According to a report by the Times of Israel, the country’s two largest banks were able to transfer $1 billion out of Silicon Valley Bank to accounts in Israel before it was seized by the feds.
New York-based Signature Bank, with $110.36 billion in assets, has become the third largest bank failure in US history, following the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, but depositors of both banks will be made whole and no losses will be borne by the taxpayer.
The trial of members of the Proud Boys accused of seditious conspiracy and other charges in connection with the January 6th events at the Capitol has been halted after leaked chat logs from an FBI Special Agent suggested that she had been ordered by her boss to destroy evidence.
Former President Donald Trump has called for the committee investigating the January 6, 2021 unrest at the Capitol to be "tried for fraud and treason," claiming that crucial video footage was omitted and that recently-released security footage shows Capitol Police escorting some alleged Trump supporters through the Capitol building.
