The following is an edited transcript excerpt from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mks-ep-1907?elementPosition=3&amp;row=6&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+Episodes&amp;rowType=Horizontal+Show+Episodes+Carousel">The Michael Knowles Show</a>.
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There is an interesting development in the Epstein case and it comes from CBS News.
The official accounts about who did or did not enter Epstein&#8217;s jail cell on the night of his death have been contradicted a myriad of times. 
If you’ll recall, we were first told there were cameras on Epstein’s jail cell and on his floor, but that they weren’t working, so there was no footage to release. Later, officials released closed-circuit footage from the night of his death and claimed it was uninterrupted. Shortly afterward, we were told that a minute of the video was missing. That missing minute was eventually restored, and we were assured the footage was original — despite clear signs it had been edited using video software.
So what&#8217;s the latest? Well, newly released video logs appear to contradict official accounts.
This is from <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/epstein-files-jail-cell-death-video-logs/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&amp;linkId=903657594">CBS News</a>:
<blockquote>Newly released Department of Justice documents show that investigators reviewing surveillance footage from the night of Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;s death observed an orange-colored shape moving up a staircase toward the isolated, locked tier where his cell was located at approximately 10:39 p.m. on Aug. 9, 2019.</blockquote>
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I love the way they&#8217;re describing it: &#8220;An orange-colored shape.&#8221;
 So some people, probably on the Left, are imagining that this is just Trump himself. Yes, a vaguely mango-colored, you know, blond-haired, had a very nice Brioni suit on with a slightly too-long red tie.
Or no, that would be the live version of what we on the Right all imagine.
What is probably meant is that the person is wearing an orange jumpsuit, or maybe carrying something orange.
This isn&#8217;t particularly new information. I was covering Epstein months and months ago when some of this footage came out, and we noticed the strange figures that were moving around. Okay, now we can zoom in, and we see this weird orange figure. 
CBS <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/epstein-files-jail-cell-death-video-logs/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&amp;linkId=903657594">goes on</a>:
<blockquote>Thomas told investigators he discovered Epstein in his cell shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Aug.10 and that he &#8220;ripped&#8221; Epstein down from the hanging position.
Investigators asked what happened to the noose. 
&#8220;I don&#8217;t recall taking the noose off. I really don&#8217;t,&#8221; he replied. &#8220;I don&#8217;t recall taking the thing from around his neck.&#8221;</blockquote>
That&#8217;s a little weird, right?
I guess what you could say is it&#8217;s always shocking to see a dead body, but it was especially shocking here. This is one of the most wanted, talked-about criminals in all of America, in all of the world and you find him dead in his cell, and maybe, who knows, your hormones are spiking. You have a surge of adrenaline, you&#8217;re shocked, you&#8217;re sick, and you forget. Maybe he just forgot.
It gets weirder.
<blockquote>Noel, who remained standing at the cell entrance, told investigators she saw Thomas lower Epstein to the floor but did not see a noose around his neck.</blockquote>
Hold on. 
So now it&#8217;s not just the guy who discovers Epstein and takes him down. It&#8217;s also the observer standing a little bit further back. 
<blockquote>The noose Epstein allegedly used has never been definitively identified. According to the inspector general&#8217;s report, a noose collected at the scene was later determined not to be the ligature used in Epstein&#8217;s death.</blockquote>
The guy who took him down never saw the noose.
The lady watching him take him down never saw a noose.
And investigators never even found the noose.
Add on at least one medical examiner saying that the breaks in his neck were more consistent with strangulation than with hanging.
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Everyone is focusing on the aspects of his life — Epstein had a connection to Russia; he had a connection to Israel; he had a connection to the CIA, and so on.
Some of the accounts actually contradict each other. Was he a super spy? Was he just a sex-freak rich guy? Was he really trafficking women? Was he really trading secrets? Was he really dealing with the Arabs and the Israelis, or was it the Russians or the Americans, or was it the British?
You’ve got to put that aside for a second. We now have every theory covered. Yes, we’ve connected him to every country on earth, every intelligence agency, every vice. And that’s not getting us anywhere.
If you want to get to the heart of the Epstein story, the first thing you have to ascertain is the end of the story, not how the story begins.
Not a lot of people want to focus on how a guy who dropped out of college ended up becoming a math teacher, who was hired by Bill Barr’s father at The Dalton School, but then became some kind of trader at Bear Stearns? How? He then went on to become the money manager for Les Wexner, where he said he would only have clients who were investing over $1 billion.
And then he worked with intelligence agencies.
And then he helped this sheikh in Arabia.
And then he — 
Don’t look at the beginning of the story. That is going to lead you down a billion different trails, especially with a guy who seemed to be connected to every powerful person on earth.
I think you have to start at the end of the story. 
And curious, isn’t it, that the shadiest part, the part that has been most covered up, that has been most contradicted, is not found at the beginning of the story. No one is asking, &#8220;Did Epstein work at Bear Stearns?&#8221; &#8220;Did Epstein know Ghislaine Maxwell?&#8221; &#8220;Did Epstein pal around with Bill?&#8221; It’s none of that.
The part that has been most assiduously covered up is the end of the story.
How did he die?
Who killed him?
Why don’t we have the noose?
That’s it. I don’t think we’re going to get an answer on it. And that&#8217;s been my consistent position from the beginning. Either Epstein is who they say he is, in which case we know everything about him, or he’s something more, in which case we know everything we’re ever going to know, because they’re not going to let it out. 
But if we could ascertain who killed him, that would help us to answer: why was he killed? That would help us to answer what purpose he primarily served in world politics. That would help us to answer who, chiefly, he was working for.
That would help us to answer what the Epstein operation was really about.
But the only way you’re going to get those big answers is by going backward. You’re not going to get it by going forward.
Now we’re getting some little, little tasty hints — but nothing definitive.
And if you want me to put some money on the table, I don’t think we’re going to get much more than that.

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A man posing as an FBI agent walked into the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Wednesday night in an attempt to spring suspected assassin Luigi Mangione from jail, according to a criminal complaint.
The suspect, 36-year-old Mark Anderson of Minnesota, was charged on Thursday with impersonating a federal agent. Anderson allegedly illegally approached the jail&#8217;s intake area and told authorities at the jail that he had an order “signed by a judge” to free an inmate. While the criminal complaint does not specify who Anderson was allegedly attempting to free, law enforcement sources told <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-allegedly-break-luigi-mangione-jail-impersonating-fbi/story?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dhfacebook&amp;utm_content=app.dashsocial.com/abcnews/library/media/635358670&amp;id=129679620">ABC News</a> and the<a href="https://nypost.com/2026/01/29/us-news/lunatic-luigi-mangione-fan-posed-as-fbi-agent-in-botched-bid-to-break-accused-ceo-killer-out-of-nyc-jail-feds/"> New York Post</a> that it was Mangione.
Anderson told officials that he had weapons in his bag, and when officials searched the bag, they found a pizza cutter and a barbecue fork, according to the criminal complaint. When asked to provide his credentials, Anderson handed officials his Minnesota driver&#8217;s license, the complaint stated. Anderson reportedly moved to New York City recently and was working at a pizza parlor. The Minnesota man was scheduled to appear in court on Thursday afternoon.
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Mangione is being held in the Metropolitan Detention Center as his trial unfolds. The 27-year-old University of Pennsylvania graduate is charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was gunned down on a New York City street on December 4, 2024.
Mangione has been charged at the state and federal levels, with his federal murder charge opening up the door to the death penalty if he is convicted. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to the state and federal murder charges. The suspected assassin has attracted fans, who have called for him to be released. Some of Mangione&#8217;s supporters have used the murder of Thompson to condemn the U.S. health care system and to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/luigi-mangione-protesters-call-death-elon-musk-other-corrupt-healthcare-ceos.print">call</a> for other health care executives to be killed.
The Mangione fans, some of them wearing costumes of Luigi from Super Mario, have flocked together outside of the courthouse in New York City when the suspected killer was due in court. Mangione is due back in court for his federal case on Friday as the judge considers whether the death penalty can remain on the table.
The accused killer&#8217;s attorney&#8217;s wants the judge to prevent the prosecution from using items found in Mangione&#8217;s backpack when he was arrested as evidence. The lawyers argue that Altoona, Pennsylvania, police illegally searched Mangione&#8217;s backpack when they arrested him. Among the items found in Mangione&#8217;s backpack were a gun, a loaded magazine, and a notebook that allegedly described Mangione&#8217;s plan to &#8220;whack&#8221; the health care CEO &#8220;at the annual parasitic bean-counter convention.&#8221;
U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett said last week that Mangione&#8217;s federal trial will start on September 8.

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Thank God we fought a revolution in this country so that we are not ruled by the idiotic rules of the modern United Kingdom.
Graham Linehan is a comedian and comedy writer who was just arrested in the UK — for his tweets.
Unfortunately, this is not uncommon in the UK. In mid-August, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/world-news/uk-free-speech-struggle-30-arrests-a-day-censorship/">titled an article</a>, “UK free speech crackdown sees up to 30 people a day arrested for petty offenses such as retweets and cartoons.” The Post wrote:
<blockquote>Bernadette Spofforth lay in jail on a blue gym mattress in a daze, finding it difficult to move, even breathe. “I just closed down. But the other half of my brain went into Jack Reacher mode,” she said, referring to the fictional action hero. “Every single detail was in this very vivid, bright, sharp focus.”
She remembers noticing that you can’t drown yourself in the toilet, because there’s no standing water in it and the flush button is too far to reach if your head were in the bowl. She’d end up being detained for 36 hours in July 2024. Three girls had just been <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/01/20/world-news/uk-teen-pleads-guilty-to-murder-of-three-girls-at-taylor-swift-themed-dance-party/">murdered in Southport</a>, England, at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party. But Spofforth was not under suspicion for the crime.
Instead, horrified, and in the fog of a developing tragedy, she’d reposted on X another user’s content blaming newly arrived migrants for the ghastly crime — clarifying in her retweet, “If this is true.” Hours later she realized she may have received bad information and deleted the post — but it had already been seen thousands of times. &#8230;
Her story is one repeated almost hourly in the UK, where data suggests <a href="https://freespeechunion.org/police-make-30-arrests-a-day-for-offensive-online-messages/">over 30 people a day are arrested</a> for speech crimes, about 12,000 a year, under laws written well before the age of social media that make crimes of sending “grossly offensive” messages or sharing content of an “indecent, obscene or menacing character.”</blockquote>
Four police vehicles arrived at her home days later.
Linehan <a href="https://grahamlinehan.substack.com/p/i-just-got-arrested-again">wrote on</a> Substack:
<blockquote>The moment I stepped off the plane at Heathrow, five armed police officers were waiting. Not one, not two—five. They escorted me to a private area and told me I was under arrest for three tweets. In a country where paedophiles escape sentencing, where knife crime is out of control, where women are assaulted and harassed every time they gather to speak, the state had mobilised five armed officers to arrest a comedy writer for this tweet (and no, I promise you, I am not making this up.)</blockquote>
The tweet read: “If a trans-identified male is in a female-only space, he is committing a violent, abusive act. Make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails, punch him in the ba**s.”
Linehan was arrested for that tweet. He was also arrested for another tweet in which there was a gigantic trans protest in London, of which he tweeted a photo, captioned, “A photo you can smell,” followed by a tweet in which he wrote, “I hate them. Misogynists and homophobes. F*** em.”
“At Heathrow police station, my belt, bag, and devices were confiscated,” he wrote. “Then I was shown into a small green-tiled cell with a bunk, a silver toilet in the corner and a message from Crimestoppers on the ceiling next to a concave mirror that was presumably there to make you reflect on your life choices. &#8230; At one point, I said ‘I bet I know who made this complaint. Lindsay Watson’ (demented ex-copper troon who was fired for his online conduct). Then, lo-and-behold, one of my lawyers sent me this reply to the ‘bollocks’ tweet.”
The reply stated, “That weird ex-copper claims he has reported this to police and is trying to get other troons to do so. Just FYI.”
Welcome to England, the birthplace of the Magna Carta, where they are tearing down the institutions that make a functional society.
<h3><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-2272-the-uk-s-free-speech-crackdown?elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowHeadline=The+Ben+Shapiro+Show&amp;rowType=Horizontal+Show+Episodes+Carousel">WATCH: The Ben Shapiro Show</a></h3>
It&#8217;s not just that these folks in the UK are interested in tearing away free speech and saying you’re not allowed to tweet a bad thing, that bad tweets might land you in jail: They are importing people from parts of the planet who hate and despise all of the centralizing Western principles, such as free speech.
I write in “Lions And Scavengers” about the coalition of scavengers, about the idea that you have barbarians — the people from outside who hate our civilization — who join forces with the lechers inside our civilization who believe that they are marginalized by our traditional institutions and values, and then they make common cause together. 
That&#8217;s the UK in a nutshell.
It is no coincidence that on Tuesday, the Home Secretary of the UK, Yvette Cooper, said that the UK is going to take in refugees from Gaza. She stated:
<blockquote>I confirm that the Home Office has put in place systems to issue expedited visas with biometric checks conducted prior to arrival for children and their immediate accompanying family members. We have done the same for all the Chevening scholars and are now in the process of doing so for the next group of students from Gaza who have been awarded fully funded scholarships and places at UK universities so that they can start their studies in autumn this year.
Later this year, we will set out plans to establish a permanent framework for refugee students to come and study in the UK so that we can help more talented young people fleeing war and persecution to find a better future, alongside capped and managed ways for refugees to work here in the UK.</blockquote>
Congrats to the people of Great Britain. They don&#8217;t just have to contend with the insanity inside their borders, but out of some sort of misplaced sympathy, they are going to be importing people who almost certainly do not share their values.
There are plenty of other countries on planet Earth that are more akin ideologically and culturally to the people of Gaza, but according to the wonderful folks in the UK, those countries don’t exist.
There&#8217;s been some opposition within Westminster to taking in refugees from Gaza.
Conservative shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick expressed apprehension at the idea of resettling Palestinians in the UK. He wrote in The Telegraph, “The truth is that Gaza&#8217;s Arab neighbors are prepared to offer humanitarian support, but consider the idea of inviting Gazans into the country at any scale a risk only a fool would take.”
Which, of course, is true.
This is a misapplied sense of guilt directed at the Third World by the Labor Party in the UK, a belief that in the oppressor/oppressed matrix, the UK is an oppressor; Israel is an oppressor; the people of Gaza are the oppressed, and therefore the people of the UK must accept people who believe that Western civilization is in and of itself wrong and terrible.
As a side note, we should point out at this point here that Qatar — which is essentially Hamas with nicer suits — owns much of London.
“A cursory look at Property Week shows that the Qatari Investment Authority, Qatari Holding and Qatari Diar own 23,253,699 square feet of London, making Qatar the largest owner of London property. Reports vary about the sum invested, alleged to be £35 billion. Qatar’s square footage is more than HM The Queen’s Crown Estate,” Sunday Guardian Live <a href="https://latest.sundayguardianlive.com/world/10394-qatar-largest-owner-london-property?utm_source=chatgpt.com">reported</a>.
If you ever wonder why Europe is so warm toward importing people who truly hate their civilization, a big part of the reason is this — money.

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Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday that he is seeking the arrest of Democrat Robert Francis &#8220;Beto&#8221; O&#8217;Rourke over O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s alleged violation of a court order requiring him to stop fundraising for the AWOL Texas Democrats.
Paxton <a href="https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/1955295153079586937">accused</a> O&#8217;Rourke of &#8220;blatantly&#8221; violating a temporary restraining order &#8220;by continuing to fundraise and pay for the personal expenses of runaway Democrat legislators.&#8221; Last week, Tarrant County, Texas, District Court Judge Megan Fahey <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/beto-orourke-blocked-financially-supporting-texas-democrats-fled-state-rcna224002">barred</a> O&#8217;Rourke and his political group, Powered by People, from funding the group of 50 Democrats who fled the state to stop a vote on a GOP-backed Congressional map.
Paxton alleges that O&#8217;Rourke violated the restraining order immediately after it was issued by telling a crowd of supporters that he would continue fundraising for the runaway Democrats. O&#8217;Rourke also told the crowd that Democrats should “f*** the rules” and “win whatever it takes,&#8221; calling on Democrat-led states to redraw Congressional maps to take seats away from Republicans, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/f-the-rules-beto-goes-off-the-rails-says-dems-will-win-whatever-it-takes">reported</a>.
&#8220;There are no refs in this game, f*** the rules, we are going to win whatever it takes. We’re going to take this to him in every way that we can,&#8221; O&#8217;Rourke said.
In a press release, Paxton said that O&#8217;Rourke &#8220;is wrong on both counts.&#8221;
&#8220;There is a referee—the Honorable Megan Fahey—and there are rules—namely, that a person violating a temporary restraining order can be fined up to $500 and jailed for up to six months,&#8221; the Texas attorney general added. &#8220;Given Robert Francis&#8217;s vulgar disdain for the rule of law and immense personal wealth, imprisonment is absolutely necessary to persuade him to obey the lawful restraining order issued by the Tarrant County court.&#8221;
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BREAKING: I&#8217;m taking action to hold Robert Francis O&#8217;Rourke in contempt for violating a court order and scamming Texans.
Beto is about to find out that running your mouth and ignoring the rule of law has consequences in Texas.
It&#8217;s time to lock him up. <a href="https://t.co/JZO4cbBkt1">pic.twitter.com/JZO4cbBkt1</a>
— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) <a href="https://twitter.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/1955295153079586937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Beto told me to &#8216;come and take,&#8217; so I did and beat him in court. Now, he still thinks he&#8217;s above the law, so I&#8217;m working to put him behind bars,&#8221; Paxton continued.
O&#8217;Rourke shot back at Paxton in a post on X, accusing the attorney general of &#8220;lying about me to try to silence us.&#8221;
&#8220;We alerted the Court that the AG&#8217;s office blatantly lied in its filing. We’re seeking maximum sanctions in response to his abuse of office,&#8221; O&#8217;Rourke added. &#8220;Taking the fight directly to this corrupt, lying thug.&#8221;
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He&#8217;s lying about me to try to silence us.
Here’s the full clip. I mean every word.
We alerted the Court that the AG&#8217;s office blatantly lied in its filing. We’re seeking maximum sanctions in response to his abuse of office.
Taking the fight directly to this corrupt, lying thug. <a href="https://t.co/JAfKR3xyH3">https://t.co/JAfKR3xyH3</a> <a href="https://t.co/uQFCG3Jmsg">pic.twitter.com/uQFCG3Jmsg</a>
— Beto O&#8217;Rourke (@BetoORourke) <a href="https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1955349238956585078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
Paxton launched an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/beto-orourke-led-group-under-investigation-over-potential-bribes-to-help-runaway-texas-dems">investigation</a> into O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s group last week after it was reported that Powered by People was bankrolling the Texas Democrats who shirked their responsibilities in the state House and fled to Illinois to block a vote on the new Congressional map. The group of Democrats faces a daily $500 fine, along with living expenses in Illinois.
Powered by People <a href="https://poweredxpeople.org/what-we-do/">focuses</a> on organizing volunteers to help Democrats win elections in “competitive Texas battleground districts.” The leftist group says it is also “focused on creating long-term changes to the Texas electorate that will outlast any one candidate or campaign cycle.”
The Democratic legislators <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/post/texas-democrats-illinois-vow-stay-special-session-ends-despite-st-charles-bomb-threat-greg-abbotts-arrests/17504587/">remain</a> out of the state this week, defying last Friday&#8217;s deadline that Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows put in place for their return. The Democrats vowed to stay out of Texas past the 30-day special session, but Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abbott-vows-to-hold-special-sessions-in-texas-for-years-until-delinquent-dems-return">said</a> on Sunday that he would continue to call special sessions.
“I’m authorized to call a special session every 30 days. It lasts 30 days. And as soon as this one is over, I’m gonna call another one, then another one, then another one, then another one,” the governor said.
“If they show back up in the state of Texas, they will be arrested and taken to the capitol. If they want to evade that arrest, they’re gonna have to stay outside of the state of Texas for literally years,” he added. “They might as well just start voting in California or voting in Illinois, wherever they may be.”

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Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs will head back to court in the fall as a federal judge has set a date for his sentencing. The rapper’s defense attorneys originally petitioned for expedited sentencing, but have since agreed to the original proposed date.
Court documents confirmed that the 55-year-old rap artist will face sentencing on October 3 after being found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs was acquitted of the more serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.
The Bad Boy Records founder’s attorney submitted a petition to have his client released on a $1 million bond, but that was turned down and Combs will remain incarcerated until the sentencing date. People <a href="https://people.com/diddy-sentencing-oct-3-11761014">noted</a> that the rapper will likely be credited for time served for the amount of time he spends behind bars.
The outlet further noted that the government is seeking to sentence Combs to between 51 and 63 months in jail. The defense is seeking a 21 to 27 month sentence. If he had been convicted of all charges, the rapper could have been facing life in prison.
The federal investigation into Combs gained national attention earlier this year when raids on his Los Angeles and Miami properties yielded large amounts of electronic devices, reportedly containing potential evidence connected to the charges. Prosecutors alleged that Combs orchestrated a network of parties and events where women were trafficked and abused. Meanwhile, the rapper claimed that his sexual exploits were unorthodox but fully consensual.
Beyond the courtroom, the fallout has already impacted Combs’ vast business empire. This has led to speculation about whether his music legacy can survive the scandal.
The upcoming sentencing hearing is expected to draw intense media coverage as observers watch to see whether one of the entertainment world’s biggest moguls will ultimately face significant prison time or be let off easy. Many critics are already furious that Combs was acquitted of the more serious charges. 
After the verdict was delivered, Combs appeared to celebrate the jury’s decision that acquitted him on the most serious charges. He raised his hands in a prayer motion and then hugged one of his defense attorneys, Teny Geragos.
His lawyer also said Diddy received a standing ovation from fellow inmates following the conclusion of the trial.

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The family of 20-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/devastated-family-awaits-sentencing-of-suspected-illegal-immigrant-charged-in-fatal-hit-and-run" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Archuleta</a>, who was hit and killed by a vehicle last November, remains distraught on Monday after a judge went easy on the 41-year-old suspected illegal immigrant who was behind the wheel.
North Carolina Superior Court Judge Tiffany Powers sentenced Maria Concepcion Cardona Alejo to just 120 days in jail, Brunswick County Assistant District Attorney Shirley Smircic confirmed in a statement to The Daily Wire. The judge, a <a href="https://www.robesonian.com/news/129298/powers-resigns-as-chairperson-of-elections-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democrat</a>, could have sentenced Alejo to up to 29 months behind bars, but opted for 120 days in jail and 36 months of supervised probation after the jail stint, which begins on Monday.
Alejo pleaded guilty to the fatal hit-and-run and driving without a license.
Archuleta&#8217;s mother Emily Carpenter told The Daily Wire shortly after the sentencing that &#8220;it&#8217;s unjust.&#8221;
&#8220;Like I said before, I have a life sentence. She gets to go home in 120 days,&#8221; Carpenter said. &#8220;My son&#8217;s birthday is next month; he would&#8217;ve been 21.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m just numb from this,&#8221; she added.
The 120-day sentence means Alejo will be out of jail on December 23, just in time for Christmas. The suspected illegal immigrant gave no statement in court and did not offer an apology to Archuleta&#8217;s family before she was sentenced, according to Carpenter.
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Archuleta, who was developmentally delayed, was riding his bike home after spending time with a friend when he was struck and killed by Alejo. Archuleta&#8217;s body wasn&#8217;t found until the next day, and Alejo was arrested three days after the accident. She posted bail a few hours after being detained.
Alejo broke the law at least seven times between 2009 and 2021 for driving without a license, and was slapped with small fines for the infractions. Carpenter previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/devastated-family-awaits-sentencing-of-suspected-illegal-immigrant-charged-in-fatal-hit-and-run">told</a> The Daily Wire that it’s “not fair” that her son — who had recently scheduled an appointment to get his driver’s license — was killed by an illegal immigrant repeatedly charged with unlicensed driving.
According to the Brunswick County Sheriff’s booking report, Alejo is a Mexican national. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokesman told The Daily Wire that he could not confirm if Alejo is in the United States illegally because she was bailed out of jail in November before ICE could issue a detainer request. In order for ICE to issue a detainer, a suspect must be interviewed by an agent in person to determine his or her status.
Carpenter said that even if Alejo is deported following her sentence, it won&#8217;t give the family any closure because &#8220;she&#8217;s just going to make her way back.&#8221;
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Following Alejo&#8217;s sentencing, Archuleta&#8217;s sister, Angel, wrote on Facebook, &#8220;Today [Alejo] got off on a guilty plea after we were told there was no chance of a plea deal, 120 days in jail and then probation for killing my 20 year old brother and admitting she saw him on his bike, still hit him and left him there because she had to go to work.&#8221;
&#8220;Our system and government in North Carolina and Brunswick county is truly corrupt and backward,&#8221; she added. &#8220;To sweep the case and string our family along for almost a whole year just for the court to laugh in our face and give her yet another slap on the wrist for breaking multiple laws as well as lying under oath in the court.&#8221;

Maria Concepcion Cardona Alejo/Michael Archuleta

Dem Judge Sentences Suspected Illegal Immigrant To Just 120 Days In Jail For Fatal Hit-And-Run

Dem Judge Sentences Suspected Illegal Immigrant To 120 Days In Jail For Fatal Hit-And-Run Of 20-Year-Old

Court

illegal immigrant

North Carolina

The defense attorney for rapper Young Thug was held in contempt of court and arrested in Fulton County, Georgia, on Monday after he refused to reveal information he obtained about an ex parte meeting held in the judge&#8217;s chambers between the prosecution and a key witness.
Attorney Brian Steel got into a heated exchange with Judge Ural Glanville after Steel revealed information about a private meeting between the judge, the state, and a key witness, 11 Alive <a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/ysl-trial/young-thug-lawyer-brian-steel-taken-into-custody-held-in-contempt/85-47a2aceb-0eb7-467a-ae57-30ac94a3a635" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, is in the middle of what has already been the <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/young-thug-trial-longest-in-georgia-history-started-one-year-ago-today/RLQKG42ZHFGABLSBUHJ5HBNTZM/#:~:text=Selecting%20a%20jury%20took%2010,state%20trial%20in%20Georgia's%20history." target="_blank" rel="noopener">longest trial</a> in Georgia history. Young Thug was indicted with 27 others in the spring of 2022 on allegations that he leads the YSL street gang, which investigators have tied to drug deals, drive-by shootings, and the deaths of at least three people in Atlanta.
Along with gun and drug charges, the rapper was charged with violating Georgia&#8217;s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) — the same charges leveled against former President Donald Trump, who is also being prosecuted in Fulton County.
Steel motioned for a mistrial, telling Judge Glanville that he received information about the ex parte meeting, which means it was done outside of the presence of opposing counsel, excluding the rapper&#8217;s defense team. The attorney alleged that during the meeting, the judge and district attorney&#8217;s office convinced Kenneth &#8220;YSL Woody&#8221; Copeland to testify. Copeland was previously held in contempt and arrested after pleading the fifth during testimony last week, but during the ex parte meeting, Copeland allegedly admitted to killing Donovan &#8220;Nut&#8221; Thomas Jr, who was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting.
&#8220;I need you to tell me how you got the information [about the meeting],&#8221; Judge Glanville told Steel. &#8220;If you don&#8217;t tell me how you got the information, I&#8217;m going to hold you in contempt.&#8221;
&#8220;I understand. I don&#8217;t want to be held in contempt,&#8221; Steel replied.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to hold you in contempt, but this is so sacrosanct to have a conversation in my chambers parrotted to you and others,&#8221; the judge added. &#8220;It is that serious.&#8221;
Steel agreed with the judge about the seriousness of the meeting, adding, &#8220;That&#8217;s why we should&#8217;ve been there.&#8221; He also asked why the meeting with a witness would be held ex parte.
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&#8220;It&#8217;s ex parte because that&#8217;s what the state asked me to do,&#8221; Glanville said. &#8220;It&#8217;s just like when you asked me for an ex parte conversation.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;ve never asked this court or any court to meet with me and a witness,&#8221; Steel said.
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Judge Glanville then again asked Steel to reveal how he obtained information about the meeting with the state and Copeland, but the defense attorney refused, arguing that he isn&#8217;t permitted to disclose his source.
&#8220;Well, I&#8217;m gonna hold you in contempt,&#8221; the judge said. &#8220;And you can think about it — 5 o&#8217;clock today we&#8217;ll see where you stand on that point.&#8221;
Glanville again ripped into the defense attorney, accusing him of eavesdropping to &#8220;get information that was not meant for you to hear at that particular point in time.&#8221; Steel argued that the meeting was proof of &#8220;coercion&#8221; and &#8220;witness intimidation&#8221; during &#8220;ex parte communications that we have a constitutional right to be present for.&#8221;
The judge <a href="https://x.com/Theprogressrep2/status/1800360343535046852" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ordered</a> Steel to be jailed for &#8220;no more than 20 days&#8221; for contempt of court. Steel will serve his jail sentence every weekend for the next 10 weekends, per the judge&#8217;s order. Steel asked if he could spend his time in jail with his client, Young Thug, to help him prepare for court, and the judge said he would ask the Fulton County sheriff if that would be possible.

Brian Steel

Fulton County Mayhem: Rapper’s Attorney Held In Contempt, Ordered To Jail After Refusing To Reveal Source To Judge

Fulton County Mayhem: Rapper's Attorney Held In Contempt, Ordered To Jail After Refusing To Reveal Source To Judge

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Georgia

Rapper

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said she was worried that former President Donald Trump might throw her in jail if he were to win reelection in November.
The New York Congresswoman made an appearance on <a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/on-with-kara-swisher-aoc-interview-ai-gaza-insults-and-trump.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kara Swisher&#8217;s podcast</a>, &#8220;On with Kara Swisher,&#8221; and she claimed — among other things — that Trump had run his entire 2016 campaign against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the promise to &#8220;lock her up.&#8221;
Ocasio-Cortez then went on to argue that since Trump had promised to lock Clinton up — in spite of the fact that he ultimately did not make an effort while president to do so — he could be reasonably expected to round up anyone who disagreed with him and throw them in jail if he was elected again.
&#8220;I mean, it sounds nuts, but I wouldn’t be surprised if this guy threw me in jail. He’s out of his mind. I mean, he did his whole first campaign around ‘lock her up.’ This is his motto,&#8221; she claimed. &#8220;I take him at his word when he says that he’s going to round up people. I take him at his word when he threatens journalists. I take him at his word. I feel like what we saw in his first presidency was an amuse-bouche to what his intentions are. He has learned from his mistakes of appointing professionals, and he will not make that mistake next time.&#8221;
Trump, as Fox News Digital <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/aoc-frets-donald-trump-would-throw-her-jail-he-wins-hes-out-his-mind" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, recently told host Sean Hannity that he did not plan to use the Justice Department against even President Joe Biden if he were to win in November, despite a number of people claiming that he would.
&#8220;Number one, they&#8217;re wrong. It has to stop, because otherwise, we&#8217;re not going to have a country,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Look, when this election is over, based on what they&#8217;ve done, I would have every right to go after them, and it&#8217;s easy, because it&#8217;s Joe Biden and you see all the criminality, all of the money that&#8217;s going into the family and him, all of this money from China, from Russia, from Ukraine.&#8221;
Others pointed out that Ocasio-Cortez — who previously claimed that her critics wished they could <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-lashes-out-at-critics-after-being-caught-in-florida-republicans-are-mad-they-cant-date-me" target="_blank" rel="noopener">date her</a> — was off base in claiming that Trump would throw her in jail.
&#8220;This is what you call shock theater. Without evidence, @AOC alleged that Donald Trump would throw her in jail if he wins the election,&#8221; Gianno Caldwell posted.
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This is what you call shock theater. Without evidence, <a href="https://twitter.com/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AOC</a> alleged that Donald Trump would throw her in jail if he wins the election. <a href="https://t.co/qpuDuzdNhC">https://t.co/qpuDuzdNhC</a>
— Gianno Caldwell (@GiannoCaldwell) <a href="https://twitter.com/GiannoCaldwell/status/1799921231506071576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;She takes Trump &#8216;at his word&#8217; for threats he’s not made, but ones AOC has imagined: &#8216;I take him at his word when he says that he’s going to round up people. I take him at his word when he threatens journalists. I take him at his word,&#8217; Ocasio-Cortez said,&#8221; Brian Doherty <a href="https://x.com/BDOH/status/1800143757918302348" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>.

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

‘Shock Theater’: AOC Is Worried Trump Will Throw Her In Jail If He Wins

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Donald Trump

Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> is getting interviewed by a probation officer on Monday as part of the process leading up to sentencing after a jury returned a guilty verdict in his New York hush money trial.
Sources told <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/nyregion/trump-probation-officer-hush-money-verdict.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a> the discussion would be conducted virtually while Trump is at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, and one of his lawyers, Todd Blanche, would be present. The probation officer may collect information about Trump&#8217;s personal history and criminal record for a report that the judge, who in this case is Juan Merchan, can use to help decide a punishment.
&#8220;The pre-sentence report is a chance for the defendant’s lawyer to say good things about the defendant, like that the defendant is in a counseling program or has a steady job and takes care of an ailing family member,&#8221; says the <a href="https://www.nycourts.gov/courthelp/criminal/preSentenceReport.shtml#:~:text=The%20probation%20officer%20may%20talk,report%20makes%20recommendations%20for%20sentencing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York court system&#8217;s website</a>. &#8220;The pre-sentence interview is a chance for the defendant to try to make a good impression and explain why he or she deserves a lighter punishment.&#8221;
Jurors <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/verdict-trump-found-guilty-on-all-charges-in-hush-money-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">convicted</a> Trump last month on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to allegedly cover up a tryst with adult film star Stormy Daniels as part of a &#8220;catch-and-kill&#8221; scheme to influence the 2016 presidential election. Trump, who denied the affair and pleaded not guilty to the charges, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-guilty-verdict-trial-05-31-24/h_5f39d02456672b825a69b106df7ed682" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vowed</a> to appeal.
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Merchan scheduled sentencing for July 11, just days before Trump is expected to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rnc-preparing-for-possibility-of-trump-being-in-jail-during-convention" target="_blank" rel="noopener">receive</a> the GOP&#8217;s presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention. Legal experts <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/29/trump-if-convicted-hush-money-trial-new-york/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">doubt</a> the 77-year-old Trump will end up behind bars, though the Secret Service has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/secret-service-prepares-for-possibility-of-trump-going-to-jail-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> coordinated with local jail officials just in case. Possible alternatives to imprisonment include probation or community service.
&#8220;President Trump and his legal team are already taking necessary steps to challenge and defeat the lawless Manhattan DA case,&#8221; Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-probation-interview-hush-money-ff76617722766fb305d32d84a2bf3600" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement over the weekend, referring to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Three other criminal cases on the state and federal levels hang over Trump as he seeks a second White House term, prompting the former president to say he is the victim of a politically motivated <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-accuses-democrats-of-running-a-gestapo-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;witch hunt.&#8221;</a> It is unclear whether any of those cases will reach the trial stage before the November contest.

Former President Donald Trump

Trump Getting Interviewed By Probation Officer

2024 Election

Organizers for the GOP national convention next month in Milwaukee are preparing for the possibility that former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> will be in jail when he receives the party&#8217;s nomination, according to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-national-committee-rnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republican National Committee (RNC)</a> Chairman Michael Whatley.
Judge Juan Merchan has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-sets-trump-sentencing-date-four-days-before-gop-convention" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scheduled</a> sentencing for the middle of July — four days before the start of the Republican convention — after a jury returned a guilty verdict on all counts last week in Trump&#8217;s hush-money trial in New York.
Whatley <a href="https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/rnc-michael-whatley-trump/2024/06/04/id/1167379/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Newsmax</a> on Tuesday that RNC officials &#8220;expect&#8221; Trump to be in Milwaukee to accept the nomination, but are &#8220;working on&#8221; a plan for if he is in jail. &#8220;We will make whatever contingency planning we need to make for it. But the fact is, he is going to be our nominee and he is going to be the 47th president of the United States,&#8221; Whatley added.
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The RNC chief declined to get into specifics when pressed for details on the preparations, including how Trump might address the convention. Host Rob Finnerty floated the possibilities of Trump recording a speech before he is sentenced or delivering remarks from jail.
&#8220;Everything is being thought about. Everything is being considered at this point in time,&#8221; Whatley said, adding, &#8220;We will have to wait and see what the courts present us with the opportunity to do, but look, Donald Trump will communicate directly with the American voters the way that he always does.&#8221;
The case involves <a href="https://manhattanda.org/district-attorney-bragg-announces-34-count-felony-indictment-of-former-president-donald-j-trump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">34 felony counts</a> of falsifying business records to allegedly cover up damaging information as part of a “catch-and-kill” scheme to influence the 2016 election. Trump, who pleaded not guilty to the charges, said he would be <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-race-plunges-into-uncharted-territory-trump-awaits-july-sentencing-2024-05-31/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;appealing this scam</a>.&#8221;
Sentencing is scheduled for July 11. Legal experts <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/29/trump-if-convicted-hush-money-trial-new-york/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">doubt</a> the 77-year-old Trump will end up being placed behind bars given that he had no criminal record prior to the conviction, though the Secret Service has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/secret-service-prepares-for-possibility-of-trump-going-to-jail-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> coordinated with local jail officials just in case. Possible alternatives to imprisonment include probation or community service.
Three other criminal matters on the state and federal levels hang over Trump as he seeks re-election this year, prompting the former president to say he is the victim of a politically motivated <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-accuses-democrats-of-running-a-gestapo-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;witch hunt.&#8221;</a> It is unclear whether any of those will reach the trial stage before the November election, but Trump can run despite a conviction.
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President Joe Biden is also running for a second term this election cycle. Democrats are <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-plan-virtual-nomination-for-biden-ahead-of-chicago-convention" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly planning</a> to nominate him virtually weeks before their August convention in Chicago as part of a shuffle that could avoid complications that could leave Biden off the ballot in Ohio and avoid embarrassing protests by critics.
Whatley guessed Democrats also fear Biden being on the air for an &#8220;extended period of time.&#8221; He added, &#8220;They want to try and hide him. That&#8217;s their entire campaign plan &#8230; they&#8217;re going back to the basement like they did in 2020. He just is not able to communicate directly with the American people, so they&#8217;re going to do it as a studio production.&#8221;

RNC Preparing For Possibility Of Trump Being In Jail During Convention

Michael Whatley

Republican National Committee (RNC)

The Secret Service has reportedly met with jail officials in New York in anticipation of a possible conviction in former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>&#8216;s hush-money case.
A corrections source <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-happens-if-trump-is-convicted-in-new-york-trial/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told CBS News</a> that such preparations were underway as the Manhattan trial reached closing arguments and jury deliberations this week.
The report said corrections officers would be responsible for protecting any Secret Service agents tasked with safeguarding Trump if he spends any time behind bars.
Although the location of where Trump might serve jail time remains unclear, CBS noted shorter sentences can be served at the Rikers Island complex, which has two wings typically used for high-profile inmates.
Trump&#8217;s allies expressed outrage in response to the report, criticizing the case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and pointing out how the defendant himself is a candidate for the presidency.
&#8220;Today the government is trying to throw the leading candidate for President in prison on bogus charges in a city stacked with far left jurors,&#8221; political commentator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/robby-starbuck-announces-release-of-the-war-on-children-documentary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Robby Starbuck</a> <a href="https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/1795496785487798413" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X.
&#8220;The lack of evidence won’t matter to many of these lunatics. Total commies. Trump’s only way out is if some sane people got on the jury,&#8221; he added.
Social media influencer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/country-star-jason-aldean-poses-with-pro-trump-sticker-hangs-with-popular-conservatives-for-wifes-birthday" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rogan O’Handley</a>, better known as “DC Draino,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/DC_Draino/status/1795498955041575303" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;If Biden puts Trump in jail, Trump will win in a landslide we haven’t [seen] since Reagan.&#8221;
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The case involves <a href="https://manhattanda.org/district-attorney-bragg-announces-34-count-felony-indictment-of-former-president-donald-j-trump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">34 felony counts</a> of falsifying business records to allegedly cover up damaging information as part of a “catch-and-kill” scheme to influence the 2016 election.
Trump, who has pleaded not guilty to the charges, is also trying to fend off other criminal matters ahead of a potential 2020 rematch against President Joe Biden in November&#8217;s White House contest.
If Trump is convicted in New York, POLITICO <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/28/trump-merchan-sentencing-prison-00151613" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the presiding judge would schedule a separate hearing to determine a sentence. He may not end up serving any prison time, with possible alternatives including probation or community service.
During closing arguments, defense lawyer Todd got a scolding from Judge Juan Merchan for suggesting to the jury that Trump could go to jail if convicted, <a href="https://x.com/washingtonpost/status/1795501978161688591" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> The Washington Post.
“That was outrageous, Mr. Blanche. Someone who’s been a prosecutor as long as you have, someone who’s been an attorney as long as you have knows that is highly inappropriate,” he said.
Merchan also reportedly announced that he would give the jury a curative instruction after a lunch break.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump

Secret Service Prepares For Possibility Of Trump Going To Jail: Report

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