DOJ Investigates Vandalism at California Catholic School; Other News Developments Emerge
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division launched an investigation Monday into the vandalism of Holy Innocents Catholic School in Long Beach, California, according to Fox News. The school was broken into, and its assembly hall, chapel, and classrooms were desecrated. Statues were smashed, images of Mary and other religious figures were destroyed, and a photograph of the Pope was knocked to the floor, school officials said. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon announced the investigation on X.
In other news, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is reconsidering contempt resolutions against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after they agreed to sit for closed-door depositions in the committee's Jeffrey Epstein investigation, ABC News reported. The House was expected to vote on the contempt resolutions as soon as Wednesday, but the Clintons agreed to Republicans' demands on Monday evening. "They negotiated in good faith. You did not," Clinton spokesperson Angel Ureña posted on X. "They told you under oath."
Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that he had instructed his country's foreign minister to pursue "fair and equitable" talks with the United States, according to ABC News. "These negotiations shall be conducted within the framework of our national interests," Pezeshkian said on social media. He added that Iran would seek talks that were "guided by the principles of dignity, prudence, and expediency."
In Maryland, authorities announced Monday that they had shut down three Indian call centers linked to a gold bar scam that stole millions of dollars from American consumers, ABC News reported. Authorities said the operation netted almost $50 million from more than 600 victims across the U.S. through wire transfer, cryptocurrency, and gold bar schemes. The six alleged leaders of the scheme were also arrested.
Finally, former CNN host Don Lemon discussed his recent arrest related to the storming of a Minnesota church during an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Fox News reported. Lemon claimed the Trump Justice Department wanted to "embarrass" him. Lemon said his attorney, Abbe Lowell, had reached out to the Justice Department prior to the arrest to discuss his client turning himself in, but that Lowell "never heard back." He offered a timeline of events leading up to his arrest, noting he had attended pre-Grammy events.
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