Month: October 2023

Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson endorsed former President Trump in a speech in Iowa on Sunday. Ahead of Trump’s scheduled address, Carson introduced the leading 2024 GOP presidential candidate as “my friend and your friend, and a friend of America.” “As I stand here today, I want to offer my…
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Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) appeared to keep the door open on serving as former President Trump’s vice president if the former president wins in 2024, saying he “wants to do whatever I can to get our country back on track.” Pressed on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures” over if he would accept the vice president…
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The Truth social network logo is seen on a smartphone in front of a display of former U.S. President Donald Trump in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC.O), the SPAC that plans to merge with former U.S. President…
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NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks to journalists Peter Baker and Susan Glasser about the influence of former President Donald Trump on key political events, in Congress and beyond, in recent days. Copyright 2023 NPRSUBSCRIBE TO YOUR STARTReceive daily news and talk from Connecticut Public Radio directly to your inbox! This news story is funded in large…
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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), a 2024 GOP presidential candidate, criticized former President Trump for wanting to split up aid to Israel and to Ukraine, saying Trump wants to “coddle” Russian President Vladimir Putin. “This is Donald Trump’s bad world view,” Christie said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “He…
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Colin Jost Drops A Harsh New Job Title On Trump In Blistering …  Yahoo Entertainmentsource

A week ago, barely anyone in Washington knew Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana. Now the pro-Trump election denier is speaker of the House. What does it mean for the country, for Congress, for Ukraine and Israel? And what does his win say about the GOP? Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, McKay Coppins of The Atlantic, John…
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Subscribe Now! Get features likeFormer US President Donald Trump used a speech to a Republican Jewish convention Saturday to promise reimposition of a controversial travel ban that targeted a slew of mostly Muslim countries if he gets re-elected.“We will keep radical Islamic terrorists the hell out of our country,” Trump told the audience attending the…
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The ongoing feud between Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump took a turn into Cheech and Chong territory Saturday.In the latest of a series of statements from Team Trump suggesting the DeSantis campaign is experiencing the “kiss of death,” spox Steven Cheung trolled the Florida Governor by telling him to sample local cannabis products while in Nevada for political events.“Maybe Ron…
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Trump Gets Fined in Court but Wins in the House  The New Yorkersource

Donald Trump is on trial in New York for allegedly lying to financial institutions for years about how much money he has, but the potential fraud may not end there. Piles of private documents are now becoming public as part of the lawsuit, including a Deutsche Bank credit report that raises the question of whether…
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Trump’s civil fraud trial is becoming a family reunion  MSNBCsource

Seth Meyers on Thursday contrasted the “blustery, unhinged” figure that former President Donald Trump cuts in public to the Trump “who only exists when he’s under oath” and under threat of perjury.Trump when testifying is “suddenly much calmer, he’s more restrained, you could even say sheepish,” noted the “Late Night” comedian.To prove the point, Meyers…
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Judge defends fining Trump $10,000 for breaking gag order  CNNsource

Special counsel says ex-president trying to send ‘threatening message to a foreseeable witness’ in election interference caseThe special counsel Jack Smith accused Donald Trump of trying to “send an unmistakable and threatening message to a foreseeable witness” in the federal election interference case against him, after it was reported that Trump’s former chief of staff…
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GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie said Sunday that former President Trump’s Jan. 6 federal case is more difficult now that his former chief of staff Mark Meadows has accepted an immunity deal. “Donald Trump is not going to be able to beat [President Biden] from a courtroom in Washington, D.C., while he’s fighting his indictment…
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GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie said Sunday that he backs former Vice President Mike Pence’s decision to drop out of the 2024 Republican primary race. “I want to say that Mike, you know, ran a tough race, a good race. It was very difficult for him. I think he made the right decision for he…
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CNN’s Jake Tapper closed out Sunday’s episode of “State of the Union” by taking aim at lawmakers for using antisemitism as a way to score political points in an impassioned address to his viewers. “Antisemitism is not a cudgel to be used against people for political points, nor is Islamophobia or racism or anti-gay behavior…
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Watch CBS News By Graham Kates October 26, 2023 / 12:18 PM / CBS News Judge Arthur Engoron, who is overseeing the ongoing civil fraud trial of former President Donald Trump and other defendants in New York, upheld a $10,000 fine he imposed on Wednesday over comments Trump made outside the courtroom.Engoron announced the decision…
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SCOTT DETROW, HOST:It has been another unprecedented week as far as former President Donald Trump’s legal sagas go. And again, we hear that a lot, but it really seems to be the best way to describe a former president being ordered to take the stand in a trial. That was the surprise twist in Trump’s…
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Former Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia case  CNN Jenna Ellis, Former Trump Lawyer, Pleads Guilty in Georgia Election Case  The New York Times Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia Trump election case  The Associated Press source

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsJudge Engoron ruled that Trump's own daughter, Ivanka, must testify in the $250 million civil trial against her father and his company. Former Acting U.S. Solicitor General, Neal Katyal, former U.S. Attorney, Barbara McQuade and MSNBC National Affairs Analyst John Heilemann join MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace.Oct. 27, 2023 © 2023 NBC UNIVERSAL…
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Wood, however, said that he has not "flipped" on the former president.The Fulton County district attorney's office has secured pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood as a witness in its Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and 18 others, according to a court filing Wednesday.Wood, however, said in social media posts Wednesday night that…
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Mark Meadows walks tightrope, complying with Trump prosecutors while maintaining GOP influence  CNNsource

Former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage during the first rally for his re-election campaign at Waco Regional Airport in Waco, Texas, U.S., March 25, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by two lawyers contesting a $187,000 financial…
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