After evading attempts for weeks by a civil process server that included being pursued over state lines, ex-Donald Trump lawyer Sidney Powell was served with a $1.3 billion lawsuit at her home in Biltmore Forest, according to recently filed court papers by Dominion Voting Systems.
Dominion filed the defamation lawsuit against Powell Jan. 8 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. But attempts to officially serve the Texas-based attorney with the summons took until Jan. 28, said attorneys for the company. Powell evaded service of process for weeks, forcing Dominion to incur unnecessary expenses for extraordinary measures to effect service, including hiring private investigators and pursuing Powell across state lines, according to a Feb. 9 answer to Powell s request for more time to respond to the complaint.
Donald Trump's impeachment trial opens with detailed record of his efforts to overturn election & violence of Capitol attack which he is accused of inciting
Impeachment: Republicans say ex-President Trump can t be tried but many experts disagree John Fritze, USA TODAY
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WASHINGTON – When the Senate gathers Tuesday for the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, Republicans are expected to hammer away at a longstanding argument to undermine the case before debate even begins.
Never mind the charges against Trump for his role in allegedly inciting a mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, GOP senators and Trump s lawyers say, because the trial itself is unconstitutional. I m ready to end the impeachment trial because I think it is blatantly unconstitutional, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. and an ally to Trump, asserted Sunday on CBS Face the Nation, repeating the word unconstitutional six more times. This impeachment, in the eyes of most Republicans, is an unconstitutional exercise.
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January 18, 2021
PRAGUE (AP) PRAGUE The fast-spreading coronavirus variant first identified in the U.K. has been found in the Czech Republic, a health official said Monday.
The National Institute of Public Health confirmed its findings after it announced over the weekend it was testing suspected samples.
Health Minister Jan Blatny says the variant accounts for about 10% of all sequenced samples in in the country. No further details were provided.
The country of 10.7 million has reported 891,852 confirmed coronavirus cases and 14,449 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
The daily infection rate has been in decline since Jan 6., prompting the government to allow stores selling stationary and children’s clothes and shoes to reopen. The country still remains under a tough lockdown with a nighttime curfew.