Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro, who was among the 19 defendants indicted in Georgia Monday for efforts to overturn the 2020 election, was present outside the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, CNN reported Friday, a discovery that could help prosecutors in their case against the Trump ally.Trump supporters clash with…
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Legal Some scholars say Trump is disqualified under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause. Here’s how the courts might wade in. Under a legal theory that’s gaining traction among Democrats and anti-Trump Republicans, a seldom-used clause in the 14th Amendment arguably disqualifies former President Donald Trump from ever holding office again. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images By…
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Trump’s trial date provides further proof the 2024 presidential race could be the most unusual in history. Plus, McConnell freezes again and a new poll on President Biden’s age raises new concerns about America’s leaders. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Kyle Cheney of Politico, Asma Khalid of NPR, Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic and Susan Page…
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Video: New allegations made in Trump’s New York fraud case CNNsource
ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsJohn Eastman, the Trump-allied lawyer who created a memo arguing that then-Vice President Mike Pence could overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory, is asking a California judge to postpone disbarment proceedings against him over concerns that he could face criminal charges after former President Donald Trump’s federal indictment last week.In his third indictment…
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Trump stiffed his alleged co-conspirators, whose false claims brought in $250 million CNBCsource
ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsATLANTA — Rudy Giuliani, who championed former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election, pleaded not guilty Friday in the Georgia interference case.Giuliani “waives formal arraignment, pleads NOT GUILTY to all pending charges” in the indictment, attorneys for the former New York City mayor said in a court filing…
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Trump administration ‘erased’ lines between official and political business, says fmr. RNC lawyer NBC Newssource
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy meets with President Donald Trump on Air Force One during Trump’s stop at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on June 26, 2019. (White House photo by Sheila Craighead) Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy spoke publicly Thursday for the first time about his decision to endorse Republican former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential…
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New Hampshire, Michigan and Arizona are bracing for lawsuits.Efforts to keep former President Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment are gaining momentum as election officials in key states are preparing for or starting to respond to legal challenges to Trump's candidacy.The argument to disqualify Trump from appearing on primary or general…
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Former President Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded not guilty Friday to charges in Fulton County, Georgia, for his role in Trump’s efforts to overturn results of the 2020 presidential election in the state, making him the fifth defendant, including Trump, to plead not guilty in the case.In this handout provided by the Fulton County…
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. There is so much news swirling around Donald Trump, from his legal woes to his 2024 presidential campaign. What might be the most intriguing aspect of the entire situation is how little voters have…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsWASHINGTON — Four criminal indictments of Donald Trump have ignited his followers and spurred his House Republican allies to try to use the upcoming government funding deadline of Sept. 30 as leverage to undermine the prosecutions.The bad news for them: A government shutdown wouldn’t halt the criminal proceedings against the former…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday rejected Donald Trump’s claim that he was the true winner of the 2020 presidential election in his most forceful comments to date on the matter. “Whoever puts their hand on the Bible on Jan. 20 every four years is the winner,” DeSantis told NBC News…
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Trump's attorneys on this case, Jim Trusty and John Rowley, resigned on Friday.Former President Donald Trump is expected to head to Florida midday Monday ahead of his first appearance Tuesday before a federal judge regarding the 37 counts he faces from Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation, sources familiar with the planning tell ABC News.For the…
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Trump Indictment The false electors were later used by Trump allies to attempt to foment a conflict on Jan. 6, 2021 and derail the transfer of power to President Joe Biden. In Tuesday’s filing, former Georgia Republican Party Chair David Shafer underscored that the strategy was driven almost entirely by lawyers acting on Trump’s behalf.…
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What Trump thinks of Mitch McConnell’s potential replacements CNNsource
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – AUGUST 24: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta … [+] Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Trump was booked on multiple charges related to an alleged plan to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election…
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January 6 committee hearingPhoto by AL DRAGO / POOL / AFP via Getty ImagesIt’s been a particular feature of Donald Trump’s White House tenure, as well as the concurrent slate of scandals, that the general public is now familiar with a host of ancillary characters whose proximity to the former president has earned them a…
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The attorneys and DA are expected to negotiate terms of Trump's bond package.Attorneys for former President Donald Trump are expected to meet early next week with the Fulton County district attorney's office in order to negotiate terms of the bond package for the former president following this indictment last Monday, sources familiar with the matter…
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Watch Meet the Press Clip: Former Trump attorney Chesebro will get … NBC Insidersource
Pence and DeSantis said all candidates should show for Wednesday's GOP debate.Just days after a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, indicted former President Donald Trump on charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, most of his GOP primary rivals converged on the same county for a conservative conference, with several…
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Trump plots counterprogramming for GOP primary debate, sources say CNNsource
A federal court judge in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Donald Trump‘s 2024 presidential candidacy under the 14th Amendment.The lawsuit, filed a week ago, questioned Trump’s ability to appear on the Florida presidential primary ballot next year, owing to his alleged role in the Jan. 6 violence at the U.S. Capitol.In her…
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