Extra, Extra
Justice Delayed? “The Supreme Court’s ultimate ruling, which may not arrive until June, is likely to address the viability of two of the main counts against Mr. Trump. It could severely limit efforts by the special counsel, Jack Smith, to hold the former president accountable for the violence of his supporters at the Capitol. The court’s eventual decision could also invalidate convictions that have already been secured against scores of Mr. Trump’s followers who took part in the assault. That would be an enormous blow to the government’s prosecutions of the Jan. 6 riot cases.” NYT (Gift Article): Justices to Decide Scope of Obstruction Charge Central to Trump’s Jan. 6 Case.
+ Bank Credit: “An opinion poll carried out between 22 November and 2 December by a respected Palestinian think-tank, the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, found that support for Hamas had more than tripled in the West Bank compared to three months ago. Supporters of Hamas were still in a minority, but 70% of the respondents said armed struggle was the best means of ending the Israeli occupation.” Support for Hamas grows among Palestinians in West Bank. On the world stage, the bigger question is about America’s support for Bibi. Today, Biden met with some family members of Americans held hostage by Hamas. Here’s the latest from CNN, BBC, and Times of Israel.
+ Hunter’s Hunters: “Hunter Biden on Wednesday defied a congressional subpoena to appear privately for a deposition before Republican investigators who have been digging into his business dealings, insisting outside the U.S. Capitol that he will only testify in public.”
+ Greasing the Skids: “The deal falls short of the language that most activists and negotiators had called for, namely a complete “phase out” of fossil fuels. It also lacks specific targets for climate impact adaptation, leaves unresolved questions over controversial carbon-capture technology, and eschews a mandate for wealthy countries to ramp up financial assistance for clean-energy in developing countries. Still, the agreement leaves no ambiguity that the official policy of global governments is that the era of fossil-fuel consumption and production is ending.” It took an oil executive to secure the end of oil.
+ Braugher: “Andre Braugher, the two-time Emmy winning actor who starred in the hit television series ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and ‘Homicide: Life on the Street,’ died Monday after a brief illness. He was 61.” He was so great on Homicide, a show that was so great.
+ Red Card: The Verge has a multipart piece on the year that Twitter died.
