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R. Kelly victims react to verdict: 'I'm ready to start living my life free from fear,' one says
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Prosecutors and attorneys praised several victims of R. Kelly for bravely testifying at his trial. After the verdict they said they were ready to live without fear again.
After the singer was found guilty Monday of federal crimes that could land him in prison for decades, some of those victims were speaking out again.
Jerhonda Pace, the first victim to testify, posted a statement to her Instagram within hours of the verdict being read.
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The Trump administration is forcing out senior leadership at the National Archives and Records Administration in a major shakeup, according to a source familiar. President Donald Trump has been highly critical of the archives since the agency asked the Department of Justice to investigate Trump’s mishandling of classified documents after he left office.
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The morning after the mass resignation of prosecutors sparked a crisis inside the Trump Justice Department, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove led a meeting with the Justice Department’s public integrity section. His message: they had to choose one career lawyer to file a dismissal of the corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to three people briefed on the meeting.
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Seventh prosecutor in Eric Adams case resigns and calls out Trump’s former lawyer in scathing letter
A federal prosecutor assigned to the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams resigned Friday in a blistering letter that accused top leaders at the Justice Department of looking for a “fool” to dismiss the criminal charges.