Trump Adds Two Former Prosecutors to Impeachment Defense Team
Former President Donald Trump has added two former federal prosecutors to his impeachment defense team, according to one of the lawyers.
Greg Harris told the Associated Press that he and former acting U.S. Attorney Johnny Gasser were added to the team.
A call to the private practice the men co-founded wasn’t immediately returned, nor were emailed inquiries.
Harris was a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina, specializing in the prosecution of white-collar crimes. His biography says he views the experience as one that helps him obtain the best results for the clients he now represents as a defense lawyer.
Senate impeachment trial, according to a court filing obtained by ABC11.
Howard was chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Elections from 2013-2016 and a member of the Wake County Board of Elections from 2012-2013.
In the court filing, Howard said he has accepted a position on the Trump defense team and is obliged to spend roughly the next month in Washington, DC focused entirely and exclusively on that matter of historical and Constitutional significance.
House Democrats are busy preparing their formal case against the former president for inciting an insurrection, with arguments starting the
It s an unprecedented case, with Democrats looking for an impeachment conviction against a man who is now a private citizen.
By Mark Starling
Governor Extends Stay-At-Home Order
(Raleigh, NC) North Carolina s modified stay-at-home order is being extended. Governor Roy Cooper announced yesterday that a 10 p.m. curfew will remain in place until the end of February. Businesses must also continue to stop selling alcohol by 9 p.m. Wednesday s announcement additionally extended the eviction moratorium through March.
Winter Weather Moving Through WNC
(Asheville, NC) A winter storm warning is in effect for parts of western North Carolina. Higher elevations could receive anywhere from three-to-six-inches of snow before a weather system moves out today. It is also bringing strong winds, with gusts as high as 50 miles-an-hour. The Asheville area is expected to get less than an inch of snow.
Artists model of James Webb Space Telescope with Sun shield deployed as it will look once in space. (NASA)
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is NASAâs next great flagship observatory. Itâs set to continue â and extend â the illustrious scientific tradition established by the Hubble Space Telescope, while peering deeper into the universe and observing what Hubble could not.
James Edwin Webb, the telescopeâs namesake, was the second person to ever lead NASA, at the helm from 1961 until 1968 during the storied Apollo era. Thanks to his forward vision and administrative skill, Webb is credited with establishing NASAâs aerospace infrastructure and scientific focus that has made NASA the undisputed worldwide leader in space exploration and research for the half century since Apollo 8, the first mission to take humans beyond Earth orbit. In the heat of the space race, Webb emphasized that NASA maintain a balance between its mission of placing humans in sp
Former State Board of Elections Chairman Josh Howard says there could be dire consequences for future elections if the governor is allowed to appoint a judge to a newly created Wake County District Court seat. The top vote getter, a Democrat, was declared ineligible because he did not live in the district and knowingly filed for the seat anyway.
“I don’t know why the governor’s party would not just run anybody from anywhere just to gum up the election, so the governor could make the appointment, leaving the voters high and dry,” said Howard, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of Beth Tanner, a Republican. Tanner came in second in the vote tally but received the most votes of the qualified candidates.