Lawyers for Letitia James, the New York attorney general, claim the ex-president then used that blown up value for business dealsIn 2014, a year before entering politics and two years before winning the White House, Donald Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2bn, lawyers for the attorney general of New York state…
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Donald Trump and his various unindicted and indicted associates were livid on Thursday at Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, and they flocked to various right wing media forums to complain. That includes one of Trump’s lawyers, Alina Habba, who had an unusual defense of the 4-times-indicted ex-President.“He doesn’t do what’s popular or what’s right,” Habba said…
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Former federal judge Michael Luttig says court will decide ‘sooner rather than later, and most likely before the first primaries’The US supreme court is likely to soon determine whether Donald Trump is eligible to run for president in 2024, the well-respected former federal judge Michael Luttig said on Sunday.Some legal experts believe Trump could be…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsBy Jake TraylorDonald Trump is airing a television ad in Atlanta, and other TV markets, that attacks the Fulton County district attorney who could soon charge the former president with his fourth criminal indictment.A Trump campaign aide told NBC News the one-minute political ad will air in Atlanta, New York and…
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Trump Indictment As the former president faces at least five trial dates over the next year, his actions in some cases are being used against him in others. Former President Donald Trump’s legal thicket has also created an unusual situation in which some people in his orbit have different roles in different cases. | Alex…
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – The White House, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)FILE – Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the South Carolina Statehouse, Jan. 28, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)FILE – President Joe Biden speaks during a Labor…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsWASHINGTON — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election interference case in federal court set a trial date for March 4, a schedule that could have a crucial impact on the 2024 race for the White House.U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan‘s decision sets the trial in the middle of the…
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He faces charges of defying a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee.Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro will go to trial Tuesday on criminal charges that he defied a subpoena for testimony and documents issued in February 2022 by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.The House of…
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AdvertisementSupported byIt remains unclear why the lawyer, Kenneth Chesebro, seemed to be with the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones outside the Capitol or how he came to be with Mr. Jones and his entourage.By Alan Feuer and Maggie HabermanPhotographs and videos reviewed by The New York Times suggest that Kenneth Chesebro, one of the legal architects…
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Legal Judge Beryl Howell lit into Twitter for taking steps to give Donald Trump advance notice about the search warrant. “Is this to make Donald Trump feel like he is a particularly welcomed new renewed user of Twitter?” U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell asked. | Seth Wenig/AP By Kyle Cheney 08/15/2023 10:19 PM EDT Link…
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AdvertisementMr. Trump is hiring Steve Sadow, a veteran criminal defense lawyer in Atlanta who has taken on a number of high-profile cases.By Richard Fausset, Maggie Haberman and Danny HakimJust before his visit to an Atlanta jail to be booked on 13 felony counts, Donald J. Trump has shaken up his Georgia legal defense team, adding Steve…
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WASHINGTON — Republican New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu pinned the GOP’s underperformance in recent elections on former President Donald Trump, saying “the Trump brand just doesn’t work.”“It’s about the former president more than anything,” Sununu said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “I’ve had school board members, Republican school board members, that have lost their seat…
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Biden jabs at Trump on Labor Day as he looks to shore up his union … CNNsource
Last Wednesday, Donald Trump welcomed Tucker Carlson and his small team into a private room at Trump’s Bedminster, N.J., club for an interview.Before the cameras rolled, the former president told the former Fox News host that he had the room built by Amish workers years ago, according to two people familiar with the conversation. The…
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AdvertisementSupported byThe former White House chief of staff, a key witness to Donald J. Trump’s efforts to remain in power after his 2020 election loss, maneuvered to provide federal prosecutors only what he had to.By Jonathan Swan, Alan Feuer, Luke Broadwater and Maggie HabermanThis winter, after receiving a subpoena from a grand jury investigating former President Donald…
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Column | On Politics The Kentucky Republican is doing all he can to bolster Ukraine, preserve NATO and help his party maintain its Reaganite roots. From the Senate floor and Washington fundraisers to awards banquets and congressional delegation trips overseas, Mitch McConnell is on what could be his final political mission. | Francis Chung/POLITICO By…
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A showdown over Trump’s trial date reflects an irreconcilable clash … CNNsource
Ex-Trump attorney to face attorney disciplinary proceedings for 2020 … CNNsource
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Conservative attorney George Conway said Donald Trump should be locked away for good if he’s found guilty in the two federal cases currently pending against him.The former president has been charged in Washington for his attempts to cling to power after the 2020 election, and in Florida over his retention of classified documents.Conway shared a…
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Glenn Kirschner — a former U.S. Army prosecutor and current MSNBC legal analyst — warned of the threat Donald Trump poses to witnesses and jurors in his four ongoing indictments as he declared that the former president is a “danger.”“I am concerned that the judges have not yet stepped up to address the danger, the…
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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. Eric Tucker, Associated Press Eric Tucker, Associated Press Leave your feedbackWASHINGTON (AP) — A key lawyer for former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was leaving the legal team, a move that comes…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsIn today’s newsletter: The CEO of Burning Man told NBC News that despite rain and mud causing chaos, the annual festival was under control. Trump recasts Biden as he gears up for a potential 2024 rematch. And a look inside Putin’s push to rewrite Russian history. Here’s what to know today.During their…
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