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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) recently shared his thoughts on former President Donald Trumps indictment and howthe whole saga will play out.

Political Vendetta: Calling the indictmentutter and complete garbage, Cruz said that District AttorneyAlvin Bragg'sprosecution is not based on facts but on a political vendetta brought by a left-wing partisan Democrat who was elected by billionaire George Soros.

Soros spent over a million dollars to electBragg as district attorney, Cruzsaid on his "Verdict With Ted Cruz" podcast on Friday.

It is a case that will most assuredly fail in court, the senatorsaid of the indictment.

Cruz also suggested that an indictment like Trump's could only happen in Russia, China, North Korea, Venezuela or Cuba. This is what dictatorships do. If one party takes power..they're coming after you and they're gonna lock you up and they may put you in front of a firing squad, he said.

A Positive For Trump: Still, the indictment will play out toTrump'sadvantage, Cruz suggested. I think this is an enormous political gift to Donald Trump, the senator said.

If I were a Democrat, I might well report Alvin Bragg to the Federal Election Commission for making the single, greatest, in-kind contribution to a presidential campaign in history, he added.

What It Means For Biden: While answering a question on whether Trump's indictmentwill set in motion tit-for-tat moves and the opening of a Pandoras box, Cruz said there is a very real worry thatprosecutors could comeafter President Joe Bidens family,

Cruz said that Bidens Attorney General Merrick Garland is supposedlyproceedingwith theindictment of the president's sonHunter Biden potentially ondrug charges or tax charges.

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Flimsy Grounds: Cruz noted that Trump is being indicted based onNew York Penal Law 175.05.

If you write something in the books of a business entry that is false, under the New York law, that's a misdemeanor, so that's the claim they're basing it on, but it's even more ludicrous than that because it's a misdemeanor, he said.

Cruz also noted that Trump's alleged crime the hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels occurred in 2016, well past the two-year statute of limitations in New York.

Because anotherprovision of theNew York law, 175.10, makes it a felony if someone creates a false business record in the furtherance of or in order to commit another crime,[Braggs] trying to bootstrap another crime to transform a misdemeanor into a felony, the senator claimed.

"This case will get thrown out, he concluded.

Whats In Store:Because Trumpis a former president and is protected by Secret Service, the New York Police Departmentmay not come kicking down the door of his Mar-a-Lago residence and drag him away, Cruz said.

Trump could instead turn himself in onTuesday or around that day, the senator said. When the former presidentturns himself in, he will be booked,fingerprintedand have his mugshot taken,Cruzsaid.

My prediction is when Donald Trump takes his mugshot, he will be in a crisp blue shirt with an impeccable white, a crisp boot, a blue suit with an impeccable white shirt and a bright red Donald Trump tie, and he will be smiling ear to ear, Cruz said.

Trump will likely ask for bail andbe released after he is booked, the senator suggested. Before the case proceedsto trial, it is also possible that there will be severalpretrial proceedings, where the defense can make motions to suppress evidence, he further said.

I gotta tell you, any judge worth his or her salt would throw this damn thing out because it's a ridiculous case, Cruz said.

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Teenage boy charged over murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe in Weston-super-Mare

A nine-year-old girl found dead in Weston-super-Mare has been named on the day police revealed a teenager had been charged with her murder.

Emergency services were called to Lime Close in the Somerset town at 6.09pm on Monday but Aria Thorpe was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said a 15-year-old boy had been charged with her murder and that a preliminary post-mortem found she died from a single stab wound.

The teenage boy – who can’t be named due to his age – will appear at Bristol Magistrates’ Court later today.

A police cordon remains in place as forensics officers continue their work.

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Superintendent Jen Appleford, from Avon and Somerset Police, said the community was in shock and Aria’s family were being supported by police.

“It is impossible to adequately describe how traumatic the past 36 hours have been for them and we’d like to reiterate in the strongest possible terms their request for privacy,” she said.

Supt Appleford said police were working with local schools and other agencies to make sure support is available.

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Duke of Marlborough charged with strangulation offences

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Duke of Marlborough charged with strangulation offences

The Duke of Marlborough, formerly known as Jamie Blandford, has been charged with intentional strangulation.

Charles James Spencer-Churchill, a relative of Sir Winston Churchill and Diana, Princess of Wales, is accused of three offences between November 2022 and May 2024, Thames Valley Police said.

The 70-year-old has been summonsed to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, following his arrest in May last year.

The three charges of non-fatal intentional strangulation are alleged to have taken place in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, against the same person.

Spencer-Churchill, known to his family as Jamie, is the 12th Duke of Marlborough and a member of one of Britain’s most aristocratic families.

He is well known to have battled with drug addiction in the past.

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Spencer-Churchill inherited his dukedom in 2014, following the death of his father, the 11th Duke of Marlborough.

Prior to this, the twice-married Spencer-Churchill was the Marquess of Blandford, and also known as Jamie Blandford.

His ancestral family home is Sir Winston’s birthplace, the 300-year-old Blenheim Palace in Woodstock.

But the duke does not own the 18th century baroque palace – and has no role in the running of the residence and vast estate.

The palace is a Unesco World Heritage Site and a popular visitor attraction with parklands designed by “Capability” Brown.

In 1994, the late duke brought legal action to ensure his son and heir would not be able to take control of the family seat.

Blenheim is owned and managed by the Blenheim Palace Heritage Foundation.

A spokesperson for the foundation said: “Blenheim Palace Heritage Foundation is aware legal proceedings have been brought against the Duke of Marlborough.

“The foundation is unable to comment on the charges, which relate to the duke’s personal conduct and private life, and which are subject to live, criminal proceedings.

“The foundation is not owned or managed by the Duke of Marlborough, but by independent entities run by boards of trustees.”

The King hosted a reception at Blenheim Palace for European leaders in July last year, and the Queen, then the Duchess of Cornwall, joined Spencer-Churchill for the reveal of a bust of Sir Winston in the Blenheim grounds in 2015.

The palace was also the scene of the theft of a £4.75m golden toilet in 2019 after thieves smashed their way into the palace during a heist.

The duke’s representatives have been approached for comment.

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