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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks after being removed from her committee assignments
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene held a press conference Friday, one day after the House voted to remove her from her committee assignments.
The House voted 230 to 199 to strip Greene of her committee assignments Thursday, with 11 Republicans supporting the decision. Two Democrats and one Republican did not vote.
Greene began her press conference by speaking about the importance of free speech.
“Free speech matters. Free speech really matters and yesterday when the Democrats and 11 of my Republican colleagues decided to strip me of my committee assignments – education and labor and the budget committee – you know what they did? They actually stripped my district of their voice. They stripped my voters of having representation to work for them.”
Greene has been under fire for her past antisemitic remarks as well as QAnon conspiracy theories and claims that school shootings and 9/11 were staged.
Greene delivered a speech before her colleagues Thursday, saying she regrets some “words of the past,” but did not specifically apologize for her remarks.
When asked by a reporter Friday if she has anything she would like to apologize for Greene responded, “Of course, I’m sorry for saying all those things that are wrong and offensive and I sincerely mean that and I’m happy to say that. I think it’s good to say when we’ve done something wrong.”
Greene declined to apologize for endorsing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s execution and ended the press conference when asked.
When asked about liking a Facebook comment arguing Pelosi should get a “bullet to the head,” Greene responded, “when you want to keep telling the same story over and over but don’t want to tell the truth, that’s your problem. And that’s how you end a press conference,” before walking away.
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In a significant development, Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, was indicted on Thursday on federal gun charges as part of Special Counsel David Weiss’ ongoing investigation. The indictment alleges that Hunter Biden made false statements during the purchase of a firearm, among other charges.
The charges against Hunter Biden include:
• Making a false statement in the purchase of a firearm
• Making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a federal firearms licensed dealer
•Possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance
According to the indictment, the alleged incident occurred on or about October 12, 2018, in the District of Delaware. Hunter Biden is accused of knowingly making a false and fictitious written statement during the acquisition of a Colt Cobra 38SPL Revolver. According to reports from Fox News, the statement, submitted on Form 4473, falsely certified that he was not an unlawful user of, and addicted to, any stimulant, narcotic drug, or controlled substance.
Furthermore, the indictment further states that between October 12, 2018, and October 23, 2018, in the District of Delaware, Hunter Biden knowingly possessed the same firearm despite being an unlawful user of and addicted to controlled substances. This marks the first set of charges brought by Special Counsel David Weiss against Hunter Biden since being granted special counsel status.
The investigation came to public attention when it was reported by Fox News in 2021 that police had responded to an incident in 2018 involving a gun owned by Hunter Biden.
Reports state that, Hallie Biden, the widow of President Biden’s late son, Beau, who was in a relationship with Hunter at the time, discarded the gun. Hunter’s gun was thrown away in a dumpster near a market, located close to a school. It was subsequently revealed that Hunter Biden had purchased a gun earlier that same month.
Hunter Biden’s legal troubles do not end with the gun charges. Earlier in July, an original plea agreement collapsed, which would have seen him plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax counts for willful failure to pay federal income tax, thus avoiding jail time on a felony gun charge. Instead, he pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and one felony gun charge.
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed David Weiss as special counsel to oversee the Hunter Biden investigation and related matters. The White House has declined to comment on these developments, which continue to draw significant public and media attention.
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