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Quote:Alina Habba, the attorney for former President Donald Trump, blasted Judge Arthur Engoron for telling her to "sit down" and said that "I'm not here to hear what he has to say" during the former president's testimony in the civil fraud trial out of New York.
"Why exactly am I being paid as an attorney, and why exactly are taxpayer dollars being used in this courtroom? The answer is very clear. Because Ms. [Letitia] James wants to stand right here like she did this morning and call my client a liar. Call the company fraudulent. And make a name for herself," Habba said outside of the courthouse on Monday.
Trump took the witness stand in the $250 million civil lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Engoron was short with the former president to the point of shouting at Trump's defense attorneys to remain seated after they began responding to Engoron's complaints that Trump was giving "speeches" instead of answering questions appropriately.
"Mr. [Chris] Kise, can you control your client? This is not a political rally," Engoron said.
At one point, Trump said, unprompted into the microphone, "This is a very unfair trial. Very, very, and I hope the public is watching."
Habba echoed her client, railed against Engoron for telling her to be silent, and said that "everyone has a right in this country to get up and put a defense."
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Habba went on to criticize James for speaking ahead of the trial on Monday and calling Trump a "bully." James told reporters that "before [Trump] takes the stand, I am certain that he will engage in name-calling and taunts and race-baiting and call this a witch hunt."
"Ms. James, you taunted him. Before you came into office, before you saw one record, one statement of financial condition, you taunted him," Habba said. "You said his administration was too male and too pale. Those are her words."
Quote:Texans voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve Proposition 7, a $10 billion measure that will create a state energy fund and incentivize new natural gas production in an effort to build out the state's grid capacity and protect against future blackouts.
The $10 billion energy-focused initiative was one of the 14 initiatives on the ballot on Tuesday and is meant to bolster the state’s aging power grid, primarily through investing in new natural gas-fired generation.
Proposition 7 s meant to build out 10 megawatts of natural gas plants in the state, enough to power roughly 2 million homes.
Under the program, qualifying developers will be eligible for a 3% interest rate loan from the state to build out thermal energy plants. Additional state subsidies created by the measure cover up to 10% of their project costs, so long as the plants are built in compliance with certain state deadlines.
The loan distribution will be overseen by the Texas Public Utility Commission, making it the preferred lender for gas power developers in the state and allowing the body to operate like a bank.
It also invests a smaller $1.8 billion for the creation of microgrids, or small-scale “backup” power programs that would keep the lights on for systems serving critical facilities, such as hospitals, schools, and fire stations, in the event of a supply shortage.
Quote:A Chicago-area Apple Store was sacked Monday as the nationwide crash-and-grab trend continues to wreak havoc on retailers.
The incident occurred at about 6 a.m. when authorities responded to a call that a vehicle had slammed into a Naperville Apple Store, according to a report.
Identified as a beige Hyundai Elantra, the car carried at least three people who quickly entered the store and pillaged the product.
They then fled the scene with an unconfirmed number of electronics in a dark SUV, according to the report.
Quote:Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson cast the tiebreaking vote against the censure of Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, the 35th Ward Chicago City Council alderman, after a confrontation with 27th Alderwoman Emma Mitts.
The council was split 24-24 on whether to punish Ramirez-Rosa before the Democratic mayor’s vote.
Ramirez-Rosa, the mayor's floor leader, announced on Monday he was stepping down from his leadership role following an incident last week during a regular City Council meeting when Ramirez-Rosa used his body to block Mitts from entering the chambers minutes before a procedural vote on the proposal regarding Chicago's sanctuary city status.
Ramirez-Rosa was opposed to putting the city’s sanctuary status, which has been in place for over three decades, as a referendum on the ballot next March.
Ald. Raymond Lopez accused Ramirez-Rosa of trying to “physically block her” from entering the chamber. Five Latino aldermen, including Lopez, issued a statement over the weekend, calling on Johnson to demand Ramirez-Rosa resign as floor leader and as City Council Zoning Committee chairman. The Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus also called for Ramirez-Rosa's resignation from both leadership roles.
Mitts voted against the censure measure and gave her first remarks on the incident Tuesday evening, which she said left her shaking.
“Thank you, you did apologize this morning to me, the first time we talked," she said to Ramirez-Rosa, according to ABC 7, telling him that “actions always speak louder than words.”
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