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YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Supreme Court Clears Path For Ex-Cincinnati City Council Member's Corruption Case To Be Dismissed

A former Cincinnati City Council member convicted of bribery and attempted extortion but later pardoned by President Trump may now see his case dismissed after the Supreme Court cleared the way. In an order Monday, the justices declined to hear arguments in Alexander “P.G.” Sittenfeld’s appeal of his 2022 conviction, instead granting his petition only to vacate a lower court’s holding and kick the case back there, where the case can be dismissed for good. Read More: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5817731-cincinnati-councilman-bribery-pardon-supreme-court/ #scotus #trump #pardon

NYTIMES (Kenneth P. Vogel, William K. Rashbaum and Santul Nerkar) - Lobbyist Arrested in Extortion Attempt of Client Who Received a Trump Pardon

Josh Nass, a lawyer and lobbyist, had recently represented Joseph Schwartz, a former nursing home executive pardoned by the president late last year.

NYTIMES (Kenneth P. Vogel, William K. Rashbaum and Santul Nerkar) - Lobbyist Who Helped a Client Pursue a Pardon is Arrested on an Extortion Charge

Josh Nass, a lawyer and lobbyist, had recently represented Joseph Schwartz, a former nursing home executive pardoned by President Trump late last year.

STRIPES (Rose L. Thayer) - West Point cadet dismissed after threatening to release AI-made nude images of a woman | Stars and Stripes

Cadet Cayden Cork, 20, pleaded guilty to extortion and indecent conduct. The sentence included reprimand, forfeiture of pay and removal from service.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - TMZ offers to work with emailer on Nancy Guthrie case

The outlet has gotten four emails from someone demanding bitcoin payment in exchange for information on the case.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - TMZ gets third email in Nancy Guthrie case, seeking money for info

A man contacted the outlet asking for $100,000 in bitcoin in exchange for the name of the "main individual" involved.

SUBSTACK (The Grayzone) - Max Blumenthal: The Mafia Doctrine in Full Effect

Max Blumenthal joined Judge Napolitano to expose what’s really happening in Washington.

Netanyahu is in DC to tank Iran talks and drag Trump into a regional war—and Murdoch media is flooding the zone with Ziocons like Nikki Haley to push him over the edge. Trump sends carriers, Rubio pulls strings, and the sane voices are locked out. Meanwhile, Venezuela’s acting president is being blackmailed with secret indictments while the Trump admin smiles and steals her country’s oil. Cuba is under a genocidal siege—no fuel, children dying—and Rubio won’t even acknowledge their government exists. Russia and China are watching. The US has no diplomacy, only extortion. This isn’t foreign policy. It’s organized crime with aircraft carriers.Open

YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Nancy Guthrie: ‘Tip’ demand to TMZ likely bogus, panel agrees | Elizabeth Vargas Reports

TMZ says it received a message demanding one bitcoin — worth about $67,000 — in exchange for information about Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapper. “It’s a scam trying to take advantage of a terrible situation,” John Iannarelli, a former FBI agent-in-charge for Phoenix, tells “Elizabeth Vargas Reports.” #Crime #NancyGuthrie #TMZ Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.

YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - We have to investigate attempted extortion on Guthrie: Morgan Wright | Bianca Across The Nation

On Tuesday's "Bianca Across The Nation," cybersecurity expert Morgan Wright discussed the alleged ransom communications in the Nancy Guthrie case.