Jimmy Williams A panel of state appeals judges on Monday granted former President Donald Trump a reprieve by reducing the bond he must post to halt enforcement of a $454 million civil judgment for corporate fraud. The panel ruled that Trump can now post a bond of $175 million while …
Read More »Trump Seeks Absolute Immunity for Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election
Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump is pushing for absolute immunity in the legal battle over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. In a new filing with the Supreme Court, Trump’s legal team argues that he should be shielded from prosecution for any official acts he undertook while …
Read More »Trump Unable to Secure Bond for $464 Million Civil Fraud Judgment
Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump has faced challenges in securing a bond to cover the $464 million civil fraud judgment against him and his co-defendants, according to a court filing on Monday. Trump and his company must post a bond for the full amount by next week to halt …
Read More »Fulton Judge Tosses Six Counts In Georgia 2020 Election Racketeering Case
Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has dismissed six of 41 charges against Donald Trump and multiple co-defendants in the Georgia 2020 presidential election interference case. McAfee ruled Wednesday that the Fulton District Attorney’s office has not provided enough evidence to show six of the …
Read More »Judge Rules Fani Willis Should Not Be Disqualified from Prosecuting Trump Case
Jimmy Williams A Georgia judge ruled on Friday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should not be disqualified from prosecuting the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and several co-defendants. However, the judge imposed a major condition related to a conflict of interest stemming from Willis’ romantic relationship …
Read More »After Two Months Of Primaries And Caucuses, Biden, Trump Clinch Their Nominations
Jacob Fischler, Nebraska Examiner The rematch is set. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump clinched their parties’ nominations for president by winning state primaries Tuesday, setting up the same choice voters saw in the 2020 election. Both candidates are unpopular with the general electorate, but neither faced serious …
Read More »Mitch McConnell Endorses Donald Trump
Jimmy Williams Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has officially endorsed former President Donald Trump’s bid for the presidency in 2024, following Trump’s significant victories on Super Tuesday. McConnell, a high-profile Republican, had refrained from endorsing Trump for several months but now acknowledges that Trump has earned substantial support among Republican …
Read More »Biden and Trump Rack Up Super Tuesday Wins As Expected While Down-Ballot Races Take Shape
Hundreds of delegates were at stake in the Super Tuesday presidential primaries bonanza that included 15 states and the U.S. territory of American Samoa. While President Donald Trump netted the lion’s share of delegates, Republican challenger Nikki Haley pulled her second upset in recent days in Vermont. President Joe Biden …
Read More »Trump Holds Lead Over Biden in Latest Poll
Jimmy Williams In a recent New York Times/Siena College poll, former President Donald Trump holds a 4 percent advantage over President Joe Biden among likely voters. The survey, conducted from February 25-28, reveals that 48 percent of likely voters would choose Trump if the election were held today, while 44 …
Read More »Presidential Campaign Moves To The Border, As Biden Urges Trump To Back Immigration Deal
Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon paid competing visits to the nation’s southern border, where Biden called on Congress to reconsider a bipartisan border security deal that Republicans tanked at Trump’s direction. Biden traveled to Brownsville, Texas, while Trump journeyed to …
Read More »Biden And Trump Win Michigan Presidential Primaries
Jon King, Michigan Advance President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump each won their respective primaries Tuesday in Michigan. The Associated Press made the call about an hour after polls in most counties closed at 8 p.m., with just over 10% of the votes tabulated. Four western Upper Peninsula …
Read More »Supreme Court To Decide If Trump Is Immune From Prosecution For Acts As President
Jacob Fischler, Kentucky Lantern The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear former President Donald Trump’s argument that he should be immune from criminal charges related to the 2020 election. In a one-page order, the court set an expedited briefing schedule, with oral arguments to be held the week …
Read More »In CPAC Speech, Trump Predicts ‘losing World War III’ If He Is Not Elected
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Former President Donald Trump painted a bleak picture Saturday of what would happen to the United States should voters reelect Joe Biden to the Oval Office in November. The front-runner in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, who made similar predictions ahead of the 2020 presidential election, …
Read More »Trump, Biden To Visit Texas In Competing Border Trips Thursday
Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are separately heading to Texas border towns on Thursday in competing visits ahead of the March 5 primary. Biden will meet with U.S. Border Patrol and local law enforcement in Brownsville, while Trump will be about 300 …
Read More »Trump Vows ‘Judgement Day’ for Opponents and ‘Largest Deportation in History’ If Elected
Jon Queally, Common Dreams Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said Election Day in November this year will end up being a “judgement day” for his political opponents if he wins and vowed mass deportations on a scale never seen in the United States. As part of a rambling and bizarre …
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