Month: December 2023

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that Donald Trump must face civil lawsuits over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by his supporters, rejecting the former president's claim that he is immune.A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia…
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Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday warned former President Trump against focusing his 2024 reelection bid on “revenge,” suggesting Trump will lose without an optimistic message.“I do not criticize him on television because I don’t think it’s right, and I know it drives him crazy,” McCarthy told New York Times reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin…
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Haberman says this one part of Trump’s defense stood out to her  CNNsource

Dec 1, 2023A Quinnipiac University poll found that an overwhelming majority of Americans, 71 percent, want television in the courtroom for the federal trial of former President Trump on charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election. It’s not surprising, given the trial could be the most consequential in U.S. history; indeed a majority of…
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Double your support for intelligent, in-depth, trustworthy journalism.Leave your feedbackCorrection: In this segment, we mistakenly said the Dow gained one point today. We should have said 1 percent. We regret the error.In our news wrap Thursday, former President Trump is under a gag order again in his civil fraud trial in New York, Sen. Tommy…
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Trump legal news brief: Trump’s lawyers say he did not take an oath ‘to support the Constitution’  Yahoo Newssource

Former President Trump’s latest blast at a news organization is sharpening concerns about a drift toward authoritarianism if he is elected to a second term — even as skeptics wonder how he could make good on his threats.On Tuesday, Trump in a Truth Social post complained that MSNBC was guilty of “election interference” because of…
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Republican Party of Florida chairman Christian Ziegler, left, greets former president Donald Trump at the RPOF Freedom Summit on Nov. 4, 2023, in Kissimmee, Fla. Ziegler is the subject of a rape investigation, though no charges have been filed and police are providing little information on the accusation.…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeA federal appeals court on Friday rejected former President Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss civil claims seeking to hold him to account for the Jan. 6 riot, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol, denying his claims of presidential immunity, at least for now. “The sole…
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – Republican presidential candidate former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses a gathering during a campaign event at V.F.W. Post 1631, July 24, 2023, in Concord, N.H. As his rivals go all in on Iowa, Christie has been camped out in New Hampshire as he campaigns for…
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5 things to know for Dec. 1: Israel, Trump trial, Lead pipes, Climate, TikTok ban  CNNsource

“The View” star criticizes former boss Donald Trump’s ‘decline’ in …  Yahoo Entertainmentsource

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) is on track to keep his promise to visit all 99 counties in Iowa during his 2024 presidential campaign, he announced Friday, DeSantis said he’ll complete the “full Grassley,” named for the Hawkeye State’s senior Senator Chuck Grassley, with a final campaign stop on Saturday. “When I tell you I’m going…
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Trump slams JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon for praising Nikki Haley  CNBCsource

Fact Check: Fox News Reported that Trump Attorney Alina Habba’s Law Firm Has $1.7M in Federal Tax Liens?  Yahoo Newssource

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) went after Republicans who voted to expel former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) on Friday but still support former President Trump, arguing Trump is much worse than Santos. Santos was expelled in a 311-114-2 vote early Friday, the third such attempt against the New York congressman over a series of alleged ethics…
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Trump has “told us what he will do,” the Republican former congresswoman said in preview clips from an interview.

A federal judge on Friday rejected former President Trump’s argument that he is immune in his 2020 election subversion criminal case, while also denying his other constitutional defenses. “Whatever immunities a sitting President may enjoy, the United States has only one Chief Executive at a time, and that position does not confer a lifelong ‘get-out-of-jail-free’…
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Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsMSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell analyzes the latest developments in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York, including a decision by the New York appeals court to reinstate the gag order that prohibits Trump from making comments about the judge’s staff.Dec. 1, 2023 © 2023 NBC UNIVERSAL source

A federal judge has rejected Donald Trump’s effort to throw out his 2020 election subversion case in Washington.

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Republican presidential candidate and ormer President Donald Trump waves during halftime of an NCAA college football game between South Carolina and Clemson, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)FILE – The Republican National Committee logo is shown on the stage as crew members work…
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.A New York judge has imposed a limited gag order with a stern warning after Donald Trump disparaged a key court staffer during his civil business fraud trial on his social media platform. (Oct. 3) (AP Video Ted Shaffrey/David Martin)CORRECTS SPELLING OF FIRST NAME TO ALLEN INSTEAD OF…
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Live updates: Trump lawyers argue in Georgia 2020 election case motions hearing  CNNsource

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.This booking photo provided by Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, shows former President Donald Trump on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, after he surrendered and was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. Trump is accused by District Attorney Fani Willis of scheming to subvert the will of Georgia…
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