Monthly Archives: August 2022

A pilot says they cleaned planes and loaded bags to avoid flight delays amid staffing issues

A pilot walking through an airport. There has been widespread disruption in the aviation sector this summer. Taylor Rains/Insider A UK pilot said they were cleaning planes and loading bags to avoid flight delays, per iNews. They said understaffing meant pilots had to “muck in” to make sure flights left on time. The pilot said…

Trump’s shifting explanations after Mar-a-Lago raid match how he kept changing his story about Jan. 6, Adam Kinzinger says

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., speaks as the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol holds a hearing on July 21, 2022. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Donald Trump’s claims about the FBI search of his property are “evolving.”  He likened it to Trump’s changing claims about the…

Former CIA director says Trump allies’ claim that he could instantly declassify documents is ‘pretty much BS’

Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images Trump allies say the former president had declassified all the documents he’d brought to Mar-a-Lago. One ally said that as president, Trump had the power to instantly declassify government documents. Former CIA chief Leon Panetta dismissed the claim, saying there is a…