David Thompson | New York Post https://nypost.com Your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Fri, 24 Oct 2025 21:21:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 163456144 Katie Porter is a ‘master manipulator’ who would be no good as California governor: ex-husband https://nypost.com/2025/10/24/us-news/katie-porter-is-master-manipulator-ex-husband/#respond Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:15:29 -0400 2025-10-24T17:21:53-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/10/24/us-news/katie-porter-is-master-manipulator-ex-husband/ David Thompson https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=37443647 <![CDATA[Porter dumped a steaming hot bowl of mashed potatoes on her ex-husband's head, he claims.]]> <![CDATA[Porter dumped a steaming hot bowl of mashed potatoes on her ex-husband's head, he claims.]]> 0 37443647 Katie Porter in a teal dress wearing a pendant necklace, with a blurry staffer in the background. Matthew Hoffman, ex-husband of California Governor hopeful Katie Porter, stands in a doorway wearing a blue shirt and white earbuds. Two women, one in a dark suit holding papers, and another in a green dress, sitting in a control room during an interview. Matthew Hoffman, Kenneth Hoffman, Carli Weckerly, and Carolyn Hoffman posing for a photo outdoors. Matthew Hoffman, ex-husband of California Governor hopeful Katie Porter, stands in a doorway at his home. Rep. Katie Porter speaking at a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing. Katie Porter and Piers Morgan on Real Time With Bill Maher. ‘Frustrated’ accused Palisades firebug Jonathan Rinderknecht has outburst in court over his ‘detainment’ https://nypost.com/2025/10/23/us-news/accused-palisades-firebug-jonathan-rinderknecht-interrupts-fed-arraignment-to-grill-judge-about-his-detainment/#respond Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:26:05 -0400 2025-10-23T20:41:12-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/10/23/us-news/accused-palisades-firebug-jonathan-rinderknecht-interrupts-fed-arraignment-to-grill-judge-about-his-detainment/ David Thompson, Anna Young https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=37468354 <![CDATA[Rinderknecht pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon in a Los Angeles courtroom.]]> <![CDATA[Rinderknecht pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon in a Los Angeles courtroom.]]> 0 37468354 FW1 Jonathan Rinderknecht is posed after his arrest on charges that he intentionally ignited the Pacific Palisades Fire. Jonathan Rinderknecht with face paint resembling a skull, blood-like markings, and his tongue sticking out. Houses on a hillside with an active wildfire in the background. Aerial view of the site of a $4 million home in Pacific Palisades destroyed by fire, showing a cleared dirt lot and an outdoor pool with green water. New York Post headline "Burning Man" over a burning house, with smaller images of Jonathan Rinderknecht and an illustration of a city divided by fire and modern buildings. Deadly Palisades Fire set ‘maliciously’ by Florida firebug Jonathan Rinderknecht, feds say https://nypost.com/2025/10/08/us-news/suspect-in-deadly-los-angeles-palisades-fire-arrested-law-enforcement-sources-say/#respond Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:08:50 -0400 2025-10-08T18:02:50-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/10/08/us-news/suspect-in-deadly-los-angeles-palisades-fire-arrested-law-enforcement-sources-say/ Anna Young, David Thompson, Emily Crane https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=37328528 <![CDATA[The suspect is accused of sparking January’s raging inferno that devastated more than 6,000 homes and buildings in the wealthy coastal enclave.]]> <![CDATA[The suspect is accused of sparking January’s raging inferno that devastated more than 6,000 homes and buildings in the wealthy coastal enclave.]]> 0 37328528 Jonathan Rinderknecht is posed after his arrest on charges that he intentionally ignited the Pacific Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. The Palisades Fire ravaging a Los Angeles neighborhood amid high winds, with burning debris and embers visible against an orange sky. A home burns during the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, California. Aerial view of burned beachfront homes in Malibu, California, with debris lining the road and beach. Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli speaking at a press conference with LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell and Special Agent in Charge Kenny Cooper looking on. New York Post cover with a "HELL.A." headline, depicting the Los Angeles area engulfed in orange flames and smoke from wildfires. Collage of nine illustrations, each depicting a city burning on the left side of a wall and a healthy, modern city on the right side of the wall. Man in a beanie looking at a fire. A firefighting helicopter drops water on a wildfire, illuminating the flames. A house engulfed in flames during the Palisades Fire. Aerial view of cleared and damaged properties in Altadena, California, six months after the Eaton Fire. Aerial view of a coastal area devastated by fire, showing burned-out structures and charred land next to a beach and ocean. Hollywood mall blasts ‘much too loud’ classical music to keep drug-using vagrants away: Is it working? https://nypost.com/2025/10/02/us-news/hollywood-mall-gower-plaza-blasts-music-to-deter-vagrants/#respond Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:05:50 -0400 2025-10-02T14:06:03-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/10/02/us-news/hollywood-mall-gower-plaza-blasts-music-to-deter-vagrants/ David Thompson https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=37275032 <![CDATA[The classical music is blared from a speaker at Gower Plaza at ear-splitting levels starting at 9:30 p.m. and continues for 12 hours.]]> <![CDATA[The classical music is blared from a speaker at Gower Plaza at ear-splitting levels starting at 9:30 p.m. and continues for 12 hours.]]> 0 37275032 Gower Plaza in Los Angeles The music gets blasted from a camera that surveys the strip mall. Angel Wright and her partner Angel Wright with their dogs, Jeffrey and Thor. Paul Twarowski speaks to the NYPost about the annoying strip mall music. The stationary camera surveys the property and blares out classical music to get homeless people off the property. Furious neighbors are complaining that a strip mall next to the Hollywood Walk of Fame is blasting loud classical music for 12 hours throughout the night and into the morning to deter homeless people from setting up camp at Gower Plaza located on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Gower Street. A strip mall with a prominent sign listing its businesses, a food stand with people eating, and a surveillance camera tower, all at night. Masked anti-Israel protester who accosted Jewish man on NYC subway revealed https://nypost.com/2024/06/22/us-news/masked-anti-israel-protestor-who-accosted-jewish-man-on-nyc-subway-is-revealed/#respond Sat, 22 Jun 2024 08:42:03 -0400 2024-06-22T18:33:30-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/06/22/us-news/masked-anti-israel-protestor-who-accosted-jewish-man-on-nyc-subway-is-revealed/ Jon Levine, David Thompson, Kathianne Boniello https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32536821 <![CDATA[He made no bones about his twisted allegiances Friday when confronted by The Post at his family's five bedroom home in the San Francisco suburb of Haywood.]]> <![CDATA[He made no bones about his twisted allegiances Friday when confronted by The Post at his family's five bedroom home in the San Francisco suburb of Haywood.]]> 0 32536821 husary seen here with black baseball cap, mustache and stubble, with a burned american flag in the background Husary seen here in green baseball cap, black tshirt holding white rectangle sign with red center at a protest Husary keeps the yellow shirt he wore during the subway incident hanging in his California bedroom. seen here is the yellow shirt with the green hezbollah flag hanging in front of an orange and red curtain. a man with his face covered, holding up a palestinian flag with the white house in the background the post's front cover from june 15 featuring a photo of a masked husary in a yellow tshirt with the green hezbollah flag on it and bandanas covering his face; with the headline "mask slips" next to his captions on instagram Husary, in a black baseball cap with mustache and slight beard, claims he was "protecting" the four women he was with when he encountered josh savitt on the subway. Josh Savitt seen here in blue button down shirt and grey slacks sitting in red chair staring at the camera, rejected the accusation he was the aggressor in his encounter with Husary. Harvey Weinstein’s NY rape conviction reversal not surprising to lawyers — but Los Angeles DA claims its sentence is secure https://nypost.com/2024/04/26/us-news/weinstein-reversal-disheartening-but-not-surprising-lawyers/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:51:06 -0400 2024-04-26T15:33:03-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/04/26/us-news/weinstein-reversal-disheartening-but-not-surprising-lawyers/ David Thompson, Priscilla DeGregory https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=31832664 <![CDATA[The reversal of Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape conviction, while “disheartening,” didn’t come as a surprise to legal experts.]]> <![CDATA[The reversal of Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape conviction, while “disheartening,” didn’t come as a surprise to legal experts.]]> 0 31832664 Harvey Weinstien Court Room sketch of Weinstein trial Tre Lovell Harvey Weinstein Harvey Weinstein ‘Shocked’ Harvey Weinstein learned his conviction was overturned from a news clipping in jail https://nypost.com/2024/04/25/us-news/harvey-weinsteins-legal-team-touts-overturning-of-sex-conviction-as-great-day-for-america/#respond Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:04:37 -0400 2024-04-25T14:16:11-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/04/25/us-news/harvey-weinsteins-legal-team-touts-overturning-of-sex-conviction-as-great-day-for-america/ Jack Morphet, David Thompson, Ronny Reyes https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=31819318 <![CDATA[Harvey Weinstein was shocked and emotional when he was handed a news clipping in jail informing him that his felony sex crime conviction was overturned by a New York court on Thursday. Defense attorney Arthur Aidala told reporters that his client was told the “good news” when he was handed a two-sentence article from the...]]> <![CDATA[Harvey Weinstein was shocked and emotional when he was handed a news clipping in jail informing him that his felony sex crime conviction was overturned by a New York court on Thursday. Defense attorney Arthur Aidala told reporters that his client was told the “good news” when he was handed a two-sentence article from the...]]> 0 31819318 Harvey Weinstein seen during the trial. Harvey Weinstein seated in court with his attorney Benjamin Brafman, discussing with a court officer, New York, June 5, 2018. Harvey Weinstein in a hearing Hunter Biden lawyers say first son did ‘stupid things’ in bid to dismiss tax case https://nypost.com/2024/03/27/us-news/hunter-biden-attorneys-seek-to-dismiss-tax-fraud-charges-in-los-angeles/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:04:28 -0400 2024-03-27T21:20:15-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/03/27/us-news/hunter-biden-attorneys-seek-to-dismiss-tax-fraud-charges-in-los-angeles/ Josh Christenson, David Thompson https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=31440571 <![CDATA[Attorneys for first son Hunter Biden fought Wednesday to dismiss a federal indictment out of Los Angeles charging that he evaded $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2019 — but still had to acknowledge their client did “clearly stupid things.” High-powered Biden defense attorney Abbe Lowell filed eight motions last month alleging a “selective and vindictive”...]]> <![CDATA[Attorneys for first son Hunter Biden fought Wednesday to dismiss a federal indictment out of Los Angeles charging that he evaded $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2019 — but still had to acknowledge their client did “clearly stupid things.” High-powered Biden defense attorney Abbe Lowell filed eight motions last month alleging a “selective and vindictive”...]]> 0 31440571 Hunter Biden, left, and his attorney Abbe Lowell attend the House Oversight and Accountability Committee markup titled ââ¬ÅResolution Recommending That The House Of Representatives Find Robert Hunter Biden In Contempt Of Congress,ââ¬Â in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a campaign event with Vice President Kamala Harris in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, March 26, 2024. IRS Agents and whistleblowers Gary Shapley, left and Joseph Ziegler, are sworn in during Congress at a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Washington DC. Hunter Biden, son of United States President Joe Biden, accompanied by his attorney, Abbe Lowell, arrives for a closed-door deposition at the Oââ¬â¢Neill House Office Building in Washington, DC on Wednesday.