WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s authorized crew is sending the Senate a fiery response to its impeachment summons, outlining the defenses it expects to make use of within the upcoming trial. Trump’s Saturday reply to the Senate’s formal impeachment summons calls the 2 articles of impeachment handed by the House final month “a dangerous attack on the right of the American people to freely choose their president.” The doc affords a style of the rhetoric anticipated to be deployed by the president’s defenders within the Senate. “This is a brazen and unlawful attempt to overturn the results of the 2016 election and interfere with the 2020 election, now just months away,” the submitting states. Two
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Legal weed on the market in Illinois: Live updates from Jan. 1
Recreational marijuana is formally authorized throughout Illinois right now. Pot fans trying to get their first style of authorized weed right now can anticipate lengthy strains and restricted provides at dispensaries. Our journalists Tom Schuba, Rachel Hinton and Ashlee Rezin might be reporting from dispensaries in Chicago and the encircling suburbs. Follow them on Twitter and examine again right here all through the day for our dwell protection. 6 a.m. Recreational weed gross sales kick off Shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday, Renzo Mejia walked into Chicago’s Dispensary 33 and, after perusing a menu, purchased an eighth of an oz of Motorbreath. With that, the West Loop resident made the
Steve Francis Jailed On Burglary Charge, As Ex-NBA Star Compounds Legal Woes
Steve Francis appears to be in a rough patch in his post-basketball life. The former Houston Rockets star was jailed on a burglary charge after he turned himself in to police Monday in Florida, according to TMZ. Francis is accused of breaking into a woman’s car in June and stealing items worth over $ 7,000. He could serve up to five years in prison if convicted on the felony charge. The alleged victim described the burglary last month in an interview with KTRK Houston. The unidentified woman left her car door unlocked while she was eating at a restaurant in Bradenton, Fla. Francis asked the bartender for help finding his keys. “The bartend... NESN.com