Kyle Rittenhouse’s Attorney Resigns From Legal Fundraiser After Dodgy Financial Past Revealed

Kyle Rittenhouse’s Attorney Resigns From Legal Fundraiser After Dodgy Financial Past Revealed

ROLLING IN DEBT

Published Sep. 05, 2020 11:35AM ET 

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John Pierce, the lead attorney for accused Kenosha killer Kyle Rittenhouse, has resigned from the #FightBack Foundation, a day after The Daily Beast reported that some of the funds were going to Pierce’s own law firm, which he’s dug into millions of dollars in debt. Pierce said he would resign in order to focus on defending Rittenhouse, and to avoid money conflicts that involve the lawyer’s questionable financial past. The foundation is soliciting donations to cover Rittenhouse’s legal fees and has raised more than $700,000, with an overall goal to “bring lawsuits to stop the left’s lies.” Attorney Lin Wood, who is now the foundation’s controlling member, said he wasn’t worried about Pierce’s money problems. “If everybody who needed a lawyer was forced to hire a pristine firm, nobody would ever be able to hire a lawyer,” he told USA Today.

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Trump Wants Fox News Reporter Fired for Confirming Military ‘Suckers’ Report

ANTI-CANCEL CULTURE PREZ

Published Sep. 05, 2020 12:41PM ET 

President Donald Trump has railed against cancel culture but called for Fox News’ national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin to be fired on Friday night for her confirmation of The Atlantic’s bombshell report that Trump referred to military service members as “losers” and “suckers.” She “should be fired for this kind of reporting. Never even called us for comment. @FoxNews is gone!” Trump tweeted. He linked to an article on far-right news site Breitbart that said Griffin had only confirmed “key parts” of story rather than “the most salacious” details. Griffin reported that a top Trump official confirmed that Trump indeed did say that the Vietnam War was stupid and that “anyone who went was a sucker.” It contrasted with reporting from other Fox News correspondents that cited anonymous sources discrediting The Atlantic’s anonymously sourced report.

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Kamala Harris Won’t Say If She’ll Take COVID-19 Vaccine Approved Under Trump

SEEDING DOUBT

Published Sep. 05, 2020 1:14PM ET 

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris has cast doubt on the U.S. vaccine development process, saying in a CNN interview that she would be hesitant to take any COVID-19 vaccine released by the Trump administration before the election. “I will say that I would not trust Donald Trump and it would have to be a credible source of information that talks about the efficacy and the reliability of whatever he’s talking about,” she said. “I will not take his word for it.” Following Trump’s pressure on health officials to speed up the vaccine process, Harris speculated that political interference will skew the vaccine’s efficacy and she doesn’t think scientists will have the final word before it’s administered. However, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who Harris says she trusts, has assured that a vaccine would not go public unless it’s completely safe, including going through rigorous, independent tests. Moncef Slaoui, chief adviser to the federal government’s ‘Operation Warp Speed’ vaccine program, promised there had been no political interference and told CNN he would resign if there ever was.

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Updated Aug. 10, 2020 5:56AM ET 

Published Aug. 10, 2020 5:45AM ET 

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