The Department of Homeland Security is warning would-be disrupters to avoid interfering with federal immigration enforcement operations after it said a demonstrator attempted to disrupt a federal immigration arrest in New York City on Wednesday.Nearly two dozen anti-ICE protesters were also detained in another part of the city later that day.Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital that ICE agents contacted Federal Protective Service (FPS) on Wednesday morning and "requested assistance as their officers were conducting arrests" in the lobby of a federal immigration court building.McLaughlin said FPS officers responded and saw several protesters filming and taking pictures of law enforcement personnel in the lobby. She said that at approximately 11:45 a.m. a person attempted to forcibly interfere with ICE agents attempting to place someone in custody.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SETS NEW GOAL OF 3,000 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ARRESTS DAILYMcLaughlin said ICE reported the incident to FPS as "an assault on one of their officers." The person was briefly taken into custody, issued a U.S. district court violation notice and released, according to McLaughlin.In response to the incident, McLaughlin said, "Anyone who actively obstructs law enforcement in the performance of their sworn duties will of course face consequences which could include arrest."CLICK HERE FOR MORE IMMIGRATION COVERAGELater that day, nearly two dozen anti-ICE protesters were detained by the New York Police Department outside a federal building in Manhattan on Wednesday night after a chaotic protest led to police struggling with demonstrators.An NYPD spokesperson told Fox News Digital that officers responded to a 911 call for a "disorderly group" in front of a DHS building at approximately 6:35 p.m.NYPD HUNTS FOR MAN ACCUSED OF BEATING OFF-DUTY COP AND STEALING HIS GUN, ALLEGED ACCOMPLICE ARRESTEDThe spokesperson said that "upon arrival, officers observed approximately 20-30 demonstrators sitting in the roadway, blocking vehicular traffic" and that "the demonstrators were instructed verbally numerous times to vacate the roadway and did not comply."As a result, the spokesperson said 23 individuals were taken into custody, 18 individuals were issued criminal court summons and five individuals were arrested and charged, according to the NYPD spokesperson.Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said in a statement this month that assaults against ICE officers rose by more than 400% from the same time last year. He placed part of the blame on politicians who "are careless with their politically motivated rhetoric."

President Donald Trump wrote a fiery, lengthy post on social media Thursday night in response to the intense legal battle surrounding his proposed tariffs.On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit allowed Trumps tariffs to temporarily remain in effect, just one day before the US. Court of International Trade on Wednesday ruled that Trump overstepped his authority over tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).On Truth Social, Trump wrote that the U.S. Court of International Trade "incredibly" ruled against the "desperately needed" tariffs, but the order was stayed by the federal court."Where do these initial three Judges come from? How is it possible for them to have potentially done such damage to the United States of America?" the Republican's post read. "Is it purely a hatred of TRUMP? What other reason could it be?"TWELVE STATES SUE TRUMP OVER TARIFFS, CLAIMING THEYRE ILLEGAL AND HARMFUL TO US ECONOMYTrump then took aim at Leonard Leo, a chairman on the Federalist Society's board of directors. Trump said that he used the conservative legal organization to pick out judges when he was "new to Washington.""It was suggested that I use The Federalist Society as a recommending source on Judges," Trump wrote."I did so, openly and freely, but then realized that they were under the thumb of a real sleazebag named Leonard Leo, a bad person who, in his own way, probably hates America, and obviously has his own separate ambitions."Trump added that he was "so disappointed" in the Federalist Society "because of the bad advice they gave me on numerous Judicial Nominations."DISTRICT JUDGES' ORDERS BLOCKING TRUMP AGENDA FACE HEARING IN TOP SENATE COMMITTEE"This is something that cannot be forgotten!" the Republican said. "With all of that being said, I am very proud of many of our picks, but very disappointed in others. They always must do whats right for the Country!"The president then rounded out his lengthy post by calling attention back to his pending tariffs, which he claimed would lead to a "rich, prosperous, and successful United States of America.""The ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade is so wrong, and so political!" Trump said. "Hopefully, the Supreme Court will reverse this horrible, Country threatening decision, QUICKLY and DECISIVELY.""The President of the United States must be allowed to protect America against those that are doing it Economic and Financial harm. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"Fox News Digital's Greg Wehner and Bill Mears contributed to this report.

The Trump administration has intensified its scrutiny of Chinese nationals studying at U.S. universities after several instances in recent years of students from the communist country engaging in alleged surreptitious activity while in the United States.The incidents, which have involved allegations of espionage, conspiracy and accusations of misleading federal officials, occurred as a result of Chinese nationals or others with Chinese ties participating in joint education programs between the United States and China.Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security plan to "aggressively revoke" student visas of Chinese nationals, "including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party."A Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson blasted the new policy in a statement Thursday on X, saying the move was "fully unjustified" and damaging to the United States reputation.STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WILL AGGRESSIVELY REVOKE VISAS OF CHINESE STUDENTS"Citing ideology and national security as a pretext, the move seriously hurts the lawful rights and interests of international students from China and disrupts people-to-people exchanges between the two countries," spokesperson Lin Jian said.Nearly 300,000 Chinese nationals have student visas in the United States. It is unclear if the State Department plans to target all of them or only some. Fox News Digital reached out to the department for clarity.Below is a look at some recent incidents involving Chinese nationals at universities.The DOJ brought charges against five University of Michigan students last year after a sergeant major encountered them at Camp Grayling in 2023.The students had cameras with them and were discovered as the U.S. National Guard was conducting a massive training operation at the site with Taiwanese military members, according to a complaint.They were all Chinese nationals attending the University of Michigan as part of the schools joint program with a Shanghai-based university, an FBI official wrote in the complaint, noting some of them had taken photos of Camp Grayling's military installations and operations.The FBI asked the court to issue arrest warrants for the students for making false statements and destroying records.Two Chinese nationals who were graduate students at the University of Michigan pleaded guilty in 2020 after they were caught illegally entering and photographing defense infrastructure at a naval air station in Key West, Florida.Fengyun Shi, a Chinese national studying at the University of Minnesota, was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia last year of unlawfully using a drone to take photos of naval bases in Norfolk, Virginia.Shi was sentenced to six months in prison and a year of supervised release, and the Biden administration revoked his visa in response to the charges. ICE announced in May that it deported him to China.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION BEGINS NEW WAVE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT VISA REVOCATIONS: 'NO ONE HAS A RIGHT TO A VISA'While not a Chinese national, Charles Lieber, former chair of Harvard's chemistry department, was convicted in 2021 of making false statements to authorities and failing to report income from his work with China's Wuhan University of Technology and a contract he had with China's Thousand Talents Program.Ji Chaoqun, a Chinese national and one-time student at the Illinois Institute of Technology, was sentenced to eight years in prison after he was convicted by a jury in 2022 of attempting to commit espionage and theft of trade secrets.Ji was found to have gathered information on defense contractors, engineers and others as part of a broader effort by high-level Chinese intelligence officials to obtain inside access to U.S. technology advancements.Rubio's announcement also comes after Harvard filed a lawsuit alleging the Trump administration improperly banned all foreign nationals from the Ivy League school by revoking its student visa certification. A judge temporarily blocked the administration from carrying out the ban as the case plays out in the courts.STATE DEPARTMENT NOW SCRUTINIZING ALL VISA HOLDERS ASSOCIATED WITH HARVARDICE Acting Director Todd Lyons told Harvard in a letter made public through court filings that the revocation was a result of the alleged prevalence of antisemitism on campus but also a result of the administration's "serious concerns" that the university has "coordinated with the Chinese Communist Party."Lyons cited several examples, including Harvard accepting $151 million from foreign donors since 2020, working with "China-based academics" on projects funded by an "Iranian government agent," partnering with Chinese universities and using public funds to do so and collaborating with people "linked to Chinas defense-industrial base."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"This coordination is a valid and substantive reason for withdrawing Harvard Universitys [Student Exchange Visitor Program] certification to enroll foreign students," Lyons wrote.Harvard attorneys argued during a court hearing Thursday that the Trump administration did not give the university a chance to rebut the claims about antisemitism and CCP ties before the foreign student ban was enacted. The administration agreed to give Harvard one month to respond to those claims while the ban remains on hold.

Bernie Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner who was hailed as a hero after 9/11, has died at 69 years old.His death was announced by FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday night, who wrote that Kerik "passed away after a private battle with illness.""Rest easy, Commissioner. Your watch has ended, but your impact will never fade," Patel wrote.Keriks rise to national prominence came during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, where he became a steady figure alongside then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani.KASH PATEL FLIPS SCRIPT ON DEM SENATOR AFTER BEING GRILLED ON J6 PARDONS: 'BRUTAL REALITY CHECK'Kerik worked to coordinate emergency response in the aftermath of the collapse of the World Trade Center.His35-year career has been recognized in more than 100 awards for meritorious and heroic service, including a presidential commendation for heroism by President Ronald Reaganandtwo Distinguished Service Awards from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.Kerik, who served as the NYPD's top cop from 2000 to 2001,pleaded guilty in 2009 toeight felonies, including tax fraud and lying to the White House while being vetted for the role of Homeland Security chief in 2004.He spent nearly three years in prison before transitioning to home confinement and eventually supervised release. In 2020, President Donald Trump pardoned Kerik for his past convictions.Following his release from prison, Kerik was a vocal critic of the criminal justice system and a staunch ally of Trump.Kerik later worked with Giuliani to investigate claims of election fraud after the 2020 election and was subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riots.EX-NYPD COMMISSIONER PARDONED BY TRUMP AGREES TO DEAL WITH SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH IN 2020 ELECTION PROBEBorn in Newark, New Jersey, in 1955, Kerik dropped out of high school but later earned his GED before joining the U.S. Army.After returning to civilian life, he entered law enforcement and rose through the ranks, eventually leading the citys Department of Correction. In 2000, he was appointed NYPD commissioner by Giuliani.Fox News Digital's Ronn Blitzer contributed to this report.

The University of Texas at Austin's athletic department has long been heralded for its access to seemingly unmatched financial resources.The Texas Longhorns football program maintains arguably some of the best if not the top amenities in the nation.Since the advent of name, image and likeness (NIL), there has been a noticeable uptick in the amount of financial resources programs across the U.S. have allocated to football, basketball and other sports.Ohio State reportedly built one of the country's most expensive rosters en route to January's national championship.Some have asserted Texas' spending heading into the 2025 campaign was on par with or even surpassed the $20 million the Buckeyes spent.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMTexas coach Steve Sarkisian denied the $40 million price tag linked to the Longhorns.Sarkisian referenced a recent Houston Chronicle column that highlighted Texas' roster payroll. The column accounted for revenue sharing and Texas NIL collective payouts. According to the outlet, revenue-sharing funds totaled $20.5 million. The total spent on the football team was reported to be between $35-$40 million.TEXAS' STEVE SARKISIAN TEMPERS HOPES OF FUTURE 'UNDEFEATED CHAMPIONS' CONSIDERING MODERN COLLEGE LANDSCAPESarkisian suggested $25 million was a more accurate figure for Texas' investment. He also hinted the $40 million figure was a result of "irresponsible reporting.""There was one anonymous source that said that's what our roster was. I wish I had $40 million on our roster. We'd probably be a little bit better team than we are," the coach said during a recent appearance on SiriusXM's College Sports Radio.Sarkisian then addressed the current landscape of college football."The idea to think that a lot of other schools arent spending money to get players? Its the state of college football right now. It is what it is," he said.Texas has advanced to the College Football Playoff the past two seasons. The Longhorns lost 37-31 to Washington in the 202324 playoff semifinal.After defeating Clemson in the first round last season, Texas survived a double-overtime thriller against Arizona State in the quarterfinals. But the Longhorns could not get past Ohio State in the semifinals."Its been a great run. I wish I had about another $15 million or so, though. We might have a better roster," Sarkisian said.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Sir Ian McKellen will be introducing a UK performance of William Shakespeares "Twelfth Night" featuring a cast entirely of transgender and non-binary performers this summer.The Trans What You Will theater group will soon be globally livestreaming their performance of a rehearsed reading of Shakespeare comedy "Twelfth Night" at The Space theater in London on July 25.The cast, as announced in their casting call, will consist of "12 14 trans and non-binary performers," noting, "We are particularly interested in hearing from those who are multiply marginalized as we want a wide representation of the trans community."The theater group announced on its official Instagram page that "iconic actor and LGBTQ+ activist, Sir Ian McKellen, will be introducing our show!"JK ROWLING DOES VICTORY LAP FOLLOWING UK SUPREME COURT RULING THAT TRANS WOMEN AREN'T LEGALLY WOMENThe post featured a statement from the famous film actor, declaring, "Twelfth Night is perhaps the funniest and most moving of Shakespeares plays. This is achieved through the complexity of gender and sexuality from first to last. Im really looking forward to the impact of this latest version of the play at The Space. I hope to see you there!""Twelfth Night already toys with gender and performance it feels like Shakespeare wrote it for us. This reading is about joy, solidarity and showing whats possible when trans and nonbinary artists are at the center of the story," director Phoebe Kemp told Attitude magazine.A representative for the Trans What You Will theater company offered a similar statement, declaring, "With mistaken identities, cross-dressing, and declarations of love across shifting gender roles, Twelfth Night has long explored the complexity of identity. This production makes that queerness explicit, reclaiming the story through the lived experiences of trans and nonbinary artists."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURECLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAccording to its crowdfunding campaign, profits will be sent to trans charity Not a Phase.Not A Phase describes itself on its website as a "trans-led, nationwide charity committed to uplifting and improving the lives of trans+ adults, through awareness campaigning, social projects and funding trans+ lead initiatives."

Elon Musk is finishing his official role in the Trump administration, but if President Trumps latest Truth Social post is any indication, the billionaire isnt going far."I am having a Press Conference tomorrow at 1:30 P.M. EST, with Elon Musk, at the Oval Office," Trump posted Thursday. "This will be his last day, but not really, because he will, always, be with us, helping all the way. Elon is terrific!"Musks government service will end May 30, the legal 130-day limit for his "special government employee" designation. He was appointed in January to head the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), created by executive order on Inauguration Day.WHAT'S NEXT FOR DOGE AFTER ELON MUSK'S DEPARTURE? 'ONLY JUST BEGUN'"As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending," Musk posted on X Wednesday. "The @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government."White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt emphasized Thursday "the DOGE leaders are each and every member of the President's Cabinet and the president himself, who is wholeheartedly committed to cutting waste, fraud and abuse from our government."And the cuts are adding up.According to a May 26 update on DOGEs website, the initiative has saved $175 billion through asset sales, contract cancellations, fraud payment crackdowns and other spending cuts. That translates to about $1,087 in savings per taxpayer.ELON MUSK DOES NOT REGRET WORK AT DOGE, SUPPORT FOR TRUMP: 'ESSENTIAL' FOR AMERICA TO 'REACH GREATER HEIGHTS'DOGEs reach has extended across the federal government, but not without pushback.Democrats in Congress have sharply criticized Musks role. During a February House Oversight hearing, Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., called his influence "reckless and illegal," accusing Trump of "outsourcing governing to a billionaire who answers to no one."Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, warned Musk was acting as an "unelected official" inside the executive branch.Despite the criticism, markets are welcoming Musks return to the private sector. Bloomberg reported Tesla shares rose 4.2% this week on news of his government exit.In an investor call earlier this month, Musk reassured shareholders, "Starting in June, Ill be allocating far more time to Tesla and SpaceX now that the groundwork at DOGE is in place."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digitals request for comment.Fox News Digitals Diana Stacy and Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.

Anthony Weiner, the disgraced ex-congressman seeking to return to politics as a member of New York's City Council, quipped during an interview that "women are crazy about me" despite going to prison and being required to register as a sex offender."Oh for sure, for sure, my god, they're crazy about me. Women are crazy about me," Weiner said when comedian and podcaster Adam Friedland asked if the power politicians wield makes them more attractive to the opposite sex.Weiner's sexting saga began more than a decade ago after a lewd photo of the married congressman in his underwear was posted to one of Weiner's public social media accounts.That initial photo set off a series of events, including his widely publicized departure from Congress in 2011, additional sexting scandals and an FBI investigation that resulted in Weiner serving 21 months in prison and registering as a sex offender for sending sexually explicit images to a minor.FORMER DEMOCRATIC REP. ANTHONY WEINER, CONVICTED OF ILLICIT CONTACT WITH MINOR, FILES TO RUN FOR NYC COUNCILWeiner appeared Wednesday on a YouTube-based show hosted by Friedland, during which the podcaster suggested Weiner's sexting scandal wouldn't even break the "top 100" news stories of the year in 2025.Weiner agreed, adding "it was a relatively slow news period" at the time. He also said his name was part of the reason it gained so much publicity."Im a guy named Weiner who tweeted out a picture of his d---," he said.Friedland pointed to what he suggested was a lack of coverage about accusations against former GOP Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, who was accused last year of engaging in sex with a minor. Gaetz has denied the accusations.ANTHONY WEINER SAYS VOTERS DON'T WANT WHAT 'DEMOCRATS ARE SELLING,' TALKS ABOUT COMEBACK AS FIERY CENTRIST"Right, and if his name was Matt Kidf---er then the story would have," Weiner said, before Friedland interjected."No, that's not true," Friedland said. "Think about it this way. If it was today, it would be a 48-hour news cycle, and it would be forgotten."Weiner challenged Friedland's theory, telling him it was not a novel idea to think technology played a role in making his sexting scandal so widely publicized."Let's move off of this one, not terribly novel idea that technology played a part," Weiner said.Weiner and Friedland continued discussing the sexting scandal, including the potential domino effect it played in relation to James Comey's investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server. During the FBI's investigation of Weiner's alleged sexual crimes against a minor, officials reportedly came across emails that prompted FBI Director Comey to reopen an investigation into Clinton's use of the email server.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPOther topics included how Weiner frequently gets mistaken for another sex scandal-plagued New York politician, Eliot Spitzer, how he stayed safe in prison, what it was like having to register as a sex offender and his relationships with other New York Democrats.Weiner is running in the Democratic primary to represent Manhattan's East Side District 2.

A Maryland teen who allegedly broke into 121 cars in a single night was released within five hours of his arrest and local authorities say they are furious because the state considers the crimes to be "lower level," so consequences are not expected.The unidentified 16-year-old boy was arrested last week by the Laurel Police Department after it received multiple reports of break-ins on May 4.The crimes took place in Laurel and nearby Howard County. Surveillance footage captured three teens roving around in a stolen car and smashing the windows of vehicles they came across, police said."I have little hope there will be further accountability for him due to this broken system," Laurel Police Chief Russ Hamill told reporters. "Due to this gap in concern for his safety, and the publics safety."AMERICAN CAR THEFTS SURGE AS TEENAGE BANDITS, INTERNATIONAL CRIME RINGS SHIP STOLEN VEHICLES OVERSEASFox News Digital has reached out to the police department.At the teen suspect's home, authorities found nearly 20 sets of car keys, credit cards, and other evidence that linked him to the car break-ins, Hamill said.Since the teen didn't have a criminal record, the state Department of Juvenile Services characterized the offenses as lower-level crimes and allowed him to be released, Hamill said."I would offer well over 100 cases in one night, gives you a pretty good record," Hamill said. "These were not violent crimes, as if that lessens the impact on those 121 victims."CAREER CRIMINAL, 31, ARRESTED FOR 35TH TIME SEE HIS LIST OF OFFENSES"Yes, five hours after we were at his house, he was released back into the community, back into the environment that allowed him to be out roaming the streets in all of these counties, late at night and in the early morning, doing these crimes to begin with," he added.Two other teens have been identified as the suspect's accomplices, Hamill said, adding that they were expected to be arrested soon."People need to be held accountable for this," he said.The night after the teen was released, there were reports of 17 car break-ins, Hamill said, though he stopped short of blaming them on the suspect."Were not going to lay every theft from auto in the region on him and his group, but I will note we had 17 the next night," Hamill said.

Karen Reads defense team of heavy-hitting attorneys is ready to begin tearing down the prosecutions murder case against her after the state rested its case this week.Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John OKeefe, outside an acquaintance's house party just after midnight on Jan. 29, 2022.The prosecution alleges that Read struck OKeefe with her 2021 Lexus SUV in a drunken ragme after an evening of fighting before leaving him to freeze to death in the front yard of 34 Fairview Road.KAREN READ DEFENSE GRILLS CRASH EXPERT OVER $400K PRICE TAG AND EXPERIMENTATION METHODSSpecial prosecutor Hank Brennan rested the state's case on Thursday, nearly two months after jury selection began. Brennans final witness, Aperture crash reconstructionist Dr. Judson Welcher spent three days on the stand providing testimony on his findings supporting the states allegations that Read fatally struck OKeefe with her vehicle.He pointed to his own experimentation using a Lexus taillight and wet paint to illustrate how OKeefe could have sustained the injuries to his arm, and he said that a "glancing" blow from the vehicle could explain why the victim didn't have typical car-strike injuries."If you impact the hand with a 1-inch narrow metal bar, that's a lot different than if you have a broad, plastic taillight or rear body panel," Welcher said. "So when you have distributed loads, you can take much more."Reads defense team is set to begin presenting their case on Friday as attorneys Alan Jackson, David Yannetti and Robert Alessi look to sow doubt around the states allegations, with Yannetti viewed as the strongest member of Reads team by experts.KAREN READ'S SUV REACHED '74% THROTTLE' MOMENTS BEFORE JOHN O'KEEFE'S FINAL MOVEMENTS, CRASH EXPERT TESTIFIES"David Yannetti is the best trial lawyer in the case,"retired Massachusetts Superior Court Judge and Boston College law professor Jack Lu told Fox News Digital, "with the possible exception of Brennan."Yannetti is a seasoned criminal defense attorney and has been with Read since before her first trial."He has the range that Mr. Brennan might lack," Lu said. "Brennan, with all his spectacular talent, mostly has one speed, well, two speeds.Yannetti, an award-winning advocate since law school, has seen it all and fights for a position from which the defense can possibly salvage things."KAREN READ JUDGE BLOCKS SANDRA BIRCHMORE MENTIONS; EXPERT SAYS CASES SHOULD BE WAKE-UP CALL FOR POLICEThe defense will look to dismantle the states case, which often pointed to Reads interviews with various news outlets, addressing the public in her own words."So I thought, Could I have run him over?" Read said in a 2024 interview with Investigation Discovery. "Did he try to get me as I was leaving and I didnt know it?"Reads legal team insists her vehicle never came in contact with OKeefe while pointing to the possibility that something or someone else was responsible for the police officers death.KAREN READ DEFENSE FLOATS THEORY THAT JEALOUS BRIAN HIGGINS FOUGHT JOHN O'KEEFE BEFORE DEATH"And then when I hired David Yannetti, I asked him those questions," Read said in the same clip. "The night of Jan. 29, David, what if I ran his foot over? Or what if I clipped him in the knee and he passed out or went to care for himself and threw up or passed out? And David said, Yeah, then you have some element of culpability.'"Lu believes the primary goal for the defense team should be to humanize Read in a way that paints her in a favorable light to the jurors while taking aim at an alleged cover-up scheme by the Massachusetts Police Department.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X"The prosecutor has made her into a self-absorbed caricature," Lu told Fox News Digital, adding, "They must get into the hatred of her by [former investigator] Michael Proctor."Proctor is on the witness list, but it remains unclear whether the defense will put him on the stand. Prosecutors did not call him this time around after his testimony in the first trial saw jurors shaking their heads as they heard his inappropriate texts about Read in court. The case ended in a mistrial, and he lost his job days before the second trial kicked off.Read has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, she faces the possibility of life in prison for the most serious charge of second-degree murder."Right now Ms. Reads legal case is badly wounded," Lu said. "Mr. Yannetti has the ability to charm the jury, fight the judge as needed, present the defense witnesses some of whom are hostile and in closing, inspire the jury."