Friday, August 25, 2023

8/25 WAKE-UP CALL: Trump Now Has A Mugshot

Daily Mail Composite (8/25/23) 
Donald Trump's mug shot was released on Thursday evening after he was booked at an Atlanta jail on more than a dozen felony charges as part of a wide-ranging criminal case stemming from the former U.S. president's attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia.

An unsmiling Trump - inmate no. P01135809, according to Fulton County Jail records - was captured glaring at the camera in the mug shot. The image represented yet another extraordinary moment for Trump, who did not have to submit to a photograph when making appearances in his three other criminal cases.

He wasted little time trying to turn it to his advantage, posting it on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, as well as his own social media site, Truth Social. His campaign website featured the mug shot along with a message from Trump defending his actions and asking for donations.

The X post appeared to be Trump's first on the site since his account was banned after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. X owner Elon Musk reinstated Trump's account late last year.

Judge Scott McAfee set a trial date of Oct. 23 for one of Trump's 18 co-defendants, attorney Kenneth Chesebro, after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis proposed that date in response to Chesebro's request for a speedy trial. The judge's order said the schedule does not yet apply to Trump or any of the other defendants.

Eleven of his co-defendants already have been booked, according to authorities. Some, like Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York mayor, were stone-faced in their mug shots, while others, such as lawyer Jenna Ellis, smiled for the camera.

The $200,000 bond package to which Trump agreed on Monday includes standard provisions barring him from making direct or indirect threats against witnesses or his 18 co-defendants in the case, which concerns his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democratic President Joe Biden.

Donald Trump has been booked into Fulton County jail in Atlanta on charges of attempting to overthrow Georgia's 2020 election, declaring on the tarmac after his arrest that it was 'a very sad day for America.'

He described the historic moment as 'a travesty of justice' and  added: 'We did nothing wrong, I did nothing wrong.'

'This is election interference. So I want to thank you for being here. We did nothing wrong,' Trump said. 'We had every right, every single right, to challenge an election we think was dishonest.' 

Inside the jail, Trump's vital details - white male, 6-feet 3-inches tall, and a weight of 215 pounds - were recorded, and his fingerprints and mugshot were taken. The mugshot was the first of a former president and immediately became one of the most famous pictures of all time. 

➤CROSS PUTIN AND DIE: Wagner’s chief was assassinated, U.S. officials said. Preliminary U.S. government assessments, which officials stressed are incomplete, suggest that a bomb exploded on Yevgeny Prigozhin’s jet for that some other form of sabotage was involved, killing all 10 people on board. President Vladimir Putin offered condolences to the victims’ families and had both praise and criticism for Prigozhin, who spent his final days planning for the future. The head of the Wagner paramilitary group led a short-lived insurrection against Moscow in June, which tarnished Putin’s image. The downing of Prigozhin’s plane has bolstered Vladimir Putin’s position as a strongman leader, bringing the curtain down on two months of uncertainty sparked by questions over the Russian president’s reluctance to crack down on the renegade warlord.



➤GUNMAN IDENTIFIED IN ORANGE COUNTY MASSACRE: The gunman who opened fire at a popular Orange County biker bar on Wednesday night has been identified as a former sergeant with the Ventura Police Department. He was shot dead by deputies after shooting nine people, three of whom died. Local police said he went to the bar to confront his estranged wife, and then shot her and a friend before opening fire at random. His wife survived.


➤MAUI COUNTY SUES UTILITY COMPANY: Maui County officials have filed a lawsuit against Hawaii’s largest electric utility company, blaming it for the wildfires that killed at least 115 people and destroyed parts of the island. The suit filed yesterday accuses Hawaiian Electric of “intentional and malicious” mismanagement of power lines that allowed sparks to ignite the blazes. The company is also accused of failing to perform basic maintenance for years and ignoring the immediate danger caused by high winds that preceded the fires.

➤RETAILERS ARE LOCKING UP THE GOODS: Shoplifting is increasing at such an alarming rate that some retailers are pointing to it as a cause of declining profits. In announcing its results for the quarter, the popular Dollar Tree chain cited theft as one reason its profits failed to meet expectations. CEO Rick Dreiling said the stores are going to start placing some products in locked cabinets or behind the cash register, and may even drop some items altogether. This isn’t ordinary shoplifting. It’s organized retail crime by thieves who are collecting goods to sell online. Other retailers who have cited the problem include Target, Home Depot, Walmart, and Dick’s Sporting Goods.

➤MORTAGE RATES HIGHEST SINCE 2001:  The average 30-year fixed mortgage came with an interest rate of 7.23%, according to Freddie Mac. Two years ago, they were below 3%, near record lows. High borrowing costs make it tough to reverse the housing-market slowdown. Mortgage rates have risen far more than the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which they usually follow.

➤DOJ AFTER MUSK FOR HIRING DISCRIMINATION: The Biden administration on Thursday accused Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company Space of discriminating against asylum seekers and refugees in its hiring practices. The Justice Department is suing the company for backpay for people who were denied jobs. 'The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire or consider them, because of their citizenship status, in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act,' the Justice Department said in a statement.

➤SUBWAY SOLD: A private-equity group is eating up Subway. The acquisition will mean thousands of new locations, the sandwich chain's CEO said. Roark Capital agreed to buy the company from the two founding families that owned it for nearly six decades. The terms weren’t disclosed. The WSJ previously reported that Roark’s offer of around $9.6 billion was leading a heated auction. Subway is the eighth-largest U.S. restaurant chain, with $9.8 billion in domestic sales last year, according to market-research firm Technomic. In other deal news, Shein is investing in the company that operates Forever 21, paving the way to sell the retailer’s clothes and accessories on its site, the companies said.

⚾OHTANI WILL CONTINUE TO BAT: Shohei Ohtani is expected to be with the Los Angeles Angels for the start of their upcoming road trip and plans to continue to hit in their lineup, at least for now, a source with knowledge of the situation said. The Angels were off Thursday, then begin a three-city trip through New York, Philadelphia and Oakland. The 29-year-old Ohtani exited his start against the Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader after just 26 pitches, then underwent an MRI that revealed he had a tear in his right ulnar collateral ligament, Angels general manager Perry Minasian told reporters later that night. But Ohtani still opted to serve as the team's designated hitter in Game 2 -- and it appears he'll continue to do so at least through an upcoming weekend series against the New York Mets.

⚾MLB NATIONALS 6 YANKEES 5: Alex Call hit a go-ahead two-run homer off Tommy Kahnle with two outs in the seventh inning as the visiting Washington Nationals rallied for a 6-5 victory over the skidding New York Yankees on Thursday afternoon. Held to one hit through six innings against the Yankees' pitching trio of Michael King, Keynan Middleton and Jhony Brito, the Nationals rallied with a four-run seventh. Jake Alu hit an RBI single off Kahnle that caromed off rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe's glove into center field. Call followed by hitting Kahnle's 1-0 changeup into Washington's bullpen in left-center to give the Nationals a 4-3 lead.

⚾MLB RED SOX 17 ATROS 1: Wilyer Abreu clubbed his first big-league home run and was one of eight Red Sox batters to record multiple hits as visiting Boston cruised to a 17-1 drubbing of the Houston Astros on Thursday afternoon. Abreu went 4-for-5 with four RBIs, two runs and a walk. Connor Wong and Alex Verdugo also had four hits and five other players had two apiece for the Red Sox, who earned a split of the four-game series. All nine batters in Boston's starting lineup recorded at least one RBI and at least one of the club's season-high 24 hits. The offensive showcase provided more than enough run support for Red Sox starter Brayan Bello (10-7), who gave up one run on nine hits in seven innings. He walked three and struck out four.

Ohtani Makes Road Trip
⚾MLB SCORES

  • Rays 5 Rockies 3
  • Dodgers 6 Guardians 1
  • Dodgers 9 Guardians 3
  • Orioles 5 Blue Jays 3
  • Cubs 5 Pirates 4
  • Twins 7 Rangers 5
  • Athletics 8 White Sox 5
  • D-Backs 3 Reds 2


⚾LLWS WILLIAMSPORT, PA:  

  • Caribbean (Willemstad, Curaçao) def. Mexico (Tijuana, Mexico), 4-2
  • West (El Segundo, California) def. Northwest (Seattle, Washington), 2-1

Little League World Series: El Segundo (West) edges Washington (Northwest), advances to U.S. Championship El Segundo will get a rematch with Texas on Saturday with a chance to reach the series title game versus the International champ.



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