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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett would not say t stanley cup hat the Trump administrations practice of separating children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border was wrong.Watch the moment from the hearing in the player above.Barrett was being que stanley cup stioned by Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey about the practice during her confirmation hearing Wednesday. She said she could not be drawn into a debate about the Trump administrations immigration policy. She has refused to engage on many issues, including whether President Donald Trump has the right to delay the election, citing the need for judicial independence.The Trump administration separated more than 2,500 children from their parents at the border during the spring and summer of 2018. The practice was widely derided as inhumane by world leaders, lawmakers and religious groups, including by Pope Francis.Later investigations concluded thousands more may have been separated, but the administrations lack of records made it impossible to fully grasp how many. The administration is still in court over the policy. Related WATCH: Sen. Mazie Hirono questions Amy Coney Barrett about potential election case By Associated Press WATCH: stanley cup Sen. Chris Coons presses Barrett on Ogzo UK s Theresa May seeks support for Brexit deal in Northern Ireland
( h( ?1 y' u8 p( d9 G: f$ X GENEVA AP 鈥?Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Miche stanley cup l Platini were charged with fraud and other offenses by Swiss prosecutors on Tuesday after a six-year investigation into a controversial $2 million payment.The 85-year-old Blatter and 66-year-old Platini now face a trial within months at federal criminal court in Bellinzona. They could be jailed for several years if found guilty.This payment damaged FIFA assets and unlawfully enriched Platini, Swiss federal prosecutors said in a statement.The case was opened in September 2015 and ousted Blatter ahead of schedule as FIFA pre stanley cup sident. It also ended then-UEFA president Platini campaign to succeed his former mentor.Swiss cases often take years to reach a conclusion.READ MORE: Super fail: Plans to create an European Super League in soccer backfire on team ownersThe case centers on Platini written request to FIFA in January 2011 to be paid backdated additional salary for working as a presidential adviser in Blatter first term, from 1998-2002.Blatter authorized FIFA to make the payment within weeks. He was preparing to campaign for re-election in a contest against Mohamed bin Hammam of Qatar, where Platini influence with European voters was seen as a key factor.The evidence gathered by the attorney general office has corroborated that this payment to Plati jordan ni was made without a legal basis, prosecutors said.Both Blatter and Platini have long denied wro |
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