- Former Trump ally Tom Barrack planning to call Steve Mnuchin as witness in trial as defense begins (abcnews.go.com)
- Doug Mastriano Faces Criticism Over Backing He Is Getting from Openly Antisemitic Ally (nytimes.com)
- Kazakhstan president, a Putin ally, vows to destroy ‘bandits and terrorists’ behind protests (theguardian.com)Announcement follows order to Kazakh troops to fire without warning (bbc.com)