At the Davidson County Courthouse in North Carolina where the bond hearing for Molly and Tom Martens in the #JasonCorbett murder case is scheduled to take place this afternoon
Adjoining jail where it is understood Molly Martens and her father Tom are being detained ahead of today’s hearing #JasonCorbett
NEW - Molly Martens and her father Thomas have been granted release on bail with a bond of $200,000 - also banned from any contact with #JasonCorbett family
Thomas Martens and Molly Martens were present in court for today’s hearing - both were in handcuffs and ankle chains. Ms Martens’ three brothers and their spouses were also present #JasonCorbett trial
Lawyer for Thomas Martens has said he expects his client to be released as early as today pending administrative procedures #JasonCorbett trial
NEW - Molly Martens leaving jail in Lexington, North Carolina with her lawyer #JasonCorbett trial
Molly Martens did not answer questions from reporters as she left Davidson County courthouse - she was released on $200,000 bail this afternoon pending a retrial #JasonCorbett
Family of #JasonCorbett have welcomed today’s developments -“We welcome today’s decision by Garry Frank, the District Attorney for Davidson County, to seek a retrial of Tom and Molly Martens for the murder of Jason Corbett”
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#Trump drove around Freedom Plaza in Washington DC earlier en route to his golf course. Thousands of his supporters have gathered in downtown Washington
#Trump supporters are continuing to stream into downtown Washington DC, many holding signs alleging the election has been “stolen” #Election2020#BidenTransition
"If you had a different administration with different people what we’ve done in my opinion would have taken three, four, five years.. and it would have been at the FDA forever" #Trump declares at first press conference since his election defeat...#coronavirus#BidenTransition
Writing in tomorrow’s @IrishTimes - #JoeBiden may have won the election decisively but it was by no means a landslide... #Biden won by more than 5 million votes but…
by comparison, #Obama won the popular vote by 9.5 million votes in 2008 while Ronald Reagan by 16.9 million in 1980 - on much lower turnout. #Election2020#BidenTransition#Democrats
Former President of Ireland and chair of @TheElders, Mary Robinson, describes President #Trump's refusal to accept result of the election as "shocking"
"President Trump’s refusal thus far to facilitate a smooth transition weakens democratic values. His fellow Republicans must...
...now affirm their faith in the US Constitution, democratic institutions and the rule of law, so the country can begin a process of reconciliation.”
"The continued assertions of electoral fraud by the President and some senior members of the Administration and of the Republican Party, offered as yet without any compelling evidence, convey a lack of respect for the integrity and independence of the democratic...