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A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

Really!? You'll Never Guess Who Trump Said Was Better Than MLK Jr. – Yahoo News

Really!? You’ll Never Guess Who Trump Said Was Better Than MLK Jr.  Yahoo Newssource

Why Trump Won't Win – The Atlantic

His threats to democracy make him dangerous. They also make him a weak candidate.Over the past few weeks, warnings about the threat posed by Donald Trump’s potential reelection have grown louder, including in a series of articles in The Atlantic. This alarm-raising is justified and appropriate, given the looming danger of authoritarianism in American politics.…
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Republican leaders testify in court about what they knew about Michigan 2020 fake elector plan ⋆ Michigan Advance – Michigan Advance

Former Michigan GOP Chair Laura Cox testifies at the preliminary exam of six individuals charged by the state Attorney General’s Office for submit false election documents to D.C. on Dec. 14, 2023. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)Republican Party leaders who served in 2020 offered their accounts in court Thursday of what they knew prior to 16…
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Appeals court again upholds gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting about judge’s staff – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeNEW YORK — A New York appeals court has again upheld a gag order that bars Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel in his civil fraud trial, ruling Thursday that the former president’s lawyers used the wrong legal mechanism to fight the restriction.A four-judge panel in…
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Testimony in Trump NY Fraud Trial Ends, but Verdict Expected in 2024 – The New York Times

Trump Civil Fraud TrialAdvertisementSupported byThe final witness appeared Wednesday as weeks of bitter and obscure arguments ended. A judge is expected to decide the case next year.By Jonah E. Bromwich and Kate ChristobekThe sprawling civil fraud trial of Donald J. Trump dragged to an end on Wednesday as defense lawyers interrupted a witness who was…
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Paul Ryan Sums Up Donald Trump With 3 Blunt Words – Yahoo News

Paul Ryan Sums Up Donald Trump With 3 Blunt Words  Yahoo Newssource

Opinion | The Supreme Court Can Stop Trump's Delay Game – The New York Times

AdvertisementSupported byJesse WegmanBy Jesse WegmanMr. Wegman, a member of the editorial board, writes about legal issues.This is a good week to remember that in the hours after Senate Republicans refused to convict Donald Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, offered a hint of future comeuppance for the former…
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GOP Rep. Explains Impeachment Push: ‘Donald J. Trump 2024, Baby!’ – Rolling Stone

By Nikki McCann Ramirez House Republicans will vote Wednesday on whether to formalize their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The party has struggled to gin up a legitimate rationale for moving forward with the inquiry, which has yet to produce any credible evidence of wrongdoing, but one Republican is saying the quiet part out…
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Trump loves the UFC. His campaign hopes viral videos of his appearances will help him pummel rivals – The Associated Press

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – Former President Donald Trump arrives at the UFC 295 mixed martial arts event Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in New York. Trump has spent less time campaigning in early-voting states than many of his Republican primary rivals. But his campaign has been bolstering his schedule with appearances…
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Trump sells pieces from his mugshot suit with new NFT card collection – MSNBC

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsFormer President Donald Trump is selling snippets of the clothes he wore the day of his arrest in a Georgia state election case, part of a promotional pitch for a new set of NFT “digital trading cards.”Dec. 14, 2023 © 2023 NBC UNIVERSAL source

Trump's presidential immunity claim in E. Jean Carroll defamation trial is too late: appeals court – MSNBC

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsBy Clarissa-Jan LimA federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down Donald Trump’s presidential immunity claim in the upcoming E. Jean Carroll defamation trial, finding that the former president had waited too long to invoke such a defense.The three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that…
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Supporters of ‘delusion’ that Biden will beat Trump are a ‘threat to democracy,’ says Dean Phillips – NBC News

Supporters of ‘delusion’ that Biden will beat Trump are a ‘threat to democracy,’ says Dean Phillips  NBC Newssource

Second chance for Mark Meadows to move racketeering case to federal court – The Guardian US

Appeals court to consider move that could benefit both Meadows and Trump in Georgia election-interference caseA federal appeals court is expected to consider Friday whether Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, charged by Fulton county prosecutors over his role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, should see his…
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Trump's first criminal trial is scheduled to begin in March but legal appeals threaten that date – The Associated Press

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Special counsel Jack Smith is asking the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. (Dec. 11)Former President Donald Trump walks off stage during a commit to caucus rally,…
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Read Sidney Powell's 13-word apology letter to Georgia – Business Insider

Jump to When Sidney Powell pled guilty in October for her role in the plot to interfere with Georgia’s 2020 election interference case, the GOP attorney was required to submit an apology letter, expressing regret for her actions to the state and residents of Georgia.Her letter, dated October 19 and recently published by The Atlanta…
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Trump is leading big in Iowa, but these GOP women are looking at someone else – CNN

Trump is leading big in Iowa, but these GOP women are looking at someone else  CNNsource

Jack Smith Just Pulled a Serious Poker Move in His Case Against Trump – The Nation

Forgot Your Password? New to The Nation? SubscribePrint subscriber? Activate your online accessBy appealing Donald Trump’s immunity claims to the Supreme Court, Smith is hoping to force the former president’s legal team to have to abandon that defense.Special counsel Jack Smith makes a statement to the press in Washington, D.C., August 1, 2023, after former…
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Ex-SOS Terri Lynn Land says Trump lawyers wanted her at Michigan GOP false electors meeting – MLive.com

Terri Lynn Land at a election night party in Detroit Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)APLANSING, MI — Former Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land said Meshawn Maddock, a grassroots leader in the Michigan Republican Party at the time, asked her to attend a December 2020 meeting on behalf of then President Donald Trump’s…
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Opinion: Believe Trump when he vows revenge on the news media. MAGA shock troops are already on the attack – Los Angeles Times

Was it just a little joke when Orange Jesus declared to Sean Hannity that, in the event of his political resurrection, he would be a dictator on “Day One”? I didn’t take it that way. You shouldn’t either.Former President Trump’s MAGA shock troops have been announcing all over the place that a second Trump term…
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Judge pauses Jan. 6 case against Trump amid former president's appeal to dismiss – Fox News

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2023 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Fox News chief…
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‘Dictator’ Trump Plans to Deploy Massive Number of Troops on U.S. Soil – Rolling Stone

Donald Trump’s plans to give himself sweeping powers on “day one” of a new administration include sending vast numbers of U.S. troops — potentially “hundreds of thousands” — to close the southern border and to help build a new network of immigrant detention camps, three people familiar with the situation tell Rolling Stone.   Trump and…
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Trump’s first criminal trial for 2020 election interference to begin in March but legal appeals could delay – PBS NewsHour

Double your support for intelligent, in-depth, trustworthy journalism. Alanna Durkin, Associated Press Alanna Durkin, Associated Press Eric Tucker, Associated Press Eric Tucker, Associated Press Leave your feedbackWASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington once appeared likely to be the first of the former president’s criminal trials to begin, with the judge…
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Trump rails against opponents while urging Iowans to 'put big numbers up' in caucuses next month – The Associated Press

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Former President Donald Trump arrives at a commit to caucus rally, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Coralville, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Former President Donald Trump arrives at a commit to caucus rally, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Coralville, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Supporters wait to enter a former President Donald…
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Opinion | The Most Powerful Anti-Trump Argument in the GOP Has Evaporated – POLITICO

politics With Biden’s poll numbers plummeting, Trump’s electability isn’t an issue anymore. Donald Trump smiles before he delivers remarks at a Nevada Republican volunteer recruiting event at Fervent: A Calvary Chapel on July 8, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Mario Tama/Getty Images Opinion by Rich Lowry 12/14/2023 05:00 AM EST Link CopiedRich Lowry is…
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Trump scores high marks from Iowa Republicans on key candidate qualities – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeBy Bridget BowmanLikely Iowa GOP caucusgoers consistently said former President Donald Trump is the candidate who best embodies a range of qualities they’re looking for in 2024, which helps explain his commanding lead in the new NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll.A majority or a…
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