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Meet Christina Bobb, Trump Lawyer Who Used to Be OAN TV Presenter

Posted on by Judith E. Ashton
  • Christina Bobb is at the forefront of Trump’s legal battle against the DOJ over the Mar-a-Lago raid.
  • She previously worked at the far-right OAN network and the Marine Corps, and once ran for Congress.
  • Insider spoke to experts and colleagues, who described her as a staunch Trump acolyte.

On June 3, three FBI agents and a Justice Department official met with Donald Trump and his lawyers in the dining room of Mar-a-Lago, the Florida club he moved to after his presidency.

The officials were there to retrieve all remaining classified documents in Trump’s possession as part of a subpoena issued a month earlier.

Christina Bobb, one of Trump’s lawyers, signed a letter attesting that a “diligent search” had been conducted and all material that was in Mar-a-Lago at the time had been returned to the US government, per a court filing.

But two months later, on August 8, the FBI raided Mar-a-Lago, uncovering 20 boxes worth of new material, including 11 sets that were marked as classified.

The discovery raised serious doubts about Bobb’s statement and prompted questions about who she is, how she got the top job with the former president, and what legal trouble she may now face.

Bobb did not respond to Insider’s request for an interview.

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An itemized list of property reserved in the execution of a search warrant by the FBI at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, signed by Christina Bobb.

Jim Bourg/Reuters


Early career

Bobb, 39, was born in Michigan and is the youngest of two girls, USA Today reported. As a teenager, she moved to Arizona, where she later attended the University of Arizona.

While there, Bobb was an avid athlete and played for her college soccer team as a goalkeeper, according to her

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Deshaun Watson suspension ‘a kiss on the cheek,’ lawyer for women in civil lawsuit says

Posted on by Judith E. Ashton

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Tony Buzbee, the lawyer representing the women who have alleged Deshaun Watson of sexual misconduct, had some harsh criticism about the six-game suspension he was handed down earlier this week.

Twenty-four women filed lawsuits against the Browns quarterback, and former federal Judge Sue L. Robinson gave Watson what Buzbee says is an extremely light sentence.

“Six games isn’t even a slap on the wrist. It’s a kiss on the cheek,” Buzbee told reporters at a press conference on Thursday via The Athletic.

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Deshaun Watson of the Cleveland Browns looks on during the offseason workout at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus, June 1, 2022, in Berea, Ohio.

Deshaun Watson of the Cleveland Browns looks on during the offseason workout at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus, June 1, 2022, in Berea, Ohio.
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Buzbee also told reporters that despite two dozen women coming to the forefront, the NFL only spoke with 10. Out of those 10, only four cases were presented by the league during Watson’s hearing.

“It really makes you want to scratch your head and wonder what the hell is going on,” Buzbee said.

Buzbee said he offered more of his clients to the NFL, but they declined — they also turned down sworn statements from several of the accusers.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) looks on during training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus, July 28, 2022, in Berea, Ohio.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) looks on during training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus, July 28, 2022, in Berea, Ohio.
(Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports)

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Despite Buzbee’s criticism of the NFL, the league has appealed the suspension, as they hope for a suspension of at least an entire season.

However, Buzbee is critical of what the true end result will be.

“We’re here today with a message to the NFL,” he said. “That message is simple and hopefully clear: every

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Some North Carolina schools now have locked-up AR-15s for law enforcement. Gun-safety experts are appalled

Posted on by Judith E. Ashton
Sheriff Buddy Harwood and Lt. Coy Phillips meet with school system administration July 13 to brief them on the enhanced security procedures coming to Madison County Schools in 2022-23.

Sheriff Buddy Harwood and Lt. Coy Phillips meet with school system administration July 13 to brief them on the enhanced security procedures coming to Madison County Schools in 2022-23.

MARSHALL, NC – A North Carolina sheriff’s office has placed locked-up AR-15 rifles on a school district‘s six campuses as an added security measure for the coming school year in response to the Uvalde, Texas, mass school shooting.

It’s a move the North Carolina sheriff says will help law enforcement respond to possible acts of violence at the schools. But experts told USA TODAY the idea was unlikely to work and is the wrong approach to curbing gun violence.

Madison County Sheriff Buddy Harwood has promoted the idea as the nation reels from the botched law-enforcement response in Uvalde, Texas. The tragedy revealed systemic failures and poor decision-makingand responding police disregarded active-shooter trainings, according to a Texas state house report.

“Hopefully, we’ll never need it, but I want my guys to be as prepared as prepared can be,” Harwood said.

If an active-shooter situation occurs, the sheriff’s office has stored semi-automatic weapons in locked safes at each Madison County school. The safes also contain extra magazines, ammunition and breaching tools, Harwood said.

FILE - AR-15-style rifles are on display at Burbank Ammo & Guns in Burbank, California, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

FILE – AR-15-style rifles are on display at Burbank Ammo & Guns in Burbank, California, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

“In the event we have someone barricaded in a door, we won’t have to wait on the fire department,” he added. “We’ll have those tools to be able to breach that door if needed. I do not want to have to run back out to the car to grab an AR, because that’s time lost.”

But national gun-safety experts told USA TODAY they disagreed with the idea.

Allison Anderman, senior counsel and

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