Month: January 2024

A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

Trump’s 14th Amendment defense ‘less legal than political,’ plaintiffs tell Supreme Court – Colorado Newsline

Jason Murray, attorney for the petitioners, addresses the district court in Denver during a hearing for a lawsuit to keep former President Donald Trump off the Colorado ballot, Nov. 3, 2023, in Denver. (AP, pool/Jack Dempsey)Trump disqualificationRead more from our reporting on the Trump 14th Amendment case here.The Colorado plaintiffs who sued to block former President…
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'Let this play out': Nikki Haley says she doesn't need to win South Carolina over Donald Trump – USA TODAY

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley vowed to maintain her nomination battle against ex-President Donald Trump, arguing Sunday she doesn’t “necessarily” need a primary win in the Palmetto State to continue her presidential campaign.“I need to show that I’m building momentum,” Haley told NBC’s “Meet The Press.” “I don’t think that necessarily has to be…
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Illinois Hearing Officer, Ex-G.O.P. Judge, Says Trump Engaged in Insurrection – The New York Times

Trump Federal Election CaseAdvertisementSupported byBut the hearing officer said the State Board of Elections should let the courts decide whether Mr. Trump’s conduct disqualified him from the ballot.By Mitch SmithReporting from ChicagoA former Republican judge appointed to hear arguments on whether to disqualify former President Donald J. Trump from the Illinois primary ballot said on…
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Donald Trump's Team Reportedly Tapped RFK Jr. as Potential Vice President – The Daily Beast

SEARCHWILDEST DREAMSTHE POWER OF THREEA CASE OF HER‘FOREVER GRATEFUL’DEADLY ATTACKSOUP ON YOUR FACEKEEP THE FAITH‘WOMEN WON THIS ONE’VEEPEntertainment ReporterSources close to Donald Trump reached out to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about serving as the presidential candidate’s running mate, per a new report by the New York Post. “Trump operatives expressed an interest in Kennedy early…
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E. Jean Carroll on Trump’s $83 Million: ‘Not Going to Waste a Cent’ – Rolling Stone

By Daniel Kreps E. Jean Carroll talked about her $83 million victory over Donald Trump and facing the former president in court in a new interview days after the jury awarded her in the defamation lawsuit. Speaking to the New York Times, Carroll said of the $83 million — $7.3 million in compensatory damages, $11…
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Haley: Congress has become ‘most privileged nursing home’ in US

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Sunday mocked Congress as the “most privileged nursing home” in the United States in her repeated call for term limits and mental competency tests for elected officials older than a certain age. “Don’t you think it’s finally time we had term limits in Washington, D.C.?” Haley said during a…
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Trump holds first campaign event since jury ordered him to pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll – NBC News

Trump holds first campaign event since jury ordered him to pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll  NBC Newssource

Haley dismisses SC endorsements for Trump: ‘You can have them, I don’t want them’

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Sunday appeared to dismiss the endorsements of former President Trump by elected officials from the former governor’s home state of South Carolina, claiming she does not “want” them. Haley, speaking at a rally in Conway, S.C., addressed the swirling questions from the media about Trump’s stacked endorsements from political…
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Voters who care about America’s drug crisis deserve better than political rhetoric

During the 2016 presidential election, the opioid crisis caught the spotlight as one of the central issues for voters in the Midwest and Northeast. But the recent Republican Primary in New Hampshire left voters feeling dissatisfied with how the candidates plan to address the issue. Former President Donald Trump once called New Hampshire a “drug infested den.”…
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Jake Tapper cuts away from Trump attorney Alina Habba after E. Jean Carroll verdict: She's “not particularly effective.” – Yahoo News

Jake Tapper cuts away from Trump attorney Alina Habba after E. Jean Carroll verdict: She’s “not particularly effective.”  Yahoo Newssource

Trump ordered to pay $83 million in defamation trial verdict – USA TODAY

Former President Donald Trump must pay advice columnist E. Jean Carroll a stunning $83.3 million for defaming her in 2019, when he denied her allegations of sexual assault and said “people should pay dearly for such false accusations,” a federal civil jury ruled Friday.Carroll’s lawyers had asked the anonymous nine-person jury for heavy damages against…
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Can Super Tuesday save Nikki Haley's bid to compete with Donald Trump? – USA TODAY

Nikki Haley’s homecoming in South Carolina could be the end or the reboot for a campaign that’s betting on right-leaning independents to help stop former President Donald Trump from being on the 2024 ballot.After winning the Iowa caucuses, Trump bested Haley, his former UN ambassador, in the New Hampshire primary by about 11%.That has most…
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Trump’s attacks on Haley pose risks with female voters

Former President Trump’s attacks on Nikki Haley risk eroding his already weak support with certain female voters as he barrels toward the GOP nomination. Trump ratcheted up his attacks on Haley during his victory speech in New Hampshire, where he mocked the dress she wore that evening and referred to her as “birdbrain.” The former…
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Nikki Haley Explains Why ‘Insecure’ Trump Is His ‘Own Worst Enemy’

“When he feels insecure, he starts to rail, he starts to rant, he starts to flail his arms and he starts to get upset,” Haley said in a recent “Meet the Press” interview.

Nikki Haley Explains Why ‘Insecure’ Trump Is His ‘Own Worst Enemy’

“When he feels insecure, he starts to rail, he starts to rant, he starts to flail his arms and he starts to get upset,” Haley said in a recent “Meet the Press” interview.

Nikki Haley Explains Why ‘Insecure’ Trump Is His ‘Own Worst Enemy’

“When he feels insecure, he starts to rail, he starts to rant, he starts to flail his arms and he starts to get upset,” Haley said in a recent “Meet the Press” interview.

Nikki Haley Explains Why ‘Insecure’ Trump Is His ‘Own Worst Enemy’

“When he feels insecure, he starts to rail, he starts to rant, he starts to flail his arms and he starts to get upset,” Haley said in a recent “Meet the Press” interview.

Nikki Haley Explains Why ‘Insecure’ Trump Is His ‘Own Worst Enemy’

“When he feels insecure, he starts to rail, he starts to rant, he starts to flail his arms and he starts to get upset,” Haley said in a recent “Meet the Press” interview.

Nikki Haley Explains Why ‘Insecure’ Trump Is His ‘Own Worst Enemy’

“When he feels insecure, he starts to rail, he starts to rant, he starts to flail his arms and he starts to get upset,” Haley said in a recent “Meet the Press” interview.

Nikki Haley Explains Why ‘Insecure’ Trump Is His ‘Own Worst Enemy’

“When he feels insecure, he starts to rail, he starts to rant, he starts to flail his arms and he starts to get upset,” Haley said in a recent “Meet the Press” interview.

Trump vs. Biden: How the 2024 election could affect Exxon, Nvidia, and other stocks – Yahoo Finance

Trump vs. Biden: How the 2024 election could affect Exxon, Nvidia, and other stocks  Yahoo Financesource

Trump Can't Be Dictator on 'Day One' — Or in a Second Term. Here's Why. – POLITICO

The Big Idea Even with a head start in a first term, it would take Trump a long time to bend our democracy to his will. Then-President Donald Trump welcomes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House on May 16, 2017. | Joshua Roberts/Reuters via Redux Pictures By Asli Aydintasbas 01/28/2024 07:00 AM…
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Trump says he feels mentally sharp after Haley attacks his age, gaffes – Reuters

Trump says he feels mentally sharp after Haley attacks his age, gaffes  Reuterssource

Trump says ‘blame it on me’ if border bill fails – The Hill

Former President Trump told his supporters during a rally in Nevada that he is fine with being blamed for tanking the bipartisan border bill currently negotiated in the Senate. While speaking to an animated crowd of backers in Las Vegas, Nev., Trump, the current GOP front-runner, appeared to welcome the potential blame he could face if…
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Senators enthusiastic on Trump-Biden rematch, even if voters are not – The Washington Post

Unlike some American voters, senators have come to grips with the reality that the November presidential election is all but certain to be a rematch of the 2020 race.Despite polls showing each likely nominee to be very unpopular, senators have turned fairly enthusiastic about their party’s front-runner, with little signs of regret about the choices…
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