Month: October 2023

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsDonald Trump’s best legal defense has always boiled down to one word: delay. Now, in an effort to slow down the federal criminal case involving the 2020 election, the former president has claimed that he can escape criminal prosecution because of “presidential immunity.” It’s no coincidence that this attempt to delay…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsMorning Rundown: Israel reports 'fierce battles' with Hamas inside Gaza, heavily armed man found dead at amusement park, and justice at last for Salem's witches?October 31, 2023, 7:20 AMGM and UAW reach a tentative deal that is expected to end the autoworkers strike just days after similar pacts were made with…
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Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) has publicly lauded President Joe Biden as “a wonderful and remarkable man” with an “extraordinary legacy.” Launching his campaign for president, he commended Biden for doing a “spectacular job.” He adores Joe Biden, saying he “saved this country.” Effusive compliments and then a primary challenge: This is officially the most “Minnesota Nice”…
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Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie predicted Tuesday morning that former President Trump will be convicted in one of his legal cases, claiming “it’s over” for Trump. His suggestion comes a week after former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was granted an immunity deal in the case. “This is a guy who was velcro…
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Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsMSNBC's Jonathan Capehart is joined by Legal Analyst Neal Katyal to discuss whether or not the judge in Trump's federal election case could end up moving the trial date up if she finds Trump has violated a gag order in that case.Oct. 31, 2023 © 2023 NBC UNIVERSAL source

The second day of a weeklong hearing on a lawsuit seeking to bar former President Trump from the ballot in Colorado under the 14th Amendment begins this morning in Denver. Opening remarks in the trial began Monday, where a lawyer for the plaintiffs — Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and six Colorado…
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Ex-Trump WH lawyer weighs in on Trump gag order reinstated  CNNsource

The “Tonight Show” host suggested a reason for the former president’s newest gaffe.

Jimmy Kimmel found a bizarre moment from one of Donald Trump’s events over the weekend ― and it involved a reference to one of the most infamous rumors surrounding the former president.Kimmel called it “a reboot of that alleged ‘pee tape’ Russia was rumored to have of him.”Trump spoke repeatedly of “golden showers” on Saturday…
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Former President Donald Trump dances on stage during a commit to caucus rally, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Sioux City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Charles Hibbs, of White River, South Dakota, carries a flag outside a former President Donald Trump commit to caucus rally, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in…
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Conservative lawyer George Conway predicted that the New York business fraud case against former President Trump will financially ruin him, saying he will have to “liquidate everything” after a damages ruling. “He’s making mistakes. He’s babbling incoherently even more than usual, This is striking,” Conway said in an MSNBC interview Monday. “He was the mogul…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsMorning Rundown: Israel reports 'fierce battles' with Hamas inside Gaza, heavily armed man found dead at amusement park, and justice at last for Salem's witches?October 31, 2023, 7:20 AMGM and UAW reach a tentative deal that is expected to end the autoworkers strike just days after similar pacts were made with…
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The “Daily Show” hilariously inserted the grunting former president into the iconic Meg Ryan orgasm scene.

Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb said he believes former President Trump will be sent to jail if he violates a partial gag order in his federal election interference case, after it was reinstated on Sunday. The gag order prevents Trump from disparaging court staff or witnesses in the case. He was fined $15,000 earlier…
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Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsCharlie Sykes, Editor at large for The Bulwark and Eddie Glaude, Princeton University Professor and distinguished political scholar join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the former President's inability to remember what city he is in, despite his constant attacks on the current President's cognitive abilities Oct. 30, 2023…
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After a weeks-long, often contentious process, last week, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) was unanimously chosen by House Republicans to succeed Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as House Speaker.  In an instant, everything changed, and nothing changed.  What was different was the occupant of the spacious Speaker’s office. What wasn’t was Donald Trump’s control over the Republican conference. Immediately after endorsing Johnson,…
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Major poll shows Trump 27 points ahead before first Republican primary vote but Haley climbs to 16% alongside Ron DeSantisDonald Trump maintained his huge lead in the crucial early voting state of Iowa in a major new poll by NBC News and the Des Moines Register but Nikki Haley is now emerging as his closest…
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Ivanka Trump was deeply involved in her father’s acquisition of Trump National Doral, one of the properties in the crosshairs of New York’s attorney general.Ivanka Trump is expected to testify on Friday in a $250 million fraud case that the New York attorney general is waging against her father and his associates. That’s bad news…
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The conservative attorney also suggested why the former president will be “on edge” about the testimony of his children.

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Late last October, Elon Musk officially closed a deal to acquire the platform then known as Twitter for $44 billion after months of legal proceedings and threats to back out of the purchase. “The bird is freed,” Musk tweeted the night the deal was finalized, in an apparent reference to Twitter’s iconic bird logo and…
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Tuesday’s witnesses are expected to include an expert in right-wing violence and an expert on Section Three of the 14th Amendment.

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The “Late Night” comedian also mercilessly mocked the former president’s latest name gaffe.

The former White House lawyer delivered a stark prediction about his old boss.