvey Weinstein for sexual battery.
Ormond is additionally suing CAA, The Walt Disney Company and Miramax. While Weinstein has been named as the defendant in numerous sexual assault lawsuits since exposes published in 2017 in The New York Times and New Yorker uncovered his alleged patterns of misconduct toward dozens of women in the entertainment industry, it is rare for business partners that profited from Weinstein’s work to be named as defendants for supposedly enabling his behavior.
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday morning in New York Supreme Court, obtained by Variety, Ormond claims that Weinstein sexually assaulted her in 1995 after a business dinner when he lured her into giving him a massage, climbed on top of her, masturbated and forced her to give him oral sex.
Ormond is additionally suing CAA, The Walt Disney Company and Miramax. While Weinstein has been named as the defendant in numerous sexual assault lawsuits since exposes published in 2017 in The New York Times and New Yorker uncovered his alleged patterns of misconduct toward dozens of women in the entertainment industry, it is rare for business partners that profited from Weinstein’s work to be named as defendants for supposedly enabling his behavior.
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday morning in New York Supreme Court, obtained by Variety, Ormond claims that Weinstein sexually assaulted her in 1995 after a business dinner when he lured her into giving him a massage, climbed on top of her, masturbated and forced her to give him oral sex.
- 10/4/2023
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
While Warners contemplates releasing a newly edited 'cut' of director David Ayer's "Suicide Squad", from the movie review site TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly.Ca, take another look @ the original version from 2016:
Michael Stevens/Sneakpeek.CA
For 'The Good':
"Dazzled by all the hype leading up to this super-villain 'Dirty Dozen' update, things get off to a good start, when dead-eyed Loretta Lynch look-alike 'Amanda Waller' (Viola Davis), intros a gaggle of incarcerated scary monsters and super creeps, for a top secret mission, in writer/director David Ayer's energetic take on John Ostrander's DC Comics' series 'Suicide Squad'.
"Showcased early on, dependable Will Smith, stays the course as a buff, street-smart father, who only plays dumb when he lies to his young daughter...
"...about his lucrative moonlighting career as the high-tech costumed, killer-for-hire 'Deadshot'.
"'Joker' (Jared Leto), with his Richard Kiel choppers, is a wormy-mix of Jack Nicholson,...
Michael Stevens/Sneakpeek.CA
For 'The Good':
"Dazzled by all the hype leading up to this super-villain 'Dirty Dozen' update, things get off to a good start, when dead-eyed Loretta Lynch look-alike 'Amanda Waller' (Viola Davis), intros a gaggle of incarcerated scary monsters and super creeps, for a top secret mission, in writer/director David Ayer's energetic take on John Ostrander's DC Comics' series 'Suicide Squad'.
"Showcased early on, dependable Will Smith, stays the course as a buff, street-smart father, who only plays dumb when he lies to his young daughter...
"...about his lucrative moonlighting career as the high-tech costumed, killer-for-hire 'Deadshot'.
"'Joker' (Jared Leto), with his Richard Kiel choppers, is a wormy-mix of Jack Nicholson,...
- 5/31/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz created waves in Washington last week with the release of a lengthy report about the origins of the “Crossfire Hurricane” Trump-Russia investigation.
Pundits focused on his finding of no “political bias” in the decision to investigate Donald Trump, while conservatives focused on abuses of the Fisa process. Horowitz left a lot of key questions about the Russia investigation unanswered, however, including:
Who is Joseph Mifsud?
A congressional source last week said, “I don’t see any way the investigation can be aboveboard if Mifsud isn’t a Russian agent.
Pundits focused on his finding of no “political bias” in the decision to investigate Donald Trump, while conservatives focused on abuses of the Fisa process. Horowitz left a lot of key questions about the Russia investigation unanswered, however, including:
Who is Joseph Mifsud?
A congressional source last week said, “I don’t see any way the investigation can be aboveboard if Mifsud isn’t a Russian agent.
- 12/17/2019
- by Matt Taibbi
- Rollingstone.com
It was a day of high drama as people across the nation tuned into James Comey‘s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Viewers were rewarded with some memorable one-liners, including the ousted FBI director’s much-tweeted-about exclamation of “Lordy” and his comment that he prefers the company of his wife to that of President Trump.
Here are all the stand-out lines from the hearing:
Comey on why he first started taking notes after his meetings with Trump: “I was alone with the president-elect … I was honestly concerned he might lie about the nature of our meeting so I thought it important to document.
Here are all the stand-out lines from the hearing:
Comey on why he first started taking notes after his meetings with Trump: “I was alone with the president-elect … I was honestly concerned he might lie about the nature of our meeting so I thought it important to document.
- 6/8/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
Reeling from the week’s events surrounding Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, Bill Maher pointed a finger and wagged it mightily at the one person he saw as the catalyst of the chaos – Bill Clinton. “A lot of this is because of Bill Clinton,” Maher said on his HBO show “Real Time” Friday night. Maher pointed out that the snowball started to roll in June 2016, when the former president had a private meeting with then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch aboard her private plane in a Phoenix airport. CNN reported that the encounter raised questions about whether the Department.
- 5/13/2017
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
This story originally appeared on Time.
President Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey rocked Washington on Tuesday, raising questions about the future of the investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia and potentially setting off a chain of events that could envelop his administration.
Comey, whose investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server helped lift Trump into the White House, was leading the federal counterintelligence investigation into whether advisers to the President had sought to collude with Russian officials in their efforts to swing the 2016 election. The ouster of the nation’s top cop prompted comparisons to Watergate,...
President Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey rocked Washington on Tuesday, raising questions about the future of the investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia and potentially setting off a chain of events that could envelop his administration.
Comey, whose investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server helped lift Trump into the White House, was leading the federal counterintelligence investigation into whether advisers to the President had sought to collude with Russian officials in their efforts to swing the 2016 election. The ouster of the nation’s top cop prompted comparisons to Watergate,...
- 5/10/2017
- by Alex Altman and Zeke J Miller
- PEOPLE.com
From the movie review site TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly.Ca, take a look @ the good, the bad and the ugly in director David Ayer's "Suicide Squad", starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto :
Michael Stevens/Sneakpeek.CA
For 'The Good':
"Dazzled by all the hype leading up to this super-villain 'Dirty Dozen' update, things get off to a good start, when dead-eyed Loretta Lynch look-alike 'Amanda Waller' (Viola Davis), intros a gaggle of incarcerated scary monsters and super creeps, for a top secret mission, in writer/director David Ayer's energetic take on John Ostrander's DC Comics' series 'Suicide Squad'.
"Showcased early on, dependable Will Smith, stays the course as a buff, street-smart father, who only plays dumb when he lies to his young daughter...
"...about his lucrative moonlighting career as the high-tech costumed, killer-for-hire 'Deadshot'.
"'Joker' (Jared Leto), with his Richard Kiel choppers, is a wormy-mix of Jack Nicholson,...
Michael Stevens/Sneakpeek.CA
For 'The Good':
"Dazzled by all the hype leading up to this super-villain 'Dirty Dozen' update, things get off to a good start, when dead-eyed Loretta Lynch look-alike 'Amanda Waller' (Viola Davis), intros a gaggle of incarcerated scary monsters and super creeps, for a top secret mission, in writer/director David Ayer's energetic take on John Ostrander's DC Comics' series 'Suicide Squad'.
"Showcased early on, dependable Will Smith, stays the course as a buff, street-smart father, who only plays dumb when he lies to his young daughter...
"...about his lucrative moonlighting career as the high-tech costumed, killer-for-hire 'Deadshot'.
"'Joker' (Jared Leto), with his Richard Kiel choppers, is a wormy-mix of Jack Nicholson,...
- 8/21/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Happy Birthday, Mr. President! Barack Obama's 55th birthday was his last birthday celebration at the White House - and he sure went out with a bang! The 44th President of the United States partied on Friday night with a superstar (and private) event thrown by wife Michelle Obama. "The First Lady is hosting a 55th birthday celebration for the President at the White House," a rep for the White House told People in a statement on Friday. "The guest list includes a large number of family members and friends to mark the occasion." That it did! On Friday, The...
- 8/6/2016
- by Dave Quinn, @NineDaves
- PEOPLE.com
Happy Birthday, Mr. President! Barack Obama's 55th birthday was his last birthday celebration at the White House - and he sure went out with a bang! The 44th President of the United States partied on Friday night with a superstar (and private) event thrown by wife Michelle Obama. "The First Lady is hosting a 55th birthday celebration for the President at the White House," a rep for the White House told People in a statement on Friday. "The guest list includes a large number of family members and friends to mark the occasion." That it did! On Friday, The...
- 8/6/2016
- by Dave Quinn, @NineDaves
- PEOPLE.com
Celebrating in style.
President Barack Obama will ring in his 55th birthday Friday night at the White House surrounded by a slew of his celebrity friends, a source confirms to People.
The New York Post’s Page Six reports guests are expected to include Beyoncé, Jay Z, Obama's favorite rapper Kendrick Lamar, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia De Rossi, Sarah Jessica Parker, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Magic Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, and Usher, who is expected to perform.
But Obama can't forget about those who have served him well during his two terms in office. Politicos expected to attend include Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton,...
President Barack Obama will ring in his 55th birthday Friday night at the White House surrounded by a slew of his celebrity friends, a source confirms to People.
The New York Post’s Page Six reports guests are expected to include Beyoncé, Jay Z, Obama's favorite rapper Kendrick Lamar, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia De Rossi, Sarah Jessica Parker, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Magic Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, and Usher, who is expected to perform.
But Obama can't forget about those who have served him well during his two terms in office. Politicos expected to attend include Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton,...
- 8/5/2016
- by Nicole Sands
- People.com - TV Watch
Dylann Roof's defense team this week filed a challenge to the death penalty as unconstitutional, "solely as a result" of the federal government's decision to seek his execution instead of accepting his guilty plea and sentence of life in prison, according to court documents obtained by People. "Should the government's death notice be withdrawn at any point in the future, Mr. Roof will withdraw this motion and plead guilty as charged to all counts in the indictment," his lawyers stated in the 34-page motion, filed Monday in South Carolina's Federal District Court. Roof has been accused of murdering nine people...
- 8/2/2016
- by Adam Carlson, @acarlson91
- PEOPLE.com
Dylann Roof's defense team this week filed a challenge to the death penalty as unconstitutional, "solely as a result" of the federal government's decision to seek his execution instead of accepting his guilty plea and sentence of life in prison, according to court documents obtained by People. "Should the government's death notice be withdrawn at any point in the future, Mr. Roof will withdraw this motion and plead guilty as charged to all counts in the indictment," his lawyers stated in the 34-page motion, filed Monday in South Carolina's Federal District Court. Roof has been accused of murdering nine people...
- 8/2/2016
- by Adam Carlson, @acarlson91
- PEOPLE.com
View More: 60 Minutes News|Live News|More News Videos.cbs-link {color:#4B5054;text-decoration:none; font: normal 12px Arial;}.cbs-link:hover {color:#A7COFF;text-decoration:none; font: normal 12px Arial;}.cbs-pipe {color:#303435;padding: 0 2px;}.cbs-resources {height:24px; background-color:#000; padding: 0 0 0 8px; width: 612px;}.cbs-more {font: normal 12px Arial; color: #4B5054; padding-right:2px;} Hillary Clinton says that she's held to a different "standard" - the "Hillary standard" - than other politicians partly because of the email scandal that's plagued her for over a year. In a new sit-down with 60 Minutes 's Scott Pelley, Clinton - joined for the first time by runningmate Tim Kaine - admitted...
- 7/25/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
View More: 60 Minutes News|Live News|More News Videos.cbs-link {color:#4B5054;text-decoration:none; font: normal 12px Arial;}.cbs-link:hover {color:#A7COFF;text-decoration:none; font: normal 12px Arial;}.cbs-pipe {color:#303435;padding: 0 2px;}.cbs-resources {height:24px; background-color:#000; padding: 0 0 0 8px; width: 612px;}.cbs-more {font: normal 12px Arial; color: #4B5054; padding-right:2px;} Hillary Clinton says that she's held to a different "standard" - the "Hillary standard" - than other politicians partly because of the email scandal that's plagued her for over a year. In a new sit-down with 60 Minutes 's Scott Pelley, Clinton - joined for the first time by runningmate Tim Kaine - admitted...
- 7/25/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
It sounds like a pitch for The Wolf Of Wall Street 2: Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a series of lawsuits alleging that Malaysian officials had misappropriated more than $3.5 billion from 1Malaysia Development Bhd., a fund designed to invest in the Malaysian economy. According to The Wall Street Journal, the DoJ has named Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak as an active participant in the scheme, funneling money from the fund into his personal bank account in what Attorney General Loretta Lynch calls “[defrauding] the Malaysian people ... on an enormous scale.”
But what did Razak and his cronies (allegedly) buy with all this (allegedly) stolen money? According to the BBC, a couple of luxury hotels, property in New York, London, and California, a private jet, a handful of very expensive Impressionist paintings, rights to songs from the Emi back catalog—oh yeah, and funding for the ...
But what did Razak and his cronies (allegedly) buy with all this (allegedly) stolen money? According to the BBC, a couple of luxury hotels, property in New York, London, and California, a private jet, a handful of very expensive Impressionist paintings, rights to songs from the Emi back catalog—oh yeah, and funding for the ...
- 7/21/2016
- by Katie Rife
- avclub.com
House Speaker Paul Ryan sent a formal request to the Director of National Intelligence, Wednesday, calling for Hillary Clinton's access to classified government information be revoked during the remainder of her campaign. Ryan's letter comes after FBI Director James Comey recommended not to prosecute Clinton in the Bureau's investigation of the handling of her emails during the Democratic nominee's tenure as Secretary of State. Attorney General Loretta Lynch opted on Wednesday not to press charges. "As a former vice presidential nominee, I am keenly aware that Secretary Clinton is set to begin receiving classified intelligence briefings after the Democratic National Convention,...
- 7/7/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Wednesday that the investigation regarding Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail server will be closed, with no criminal charges. “I received and accepted their unanimous recommendation that the thorough, year-long investigation be closed and that no charges be brought against any individuals within the scope of the investigation,” Lynch said in a statement to the Associated Press. FBI director James Comey said on Tuesday that 110 e-mails sent to or from Clinton’s server contained classified information. However, Comey explained that “no reasonable prosecutor” would bring charges against Clinton in this scenario. Also Read: No E-Mail Charges for Hillary Clinton.
- 7/6/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
As a wise woman once said: "When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground." What holds true in HBO's hit fantasy series also resonates in Washington D.C. politics, of course, where the field of contenders has narrowed from a ridiculous many to a powerful few. And like the drama's many battles for the Iron Throne, election year campaigning can be a real bastard. The possibility of contested tickets mean the Democratic and Republican conventions run the risk of getting nasty,...
- 7/5/2016
- Rollingstone.com
The fallout from former President Bill Clinton's impromptu tarmac meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch continues unabated, given fresh life by the news that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was interviewed by the FBI over the weekend. On Tuesday's edition of Morning Joe, Washington Post columnist and Hillary Clinton supporter Jonathan Capehart continued the flagellation by calling the meeting a "disaster of epic proportions" while dissecting his various and sundry interviews with Ag Lynch on the subject of that meeting.
- 7/5/2016
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
As fallout from the meeting between Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton begins to take practical form in Lynch's promise to abide by the FBI's recommendation in the Hillary Clinton email review, more and more Democrats are questioning the political wisdom of the meeting. On CNN's New Day Friday morning, Former South Carolina State Rep. and current pro-Hillary CNN analyst Bakari Sellers probably echoed the feelings of many Clinton supporters who are wondering what the pair were thinking,...
- 7/1/2016
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
The release of transcripts from the Orlando mass shooter's communications with police, with the word "Isis" replaced by the notation [omitted], has been greeted with puzzlement at best, and derision at worst, but prior to the release, Attorney General Loretta Lynch explained the rationale behind the redactions. In an interview with Meet the Press, Attorney General Lynch previewed the contents of the release by telling Chuck Todd that they would feature "partial transcripts," in some kind of attempt to counter their propaganda value.
- 6/20/2016
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
As the FBI comes closer to completing its review of State Department email procedures, the media has tried harder and harder to shake loose something new about "Emailgate," and on this week's Fox News Sunday, it was host Chris Wallace's turn to give it the old college try. At the end of an interview with Attorney General Loretta Lynch about the aftermath of the Orlando mass shooting, Wallace asked a series of questions about the probe, including whether or not Lynch thought President Obama's endorsement of Hillary Clinton created a "conflict of interests" and whether she discussed the matter with Obama during a recent White House meeting.
- 6/19/2016
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
The Justice Department will seek the death penalty against Charleston church shooting suspect Dylann Roof, Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced on Tuesday. "Following the department's rigorous review process to thoroughly consider all relevant factual and legal issues, I have determined that the Justice Department will seek the death penalty," Lynch said in a statement obtained by People. "The nature of the alleged crime and the resulting harm compelled this decision." In July last year, Roof pleaded not guilty to all federal charges in the allegedly racially motivated June 18 shootings at a church in Charleston, South Carolina. • Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?...
- 5/25/2016
- by George Stark, @GeorgeStark_
- PEOPLE.com
The Justice Department will seek the death penalty against Charleston church shooting suspect Dylann Roof, Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced on Tuesday. "Following the department's rigorous review process to thoroughly consider all relevant factual and legal issues, I have determined that the Justice Department will seek the death penalty," Lynch said in a statement obtained by People. "The nature of the alleged crime and the resulting harm compelled this decision." In July last year, Roof pleaded not guilty to all federal charges in the allegedly racially motivated June 18 shootings at a church in Charleston, South Carolina. • Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?...
- 5/25/2016
- by George Stark, @GeorgeStark_
- PEOPLE.com
Describing "a community in distress, in which residents felt under assault by their own police department," U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the city of Ferguson, Missouri, of multiple civil rights violations. Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb, was thrust into the national spotlight after the fatal August 2014 shooting of unarmed African American teen Michael Brown by white police officer Darren Wilson. The shooting and subsequent protests were followed by a Justice Department investigation into Ferguson which revealed a pattern of stops, searches and arrests allegedly driven by racial profiling. The investigation showed that...
- 2/11/2016
- by Jeff Truesdell, @jhtruesdell
- PEOPLE.com
Describing "a community in distress, in which residents felt under assault by their own police department," U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the city of Ferguson, Missouri, of multiple civil rights violations. Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb, was thrust into the national spotlight after the fatal August 2014 shooting of unarmed African American teen Michael Brown by white police officer Darren Wilson. The shooting and subsequent protests were followed by a Justice Department investigation into Ferguson which revealed a pattern of stops, searches and arrests allegedly driven by racial profiling. The investigation showed that...
- 2/11/2016
- by Jeff Truesdell, @jhtruesdell
- PEOPLE.com
President Obama broke down in tears on Tuesday as he publicly unveiled new executive orders on gun control that bypass Congress and seek to expand background checks on firearms purchases and close the so-called "gun-show loophole." Under the new rules, gun dealers are required to obtain a federal seller's license and do background checks on all buyers. The move seeks to crack down in particular on small retailers who sell firearms at gun shows and online, the majority of whom have heretofore been exempt from keeping formal sales records. "The constant excuses for inaction no longer do, no longer suffice,...
- 1/5/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
President Obama broke down in tears on Tuesday as he publicly unveiled new executive orders on gun control that bypass Congress and seek to expand background checks on firearms purchases and close the so-called "gun-show loophole." Under the new rules, gun dealers are required to obtain a federal seller's license and do background checks on all buyers. The move seeks to crack down in particular on small retailers who sell firearms at gun shows and online, the majority of whom have heretofore been exempt from keeping formal sales records. "The constant excuses for inaction no longer do, no longer suffice,...
- 1/5/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
President Obama will announce executive actions Tuesday morning intended to curb gun violence after the deadly killings in San Bernardino, California, the latest mass shooting during his presidency. Speaking with Attorney General Loretta Lynch by his side, Obama is expected to call for mandatory background checks for some private sales. The administration would also increase funding for mental health treatment, as well as for staffing at the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives. Also Read: Obama Takes Swipe at New York Times' Flawed San Bernardino Story The speech is scheduled to begin at 8:40 a.m.
- 1/5/2016
- by Wrap Staff
- The Wrap
President Obama announced Monday that he would be rolling out new executive actions to combat gun violence in the next few days. "The recommendations that are being made by my team here are ones that are entirely consistent with the Second Amendment and people's lawful right to bear arms," the president told reporters Monday afternoon after meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch, FBI Director James Comey and other top officials in the Oval Office to discuss his options. Obama said that, for a comprehensive solution to gun violence, "Congress needs to act." But failing that, he added, the measures he'll...
- 1/4/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
President Obama announced Monday that he would be rolling out new executive actions to combat gun violence in the next few days. "The recommendations that are being made by my team here are ones that are entirely consistent with the Second Amendment and people's lawful right to bear arms," the president told reporters Monday afternoon after meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch, FBI Director James Comey and other top officials in the Oval Office to discuss his options. Obama said that, for a comprehensive solution to gun violence, "Congress needs to act." But failing that, he added, the measures he'll...
- 1/4/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
2Nd Update: 12:45 Pm Pt: It does not appear the two perpetrators of Wednesday’s mass shooting in San Bernardino are part of an organized cell or part of a network, FBI director James Comey said at a news conference this afternoon. “We are going through a very large volume of electronic evidence … these killers tried to destroy,” Comey said with Attorney General Loretta Lynch at his side. “There is a lot of evidence that doesn’t quite make sense,” he acknowledged. But “our…...
- 12/4/2015
- Deadline TV
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