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U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan and former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll watch as Joe Tacopina, lawyer of former U.S. President Donald Trump, makes closing arguments during a civil trial where Carroll accuses Trump of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, and of defamation, in New York, U.S.,…
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Late last month, the office of special counsel Jack Smith unexpectedly produced a new charge in the indictment of former president Donald Trump for allegedly possessing national security material at his Mar-a-Lago home.It was understood from the initial allegations that Trump had allegedly sought to prevent the government from knowing about or taking possession of…
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GOP presidential hopeful Chris Christie criticized former President Trump on Friday for saying he would “love” to debate Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, after skipping the first Republican debate. “Donald Trump wants to debate Meghan Markle but not his opponents? What a joke,” Christie posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “I’m…
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) on Friday took to the stage during a rally to endorse President Trump’s 2024 reelection bid. “Tonight, Mr. President, my message is clear, it is an honor to have you with us here in South Dakota,” Noem said during the Monumental Leaders rally in Rapid City, S.D., adding, “You’ve…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsFor Donald Trump, loyalty was always key.“I value loyalty above everything else,” he once wrote.It’s a striking reminder for those who now face legal jeopardy for their associations with the former president.This week, the legal risks for two aides who’ve worked for him in Florida came into sharper view. But their once-overlapping…
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Trump replaces top Georgia lawyer ahead of surrender  CNNsource

Donald Trump Won’t Show Up to Debate His Fellow Republicans …  Vanity Fairsource

It’s hard to ignore just how many Americans would prefer not to face another election between President Biden and former President Trump.But ignoring the unhappiness is exactly what the nation’s two major parties seem determined to do: A rematch appears increasingly inevitable.If you watch cable news or read politics-oriented sites, you might not think the…
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Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) on Friday said former Trump economic adviser Peter Navarro’s contempt of Congress conviction is a “just verdict.” “It’s a just verdict. And it’s important,” Lofgren told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, claiming the conviction brought her “relief” when asked how she felt. “Mr. Navarro was the trade adviser, but his role in the…
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Former President Trump is slated to headline the Monumental Leaders rally in South Dakota on Friday evening. The event comes amid speculation that Gov. Kristi Noem will endorse Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination. It also fuels speculation that he could be courting her as his running mate.  She has been a vocal ally of the…
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Nothing to See Here, Just Donald Trump’s Attorney Admitting in …  Vanity Fairsource

Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) spoke out on Friday following revelations that a Fulton County, Ga., grand jury recommended charges against her, saying she will “make no apologies” for speaking on behalf of former President Trump. Instead, similarly to Trump, she painted the case as a political attack. “Trying to jail your party’s leading political…
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Donald Trump Spends Labor Day Weekend Planning A Revenge Tour  Vanity Fairsource

Elections A poll showing Trump with a commanding lead in Iowa belies the idea that any of his rivals have a secret sauce in the state. Iowa's devout evangelical voters, believed by many Republicans to be interested in finding a more palatable nominee, are still standing behind Donald Trump in droves. | Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsA Georgia-based special grand jury that initially investigated efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election recommended the indictments of more than three dozen people, including 21 who weren’t charged last month.A report summarizing that special purpose grand jury’s investigation was released Friday after…
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Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsThe Washington, D.C. grand jury that indicted Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss met again for the first time in four weeks, setting off speculation about whether new, additional charges could be on the way. Barbara McQuade, former U.S. attorney, and David Aaron, former federal…
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Today's e-EditionGet Morning Report and other email newsletters Get Morning Report and other email newslettersToday's e-Edition Trending: I’ll admit to being troubled by the Aug. 31 ruling by the judge in Donald Trump’s upcoming Georgia trial that the proceedings will be televised and live-streamed. With all due respect, I’d like to offer a brief dissent.…
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said voters – not prosecutors, politicians or American vice presidents – will decide the 2024 election“The American people will make their own decisions,” Raffensperger wrote Wednesday in an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal. “Country music singer Luke Bryan, a fellow Georgian,…
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Haberman on what ‘bothers’ Trump about the Georgia election case  CNNsource

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A Fulton County, Ga., special grand jury recommended charges against 39 people for their involvement in former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia, according to its final report. Only 19 people were ultimately charged last month in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s (D) years-long investigation. Some of…
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Former President Trump is way ahead in Iowa, according to a new Iowa State University/Civiqs poll finding the former president leading his rival GOP presidential candidates by a wide margin. Fifty-one percent of the 434 respondents to the poll of prospective Iowa caucusgoers said the former president is their “first choice.” Following Trump by a…
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AdvertisementSupported byNews AnalysisWith leaders of the far-right groups that helped drive the attack on the Capitol sentenced to long prison terms, attention is shifting to the fraught process of prosecuting Donald Trump.By Alan FeuerWhen Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, was sentenced on Tuesday to 22 years in prison for his central…
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John Eastman, a former lawyer for ex-President Donald Trump, dodged a question under oath on Wednesday about any conversations he may have had about replacing Vice President Mike Pence with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to certify the 2020 presidential election results, Politico reported.Grassley has consistently denied being part of any such discussions.However, it remains unclear…
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Filed under:Two conservative lawyers make a strong 14th Amendment argument. But the politics of their theory are very, very dicey.Two conservative legal scholars, members of the Federalist Society in good standing, have just published an audacious argument: that Donald Trump is constitutionally prohibited from running for president, and that state election officials have not only…
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