JUST IN: — Survivors of the mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July Parade have sued Smith & Wesson, online gun distributor Bud’s Gun Shop, Illinois gun retailer Red Dot Arms, the shooter, and the shooter’s father.
JUST IN: Heard back from the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints HQ in Salt Lake. They confirmed the suspected gunman in Saturday's shooting was on the membership rolls of LDS. 1/
“The senseless act of violence in Colorado Springs is of great sadness and concern to us. We are greatly troubled by any violence in our communities and condemn most especially violent acts that are the result of intolerance against any of God's children. ..." 2/
"We join with others in mourning the loss of those whose lives were taken and offer prayers of comfort and deepest condolences to their loved ones. We also pray for healing for the survivors of this shocking shooting and express our love to them." 3/
Quite the photo from the
@JournalSentinel
- "I'm disgusted. I requested an absentee ballot almost three weeks ago and never got it... I have to risk my life and his just to exercise my right to vote," said Milwaukee resident Jennifer Taff.
Fred Guttenberg to reporters at the White House today:
"I would just encourage everyone in the Senate to pay attention to the last two election results if they want to keep their jobs."
ICYMI:
A federal judge partially advanced a lawsuit accusing Felix Sater of being the ringleader of a money laundering scheme that traveled through Trump properties.
The suit screenshots Sater's old business cards.
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Shocking story in Wis.-->
-Man rapes wife at gunpoint. Gets arrested, charged, surrenders Ruger, posts bail..
-Days layer, buys Glock from Armslist, murders wife and kills himself.
via
@AlisonDirr
Psaki on gun sales and new legislation: "The president took on the NRA twice and won. We're personally committed to it and would love to see action on additional gun safety measures."
#2A
Foxconn’s deal with Wisconsin is a bellwether for the president’s push to bring manufacturing jobs back to America. Insiders say it’s been BS all along via
@BW
Psaki: We knew this wouldn't be easy (Chipman). We've been eyes wide open from the beginning. We're disappointed that many Republicans are trying to hold up his confirmation...
New:
Martin Shkreli can't kick the can down the road for his deposition.
The FTC and state AGs grill him on Jan. 27 and 28, pursuing a case over jacking up the price of Daraprim that threatens to ban him for life from the drug industry.
Background:
Me: Here are my questions...
Federal spox: We won't be commenting.
Me: Ok, we're going to report that you have declined comment.
Spox: Off the record: We have not declined comment, we just have a policy not to comment on this situation.
Me:
AP, Reuters and others have done great Taser reporting. Here's
@rjfoley
in '15 about the phenomenon - Taser or handgun: How often do police get confused? - and a THREAD
Here's our sweeping investigation into ATF inspections of gun shops. Took more than a year for these docs to see the light of day, and another year for us to analyze and report all 2,000 shops - 1/
Catching up on some Trump Inc. filings from late last week. The Summer Zervos case is quietly creeping toward a trial that could hit at a rough time during the 2020 campaign 1/
The sleazy New York Democrats, and their now disgraced (and run out of town) A.G. Eric Schneiderman, are doing everything they can to sue me on a foundation that took in $18,800,000 and gave out to charity more money than it took in, $19,200,000. I won’t settle this case!...
Our Gannett users/readers constantly tell us they want to bundle subscriptions. Well, we quietly updated our “e-edition” app to do just that. With one sub you can read 200+ newspapers. Here’s how a MKE snowbird could read
@azcentral
Remington, being sued by the Sandy Hook families, responded to a discovery request recently with: 18,000 random cartoons and 15,000 irrelevant pictures, GIFs and videos. Attys have filed a motion to compel--> h/t
@teamtrace
EIGHT years ago today I started with
@Gannett
over at the
@PostCrescent
. It's been a ride. This was first streamed intvu (with new OutCo judge). I was 12yo, apparently.
This is good. And just like
@Fahrenthold
's quest for leaked photos at MAL and paintings-- if you've seen this exact carpet... shoot me a copy of your photo!
Crowd sizes are hard-- but here are numbers I've seen, exceeding expectations:
800,000 - D.C.
175,000 - NYC
50,000 - Boston
30,000 - Atlanta
20,000 - Parkland, Fla
15,000 - Chicago
15,000? - Denver
10,000? - San Fran
10,000 - San Diego
#MarchForOurLives
Want to hear the glamorous side of investigative reporting? I just spent 14 hours searching for a single person, emailing and calling her relatives, neighbors, coworkers, bosses. And I haven't found her. Yet.
Wayne LaPierre has now taken the stand in the NRA bankruptcy trial. Here is our preview story on his testimony, which will be updated throughout the day.
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