Extra, Extra
Seen But Not Hur: If you can stomach it (full disclosure: I can’t), the House Judiciary Committee is grilling Robert Hur, “the special counsel who impugned Joe Biden’s age and competence in his report on how the president handled classified documents.” Only one candidate faces criminal charges related to classified documents. And in terms of cognition? Biden remembers that the constitution is good and Hitler is bad. He wins the memory battle. Seriously, we’re gonna spend six hours listening to testimony about Biden when Trump just announced that one of his first acts as president will be to “free the January 6 Hostages being wrongfully imprisoned!”
+ The Gangs All Here: “Mr Henry is currently stranded in Puerto Rico after being prevented by armed gangs from returning home.” Haiti’s prime minister Ariel Henry resigns as law and order collapses. AP: Why is Haiti so chaotic? Leaders used street gangs to gain power. Then the gangs got stronger.
+ ProPutin Endaround: “The White House has been scrambling to find ways to send more military assistance given the situation on the battlefield and the resistance to the funding from Republican hardliners.” US to send $300 million in new weapons package for Ukraine.
+ Bling Sting: “A Brooklyn preacher who was known for his flashy lifestyle, made headlines after being robbed of $1m in jewelry during a service being broadcast online and boasted of his friendship with New York City’s mayor was found guilty in federal court on Monday of wire fraud, attempted extortion and lying to the FBI.” Shocking that a guy nicknamed the “bling bishop” would be up to no good.
+ Crime Wave Undertow: “Asher identified 14 states that have released their Uniform Crime Reports publicly. The data has not been completely finalized and could be adjusted slightly before formally submitting it to the FBI. But this data is the best early look at violent crime trends last year. Asher found that both murder and violent crime declined in 12 of 14 states.”
+ Bit Happens: “Bitcoin once again hit a new record, surging to more than $72,000 Monday morning after the U.K.’s finance watchdog said it would allow investment exchanges to list crypto-linked exchange-traded notes (or ETNs).”
+ Ken Do Attitude: Here’s a pretty fun, interesting look at how the choreographer behind the Eras Tour and La La Land put together the I’m Just Ken Oscars performance. If you missed it yesterday, here’s my Oscars roundup.
