— Dick Wolf’s new police drama
A message seeking a response was sent Thursday to the U.S. attorney’s office.carries a maximum sentence of 30 days in prison. Espinosa said court rules permitted him to decide the matter himself as it was “petty offense,” but Baraka’s attorneys said they wanted to reserve the right to have a jury trial.
One of Baraka’s attorney’s, Rahul Argawal, said the defense expected to seek to dismiss the charges because the mayor was arrested by federal agents on private property, calling it a “jurisdictional defect.” He added that it was a “selective prosecution” and that only the mayor had been arrested.Demanovich said the government disputed that but didn’t go into detail.Witnesses had said the arrest last week came after Baraka attempted to join three members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation, Reps. Robert Menendez, LaMonica McIver, and Bonnie Watson Coleman, in attempting to enter the facility.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday decried the “spectacle” at the detention facility, calling it a “new low for congressional Democrats.” He said Republicans are discussing possible disciplinary action, including censuring the three Democrats or removing them from House committees.Messages seeking comment Wednesday were left with the three Democrats.
Baraka has been an outspoken opponent of President Donald Trump’s
and a vocal opponent of the facility’s opening. But he did not mention the president by name in comments outside court Thursday.The suspects were appearing Thursday before an investigative judge in the Netherlands.
Mike Corder contributed to this story from The Hague, Netherlands.LIMA (AP) — La fiscal general de Perú envió el viernes al Parlamento una denuncia contra la presidenta, Dina Boluarte, para que al final de su mandato pueda ser juzgada por los presuntos delitos de omisión de funciones y abandono del cargo para someterse a varias cirugías estéticas sin avisar ni al Congreso ni a los ministros.
Boluarte, cuyo mandato termina en julio de 2026, acumula otras denuncias en el Parlamento por supuesto enriquecimiento ilícito, colusión,de los 50 civiles fallecidos durante protestas que exigían su renuncia, así como en las