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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As the final bars of Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA” filled the room, former President Donald Trump took the stage in Windham, N.H. The audience, many of them white New Englanders and veterans, chanting “U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A” had to settle a bit before Trump could launch into a winding, military-themed speech at the August…
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The move, if successful, could allow Trump to argue that his charges should be dropped by invoking immunity for federal officials.
The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox.Donald Trump and 18 other associates were charged Monday in Georgia as part of a sweeping indictment alleging they schemed to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss and stop the peaceful transition of power.The indictment, brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, follows an investigation…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsFormer Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro failed to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the plot to overturn the 2020 election results because he thinks he’s “above the law,” a federal prosecutor told jurors Thursday.“There’s no mistake, no accident,” prosecutor John Crabb told jurors in the Washington, D.C. federal…
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A Fulton County Jail inmate died at an Atlanta hospital earlier this week, marking the sixth death in recent weeks at the same jail where former President Trump surrendered to authorities last month. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday 24-year-old Shawndre Delmore was discovered unresponsive during a routine check by a detention officer last week. Delmore…
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Former President Trump’s campaign aimed its ire at the Biden administration’s plans to push for more Americans to use electric vehicles Thursday. “Joe Biden’s Electric Vehicle mandate will murder the U.S. auto industry and kill countless union autoworker jobs forever, especially in Michigan and the Midwest,” Trump’s campaign said in a statement. “There is no…
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – An aerial view of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is seen Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)FILE – An aerial view of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is seen Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber,…
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Former President Trump on Thursday signaled he may attempt to move his Georgia charges to federal court. “President Trump hereby notifies the Court that he may seek removal of his prosecution to federal court,” Steve Sadow, Trump’s attorney, wrote in court filings. Legal experts have anticipated Trump would make such an attempt, but Thursday’s filing…
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Megyn Kelly announced Thursday she will interview former President Trump next week. The interview will be the first Kelly has conducted with Trump since May 2016, which came amid a feud between them that reached a peak in 2015’s Republican primary campaigning. “It will be my first interview with a former president in seven years,…
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A new poll found that most Americans support a mandatory mental competency test for politicians older than 75. The Economist/YouGov Poll, released this week, found that 76 percent of Americans strongly or somewhat support some form of a mandated competency test for politicians, compared to 13 percent who oppose any form of a test; 11…
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Nearly three-fourths of Americans say there should be a ceiling for how old someone can be to serve as president in a new The Economist/YouGov poll. Seventy-six percent of Americans said there should “be a maximum age for someone in the U.S. to serve as” president in the poll. A similar percentage of Americans said…
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DENVER (AP) — Group files lawsuit arguing Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ clause bars Donald Trump from running again for president. Sign up for our daily email newsletter or to receive breaking news delivered to your inbox:Choose from several print and digital subscription packages © 2023 Durango Herald | Ballantine Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. | Terms of…
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President Biden is fast approaching 81 years of age. If he is reelected and serves a full second term, he will be 86 years old in January 2029. Mitch McConnell, who is already 81 years of age, serving as the Senate minority leader, has experienced two cognitive incidences, which are suggestive of some type of…
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Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen on Wednesday said Peter Navarro failed to consider the consequences before joining the “cult of Trump” as the former adviser faces trial for contempt of Congress charges. “I mean, the extent of the damage that Donald Trump causes for those people who get caught up like myself in this cult of…
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NewsNation Stephanie Whiteside FILE – Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally, July 7, 2023, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)(NewsNation) — In an appearance on “The Hugh Hewitt” podcast, former President Donald Trump said he was briefed on UFOs during his time as president.Interest in UFOs has increased recently after whistleblower…
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“Tariff Man” is back at it. In a mid-August Fox Business interview, former president Donald Trump said he likes the idea of a 10 percent tariff on all U.S. imports. As experts have argued, it’s a crazy idea. In that same interview, Trump also proposed something he called a “matching tax.” It came across as being a…
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Trump is liable in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge rules; January trial will determine damages CNN Trump suffers loss in second E Jean Carroll defamation case BBC Trump suffers big loss in E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge says he’s liable CNBC source
Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann has warned what kind of sentence may await Donald Trump if the former president is convicted in his election interference case.After former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for his role in the violent Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, Weismann…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsWINDHAM, N.H. — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed that he “will talk” about the criminal charges he faces over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and accused federal prosecutors of “taking away my First Amendment rights.”Last week, special counsel Jack Smith asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to…
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Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis moved to shield prospective jurors’ identities Wednesday. In a late-afternoon filing, Willis asked the court to “[p]revent any [d]efendant, members of the press, or any other person from videotaping, photographing, drawing, or otherwise creating or publishing images of the jurors or prospective jurors inside or outside the courtroom.” …
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Watch CBS News By Kathryn Watson Updated on: August 24, 2023 / 12:11 AM / CBS News Former President Donald Trump skipped the first GOP debate Wednesday night, opting instead for an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson as a form of counterprogramming. The pre-taped interview was made available on X, the social media…
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