By April Lanux

A former senior adviser for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was arrested on charges of spying for China, the Justice Department said Friday.

John Harold Rogers was charged with economic espionage. He is accused of consipiring to steal U.S. trade secrets and giving them to China. As part of that conspiracy Rogers made false statements to the Office of Inspector General for the Board of Governors of the Fed and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the DOJ said.

"As alleged in the indictment, Rogers betrayed his country while employed at the Federal Reserve by providing restricted U.S. financial and economic information to Chinese government intelligence officers," said Assistant Director Kevin Vorndran of the FBI Counterintelligence Division. "This information could allow adversaries to illegally gain a strategic economic advantage at the expense of the U.S."

Rogers worked as a senior adviser of the Fed from 2010 until 2021 and, from as early as 2018, he allegedly exploited his employment by soliciting trade-secret information on economic data sets, and deliberations about potential tariffs against China, the DOJ said.

By April Lanux

A Danish politician is the latest voice from across the Atlantic to forcefully reject President Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, telling the newly inaugurated commander in chief to “f??? off.”

“Dear President Trump, listen very carefully. Greenland has been part of the Danish kingdom for 800 years. It is an integrated part of our country,” said Anders Vistisen, a Danish member of the European Parliament, at a meeting of the body in Strasbourg, France.

“It is not for sale,” Vistisen continued. “Let me put it in words you might understand, Mr. Trump: F??? off.”

European Parliament Vice President Nicolae ?tef?nu?? reprimanded Vistisen for the remark, noting such profanity is not allowed.

“It is not OK in this house of democracy,” ?tef?nu?? said, according to Mediaite. “Regardless of what we think of Mr. Trump, it is not possible to use such language.”

The exchange follows repeated comments from Trump about acquiring Greenland, despite its leaders and European officials repeatedly saying it’s not for sale.

On his first full day in office, Trump said Denmark will “come along” with the potential sale of Greenland.

Greenland is an autonomous territory controlled by Denmark.

Since Trump won the election, he’s shown interest in purchasing the island, saying that owning it is “an absolute necessity.” He has not ruled out using the U.S. military to achieve that goal.