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President Donald Trump is fighting to keep former special counsel Jack Smith from testifying in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation, setting up a new legal showdown over the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
The BBC subpoenaed Smith for a deposition as part of its defense, according to court documents filed Monday.
Legal journalist Adam Klasfeld broke the news on X, reporting that Smith “didn’t object to the subpoena.”
“Team Trump opposes,” Klasfeld added.
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Jared Kushner is pushing back on a report involving a hacked iPhone, international spies and billion-dollar transfers from foreign governments.
An upcoming book by journalist Matthew Cole claims Kushner, who is President Trump's son-in-law, had access to more than $2 billion in "slush money funds" from Middle Eastern leaders in an attempt to influence U.S. foreign policy.
An excerpt of the book released Thursday details allegations encompassing Kushner's time as a senior White House adviser during the first Trump administration, which included a lead role in U.S. policy in the Middle East. Kushner had a major hand in negotiating key foreign policy deals that involved Israel, the Gulf states, China and Russia during that period.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/kushner-pushes-back-report-involving-133251393.html
Here's the Vanity Fair excerpt from the book. Subscription required.
https://www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-kushner-hacked-phone-secret-negotiations
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