skynewsus--2020-06-16--Man shot as armed group clashes with protesters trying to remove statue

A man has been shot in the US as an armed civilian group clashed with protesters trying to take down a statue of a Spanish conquistador .
He is in hospital in a critical but stable condition after he was shot outside the Albuquerque Museum in New Mexico on Monday night , police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said .
Protesters were trying to take down the statue of Juan de Onate in the state 's largest city by wrapping a chain around it , and had started pulling on it while chanting : `` Tear it down . ''
One protester @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the statue .
A group of armed men , who call themselves the New Mexico Civil Guard , were trying to stop the statue being taken down when gunshots were heard and people started shouting that someone had been shot .
Police then used tear gas and stun grenades to protect officers who rushed into the group and detained those involved in the shooting , Mr Gallegos said .
He said their weapons were removed and they were taken into custody for questioning , while police secured the area .
Meanwhile , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorities until officials determine what to do with it .
Mayor Tim Keller described the shooting as a `` tragic , outrageous and unacceptable act of violence , '' adding that `` it has no place in our city '' .
Mr Keller continued : `` Our diverse community will not be deterred by acts meant to divide or silence us .
`` Our hearts go out the victim , his family , and witnesses whose lives were needlessly threatened tonight .
`` This sculpture has now become an urgent matter of public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Grisham took aim at the armed men , saying no matter who strikes first , there would be no room in New Mexico for any sort of escalation of `` reckless , violent rhetoric '' .
`` The instigators this evening will be rooted out , they will be investigated , and they will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law , '' she added .
Protesters around the world have been demanding statues of slave traders and people deemed racist are removed .
Statues of Juan de Onate , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mexico in 1598 , have been criticised for decades .
While he is celebrated by those who can trace their ancestry to Spanish settlers , he is reviled for his brutality .
Native Americans have a hatred of Onate - he ordered that 24 captive tribal warriors have their right feet cut off after his nephew was killed .
In 1998 , the right foot of his statue in Alcade , northern New Mexico , was sawn off .
That statue was placed in storage on Monday to protect it from further damage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a scheduled protest .
A crowd in Alcade cheered as a forklift pulled the massive bronze statue of Onate on horseback from a concrete pedestal .
`` This is public property and I 'm not going to allow it to be damaged , '' county manager Tomas Campos said .
`` Plus , I do n't feel like risking my sheriff 's deputies or state police to defend it . ''
Dozens of people celebrated its removal with Native American dancing and drumming outside the cultural centre where it had been , leaving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pedestal .
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A man has been shot in the US as an armed civilian group clashed with protesters trying to take down a statue of a Spanish conquistador.
He is in hospital in a critical but stable condition after he was shot outside the Albuquerque Museum in New Mexico on Monday night, police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said.
Protesters were trying to take down the statue of Juan de Onate in the state's largest city by wrapping a chain around it, and had started pulling on it while chanting: "Tear it down."
One protester repeatedly swung a pick-axe at the base of the statue.
Image: Protesters ran to help a man who was shot during a protest against a statue of Spanish conquistador Juan de Onate
A group of armed men, who call themselves the New Mexico Civil Guard, were trying to stop the statue being taken down when gunshots were heard and people started shouting that someone had been shot.
Police then used tear gas and stun grenades to protect officers who rushed into the group and detained those involved in the shooting, Mr Gallegos said.
He said their weapons were removed and they were taken into custody for questioning, while police secured the area.
The FBI is helping local detectives investigate.
Meanwhile, the statue has been removed by city authorities until officials determine what to do with it.
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Mayor Tim Keller described the shooting as a "tragic, outrageous and unacceptable act of violence," adding that "it has no place in our city".
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Mr Keller continued: "Our diverse community will not be deterred by acts meant to divide or silence us.
"Our hearts go out the victim, his family, and witnesses whose lives were needlessly threatened tonight.
"This sculpture has now become an urgent matter of public safety."
Democrat governor Michelle Lujan Grisham took aim at the armed men, saying no matter who strikes first, there would be no room in New Mexico for any sort of escalation of "reckless, violent rhetoric".
"The instigators this evening will be rooted out, they will be investigated, and they will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law," she added.
Image: Statues of Juan de Onate in New Mexico have been contentious for decades
Image: The protesters and an armed group clashed over the statue of Juan de Onate
Protesters around the world have been demanding statues of slave traders and people deemed racist are removed.
Statues of Juan de Onate, who arrived in what is now New Mexico in 1598, have been criticised for decades.
While he is celebrated by those who can trace their ancestry to Spanish settlers, he is reviled for his brutality.
Native Americans have a hatred of Onate - he ordered that 24 captive tribal warriors have their right feet cut off after his nephew was killed.
In 1998, the right foot of his statue in Alcade, northern New Mexico, was sawn off.
That statue was placed in storage on Monday to protect it from further damage and to avoid civil unrest ahead of a scheduled protest.
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A crowd in Alcade cheered as a forklift pulled the massive bronze statue of Onate on horseback from a concrete pedestal.
"This is public property and I'm not going to allow it to be damaged," county manager Tomas Campos said.
"Plus, I don't feel like risking my sheriff's deputies or state police to defend it."
Dozens of people celebrated its removal with Native American dancing and drumming outside the cultural centre where it had been, leaving red hand prints on the empty statue pedestal.
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It will look at the issues raised by the Black Lives Matter protests, and examine institutional racism and how we fix it.


skynewsus--2020-06-17--Elderly protester shoved by police has fractured skull and is unable to walk

A 75-year-old protester who was shoved to the ground by police officers has a fractured skull and is still unable to walk , his lawyer has said .
Martin Gugino was pushed at a Black Lives Matter protest on 4 June in Buffalo , New York , in an incident which caused widespread outrage .
Footage emerged of the elderly man being shoved by two officers , causing him to fall backwards and hit his head on the ground .
A group of officers marched past as blood trickled from his head .
One of the officers who pushed him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was pulled away by a colleague .
In an email on Tuesday , Mr Gugino 's lawyer Kelly Zarcone said there has been no change in his condition and she expects only gradual improvement .
Earlier , Ms Zarcone said he had suffered a brain injury and was facing `` a new normal '' .
`` As heartbreaking as it is , his brain is injured and he is well aware of that now , '' she said .
Mr Gugino has been described by friends as a devout Catholic and a veteran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was a `` a soft spoken but thoughtful and principled man '' .
: : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker Two Buffalo police officers , Robert McCabe , 32 , and Aaron Torgalski , 39 , have been charged with second-degree assault and could face prison sentences of up to seven years if convicted .
Both have pleaded not guilty .
Buffalo police initially said Mr Gugino tripped and fell , but the video - filmed by a local radio station - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers were suspended , 57 members of the Buffalo Police Department 's Emergency Response team quit in solidarity with their colleagues .

A 75-year-old protester who was shoved to the ground by police officers has a fractured skull and is still unable to walk, his lawyer has said.
Martin Gugino was pushed at a Black Lives Matter protest on 4 June in Buffalo, New York, in an incident which caused widespread outrage.
Footage emerged of the elderly man being shoved by two officers, causing him to fall backwards and hit his head on the ground.
Image: Martin Gugino fell backwards after being pushed
A group of officers marched past as blood trickled from his head. One of the officers who pushed him started to lean over him, but was pulled away by a colleague.
In an email on Tuesday, Mr Gugino's lawyer Kelly Zarcone said there has been no change in his condition and she expects only gradual improvement.
Earlier, Ms Zarcone said he had suffered a brain injury and was facing "a new normal".
"As heartbreaking as it is, his brain is injured and he is well aware of that now," she said.
Mr Gugino has been described by friends as a devout Catholic and a veteran peace activist.
His lawyer added that he was a "a soft spoken but thoughtful and principled man".
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Two Buffalo police officers, Robert McCabe, 32, and Aaron Torgalski, 39, have been charged with second-degree assault and could face prison sentences of up to seven years if convicted.
Both have pleaded not guilty.
Buffalo police initially said Mr Gugino tripped and fell, but the video - filmed by a local radio station - told a different story.
After the officers were suspended, 57 members of the Buffalo Police Department's Emergency Response team quit in solidarity with their colleagues.


skynewsus--2020-06-17--White House tries to stop publication of the book 'Trump doesn't want you to read'

Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton is being sued by the Trump administration to prevent publication of a book about his time in the White House .
The lawsuit claims it contains classified information , would compromise national security and that Mr Bolton had failed to complete the clearance process required for any book written by former government officials .
Mr Bolton 's publishers claim the legal action is attempt to stop `` publication of a book it deems unflattering to the President '' .
The lawsuit comes a day after president Trump said Mr Bolton would be breaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The court documents state that the White House National Security Council ( NSC ) `` has determined that the manuscript in its present form contains certain passages - some up to several paragraphs in length - that contain classified national security information . ''
Publication of the book `` would cause irreparable harm , because the disclosure of instances of classified information in the manuscript reasonably could be expected to cause serious damage , or exceptionally grave damage , to the national security of the United States , '' according to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ September after 17 months in the job , the third national security adviser to leave during Mr Trump 's presidency .
The pair had repeatedly clashed over how to handle major foreign policy challenges like Iran , North Korea and most recently Afghanistan .
Regarded as an ultra-hawk , Mr Bolton was a key architect of the 2003 invasion of Iraq , and strongly disagreed with President Trump 's attempts to make deals with those he regarded as America 's enemies .
: : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relationship had deteriorated to the point that they even disagreed over the manner of Mr Bolton 's departure - he claimed he had resigned , while the president used Twitter to insist he had been fired .
Mr Bolton 's publishers , Simon and Schuster have said they will fight the lawsuit and that The Room Where It Happened : A White House Memoir is still set to be published on 23 June .
It said Mr Bolton had fully cooperated with the NSC pre-publication review and that the book provides an insider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , scattershot decision-making process '' .
`` This is the book Donald Trump does n't want you to read , '' it said .

Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton is being sued by the Trump administration to prevent publication of a book about his time in the White House.
The lawsuit claims it contains classified information, would compromise national security and that Mr Bolton had failed to complete the clearance process required for any book written by former government officials.
Mr Bolton's publishers claim the legal action is attempt to stop "publication of a book it deems unflattering to the President".
The lawsuit comes a day after president Trump said Mr Bolton would be breaking the law if the book was published.
The court documents state that the White House National Security Council (NSC) "has determined that the manuscript in its present form contains certain passages - some up to several paragraphs in length - that contain classified national security information."
Publication of the book "would cause irreparable harm, because the disclosure of instances of classified information in the manuscript reasonably could be expected to cause serious damage, or exceptionally grave damage, to the national security of the United States," according to the lawsuit.
Image: President Trump and John Bolton in the Oval Office in August 2019
John Bolton was fired last September after 17 months in the job, the third national security adviser to leave during Mr Trump's presidency.
The pair had repeatedly clashed over how to handle major foreign policy challenges like Iran, North Korea and most recently Afghanistan.
Regarded as an ultra-hawk, Mr Bolton was a key architect of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and strongly disagreed with President Trump's attempts to make deals with those he regarded as America's enemies.
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Their relationship had deteriorated to the point that they even disagreed over the manner of Mr Bolton's departure - he claimed he had resigned, while the president used Twitter to insist he had been fired.
Mr Bolton's publishers, Simon and Schuster have said they will fight the lawsuit and that The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir is still set to be published on 23 June.
It said Mr Bolton had fully cooperated with the NSC pre-publication review and that the book provides an insider account of Mr Trump's "inconsistent, scattershot decision-making process".
"This is the book Donald Trump doesn't want you to read," it said.


skynewsus--2020-06-17--Trump faces explosive claim he asked China to help him win 2020 election

Donald Trump sought Chinese leader Xi Jinping 's help to win the 2020 presidential election during a private meeting , former national security adviser John Bolton has claimed .
The allegation was among a series of bombshell claims made in a new book by Mr Bolton , who the US president fired in September after 17 months in the White House job .
According to an excerpt published in the New York Times , Mr Trump also expressed a willingness to halt criminal investigations to give `` personal favours to dictators he liked '' .
And the former official said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pander to his Chinese counterpart that he told Mr Xi he `` should go ahead '' with building internment camps for Uighurs , which has been subject to widespread international condemnation .
Another anecdote in the book focuses on a meeting with then-British Prime Minister Theresa May in 2018 .
Mr Bolton said a British official referred to the United Kingdom as a `` nuclear power '' , but that Mr Trump interjected , saying : `` Oh , are you a nuclear power ? ''
Mr Bolton added that he could tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has long maintained a nuclear arsenal , `` was not intended as a joke . ''
A separate claim sees Mr Bolton recall Mr Trump asking if Finland is part of Russia .
The White House has yet to respond the claims .
Mr Bolton said Mr Trump 's effort to shift the June 2019 conversation with Mr Xi to the US election was among innumerable conversations that `` formed a pattern of fundamentally unacceptable behaviour that eroded the very legitimacy of the presidency '' .
The former official said that because staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Mr Trump `` saw conspiracies behind rocks , and remained stunningly uninformed on how to run the White House , let alone the huge federal government '' .
On the meeting with the Chinese president in Osaka , Japan , Mr Bolton wrote that Mr Trump told Mr Xi that Democrats were hostile to China .
`` He then , stunningly , turned the conversation to the coming US presidential election , alluding to China 's economic capability to affect the ongoing campaigns , pleading with Xi to ensure he 'd win @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He stressed the importance of farmers , and increased Chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome . ''
: : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker Mr Bolton describes every Trump decision as being guided by concerns for his own re-election , a claim that evokes the scandal that sparked Mr Trump 's impeachment last year .
According to excerpts published in the Washington Post , Mr Bolton claims Mr Trump said invading Venezuela would be `` cool '' and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States . ''
The US government has publicly said it does not back the use of force to topple Venezuela 's socialist President Nicolas Maduro .
At a White House Christmas dinner in 2018 , Mr Bolton wrote that Mr Trump asked why the US was sanctioning China over its treatment of Uighurs .
China suspects Uighurs , who are predominantly Muslim and culturally and ethnically distinct from the majority Han Chinese population , of seeking to form a separate state .
Beijing has dramatically escalated its campaign against them in recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people in internment camps and prisons , which China calls vocational training centres .
`` At the opening dinner of the Osaka G20 meeting , with only interpreters present , Mr Xi explained to Mr Trump why he was basically building concentration camps in Xinjiang , '' Mr Bolton wrote .
`` According to our interpreter , Mr Trump said that Mr Xi should go ahead with building the camps , which he thought was exactly the right thing to do . ''
The claims are part of a book - called `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House Memoir '' - that the US government launched legal action to block , claiming it contains classified information and its publication could compromise national security .
It comes just four months after the Republican-controlled Senate voted to acquit Trump on charges brought by the Democratic-led House of Representatives stemming from his dealings with Ukraine .
That was only the third time in US history that a president has been impeached .
Analysis : The most explosive revelation yet from someone so close to Trump There have been tell-all memoirs from former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as senior as John Bolton - and none with such explosive revelations from so close to the president .
For the former National Security Adviser , a veteran of Republican administrations , to accuse the president of `` fundamentally unacceptable behavior that eroded the very legitimacy of the presidency '' is astonishing .
Alleging that Trump tried to secure help with his re-election from a foreign leader and offered to halt criminal investigations for favours from them goes to the very heart of American democracy .
The claim that all of Trump 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by re-election concerns , rather than the national interest , is equally damning .
The White House dismisses Bolton 's allegations as those of a disgruntled former employee but they have tried very hard to block the publication of this book .
They know the potential damage it could cause .
And Democrat critics will wonder why Bolton chose not to air all of this by testifying in the impeachment hearings , when his explosive words could have made a difference and not just ramp up the book sales .
Mocking Trump for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power or that Finland was not part of Russia will go down well with the president 's detractors .
It is the detailed substance of what Bolton saw - and has now reported - that is significant .
As always though , the question of what the American voter will make of it is pivotal - and almost impossible to predict .

Donald Trump revealed he didn't know the UK is a nuclear power during a meeting with former prime minister Theresa May, the US president's former national security adviser has claimed.
The allegation was among a series of bombshell claims made in a new book by John Bolton, who was fired by Mr Trump in September after 17 months in the White House job.
An anecdote in the book, which the White House has launched legal action to block, focuses on a meeting with Mrs May in 2018.
Image: President Trump and John Bolton in the Oval Office in August 2019
Mr Bolton said a British official referred to the UK as a "nuclear power", but that Mr Trump interjected, saying: "Oh, are you a nuclear power?"
The former adviser added that he could tell the question from the US president about the UK, which has long maintained a nuclear arsenal, "was not intended as a joke."
Mr Trump has accused Mr Bolton of breaking the law following the release of excerpts from the book, titled "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir".
"He broke the law. Very simple," the US president told Fox News.
"I mean, as much as it's going to be broken. It's highly classified information, and he did not have approval."
The US president also branded Mr Bolton a "wacko" on Twitter and said the book is "made up of lies and fake stories".
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"Said all good about me, in print, until the day I fired him," he added.
"A disgruntled boring fool who only wanted to go to war. Never had a clue, was ostracized & happily dumped. What a dope!"
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Another claim in Mr Bolton's book is that Mr Trump sought Chinese leader Xi Jinping's help to win the 2020 presidential election during a private meeting.
According to an excerpt published in the New York Times, Mr Trump also expressed a willingness to halt criminal investigations to give "personal favours to dictators he liked".
And Mr Bolton said the US leader was so keen to pander to his Chinese counterpart that he told Mr Xi he "should go ahead" with building internment camps for Uighurs, which has been subject to widespread international condemnation.
Image: Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping ahead of their bilateral meeting in Japan in June 2019
A separate claim sees Mr Bolton recall Mr Trump asking if Finland is part of Russia.
The White House has yet to respond the claims.
Mr Bolton said Mr Trump's effort to shift the June 2019 conversation with Mr Xi to the US election was among innumerable conversations that "formed a pattern of fundamentally unacceptable behaviour that eroded the very legitimacy of the presidency".
Image: One of Mr Bolton's anecdotes centres on a 2018 meeting between Mr Trump and Theresa May
The former official said that because staff had served him so poorly in general, Mr Trump "saw conspiracies behind rocks, and remained stunningly uninformed on how to run the White House, let alone the huge federal government".
On the meeting with the Chinese president in Osaka, Japan, Mr Bolton wrote that Mr Trump told Mr Xi that Democrats were hostile to China.
"He then, stunningly, turned the conversation to the coming US presidential election, alluding to China's economic capability to affect the ongoing campaigns, pleading with Xi to ensure he'd win," Mr Bolton said.
"He stressed the importance of farmers, and increased Chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome."
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Mr Bolton describes every Trump decision as being guided by concerns for his own re-election, a claim that evokes the scandal that sparked Mr Trump's impeachment last year.
According to excerpts published in the Washington Post, Mr Bolton claims Mr Trump said invading Venezuela would be "cool" and that it was "really part of the United States".
The US government has publicly said it does not back the use of force to topple Venezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
At a White House Christmas dinner in 2018, Mr Bolton wrote that Mr Trump asked why the US was sanctioning China over its treatment of Uighurs.
China suspects Uighurs, who are predominantly Muslim and culturally and ethnically distinct from the majority Han Chinese population, of seeking to form a separate state.
Beijing has dramatically escalated its campaign against them in recent years by detaining more than one million people in internment camps and prisons, which China calls vocational training centres.
"At the opening dinner of the Osaka G20 meeting, with only interpreters present, Mr Xi explained to Mr Trump why he was basically building concentration camps in Xinjiang," Mr Bolton wrote.
"According to our interpreter, Mr Trump said that Mr Xi should go ahead with building the camps, which he thought was exactly the right thing to do."
The claims are part of a book, called The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, that the US government launched legal action to block, claiming it contains classified information and its publication could compromise national security.
The publication of the book comes just four months after the Republican-controlled Senate voted to acquit Mr Trump on charges brought by the Democratic-led House of Representatives stemming from his dealings with Ukraine.
That was only the third time in US history that a president has been impeached.
Analysis: The most explosive revelation yet from someone so close to Trump
By Greg Milam, US Correspondent
There have been tell-all memoirs from former Trump White House officials before but none as senior as John Bolton - and none with such explosive revelations from so close to the president.
For the former national security adviser, a veteran of Republican administrations, to accuse the president of "fundamentally unacceptable behaviour that eroded the very legitimacy of the presidency" is astonishing.
Alleging that Trump tried to secure help with his re-election from a foreign leader and offered to halt criminal investigations for favours from them goes to the very heart of American democracy.
The claim that all of Trump's decisions in the Oval Office were guided by re-election concerns, rather than the national interest, is equally damning.
The White House dismisses Bolton's allegations as those of a disgruntled former employee but they have tried very hard to block the publication of this book. They know the potential damage it could cause.
And Democrat critics will wonder why Bolton chose not to air all of this by testifying in the impeachment hearings, when his explosive words could have made a difference and not just ramp up the book sales.
Mocking Trump for not knowing the UK was a nuclear power or that Finland was not part of Russia will go down well with the president's detractors.
It is the detailed substance of what Bolton saw - and has now reported - that is significant. As always though, the question of what the American voter will make of it is pivotal - and almost impossible to predict.


skynewsus--2020-06-17--Murder charge for police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the back

The police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks outside an Atlanta restaurant will be charged with murder , a US prosecutor has said .
Garrett Rolfe is facing 11 charges after shooting Mr Brooks twice in the back as he was running away with a Taser following a struggle with police on Friday night The officer , who has been fired from his job , could face a life sentence or the death penalty if convicted .
A second officer , Devin Bronsan , is facing three charges , including one for aggravated assault .
He has been placed on administrative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cooperating with prosecutors .
Announcing the charges , Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard told reporters that Mr Brooks had been `` running away at the time the shot was fired '' .
He said Rolfe had then kicked the 27-year-old father as he lay on the ground struggling for his life in the Wendy 's car park , while Bronson also stood on his shoulder .
`` I believe at the time of the shooting , Mr Brooks did not represent a threat , '' Mr Howard said , adding that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an `` almost jovial '' manner .
According to the prosecutor , who said he had reviewed eight videos of the incident , the officers did not immediately provide medical help after the shooting .
He said the Atlanta Police Department rules also do not allow for shooting a Taser at someone running away , and therefore : `` He certainly can not fire a handgun at someone running away . ''
Mr Brooks ' widow , Tomika Miller , and her lawyers , Justin Miler and L. Chris Stewart , were also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charges .
: : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker Police were initially called to the scene at a Wendy 's restaurant in Atlanta following complaints of a vehicle blocking the drive-thru lane .
Upon arrival , an officer found Mr Brooks asleep at the wheel , leading to another officer being called to carry out a sobriety test .
For more than 40 minutes the officers appeared to have a calm conversation with Mr Brooks , according to bodycam footage that was later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Mr Brooks was seen scuffling with the officers , before grabbing the Taser stun gun and running off .
He then turns and points it at one of them .
The bodycam footage that was released does not show the moment Mr Brooks was shot .
Protests against police brutality - originally sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis - have since been revived across Atlanta , and have seen the Wendy 's restaurant set on fire .
It comes amid fierce debate across America in recent weeks about racial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the use of unnecessary force by officers .
Republicans have revealed plans to overhaul police departments nationwide , while President Trump has signed an executive order restricting the use of police chokeholds .

The police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks outside an Atlanta restaurant will be charged with murder, a US prosecutor has said.
Garrett Rolfe is facing 11 charges after shooting Mr Brooks twice in the back as he was running away with a Taser following a struggle with police on Friday night
The officer, who has been fired from his job, could face a life sentence or the death penalty if convicted.
A second officer, Devin Bronsan, is facing three charges, including one for aggravated assault.
He has been placed on administrative leave, and is said to be cooperating with prosecutors.
Image: Garrett Rolfe will be charged with felony murder
Announcing the charges, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard told reporters that Mr Brooks had been "running away at the time the shot was fired".
He said Rolfe had then kicked the 27-year-old father as he lay on the ground struggling for his life in the Wendy's car park, while Bronson also stood on his shoulder.
"I believe at the time of the shooting, Mr Brooks did not represent a threat," Mr Howard said, adding that the father-of-three had been cooperating with officers in an "almost jovial" manner.
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According to the prosecutor, who said he had reviewed eight videos of the incident, the officers did not immediately provide medical help after the shooting.
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He said the Atlanta Police Department rules also do not allow for shooting a Taser at someone running away, and therefore: "He certainly cannot fire a handgun at someone running away."
Mr Brooks' widow, Tomika Miller, and her lawyers, Justin Miler and L. Chris Stewart, were also at the press conference to hear the charges.
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Police were initially called to the scene at a Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta following complaints of a vehicle blocking the drive-thru lane.
Upon arrival, an officer found Mr Brooks asleep at the wheel, leading to another officer being called to carry out a sobriety test.
For more than 40 minutes the officers appeared to have a calm conversation with Mr Brooks, according to bodycam footage that was later released, before the situation turned violent.
Mr Brooks was seen scuffling with the officers, before grabbing the Taser stun gun and running off.
He then turns and points it at one of them.
The bodycam footage that was released does not show the moment Mr Brooks was shot.
Protests against police brutality - originally sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis - have since been revived across Atlanta, and have seen the Wendy's restaurant set on fire.
Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields has also resigned.
It comes amid fierce debate across America in recent weeks about racial discrimination in the country's justice system, and the use of unnecessary force by officers.
Republicans have revealed plans to overhaul police departments nationwide, while President Trump has signed an executive order restricting the use of police chokeholds.


skynewsus--2020-06-17--'He can't tell you a single thing that's in it': Clinton hits out at Trump's Bible photo op

Hillary Clinton has accused Donald Trump of trying to `` hijack '' Christianity and the Bible after he posed with one outside a church during Black Lives Matter protests .
The US president was criticised after he apparently ordered security forces to fire tear gas at groups of peaceful demonstrators in order to clear a path for him to make his way from the White House to St John 's in Washington DC .
Speaking to Sky News presenter Kay Burley , Mrs Clinton said `` the outcry by religious leaders ... demonstrated clearly that nobody was being fooled '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who lost to Mr Trump in the 2016 election , also claimed he `` mischaracterised '' protesters who took to the streets in the US following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis .
Mr Trump had wrongly lumped millions of non-violent demonstrators in with a `` tiny , tiny minority '' who had committed criminal acts , she added , after he hit out at `` thugs '' .
She said the president 's church visit on 1 June was a `` photo opportunity '' and she claimed he had never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't tell you a single thing that 's in it , '' she said .
`` That has been a pattern - he 's tried to hijack Christianity and the Bible in ways that are deeply hypocritical and that was just another occasion . ''
She criticised the president for calling protesters during the anti-racism demonstrations across the US `` thugs '' .
She said : `` They were totally peaceful protesters and what he was trying to do , as he often does , is to mischaracterise them and their behaviour and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in with the tiny , tiny minority who took advantage of a tragic moment to loot and steal and vandalise - a tiny , tiny percentage - and he wanted to cast that over the millions of very thoughtful , non-violent peaceful protesters .
`` There should be no tolerance for violent protest and certainly that was not at the core of the literally millions of people who have come out to protest peacefully over the last several weeks . ''
America 's top military officer recently apologised for joining Mr Trump during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not have been there , '' said General Mark Milley , chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , in a pre-recorded video address to the National Defense University .
You can see Kay 's full exclusive interview with Hillary Clinton tomorrow on Kay Burley @ Breakfast from 7am .
And you can watch the four-part series Hillary on Sky Documentaries and Now TV .
That 's available right now .

Hillary Clinton has accused Donald Trump of trying to "hijack" Christianity and the Bible after he posed with one outside a church during Black Lives Matter protests.
The US president was criticised after he apparently ordered security forces to fire tear gas at groups of peaceful demonstrators in order to clear a path for him to make his way from the White House to St John's in Washington DC.
Speaking to Sky News presenter Kay Burley, Mrs Clinton said "the outcry by religious leaders... demonstrated clearly that nobody was being fooled".
Image: President Trump posed with a Bible outside a church during protests
The former Democratic presidential candidate, who lost to Mr Trump in the 2016 election, also claimed he "mischaracterised" protesters who took to the streets in the US following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Mr Trump had wrongly lumped millions of non-violent demonstrators in with a "tiny, tiny minority" who had committed criminal acts, she added, after he hit out at "thugs".
She said the president's church visit on 1 June was a "photo opportunity" and she claimed he had never read the Bible.
"He can't tell you a single thing that's in it," she said.
"That has been a pattern - he's tried to hijack Christianity and the Bible in ways that are deeply hypocritical and that was just another occasion."
She criticised the president for calling protesters during the anti-racism demonstrations across the US "thugs".
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She said: "They were totally peaceful protesters and what he was trying to do, as he often does, is to mischaracterise them and their behaviour and their goals.
"And lump them in with the tiny, tiny minority who took advantage of a tragic moment to loot and steal and vandalise - a tiny, tiny percentage - and he wanted to cast that over the millions of very thoughtful, non-violent peaceful protesters.
"There should be no tolerance for violent protest and certainly that was not at the core of the literally millions of people who have come out to protest peacefully over the last several weeks."
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America's top military officer recently apologised for joining Mr Trump during his church visit.
"I should not have been there," said General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a pre-recorded video address to the National Defense University.
Image: The police killing of George Floyd triggered worldwide protests. Pic: Shutterstock
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And you can watch the four-part series Hillary on Sky Documentaries and Now TV. That's available right now.


skynewsus--2020-06-18--That '70s Show actor charged with raping three women

The American actor Danny Masterson , star of the hit sitcom That '70s Show , has been charged with forcibly raping three women in the early 2000s .
The 44-year-old was arrested by detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department 's robbery and homicide division on Wednesday and later released on bail .
Police opened an investigation into sexual assault allegations made against Masterson by four women in March 2017 .
As a result of the allegations , he was written out of the Netflix comedy show The Ranch in December 2017 .
At the time , the actor said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The allegations emerged at the height of the MeToo movement as powerful figures in the entertainment industry , including Harvey Weinstein , were accused of sexual assault and harassment .
Masterson was dropped by his talent agency after the allegations became public .
He now faces charges that he raped a 23-year-old woman between January and December 2001 .
He is also alleged to have raped a 28-year-old woman in April 2003 and a 23-year-old woman between October and December of that year .
Prosecutors say all of the incidents are alleged to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The actor has repeatedly denied the allegations .
If he is found guilty , he could face a sentence of 45 years in prison .
Two other investigations have been dropped , one for insufficient evidence , another because the statute of limitations has expired .
In a statement , his lawyer Thomas Mesereau said Masterson and his wife , the actress Bijou Philips , were in `` complete shock '' .
He said : `` We 're confident that he will be exonerated when all the evidence finally comes to light and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Masterson made his acting breakthrough in 90s hit 'That '70s Show .
He featured in all eight series with the likes of Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis .
Alongside his television and movie roles , he has worked a DJ in Los Angeles .
Last year four women filed a lawsuit against Masterson and the Church of Scientology alleging stalking and harassment following their allegations of sexual assault .
He will appear in court in Los Angeles for arraignment on the rape charges on 18 September .

The American actor Danny Masterson, star of the hit sitcom That '70s Show, has been charged with forcibly raping three women in the early 2000s.
The 44-year-old was arrested by detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department's robbery and homicide division on Wednesday and later released on bail.
Police opened an investigation into sexual assault allegations made against Masterson by four women in March 2017.
As a result of the allegations, he was written out of the Netflix comedy show The Ranch in December 2017. At the time, the actor said he was "very disappointed".
The allegations emerged at the height of the MeToo movement as powerful figures in the entertainment industry, including Harvey Weinstein, were accused of sexual assault and harassment. Masterson was dropped by his talent agency after the allegations became public.
He now faces charges that he raped a 23-year-old woman between January and December 2001. He is also alleged to have raped a 28-year-old woman in April 2003 and a 23-year-old woman between October and December of that year.
Prosecutors say all of the incidents are alleged to have happened at Masterson's home.
The actor has repeatedly denied the allegations. If he is found guilty, he could face a sentence of 45 years in prison. Two other investigations have been dropped, one for insufficient evidence, another because the statute of limitations has expired.
In a statement, his lawyer Thomas Mesereau said Masterson and his wife, the actress Bijou Philips, were in "complete shock".
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He said: "We're confident that he will be exonerated when all the evidence finally comes to light and witnesses have the opportunity to testify."
Masterson made his acting breakthrough in 90s hit That '70s Show. He featured in all eight series with the likes of Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis. Alongside his television and movie roles, he has worked as a DJ in Los Angeles.
Last year four women filed a lawsuit against Masterson and the Church of Scientology alleging stalking and harassment following their allegations of sexual assault.
He will appear in court in Los Angeles for arraignment on the rape charges on 18 September.


skynewsus--2020-06-17--Aunt Jemima to ditch name and image over 'racial stereotype' branding

The Aunt Jemima brand of syrup and pancake mix will get a new name and image , Quaker Oats announced Wednesday , saying the company recognises that `` Aunt Jemima 's origins are based on a racial stereotype '' .
The 130-year-old brand features a black woman named Aunt Jemima , who was originally dressed as a minstrel character .
The picture has changed over time , and in recent years Quaker removed the `` mammy '' kerchief from the character to blunt growing criticism that the brand perpetuated a racist stereotype that dated to the days of slavery .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said removing the image and name is part of an effort by the company `` to make progress toward racial equality '' .
`` We recognise Aunt Jemima 's origins are based on a racial stereotype , '' Kristin Kroepfl , vice president and chief marketing officer of Quaker Foods North America , said in a press release .
`` As we work to make progress toward racial equality through several initiatives , we also must take a hard look at our portfolio of brands and ensure they reflect our values and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kroepfl said the company has worked to `` update '' the brand to be `` appropriate and respectful '' but it realised the changes were insufficient .
Aunt Jemima has faced renewed criticism recently amid protests across the nation and around the world sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody .
People on social media called out the brand for continuing to use the image and discussed its racist history , with the topic trending on Twitter .
In one viral TikTok , a singer named Kirby discussed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ titled : `` How To Make A Non Racist Breakfast . ''
She concludes the post that has racked up hundreds of thousands of views across platforms by saying : `` Black lives matter , people , even over breakfast . ''
Aunt Jemima is `` a retrograde image of black womanhood on store shelves , '' Riché Richardson , an associate professor at Cornell University , told the Today show on Wednesday .
`` It 's an image that harkens back to the antebellum plantation ... Aunt Jemima is that kind of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black inferiority and otherness . ''
`` It is urgent to expunge our public spaces of a lot of these symbols that for some people are triggering and represent terror and abuse , '' Richardson said .
In a 2015 piece for The New York Times , Richardson wrote that the inspiration for the brand 's name came from a minstrel song , `` Old Aunt Jemima , '' in which white actors in blackface mocked and derided black people .
The logo , Richardson wrote , was grounded in the stereotype of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ submissive servant who eagerly nurtured the children of her white master and mistress while neglecting her own . ''
The company 's own timeline of the product says Aunt Jemima was first `` brought to life '' by Nancy Green , a black woman who was formerly enslaved and became the face of the product in 1890. : : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker In 2015 , a judge dismissed a lawsuit against the company by two men who claimed to be descendants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who began portraying Jemima in the 1930s , saying the company did n't properly compensate her estate with royalties .
Quaker said the new packaging will begin to appear in the fall of 2020 , and a new name for the foods will be announced at a later date .
The company also announced it will donate at least $ 5 million ( £3.9m ) over the next five years `` to create meaningful , ongoing support and engagement in the black community . ''
Daina Ramey Berry , a professor of history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the decision to drop the name and the image of Aunt Jemima is significant because the brand normalised a racist depiction of black women .
Aunt Jemima , she said , `` kept black woman in the space of domestic service , '' associating them with serving food under a `` plantation mentality . ''
Berry also said it would be misguided to lament the change by Quaker as a loss of representation for black women .
The criticism of Aunt Jemima 's image , she says , `` is about the representation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ways in which we are represented . ''

The Aunt Jemima brand of syrup and pancake mix will get a new name and image, Quaker Oats announced Wednesday, saying the company recognises that "Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype".
The 130-year-old brand features a black woman named Aunt Jemima, who was originally dressed as a minstrel character.
The picture has changed over time, and in recent years Quaker removed the "mammy" kerchief from the character to blunt growing criticism that the brand perpetuated a racist stereotype that dated to the days of slavery.
But Quaker, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, said removing the image and name is part of an effort by the company "to make progress toward racial equality".
Image: The company says it has worked to 'update' the branding but changes so far have been insufficient
"We recognise Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype," Kristin Kroepfl, vice president and chief marketing officer of Quaker Foods North America, said in a press release.
"As we work to make progress toward racial equality through several initiatives, we also must take a hard look at our portfolio of brands and ensure they reflect our values and meet our consumers' expectations."
Kroepfl said the company has worked to "update" the brand to be "appropriate and respectful" but it realised the changes were insufficient.
Aunt Jemima has faced renewed criticism recently amid protests across the nation and around the world sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
People on social media called out the brand for continuing to use the image and discussed its racist history, with the topic trending on Twitter.
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In one viral TikTok, a singer named Kirby discussed the history of the brand in a video titled: "How To Make A Non Racist Breakfast."
She concludes the post that has racked up hundreds of thousands of views across platforms by saying: "Black lives matter, people, even over breakfast."
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Aunt Jemima is "a retrograde image of black womanhood on store shelves," Riché Richardson, an associate professor at Cornell University, told the Today show on Wednesday.
"It's an image that harkens back to the antebellum plantation ... Aunt Jemima is that kind of stereotype is premised on this idea of Black inferiority and otherness."
"It is urgent to expunge our public spaces of a lot of these symbols that for some people are triggering and represent terror and abuse," Richardson said.
In a 2015 piece for The New York Times, Richardson wrote that the inspiration for the brand's name came from a minstrel song, "Old Aunt Jemima," in which white actors in blackface mocked and derided black people.
The logo, Richardson wrote, was grounded in the stereotype of the "mammy ... a devoted and submissive servant who eagerly nurtured the children of her white master and mistress while neglecting her own."
The company's own timeline of the product says Aunt Jemima was first "brought to life" by Nancy Green, a black woman who was formerly enslaved and became the face of the product in 1890.
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In 2015, a judge dismissed a lawsuit against the company by two men who claimed to be descendants of Anna Harrington, a black woman who began portraying Jemima in the 1930s, saying the company didn't properly compensate her estate with royalties.
Quaker said the new packaging will begin to appear in the fall of 2020, and a new name for the foods will be announced at a later date.
The company also announced it will donate at least $5 million (£3.9m) over the next five years "to create meaningful, ongoing support and engagement in the black community."
Image: Quaker said the new packaging will begin to appear in the autumn
Daina Ramey Berry, a professor of history at The University of Texas, said the decision to drop the name and the image of Aunt Jemima is significant because the brand normalised a racist depiction of black women.
Aunt Jemima, she said, "kept black woman in the space of domestic service," associating them with serving food under a "plantation mentality."
Berry also said it would be misguided to lament the change by Quaker as a loss of representation for black women.
The criticism of Aunt Jemima's image, she says, "is about the representation - the stereotypical and traumatic and abusive ways in which we are represented."


skynewsus--2020-06-17--Gwyneth Paltrow launches This Smells Like My Vagina candle follow-up

After launching her now infamous `` vagina '' candle , Gwyneth Paltrow is back with a follow-up - This Smells Like My Orgasm .
The actress and lifestyle guru made headlines when she announced her This Smells Like My Vagina candle through her Goop brand in January , and the product quickly sold out .
At the time , Paltrow described the candle 's unusual title as `` punk rock and feminist '' , and joked that she was `` on mushrooms '' when she came up with the idea .
Fans can now buy the sequel , This Smells @ @ @ @ @ @ @ website - though it is only available to US customers at the moment - for a price of $ 75 ( about £60 ) .
What does it smell like , you ask ?
`` A fitting follow-up to that candle - you know the one - this blend is made with tart grapefruit , neroli , and ripe cassis berries blended with gunpowder tea and Turkish rose absolutes for a scent that 's sexy , surprising , and wildly addictive , '' the description states .
Paltrow proudly showed off the candle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ firework artwork , on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , telling the host it `` might be more for you , to give to your wife '' .
The Hollywood actress starred in The Goop Lab , a Netflix documentary series about her lifestyle and wellness brand that launched earlier this year , described as `` a curiosity-driven exploration of boundary-pushing wellness topics '' .
However , the brand is often criticised by health professionals for making unsubstantiated claims , such as the importance of vaginal steaming and the use of vaginal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company paid out more than £100,000 in civil penalties over products including egg-shaped stones intended to be placed into the vagina to improve health .
Prosecutors in eight California counties announced the settlement after an investigation found some of Goop 's health claims were unfounded .

After launching her now infamous "vagina" candle, Gwyneth Paltrow is back with a follow-up - This Smells Like My Orgasm.
The actress and lifestyle guru made headlines when she announced her This Smells Like My Vagina candle through her Goop brand in January, and the product quickly sold out.
At the time, Paltrow described the candle's unusual title as "punk rock and feminist", and joked that she was "on mushrooms" when she came up with the idea.
Image: This Smells Like My Orgasm follows on from the This Smells Like My Vagina candle (below)
Fans can now buy the sequel, This Smells Like My Orgasm, from the Goop website - though it is only available to US customers at the moment - for a price of $75 (about £60).
What does it smell like, you ask? "A fitting follow-up to that candle - you know the one - this blend is made with tart grapefruit, neroli, and ripe cassis berries blended with gunpowder tea and Turkish rose absolutes for a scent that's sexy, surprising, and wildly addictive," the description states.
Paltrow proudly showed off the candle, which comes in a box featuring firework artwork, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, telling the host it "might be more for you, to give to your wife".
The Hollywood actress starred in The Goop Lab, a Netflix documentary series about her lifestyle and wellness brand that launched earlier this year, described as "a curiosity-driven exploration of boundary-pushing wellness topics".
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However, the brand is often criticised by health professionals for making unsubstantiated claims, such as the importance of vaginal steaming and the use of vaginal eggs.
In 2018, the lifestyle company paid out more than £100,000 in civil penalties over products including egg-shaped stones intended to be placed into the vagina to improve health.
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Prosecutors in eight California counties announced the settlement after an investigation found some of Goop's health claims were unfounded.


skynewsus--2020-06-17--Trump did not know the UK is a nuclear power, former top aide claims

Donald Trump revealed he did n't know the UK is a nuclear power during a meeting with former prime minister Theresa May , the US president 's former national security adviser has claimed .
The allegation was among a series of bombshell claims made in a new book by John Bolton , who was fired by Mr Trump in September after 17 months in the White House job .
An anecdote in the book , which the White House has launched legal action to block , focuses on a meeting with Mrs May in 2018 .
Mr Bolton said a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a `` nuclear power '' , but that Mr Trump interjected , saying : `` Oh , are you a nuclear power ? ''
The former adviser added that he could tell the question from the US president about the UK , which has long maintained a nuclear arsenal , `` was not intended as a joke . ''
Mr Trump has accused Mr Bolton of breaking the law following the release of excerpts from the book , titled `` The Room Where It Happened : A White House Memoir '' .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' the US president told Fox News .
`` I mean , as much as it 's going to be broken .
It 's highly classified information , and he did not have approval . ''
The US president also branded Mr Bolton a `` wacko '' on Twitter and said the book is `` made up of lies and fake stories '' .
`` Said all good about me , in print , until the day I fired him , '' he added .
`` A disgruntled boring fool who only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had a clue , was ostracized & happily dumped .
What a dope ! ''
Another claim in Mr Bolton 's book is that Mr Trump sought Chinese leader Xi Jinping 's help to win the 2020 presidential election during a private meeting .
According to an excerpt published in the New York Times , Mr Trump also expressed a willingness to halt criminal investigations to give `` personal favours to dictators he liked '' .
And Mr Bolton said the US leader was so keen to pander to his Chinese counterpart that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go ahead '' with building internment camps for Uighurs , which has been subject to widespread international condemnation .
A separate claim sees Mr Bolton recall Mr Trump asking if Finland is part of Russia .
The White House has yet to respond the claims .
Mr Bolton said Mr Trump 's effort to shift the June 2019 conversation with Mr Xi to the US election was among innumerable conversations that `` formed a pattern of fundamentally unacceptable behaviour that eroded the very legitimacy of the presidency '' .
The former official said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poorly in general , Mr Trump `` saw conspiracies behind rocks , and remained stunningly uninformed on how to run the White House , let alone the huge federal government '' .
On the meeting with the Chinese president in Osaka , Japan , Mr Bolton wrote that Mr Trump told Mr Xi that Democrats were hostile to China .
`` He then , stunningly , turned the conversation to the coming US presidential election , alluding to China 's economic capability to affect the ongoing campaigns , pleading with Xi to ensure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` He stressed the importance of farmers , and increased Chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome . ''
: : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker Mr Bolton describes every Trump decision as being guided by concerns for his own re-election , a claim that evokes the scandal that sparked Mr Trump 's impeachment last year .
According to excerpts published in the Washington Post , Mr Bolton claims Mr Trump said invading Venezuela would be `` cool @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of the United States '' .
The US government has publicly said it does not back the use of force to topple Venezuela 's socialist President Nicolas Maduro .
At a White House Christmas dinner in 2018 , Mr Bolton wrote that Mr Trump asked why the US was sanctioning China over its treatment of Uighurs .
China suspects Uighurs , who are predominantly Muslim and culturally and ethnically distinct from the majority Han Chinese population , of seeking to form a separate state .
Beijing has dramatically escalated its campaign against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than one million people in internment camps and prisons , which China calls vocational training centres .
`` At the opening dinner of the Osaka G20 meeting , with only interpreters present , Mr Xi explained to Mr Trump why he was basically building concentration camps in Xinjiang , '' Mr Bolton wrote .
`` According to our interpreter , Mr Trump said that Mr Xi should go ahead with building the camps , which he thought was exactly the right thing to do . ''
The claims are part of a book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : A White House Memoir , that the US government launched legal action to block , claiming it contains classified information and its publication could compromise national security .
The publication of the book comes just four months after the Republican-controlled Senate voted to acquit Mr Trump on charges brought by the Democratic-led House of Representatives stemming from his dealings with Ukraine .
That was only the third time in US history that a president has been impeached .
Analysis : The most explosive revelation yet from someone so close to Trump There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House officials before but none as senior as John Bolton - and none with such explosive revelations from so close to the president .
For the former national security adviser , a veteran of Republican administrations , to accuse the president of `` fundamentally unacceptable behaviour that eroded the very legitimacy of the presidency '' is astonishing .
Alleging that Trump tried to secure help with his re-election from a foreign leader and offered to halt criminal investigations for favours from them goes to the very heart of American democracy .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Oval Office were guided by re-election concerns , rather than the national interest , is equally damning .
The White House dismisses Bolton 's allegations as those of a disgruntled former employee but they have tried very hard to block the publication of this book .
They know the potential damage it could cause .
And Democrat critics will wonder why Bolton chose not to air all of this by testifying in the impeachment hearings , when his explosive words could have made a difference and not just ramp up the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knowing the UK was a nuclear power or that Finland was not part of Russia will go down well with the president 's detractors .
It is the detailed substance of what Bolton saw - and has now reported - that is significant .
As always though , the question of what the American voter will make of it is pivotal - and almost impossible to predict .


skynewsus--2020-06-18--Clinton says coronavirus 'sums up Trump's failures' - as she tells him to 'just go away'

Hillary Clinton has said the coronavirus pandemic `` really sums up the deep failures '' of Donald Trump 's presidency .
Speaking to Sky News presenter Kay Burley , the former Democratic presidential candidate said she believes Mr Trump has become `` bored '' with the COVID-19 crisis as he knows it is hurting his chances of re-election in November .
Mrs Clinton , who lost to Mr Trump in the 2016 US presidential election , said : `` Obviously I tried to warn about him when I was running against him and yet once it was over I hoped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he would rise to the job , that he would not be as bad as I feared .
`` Sadly , he 's been even worse and the COVID-19 crisis really sums up the deep failures of his presidency . ''
She criticised what she called his `` refusal to lead , to take any responsibility ... to heed the warnings that were coming for quite some time before the cases exploded , to listen to the scientists , to reassure people , to lead by example '' .
Mrs Clinton claimed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientists `` for weeks '' .
The United States has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world , with the death toll now exceeding 117,000 .
Asked what advice she would have for Mr Trump now , Mrs Clinton laughed and said : `` Just go away quietly , thank you very much .
`` Just go back to golfing or whatever you wan na do and do n't continue to mess with our country , thank you . ''
: : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spreaker Turning her thoughts to the upcoming election , where Mr Trump is set to battle Democrat Joe Biden for the presidency , Mrs Clinton said she was confident Mr Biden could win .
`` There is no doubt in my mind that if the election were this Tuesday , he would win , '' she said .
But she feared there could be Russian meddling in the election - as there had been in the 2016 race .
`` Russian interference , manipulation of social media , disinformation , that is all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to have to be addressed by the Biden campaign and I hope by the press to make sure people are n't fooled again , '' she said .
The 72-year-old also had some words of advice for Mr Biden in choosing his running mate , who he has already pledged will be a woman - something Mrs Clinton is `` thrilled '' about .
She said : `` Number one , this person has to be ready to be president because we do n't know what 's going to happen in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now .
`` Number two , you 've got to wan na work with this person day in and day out .
`` And then of course , number three , this person has to help you win or at least do no harm . ''
Mrs Clinton is no stranger to tough choices herself .
She says she still stands by her decision to stay with her husband - former US president Bill Clinton - after his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky .
Kay Burley asked : `` How did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have thrown things at him until there was nothing left in the house to throw . ''
`` Well , I 'm not saying I did n't , am I ? ''
Mrs Clinton replied .
`` It was incredibly hard and it took a lot of digging deep about what I really wanted and what I could live with going forward and at the end of it we had some counselling , we obviously spent an enormous amount of time ... talking it through .
`` I made the decision that I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am quick to say I do n't in any way suggest or judge any woman who makes a different decision . ''
You can watch the four-part series Hillary on Sky Documentaries and Now TV - that 's available right now .

Hillary Clinton has said the coronavirus pandemic "really sums up the deep failures" of Donald Trump's presidency.
Speaking to Sky News presenter Kay Burley, the former Democratic presidential candidate said she believes Mr Trump has become "bored" with the COVID-19 crisis as he knows it is hurting his chances of re-election in November.
Mrs Clinton, who lost to Mr Trump in the 2016 US presidential election, said: "Obviously I tried to warn about him when I was running against him and yet once it was over I hoped, along with many Americans, that he would rise to the job, that he would not be as bad as I feared.
"Sadly, he's been even worse and the COVID-19 crisis really sums up the deep failures of his presidency."
Image: Hillary Clinton at a screening of the four-part series Hillary
She criticised what she called his "refusal to lead, to take any responsibility... to heed the warnings that were coming for quite some time before the cases exploded, to listen to the scientists, to reassure people, to lead by example".
Mrs Clinton claimed the US president has not talked with leading scientists "for weeks".
The United States has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world, with the death toll now exceeding 117,000.
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Asked what advice she would have for Mr Trump now, Mrs Clinton laughed and said: "Just go away quietly, thank you very much.
"Just go back to golfing or whatever you wanna do and don't continue to mess with our country, thank you."
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Turning her thoughts to the upcoming election, where Mr Trump is set to battle Democrat Joe Biden for the presidency, Mrs Clinton said she was confident Mr Biden could win.
"There is no doubt in my mind that if the election were this Tuesday, he would win," she said.
But she feared there could be Russian meddling in the election - as there had been in the 2016 race.
"Russian interference, manipulation of social media, disinformation, that is all happening one more time and that is going to have to be addressed by the Biden campaign and I hope by the press to make sure people aren't fooled again," she said.
Image: Joe Biden is running for president
The 72-year-old also had some words of advice for Mr Biden in choosing his running mate, who he has already pledged will be a woman - something Mrs Clinton is "thrilled" about.
She said: "Number one, this person has to be ready to be president because we don't know what's going to happen in this crazy world we're living in right now.
"Number two, you've got to wanna work with this person day in and day out.
"And then of course, number three, this person has to help you win or at least do no harm."
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Mrs Clinton is no stranger to tough choices herself.
She says she still stands by her decision to stay with her husband - former US president Bill Clinton - after his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
Kay Burley asked: "How did you forgive your husband? I would have thrown things at him until there was nothing left in the house to throw."
"Well, I'm not saying I didn't, am I?" Mrs Clinton replied.
"It was incredibly hard and it took a lot of digging deep about what I really wanted and what I could live with going forward and at the end of it we had some counselling, we obviously spent an enormous amount of time... talking it through.
"I made the decision that I thought was right for me and I am quick to say I don't in any way suggest or judge any woman who makes a different decision."
You can watch the four-part series Hillary on Sky Documentaries and Now TV - that's available right now.


skynewsus--2020-06-18--Kobe Bryant helicopter pilot may have been disoriented by fog before crash

Investigators looking into the death of Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash say the aircraft 's pilot likely became disoriented in fog .
Basketball legend Bryant , his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others - including the pilot - were killed in the crash in Calabasas , California , in January .
The helicopter was travelling through thick fog when it hit a hillside and burst into flames .
Documents released by US federal safety investigators on Wednesday said pilot Ara Zobayan told air traffic controllers the helicopter was climbing when it was actually descending , shortly before the crash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB ) said Mr Zobayan may have `` misperceived '' the angles at which he was descending and banking .
`` During the final descent the pilot , responding to [ air traffic control ] , stated that they were 'climbing to four thousand [ feet ] ' , '' the findings said .
The NTSB said pilots can become confused over an aircraft 's altitude and acceleration in low visibility when they can not see the sky or landscape around them .
Experts had said shortly after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ path indicated the pilot was disoriented .
Roughly 45 minutes before takeoff , Mr Zobayan had told a group of people overseeing the flight that the weather looked `` OK '' .
Richard Webb , owner of OC Helicopters , which co-ordinated the flight , agreed .
Investigators interviewed four current and one former pilot for Island Express - the company which operated the helicopter - and received mixed reports on the safety culture .
One pilot said Mr Zobayan did not discuss safety policy or the minimum visibility needed to fly in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company did not have a real safety management programme .
But other comments praised the company and Island Express said it had no problem cancelling flights in poor weather .
: : Listen to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker The company recorded 150 flight cancellations due to weather last year , while it reported 13 cancellations for the same reason in 2020 .
All of these were logged in the two days before the crash .
The NTSB has previously said there was no indication @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The NTSB findings do not offer a conclusion of what caused the crash , and a final report on the cause is due later .

Investigators looking into the death of Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash say the aircraft's pilot likely became disoriented in fog.
Basketball legend Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others - including the pilot - were killed in the crash in Calabasas, California, in January.
The helicopter was travelling through thick fog when it hit a hillside and burst into flames.
Image: Kobe Bryant with his daughter Gianna
Documents released by US federal safety investigators on Wednesday said pilot Ara Zobayan told air traffic controllers the helicopter was climbing when it was actually descending, shortly before the crash happened.
The initial report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Mr Zobayan may have "misperceived" the angles at which he was descending and banking.
"During the final descent the pilot, responding to [air traffic control], stated that they were 'climbing to four thousand [feet]'," the findings said.
The NTSB said pilots can become confused over an aircraft's altitude and acceleration in low visibility when they cannot see the sky or landscape around them.
Experts had said shortly after the crash that the helicopter's flight path indicated the pilot was disoriented.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 1:17 Last radio communications of Kobe helicopter
Roughly 45 minutes before takeoff, Mr Zobayan had told a group of people overseeing the flight that the weather looked "OK".
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Richard Webb, owner of OC Helicopters, which co-ordinated the flight, agreed.
Investigators interviewed four current and one former pilot for Island Express - the company which operated the helicopter - and received mixed reports on the safety culture.
One pilot said Mr Zobayan did not discuss safety policy or the minimum visibility needed to fly in certain weather, while another said the company did not have a real safety management programme.
But other comments praised the company and Island Express said it had no problem cancelling flights in poor weather.
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The company recorded 150 flight cancellations due to weather last year, while it reported 13 cancellations for the same reason in 2020. All of these were logged in the two days before the crash.
The NTSB has previously said there was no indication of mechanical failure in the aircraft.
The NTSB findings do not offer a conclusion of what caused the crash, and a final report on the cause is due later.


skynewsus--2020-06-18--Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to make it easier to deport 'Dreamer' immigrants

Donald Trump has reacted angrily after the US Supreme Court dealt a major blow to his hardline immigration policies by rejecting his effort to end protection from deportation for hundreds of thousands of people .
Justices voted 5-4 to uphold lower court rulings that found the president 's 2017 move to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ( DACA ) programme was unlawful .
The scheme was created in 2012 by his Democratic predecessor Barack Obama .
Dubbed `` Dreamers '' , those who are part of the programme entered the United States illegally as children .
The decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaigning ahead of the presidential election in November .
Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court 's four liberals in finding that the administration 's actions were `` arbitrary and capricious '' under a federal law called the Administrative Procedure Act .
It means that the roughly 649,000 immigrants , mostly young Hispanic adults born in Mexico and other Latin American countries , currently enrolled in DACA will remain protected from deportation .
They will also be eligible to obtain renewable two-year work permits .
Mr Trump vented his apparent fury at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying : `` These horrible & politically charged decisions coming out of the Supreme Court are shotgun blasts into the face of people that are proud to call themselves Republicans or Conservatives . ''
: : Listen to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker He went on to repeat his argument that the Supreme Court should be expanded to include more justices and claim that a failure to do so would mean `` we will lose our 2nd .
Amendment & everything else '' .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country 's highest court was based on the justices ' personal feelings about him , saying : `` Do you get the impression that the Supreme Court does n't like me ? ''
But the ruling was welcomed by Mr Obama , who said on Twitter : `` Eight years ago this week , we protected young people who were raised as part of our American family from deportation .
`` Today , I 'm happy for them , their families , and all of us .
We may look different and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us American are our shared ideals .
`` And now to stand up for those ideals , we have to move forward and elect Joe Biden and a Democratic Congress that does its job , protects DREAMers , and finally creates a system that 's truly worthy of this nation of immigrants once and for all . ''
In returning the ruling , Chief Justice Roberts wrote : `` We do not decide whether DACA or its rescission are sound policies .
`` We address only whether the agency complied with the procedural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for its action .
`` Here the agency failed to consider the conspicuous issues of whether to retain forbearance and what if anything to do about the hardship to DACA recipients . ''
The court 's four conservative justices dissented .
Justice Clarence Thomas , in a dissent joined by Justices Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch , argued that DACA was illegal from the moment it was created .
In a separate dissent , Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that he was satisfied the administration acted appropriately in trying to end the programme .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ were elated by the ruling .
`` We 'll keep living our lives in the meantime , '' said Mr Espinosa , who leads the Houston immigration advocacy group FIEL .
`` We 're going to continue to work , continue to advocate . ''
He said he got little sleep overnight in anticipation of the possible decision .
: : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker He said that within moments of the ruling his group had been `` flooded with calls with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they 're going to at least be in this country for a while longer '' .
While the ruling does not prevent the president from trying again to end the scheme , his administration is unlikely to be able to do so before the 3 November election in which he is seeking a second four-year term in office .
He has repeatedly taken a hardline approach to immigration throughout his first term .
In April , he vowed to `` temporarily suspend immigration '' into the US due to the coronavirus pandemic @

Donald Trump has reacted angrily after the US Supreme Court dealt a major blow to his hardline immigration policies by rejecting his effort to end protection from deportation for hundreds of thousands of people.
Justices voted 5-4 to uphold lower court rulings that found the president's 2017 move to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme was unlawful.
The scheme was created in 2012 by his Democratic predecessor Barack Obama. Dubbed "Dreamers", those who are part of the programme entered the United States illegally as children.
Image: Mr Obama initiated the DACA programme in 2012
The decision is likely to elevate the issue in campaigning ahead of the presidential election in November.
Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court's four liberals in finding that the administration's actions were "arbitrary and capricious" under a federal law called the Administrative Procedure Act.
It means that the roughly 649,000 immigrants, mostly young Hispanic adults born in Mexico and other Latin American countries, currently enrolled in DACA will remain protected from deportation.
They will also be eligible to obtain renewable two-year work permits.
Mr Trump vented his apparent fury at the decision in a series of tweets, saying: "These horrible & politically charged decisions coming out of the Supreme Court are shotgun blasts into the face of people that are proud to call themselves Republicans or Conservatives."
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He went on to repeat his argument that the Supreme Court should be expanded to include more justices and claim that a failure to do so would mean "we will lose our 2nd. Amendment & everything else".
He then appeared to suggest the ruling by the country's highest court was based on the justices' personal feelings about him, saying: "Do you get the impression that the Supreme Court doesn't like me?"
But the ruling was welcomed by Mr Obama, who said on Twitter: "Eight years ago this week, we protected young people who were raised as part of our American family from deportation.
"Today, I'm happy for them, their families, and all of us. We may look different and come from everywhere, but what makes us American are our shared ideals.
"And now to stand up for those ideals, we have to move forward and elect Joe Biden and a Democratic Congress that does its job, protects DREAMers, and finally creates a system that's truly worthy of this nation of immigrants once and for all."
In returning the ruling, Chief Justice Roberts wrote: "We do not decide whether DACA or its rescission are sound policies.
"We address only whether the agency complied with the procedural requirement that it provide a reasoned explanation for its action.
"Here the agency failed to consider the conspicuous issues of whether to retain forbearance and what if anything to do about the hardship to DACA recipients."
The court's four conservative justices dissented. Justice Clarence Thomas, in a dissent joined by Justices Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch, argued that DACA was illegal from the moment it was created.
Image: Advocates for immigrants in the DACA scheme rally in front of the US Supreme Court ahead of the decision
In a separate dissent, Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that he was satisfied the administration acted appropriately in trying to end the programme.
DACA recipients including Cesar Espinosa said they were elated by the ruling.
"We'll keep living our lives in the meantime," said Mr Espinosa, who leads the Houston immigration advocacy group FIEL.
"We're going to continue to work, continue to advocate."
He said he got little sleep overnight in anticipation of the possible decision.
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He said that within moments of the ruling his group had been "flooded with calls with Dreamers, happy, with that hope that they're going to at least be in this country for a while longer".
While the ruling does not prevent the president from trying again to end the scheme, his administration is unlikely to be able to do so before the 3 November election in which he is seeking a second four-year term in office.
He has repeatedly taken a hardline approach to immigration throughout his first term. In April, he vowed to "temporarily suspend immigration" into the US due to the coronavirus pandemic.