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The office of a House Democrat who played a prominent role in former President Trump’s first impeachment is now pushing back against GOP-fueled criticism that he should not be on the task force investigating the attempted assassination of the former president.Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., who came under fire last year for saying Trump “has to be eliminated,” is among the Democrats being considered for a place on the bipartisan commission to study the July 13 shooting at Trump’s Butler, Pennsylvania, rally, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital. “As someone with a lifelong commitment to democracy and the rule of law, Congressman Goldman immediately clarified a misstatement from last November to emphasize his strong condemnation of all political violence. The Congressman demonstrated with pointed questioning during congressional hearings last week that the Secret Service must be held accountable for its unacceptable security lapse, and he is determined to ensure such a failure never happens again,” Goldman’s spokesperson Madison Andrus told Fox News Digital.FBI WANTS TO INTERVIEW TRUMP AFTER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: SOURCEGoldman first came to national prominence as Democrats’ lead counsel during Trump’s first impeachment trial. He’s remained a vocal Trump critic since coming to Congress in January 2023.His potential placement on the commission has already invoked the ire of Trump allies since first being reported in Punchbowl News on Friday morning.Among those leading the criticism is Donald Trump Jr., who recalled that Goldman said Trump needed to be “eliminated” in a November 2023 MSNBC interview – which Goldman has since apologized for.”Democrats are trying to put Dan Goldman on the committee to investigate the assassination attempt. Just weeks ago he called for DJT to be ‘eliminated.’ Probably not the best person to have on this task force,” Trump Jr. wrote on X.TRUMP RALLY BULLET TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS CONTRADICTS FBI ‘SHRAPNEL’ TESTIMONY ON CAPITOL HILL: REPORTGoldman wrote on X in November 2023, “Yesterday on TV, I mistakenly used the wrong word to express the importance for America that Donald Trump doesn’t become President again. While he must be defeated, I certainly wish no harm to him and do not condone political violence. I apologize for the poor choice of words.”Philip Letsou, deputy communications director for the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, wrote on the site, “Democrats are evidently planning on stacking the task force to investigate the assassination attempt on Trump with conspiracy theorists like Dan Goldman.”The House voted to establish the commission in a unanimous 416-0 vote last week. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has said the panel will have seven Republicans and six Democrats, chosen by himself and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., respectively.As of Friday morning, Jeffries’ office told Fox News Digital that no final decisions had been made.But a second source who spoke with Fox News Digital said that another possible contender is Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., who served as State’s Attorney for Prince Georges County for nearly a decade from 2003 until 2011, before coming to Congress in 2023.On the GOP side, a senior Republican lawmaker told Fox News Digital that “it seems like half our members want to be on the task force.”A third source who spoke with Fox News Digital said Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., was in strong consideration to play a prominent role on the panel. Kelly, whose district the shooting took place in, was present when the shooting occurred.Kelly was also the leader of the resolution establishing the task force that passed the House this week.



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The drone scandal surrounding the Canadian women’s soccer team could have bigger implications than just this year’s Games in Paris. Head coach Bev Priestman was removed from her position on Thursday night after two staff members were sent home from Paris after an investigation found that analyst Joseph Lombardi had used a drone to spy on New Zealand’s practice sessions. “Over the past 24 hours, additional information has come to our attention regarding previous drone use against opponents, predating the Paris 2024 Olympic Games,” Canada Soccer CEO Kevin Blue said in a statement. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM”In light of these new revelations, Canada Soccer has made the decision to suspend Women’s National Soccer Team Head Coach, Bev Priestman for the remainder of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and until the completion of our recently announced independent external review.” ​The revelation that there may have been previous unethical recordings of opponents comes amid Canada’s pursuit of a title defense in the Olympics. The women’s team won gold in Tokyo and won their first match against New Zealand on Thursday – prior to Priestman’s dismissal. Priestman, who sat out of Thursday’s match, was likely aware of the drone usage, Canadian Olympic Committee CEO David Shoemaker said during a press conference. He also hinted that there could be trouble with Canada’s gold medal performance in Tokyo because of it. CANADA SOCCER STAFFER GIVEN 8-MONTH SUSPENDED PRISON SENTENCE FOR OLYMPICS DRONE CONTROVERSY”We’ve gathered some additional information ourselves that made me conclude that she was highly likely to have been aware of the incidents here in Saint-Etienne,” Shoemaker told reporters. “There now appears to be information that could tarnish that Olympic performance in Tokyo,” he continued. “It makes me ill. It makes me sick to my stomach to think that there could be something that calls into question… one of my favorite Olympic moments in history, that women’s team winning that gold medal against all odds in COVID restrictions.”Amid pending investigations from FIFA, the IOC and Canada Soccer, officials have not outwardly expressed a pattern of spying but they have pointed to multiple instances. Blue said there was also an incident involving the men’s national team at Copa América. He said it was his understanding that it did not have an impact on the competitive integrity of the match but would not offer details.He added that the players on the women’s team were not involved in any unethical behavior themselves. The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. 



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As support for presumed Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris continues to roll in following President Biden’s announcement that he would not be seeking a second term, a former president is now throwing in his support.In a video endorsement, former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama called on Americans to join them in getting to work to elect the vice president, and gave their full support and commitment to doing everything they can to make her the next President of the United States.Barack Obama can be heard first greeting Kamala, with Michelle chiming in as well.HARRIS EDGES CLOSER TO TRUMP IN NEW POLL CONDUCTED AFTER BIDEN’S WITHDRAWAL”I can’t have this phone call without saying to my girl Kamala: I am proud of you. This is going to be historic,” former first lady Michelle Obama said.”We called to say Michelle and I couldn’t be prouder to endorse you and do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office,” former President Obama says following his wife. The former president then calls Harris a “happy warrior.”HOW VP HARRIS IS NARROWING DOWN HER LIST OF VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES 2 WEEKS BEFORE DNC: REPORT”Well, the— look, you’re a happy warrior,” former President Obama said. “Indeed,” Harris answers back.”And the country needs a happy warrior,” the former first lady said.TRUMP QUICKLY MOVES TO DEFINE HARRIS AS ‘MORE LEFT THAN BERNIE SANDERS’The endorsement comes as Harris for President kicks off a Weekend of Action marking 100 days until Election Day.The Obamas’ endorsement adds to the growing support for the vice president’s candidacy, including endorsements from labor unions, advocacy groups, and dozens of Democratic elected officials.”It’s time for us to rally around you, your candidacy. This is not on you, it’s not just on you and Doug, it’s on all of us. … We’ve got to register, we’ve got to vote. … So, let’s all roll up our sleeves and make it happen,” the former First Lady said in a statement. 



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The Mexican drug kingpin Ismael Zambada Garcia, also known as “El Mayo,” who co-founded the notorious Sinaloa drug cartel was taken into custody in El Paso on Thursday, according to the Department of Justice.Also taken into custody was Juaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of the cartel’s other co-founder, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.”The Justice Department has taken into custody two additional alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world,” U.S. Attorney General Merick B. Garland said. “Ismael Zambada Garcia, or ‘El Mayo,’ cofounder of the Cartel, and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, a son of its other cofounder, were arrested today in El Paso, Texas.” Zambada Garcia and now-jailed drug lord “El Chapo” founded the Sinaloa Cartel.‘SYMBOLIC’ $4.6B PUNISHMENT AGAINST CARTEL THAT MURDERED AMERICANS TAKES CREATIVE LEGAL TURN TO BECOME REALITYA federal law enforcement source told Fox News Joaquin Guzman Lopez surrendered to U.S. authorities, but El Mayo was captured. Guzman Lopez cut a deal with U.S. authorities, and turned on El Mayo, the source explained.Guzman Lopez got on a private airplane with El Mayo and instead of heading south to Mexico like El Mayo thought, the plane went north to El Paso where the two were taken into custody.”El Mayo,” who the Department of Justice was offering a $15 million reward for information leading to his arrest and conviction, now faces a litany of indictments for crimes related to drug trafficking and organized crime in the United States.”Today, the FBI and DEA arrested two alleged cartel leaders who have eluded law enforcement for decades,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said, adding that El Mayo and Guzman Lopez will now face justice.”Garcia and Guzman have allegedly overseen the trafficking of tens of thousands of pounds of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl into the U.S. along with related violence. These arrests are an example of the FBI’s and our partners’ commitment to dismantling violent transnational criminal organizations like the Sinaloa Cartel.”MEXICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PROMISES TO TAKE ON THE CARTELS WHO ARE ALREADY FIGHTING BACKIn February, U.S. federal prosecutors charged Zambada Garcia with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute fentanyl, which U.S. officials say is the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and 45.The superseding indictment extended the dates of previous indictments from May 2014 to January 2024, and at the time it was filed, Zambada Garcia was at large.Guzman was convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn in February 2019 and sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years.‘MOST RUTHLESS’ MEXICAN CARTELS OPERATE IN ALL 50 STATES, BRING TURF WARS TO US: DEAZambada Garcia continued to evade capture and allegedly continued to run the Sinaloa Cartel from Mexico, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York in February.According to the superseding indictment, Zambada Garcia, from 1999-2024, led a continuing enterprise responsible for the importation and distribution of massive quantities of narcotics, which generated billions of dollars in profits.In his efforts to ensure the cartel remained successful, Zambada Garcia allegedly employed individuals to obtain transportation routes and warehouses to import and store narcotics and “sicarios,” or hit men, to carry out kidnappings and murders in Mexico to retaliate against rivals who threatened the Sinaloa Cartel.The millions of dollars generated from the operation were then transported back to Mexico.”El Mayo and Guzman Lopez join a growing list of Sinaloa Cartel leaders and associates who the Justice Department is holding accountable in the United States. That includes the Cartel’s other cofounder, Joaquin Guzman Loera, or ‘El Chapo’; another of El Chapo’s sons and an alleged Cartel leader, Ovidio Guzman Lopez; and the Cartel’s alleged lead sicario, Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, or ‘El Nini.'” Garland said. “Fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced, and the Justice Department will not rest until every single cartel leader, member, and associate responsible for poisoning our communities is held accountable.”In light of Guzman’s trial conviction, his name has been removed from the superseding indictment against Zambada Garcia.Reuters contributed to this report.



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The Las Vegas Raiders do not like Patrick Mahomes, and they’re not afraid to say it.Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs and the Raiders are AFC West rivals, and their battles are always tense.Although, Mahomes and the Chiefs have owned the division for quite some time.Fans got a glimpse of how chippy things can get between the two squads during Netflix’s “Quarterback” series when Maxx Crosby and Mahomes exchanged words after getting physical.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWith training camps back in session, the rivalry is back on.At Raiders camp, players passed around a Kermit the Frog puppet in a Mahomes jersey with a wig that resembled the three-time Super Bowl winner’s hair.Throughout his career, Mahomes has been the butt of jokes about his voice, which is often compared to a Muppet’s.Ahead of the Chiefs’ eventual Super Bowl run, the Raiders seemed to have exposed the Chiefs. Despite not passing for a single yard in the final three quarters on Christmas Day, the Raiders still came away with a 20-14 win at Arrowhead.Mahomes, though, has owned the Raiders throughout his career. He is 10-2 against Las Vegas. And in those dozen games, Mahomes has a 109.6 passer rating while throwing for 3,573 yards, 30 touchdowns and just four interceptions and completing 66.2% of his passes. So, perhaps it isn’t wise for the Raiders to poke the bear.VIKINGS’ JORDAN ADDISON SAYS HE WAS IN ‘DARK PLACE’ AFTER RECENT SUSPICION OF DUI ARRESTThat Christmas Day loss apparently lit a fire under the Chiefs, who rattled off six consecutive wins to take home their second straight Super Bowl.The Chiefs don’t need much motivation. They have been loud about their hopes to become the first team to win three consecutive Super Bowls. They’ve been taking about it practically since scoring the walk-off touchdown in the Super Bowl in February.Their first matchup of the 2024 season will come Oct. 27, right after the Chiefs’ 2024 Super Bowl rematch against the San Francisco 49ers.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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