Trump Indictment The false electors were later used by Trump allies to attempt to foment a conflict on Jan. 6, 2021 and derail the transfer of power to President Joe Biden. In Tuesday’s filing, former Georgia Republican Party Chair David Shafer underscored that the strategy was driven almost entirely by lawyers acting on Trump’s behalf.…
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – AUGUST 24: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta … [+] Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Trump was booked on multiple charges related to an alleged plan to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election…
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January 6 committee hearingPhoto by AL DRAGO / POOL / AFP via Getty ImagesIt’s been a particular feature of Donald Trump’s White House tenure, as well as the concurrent slate of scandals, that the general public is now familiar with a host of ancillary characters whose proximity to the former president has earned them a…
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The attorneys and DA are expected to negotiate terms of Trump's bond package.Attorneys for former President Donald Trump are expected to meet early next week with the Fulton County district attorney's office in order to negotiate terms of the bond package for the former president following this indictment last Monday, sources familiar with the matter…
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Pence and DeSantis said all candidates should show for Wednesday's GOP debate.Just days after a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, indicted former President Donald Trump on charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, most of his GOP primary rivals converged on the same county for a conservative conference, with several…
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A federal court judge in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Donald Trump‘s 2024 presidential candidacy under the 14th Amendment.The lawsuit, filed a week ago, questioned Trump’s ability to appear on the Florida presidential primary ballot next year, owing to his alleged role in the Jan. 6 violence at the U.S. Capitol.In her…
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AdvertisementSupported byGuest EssayBy Stephen FowlerMr. Fowler is a political reporter for Georgia Public Broadcasting and host of the “Battleground: Ballot Box” podcast.Georgia’s 16 electoral votes and a voting population that has supported both Democrats and Republicans at the top of the ticket in recent years keep the state one of few true battlegrounds.Georgia is, of…
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Trump Indictment Todd Blanche resigned from his position as a partner at an elite New York law firm to join the former president’s defense team. Todd Blanche has previously represented Trump ally Paul Manafort as well as Igor Fruman, a onetime associate of Rudy Giuliani. | Mary Altaffer/AP Photo By Erica Orden 04/03/2023 12:19 PM…
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Jump to The first time Donald Trump was deposed by Attorney General Letitia James of New York — who’s spent more than two years calling him an inveterate fraudster — the former president pleaded the Fifth Amendment repeatedly.But in a second deposition held this past April, the AG’s office couldn’t get him to shut up,…
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Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. John Yang John Yang Kyle Midura Kyle Midura Leave your feedbackNew York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including fatal…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsWASHINGTON — The No. 2 official in New Hampshire on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign told police to kill themselves in an expletive-ridden Jan. 6 video shot close to the U.S. Capitol, according to a recording posted this month by an X account associated with the “Sedition Hunters,” a group of online…
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Shortly after projections showed former President Donald Trump would lose Georgia and the 2020 presidential election, one of his tweets, above, erroneously called the state’s election processes flawed.Political speech rights allowed him a wide berth to make the critical tweet, but in less than a week, the campaign targeting Georgia’s results by Trump and 18…
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Some clouds. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 69F. Winds light and variable.. Some clouds. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 69F. Winds light and variable. Updated: September 2, 2023 @ 7:58 pmGov. Brian Kemp addresses Hurricane Idalia and Republicans’ calls for a special session during a press conference. GEMA Director…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsTucker Carlson, the far-right media personality who was fired by Fox News earlier this year, claimed without evidence this week that the United States is “speeding towards” the assassination of former President Donald Trump — a comment that has started to gain traction with prominent voices on the conservative fringe.In an…
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Posted By: Larry Felton Johnson September 2, 2023 By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange CollegeThe biggest loser in the first Republican debate in Milwaukee was Donald Trump, according to the polls. Yet, in the strangest of paradoxes he was also the biggest winner, according to the polls. To see how this can…
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This video can not be playedWatch: 'This indictment is staggering' – a 90-second explainerFormer US attorney general Bill Barr spoke out against Donald Trump ahead of his court appearance for allegedly plotting to overturn his election defeat in 2020.Mr Barr, who was appointed by the former president, said that Mr Trump "knew well he lost…
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Sunny. Hot. High 98F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.. Clear skies. Low 74F. Winds light and variable. Updated: September 2, 2023 @ 2:53 pm According to Carl Golden in his recent column (Aug. 30), Trump might use the Georgia indictment to his advantage and play the victim.But according to Alan Dershowitz, he is…
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Patricia Murphy: It’s Donald Trump vs. the truth in Georgia. Again Brunswick Newssource
ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsATLANTA — The sprawling new indictment of Donald Trump in Georgia could have uniquely painful consequences for the former president’s effort to reclaim the White House, according to four Republican strategists with experience in the state’s politics.The strategists, who were granted anonymity to speak candidly to avoid possible political retribution from…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsFormer President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he would not sign a loyalty pledge required by the Republican National Committee for participation in the first GOP debate this month.During a Newsmax interview, Trump said that he took issue with a particular clause of the pledge that says the candidate will…
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