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Trump’s attorney renews call for mistrial in defamation case brought by writer in sexual abuse case – PBS NewsHour

Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Leave your feedbackNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyer on Friday renewed a mistrial request in a New York defamation case against the former president, saying that an advice columnist who accused him of sexually abusing her in the 1990s spoiled her civil case by deleting emails from…
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Trump lawyers say document shows he kept ‘Q’ clearance for nuclear secrets – The Boston Globe

Former president Donald Trump’s lawyers say they may use evidence suggesting that Trump had a high-level security clearance as recently as last year to bolster their defense that the former president was acting in “good-faith and non-criminal states of mind” when he took sensitive documents from the White House to his Florida residence after leaving…
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Haley's Policy Pitch Recalls a Bygone Era Before Trump's Rise – The New York Times

AdvertisementSupported byNikki Haley’s calls for muscular international engagement and cuts to future Social Security benefits have elicited withering attacks from Donald J. Trump. They used to be Republican orthodoxy.By Jonathan WeismanJonathan Weisman reported from Manchester, N.H.Nikki Haley is appealing to voters with policies that recall an era when the Republican Party stood for a fiscal…
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Donald Trump Goes From Calm To Indignant In Newly Released Deposition Video Of Civil Fraud Lawsuit – HuffPost

NEW YORK (AP) — Months before Donald Trump’s defiant turn as a witness at his New York civil fraud trial, the former president came face-to-face with the state attorney general who is suing him when he sat for a deposition last year at her Manhattan office.Video made public Friday of the seven-hour, closed-door session last…
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Zelenskiy slams Trump's rhetoric on stopping the war as 'very dangerous' – The Guardian

Ukrainian leader invited Trump to Ukraine but says if he returns to White House he could make unilateral concessions to RussiaThe Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, fears that if Donald Trump returns to the White House next year he could make unilateral concessions to Russia that override Ukraine’s interests and branded the former US president’s claims…
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Stefanik's Fierce Support for Trump Puts Her in the VP Conversation – The Wall Street Journal

Stefanik’s Fierce Support for Trump Puts Her in the VP Conversation  The Wall Street Journalsource

Georgia prosecutor on Trump case paid for trips with District Attorney Willis on his credit card, court filing shows – CNN

Georgia prosecutor on Trump case paid for trips with District Attorney Willis on his credit card, court filing shows  CNNsource

'It's just too late': Ex-GOP congressman explains why Trump may be the only electable GOP candidate in 2024 race – CNN

‘It’s just too late’: Ex-GOP congressman explains why Trump may be the only electable GOP candidate in 2024 race  CNNsource

Trump's Idiot Lawyer May Already Have Sunk His E. Jean Carroll Defense – The New Republic

One of Donald Trump’s lawyers may have already blown his defense in the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial, when she violated some of the judge’s rules during her opening statements on Tuesday.Presiding Judge Lewis Kaplan issued an order last week barring Trump and his lawyers from saying certain things. They are prohibited from making comments…
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Tim Scott will endorse Donald Trump ahead of New Hampshire Republican primary, AP source says – The Associated Press

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.In a blow to fellow South Carolinian Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott endorsed Donald Trump Friday, days before next week’s New Hampshire primary. Scott traveled to the Granite state with the GOP front-runner to give his support at a rally in Concord. (Jan. 19)Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks…
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GOP Hugs Trump In 2024 After He Cost Them Control Of White House, Congress – HuffPost

Senior Politics Reporter, HuffPostThanks in large part to Donald Trump, Republicans lost control of the White House and both chambers of Congress. In 2022, due to his meddling in key primaries, they failed to retake the Senate. Now the GOP is rushing to embrace him as their standard-bearer once more in the hopes that this…
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"I Prevented Nuclear Holocaust As President", Claims Donald Trump – NDTV

Donald Trump claimed that he saved millions of lives as president.During a fraud lawsuit deposition, former US President Donald Trump claimed he averted a “nuclear holocaust” and saved millions of lives. He repeated this on the stand, while also lashing out at the judge and AG. Months earlier, during questioning about his business practices, Trump…
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For the Anti-Trump Wing of the G.O.P., It All Comes Down to Tuesday – The New York Times

AdvertisementSupported byThe old guard of the Republican Party has rallied around Nikki Haley ahead of New Hampshire’s primary, in a long-shot bid to stop the former president’s march to the nomination.By Lisa Lerer, Michael C. Bender and Jazmine UlloaReporting from New Hampshire in Manchester, Hollis, Rochester and Amherst.The first-in-the-nation primary could be the last stand for…
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Fani Willis And Trump Special Prosecutor Traveled Together During Alleged Affair, Bank Records Show – Forbes

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis traveled at least twice with a special prosecutor appointed to work on her office’s criminal election subversion case against former President Donald Trump, court documents filed Friday allege—amid accusations Willis and the prosecutor had a romantic relationship.Special prosecutor Nathan Wade’s bank records show at least two trips taken with…
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Haley calls Trump insecure for spreading false 'birther' claims – BBC.com

Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has called her rival Donald Trump "insecure" after he spread false claims that she is not eligible to be US president.The former president shared a "birther" conspiracy theory questioning her eligibility because her parents were not born in the country.But Ms Haley was born in the US, which means she…
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"Not a very competent lawyer": Ex-Trump attorney says he "tried to warn" him about Joe Tacopina – Salon

Help keep Salon independentDonald Trump's former attorney Tim Parlatore excoriated another ex-lawyer of the former president, Joe Tacopina, after the latter withdrew on Monday from two of Trump's cases. Tacopina did not explain why he exited the former president's New York criminal case, which alleges Trump lied on business records to hide hush money payments,…
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Trump again demands mistrial in E. Jean Carroll defamation case – Reuters

Trump again demands mistrial in E. Jean Carroll defamation case  Reuterssource

Trump returns to New Hampshire as primary nears – The Washington Post

Trump returns to New Hampshire as primary nears  The Washington Postsource

Trump confuses Nikki Haley with Pelosi when talking about Jan. 6 – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeFormer President Donald Trump appeared to mistakenly refer to GOP rival Nikki Haley instead of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., when discussing the Jan. 6 riot at a campaign rally in New Hampshire on Friday night.The mixup came during Trump’s remarks to a crowd of…
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Pat Cipollone, other ex-Trump lawyers join Bill Barr's law firm – Reuters

Pat Cipollone, other ex-Trump lawyers join Bill Barr’s law firm  Reuterssource

Sen. Tim Scott endorses Donald Trump ahead of New Hampshire primary – ABC News

Scott's endorsement is a blow to fellow South Carolinian, Nikki Haley.South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott delivered a blow to Nikki Haley ahead of the New Hampshire primary, appearing on stage with former President Donald Trump and endorsing him at his rally in Concord."IS THIS TRUMP COUNTRY?" Scott said to the crowd, hyping them up.Scott touted…
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Newly released fraud deposition videos show an annoyed Donald Trump – Business Insider

Jump to Videos of Donald Trump’s April deposition released Friday show the former president rarely cracked a smile when facing off against New York Attorney General Letitia James.The deposition is part of an ongoing trial that will determine if Trump and his company intentionally misrepresented his net worth when applying for loans. The trial is…
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Trump Says Nikki Haley Is Unlikely to Be His Running Mate – The New York Times

AdvertisementThe former president said his top rival, Nikki Haley, wasn’t “presidential timber,” after collecting the spirited endorsement of her fellow South Carolinian, Senator Tim Scott.By Michael GoldReporting from Concord, N.H.Former President Donald J. Trump intensified his attacks against Nikki Haley on Friday, saying that she was not of presidential caliber and that, as a result,…
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D.C. Bar Charges Pro-Trump Lawyers Over 'Frivolous' Election Lawsuits – Yahoo News

D.C. Bar Charges Pro-Trump Lawyers Over ‘Frivolous’ Election Lawsuits  Yahoo Newssource

Indignant Donald Trump rips civil fraud lawsuit in deposition video – Honolulu Star-Advertiser

OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL VIA APIn this image taken from from video made public by the Office of the New York State Attorney General on Friday, Jan. 19, former President Donald Trump sits for a deposition on April, 13, 2023, where the former president came face-to-face with the New York State…
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