Eastman, an apparent Thomas devotee, was a central figure in Trump’s 2020 coup plot.Justice Clarence Thomas has secretly accepted millions of dollars worth of gifts from conservative billionaires for decades. But a group of his former clerks is insisting that Thomas has a spotless ethics record — a group that includes ethically dubious former Donald…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets Duke Energy electrical line technicians during a press conference at Duke Energy’s Operations Center in Wildwood, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to pack up and leave to escape the twin…
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Full Trump lawyer: Election fraud case will be ‘most important’ civil rights case in decades NBC Newssource
Trump has insisted that he declassified all the materials before he left office.Appearing to contradict former President Donald Trump's primary public defense in the classified documents case, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has told special counsel Jack Smith's investigators that he could not recall Trump ever ordering, or even discussing, declassifying broad…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsMANCHESTER, N.H. — Former President Donald Trump mocked Chris Christie, one of his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, over his eating habits and his weight Tuesday. “Don’t call him a fat pig,” Trump playfully admonished an audience member who shouted out during a speech at a high school gym in…
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Donald Trump surrenders in Atlanta, has mug shot taken CNNsource
Donald Trump’s motorcade zoomed into an Atlanta detention facility last week escorted by a convoy of police motorcycles leading more than a dozen other vehicles. It was like he was still in office — not facing 91 felony charges.There were police cruisers, black Secret Service Chevrolet Suburbans with shiny tires and rims, an armored police…
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Giuliani loses defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers CNNsource
AdvertisementSupported byThe lawyers said the extraordinary delay was needed given the historic nature of the case and the volume of discovery materials they will have to sort through in the coming months.By Alan FeuerLawyers for former President Donald J. Trump asked a judge on Thursday to reject the government’s proposal to take Mr. Trump to…
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Inside the cash crunch facing Trump’s Georgia co-defendants amid … CNNsource
Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during an event following his arraignment on classified document charges, at Trump National Golf Club, in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., June 13, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsFORT PIERCE, Florida, July 18 (Reuters) – Donald Trump's lawyers asked a U.S. federal judge on Tuesday not to treat…
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Former president Donald Trump has emerged as the GOP’s early front-runner in the 2024 election, despite facing four criminal indictments in New York, Florida, Washington D.C. and Georgia. If he secures the Republican Party’s nomination, he could challenge Joe Biden for the White House once again. AP’s Jill…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThe New York judge overseeing the hush money criminal case against former President Donald Trump has refused to recuse himself following an effort by Trump’s attorneys to get him to give the case to another judge for the trial, a court order filed Monday says.In his ruling, state Supreme Court Judge…
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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. David Klepper, Associated Press David Klepper, Associated Press Leave your feedbackWASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s defense attorney says the former president never asked Mike Pence to overturn the will of the voters in the 2020 election,…
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally, July 7, 2023, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Former President Donald Trump’s decision to back out of Fox News’ first GOP primary debate this week likely costs the network a chance at a very large audience for the end…
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GOP presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday said he believes he will be able to qualify for the next Republican primary debate, despite doubters. “You know that many people didn’t think I was gonna make the last debate stage, and I heard your prognosticators already say you don’t think we’re gonna…
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Former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff on Friday called former President Trump’s recent mug shot “tragic” and suggested he’s been receiving a lot of “bad counsel” lately. “I think it’s tragic, Jake,” Marc Short said in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. While Short went on to say the former president had treated…
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Fox News anchor John Roberts pressed Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy over his views on defending Taiwan from China during an interview on Friday. Ramaswamy has isolated himself from the rest of the GOP primary field on a number of key policy issues, including not supporting continued aide for Ukraine in its war against Russia…
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Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges in Georgia over his alleged role in conspiring to overturn the 2020 election in the state. Giuliani also waived his right to appear at an arraignment hearing that was scheduled for next week in Atlanta, according to the new filing. The move comes…
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In filing his not guilty plea with the court, the former New York mayor and Trump attorney also waived his right to appear at an arraignment hearing set for Sept. 6.
Trump Fears His Unindicted Co-conspirators Will Turn On Him to … Vanity Fairsource
Proud Boy Dominic Pezzola sobbed in a Washington, D.C., courtroom Friday as he asked a federal judge for leniency in his Jan. 6 sentence and vowed to stay out of politics in the future. However, after receiving a 10-year prison sentence, Pezzola reportedly raised his fist and shouted, “Trump won,” as he left the courtroom,…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsA federal judge in New York on Monday dismissed Donald Trump’s countersuit against E. Jean Carroll, the writer who won a $5 million verdict against the former president for battery and defamation this year.Trump filed his counterclaims against Carroll in June, alleging she defamed him by continuing to say publicly that…
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Lots of sunshine. High around 80F. Winds NE at 10 to 20 mph.. Clear to partly cloudy. Low near 60F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: September 1, 2023 @ 1:47 pmPedestrians and a food delivery man are seen outside the Trump building on Wall Street, in New York’s Financial District, March 23,…
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Watch CBS News By Melissa Quinn August 25, 2023 / 4:10 PM / CBS News Washington — Across former President Donald Trump’s four years in the White House, he frequently took to social media to level sharp attacks against his critics and political opponents.But as the former president and leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination…
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