Análisis por Juan Carlos López, CNN en Español

Cuando Hans Christian Andersen publicó su cuento “El traje nuevo del emperador”, en 1837, Dinamarca, su país de nacimiento, llevaba ya 61 años, desde 1776, ejerciendo soberanía sobre Groenlandia, la isla más grande del mundo. Ese año, 1776, es el mismo en el que las 13 colonias británicas de América del Norte declararon su independencia de Gran Bretaña. Unos 250 años después, el cuento de Andersen reitera su validez, con Groenlandia como parte del trasfondo.

El eje del cuento no es la vanidad del emperador, quien vive para su ajuar. No, el relato expone la debilidad de sus subalternos que, por temor a perder sus privilegios, no le dicen la verdad: un par de estafadores lo engañaron prometiéndole un traje exclusivo que no existe y por eso no se ve, pero lo convencen de que solo los sabios y virtuosos pueden ver tan extraordinaria tela. Así, el emperador desfila desnudo y nadie le dice lo evidente por no llevarle la contraria. En el caso de Trump, es también una oportunidad.

Asesores como Stephen Miller, vicesecretario de la presidencia para política pública, no solo imponen la agenda del mandatario sino la suya propia; en definitiva, esos consejeros son como quienes le prometieron el traje al rey.

Miller es considerado el arquitecto de las redadas de inmigración y de la estrategia hacia Venezuela.

En entrevista con CNN declaró sobre Venezuela: “Somos una superpotencia y bajo el presidente Trump nos comportaremos como una superpotencia. Es absurdo que permitamos que una nación en nuestra trastienda supla con recursos a nuestros adversarios y no a nosotros, que acumule armas de nuestros adversarios, que pueda posicionarse con como un activo contra Estados Unidos, en vez de a favor de Estados Unidos”. Bajo ese principio, justificó las acciones contra Nicolás Maduro y la retórica sobre Groenlandia.

Thom Tillis, senador republicano por Carolina del Norte, quien recuperó la candidez que no poseen muchos de sus colegas tras anunciar que no buscará la reelección, fustigó a Miller sin nombrarlo en el pleno del senado. “Estoy cansado de lo estúpido. Quiero que este presidente reciba buenos consejos, que tenga un buen legado y esta tontería sobre Groenlandia es una distracción del buen trabajo que hace, los principiantes que dijeron que era una buena idea deberían perder sus empleos”.

A diferencia del primer mandato, el Gabinete se ha mantenido estable en este primer año de la segunda presidencia del volátil Trump. Figuras como Miller – cuya seguridad laboral no está en duda- lo entienden bien y se refieren a él en términos que se asemejan a la definición del diccionario de la Real Academia de “emperador”: un “soberano que gobierna sobre otros reyes o grandes príncipes, o en un extenso territorio”.

Al iniciar su segundo mandato, Trumo reclamó a Canadá como el estado 51, exigió la devolución del Canal de Panamá y puso la mira en Groenlandia, territorio que, un año después de volver a la Casa Blanca, afirma que tomará “por las buenas o por las malas”. Esto último a pesar de que la isla es uno de los tres países que conforman el reino de Dinamarca, aliado histórico de Estados Unidos y miembro de la OTAN, cuyo artículo quinto establece que un ataque contra un integrante será respondido por los demás.

Trump es un trol en redes. En uno de sus muchos mensajes, replicó una imagen alterada de su perfil en Wikipedia, en la que aparecía como “pre

By Em Steck, Andrew Kaczynski, CNN

(CNN) — A recently unsealed federal court filing suggests that Kathy Ruemmler, a former White House counsel to President Barack Obama and now the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, acted as a key legal adviser to Jeffrey Epstein during some of his most perilous moments, raising questions about her public account that their relationship was limited and informal.

Ruemmler was among the many high-profile names who appeared in a trove of Epstein emails and text messages released last November. As CNN’s KFile reported, she was one of the most frequently referenced, with more than 100 exchanges between her and the convicted sex offender over several years. Ruemmler’s name also appeared repeatedly on Epstein’s schedules for planned meetings between 2014 and 2019 while she worked at the law firm Latham and Watkins.

The recent filing is part of a civil lawsuit brought by Epstein victims against the executors of his estate, which is seeking to shield thousands of emails from disclosure by asserting attorney-client privilege. Privilege would not typically apply, experts say, to correspondence between professional acquaintances discussing business — the kind of limited, informal relationship Ruemmler says she had with Epstein.

In arguing why the contents of those emails should remain confidential, the estate’s filing portrays Ruemmler as one of a small group of lawyers repeatedly consulted by Epstein as he faced mounting legal exposure and damaging press coverage in the years leading up to his 2019 arrest.

According to the estate’s descriptions of the emails, Ruemmler was involved in advising Epstein on a range of topics, including efforts to preserve his controversial 2008 plea deal, drafting and shaping proposed public statements, editing correspondence with a US senator, and even discussions related to victim settlements.

Tony Fratto, a spokesperson for Goldman Sachs, where Ruemmler works as the general counsel for the bank, said in a statement, “It is irresponsible and wrong for CNN to draw conclusions about the content of communications from brief and generic descriptions of emails you haven’t seen. Kathy was not involved in the privilege assertions or the descriptions in the log. As Kathy has told CNN before, she never represented Epstein and never advocated on his behalf to a third party. She was one of many prominent lawyers he informally reached out to for advice.”

On Monday night, The Wall Street Journal reported that a senior Goldman Sachs executive discussed preparing a contingency plan for Ruemmler to leave following reporting on her past ties to Epstein, a characterization the bank strongly denied.

Notably, the email descriptions also assert that Ruemmler was among a gro

Por Jessie Yeung y Kevin Liptak, CNN

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, desató una tormenta en las redes sociales a última hora del lunes al compartir capturas de pantalla de mensajes de ciertos líderes mundiales sobre Groenlandia —incluidos del presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron— y reiterar con firmeza su deseo de controlar la isla, pocos días antes de una reunión prevista con algunos de sus homólogos en el Foro Económico Mundial en Davos.

Junto al texto “Mensaje del presidente Emmanuel Macron, de Francia”, Trump publicó en Truth Social capturas de un mensaje que dice: “Mi amigo, estamos totalmente de acuerdo en Siria. Podemos lograr grandes cosas en Irán. No entiendo lo que estás haciendo con respecto a Groenlandia”.

Macron también ofreció organizar una reunión después de Davos con los líderes del G7 e invitó a Trump a cenar en París.

Sin embargo, un funcionario de la Casa Blanca ya dijo que Trump no tiene intenciones de viajar a París.

Trump también publicó por separado una captura de pantalla de un mensaje del secretario general de la OTAN, en el que Mark Rutte elogia efusivamente al presidente y afirma estar “comprometido a encontrar una solución para Groenlandia”.

En una publicación anterior, Trump dijo haber tenido una “muy buena conversación telefónica” con Rutte sobre Groenlandia y que habían acordado reunirse con “las distintas partes” en Davos.

“Señor presidente, querido Donald, lo que ha logrado hoy en Siria es increíble”, dice el mensaje.

“Aprovecharé mis intervenciones en los medios de comunicación en Davos para destacar su labor allí, en Gaza y en Ucrania. Estoy comprometido a encontrar una solución para Groenlandia. Tengo muchas ganas de verlo. Atentamente, Mark”.

La captura de pantalla se publicó junto con el siguiente texto: “¡Gracias a Mark Rutte, secretario general de la OTAN!”.

Un funcionario de la OTAN confirmó la autenticidad de los mensajes.

Tras la publicación de sus mensajes sobre Groenlandia por parte de Trump, Macron usó su discurso en Davos para lanzar una dura advertencia contra la deriva hacia políticas autoritarias, criticando la política exterior del presidente estadounidense.

“El conflicto se ha normalizado”, afirmó, alertando sobre un “giro hacia un mundo sin reglas, donde el derecho internacional es pisoteado y la única norma que parece importar es la ley del más fuerte”.

“Sin una gobernanza colectiva, la cooperación da paso a una competencia despiadada”, declaró, criticando las exigencias estadounidenses en materia de comercio, cuyo único objetivo es “debilitar y subordinar a Europa”.

Criticó la “acumulación interminable de nuevos aranceles que son fundamentalmente inaceptables, más aún cuando se utilizan como instrumento de presión contra la soberanía territorial”.

En declaraciones que parecían dirigidas a Trump y al presidente Vladimir Putin, Macron también criticó el resurgimiento de las “ambiciones imperiales”.

El mandatario francés presentó la imagen de una Europa fuerte, dispuesta a tomar represalias contra las amenazas a su soberanía territorial.

“Europa cuenta ahora con herramientas muy poderosas, y debemos utilizarlas cuando no se nos respeta y cuando no se respetan las reglas del juego”, afirmó, refiriéndose a la llamada “bazuca comercial” del bloque, diseñada para limitar el acceso a los mercados europeos a los socios comerciales hostiles.

“El mecanismo anticoerción de la Unión Europea es un instrumento poderoso, y no debemos dudar en desplegarlo en el difícil contexto actual”, añadió.

Macron también instó a Europa a reducir su inversión en bonos extranjeros —el bloque es actualmente uno de los principales compradores de deuda estadounidense—, insinuando así el poder de negociación que Europa tiene sobre la Casa Blanca.

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By Matthew J. Friedman, Shimon Prokupecz, Rachel Clarke, CNN

(CNN) — After 9 days of testimony and calling 35 witnesses to the stand, the state on Tuesday rested its case against Adrian Gonzales, the former Uvalde school police officer who was first on scene at the Robb Elementary massacre in 2022, but Texas prosecutors say failed to delay or stop the killer.

Gonzales has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts of child endangerment or abandonment, one count for each of the 19 children who were killed and 10 who survived. It is only the second case ever brought against a school police officer for allegedly failing to act during an active shooter situation.

The attack remains one of the deadliest US school shootings, a continuing scourge that has spurred security measures in classrooms across America.

Through the testimony of teachers and parents, among others, prosecutors tried to show Gonzales was told a description of the gunman and where he was headed and had enough time to act.

They called the only surviving teacher from inside the room with the gunman, who showed his scars to the jury; the parents of children who were killed or wounded, who gave tearful and emotional testimony; medical experts, who described in disturbing detail how the gunman’s high-powered rifle obliterated the bodies of 9- and 10-year-olds; and a therapist, who testified about the psychological damage suffered by survivors.

Prosecutors also called several law enforcement officers who responded to the scene, showing some of their body camera footage that captured Gonzales, and others who testified as experts on active shooter response protocols.

The state’s final witness, a former Texas Ranger who created an animation of the first arriving officer’s movements, took more than four hours of intense cross-examination.

Gonzales’s defense attorney probed for inconsistencies in the former Ranger’s timeline and repeatedly questioned the actions of officers other than Gonzales as they arrived on the scene and whether they could have stopped the shooter.

The questioning drew repeated objections from prosecutors, and the judge admonished both sides for speaking to each other across the courtroom instead of directing objections to him.

Gonzales seemed mostly stoic while sitting at the defense table wi

By Nadeen Ebrahim, Eyad Kourdi, CNN

(CNN) — Syrian forces are hunting ISIS fugitives after dozens escaped from a prison in northeastern Syria, the interior ministry said, as the government moves to take territory from Kurdish fighters.

Of the 120 who escaped, 81 have been captured, the ministry said Tuesday, adding that “intensive security efforts continue to track down the rest.”

Meanwhile, the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a former US ally in the fight against ISIS, accused the US-led coalition of failing to come to its aid after it was pushed out of much of the territory it controlled in the country. On Tuesday, the SDF announced its withdrawal from a vast detention camp holding tens of thousands of ISIS-linked civilians, citing “international indifference.”

Syrian state media said US President Donald Trump spoke earlier with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to endorse Syria’s territorial integrity.

Here’s what we know about the prison break and the ongoing fighting in Syria.

What’s happening in northeastern Syria?

Detainees escaped from al-Shaddadi Prison on Monday as government forces wrested control of the area from the SDF, which had been the US’ main local partner in the fight against ISIS that began in 2015. The SDF and the government accused each other of releasing the prisoners.

SDF spokesperson Farhad Shami told Kurdish news site Rudaw that around 1,500 ISIS members had escaped, “including both foreign and Syrian nationals,” accusing government-linked armed groups of releasing them.

CNN cannot independently verify the number of detainees that were inside the prison, nor how many escaped. The SDF said Monday that al-Shaddadi prison held “thousands” of ISIS detainees.

On Tuesday, it accused government forces of besieging al-Aqtaan Prison, north of Raqqa, which holds ISIS detainees, and cutting off water supplies, holding the government responsible for “any humanitarian or security repercussions.”

Later, the SDF said it withdrew from Al-Hol camp, which holds tens of thousands of ISIS-linked families, due to “international indifference” to ISIS and “the failure of the international community to assume its responsibilities in addressing this serious matter.”

Syria’s ministry of defense said the SDF abandoned Al-Hol, “effectively allowing those held inside to leave,” and that it was ready to take over the camp as well as ISIS prisons. In a separate statement, the government said it had informed the US about the situation and accused the SDF of attempting to “export a new security crisis in the area.”

The defense ministry pledged that its forces will not enter Kurdish villages as it takes Kurdish-held territory in Syria.

United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said last year that Al-Hol, along with Al-Roj camp, houses over 40,000 displaced people, many of whom have ties to ISIS.

Why is this happening?

The Kurdish SDF feels abandoned by the US as Washington strengthens ties with the al-Sharaa government, which has pledged to reassert central control over all of Syria and opposes regional autonomy for religious or ethnic minorities.

Over the weekend, the Syrian military, aided by tribal militias, drove Kurdish forces out of large swaths of northeastern Syria that the SDF had controlled for more than a decade.

After the territorial gains, al-Sharaa said Sunday that an agreement had been reached with the SDF to end the fighting. Despite the ceasefire, both sides reported further clashes on Monday.

The SDF had been Washington’s partner in Syria, but the US drawdown from the country in 2019 left t