Journal of Haiti and the Americas
Mar-a-Lago searches: Republicans cry conspiracy
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Donald Trump before his hearing before the Attorney General of New York, August 10, 2022. “The former American president is not angry, after the searches of the FBI, Monday August 8, 2022, in his residence of Mar-a-Lago , in Florida» AP - Julia Nikhinson
By: Marion Cazanove
3 mins
The former American president is not angry, after the FBI searches this Monday (August 8, 2022) in his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
He suggests that federal agents may have "placed" evidence against him.
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A message of a few lines will have been enough to set fire to the powder and to agitate the American opinion.
On his Truth Social
platform
, Donald Trump implies that the FBI agents, who searched his residence on Monday in Florida, could have placed evidence against him among the objects that were seized.
“
The FBI and other federal government agents wouldn't let anyone, not even my lawyers, near the areas that were searched and examined
,” he complains.
A conspiracy theory immediately taken up in his camp, among the Republicans.
"
How can I be sure they didn't put anything in the boxes they brought back from Mar-a-Lago?"
They have lost our trust
,” said Senator Rand Paul.
The former American president was also heard yesterday (August 10, 2022) by the Attorney General of New York, on suspicion of financial fraud in his company
Trump Organization
.
Donald Trump argued for the 5th Amendment and remained silent during the six-hour hearing.
Haiti: Canada will deliver armored vehicles to the police
According to information from Le
Nouvelliste
, the Haitian police will soon receive armored vehicles from Canada.
A long-awaited delivery,
"because it is the main element that gives the police an advantage in entering certain districts of the capital
", explains Frantz Duval, editor-in-chief of Le Nouvelliste.
However, he stresses in his editorial of the day that this is "
only part of the solution because it also takes arms and ammunition, men, training, information and political will to be able to wage a concrete battle against insecurity
".
In Mexico City, American teleworkers drive up prices
The Mexican capital attracts thousands of tourists every year.
Its charm is such that some decide to settle there.
Recently, the capital has seen many Americans settle in some of its most desirable neighborhoods.
The coronavirus pandemic, which has democratized telework, allows these digital nomads to take advantage of a cheaper living environment.
However, the arrival of these teleworkers with strong purchasing power has had the effect of increasing prices, which has repercussions on the locals' wallets.
“
A Mexican cannot buy a property for 100,000 or 150,000 dollars.
Today, these opportunities are presented to tourists more than to Mexicans themselves.
In fact, I'm moving,
explains Janis Dominguez, met by our correspondent Gwendolina Duval.
I'm going to a place further south, where the prices are lower.
Even if tourism accentuates the social divide in an already very contrasting city, the Mexican economy depends on it more than ever.
This year, it represents about 15% of its GDP.
And on the front page of the Journal de la 1ère
:
Guyana hit since the beginning of the week by repeated power cuts.
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