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A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

Paul Ryan calls Trump a 'populist, authoritarian narcissist' – POLITICO

Politics The former House speaker has already insisted that Trump will cause a Republican loss in 2024. House Speaker Paul Ryan greets President Donald Trump at a dinner in March 2018, when their relationship was still publicly amiable. | Evan Vucci/AP By Andrew Zhang 12/13/2023 08:47 PM EST Link CopiedAfter already blaming him for repeated…
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Trump Got a Big Sign the Supreme Court Doesn't Have His Back – VICE

Former President Donald Trump has tried every legal trick in the book to postpone his four upcoming criminal trials past election day.But his master plan just ran into a big problem.  That’s because the Supreme Court showed it’s willing to move at lightning speed this week, when it agreed to fast-track an urgent request from Special…
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The New York courthouse where Trump is on trial is evacuated briefly as firefighters arrive – The Associated Press

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.New York firefighters walk up to the entrance of New York Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in New York. The courthouse in New York City where former President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial has been taking place was evacuated Wednesday hours after testimony had concluded for…
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Trump says despite his polling lead, he needs Iowans to 'put big numbers up' and caucus for him – 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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Testimony is completed in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial – CNN

Testimony is completed in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial  CNNsource

Janet Yellen says the Trump administration's China policies left the US more vulnerable – Yahoo News

Janet Yellen says the Trump administration’s China policies left the US more vulnerable  Yahoo Newssource

Trump jabs at Hunter Biden skipping congressional deposition: ‘Went to the wrong place’ – Fox News

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Trump lawyers say special counsel is a Grinch who would ruin holidays for attorneys – CNN

Trump lawyers say special counsel is a Grinch who would ruin holidays for attorneys  CNNsource

Video: Trump becomes DeSantis' new target at CNN town hall – CNN

Video: Trump becomes DeSantis’ new target at CNN town hall  CNNsource

'See you next year,' Trump fraud trial judge says as testimony ends – Business Insider

Jump to More than 10 weeks of testimony reached an end on Tuesday in the Trump civil fraud trial in New York, with lawyers for both sides now sent home to spend their holiday breaks writing 50-page closing briefs.The parties won’t gather again in person until closing arguments set for January 11, only four days…
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Trump’s election-interference case may get boost from US supreme court – The Guardian US

High court to consider whether obstruction statute is too broad to be used in connection with January 6 attackA decision by the US supreme court to take a case linked to the January 6 attack on the Capitol could have consequences altering the trajectory of the criminal case against Donald Trump over his effort to…
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Judge puts Trump’s 2020 election interference case on hold – The Guardian US

Judge Tanya Chutkan agrees to pause proceedings while ex-president pursues claims he is immune from prosecutionDonald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington will be put on hold while the former president further pursues his claims that he is immune from prosecution, the judge overseeing the case ruled Wednesday.US district judge Tanya Chutkan agreed to…
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Michigan elections director testifies as prosecutors outline case against false Trump electors – The Associated Press

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Michigan Elections Director Jonathan Brater is called as a witness Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Lansing, Mich., during a preliminary examination for six of the 15 Michigan Republicans who face forgery and other charges for serving as false electors for then-President Donald Trump in 2020. Brater was questioned…
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You can own a piece of Donald Trump's Fulton County mugshot suit – Atlanta News First

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – You can now own a piece of what is being touted as the “most historically significant artifact in United States history.”Former president Donald Trump is selling pieces of the suit he wore during his Aug. 24, 2023, booking at the infamous Fulton County Jail.Trump made the announcement on his…
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Video: Trump hasn't been doing as many campaign rallies. Maggie Haberman explains why – CNN

Video: Trump hasn’t been doing as many campaign rallies. Maggie Haberman explains why  CNNsource

Donald Trump sells pieces of suit worn during Georgia booking – New York Daily News

Daily News e-EditionEvening e-EditionSign up for email newsletters Sign up for email newslettersDaily News e-EditionEvening e-Edition Trending: Donald Trump is selling pieces of the suit he wore for his August mugshot taken in a Fulton County, Ga., jailhouse.For $4,653, supporters get a small bit of fabric from the garments along with 47 NFT digital trading…
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Judge pauses Trump’s Jan. 6 case amid appeal to toss it – The Hill

A federal judge agreed Wednesday to pause proceedings in former President Trump’s election interference case while he appeals a decision rejecting his efforts to toss the case.The decision from Judge Tanya Chutkan “automatically stays any further proceedings that would move this case towards trial or impose additional burdens of litigation on Defendant.”Trump last week appealed an…
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Appeals court denies Trump's 'presidential immunity' argument in defamation lawsuit – The Associated Press

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.E. Jean Carroll leaves Manhattan federal court, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)E. Jean Carroll arrives at Manhattan federal court, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives to board his plane at…
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Port: Would Trump be a dictator? Let's ask his lawyers – INFORUM

ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTMINOT — Imagine, if you will, dear reader, that former President Barack Obama argued that, by dint of being the president, he was absolutely immune from criminal prosecution. Imagine he did this not in a bombastic way, not in some throw-away line from a stump speech to sympathetic partisans, but in an official way that…
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Trump Lawyers Call Jack Smith 'Grinch' for Ruining Christmas in New Filing – The Daily Beast

SEARCHThe former president’s team complained that Smith’s attempt to fast-track his appeal would require them to “work round-the-clock through the holidays.”Breaking News ReporterDonald Trump’s attorneys are accusing Jack Smith’s heart of being two sizes too small this holiday season, complaining in a new filing that the special counsel is attempting to steal their Christmas, Grinch-style.The…
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No more witnesses in Trump fraud trial, but verdict is at least a month away – POLITICO

Legal Closing arguments in the New York civil fraud case are slated for Jan. 11. New York Attorney General Tish James, seen here arriving in court on Oct. 24, 2023, called the final witness in her civil fraud case against Donald Trump. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images By Erica Orden 12/13/2023 03:10 PM EST Link CopiedNEW…
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Judge puts hold on Trump's federal election interference case while appeals process plays out – ABC News

Special counsel Jack Smith had opposed a stay to keep the case on track.The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's federal election interference case in Washington, D.C., has stayed proceedings in the case while the appeals process plays out.Trump's lawyers had requested the proceedings be stayed but special counsel Jack Smith's team opposed an all-out…
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When Republicans shrug at Trump’s authoritarian words and are proven wrong – The Washington Post

As Donald Trump’s rhetoric has taken a turn for the authoritarian in the 2024 campaign, his party has largely stood back and stood by.Republicans have shrugged at Trump’s pledge to make his second presidential term about retribution against his enemies. When he floated the “termination” of articles of the Constitution, they largely ignored it. The…
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Michael Cohen’s Lawyer Cites Fake Cases In Early Probation Release Bid, Court Says – Forbes

The lawyer representing Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-enemy, allegedly cited several bogus court cases in a bid to cut Cohen’s three-year probation period short, according to a filing, resulting in potential sanctions for the lawyer if he can’t provide copies of the cases.Cohen was sentenced in 2018. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)The…
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Coup bombshell: Trump's anti-police agenda ensnares new GOP speaker vowing to hide MAGA fugitives – MSNBC

Coup bombshell: Trump’s anti-police agenda ensnares new GOP speaker vowing to hide MAGA fugitives  MSNBCsource