A request to pause filings of the Jan. 6 case has been granted
Special counsel, Jack Smith, requested to pause all filing deadlines in both the election interference case and the other federal case he pursued against President-elect Donald Trump.
According to The New York Times, the prosecutors asked for a new deadline of Dec. 2 for the government to file “a status report or otherwise inform the court of the result of its deliberations.”
A Justice Department policy prevents the prosecution of sitting presidents. This request allows Trump’s lawyers about another month to file a significant pretrial legal document.
Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the Federal District Court in Washington has granted Smith’s request. According to The New York Times, this request is “the first overt sign that Mr. Smith and his team are in the throes of figuring out how to shut down the two prosecutions.”
Trump’s new White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles
President-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles as his new chief of staff.
Wiles was Trump’s 2016 Florida campaign advisor and his 2024 senior advisor. According to Politico, Trump said Wiles is “tough, smart, innovative and is universally admired and respected.”
Wiles’ main role in politics has been running campaigns. She helped Ron DeSantis win in the Florida gubernatorial election in 2018, and she was the chief of staff to the mayor of Jacksonville in her early career.
Wiles has worked with Republicans all across the ideological spectrum, from George H. W. Bush and Mitt Romney to former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman and Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
Chris LaCivita, who served as co-campaign manager with Wiles, described Wiles as “the perfect pick,” in an interview with Politico Thursday. “Just has a master ability to manage multiple things of significance simultaneously, which makes her, from a management standpoint, the perfect pick,” LaCivita said.
North Carolina State student arrested for 12 shootings at cars
Andrew Thomas Graney, 23, was arrested for apparently random shootings at vehicles and buildings near Interstates 40 and 440 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
According to ABC, Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson said, “at this time, we do believe that the 12 incidents are related,” at a press briefing Thursday.
Graney has been charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to kill and 11 counts of firing a weapon into an occupied vehicle or dwelling.
Raleigh police believe a handgun was used, but it is undetermined if the shootings were fired in a vehicle or on foot.
Wisconsin teen arrested for making “terroristic threats”
The 13-year-old, whose name has not been made public, was allegedly attempting to enter a secure area of Roosevelt Elementary School.
Staff members approached the teen as he was trying to enter the school while carrying two bags. According to CNN, Kenosha Unified School District Superintendent Jeff Weiss said that the teen appeared “nervous” and ran away.
During a search of the boy’s home in Kenosha, Wisconsin, detectives found “no real firearms.” However, they found he had multiple internet searches about school shootings, as well as shared videos and made comments about school shootings.
