Month: August 2024

A judge formally closed Rudy Giuliani’s defunct bankruptcy on Friday after he and his creditors resolved a standoff on how to pay out administrative expenses.  The official order unfreezes two Georgia election workers’ attempts to collect their $148 million defamation judgment from the former New York City mayor by lifting bankruptcy protections that for months…
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Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe pledged to right the agency and regain trust after the assassination attempt against former President Trump but acknowledged there would be significant difficulties in streamlining communication with the local law enforcement officers who help at events. Rowe fielded questions from reporters Friday about numerous planning missteps that allowed a shooter…
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Asked about aging and the presidency, Trump falsely claims Harris did not pass bar exam  USA TODAYsource

Opinion | Two candidates, blithely campaigning on a treadmill to oblivion  The Washington Postsource

Opinion | At NABJ, Trump was both a missile and a mirror  The Washington Postsource

Here are the ways Trump has gone after Kamala Harris’ race and gender  NBC Newssource

Trump supporters want him to debate Kamala Harris. They told me why.  USA TODAYsource

Former President Trump vowed to “unleash hell” at his rally Saturday in Atlanta, targeting his new opponent, Vice President Harris, just days after thousands rallied for her in Georgia. “24 HOURS UNTIL WE UNLEASH HELL,” began Trump’s campaign email sent Friday afternoon. “At this time tomorrow, Crooked Kamala’s worst nightmares come true.” His running mate,…
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Donald Trump: Stop Calling Me and J.D. Vance ‘Weird’  The Daily Beastsource

Trump wants to stop taxing Social Security benefits. Here’s what that could mean for seniors  CNNsource

Trump Ally Clark Should Have Law License Suspended, Panel Finds  U.S. News & World Reportsource

Agent: Emails show Trump attorney sent fake certificate to GOP electors days before attempted vote  Michigan Advancesource

DJT shares jump after Trump Media rolls out TV streaming plan  CNBCsource

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) quipped that former President Trump has “buyer’s remorse” over choosing Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance (R ) while talking to reporters on Friday.  “This guy is not exactly off to a good start and it is clear that Donald Trump really has buyers remorse with his pick,” Shapiro, who is one…
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Former President Trump’s federal election subversion charges officially returned to his trial judge in Washington, D.C., on Friday to determine the case’s future after the Supreme Court last month carved out immunity for former presidents.  Trump’s immunity claims froze the case for months, but U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan is now poised to set a schedule…
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Trump Again Seeks Merchan’s Recusal, Citing Daughter’s Political Work  Law.comsource

Trump Pushes Back on Debate With Harris, Saying He’s Up in Polls  Bloombergsource

“MAGA is so mad at Kyle Rittenhouse now they are pulling up his birth certificate to see if he was born a woman, Black, or Indian,” one social media user joked.

Ken Lemon, the president of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), says Wednesday’s interview with former President Trump was delayed over a fact-checking dispute, not because of audio issues, as the GOP presidential nominee claimed. Lemon told Axios that he was called back to address an issue just moments before Trump took the stage.…
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The former president’s racist lies at NABJ are déjà vu all over again.

The former president once again indicated he doesn’t really want to face Harris in a debate.

The battle intensifies to define Kamala Harris  NBC Newssource

Trump evaded questions, called a Black journalist “nasty” and spread birtherist rhetoric about Vice President Kamala Harris at the conference.

Trump Escalates Race Attacks on Harris, Worrying Some Republicans  The New York Times Kamala Harris Now Leads Donald Trump in Seven National Polls  Newsweek Trump Pushes Back on Debate With Harris, Saying He’s Up in Polls  Bloomberg source

Recorded earlier Acting U.S. Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe delivered an update Friday on the investigation into the July 13 attempted assassination of former President Trump. It came days after Rowe was grilled by senators, as the agency faces bipartisan criticism for its failures at the Trump rally. His predecessor Kimberly Cheatle resigned amid the…
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