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“… Two sources told CBS News that the president intended to call South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, not his former national security adviser. …”H.R. McMaster receives accidental call from President Trump
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H.R. McMaster receives accidental call from President Trump
Sources say former White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster was surprised to hear President Trump's voice on the phone.www.cbsnews.com
“Just over a month ago, retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster received an unexpected call on his personal cell, four sources told CBS News. It was from the White House and he was instructed by the voice on the other end to stand by for the president.
… "Henry..." is how Trump opened the call before launching into the conversation, according to two sources who were not authorized to discuss private conversations.
It was then that McMaster knew this familiar voice was indeed Mr. Trump.
But he also realized something else: the commander-in-chief had not intended to call him at all.
McMaster goes by H.R., short for Herbert Raymond. Not Henry.
"Mr. President, this is H.R. McMaster," he said into the phone.
"Why the f*** would I talk" to H.R. McMaster?” Trump asked dismissively, and then Trump launched into a scathing critique of his former aide, two sources said.
The call was brief. …”
“… Any decision to deport Villatoro-Santos without first securing a criminal conviction on the crimes alleged by Bondi would break historical precedent, according to two former Justice Department officials who spoke with CBS News.DOJ seeks to drop charges against man it said was "East Coast leader" of MS-13 gang
“The Justice Department seeks to drop its criminal case against a Virginia man accused of being the "East Coast leader" of the MS-13 gang, weeks after Attorney General Pam Bondi announced his arrest in a nationally televised press conference last month.
Bondi referred to Henrry Villatoro Santos as "one of the top members and head of the East Coast" of the violent MS-13 gang during a March 27 news conference in Manassas, Virginia. She also accused Villatoro Santos of being responsible for "very violent crimes, anything you can associate with MS-13. He was the leader over it — all of the violent crimes."
In a court filing Wednesday in Alexandria, Virginia, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia asked a judge "to dismiss without prejudice the criminal complaint presently pending against the defendant."
When asked why the government was moving to drop the case, a spokesperson for Bondi responded with a clip of Bondi saying on March 27 that Villatoro Santos "won't be in this country much longer." …”
Flashback March 27:“… Any decision to deport Villatoro-Santos without first securing a criminal conviction on the crimes alleged by Bondi would break historical precedent, according to two former Justice Department officials who spoke with CBS News.
… Later Wednesday, in an unusual move, defense attorneys for Villatoro Santos asked a judge to delay the dismissal of his case, accusing the Justice Department, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and others of creating a media circus with "breathless pronouncements" about the allegations against Villatoro Santos.
"The danger of Mr. Villatoro Santos being unlawfully deported by ICE without due process and removed to El Salvador, where he would almost certainly be immediately detained at one of the worst prisons in the world without any right to contest his removal, is substantial, both in light of the Government's recent actions and the very public pronouncements in this particular case," his attorneys wrote ...
Charging documents filed against Villatoro Santos last month made only a fleeting reference to his alleged affiliation to MS-13. The charging documents said, "FBI agents and (task force officers) also observed indicia of MS-13 association in the garage bedroom" of Villatoro Santos' home. He was charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm and was ordered detained by a magistrate judge, pending future hearings.
At the March 27 news conference, Virginia Gov. Glenn Younkin also appeared and referred to Villatoro-Santos as "One of the top operatives in MS-13." …”
Investigating a Trump official who denied the 2020 election was rigged.
Trump also targeted former DHS official Miles Taylor for investigation:“… Trump fired Krebs as the nation's top civilian cybersecurity official soon after the November 2020 election for being an outspoken defender of the nation's election security apparatus in the months leading up to Election Day, even as Trump repeatedly warned of massive fraud that never materialized.
On Wednesday, even though Trump actually appointed Krebs, he suggested he barely knew who he was.
"I don't know that I met him. I'm sure I met him, but I didn't know him. And he came out right after the election, which was a rigged election, badly rigged election. We did phenomenally in that election," Trump said.
Trump then went on to say 2020 was "a very corrupt election," an allegation disproven by numerous investigations.
In reference to Krebs, Trump added, "And we're going to find out about this guy too, because this guy's a wise guy. He said this is the most secure election in the history of our country. No, this was a disaster." …”
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Trump orders probe of former cybersecurity chief for declaring 2020 election secure
Democrats blasted Trump's targeting of Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor, top officials in his first administration, as 'weaponizing' the government.www.usatoday.com