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A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

Iowa caucusgoers increasingly prefer Trump, even amid legal challenges – NBC News

Iowa caucusgoers increasingly prefer Trump, even amid legal challenges  NBC Newssource

Supreme Court Agrees to Consider Special Counsel's Request to Rule Quickly on Trump's Immunity – The Wall Street Journal

Supreme Court Agrees to Consider Special Counsel’s Request to Rule Quickly on Trump’s Immunity  The Wall Street Journalsource

Will the Supreme Court fast track Trump's election-fraud case? What to expect. – USA TODAY

WASHINGTON − The question for the Supreme Court is whether former President Donald Trump can claim immunity from criminal charges stemming from his alleged interference in the 2020 election.The question for everyone else: How soon will the Supreme Court decide?Special counsel Jack Smith’s unusual appeal to the nation’s top court Monday is largely about timing. Smith…
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Biden on Trump 'dictator' remark: 'He's saying it out loud' – Reuters

An American Flag on the U.S. Capitol Building is seen in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPHILADELPHIA, Dec 11 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden told donors at a political fundraiser on Monday that former President Donald Trump is a threat to U.S. democracy and said the Republican had pledged…
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Yes, Trump can win the 2024 election. Here are four reasons why – Yahoo News

Yes, Trump can win the 2024 election. Here are four reasons why  Yahoo Newssource

US Supreme Court asked to decide if Trump has immunity from prosecution – FRANCE 24 English

Federal prosecutors asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to rule quickly on whether former president Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution so his trial on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election can go ahead as scheduled. Issued on: 12/12/2023 – 02:08“This case presents a fundamental question at the heart of our democracy: whether a…
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Trump says he'll be a dictator. What does that really mean? – WBUR News

Advertisement<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/12/11/trump-dictator-reelection"></iframe>Here & Now host Robin Young speaks with New York University history professor and expert on authoritarianism Ruth Ben-Ghiat about the dangers of former President Donald Trump’s authoritarianism.This segment aired on December 11, 2023.Advertisement source

Supreme Court to consider Trump’s immunity claims after Jack Smith’s request – The Washington Post

The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider special counsel Jack Smith’s request to fast-track consideration of Donald Trump’s claim he is immune from prosecution for alleged election obstruction in 2020 — intensifying the legal jockeying over whether Trump’s criminal trial in D.C. will stay on schedule for early next year.The decision by the nation’s…
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How the 2016 election could factor into the case accusing Trump of trying to overturn the 2020 race – The Associated Press

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – Printouts of some of the Facebook and Instagram ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and stir up tensions around divisive social issues, released by members of the U.S. House Intelligence committee, photographed in Washington, are photographed on Nov. 1, 2017.…
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3 things to know about Trump's defense in his New York civil fraud trial – ABC News

Trump's defense attorneys are scheduled to rest their case today.Donald Trump was nearly halfway through his testimony in his civil fraud trial last month when he pulled a rumpled note from his jacket."I would love to read this, Your Honor, if I could. Am I allowed to do that?" Trump asked the judge, waiving the…
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Donald Trump Declines Opportunity to Throw Another Tantrum on the Witness Stand – Vanity Fair

Donald Trump Declines Opportunity to Throw Another Tantrum on the Witness Stand  Vanity Fairsource

Giuliani’s Lawyer Whines That Defamation Damages Could ‘End’ Rudy – Rolling Stone

By Nikki McCann Ramirez Lawyers for Rudy Giuliani are begging jurors not to grant two Georgia election workers the up-to $43 million in damages they’ve requested in their defamation case against the former Trump attorney.  Before the court on Monday, Giuliani’s lawyer Joe Sibley called the proposed damages “the civil equivalent of the death penalty.”…
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New Hampshire Gov. Sununu to endorse Haley as she hopes to catch up to Trump – ABC News

It's a shake-up in a key early voting state in the 2024 Republican primary.New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu plans to endorse Nikki Haley in the 2024 Republican primary on Tuesday night, according to sources familiar — a shake-up in a key early voting state where Haley and a few others have only weeks left to…
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Tucker Carlson Addresses Trump Running Mate Speculation With Next-Level Toadying – HuffPost

Reporter, HuffPostFormer Fox News personality Tucker Carlson has poured cold water on speculation that he may join former President Donald Trump on the Republican 2024 ticket.Trump himself has suggested he may be open to the idea of the conspiracy theorist — who frequently promoted racist and far-right talking points on his prime-time Fox show until…
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Donald Trump's base is calling the shots among Republicans before 2024 – USA TODAY

WASHINGTON — The political fates of Donald Trump and the Republican Party depend on a large group of voters who don’t really consider themselves Republicans. They’re much more loyal to Trump than the GOP.According to an NBC News poll released in November, 34% of GOP voters consider themselves more supporters of Trump than supporters of…
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Jack Smith goes full court press to keep Trump’s D.C. trial on track – MSNBC

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsBy Jordan RubinUPDATE (Dec. 11, 2023, 6:30 p.m. ET): The Supreme Court on Monday granted expedited review of special counsel Jack Smith’s request for the justices to immediately review Donald Trump’s presidential immunity and double jeopardy claims in his federal election interference case in Washington.To be clear, the court hasn’t…
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To protect our democracy, Donald Trump must be barred from the Colorado ballot – Colorado Newsline

Attorney Eric Olson, far right, argues before the Colorado Supreme Court on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Denver. The oral arguments before the court were held after both sides appealed a ruling by a Denver District Court judge on whether to allow former President Donald Trump to be included on Colorado’s presidential ballot. (AP, pool/David…
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With his empire at stake, Trump has spent $2.5 million on expert testimony in his fraud trial – ABC News

His bill for experts is a small part of his increasingly costly legal defense.Former President Donald Trump, fighting to maintain the real estate empire that helped propel him to the White House, spent at least $2.5 million on expert witnesses who have testified in his New York civil fraud trial over the last month, according…
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Investigators accessed Trump White House cell phone records and plan to use them at trial, special counsel says – CBS News

Watch CBS News By Robert Legare, Robert Costa December 11, 2023 / 10:26 PM EST / CBS News Washington — Federal investigators have gained access to White House cellphone records — including a phone used by former President Donald Trump — and could use that information as evidence in the special counsel’s 2020 election-related trial, prosecutors revealed…
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Massachusetts lawyers move to bump Trump off ballot. Fat chance, says MassGOP – Boston Herald

E-EditionSign up for email newsletters Sign up for email newslettersE-Edition Trending: An effort is underway to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot in Massachusetts, according to documents reviewed by the Herald.Former candidate for attorney general and well-heeled labor lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan is apparently seeking litigants to join her effort to bump…
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Trump special counsel asks Supreme Court to decide presidential immunity question in election case – CNBC

Trump special counsel asks Supreme Court to decide presidential immunity question in election case  CNBCsource

Trump expands ‘commanding’ lead in Iowa a month before caucus, poll shows – The Guardian US

Former president received 51% support despite facing 91 criminal charges and warnings of authoritarian threat he posesA little over a month before the Iowa caucus kicks off the Republican presidential primary, Donald Trump has expanded his “commanding” lead in the first-to-vote state, a new Des Moines Register/NBC News poll found.The 77-year-old former president faces 91…
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Jack Smith seeks to call Trump's bluff at Supreme Court – The Washington Post

The question of Donald Trump’s criminal jeopardy could be headed to the Supreme Court sooner rather than later. That’s after special counsel Jack Smith on Monday requested that the court conduct an expedited review of Trump’s claims to “absolute” immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct in office. The court quickly signaled it will consider the…
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Special counsel might use data from a phone Trump used on January 6 in election interference trial – CNN

Special counsel might use data from a phone Trump used on January 6 in election interference trial  CNNsource

Two Georgia election workers sue Giuliani for millions, alleging he took their "good names" – CBS News

Watch CBS News By Robert Legare, Melissa Quinn Updated on: December 11, 2023 / 3:53 PM EST / CBS News Washington — Jury selection has been completed in the high-profile defamation lawsuit against former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, tied to his alleged efforts to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. A jury…
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