March 30, 2020 4:50 pm
Dear Forensic News readers, it is important to take care of yourself during this difficult time. While we all focus on being physically healthy, don’t neglect your mental and emotional well-being: The National Alliance of Mental Illness published a list of “Mental Health Coping Strategies” that may be helpful. Other […]
This roundup originally appeared on our staff writer Adrienne Cobb’s personal website. It has been adapted and condensed for the Forensic News audience. Purge quietly continues Counterterrorism purge Acting DNI and Trump loyalist Richard Grenell fired the top two officials (non-paywalled version) at the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) on Wednesday. Acting Director Russell Travers […]
This roundup originally appeared on our staff writer Adrienne Cobb’s personal website. It has been adapted and condensed for the Forensic News audience. Biden-probe subpoena Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) canceled a planned vote to issue a subpoena in its investigation into Hunter Biden and his work in Ukraine. Johnson informed […]
March 10, 2020 6:44 am
The Trump administration is under fire for its slow, sometimes incompetent, response to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus, “SARS-CoV-2”, which causes a disease named COVID-19. Though COVID-19 was first recognized in China in December 2019, President Trump’s priorities in the three years leading up to the outbreak put the […]
This roundup originally appeared on our staff writer Adrienne Cobb’s personal website. It has been adapted and condensed for the Forensic News audience. MAIN COURSE Tomorrow (Tuesday) I hope to post a big piece on Trump’s sabotaging of the coronavirus response, stay tuned. Retribution and rewards McCusker’s nomination In November 2019, Trump […]
On July 13 of 2014, 18-year-old Conrad Roy III died by suicide from carbon monoxide poisoning. Nearly 3 years after his death, Roy’s girlfriend Michelle Carter was convicted for involuntary manslaughter after incriminating text messages and phone calls between the two showed Carter encouraging Roy to commit suicide. Some of […]
This roundup originally appeared on our staff writer Adrienne Cobb’s personal website. It has been adapted and condensed for the Forensic News audience. MAIN COURSE Trump’s incompetence, authoritarian patterns continue with coronavirus response In a standalone piece published yesterday, I go over Trump’s response to the coronavirus, how he made the spread inevitable, […]
