Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, separated by less than one hundred miles in Georgia, took turns attacking each other in front of friendly crowds Saturday as voting wraps up Tuesday in the battleground state. “You’re the reason we’re going to win,” Biden said …
Read More »Trump Triumphs Over Former SC Gov. Nikki Haley In SC GOP Primary
Abraham Kenmore, SC Daily Gazette Former President Donald Trump won an expected blowout victory over former S.C. governor Nikki Haley Saturday in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary. The Associated Press called the race at 7 p.m. with zero percent of the precincts reporting. When state election officials had counted …
Read More »Trump Seeks 30-Day Delay in Enforcing $350 Million Judgment, Citing Post-Trial Process
Jimmy Williams Donald Trump’s legal team has requested a 30-day delay in enforcing the recent civil fraud case ruling, which imposed a hefty fine of over $350 million on the former president and his company. The ruling, handed down by New York Judge Arthur Engoron, also temporarily banned Trump from …
Read More »Supreme Court Urged to Reject Trump’s Request for Further Delay in Criminal Trial
Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump’s request for an emergency delay in his criminal trial related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election has been met with opposition from Special Counsel Jack Smith. Filed six days before the Supreme Court’s imposed deadline, Smith’s response argues against granting more time for …
Read More »Trump Unleashes Deranged Rant as Jan. 6 Panel Plans to Recommend Criminal Charges
Former President Donald Trump took to his beleaguered social media app late Saturday to lash out against the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection following reports that the panel is planning to use its final meeting Monday to recommend criminal charges against the former president and 2024 White House …
Read More »FBI Search Of Trump Home Was Likely Vetted Carefully, Despite Republicans’ Claims Of A Witch Hunt
Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune The FBI raid Monday on former President Donald Trump has Texas Republicans rallying to his defense, echoing his unfounded claims that it was a political hit job. But legal experts assert there would have been a very high standard of probable cause to execute such …
Read More »Trump Pleads the Fifth in New York AG Probe
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday refused to answer questions from New York Attorney General Letitia James about his business dealings, explaining he was invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. “I have absolutely no choice because the current administration and many prosecutors in this country have lost all moral …
Read More »Federal Appeals Court Says House Committee Can Get Trump’s Tax Returns
On Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously ruled that the House Committee on Ways and Means can review Donald Trump’s tax returns for 2015 to 2020. The chair of the committee, Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), initially requested that the …
Read More »At CPAC, Conservatives Show Donald Trump Loyalty And Support For Another Presidential Run
William Melhado, The Texas Tribune In the corner of the brightly lit, heavily bannered conference hall for this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, an empty jail cell sets the scene of a Make America Great Again performance art piece. A sign fixed to the exterior of the cell warns “#younext.” …
Read More »Trump Had To Be Physically Restrained From Joining Jan. 6 Mob, House Panel Told
by Jacob Fischler, Michigan Advance Donald Trump had to be held back from joining his enraged, rioting supporters — even after the president was told they were armed — in their assault on the U.S. Capitol, according to astonishing testimony to the Jan. 6 committee Tuesday from a former top …
Read More »Trump Dismisses Jan. 6 Congressional Hearings As “hoax” During Nashville Conference
Former President Donald Trump castigated congressional hearings on the Jan. 6 insurrection, calling them a “hoax” despite mounting evidence he acted illegally in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. “It was a simple protest that got out of hand. They never show the size of the crowd. …
Read More »Lawsuit: Texas City Refused Escort To Protect Biden Bus In 2020
An updated federal lawsuit alleges that police officials in San Marcos, Texas, refused to provide an escort for a Joe Biden campaign bus when supporters of then-President Donald Trump surrounded it on an interstate in October 2020. The Texas Tribune reports that the suit alleges that law enforcement officers in …
Read More »Trump Is Suing The New York Times And His Niece, Mary Trump
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday filed a $100 million lawsuit against his estranged niece Mary Trump and The New York Times, alleging they engaged in “an insidious plot” to obtain his tax returns for the paper’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation of his finances. The lawsuit says that New York Times …
Read More »Judge Hands Out First Sentence In Capitol Insurrection
Anna Morgan-Lloyd of Indiana was placed on probation in the first sentence connected with the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection in Washington, D.C. According to NBC News, she pleaded guilty to a charge of illegally demonstrating in the Capitol, and the government dropped three additional charges, which were all misdemeanors. The woman was sentenced to …
Read More »Senate Confirms Kiran Ahuja To Head Office Of Personnel Management
The Senate confirmed Kiran Ahuja as director of the Office of Personnel Management. Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote for Ahuja. “Kiran Ahuja is qualified, experienced, and dedicated public servant who we are looking forward to leading the Office of Personnel Management in its work protecting the safety …
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