Month: January 2024

The defamation case against Donald Trump is now in the hands of the jury, after a dramatic finale to the case—in which E. Jean Carroll is seeking “at least $24 million” in compensatory damages—saw the former president storming out during the closing argument by Carroll’s attorney just minutes after his own attorney was threatened with…
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Nevada’s dueling GOP primary contests create confusion despite Trump’s assured delegate victory  CNNsource

‘Traitor’: After bitter primary, DeSantis may struggle to win over Trump supporters if he runs again  Yahoo Newssource

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsBy Steve BenenHere’s a little challenge for readers: I’ll give you a quote, and you guess who said it.“A mountain of facts demonstrates that Trump is unfit to be president,” this person said. “If his first four years were bad, a second four will be worse.”If you’re thinking the quote…
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Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) slammed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as former President Trump’s “no boy” over the border talks, after the Speaker said if legislation passed the Senate, it would be “dead on arrival” in the House. “The Speaker said no because Donald Trump said no. The Speaker is Donald Trump’s no boy, OK,” Moskowitz…
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Former President Trump suggested late Tuesday night he may be shopping for new lawyers to represent him in an imminent appeal of the damages verdict in the case brought against him by writer E. Jean Carroll.A New York City jury last week ordered Trump to pay Carroll $83.3 million for defaming her in 2019, when he denied…
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Help keep Salon independentFormer President Donald Trump’s PACs have spent about $50 million in donor money on his legal bills last year, sources told The New York Times.The “staggering sum” spent by Trump on his legal fees and investigation-related expenses is about the same amount his lone remaining GOP primary opponent Nikki Haley raised across…
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Times of San Diego Local News and Opinion for San Diego Election-tech company Smartmatic, suing San Diego-based One America News’ owners over 2020 vote-rigging lies, says OAN President Charles Herring illegally shared a list of Smartmatic staff passwords.The purported password-sharing came in an alleged email exchange with Donald Trump lawyer Sidney Powell on Jan. 8,…
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By Michaela Zee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. doesn’t want to be former President Donald Trump’s running mate in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. “I don’t think that my marriage would survive it,” Kennedy told Variety‘s Marc Malkin at the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Season 12 premiere in Los Angeles. “I think he’s right,” added Kennedy’s wife,…
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Donald Trump Risks More E. Jean Carroll Defamation by Sharing Links  Newsweeksource

After a Wednesday meeting with leaders of the Teamsters union, former President Trump said “stranger things have happened” as he looks to gain the group’s endorsement. “Over the years I’ve employed thousands and thousands of Teamsters, and they’ve done a great job, especially in New York, where we have a lot of unions. I’ve had…
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Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters at their headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with members of the International Brotherhood of…
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The irony of Donald Trump pressuring House Republicans to kill a border deal is that many of his voters once counted on him to stop the “deep state” from hurting America. Ever since the former president has been out of office, he and his cohorts have made that conspiracy theory a reality: an unauthorized network…
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Conservative legal commentator George Conway blasted The New York Times on Wednesday for the framing of a piece analyzing the political “strategy” of former President Trump at court appearances during his bid for the White House in 2024. “Our reporter Jonathan Swan analyzes Donald Trump’s campaign strategy in the courtroom,” the Times wrote in social…
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European Central Bank President does not regret warning about Donald Trump  CNNsource

Donald Trump Verdict to Be Revealed by Judge Engoron  Newsweeksource

Video: Ex-Trump lawyer criticizes Alina Habba: Trump was essentially undefended  CNNsource

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – Edward X. Young, of Brick, N.J., arrives before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Laconia, N.H., Jan. 22, 2024. Before launching his ill-fated campaign for the White House, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was a star. Again and again, Republican…
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President Biden has opened up a 6 point lead in a hypothetical head-to-head match-up with former President Trump, new polling shows, amid signs of a growing gender gap in support for the two party front-runners.  A new Quinnipiac University national poll found Biden with 50 percent support among registered voters, ahead of Trump’s 44 percent. …
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Sign up for Semafor Americana: An insider’s guide to American power. Read it now.In this article:LAS VEGAS – In one week, Nevada will host the first-in-the-west presidential primary, as state law requires. Nikki Haley will win it. And it won’t matter, because Republicans decided to hold a separate caucus two days later — with Donald…
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China said a victory by Donald Trump in the presidential election later this year could lead to the U.S. abandoning Taiwan, comments intended to sow doubt over Washington’s commitment to the island.“The U.S. will always pursue America first, and Taiwan can change from a chess piece to a discarded chess piece at any time,” Chen…
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A group of Illinois voters filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging former President Trump’s presidential ballot eligibility after the state’s elections board voted just hours prior to keep him on the ballot. The four voters, backed by nonprofit Free Speech for People, claim Trump should not be on the ballot because his actions surrounding the Jan.…
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Judge Aileen Cannon (left) during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight nomination hearing on July 29, 2020 (U.S. Senate via AP), Special counsel Jack Smith (right) speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Federal prosecutors are set for a sealed hearing…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told the three leaders of the Baltic parliaments that President Biden’s national security supplemental that includes aid for Ukraine is “likely” to be split up over concerns about border policy reforms, according to a source familiar with the conversation. Johnson said the decision would ultimately depend on the border text…
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Former President Trump was set to meet Wednesday with leaders of the Teamsters union as he seeks the group’s endorsement in the 2024 election. “Will be meeting with the Teamsters in D.C. today. So many of their Members vote for me. Should be very interesting!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. The former president’s meeting is…
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