Trump's Parole Interview: Donald Trump was scheduled to interview online today with his New York City parole officer. The interview will be used by the officer to prepare a pre-sentence report for Judge Juan Marchan in Trump's conviction for 34 felony counts. The report will be used by Judge Marchan in determining Trump's sentence. The court approved Trump's remote interview at Mar-a-Lago rather than coming to the probation office in Manhattan due to logistical and security concerns. Judge Marchan approved Trump's attorney, Todd Blanche, to be present with Trump during the interview.
Trump Doesn't Care: At a rally in Las Vegas yesterday, Donald Trump said he doesn't care about his supporters, he just wants their votes. The teleprompter Trump was using for his speech broke, forcing Trump to ad-lib. In addition to saying he doesn't care about his supporters, Trump also complained that staff were concerned about whether the rally audience could stand the heat, but not about Trump's own comfort. Trump said he would not pay the company that provided the teleprompter.
French elections: President Macron has dissolved the French National Assembly. New elections will take place on June 30 and July 7. President Macron wants to form a coalition strong enough to stop the far-right RN party from taking power. The right has the most support in France. The French National Assembly has 577 members.
Ukraine Attack: The Ukrainian military said it destroyed a Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet in a drone strike inside Russian territory. The Ukrainian military said it struck a Russian airbase that houses the state-of-the-art fighter jets. Ukrainian intelligence sources said the Russian jets could be used to fire missiles at Ukraine without leaving Russian airspace. CNN reported that the Su-57s cost between $35 million and $54 million each.
Coast Guard Academy: Shannon Nollenberg, director of sexual assault prevention at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, said she was resigning because Coast Guard personnel forced sexual assault victims to lie and then lied when testifying before Congress. She said she could no longer be a part of an organization that had betrayed her, betrayed sexual assault victims and betrayed the system she set up to hold perpetrators accountable.
Hunter Biden Trial: The trial of President Biden's son Hunter resumed today in Wilmington, Delaware after the prosecution concluded its hearing on Friday. The defense said Biden would not take the stand. The judge opened the hearing this morning with jury instructions. The government accused Biden of lying on government documents when he purchased a gun in October 2018. Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty.
