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A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

Trump lawyer: Kavanaugh will restore Trump to Colorado ballot – Business Insider

Jump to Alina Habba, one of former President Donald Trump’s attorneys, called attention to Justice Brett Kavanaugh as the Supreme Court considered Trump’s appeal of Colorado’s decision to kick him off the Republican presidential-primary ballot.“I think it should be a slam dunk in the Supreme Court. I have faith in them,” Habba told the Fox…
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Law Professor Grades Trump Lawyer Immunity Argument: C or D – Business Insider

Jump to Lawyers for former President Donald Trump made the legal argument today — in a real courtroom, before actual US judges — that a president can order the military to assassinate his political rival and not be prosecuted for it as long as Congress is cool with it.Doron Kalir, a professor at the Cleveland-Marshall…
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Trump legal news brief: Trump plans to deliver closing argument in financial fraud trail, sources say – Yahoo News

Trump legal news brief: Trump plans to deliver closing argument in financial fraud trail, sources say  Yahoo Newssource

Notorious 'Access Hollywood' tape to be shown at Trump's defamation trial damages phase next week – The Associated Press

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – E. Jean Carroll, right, walks out of Manhattan federal court, May 9, 2023, in New York. The notorious 2005 “Access Hollywood” video in which Donald Trump was caught on a hot mic speaking disparagingly about women over a decade before he became president can be shown…
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No. 3 Senate Republican Barrasso backs Trump – POLITICO – POLITICO

Congress The Wyoming Republican’s endorsement gives Trump backing from 20 GOP senators. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) speaks during a press conference at the Capitol on Dec. 12, 2023. | Francis Chung/Politico By Burgess Everett 01/09/2024 09:50 PM EST Link CopiedSen. John Barrasso, the No. 3 Senate Republican, endorsed former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, becoming…
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Seth Meyers At A Loss For Words Over Donald Trump's New Pants Story – HuffPost

Reporter, HuffPostDonald Trump’s latest rally claim left Seth Meyers temporarily speechless.During an appearance in Iowa, the Republican 2024 front-runner claimed that people regularly stop to ask him: “Sir, how do you do it? How do you wake up in the morning and put on your pants?”The former president suggested the query comes from fans concerned…
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Trump juggles legal, political schedules in final stretch before Iowa voting – ABC News

He was attending a federal appeals court hearing in Washington on Tuesday.For weeks, former President Donald Trump's campaign teased a ramp-up in events in the new year ahead of the Iowa caucuses next Monday.Yet, with only four weekend rallies scheduled, the Trump campaign continues to hold limited events, facing multiple hurdles, including weather delays, canceled…
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Trump co-defendant accuses Fulton County district attorney of misconduct – Atlanta News First

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A co-defendant in former President Donald Trump’s election interference case in Georgia is alleging that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a top prosecutor working on the case.In a new court filing obtained by Atlanta News First, Michael Roman and his attorney Ashleigh…
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Highlights: Lawyers debate whether Trump can be criminally prosecuted in 2020 election case – NBC News

Highlights: Lawyers debate whether Trump can be criminally prosecuted in 2020 election case  NBC Newssource

Trump attorney tells court presidential immunity covers assassinating rivals and selling pardons – Salon

Help keep Salon independentWhen you think of tails, cats, dogs and mammals come to mind — not exoplanets.However, according to a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal, astronomers have discovered that a massive, gaseous, exoplanet in space has a giant tail. Known as WASP-69b — an exoplanet that is nearly the same size as Jupiter…
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Trump co-defendant in Georgia accuses prosecutors of misconduct – The Washington Post

ATLANTA — A co-defendant in the Georgia election-interference case against former president Donald Trump has accused Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis of conducting an improper relationship with the case’s lead prosecutor and asked a judge to disqualify the entire prosecution team from the case.Mike Roman, one of Trump’s remaining 14 co-defendants in the…
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Trump Has Taken Presidential Immunity to its Illogical Extreme – The Atlantic

Pressed in court, Trump’s lawyers made an argument that would destroy nearly all limitations on presidential power.Donald Trump has always displayed authoritarian impulses, but the Trump who is running for president now is not the same as the Trump who ran in 2016. He is more ruthless, more dangerous, and more authoritarian than before. And…
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Judges skeptical of Trump’s presidential immunity arguments in election interference case – The Guardian US

Appeals court unconvinced by contention of Trump’s lawyer that former president enjoyed absolute immunity from prosecutionA federal appeals court on Tuesday signaled it would reject Donald Trump’s arguments that he cannot be criminally prosecuted for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results because it involved actions he took while president, questioning such an expansive…
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Trump’s return to anti-immigration message takes hold among Republicans – Roll Call

ANALYSIS — Lawmakers return this week to a standoff over immigration and the southern border, but they are not the only ones focusing on the hot-button issue. Former President Donald Trump has drawn outrage — as well as comparisons to Adolf Hitler — over his recent comments about migrants “poisoning the blood” of America. But…
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Amalija Knavs, mother of former first lady Melania Trump, dies at 78 – CBS News

Watch CBS News By S. Dev, Caroline Linton Updated on: January 9, 2024 / 9:40 PM EST / CBS News Amalija Knavs, the mother of former first lady Melania Trump, has died, Melania Trump said on social media Tuesday evening. Knavs was 78.“It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved…
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Judge asks if a president can order SEAL Team 6 to assasinate a rival. Hear Trump's lawyer respond – CNN

Judge asks if a president can order SEAL Team 6 to assasinate a rival. Hear Trump’s lawyer respond  CNNsource

Judge rejects Trump 14th Amendment claim in Nevada by GOP political competitor – The Hill

A federal judge in Nevada dismissed a ballot eligibility challenge against former President Trump on Tuesday, ruling the challenger does not have proper standing.Federal Judge Gloria Navarro determined that the man who brought the challenge, long-shot GOP presidential candidate John Anthony Castro, didn’t have authentic standing to bring the suit, because he filed to run…
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Haley holds second place in New Hampshire behind Trump, polls show – POLITICO

ELECTIONS Whether Nikki Haley is within striking distance of Donald Trump depends on the survey. The University of New Hampshire/CNN poll shows the gap between former President Donald Trump Trump and Nikki Haley in the single digits | Robert F. Bukaty/AP By Lisa Kashinsky 01/09/2024 09:08 AM EST Link CopiedNikki Haley is holding steady in…
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Trump plans to deliver a closing argument at his civil fraud trial, AP sources say – The Associated Press

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at a Washington hotel, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, after attending a hearing before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals at the federal courthouse in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump aims to deliver his own…
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Trump Attorney Tells Judges Presidential Immunity Would Even Cover Assassinating Rivals, Selling Pardons – The Messenger

Advancing a sweeping interpretation of executive immunity, Donald Trump’s attorney told a federal appeals court on Tuesday that U.S. presidents could not be prosecuted for selling pardons or assassinating political rivals through SEAL Team Six.Trump’s lead attorney D. John Sauer argued that only a president who has been impeached and removed from office in a…
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Trump Calls For AI Controls After Mark Ruffalo Posts Fake Photos Of Him With Young Girls On ‘Epstein’ Plane – Forbes

Former President Donald Trump accused “Democrats” of using artificial intelligence to link him to Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday amid ongoing fallout from allegations in newly released court documents linking a number of powerful figures, including Trump, to the sex offender.Former President Donald Trump, Melania Trump, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and British … [+] socialite…
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Poll: Trump thumping Biden in Michigan — but losing to Whitmer – POLITICO

Elections “If I were a Democrat in Michigan, I would be breaking the emergency fire alarms,” the pollster says. Other recent state and national polls have found former President Trump with a similar strong lead over President Joe Biden. | Alex Brandon/AP By Olivia Alafriz 01/09/2024 08:10 PM EST Link CopiedDonald Trump is trouncing Joe…
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Maine House votes down GOP effort to impeach election official who removed Trump from ballot – ABC News

Democrats who control the Maine Legislature have turned back a Republican effort to impeach the state’s top election official for her decision to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballotAUGUSTA, Maine — Democrats who control the Maine Legislature on Tuesday rejected a Republican effort to impeach the state's top election official for her decision…
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‘He doesn’t give a damn about people:’ Biden campaign hits Trump comments on economy crashing – The Hill

President Biden’s reelection campaign bashed former President Trump on Tuesday after he said he hoped the U.S. economy would crash in the next 12 months, arguing he doesn’t care about people.“Donald Trump should just say he doesn’t give a damn about people, because that’s exactly what he’s telling the American people when he says he hopes the…
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Trump plans to deliver a closing argument at his civil fraud trial, AP sources say – Yahoo Finance

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump aims to deliver his own closing argument Thursday in his New York civil business fraud trial in addition to his legal team’s summations, according to two people familiar with the highly unusual plan.Trump is a defendant in the case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.…
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