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Merchan was scheduled to challenge a ruling on Trump’s “immunity” argument on Tuesday.

Instead, he advised Trump’s attorneys he’ll delay a choice till November 19.

Merchan initially moved his determination on the “immunity” query till after Election Day “to avoid any appearance” of political interference.

Trump was scheduled to be sentenced on November 26. That will even be placed on maintain for now.

Donald Trump has introduced he’s nominating Pete Hegseth, a veteran and Fox News host, as his Secretary of Defense.

“Pete has spent his entire life as a Warrior for the Troops, and for the Country,” Trump mentioned in a press launch on Tuesday night time. “Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First. With Pete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice – Our Military will be Great Again, and America will Never Back Down.”

“Pete is a graduate of Princeton University, and has a Graduate Degree from Harvard University,” Trump added. “He is an Army Combat Veteran who did tours in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, and Afghanistan.”

Lord Mandelson is seen because the main contender for the Washington job, because the Labour authorities comes underneath strain to woo the president-elect.

“I apologize to absolutely nobody,” Hinchcliffe mentioned to thunderous applause on the high of his stay podcast and comedy present Kill Tony on Monday.

“Not to the Puerto Ricans. Not to the whites. Not to the Blacks. Not to the Palestinians. Not to the Jews,” he added, “and not to my own mother, who I made fun of during the set.”

Donald Trump has tapped his former nationwide intelligence director John Ratfliffe to steer the CIA.

Trump has additionally named Bill McGinley — who previously served as Trump’s Cabinet secretary — as White House counsel.

McGinley had just lately labored alongside indicted former right-wing media character Christina Bobb on the Republican National Committee’s “election integrity” staff.

“Bill is a smart and tenacious lawyer who will help me advance our America First agenda while fighting for election integrity and against the weaponization of law enforcement,” Trump mentioned in an announcement.

Ratcliffe, a former congressman who served on Trump’s impeachment staff throughout his first impeachment, later was nominated to interchange Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence, to which he was narrowly accepted within the Senate by a vote of 49 to 44.

A month earlier than the 2020 election, Ratcliffe declassified 2016 Russian disinformation that claimed Hillary Clinton had accepted a scheme to tie Trump to Vladimir Putin and hacking of the Democratic National Committee — disinformation that was beforehand rejected by a Senate committee.

Ratcliffe “has always been a warrior for Truth and Honesty with the American Public,” Trump mentioned in an announcement.

Real property developer and Trump donor Steve Witkoff has been named as a particular envoy to the Middle East in Tump’s incoming administration.

“Steve is a Highly Respected Leader in Business and Philanthropy, who has made every project and community he has been involved with stronger and more prosperous. Steve will be an unrelenting Voice for PEACE, and make us all proud,” in line with an announcement from Trump.

Witkoff is also the co-chair of Trump’s inaugural committee, and he was {golfing} with Trump when the alleged second tried assassination was averted on the former president’s Florida golf membership.

Flynn, who briefly served within the Trump administration, made the remarks on X/Twitter on Tuesday in response to a tweet by controversial far-right activist Laura Loomer.

“It would be very easy to catch someone doing this. Give everyone that is there a one question poly (this is very easy to do). Ask them one question, “have you communicated with any media outlets in the past week?” You’ll see the leaks disappear,” Flynn mentioned in response to a tweet by Loomer, a hard-right conspiracy theorist who traveled with Trump on the marketing campaign path.

Mike Huckabee, Trump’s decide to be the following ambassador to Israel, advised CNN in 2017 that he didn’t agree with using the phrase “settlements” to explain Israeli occupations on the West Bank, that are unlawful underneath worldwide regulation.

He additionally mentioned there may be “no such thing” because the West Bank, the most important of two Palestinian territories that comprise the Palestinian state.

“I think Israel has title deed to Judea and Samaria,” Huckabee advised the community, referencing the Biblical phrases for the West Bank. “There are certain words I refuse to use. There is no such thing as a West Bank. It’s Judea and Samaria. There’s no such thing as a settlement. They’re communities, they’re neighborhoods, they’re cities. There’s no such thing as an occupation.”