Trump Trial Kicks Off & U.N. Approves Haiti Mission

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2️⃣ This Morning’s Two Reports:

• 🗽 Trump's Civil Fraud Trial Kicks Off in NYC

• 🌍 U.N. Greenlights Kenya's Mission to Haiti

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🗽 Trump's Civil Fraud Trial Kicks Off in NYC

Former President Donald Trump, along with his eldest sons, their companies, and Trump Organization executives, faced the opening day of their $250 million civil fraud trial in Manhattan. Trump's presence turned the courtroom into an extension of the campaign trail, as he dubbed the trial a "witch hunt" 🔮🧙‍♂️. He took shots at New York Attorney General Letitia James for pursuing him instead of addressing violent crime, and later criticized Judge Arthur Engoron, who is overseeing the case ⚖️. The trial's first witness, Trump's long-time accountant Donald Bender, delved into financial documents from 2011, uncovering discrepancies in the price of Ivanka Trump's penthouse 💰. Despite being a civil case, it poses a significant threat to Trump's business in New York. 🏙️

TL;DR ⏳: Trump's civil fraud trial kicked off in NYC. He called it a "witch hunt," and his long-time accountant spilled the financial tea from 2011, making it a civil case to watch closely. 🔍

🌍 U.N. Greenlights Kenya's Mission to Haiti

The United Nations Security Council has authorized a yearlong multinational security mission led by Kenya to combat the severe gang violence crisis in Haiti, which has claimed thousands of lives. 🚀 The mission's responsibilities include safeguarding critical infrastructure such as airports, ports, schools, hospitals, and key intersections, along with carrying out "targeted operations" in collaboration with the Haitian National Police. 🏗️ With Kenya pledging over 1,000 security personnel and support from other nations anticipated, the resolution passed with 13 members in favor and two abstentions. This decision comes amid concerns about historical interventions in Haiti and Kenya's human rights record in other mission areas. Nonetheless, the proposal emphasizes strong human rights protections and is co-sponsored by the United States and Ecuador, marking a rare moment of action in the Security Council since divisions among its permanent members. 🤝

TL;DR ⏳: The U.N. has approved Kenya's leadership of a yearlong mission to quell gang violence in Haiti, protecting critical infrastructure, although concerns about past interventions and Kenya's human rights record linger. 🇰🇪

⚡ BulletList Roundup (10 Headlines)

1. 🤔 Rep. Gaetz admits McCarthy 'likely' can survive initial vote to remove him

2. 🚨 Urgent phase begins in search for missing 9-year-old girl during New York camping trip

3. 📰 Philadelphia community activist and journalist Josh Kruger fatally shot at home

4. 🦈 Reported California shark encounter sparks search for missing swimmer

5. 🏆 Nobel Prize awarded to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines

6. 🌈 Pope Francis hints, for the first time, at potential blessings for some in same-sex unions

7. 🚗 Dog captured on camera steering speeding car

8. 💰 Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly considered offering Trump $5 billion to forgo presidential run

9. 🔥 Argentina presidential contenders exchange sharp words in inaugural debate

10. 💔 Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson set to part ways in divorce

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