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One of Donald Trump’s lawyers on Tuesday made a shocking new defense of “presidential immunity”—and in the process accidentally destroyed one of the former president’s arguments for why he shouldn’t be charged for his role in the January 6 insurrection.Trump has repeatedly insisted that he cannot be prosecuted for trying to overturn the 2020 election,…
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Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s latest bad day in court, Biden calling him a ‘loser’, and the flight that lost a door at 16,000ftLate-night hosts recapped another day in court for Donald Trump on Tuesday, this time in Washington for a hearing about potential immunity from charges related to his role in fomenting the January 6…
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Trump lawyers argue he should be ‘completely immune from prosecution’ in election interference  NBC Newssource

Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis came out sniping at one another in their first one-on-one match-up on CNN’s debate stage in Des Moines, Iowa, while former President Trump counterprogrammed with a Fox News town hall in the same city. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie suspended his GOP presidential campaign just hours before the dueling…
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At a Fox News town hall airing in competition with the two-candidate GOP presidential debate, Trump took the credit for ending the right to abortion.

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley called the argument from former President Trump’s attorney that the assassination of political rivals is protected by presidential immunity “ridiculous.”  Haley said at the CNN GOP presidential debate Wednesday that common sense needs to be considered when evaluating what is protected under presidential immunity and what is not.  “That’s ridiculous.…
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Fox News anchor Bret Baier worked hard to convince former President Trump to participate in a town hall in Iowa, slated to take place Wednesday and compete directly with the fifth Republican primary debate on CNN. “It’s not easy,” Baier told the New York Times this week about his efforts to encourage the former president…
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Former President Trump on Wednesday suggested he knows who’s in the running as his vice presidential pick should he win the GOP nomination. Trump attended a Fox News town hall in Iowa, where anchor Martha MacCallum asked who would be in contention to join him on the Republican ticket. “Well I can’t tell you that…
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Ex-president and Republican frontrunner claims he is victim of political persecution in remarks after court hearing in WashingtonThere will be “bedlam” in the US if criminal cases deny Donald Trump a White House return, said the former president who incited the deadly January 6 attack on Congress but who is the clear frontrunner for the…
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Arthur Engoron said over email Trump could address court if he agreed to certain terms but ex-president’s lawyers fail to agreeDonald Trump’s plans to deliver closing arguments on Thursday in his New York civil business fraud trial were dashed on Wednesday by the judge overseeing the case.Trump had planned to give his own speech in…
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Trump Federal Election CaseAdvertisementA ruling by the court, and the timing of its decision, could be a major factor in determining when, or even whether, the former president will go to trial in the federal election case.By Charlie Savage and Alan FeuerA three-judge panel of the federal appeals court in Washington heard arguments on Tuesday…
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CNN Poll: Haley trims Trump’s lead to single digits in New Hampshire  CNNsource

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley hit Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the state of his campaign at the CNN Republican debate in Des Moines on Wednesday.  “The best way to tell about a candidate is to see how they run their campaign,” Haley said. “He has blown through 150 million dollars,” she added, referring to…
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What to WatchAdvertisementSupported byBest of Late NightJimmy Fallon joked that Trump has so many trials that “at this point, the courtroom sketch artist doesn’t even draw him — she just traces the grooves in her desk.”By Trish BendixWelcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep —…
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Former President Trump on Wednesday predicted there would be a stock market crash if he does not win the presidential election in November. Trump was asked at a Fox News town hall in Iowa about his previous comments in which he said he hoped any economic downturn would happen in the next 12 months because…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis accused former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley of being more liberal than California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) during Wednesday’s Republican presidential primary debate in Iowa.  “I debated the governor of California, Gavin Newsom,” DeSantis said near the beginning of the CNN debate in Des Moines. “I thought he lied a lot.…
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But ignoring the Constitution to please his supporters would be a complete breakdown of the rule of law.In the short weeks since the Colorado Supreme Court threw Donald Trump off the ballot on the grounds that he is barred from office for engaging in “insurrection or rebellion” under the Fourteenth Amendment, the apologists for a…
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Geoff Bennett Geoff Bennett Ali Schmitz Ali Schmitz Ian Couzens Ian Couzens Leave your feedbackDonald Trump was in court in Washington while his attorneys argued the former president is immune from federal prosecution connected to the Jan. 6 attack. The three judge appeals panel seemed skeptical of the argument that Trump was acting in his…
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Watch CBS News January 10, 2024 / 7:44 AM EST / AP Nominating Donald Trump would make the 2024 election about his legal troubles rather than the nation’s ills under President Joe Biden, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday, hours after Trump appeared in court to argue he’s immune from prosecution. DeSantis appealed directly to…
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Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie speaks at a town hall campaign event at Mitchell Hill BBQ Grill and Brew, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Rochester, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Republican presidential candidate former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a town hall campaign event at Mitchell Hill…
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Election 2024 Live Updates: Latest News on Chris Christie and DeSantis-Haley Debate  The New York Timessource

Chris Christie urged GOP primary voters to not support former President Trump after the former New Jersey governor dropped out of the race Wednesday. Christie announced at a New Hampshire campaign event Wednesday that he would be suspending his campaign for the presidency, saying that he sees no viable path for him to clinch the…
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‘Biden Against Democracy,’ the Right’s Favorite Trump Rationale  New York Magazinesource

On today’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Donald Trump’s lawyer makes an immunity appeal in court. USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Bart Jansen has the latest. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has disclosed the illness that’s kept him hospitalized. USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page looks at Nikki Haley’s chances in New Hampshire, according to recent polling. AI is…
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AdvertisementSupported byA town hall in Iowa on Wednesday is the network’s first live interview with the former president in nearly two years, the latest twist in a long-running drama.By Michael M. GrynbaumOne of television’s longest-running soap operas is about to start a new chapter.Donald J. Trump has not appeared for a live interview on Fox…
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