Trump blasts New York AG amid ongoing fraud trial: ‘I have no rights’
Former President Trump called out New York Attorney General Letitia James in a video on Truth Social, claiming the Democrat was depriving him of his rights. “This case should never have been brought and should never have been allowed,” Trump said in the video. “I have no rights.” Trump has complained he’s not eligible for…
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Kinzinger says vote against Jordan ‘almost’ as big as Jan. 6 votes
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said during a Tuesday television appearance that the vote against Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the Republican nominee for Speaker, was nearly as consequential as standing up against the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6. “This is almost as big in my mind of a moment as standing up against…
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'Republicans eat their young': Trump makes ‘really strange’ attack on GOP critics – MSNBC
WATCH LIVE: Jim Jordan loses first vote for House speaker, expected to try again Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsFormer President Donald Trump posted a video on Truth Social over the weekend criticizing Senator Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, former Attorney General Bill Barr, and others in the GOP he denounced as “RINOs,” claiming that "Republicans…
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Trump Falsely Claims Mar-A-Lago Is World’s Most Expensive House
“It’s worth a fortune! It’s the most expensive house probably in the world, and they said it was worth $18 million,” the former president said.
Trump scheduled to be questioned in lawsuits from ex-FBI employees who sent negative texts about him – The Associated Press
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok testifies before the House Committees on the Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform during a hearing on Capitol Hill, July 12, 2018, in Washington. Donald Trump is set to be questioned under oath as part of lawsuits from two former…
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How Trump, other high earners had their taxes leaked – POLITICO
Finance & Tax IRS consultant Charles Littlejohn, who faces up to five years in prison, didn’t use a particularly elaborate scheme to obtain thousands of confidential returns from wealthy people. Shortly before the presidential election, the New York Times published a blockbuster report showing Donald Trump frequently paid little or nothing in taxes. | Charlie…
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Judge cites ‘significant and immediate risk’ Trump comments pose in Jan. 6 case gag order
The judge overseeing former President Trump’s election interference case cited the threats and harassment leveled against those he targets as rationale for barring him from making certain statements in a new gag order. A written order from Judge Tanya Chutkan bars Trump from making statements that “target” witnesses and attorneys in the case, including prosecutors and court…
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Trump set to return to the civil fraud trial that could threaten his business empire – ABC News
State lawyers are attempting to unravel what they say are years of fraud.Former President Donald Trump is expected to return Tuesday to the New York City courtroom where the future of his business empire is being decided.Trump's three-day attendance two weeks ago at the start of the $250 million civil trial transformed what would normally…
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Ex-IRS contractor pleads guilty to illegally disclosing Trump's tax returns – CBS News
Watch CBS News By Robert Legare, Michael Kaplan October 12, 2023 / 4:25 PM / CBS News Washington — A former IRS contractor who was charged with illegally disclosing the tax return information of former President Donald Trump and thousands of wealthy Americans pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of disclosing tax return information. Charles…
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Judge Chutkan Finds Trump Poses ‘Grave Threat’ To Judicial Process In Gag Order
The coup-attempting former president is banned from attacking prosecutors, judicial staff and witnesses, but is allowed to criticize Biden and the DOJ.
Trump, under fire for Israel comments, proposes fresh crackdown on Muslim immigrants – The Washington Post
CLIVE, Iowa — Former president Donald Trump, condemned by his Republican rivals and others last week for calling Hezbollah militants “very smart,” responded Monday by proposing harsher restrictions on immigration based on ideology, targeting Hamas sympathizers and critics of Israel.In addition to blocking people from entering the country based on ideological screenings, Trump said he…
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Donald Trump's truth: why liars might sometimes be considered … – The Conversation
Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol Postdoc Researcher, Graz University of Technology Stephan Lewandowsky acknowledges financial support from the European Research Council (ERC Advanced Grant 101020961 PRODEMINFO), the Humboldt Foundation through a research award, the Volkswagen Foundation (grant "Reclaiming individual autonomy and democratic discourse online: How to rebalance human and algorithmic decision making"), and…
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Iowa attorney general endorses Trump – The Hill
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird (R) endorsed former President Trump during a campaign rally in Adel, Iowa, on Monday, making her the second statewide elected official in the Hawkeye State to wade into the 2024 GOP primary.“We need a new president in the White House. I am so glad to get to be here today…
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Trump on gag order in Jan. 6 case: ‘We’re being railroaded’
Former President Trump on Tuesday criticized the partial gag order placed on him by the federal judge overseeing the prosecution of him for alleged crimes related to the 2020 election. “We’re being railroaded,” the former president said outside of a courtroom in New York where he is facing a separate civil fraud trial. “And I…
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Trump's Lawyers Aren't Even Trying to Win His NY Fraud Case – The Daily Beast
SEARCHTrump’s legal team seems more concerned with leaving landmines in the court record than winning his New York fraud trial, The Daily Beast’s Jose Pagliery says on The New Abnormal.Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.Lawyers for Donald Trump have seemingly abandoned any attempts to win…
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The only thing holding the GOP back is the GOP
Jeff Landry’s surprisingly easy victory over the weekend in Louisiana is part of a global trend moving generally in the direction of conservative governance. In New Zealand, voters punished the ruling Labor Party and handed over the reins of power to a coalition of nationalist and libertarian political parties. Inflation and lingering anger at the…
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Rachel Maddow Asks Disturbing ‘Open Question’ About A Jim Jordan Speakership
The MSNBC host wondered what might happen if Donald Trump loses another election.
The day the Social Security funding crisis became inevitable
December 20, 1977. If not a date that will live in infamy, it is the date on which a Social Security funding crisis was made inevitable. Had Congress acted differently on that day, by adopting the unanimous recommendations of a congressionally appointed expert panel, Social Security’s $22 trillion funding shortfall would not exist, and retirees would not…
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Judge grants limited gag order in Trump's federal election interference case – ABC News
Prosecutors had asked for restrictions on Trump to protect potential jurors.In a decision that could affect the way Donald Trump campaigns against his political opponents as he seeks to reclaim the presidency, the federal judge in Trump's federal election interference case has granted part of the government's request for a narrowly tailored gag order against…
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Christie slams Trump’s ‘awful temperament’ following narrow gag order
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie slammed former President Trump on Monday for his “awful temperament” in response to his mounting legal challenges. Judge Tanya Chutkan agreed Monday to impose a “narrow” gag order prohibiting the former president from attacking witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and their families involved in his Jan. 6 election interference case. Asked…
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Some New Hampshire Dems opt to vote in GOP primary to defeat Trump – USA TODAY
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire Democrats aren’t happy with their party over a move to strip the state of its first-in-the-nation primary status, but they’re not necessarily looking for a new one. With the incumbent Democratic President Joe Biden unlikely to compete in the state’s contest amid the dispute, several national organizations urged Democratic voters in New…
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Try To Watch Jesse Watters’ Analysis Of Trump Gag Order Without Gagging
The Fox News host claimed Trump was being muzzled for merely “talking” by Judge Tanya Chutkan.
Biden campaign joins Donald Trump's Truth Social platform – The Verge
By Makena Kelly, a reporter who covers the politics and power influencing the tech industry. Before joining The Verge in 2018, she covered Congress and breaking news.President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign launched its own account on former President Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, on Monday, as first reported by Fox News. “Well. Let’s see…
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Trump, campaigning in Iowa, vows to ban Gaza refugees from US if he wins a second term – The Associated Press
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Former President Donald Trump speaks during a commit to caucus rally, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Adel, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Former President Donald Trump reacts after a commit to caucus rally, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Adel, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Former President Donald Trump reacts after a commit…
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Forget governance: Dysfunctional Republicans are putting on a show
Addressing the 1960 Republican Convention after Vice President Richard Nixon acceded to New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller’s demands to adopt more liberal positions in the party’s platform, Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz) addressed his disappointed supporters: “Let’s grow up conservatives! If we want to take this party back — as I think we can someday — let’s get…
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