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Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign bashed her competitors Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and Vivek Ramaswamy on Tuesday, accusing them of trying to copy former President Trump.  Haley’s campaign manager Betsy Ankney said in a memo that Haley has not been afraid to be open about the areas in which she agrees and disagrees with the…
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“He sees political advantage in continuing to say that he might pardon people,” the New York Times reporter suggested.

<!– {beacon} 12:30 REPORT *Not* happening today: ©  AP Former President Trump and his 18 co-defendants had been scheduled to enter their pleas today in the Georgia election case — but they all waived the right to an in-person arraignment and instead entered not-guilty pleas beforehand.    But, there’s another update today: Two of the…
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Federal prosecutors expressed frustration with former President Trump’s repeated comments as he faces a looming trial for seeking to block the transfer of power after losing the 2020 election.   In a filing over an otherwise sealed legal battle, prosecutors alluded to Trump’s repeated commentary on social media in the case, complaining about “the defendant’s daily extrajudicial…
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Attorneys Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro are expected Wednesday afternoon to formally request that their cases be severed from each other and the rest of the co-defendants — including former President Trump — charged in the Georgia election case. The hearing stands to put to the test Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s (D) goal to try…
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday afternoon will hold the daily press briefing. President Biden has stepped up his attacks on former President Trump this week, hitting him over his Oval Office record at a time when the two increasingly appear headed toward a White House rematch in 2024. While he didn’t say Trump’s name…
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U.S. News and World Report on Wednesday released its new annual Best Countries rankings, which this year saw Switzerland winning the top ranking and the United States slipping from fourth to fifth place. Switzerland, which also topped the rankings last year, ranked number one for being “open for business,” and also ranked high for its…
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A jury will consider how much the former president should pay her in monetary damages, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

Chris Christie makes a prediction about Trump’s success in GOP primaries  CNNsource

Former President Trump outperformed President Biden in a new survey of unlikely voters in a hypothetical 2024 presidential election. The Suffolk University/USA Today survey, released Wednesday, polled 900 U.S. citizens ages 18 and older — about half of whom were registered to vote. While the poll found respondents preferred Trump over Biden, more voted for…
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Legal There’s a nascent courtroom strategy by some people close to Donald Trump: Heap blame on the former president. As Donald Trump's four criminal cases march toward trials, some of his aides, allies and co-defendants are pointing fingers at the former president. | Dana Verkouteren/AP Photo By Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney 09/05/2023 05:00 AM…
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Attorneys for former President Trump, his family and his business have requested that a trial on New York state business fraud charges be delayed from its scheduled Oct. 2 start date. The Tuesday night filing asks the court to hold the trial after a judge considers both sides’ motions for summary judgment, which could potentially…
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Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen said the lengthy sentences handed down to Jan. 6 defendants “should be a warning” to former President Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia election case. In an interview on CNN, Michael Cohen, who served as former President Trump’s fixer, warned that the 18 other defendants in the Georgia case are likely…
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Ask a MAGA Republican what will happen if former President Donald Trump is convicted in any of his four criminal trials and the answer is almost always the same: civil war. That answer holds true whether you speak to rank-and-file Republican voters, local elected officials or even former national GOP leaders. It’s also an indication…
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For most countries, the Biden administration’s foreign policy represents a return to normality after the chaos of the Trump years. Long-standing allies and partners have seen their relationships strengthened. Autocrats no longer deal with a U.S. president who wants to emulate them. Great-power rivals face a United States that is dedicated to outcompeting them. For…
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Cable news network NewsNation announced on Wednesday that it will host former Vice President Mike Pence — now a 2024 presidential candidate — for a live town hall next week. The event, slated for 9 p.m. EDT on Sep. 13, will be moderated by the network’s chief Washington anchor, Leland Vittert, and take place in…
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Vice President Harris on Wednesday said people should be held accountable for efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election when questioned on the charges against former President Trump. “Let the evidence, the facts, take it where it may,” Harris said in an interview with The Associated Press in Jakarta, Indonesia. “I spent the…
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New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman suggested on Tuesday that former President Trump sees a “political advantage” in floating pardons for those convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Following Tuesday’s sentencing of former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio to 22 years in prison over the Jan. 6 riot, CNN’s Kaitlan…
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Morning Rundown: Covid appears to be back on the rise, Joe Jonas says marriage to Sophie Turner ‘irretrievably broken,’ and family Youtuber charged with child abuse ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsA Texas woman was ordered detained Wednesday after she was arrested and charged with threatening the federal judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s election case…
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The Fulton County charges against Donald Trump face a major test Monday. Here’s what to watch for  CNNsource

We live in an age where the unprecedented has become routine.  A former president has been accused of committing “historic crimes,” and has been indicted in four jurisdictions on a total of 91 charges. On March 4, 2024, the first trial in federal court in United States v. Donald J. Trump is scheduled to begin. It will be the most…
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Constitutional scholar Garrett Epps has called presidential impeachment “the atomic bomb of domestic politics.” It should not become a conventional weapon of political polarization. We’re on the verge of that, however, if we as a nation don’t set a floor under the grounds for presidential impeachment. Doing so requires public discussion of the impeachable offense…
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Letitia James said the former president and others engaged in “frivolous conduct” by using “previously-rejected arguments” in their motions.

Former federal prosecutor Cynthia Alksne said Donald Trump’s lawyer, John Lauro, did the former president no favors whatsoever with his “abominable and embarrassing” behavior in court when U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan was setting a trial date for Trump’s election interference case.Lauro’s conduct — and refusal “in such a rude way” to suggest another earlier…
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“Deadline: White House” host Nicolle Wallace broadcast multiple clips of the former president gushing over autocrats.