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A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

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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Analysis | Nikki Haley taunts Trump and he takes the bait. Will she keep it up? – The Washington Post

Donald Trump doesn’t respond well to women who challenge, question or mock him. They bring out the worst in him. Nikki Haley is doing all three and has turned the Republican nomination contest into something worth watching.Put aside whether Haley can win next month’s South Carolina primary or how well she will do on Super…
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A war game assuming a second Trump term showed 'Taiwan was toast' – Business Insider

What would happen if tensions escalated between Taiwan and China in 2025 during a potential second Trump administration?One war game simulation suggested the conflict would be swift — and ended with a troubling omen for Taiwan.“Taiwan was toast,” Alexander C. Huang, an international relations director for Taiwan’s KMT political party, told The New York Times’…
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The search for Trump’s running mate: ‘like auditions for The Apprentice’ – The Guardian US

At issue is whether potential vice-presidents, from Elise Stefanik to Tim Scott, could assume control – and whether Trump caresThe last person who occupied the job of US vice-president ended up the target of a violent mob calling for him to be hanged. Even so, as Donald Trump closes in on the Republican nomination for…
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Trump threatens to blacklist Nikki Haley's donors – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeFormer President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to blacklist anyone who donates to Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign.Trump wrote on Truth Social that anyone who makes a contribution to the Haley campaign “from this moment forth, will be permanently barred from the MAGA camp.”“We don’t want…
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Big money fails to stop Trump, prompting a donor reckoning – Reuters

Big money fails to stop Trump, prompting a donor reckoning  Reuterssource

Why Trump voters make up large part of rural electorate – USA TODAY

Four years ago, cattle rancher JD Hill bucked his family’s Democratic tradition and voted for Donald Trump. Now a registered Republican, he’s going to do it again this year.It’s not that Hill, a resident of Greenville, Kentucky, loves the New York real estate mogul and all he stands for. He’s well aware of Trump’s criminal…
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Trump's 'best defamation ever' defense bombed in E. Jean Carroll case – Business Insider

Remember the “slaves learned valuable skills” controversy from July, when Florida updated its history standards, essentially telling middle-schoolers, “Hey, slavery wasn’t all bad?”Donald Trump hoped a similarly grotesque claim would save him some cash at his New York defamation trial.He tried to convince jurors that the fallout E. Jean Carroll suffered from his repeated attacks…
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Las Vegas rally will be Trump's first public remarks since Carroll verdict – MSNBC

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsFormer President Donald Trump will make public remarks in Las Vegas for the first time since a New York jury decided he should pay writer E. Jean Carroll over $83 million in damages for repeatedly defaming her. NBC News' Liz Kreutz reports on what rally-goers hope he will talk about…
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Donald Trump Got Off Light With $83.3 Million Payment to E. Jean Carroll – The Daily Beast

SEARCHHaving the jury start deliberations on Friday afternoon may have saved Trump millions of dollars.Years ago, as a young prosecutor, I won a sexual assault case and the survivor in that case wrote to the court saying, “I know Mr. Wu says we won the case but it doesn’t feel that way to me.” I’ve…
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Trump Gets One Step Closer – The Atlantic

Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, January 26, 2024The 2024 race is coming into focus this week after Republican front runner Donald Trump’s victory in New Hampshire brought him one step closer to the GOP’s presidential nomination. But his final primary opponent, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, has rejected calls…
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Attorney Says He Quit Trump's Legal Team Because 'I Had To Follow My Compass' – Yahoo News

Attorney Says He Quit Trump’s Legal Team Because ‘I Had To Follow My Compass’  Yahoo Newssource

The threatened return of Donald Trump endangers the UK’s most vital interests – The Guardian

British politicians are deluding themselves if they think that the so-called ‘special relationship’ will protect us A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of Donald Trump. In London, Paris, Berlin and every other significant European capital, bar Moscow, the horror sequel no one sane wants to see is Trump – The Return: “No more…
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All politics are national now. The GOP primary proves it. – POLITICO

2024 Elections The first contests in the Republican primary show regional variations matter less than ever. Voters have been left with whatever beams into their living rooms or flashes across their devices on any given night: Donald Trump. | Jamie Kelter Davis for POLITICO By Adam Wren 01/28/2024 07:00 AM EST Link CopiedThe biggest lesson…
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Donald Trump rails against Biden's border policy in Nevada speech – CNN

Donald Trump rails against Biden’s border policy in Nevada speech  CNNsource

The Trump Veepstakes Has Begun – The New Yorker

The Trump Veepstakes Has Begun  The New Yorkersource

Trump's $50 Million Mystery Debt Looks Like 'Tax Evasion' – The Daily Beast

SEARCHDonald Trump has long claimed he personally owed tens of millions to an obscure entity related to his Chicago tower. But court docs claim Trump Org. now says it never existed.Senior Political ReporterAlways read the footnotes.That’s where former federal judge Barbara Jones, the court-appointed special monitor in Donald Trump’s New York business fraud case, just…
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Trump supporters shove protesters out of venue at Las Vegas rally: 'Enthusiastic friends' – New York Post

Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Donald Trump supporters shoved protesters out of the Las Vegas venue where the former president was holding a rally on Saturday night, according to reports.As soon as Trump took the stage at the Big League Dreams sports park, a small group of American flag-clad protesters interrupted.Without even…
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Trump test could prove toughest challenge for Taiwan’s next president – South China Morning Post

Trump test could prove toughest challenge for Taiwan’s next president  South China Morning Postsource

Alina Habba's antics make her a candidate for Bar Assoc. disciplinary action: attorney – Raw Story

Tom Boggioni is a writer, born, raised and living in San Diego — where he attended San Diego State University. Prior to writing for Raw Story, he wrote for FireDogLake, blogged as TBogg, and worked in banking, marketing and construction. Donald Trump lawyer Alina Habba's "flagrant disregard" for courtroom rules could pave the way for…
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Biden travels to South Carolina, Trump campaigns in Nevada – CBS News

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Trump can delay paying full E. Jean Carroll damages until after appeal: report – The Hill

Former President Trump can delay paying E. Jean Carroll the $83.3 million a jury decided he owes her until after he exhausts all appeal options he has vowed to seek, The New York Times reports.On Friday, a federal jury in New York ordered Trump to pay Carroll for defaming her in 2019 when he denied…
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