Posted By: Larry Felton Johnson September 2, 2023 By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange CollegeThe biggest loser in the first Republican debate in Milwaukee was Donald Trump, according to the polls. Yet, in the strangest of paradoxes he was also the biggest winner, according to the polls. To see how this can…
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This video can not be playedWatch: 'This indictment is staggering' – a 90-second explainerFormer US attorney general Bill Barr spoke out against Donald Trump ahead of his court appearance for allegedly plotting to overturn his election defeat in 2020.Mr Barr, who was appointed by the former president, said that Mr Trump "knew well he lost…
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Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) urged some GOP presidential candidates to quit the 2024 race, arguing that “there’s too many people in the field” to consolidate around a candidate other than former President Trump. “If you don’t make the debate stage, you likely should consider getting out,” he said in an interview on CBS’…
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Sunny. Hot. High 98F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.. Clear skies. Low 74F. Winds light and variable. Updated: September 2, 2023 @ 2:53 pm According to Carl Golden in his recent column (Aug. 30), Trump might use the Georgia indictment to his advantage and play the victim.But according to Alan Dershowitz, he is…
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Patricia Murphy: It’s Donald Trump vs. the truth in Georgia. Again Brunswick Newssource
ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsATLANTA — The sprawling new indictment of Donald Trump in Georgia could have uniquely painful consequences for the former president’s effort to reclaim the White House, according to four Republican strategists with experience in the state’s politics.The strategists, who were granted anonymity to speak candidly to avoid possible political retribution from…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsFormer President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he would not sign a loyalty pledge required by the Republican National Committee for participation in the first GOP debate this month.During a Newsmax interview, Trump said that he took issue with a particular clause of the pledge that says the candidate will…
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Former President Trump has remained the clear frontrunner in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, despite making history with four criminal indictments in the campaign’s recent months. A poll from The Wall Street Journal released Saturday found that 59 percent of Republicans prefer the former president as the 2024 nominee. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes second…
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Former President Trump’s attorney John Lauro said he would not accept a plea deal in connection to the federal Jan. 6 case, in which the former president is charged with four federal counts related to alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. CBS host Major Garrett asked Lauro on “Face the Nation” if there was…
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Former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci on Saturday defended masking amid a rise in COVID cases across the country, saying he hopes people would listen to advice from health officials. In an interview on CNN, Fauci said he is worried Americans won’t listen to recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke out Wednesday about the latest indictment of Donald Trump, reiterating that he had “no right to overturn the election,” and blasting Trump’s “group of crackpot lawyers” who told him what he wanted to hear. (Aug. 2)Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke out…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsAllies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined a strategy for next week’s GOP presidential primary debate in a memo encouraging him to defend former President Donald Trump from attacks by rival Chris Christie and call upstart contender Vivek Ramaswamy “fake.”The two-page memo, written by leaders of the pro-DeSantis super PAC Never…
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AdvertisementSupported bylettersTo the Editor:Re “Donald Trump’s Way of Speaking Defies All Logic,” by Michael Wolff (Opinion guest essay, Aug. 6):Mr. Wolff argues persuasively that much of what Donald Trump says can be chalked up to illogical and thus legally inconsequential blather and bluster. Except that is true only when one evaluates the former president’s pronouncements…
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Fulton County charges against Donald Trump face a major test … CNNsource
AdvertisementSupported byDonald J. Trump is the target of four separate criminal indictments, but the prosecutions could drag on for months or even years.By Benjamin Weiser, Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich and William K. RashbaumThree different prosecutors want to put Donald J. Trump on trial in four different cities next year, all before Memorial Day and in the…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsA federal judge on Wednesday denied ex-White House adviser Peter Navarro‘s bid to escape contempt charges by claiming former President Donald Trump had invoked executive privilege over his potential testimony to a congressional panel investigating the events leading up to and including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.The ruling…
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The former president waived his right to appear at the arraignment in person.Former President Donald Trump and longtime aide Walt Nauta both pleaded not guilty Thursday to new charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith in a superseding indictment last month in his classified documents probe.Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate…
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Trump’s legal drama grows by the day CNNsource
John Eastman, previous attorney to former President Trump, said he believes all of the Georgia racketeering case’s 19 co-defendants will be found not guilty at trial. “I think if we get a fair trial in Fulton County, whether that’s in state court or federal court, I’m confident that we’ll be fully vindicated,” Eastman said in…
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Melania Trump has been nowhere to be seen throughout much of Donald Trump‘s legal woes and her notable silence on his indictments and arrest has arisen suspicions about a possible divorce on the horizon, at least according to one relationship expert. Now, as Trump pleads not guilty in a Georgia election interference case, Melania may…
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AdvertisementSupported byM. Evan Corcoran recorded recollections of his legal work last year for Donald Trump. The recording is now in the hands of prosecutors, unnerving some aides to the former president.By Alan Feuer, Ben Protess and Maggie HabermanTurning on his iPhone one day last year, the lawyer M. Evan Corcoran recorded his reflections about a high-profile…
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Listen to Trump’s advice for GOP candidate gaining popularity CNNsource
The 14th Amendment bans insurrectionists from seeking office, and the question of whether Trump can even be on the ballot is likely headed to the high court.
The Electoral College has successfully protected the integrity of U.S. presidential elections for more than two centuries, a record unmatched around the world. Yet the calls for getting rid of the Electoral College and switching to the popular vote have only grown louder over time. Since the adoption of the U.S. Constitution in 1787, there…
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US Capitol attack: Proud Boys leader gets 18 years in prison … Reuterssource