“There are military members serving today from Georgia and other places who are less safe because of what this airman did,” Graham said on ABC’s “This Week.” “There is no justification for this, and for any member of Congress to suggest it’s OK to leak classified information because you agree with the cause is terribly irresponsible and puts America in serious danger.”
Teixiera, a member of the Massachusetts National Guard, is accused of uploading dozens of secret documents detailing sensitive intelligence and defense information on the social media website Discord. He was arraigned in a Boston court on Friday, charged with unauthorized retention and transmission of classified national defense information.
The leak is seen as potentially having serious implications for Ukrainians on the battlefield and has frustrated several U.S. allies.
Graham, who was speaking from Israel after wrapping up a trip to Saudi Arabia, said the leak has been “very damaging” in the region.
“There’s information about the air defense capability of the Ukraine and everybody in the region [is] really worried because who wants to share information with the United States if you’re gonna read about it in the paper or find it on the internet? This has done a lot of damage to us in the region,” Graham said.
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“I’m here to protest and use my voice to take a stand. Every American should take a stand,” Greene said.
While Greene was only present at the protest for about 10 minutes, conservative members swarmed around Greene, shoving and elbowing to get a glimpse at the congressmember. NYPD escorted her out.
Greene has been one of Trump’s most loyal supporters, defending him since the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021. Greene recently appeared with Trump at his Waco, Texas rally.
New York Rep. George Santos quickly walked by the courthouse earlier Tuesday, not stopping to protest or answer questions.
“I wanted to support the president because this is unprecedented, and this is a bad day for democracy,” Santos told reporters. “This starts a precedent of what’s to stop the next prosecutor in two years to do the same thing to Joe Biden and moving on every four years.”
“This cheapens the judicial system, not good for America.”
Santos, who is currently under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, did not answer multiple questions about his own legal troubles. Santos has been tied to multiple controversies since his election, including fabricating major portions of his biography, accusations of stealing money from veterans, alleged involvement in a credit card scam, and falsely claiming to be Jewish.
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) made an appearance after the rally and told Greene to “go back to your district.”
“Do your freaking job, Marjorie Taylor Green. You don’t need to be in New York City talking that nonsense. Go back to your district,” Bowman said.
Earlier on Monday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams had a message for Greene and protesters: “Control yourselves.”
“People like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is known to spread misinformation and hate speech, while you’re in town, be on your best behavior,” Adams said at a City Hall press conference about security preparations.
At the protest, Greene responded to Adams’ comments.
“Also, to the Mayor Adams, as you can see, I am here peacefully protesting. He called me out by name,” Greene said.
Trump is set to be arraigned Tuesday following his indictment over alleged hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.
A Trump supporter, Alann Gotlieb, 62, who showed up at the protest with his dog Anarchy, said that the counter-protest organized by New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams was an attack on conservatives hoping to make their voices heard in the blue city.
“I don’t know what Jumaane Williams is standing up for,” Gotlieb said. “No, I don’t think [he’s here in good faith] because he’s counter-protesting the First Amendment, he’s counter-protesting freedom of speech, and he supports locking somebody up who allegedly gave money to Stormy Daniels when Michael Cohen was dealing with the whole thing.”
Meanwhile, Karen Irwan, 47, of Hell’s Kitchen said they showed up to celebrate Trump’s indictment.
“Watch out, we have fascism over there,” Irwan said of the pro-Trump rally, adding, “We are celebrating the very first moment in my lifetime that it appears our justice system is attempting to apply equally to people, even people with power. It means that we can pretend now that we have a democracy and can start to act like it now.”
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While Republicans who led work on the repeal didn’t get it signed into law, it marked a partial victory for conservatives who have targeted the rule and other policies that they say encourage major corporations to elevate climate and social goals in their business practices.
“This is trying to parallel financial return with an ideological push,” Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), who led the rollback push with Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.), told reporters in February. “I don’t like that.”
The Biden Labor Department rule at issue attempted to undo Trump-era policy that discouraged retirement plan managers from incorporating environmental and social factors into investment decisions. The Biden rule allows them to do so but does not require it.
Wall Street firms and their trade groups largely stayed on the sidelines during the fight, despite being the subject of criticism from Republican lawmakers. Lobbyists were confident that Biden would veto the repeal, and the industry is also laying low as the issue makes its way through the courts. The state of Texas is leading a multi-state lawsuit to block the rule.
“There’s just no upside,” said one trade association representative, granted anonymity to speak candidly. “Why bother, especially when you’ve got 25 state attorneys general who have already said they’re going to pony up and litigate?”
The House is scheduled to vote Thursday on overturning the veto, per a floor schedule circulated Friday. Near-unanimous Democratic opposition makes it unlikely the effort will garner the two-thirds support needed.
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