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Associated Press
16 minutes ago
- Associated Press
1 dead, 1 wounded, suspect at large in University of New Mexico dorm shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — One person was fatally shot and another was wounded early Friday at the University of New New Mexico in Albuquerque, where authorities said the suspect remains at large. They shut down the campus and told students to shelter in place. Gunshots were fired at the Casas del Rio dormitory complex, the university said in a statement. The wounded person's injuries were not life-threatening, it said. 'Out of an abundance of caution, UNM has closed its Albuquerque central campus,' the university said in the statement, posted online about 6:30 a.m. 'Multiple law enforcement agencies are on scene and actively investigating,' it said. The university in central Albuquerque has about 23,000 students during the school year.
Washington Post
16 minutes ago
- Washington Post
Fired prosecutor who handled Capitol riot cases sues government
A prosecutor who handled some of the most high-profile cases against Jan. 6, 2021 rioters is suing the government over his dismissal last month, arguing that the decision was politically motivated. Former assistant U.S. attorney Michael Gordon is one of dozens of federal prosecutors the Justice Department has fired since President Donald Trump returned to office, despite such measures generally only being used in cases of misconduct, as The Washington Post reported last month. On Thursday, Gordon and two other former DOJ employees — Patricia A. Hartman, who was a public affairs specialist in the U.S. attorney's office for the District of Columbia, and Joseph W. Tirrell, who led the department's ethics office — filed a lawsuit Thursday over their terminations, which they said disregarded 'long-standing statutory and regulatory protections that govern how and when members of the civil service can be terminated, and the limits thereof.' They said they were informed of their removal from their posts in a one-page letter from Attorney General Pam Bondi, without being offered any 'cause, let alone a proper merit-based one, or required due process.' The attorney general, the lawsuit argues, 'does not have absolute authority to simply remove DOJ employees,' who are protected from being arbitrarily or unlawfully dismissed. 'Our justice system depends on the independence of prosecutors and civil service employees at the Department of Justice who enforce the law without fear, favor, or political pressure,' Abbe David Lowell, one of the attorneys representing the plaintiffs, said in an emailed statement Friday. 'When that independence is compromised, justice itself is at risk. This case is about protecting the integrity of our legal system. The DOJ employees at the center of this case served with distinction, followed the law, not politics, and were fired for it.' The DOJ did not immediately respond to an overnight request for comment. Gordon, who worked as an assistant U.S. attorney in the DOJ's Tampa office, consistently received 'Outstanding' performance ratings since he joined the office 8½ years ago, and received another top rating two days before he was fired in late June, according to the lawsuit. He also spent two years prosecuting some of the most high-profile Capitol riot cases, including Richard 'Bigo' Barnett, who was photographed lounging at a desk in the office of then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Eric Munchel, who was pictured inside the Capitol with plastic handcuffs; and Rebecca Lavrenz, who became known on social media as the 'J6 Praying Grandma.' Within the first hours of his second term, Trump issued a sweeping pardon to almost all of those convicted over the Capitol riot and commuted the sentences of the remaining 14. Trump also appointed Ed Martin, a lawyer who represented Jan. 6 defendants and helped organize the 'Stop the Steal' movement after Trump lost the 2020 election, as interim D.C. U.S. attorney — though he later withdrew the nomination. Gordon told The Post earlier this month that he was preparing a witness for trial shortly before 5 p.m. on a Friday when he was given the paper that said he was being let go without explanation — but said he knew the decision was related to his work on the Jan. 6 cases. 'What's shocking is that the Department of Justice — the part of the government that's supposed to uphold the law — is instead openly defying it, openly thumbing its nose at the very laws that it's supposed to enforce,' he said at the time. 'They're prioritizing revenge over public safety.' Two other assistant U.S. attorneys involved in prosecuting Jan. 6 cases were fired the same day, according to the lawsuit. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Florida) wrote a letter to Bondi earlier this month, saying that the 'timing and circumstances of Mr. Gordon's termination raise serious concerns about political retribution.' The decision could also 'derail justice for victims' of a case Gordon was prosecuting at the time of his dismissal, which Castor described as 'one of the largest fraud schemes in Florida's recent history.' When he was fired, Gordon was the counsel of record in 17 federal cases and involved in 20 ongoing investigations and at least six trials set to take place between July and September, the case argued. Hartman, the public affairs specialist, spent almost two decades at the DOJ, and had also consistently received positive performance reviews before her dismissal in July, according to the lawsuit. She was 'the primary official' working on public affairs related to the Jan. 6, 2021 prosecutions, the lawsuit said, including handling media inquiries and issuing press releases. Tirrell, the senior ethics attorney, was also dismissed in July, after more than seven years as 'an exemplary employee' with the DOJ, the lawsuit said. He previously worked in the FBI for over a decade and also served as a naval officer for more than six years. Tirrell wrote on LinkedIn after his dismissal earlier this month that the oaths he took as a public servant 'did not come with the caveat that I need only support the Constitution when it is easy or convenient.' The lawsuit said that the plaintiffs would normally be able to turn to the Merit Systems Protection Board, which allows federal employees to appeal against suspensions and terminations. However, the lawsuit noted that Trump's firing of the MSPB's head meant the body lacks quorum and that any complaint with the MSPB would be 'futile.'
Fox News
16 minutes ago
- Fox News
Hunter Biden describes how to make crack cocaine on podcast
The 'Fox & Friends' co-hosts react to Hunter Biden's appearance on a podcast where he described how to make crack cocaine and weigh in on Joe Rogan's stunned response.
