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Judge Hellerstein Dies at 92

Federal judge Alvin Hellerstein, who handled landmark cases involving Trump, Maduro, and 9/11, died at 92.

SHARED REPORTINGBOTH SIDES REPORT

FRAMING Fox News Politics emphasized Maduro Case Focus

WHAT BOTH SIDES REPORT

▸Hellerstein presided over the narco-terrorism case involving Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. — PBS NewsHour Politics, Fox News Politics

LEFT / CENTER-LEFT

▸Just two weeks before his death, Hellerstein presided over Maduro and Flores' arraignment on newly added torture charges. — PBS NewsHour Politics

RIGHT / CENTER-RIGHT

▸Hellerstein died of natural causes. — Fox News Politics
▸Hellerstein denied Cilia Flores' bond request in the Maduro case. — Fox News Politics

Maurene Comey Reinstatement Ruling

A federal judge ruled the Trump DOJ unlawfully fired prosecutor Maurene Comey and ordered her reinstated.

Left: A win for checks and balances, lawyers say

Right: Obama judge overrules Trump DOJ firing

Federal magistrate judge declines to sign new criminal complaint against two ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe

DEVELOPING TIMELINE

First Report Saturday: Two former FBI officials were charged Friday with making false statements to Congress about the Hunter Biden laptop probe.

Wednesday: Judge rejects DOJ's new complaint against ex-FBI officials

Left: Prosecutors slammed for bypassing judicial review.

Right: Judge who apologized to Trump attacker blocks DOJ.

House Judiciary Democrats release 50-page report alleging Trump participated in Epstein's schemes and sought to cover up files

Left: 11 women cited; report alleges rape and cover-up

Right: White House calls it pre-election 'garbage'

The DOJ charged former FBI Director James Comey with leaking national defense information, the third such charge.

Left: sees a political vendetta via DOJ.

Right: focuses on the alleged espionage leak.