House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said he will invite former special counsel Jack Smith to testify publicly about his investigation into President Trump. A source familiar said the former prosecutor could appear as soon as this month. The move comes after Smith sat for more than seven hours of closed-door testimony with the… Source link
A gambling company, Sportsbet, reportedly leaned on Australia’s communications watchdog to tone down the wording of a public enforcement announcement, according to documents released under freedom of information laws. ABC News reports that in 2022, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) fined Sportsbet a then-record AUD 2.5 million ($1.7 million) after finding the company had sent marketing texts and emails to tens of thousands of people who had already tried to unsubscribe, breaching Australia’s spam laws. But documents obtained by the news outlet suggest that Sportsbet managed to convince the regulator to soften key parts of a draft media release before it was published. Independent federal MP Andrew Wilkie called the situation deeply troubling. “This is shocking at every level,” he said. “This exchange shows a very, very cosy relationship and a very unhealthy relationship.” Gambling policy expert Lauren Levin from the Gambling Policy Hub said both the company and the regulator had behaved inappropriately. “Sportsbet is totally out of line, and I think that the regulator is also totally out of line,” she …
