Representative Santos sought to fraudulently exploit every aspect of his House candidacy for his own personal financial profit.

he said when asked why he hit Pelosi.A state trial has not been scheduled.

California Congressman Adam Schiff.The defense never challenged the who.The prosecution delivered its closing arguments Wednesday.

but theyre considering other things.I think the defense probably proved that he didnt plan ahead to hit Paul Pelosi with a hammer.

But if the jury can be confused about the elements.

The defense made an argument which was basically trying to -- I think -- confuse the jury a little bit as to the elements of the crime and what are the legal elements.and in each the alleged victims claim to have been severely and irreparably harmed.

which allows individuals to bring claims against federal agencies for wrongs committed by personnel of that agency.citing the ongoing investigation.

a 2022 ruling in the 9th circuit opened the door for survivors after the court found that sexual assault was not a incident to military service.This change comes after years of pressure on the military from Congress and victims advocates to take commanders who may have a bias in whether a case goes forward out of prosecutorial decisions for major crimes.