Republican Derek Merrin launches bid for rematch against Rep. Marcy Kaptur
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Winnipeg Free Press
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Lawyers for Epstein's former girlfriend say she's open to interview with Congress, if given immunity
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, is open to answering questions from Congress — but only if she is granted immunity from future prosecution for her testimony, her lawyers said Tuesday. A spokeswoman for the committee that wants to interview her responded with a terse statement saying it would not consider offering her immunity. Maxwell's lawyers also asked that they be provided with any questions in advance and that any interview with her be scheduled after her petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to take up her case has been resolved. The conditions were laid out in a letter sent by Maxwell's attorneys to Rep. James Comer, the Republican chair of the House Oversight Committee who last week issued a subpoena for her deposition at the Florida prison where she is serving a 20-year-prison sentence on a conviction of conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse underage girls. The request to interview her is part of a frenzied, renewed interest in the Epstein saga following the Justice Department's July statement that it would not be releasing any additional records from the investigation, an abrupt announcement that stunned online sleuths, conspiracy theorists and elements of President Donald Trump's base who had been hoping to find proof of a government coverup. Since then, the Trump administration has sought to present itself as promoting transparency, with the department urging courts to unseal grand jury transcripts from the sex-trafficking investigation and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche interviewing Maxwell over the course of two days at a Florida courthouse last week. In a letter Tuesday, Maxwell's attorneys said that though their initial instinct was for Maxwell to invoke her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, they are open to having her cooperate provided that lawmakers satisfy their request for immunity and other conditions. But the Oversight Committee seemed to reject that offer outright. 'The Oversight Committee will respond to Ms. Maxwell's attorney soon, but it will not consider granting congressional immunity for her testimony,' a spokesperson said. Separately, Maxwell's attorneys have urged the Supreme Court to review her conviction, saying she dd not receive a fair trial. They also say that one way she would testify 'openly and honestly, in public,' is in the event of a pardon by Trump, who has told reporters that such a move is within his rights but that he has not been not asked to make it. 'She welcomes the opportunity to share the truth and to dispel the many misconceptions and misstatements that have plagued this case from the beginning,' he said.
Winnipeg Free Press
36 minutes ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Nantucket officials accuse offshore wind developer of going into hiding since Trump's election
BOSTON (AP) — Officials in Massachusetts' Nantucket island on Tuesday accused the developer of the nation's first utility-scale offshore wind project of not responding to their safety queries since Donald Trump's election after a massive wind turbine broke apart last year and its fragments washed up on beaches. Nantucket's select board gave Vineyard Wind two weeks to respond to a list of demands, including that it follow deadline requirements for notifying local officials of emergencies. Violations could result in fines up to $250,000, the town said, although it was unclear how such a policy would be enforced. Board member Brooke Mohr suggested the Trump administration's skepticism toward offshore wind projects is to blame for what Mohr said was Vineyard Wind's lack of communication. The town said Vineyard Wind, which is owned by Denmark-based Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure in partnership with Spain-based Iberdrola, has failed to respond to private requests for changes to its protocols. Litigation may be a next step if the town's demands are unmet, officials said. 'We believe that they are concerned about the change in policy at the federal level and drawing scrutiny from the new administration, which has ordered a review of offshore wind permitting practices,' Mohr said during a virtual briefing with news reporters. 'However, hiding is not the solution to their problems, nor is it the solution to our problems.' Vineyard Wind did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by The Associated Press. The project about 14 miles (23 kilometers) off nearby Martha's Vineyard was approved by President Joe Biden's administration in May 2021, a key step in Biden's plans to increase U.S. reliance on offshore wind by 2030. Wednesdays What's next in arts, life and pop culture. Fiberglas fragments of a massive wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket began washing ashore last summer during the peak of tourist season after pieces of the blade at the Vineyard Wind project began falling into the Atlantic Ocean in July. GE Vernova, which agreed to pay $10.5 million in a settlement earlier this month to compensate island businesses that suffered losses as a result of the blade failure, blamed a manufacturing problem at one of its factories in Canada and said there was no indication of a design flaw. It reinspected all blades made at the factory and removed other blades made there from the Vineyard Wind location. In the final days of the Biden administration, federal regulators lifted a suspension order on the project, pending the removal of all installed blades manufactured by GE Vernova. On Tuesday, town officials accused Vineyard Wind of violating a contract made with Nantucket five years ago that requires the company to communicate regularly with the town at all stages of project development and deployment. It also said Vineyard Wind hasn't done enough to reduce light pollution or engage the town with its emergency response plans following the blade failure. Nantucket officials refused to include Vineyard Wind as a signatory in the $10.5 million settlement, citing the company's 'lack of leadership, transparency, and stewardship' following the blade failure.
CTV News
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- CTV News
Trump caps his Scottish visit by opening a new golf course and promoting his family brand
U.S. President Donald Trump tees off during the opening ceremony for the Trump International Golf Links golf course, near Aberdeen, Scotland, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ALMEDIE, Scotland — Golf and Scotland are close to U.S. President Donald Trump's heart, and both were in play Tuesday as he opened a new eponymous course in the land of his mother's birth, capping a five-day trip that was largely about promoting his family's luxury properties. Dressed for golf and sporting a white cap that said 'USA,' Trump appeared to be in such a jolly mood that he even lavished rare praise -- instead of the usual insults -- on the contingent of journalists who had gathered to cover the event. 'Today they're not fake news,' Trump said. 'Today they're wonderful news.' The golf-focused trip gave him a chance to escape Washington's summer heat, but he could not avoid questions about Jeffrey Epstein, the deepening food crisis in Gaza or other issues that trailed him across the Atlantic. The trip itself teed up another example of how the Republican president has used the White House to promote his brand. Trump addresses Gaza and Epstein Trump on Monday expressed concern over the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza and urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to do more to get food aid to hungry Palestinians. Asked if he agreed with Netanyahu's assertion Sunday that 'there is no policy of starvation in Gaza and there is no starvation in Gaza,' Trump said he didn't know but added, 'I mean, based on television, I would say not particularly because those children look very hungry.' The president also offered a reason why he banished Epstein from his private club in Palm Beach, Florida, years ago, saying it was because the disgraced financier 'stole people that worked for me.' A top White House aide said last week that Epstein was kicked out for being a 'creep.' Trump tees off on newly opened golf course Flanked by sons Eric and Donald Jr., Trump counted '1-2-3' and wielded a pair of golden scissors to cut a red ribbon marking the ceremonial opening of the new Trump course in the village of Balmedie on Scotland's northern coast. 'This has been an unbelievable development,' Trump said before the ribbon cutting. He thanked Eric, who designed the course, saying his work on the project was 'truly a labor of love for him.' Eric Trump said the course was his father's 'passion project.' Immediately afterward, Trump, Eric Trump and two professional golfers teed off on the first hole with plans to play a full 18 before the president returns to Washington on Tuesday night. Trump rarely allows the news media to watch his golf game, though video journalists and photographers often find him along the course whenever he plays. Trump's shot had a solid sound and soared straight, high and relatively far. Clearly pleased, he turned to the cameras and did an almost half bow. 'He likes the course, ladies and gentlemen' Eric Trump said. Billed as the 'Greatest 36 Holes in Golf,' the Trump International Golf Links, Scotland, is hosting back-to-back weekend tournaments before it begins offering rounds to the public on Aug. 13. Trump fits White House business into golf trip Trump worked some official business into the trip by holding talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and reaching a trade framework for tariffs between the U.S. and the European Union's 27 member countries -- though scores of key details remain to be settled. But the trip itself was centered around golf, and the presidential visit served to raise the new course's profile. Trump's assets are in a trust and his sons are running the family business while he's in the White House. Any business generated at the course will ultimately enrich the president when he leaves office, though. The new golf course will be the third owned by the Trump Organization in Scotland. Trump bought Turnberry in 2014 and owns another course near Aberdeen that opened in 2012. Trump golfed at Turnberry on Saturday, as protesters took to the streets, and on Sunday before meeting there in the afternoon with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. New course blends things dear to Trump The occasion blended two things dear to Trump: golf and Scotland. His mother, the late Mary Anne MacLeod, was born on the Isle of Lewis on the north coast. 'We love Scotland here. My mother was born here, and she loved it,' Trump said Tuesday. She visited 'religiously once a year' during the summer with his sisters, he said. Perhaps the only mood-buster for Trump are the wind turbines that are part of a nearby windfarm and can be seen from around the new course. Trump, who often speaks about his hatred of windmills, sued in 2013 to block construction of the wind farm but lost the case and was eventually ordered to pay legal costs for filing the lawsuit -- a matter that still enrages him more than a decade later. Trump said on a new episode of the New York Post's 'Pod Force One' podcast that the 'ugly windmills' are a 'shame' and are 'really hurting' Scotland. The interview was conducted over the weekend and released Tuesday. 'It kills the birds, ruins the look. They're noisy,' he said, asserting that the value of real estate around them also plummets. 'I think it's a very bad thing. Environmentally, it's horrible.' ___ Will Weissert And Darlene Superville, The Associated Press Superville reported from Washington.
