The Georgia indictment is a test not just of the US’s domestic politics, but its international image. The world is watching.In 1977, the by-then-former United States President Richard Nixon gave up the proverbial game. In an interview with British broadcaster David Frost, he seemed to provide an explanation for why he felt he could so brazenly ignore…
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Former president Donald Trump endorses Michigan gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon at the Save America Rally at Macomb Community College Center on October 1, 2022.Ryan Sun | rsun@mlive.comOne-time Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon said former President Donald Trump told her to change her messaging on abortion during her 2022 campaign, but was too late, she said…
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Judge in Trump classified docs case cancels tentative August 25 … CNNsource
Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Eric Tucker, Associated Press Eric Tucker, Associated Press Leave your feedbackWASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for Donald Trump was back in court Friday after being ordered to answer questions before a grand jury investigating…
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Law and Order Homeland Security officials can’t use politicians’ names in their assessments. But I can. Former President Donald Trump has become a focal point of domestic extremist groups, and by not denouncing them, they have adopted him as a de facto spiritual leader. | Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo Opinion by Donell Harvin 08/05/2023 07:00…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsWhen Donald Trump was arrested a little more than a week ago in Georgia on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election, he journeyed to Atlanta’s Fulton County jail in a flashy motorcade, submitted to a mug shot that made worldwide news, then proclaimed election interference by President Joe Biden’s…
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The sign on Trump Tower going up in June, 2014. It has to come down someday, doesn’t it?Photo by Neil SteinbergThere’s a lot of money in the world. It can be a challenge to figure out new ways to show it off.Not one but two homeowners within dog-walking distance of my place in Northbrook have…
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Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Former President Donald Trump’s one-time attorney Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty Friday to 13 felony counts in the Georgia election interference case, joining his former client and 10 others charged in the sweeping indictment.Giuliani, 79, waived his right to a formal in-person arraignment, which had been scheduled…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsWASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump, the front-runner in polls for the 2024 Republican nomination, is seeking to delay his federal trial on charges related to his efforts to stop the peaceful transfer of power and retain the White House following his 2020 election loss.In a court filing Thursday, Trump’s attorneys…
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New Hampshire school board members are losing seats because of ‘Trump Republican’ brand, Sununu says NBC Newssource
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday said he believes the argument some legal experts are making that former President Trump is disqualified from holding elected office again because of the 14th Amendment is “valid,” adding that the part of the Amendment that bans those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding elected office “fits Donald Trump…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsIf former President Donald Trump committed a “technical violation of the Constitution,” it doesn’t mean he necessarily broke any criminal laws, John Lauro, Trump’s criminal defense attorney, argued Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”Lauro appeared to signal how he’d defend the former president in a trial that will stem from the…
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A camera clicks. In a fraction of a second, the shutter opens and then closes, freezing forever the image in front of it.When the camera shutter blinked inside an Atlanta jail on Thursday, it both created and documented a tiny inflection point in American life. Captured for posterity, there was a former president of the…
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Why Biden and Trump need each other in order to win in 2024 CNNsource
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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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is walking a fine line when it comes to President Biden, endorsing him ahead of the 2024 election while also criticizing some of his policies and staying silent on what her role will be on the campaign trail heading into next year. The progressive congresswoman confirmed earlier this year that she…
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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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Schiff said there is a “valid argument” for keeping Donald Trump off of ballots next year.
Video: New allegations made in Trump’s New York fraud case CNNsource
The GOP presidential candidate defended the indicted ex-president despite claiming he disagrees with much of his behavior during the 2020 election.
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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Republican strategist Terry Sullivan on Sunday called out 2024 GOP primary candidates for not engaging directly enough with former President Trump, the leading primary candidate by far, saying they have no chance of winning the party’s nomination if they avoid attacking the front-runner. Sullivan, who managed Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) 2016 presidential campaign, warned 2024…
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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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