60-year-old GOP congressman says his age impacted his testimony to FBI during investigation

 After being indicted by a federal grand jury in Oct. 2021 for allegedly lying to the FBI, Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry now claims he didn’t lie—but he was confused during interrogations. According to new court documents filed Friday, attorneys representing the GOP official argue that Fortenberry was confused due to his age. His attorneys also plan to call on an expert who can speak to his failing memory and age. According to the Omaha World-Herald, Fortenberry’s lawyers said they wanted his entire conversation with the FBI played for the jury to…

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Trump Pleads For SCOTUS To Halt The Jan. 6 Committee’s ‘Criminal’ Investigation

<p>The Jan. 6 Committee cautioned the Supreme Court in a Thursday <a href=”https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/21/21-932/206949/20211230141540590_Trump%20v.%20Thompson%20brief%20in%20opposition%20FINAL%20PDFA.pdf”>filing</a> that allowing former President Trump to block access to White House records would amount to the court extending monarchical power to a former executive. </p> Talking Points Memo

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U.S. Congress announces investigation into Carnival Corp. response to COVID-19 outbreak – USA TODAY

U.S. Congress announces investigation into Carnival Corp. response to COVID-19 outbreak  USA TODAY A Carnival Corp. ship had the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the industry. Now Congress is probing the company.  Washington Post US House investigating Carnival Cruises for its coronavirus pandemic response : Coronavirus Live Updates  NPR Carnival Faces U.S. Congressional Investigation Into Its Coronavirus Response  Skift Congress is investigating cruise ship company Carnival over COVID-19 outbreaks  The Verge View Full Coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News

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