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A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

At Fox News Town Hall, Trump hints he’s made up his mind on a vice president – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeFormer President Donald Trump indicated he has made up his mind about whom he would like to be his running mate should he win the Republican presidential nomination.“Well, I can’t tell you that, really,” Trump told Fox News during a town hall in Iowa…
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Trump's Argument for Immunity in 2024 Is the Opposite of His Stance in 2021 – The New York Times

Trump Federal Election CaseAdvertisementSupported byDuring his second impeachment trial, the former president argued that criminal prosecution was a more appropriate way to seek accountability since he had left office.By Alan Feuer and Charlie SavageWhen former President Donald J. Trump appeared before an appeals court in Washington this week to claim he was immune from prosecution…
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Stephen Colbert Gives Trump Attorney Shockingly Direct 'Murder' Reality Check – HuffPost

Overnight Editor, HuffPost“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert still can’t get over an attorney for Donald Trump this week claiming that a president can literally get away with murder.“It’s the boldest campaign move since Nixon’s ’72 slogan, ‘I will strangle you in your sleep,’” Colbert joked, saying the claim made him both scared and angry.Trump’s attorneys…
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Donald Trump's Iowa operation suggests his campaign will be formidable – The Economist

KRISTI NOEM came to north-west Iowa to stump for Donald Trump on January 3rd, but the event doubled as a running-mate audition. “Worked with him when he was in the White House on tax cuts. Worked with him on policies, trade agreements,” South Dakota’s governor told the crowd. “Worked on foreign policy with him.” Despite…
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Latest GOP split: Senate leaders hold out as House brass goes all-in for Trump – POLITICO

Congress The former president’s allies warn it’s a risky move, depending on “how much Donald Trump wants to keep a grudge.” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is taking perhaps the most obvious stance by avoiding former President Donald Trump. | Stephanie Scarbrough/AP By Burgess Everett, Olivia Beavers and Anthony Adragna 01/11/2024 05:00 AM EST Link…
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Judge bars Donald Trump from personally delivering final arguments in civil fraud trial – UPI News

Jan. 10 (UPI) — Judge Arthur Engoron on Wednesday told Donald Trump‘s lawyers that the former president won’t be allowed to personally make a closing argument in his New York civil business fraud trial due to not agreeing to limits imposed by the court. Contentious emails between Engoron and Trump attorney Chris Kise indicated Kise…
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Trump's Bizarre Immunity Claims Should Serve as a Warning – The New Yorker

Trump’s Bizarre Immunity Claims Should Serve as a Warning  The New Yorkersource

Jan. 6 committee helped guide early days of Georgia Trump probe – POLITICO

Legal In the spring of 2022, the committee staff helped Fulton County prosecutors prepare for interviews with key witnesses. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the lead prosecutor in the Georgia case against Donald Trump and allies, appears in court on Nov. 21, 2023, in Atlanta. | Dennis Byron-Pool/Getty Images By Betsy Woodruff Swan and…
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George Conway: Trump’s lawyer walked into ‘nasty’ trap at immunity hearing – MSNBC

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore Shows“Not only was it extreme, but it was at war with itself,” says George Conway on why the Trump argument for immunity collapsed in the courtroom. Jan. 11, 2024 © 2024 NBC UNIVERSAL source

'I'm Not Going to Have Time for Retribution,' Trump Says at Town Hall – The New York Times

AdvertisementThe town hall on Fox News was the former president’s counterprogramming as Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis debated on CNN. By Michael GoldFormer President Donald J. Trump, who for months has expressed openness to retaliating against his political enemies if he returns to the White House and has vowed to have federal prosecutors investigate them,…
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Donald Trump won't give own closing argument at civil trial – Chicago Tribune

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a commit to caucus rally, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in Clinton, Iowa. The likely rematch between President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump has huge implications for the United States and the world. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)NEW YORK — Donald Trump won’t make his own closing argument…
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Trump Reacts To Woman Telling Him He 'Personally Demeaned' So Many Ex-Associates – HuffPost

General Assignment Reporter, HuffPostDonald Trump on Wednesday wriggled out of a town hall question that noted his penchant for insulting people who once worked for him. (Watch the video below.)A Ron DeSantis supporter named Jane buttered up the former president before confronting him on his putdowns at the Fox News gathering in Iowa ahead of…
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Immigration, Ukraine and Trump: key takeaways from Republican debate – The Guardian US

Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley clashed over the course of a two-hour debate which once again the former president skippedThe Republican debates have been anticlimactic since they started late last summer, with the broad pool of candidates winnowing over time and frontrunner Donald Trump refusing to attend.Tonight’s event saw Nikki Haley, former South Carolina governor,…
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1/10/24 – PA 2024 Elections: Biden On Upside Of Too-Close-To-Call Race, Quinnipiac University Pennsylvania Poll … – Quinnipiac University Poll

January 10, 2024 SharePage Contents In the key swing state of Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump remain in a too-close-to-call hypothetical 2024 general election matchup with 49 percent of registered voters supporting Biden and 46 percent supporting Trump, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University poll of registered voters in Pennsylvania released…
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How and where to watch Fox News' town hall with Donald Trump – Fox News

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As Political Theater, Trump's Court Appearance Wasn't a Showstopper – The New York Times

Trump Federal Election CaseAdvertisementSupported byNews AnalysisThe former president plans to continue showing up at various legal proceedings against him, but in this case the spotlight stayed largely on the judges and their skepticism about his immunity claims.By Maggie Haberman, Eileen Sullivan and Glenn ThrushIf Donald J. Trump’s goal on Tuesday was to turn a weighty legal…
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Donald Trump's civil fraud trial in New York heads to closing arguments, days before vote in Iowa – The Associated Press

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – Former President Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial in New York State Supreme Court, Dec. 7, 2023, in New York. Trump is returning to court Thursday for closing arguments in his New York civil fraud trial. The former president had been planning to…
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Trump on potential 2024 VP pick: 'I know who it's going to be' – Fox News

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Trump’s Lawyers Argue That Their Client Is Above the Law – The Nation

Forgot Your Password? New to The Nation? SubscribePrint subscriber? Activate your online accessThe former president made an appearance in court as his legal team made the case for his absolute immunity from prosecution.Donald Trump departs the Waldorf Astoria where he held a press conference on January 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C.Former president Donald Trump, banking…
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Trump says he knows his VP pick, open to mending ties with rivals – Yahoo News

Trump says he knows his VP pick, open to mending ties with rivals  Yahoo Newssource

Trump's bid to argue in court gets nixed after he won't agree to judge's rules – POLITICO

Legal “He may not deliver a campaign speech,” the judge wrote after Trump asked to personally give closing arguments in his civil fraud trial. Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a recess in his civil fraud trial on Oct. 2, 2023. | Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images By Erica Orden 01/10/2024 05:08 PM…
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Ex-Trump Attorney Jenna Ellis Could Be Disbarred After Pleading Guilty In Georgia – Forbes

Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis could face additional punishments from Colorado’s attorney disciplinary board after she was already censured for her role in trying to overturn the 2020 election, as officials asked a state judge Tuesday to impose additional sanctions against the lawyer in response to her pleading guilty to crimes related to the 2020…
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Trump fraud trial: Trump's closing argument in doubt following heated email exchange – ABC News

The former president is on trial in New York for allegedly defrauding lenders.Closing arguments next week in Trump civil financial corruption caseFormer President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House.Trump,…
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GOP senators slap down Trump on Jan. 6 ‘hostages’ – The Hill

Republican senators are slapping down President Trump’s claim that people convicted of Jan. 6-related crimes are “hostages” who should be pardoned or set free by President Biden or a future president.  Three years after a mob of pro-Trump protestors invaded the Capitol to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election, GOP senators who witnessed…
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Trump boasts of role ending Roe v. Wade but says abortion regulations need 'concession' – ABC News

"You have to win elections," he said.Donald Trump on Wednesday weighed in again on abortion access when asked to clarify his stance on the issue, saying he was for exceptions to bans and that it was important in order to win elections."We're living in a time when there has to be a little bit of…
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