Cyrus Vance Jr., a Democrat and the former Manhattan District Attorney says he does not believe Trump will be sentenced to any jail time. Vance Jr. retired in 2022, and was replaced by Alvin Bragg, who proceeded to prosecute Trump for falsifying business records.
“Well, I’m not going to answer that question because that’s really just for Mr. Bragg to decide,” Vance said to Peter Alexander. “If you ask me, ‘do I think the court will impose jail in this case?’ As I said to you, I think yesterday, I think not. But ultimately, that’s Judge [Juan] Merchan’s decision.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the Philippine president on Monday in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organized global peace summit on the war in Ukraine that he accuses Russia, with China’s help, of trying to undermine. Zelenskyy arrived unannounced and under heavy security in Manila late Sunday after speaking over the weekend at the Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore. He was given a red-carpet welcome with military honors Monday at the presidential palace before meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., after which he left the Philippines. Marcos pledged that his country would take part in the peace summit, Philippine Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said.

Pro-Brexit, anti-immigration campaigner Nigel Farage stepped back into front-line British politics on Monday, announcing he will take the helm of the right-wing party Reform U.K. and run for Parliament in the July 4 election. Farage said he’ll run in the seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea in his eighth attempt to win a seat in the House of Commons. The announcement came just days after Farage said he would not be a candidate because it was more important to support his ally Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election in November. While Farage stands a chance of getting elected on July 4, he acknowledged that his larger goal is to lead the “real” opposition to a Labour Party government if the governing Conservative Party loses, as many expect.

A federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter opened Monday with jury selection, following the collapse of a plea deal that would have avoided the spectacle of a trial so close the 2024 election. First lady Jill Biden was seated in the front row of the courtroom, in a show of support for her son. In a statement, the president said he has “boundless love for my son, confidence in him, and respect for his strength.” “I am the President, but I am also a Dad,” he said, adding that would have no further comment on the case.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert until leaving the government in 2022, faces heated questioning Monday from Republican lawmakers about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Republican-led subcommittee has spent over a year probing the nation’s response to the pandemic and whether U.S.-funded research in China may have played any role in how it started. Democrats opened the hearing saying the investigation so far has found no evidence that Fauci did anything wrong while missing an important opportunity to prepare for the next scary outbreak. Fauci – alternately a trusted voice during the pandemic and the target of partisan attacks, even death threats – spent 14 hours over two days in January being grilled by the House panel behind closed doors.

Hunter Biden, aged 54, is facing three felony charges stemming from his purchase and possession of a revolver in 2018. This is the first trial of the child of a sitting president. Hunter has pleaded not guilty. It is one of two criminal cases he faces, with federal tax charges brought separately in California.
The trial is taking place in Wilmington, with U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika presiding, and bow begins with the jury selection process.
Hunter Biden was initially charged last September in the case brought by special counsel David Weiss, who was a Trump appointee, with lying about his use of illegal drugs when he bought a Colt Cobra .38-caliber revolver and with illegally possessing the weapon for 11 days in October 2018. Weiss also brought tax charges.

The Hezbollah terror group has escalated its attacks against Israel in the past few days, in frequency, scope, and strength of its attacks. Hezbollah launched about 30 rockets at Ramat HaGolan on Monday. The rockets fell in open areas, causing multiple fires. Firefighting team are fighting massive fires in the Kiryat Shmona and Margaliot areas. Additionally, explosive drones fell in the Upper Galil and Metula areas. Another explosive drone was intercepted near the Keren Naftali area. The residents of the northern cities of Nahariya and Akko, which haven’t been targeted in months, had to run to their bomb shelters three times on Sunday. Nahariya, which has a population of 66,000, suffered its first direct hit on Sunday when IDF attempts to intercept a drone were unsuccessful.

A Charedi man sustained minor wounds in a Palestinian attack overnight Sunday as he tried to enter Shechem in the northern Shomron to Daven at the Kever of Yosef Hatzadik, on the outskirts of the city.
The man, who was part of a group that had attempted to reach the site without approval of the Israel Defense Forces, was rescued by Palestinian Authority police, who released him into IDF custody.
The victim was treated on the spot for wounds to his face and evacuated to Rabin Medical Center’s Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah.
Israeli authorities had chartered 12 buses for the visit to Shechem, which was organized on the occasion of the 41st day of the Omer—the seven weeks between Pesach and Shavuos.

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A man threw a Molotov cocktail at the Israeli embassy in the Romanian capital Bucharest on Monday, the Foreign Ministry in Yerushalayim said.
There were no injuries or damage from the attack and the 34-year-old suspect, apparently of Syrian origin, was immediately arrested.
According to the Foreign Ministry, the suspect approached the embassy and pulled out the firebomb, hurling it at the door leading into the lobby while he was undergoing a security inspection.
Israeli legations around the world have been on high alert since the Hamas-led invasion of Oct. 7.

U.S. President Joe Biden’s portrayal of Israel’s proposal to Hamas was inaccurate, Prime Minister Netanyahu told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday.
“I am not willing to stop the war. I will not describe the details of the deal, but what the president of the United States described is not accurate,” Netanyahu said during a closed-door session, the Kan News public broadcaster reported.
“We can stop the fighting for 42 days in order to return hostages, but we will not give up on total victory,” he was said to have told lawmakers.
The premier also said that Biden omitted “other details” during his Friday address on the ongoing talks with the Hamas terrorist group.

The Maldives government will ban all those with Israeli passports from entering the country, a move that comes in the wake of national public outrage over Israel’s continued military assault of the Gaza Strip.
The Maldives, a majority Muslim nation located in the Indian Ocean, is known for its luxury resorts and drew tens of thousands of Israelis there last year. On Sunday, the office of president Mohamed Muizzu announced that in addition to amending laws to bar Israeli passport-holders from entry, it would also appoint a special envoy to help fundraise for Palestinians and assess aid needs.

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