Gaza Post-War Plans, Ohio Prosecutor Misconduct, Comer Shell Company
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Who's supposed to run gaza when the war is over?

It's hard to imagine when thousands are dying and much of the region is rubble. U. S. Israel and palestinians disagree on who should take charge of what remain.

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R. news. Prosecutors in ohio barred their nuckles les to get quick convictions. What did the new investigation find?

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Also one of the lawmakers investigating hunter bite and faces questions of his own house republicans highlighted shell companies linked with the president sun. The associated press reports that the head of a house committee show company too, what's going on. Stay with us will give you the news. You need to start a day.

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For palestinians in gaza, it's hard to imagine the day after the war that thousands are killed and so much of the territory is now rubble.

Apparently, it's hard for outside powers to imagine to the united states in israel publicly disagree over who should run the territory next. President bindon's national security advisor jack Sullivan, is in the region discussing that with israeli and palestinian .

leaders on the question of what happens in gaza once the military Operations are complete. The israeli government has indicated that IT does not have a long term plan to occupy gaza and that ultimately, the control of gaza, the administration of gazin, the security of gaza, has to transition to the palestinians.

transition to the palestinians. That's the tRicky part. The U. S. Wants to hand the territory to the palestinian authority, which runs other palestinian land, while israelis do not.

Let's turn to imperious Daniel astern intellivision for more. Good morning, Daniel. So tell us more about the proposals that are being discussed for what happens to gaza and the path to live in gaza when this wars over.

A lot of proposals being floated, but no real clear plan, the U. S. Has laid up three main topics, who is going to be in charge of reconstruction of gaza, all of the infrastructure and homes and the the extensive damage after the war, who will be in charge of security, who will patrol gaza and ensure no attacks on israel, and who will govern the data day civilian lives in gaza.

There is no plan yet. The U. S. And israel disagree on the role of the palestinian authority, that is, the internationally recognized palestinian leadership. The us. Wants to see them take over gaza from hamas. But I spoke to an adviser to the israeli prime minister who said, a major condition here is the radical zone of the palestinian leadership. That's what he called, and he said that current palestinian leaders cannot play any role in gaza in the future because they have not condemned the hamster rocio of october.

So if israel says the international recognized palestinian leadership is out, then whose left to run gaza? And do palestinians get to say here.

know palestinian leaders say that any discussion of the future of gaza should ensure A A light at the end of the tunnel and an independent palestinian state, a political solution to this long run in conflict and bindon's top national security adviser jack Sullivan is meeting with palestinian president my muda bus today in the occupied west bank, which just shows that the us. Does not want to sideline the current palestinian leadership right now.

Now, before any of this can happen, any proposal can be implement. The war has to end. Do we know how much longer this is gonna on?

Well, israel in the U. S. Have been talking about ramping down what they call israel's high intensity offensive in gaza and going to a more low intensity, more intelligence driven raids against specific targets.

They're short on specifics, but president biden has said he wants israel focused on being more careful and saving civilian lives in gaza. The israelis are signaling this face of the war could take another couple of months. All depends on how how much they complete their mission of degrading hamson military capabilities.

I will say that the bigger picture here is that both israel in the U. S. Are worried that this war could expand. We are seeing low grade war between israel and hezbollah. Manon, and also the wood's and yemen are firing tor israel and paris.

Daniel astern in television, you for your reporting. Daniel.

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Criminal prosecutors across ohio broke rules in the courtroom that are supposed to protect the rights of defendants on trial, all in an effort to get convictions.

That's the finding of an examination by npr news and colombia journalism investigations.

N. P. R. Correspondent shared. w. Thompson is here to give us the details.

High Sherry, good morning. Good morning. So what did your investigation uncover?

So we found that scores of prosecutors across ohio had violated standards meant to preserve a defendant civil rights in criminal trials. We analyzed four years with the state of pal court decisions and found improper conduct by those prosecutors, including things like fAiling to disclose evidence or making inappropriate comments to the jury in closing arguments, but we also found that thirteen of them did so more than once, and none of them was disciplined by the state of creme court. In fact, two of those prosecutors are now judges.

These standards are there to ensure people get fair trials, right? So that didn't happen here.

In the cases we found, no, we reported on one case of a man facing six counts of abduction for taking his own grandchildren over the holidays, and the judge later questioning why he was even charged, but at trial, the prosecutor stated the legal standard required for conviction and the man was found guilty, and that prosecutor, according to our investigation, has been cited seven times by a pale judges for improper conduct.

Of course, that's not how the system is supposed to work. Joe bates is the prosecutor for lucas county. Home to toe to winning .

at all cost isn't the answer. We have to defend not just the victims, but we defend the defendants to because they're part of the system we can we have to make sure that their rights are not trembled in the part.

Now your investigation focused on one place over a period of four years. Is there evidence though that this is a problem that's more widespread.

right? Our investigation focused on ohio, but there are cases of IT happening elsewhere. He has been a gershwin, a former prosecutor who now teaches a pace university law school in new york. He called the pattern of prosecutors acting and properly in cases in ohio a microcosm of the justice system in states across the country.

Once you start focusing on these prosecutors, you can learn a lot about the pressure of psychology, mentality and wide prosecutors engaging in unethical behavior and why they consistently get away with IT. You will find other jurisdictions in amErica which are equally shocking.

and we found cases around the country that bear that out. In places like tennessee, missouri. In new york, we found instances of more prosecutors being rebuilt for things like withholding evidence or misrepresenting the law in opening or closing arguments.

And legal scholars also told us the number of known missing the cases is a vast undercount. Only about three percent of criminal cases ever make IT to trial, and only a fraction of those are appealed. And of course, a lot of defendants don't have the resources to chAllenge their convictions, even if the prosecutors did break the rules.

N P, R. Investigative correspondent Sherry w. Thoms, and thank you for your .

reporting share.

You're welcome, and you can find more on this story at N P, R dot work.

The president son, hunter biden, is being investigated for his alleged use of shell companies to hide money from foreign interest, and undisclosed .

sources show compound sounds firm that is often created to hide someones share for financial interest in our property. Now the associated press reports that are leading investigator of the bidens is connected with a shell company. The ap bases its findings on interviews in records involving real estate in James commerce, home state of kentucky. Comer has denied the characterization in an interview on fox. Say that it's a shell cut is either a complete lie that some editor and publisher allow the IP to do, or is a perfect example of financial illiteracy.

I'm joined now by brian slow disco, the ap reporter who wrote that story. Good morning.

Good morning. Thanks for everyone.

So brand, we just heard comer. They're dismissing your story out, right? Tell us what you did uncover about his business assets in kentucky and the sources behind IT.

right? Well, what's important to understand about James commerce that he is a vast land owner in his hometown in southern kentucky bewes about sixteen thousand acres of land. And all of those he painstakingly details on his congressional financial disclosures, which all members of congress are required to submit.

That is, except this six makers of land, he cowes with a donor and are held through a limited liability company called farm team properties. That is the exception. And that property, because IT is held by this company, he does not have to reveal what the assets held by IT are on his financial disclosures.

So what potential violations of house rules are campaign finance rules? Are any rules is come of violating if this is all true?

Well, in this case, all members of congress are required to reveal any asset they hold in A A shell company or a limited liability company um if its value is greater than one thousand dollars. Now in this case, the property is the one asset that we know. If that is held in in this company from property records, we learn that it's sort and value. Initially, he valued at between fifty and one hundred thousand dollars. Now the company is worth as much as a million dollars, and we just don't know what is held in there.

Now, James comer is leading this probe into hunter biden. And a big take away in your story is that the accusations that are being leveled against president biden sun are very similar to what you've reported on. Comer, if you could talk about that?

Yeah, well, he has accused hunter biden of using various companies of his to collect money for legal services are consulting fees um and the reality is, is that the the company that he has structured and functions in a very similar way in IT IT enables comer to in this case avoided disclosure of the assets that he holds.

How are other lawmakers responding to what you found? We certainly heard what comer thinks.

Well, I mean, in the hyper partisan atmosphere of washington, IT falls out along pretty predictable lines. But democrats have touted comer over this. They ve said, well, well, you know, what do we have here and so that has provoked a response from them just because they feel like it's a case where the the pot is calling the kettle black.

ap. Reporter brian slow disco on his reporting, thank you so much for your time.

Thank you for every me.

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