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Today: Judge Considers Trump’s Gag Order Violations

Reuters reports: The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial will decide on Tuesday whether the former U.S. president should be punished for violating a gag order that prevents him from criticizing witnesses and others involved in the case. Prosecutors are asking Justice Juan Merchan to fine Trump for criticizing porn star Stormy Daniels and his former lawyer Michael …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports: Patrick Warburton has voiced Joe Swanson on “Family Guy” since the show’s first season 25 years ago, but the role has never exactly gotten his family’s seal of approval. During a recent PaleyFest LA event celebrating “Family Guy’s” 25th anniversary (via People magazine), Warburton revealed that his parents hate the Seth MacFarlane-created animated comedy and their disdain for …

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Mall Staple Express Files For Bankruptcy Protection

The Associated Press reports: Express Inc — once a trendsetter of casual office attire that has struggled to compete with the likes of Zara and H&M — has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The retailer based in Columbus, Ohio also said Monday it is seeking to sell the majority of its stores. In an announcement addressing its bankruptcy filing, …

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UK Lawsuit Accuses Grindr Of Sharing HIV Status Data

Reuters reports: Gay dating app Grindr is facing a mass data protection lawsuit in London from hundreds of users who allegedly had their private information, including HIV status, shared with third parties without consent, a law firm said on Monday. Austen Hays, which said the lawsuit is being filed at London’s High Court, said thousands of Grindr users in the …

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Michael Cohen Dares Trump To Testify In NYC Trial

Raw Story reports: Michael Cohen trolled Donald Trump Monday after he was badmouthed by the former president outside the New York City courtroom where Trump faces an ongoing hush money trial. “Your attacks of me stink of desperation,” Cohen told Trump, using his lewd nickname for the former president. “We are all hoping that you take the stand in your …

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CA Lawmakers Seek To Ban Airport Screener CLEAR

Politico reports: In this deep blue state where Republicans rarely back Democratic colleagues in the Capitol, one issue is overcoming the partisan divide: line skipping at airports. A pair of Orange County state senators from opposing parties — who frequently fly between their districts and Sacramento — are both boosting a first-in-the-nation proposal critics say would ban the expedited security …

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Prosecutors Accept Modified Terms On Trump’s Bond

The Guardian reports: New York state lawyers and an attorney for Donald Trump settled their differences on Monday over a $175m bond that Trump posted to block a large civil fraud judgment while he pursues appeals. The agreement cut short a potential day-long court hearing in Manhattan that was to feature witnesses. As part of a deal struck during a …

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Trump Lies That Biden Is Behind Push To Ban TikTok

“Just so everyone knows, especially the young people, Crooked Joe Biden is responsible for banning TikTok. He is the one pushing it to close, and doing it to help his friends over at Facebook become richer and more dominant, and able to continue to fight, perhaps illegally, the Republican Party. It’s called ELECTION INTERFERENCE! Young people, and lots of others, …

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