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Judge with intimate ties to Dem Party’s key Russia Hoax players behind latest anti-Trump decision
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The judge who ordered President Donald Trump’s name removed from the Kennedy Center is married to an attorney who has represented a former anti-Trump FBI lawyer, served as counsel to the House Jan. 6 committee and currently represents former President Joe Biden — relationships that Trump blasted as clear conflicts of interest following the ruling.
Trump claimed in a heated Truth Social post that U.S. District Court of D.C. Judge Christopher Cooper’s wife, Amy Jeffress, a former Obama-era Justice Department attorney turned top lawyer of Trump’, encouraged her husband to reject Trump’s Kennedy Center renovation plans and remove his name from the building.
He pointed to Jeffress’ past and current clients, which include some of his most prominent critics, as evidence that she is «a Radical Left Democrat» who is influencing her husband to rule against him.
«Trump Hating Judge wants to keep it open because his wife probably told him to do so!» Trump wrote of Cooper, referring to his rejection of Trump’s plans to close the Kennedy Center for two years for renovations.
FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS TRUMP’S NAME REMOVED FROM KENNEDY CENTER, SAYS ONLY CONGRESS CAN RENAME IT
A composite photo shows a worker on a lift at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, alongside U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, who ruled that President Donald Trump’s name be removed from the building. (Getty / and the U.S. District Court of D.C.)
Cooper issued his ruling on May 29, finding that the Kennedy Center board exceeded its legal authority when it voted to rename the institution to include Trump’s name. He ruled that only Congress can change the institution’s name based on the Kennedy Center’s founding statute, which makes clear that the venue is dedicated to President John F. Kennedy.
Trump also alleged Jeffress «doesn’t use the ‘Cooper’ name because they, as a couple, don’t want people to know that she has a Conflict of Interest with an important Judge.»
The president pointed to Jeffress’ professional background, which included serving as a counselor to Attorney General Eric Holder during the Obama administration. Trump and his allies have accused the Obama administration of politicizing intelligence about Russian interference in the 2016 election and promoting allegations of ties between Trump’s campaign and the Kremlin. The FBI named its investigation into Russia’s alleged ties to Trump’s campaign Crossfire Hurricane.
WHO IS NORM EISEN? MEET THE ANTI-TRUMP ATTORNEY REPPING FBI AGENTS SUING THE DOJ
Deputy Assistant FBI Director Peter Strzok prepares to testify before a joint hearing of the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform committees at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on July 12, 2018. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Thousands of text messages exchanged between Peter Strzok, a senior investigator on the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane probe, and his then-lover Lisa Page, an FBI lawyer and adviser to Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, became public in 2018. Although Page was not involved in the Russia investigation, the pair’s anti-Trump messages prompted criticism from some who argued the exchanges revealed political bias within the FBI.
Jeffress represented Page during congressional scrutiny of the FBI’s handling of its investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server for official State Department business. Page was not involved in the Clinton email investigation itself.
She later represented Page again in a civil lawsuit against the FBI and the Justice Department, in which she argued that the disclosure of the text messages was improper.
Years later, Jeffress served as outside counsel to the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, advising members on legal issues involving evidence, witness testimony and executive privilege claims. The committee examined the causes of the riot, efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, and Trump’s actions leading up to the attack.
TRUMP’S NAME ADDED TO KENNEDY CENTER FOLLOWING UNANIMOUS BOARD VOTE TO RENAME HISTORIC BUILDING
A sign is displayed on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts building. (Getty Images)
The president also pointed to Jeffress’ law firm, Hecker Fink LLP, formerly known as Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP, which represented E. Jean Carroll in her civil lawsuit against him.
Since July 2025, Jeffress has served as Biden’s personal attorney and is representing the former president in a lawsuit seeking to block the Justice Department from releasing transcripts and audio recordings of Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur, who investigated Biden’s handling of classified documents.
«Amy is totally wired into the Left System, from her husband down, and it is impossible for me to be treated fairly,» Trump wrote on Truth Social. «He has a total Conflict of Interest, and should be brought up on charges for not revealing these facts.»
Appointed by President Barack Obama, Cooper has served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C., since 2014.
The criticism facing Cooper is not the first time he has been accused by Trump or his allies of having a potential conflict of interest. Cooper previously drew scrutiny during Special Counsel John Durham’s prosecution of former Clinton campaign-linked attorney Michael Sussmann, with critics arguing that he should have recused himself because his wife, attorney Amy Jeffress, represented former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, a figure tied to the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation.
The Sussmann case stemmed from Durham’s probe into the origins of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation. Prosecutors alleged that Sussmann falsely told the FBI he was not acting on behalf of any clients when he presented allegations about a purported communications channel between the Trump Organization and Russia’s Alfa Bank during the 2016 election. Cooper rejected Sussmann’s effort to dismiss the case before trial and allowed Durham’s prosecution to proceed, but a jury ultimately acquitted Sussmann in May 2022 after a two-week trial overseen by Cooper.
President Donald Trump speaks during a luncheon with Kennedy Center board members in the East Room of the White House in Washington on March 16, 2026. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
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Fox News Digital reached out to Cooper’s office, Jeffress, a representative for former President Joe Biden, Page, a representative for Garland, and Hecker Fink LLP for comment.
Cooper and Jeffress have been married since 1999. Their wedding was officiated by former Biden Justice Department Attorney General Merrick Garland, who at the time was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
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El Gobierno de Guatemala inaugura el puente El Jícaro sobre el río Motagua tras 14 años de espera
El puente El Jícaro sobre el río Motagua fue inaugurado en El Progreso tras 14 años de espera y dará una conexión permanente con la ruta CA-9 Norte para 34.214 habitantes, con el objetivo de reducir el aislamiento, mejorar los traslados durante todo el año y facilitar el acceso a comercio, salud y educación, según el Ministerio de Comunicaciones, Infraestructura y Vivienda y el Fondo Social de Solidaridad.
La obra requirió una inversión de Q130.014.841,75, después de que el proyecto iniciara en 2022 con 116 millones, de acuerdo con la información oficial. El Gobierno de Guatemala indicó que la ejecución enfrentó cinco suspensiones antes de concluir en 2026.
El nuevo paso vehicular está ubicado en el ingreso principal al municipio de El Jícaro y enlaza con la CA-9 Norte en el kilómetro 98, una de las rutas principales del país, según el CIV. Esa conexión permitirá el traslado de personas y mercancías con una vía estable incluso en temporada de lluvias.
La estructura se ubica entre las más grandes construidas recientemente en Guatemala
El Gobierno de Guatemala afirmó que el puente se posiciona como uno de los cinco más grandes del país. La infraestructura tiene una longitud total de 440 metros, e incluye rampas de ingreso y salida.
La estructura tiene un ancho total de 10 metros y dos carriles vehiculares de cuatro metros de ancho cada uno, además de banquetas peatonales a ambos lados, según el detalle técnico difundido por el FSS. También cuenta con señalización horizontal y vertical para ordenar la circulación.
Entre los componentes constructivos figuran vigas de acero estructural, losa metálica y carpeta de rodadura de concreto reforzado. El diseño incorpora pilas de concreto reforzado con geometría hidrodinámica y cimentaciones profundas mediante pilotes de perfiles H de acero estructural, de acuerdo con la descripción oficial.
El proyecto incluye cinco tramos estructurales de 42 metros cada uno. Según el CIV, ese conjunto fue diseñado para garantizar transitabilidad permanente durante las distintas estaciones del año.
La respuesta directa al problema histórico de la zona es concreta: las familias de El Jícaro ya no dependerán de canoas ni de las condiciones climáticas para cruzar el Motagua, porque el nuevo puente habilita un paso seguro y continuo hacia trabajos, centros educativos, servicios de salud y mercados, según la información oficial.
Durante años, en época de lluvia, muchos vecinos debían cruzar el río en embarcaciones precarias para llegar a sus actividades cotidianas. El Gobierno sostuvo que esa situación exponía a la población a riesgos de seguridad y limitaba la movilidad del municipio.
El impacto económico también forma parte del objetivo de la obra. Según el CIV, el puente favorecerá el transporte de productos agrícolas y comerciales, reducirá tiempos de traslado y mejorará la competitividad de productores, comerciantes, estudiantes y trabajadores de las comunidades cercanas.
El coordinador ejecutivo del Fondo Social de Solidaridad, Luis Rivera, explicó que la terminación del proyecto implicó resolver obstáculos ajenos a la obra misma. “Este proyecto fue un verdadero reto, debido a los derechos de paso, pero sin duda reactivarlo fue una de las mejores labores que se han realizado para llegar hasta donde estamos ahora. Por ello, el FSS se concentró en culminar el proyecto para darle continuidad de paso y desarrollo al pueblo”.
Desde la comunidad, Carlos Sandoval, representante de Las Ovejas, vinculó la inauguración con una demanda sostenida durante años. “Valió la pena tanta lucha, tanto esfuerzo. Hoy llega a ustedes el resultado de esa espera. Agradecemos a los señores del Gobierno, al CIV y al FSS, quienes resolvieron favorablemente las gestiones para desarrollar este proyecto. El Jícaro hoy disfruta de esta fiesta principal. Agradecemos por permitirnos vivir este momento y disfrutar de este puente”.
Geovany Safaroli, representante de la empresa encargada de la construcción, también describió las dificultades del proceso y atribuyó la continuidad del proyecto al respaldo oficial. “Este proyecto fue difícil, porque con el cambio de proyecto se pensó que no iba a haber apoyo, pero gracias a Dios, el presidente de la República giró instrucciones para que el CIV respaldara incondicionalmente. Agradecemos el apoyo del Gobierno, el sacrificio y la paciencia de la población”.
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President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Justice is already facing headwinds among Senate Republicans that could derail, or outright torpedo, his confirmation process.
And the process to either confirm or deny acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to replace former Attorney General Pam Bondi is already underway in the Senate, with Trump officially sending his nomination to the upper chamber on Monday.
Blanche’s involvement in the controversial, now-defunct $2 billion anti-weaponization fund, and his actions surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill rioters are two key breaking points for some Senate Republicans.
TRUMP EYES NEXT ATTORNEY GENERAL AS KEY GOP SENATOR SIGNALS POTENTIAL ROADBLOCK
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche arrives for a House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Committee Subcommittee hearing in the Rayburn Building in Washington, D.C., on June 2, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc.)
His first challenge will be getting through the Senate Judiciary Committee, where Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., could be the pivotal vote that would make or break his confirmation.
Tillis was vehemently opposed to the anti-weaponization fund, going so far as to offer an amendment to divert the money to the nation’s anti-fraud fund and voting with Senate Democrats every step of the way to ensure there was no chance the move could be made again.
But for Tillis, Blanche’s comments and actions about the Jan. 6 rioters are his main «circuit breaker.»
«They better not have said for one minute that the people who beat up police officers, like these right down here, were righteous people,» Tillis said. «You come even close to saying that, you don’t have a [chance] of getting my vote in Judiciary.»
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The skepticism about Blanche, who previously served as Trump’s personal lawyer before making the leap to the DOJ, extends beyond Tillis among those in the GOP. And he’ll receive no quarter from Senate Democrats, either in committee or during a confirmation vote.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., accused Blanche of both shielding Trump from legal consequences and using «the justice system to go after his boss’ political enemies, bringing baseless charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center, Jim Comey, and others.»
«Trump and Blanche are cut from the same crooked cloth,» Schumer said.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said it was «hard to say» whether Blanche would have the votes to be confirmed.
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Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., questions Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress in the Dirksen building on June 25, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc.)
«I think obviously most of our members are pretty deferential to who the president wants in these key positions,» Thune said. «He’s already serving in the role and clearly has experience in it. But this is an environment where nothing is a safe or sure bet.»
Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, announced that the committee had received the nomination Monday afternoon.
Grassley said he «worked well» with Blanche and has appreciated «his commitment to transparency and support for law enforcement.»
«Blanche is well-qualified and has shown his dedication to restoring law and order across our country,» Grassley said in a statement. «The Senate Judiciary Committee’s work to process Blanche’s nomination is underway.»
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Several Republicans were furious over the anti-weaponization fund, and berated Blanche behind closed doors last month over how it would operate, and whether Jan. 6 rioters would have access to the taxpayer money.
How much of a hand he had in that move could also determine his success in a Senate confirmation vote should he make it through the Senate Judiciary Committee.
«I think it’s gonna come down to the extent of his involvement in this weaponization fund,» Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said.
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