Month: September 2023

AdvertisementSupported byDonald J. Trump is the target of four separate criminal indictments, but the prosecutions could drag on for months or even years.By Benjamin Weiser, Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich and William K. RashbaumThree different prosecutors want to put Donald J. Trump on trial in four different cities next year, all before Memorial Day and in the…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsA federal judge on Wednesday denied ex-White House adviser Peter Navarro‘s bid to escape contempt charges by claiming former President Donald Trump had invoked executive privilege over his potential testimony to a congressional panel investigating the events leading up to and including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.The ruling…
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The former president waived his right to appear at the arraignment in person.Former President Donald Trump and longtime aide Walt Nauta both pleaded not guilty Thursday to new charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith in a superseding indictment last month in his classified documents probe.Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate…
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Trump’s legal drama grows by the day  CNNsource

John Eastman, previous attorney to former President Trump, said he believes all of the Georgia racketeering case’s 19 co-defendants will be found not guilty at trial. “I think if we get a fair trial in Fulton County, whether that’s in state court or federal court, I’m confident that we’ll be fully vindicated,” Eastman said in…
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Melania Trump has been nowhere to be seen throughout much of Donald Trump‘s legal woes and her notable silence on his indictments and arrest has arisen suspicions about a possible divorce on the horizon, at least according to one relationship expert. Now, as Trump pleads not guilty in a Georgia election interference case, Melania may…
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AdvertisementSupported byM. Evan Corcoran recorded recollections of his legal work last year for Donald Trump. The recording is now in the hands of prosecutors, unnerving some aides to the former president.By Alan Feuer, Ben Protess and Maggie HabermanTurning on his iPhone one day last year, the lawyer M. Evan Corcoran recorded his reflections about a high-profile…
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Listen to Trump’s advice for GOP candidate gaining popularity  CNNsource

The 14th Amendment bans insurrectionists from seeking office, and the question of whether Trump can even be on the ballot is likely headed to the high court.

The Electoral College has successfully protected the integrity of U.S. presidential elections for more than two centuries, a record unmatched around the world. Yet the calls for getting rid of the Electoral College and switching to the popular vote have only grown louder over time. Since the adoption of the U.S. Constitution in 1787, there…
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US Capitol attack: Proud Boys leader gets 18 years in prison …  Reuterssource

The White House intends to use the danger of a government shutdown and the House GOP’s growing hunger for impeaching President Biden to go on offense this fall after a difficult August.   Congress has until the end of September to agree to a government funding measure, but House Republicans appear to be divided over the…
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The Trump reckoning, long in coming, has arrived — and not just in the array of criminal cases against the former president himself. A pair of powerful rulings in civil cases against two top Trump advisers offers another illustration of how the court system can stand up against the sheer lawlessness of such behavior.For years,…
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Former President Donald Trump’s mug shot has attracted the attention of everyone, with comments both pro and con.It appears to have been an obviously staged event, although the intended message remains unclear. Various explanations of its meaning are inconclusive. One can only speculate what the true intent was meant to be.As Trump’s current activities continue…
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A Canadian woman has been jailed for 22 years in the US for sending letters laced with ricin poison, including to Donald Trump when he was president. Pascale Ferrier, 56, agreed to the sentence in January after pleading guilty to biological weapons charges.The deadly envelope addressed to Mr Trump was intercepted in September 2020 before…
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Fight like you live here.Victory for grassroots campaign to stop gas export scheme in South JerseyPublished Sep 1, 2023Climate and EnergyVictory for grassroots campaign to stop gas export scheme in South Jersey Today, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it suspended a Trump administration rule that allowed liquified natural gas (LNG) to be transported…
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Marc Short, who served as a chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence, also pointed to who has led Trump “astray” in a number of cases.

Mark Meadows and Georgia prosecutors continued to grapple in written arguments Thursday over whether any of his official duties as Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff requires a judge to move his election racketeering charges from local to federal court.Meadows asked to move his case by arguing the actions he was charged for −…
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Trump says there was "No indication of notice" given during the meeting. Lawyers for former President Donald Trump met Thursday morning with special counsel Jack Smith's team as a potential indictment of the former president looms, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.Posting later on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that "No indication…
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Trump’s surreal arraignment day in Washington augurs ominous …  CNNsource

Eastman, an apparent Thomas devotee, was a central figure in Trump’s 2020 coup plot.Justice Clarence Thomas has secretly accepted millions of dollars worth of gifts from conservative billionaires for decades. But a group of his former clerks is insisting that Thomas has a spotless ethics record — a group that includes ethically dubious former Donald…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets Duke Energy electrical line technicians during a press conference at Duke Energy’s Operations Center in Wildwood, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to pack up and leave to escape the twin…
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Full Trump lawyer: Election fraud case will be ‘most important’ civil rights case in decades  NBC Newssource

Trump has insisted that he declassified all the materials before he left office.Appearing to contradict former President Donald Trump's primary public defense in the classified documents case, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has told special counsel Jack Smith's investigators that he could not recall Trump ever ordering, or even discussing, declassifying broad…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsMANCHESTER, N.H. — Former President Donald Trump mocked Chris Christie, one of his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, over his eating habits and his weight Tuesday. “Don’t call him a fat pig,” Trump playfully admonished an audience member who shouted out during a speech at a high school gym in…
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