Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump’s recent comments at a New Hampshire rally, where he stated that immigrants coming to the U.S. are “poisoning the blood of our country,” have sparked intense controversy. The remarks, swiftly rebuked by President Joe Biden’s campaign, drew historical parallels as Trump’s language echoed terminology …
Read More »Trump To Take Stand In New York Civil Fraud Trial
Former President Donald Trump is slated to take the stand in his $250 million civil fraud trial, his attorneys announced in a New York court on Monday. Chris Kise, Trump’s attorney, revealed that the former president will be the defense’s final witness on December 11, while his son Eric Trump …
Read More »Trump Immigration Policies Set Tone For Most Of The GOP Presidential Field
Ariana Figueroa, Arkansas Advocate Most of the candidates in this year’s 2024 Republican race for the presidential nomination mirror hard-line immigration policies set by the front-runner, former President Donald Trump. What were once considered far-right policies are now common talking points among the GOP candidates. That includes support for building …
Read More »Case Seeking To Bar Trump From 2024 Ballot Appealed To Colorado Supreme Court
Chase Woodruff, Florida Phoenix The widely anticipated next phase of a challenge to former President Donald Trump’s constitutional eligibility to seek office again began on Monday with separate appeals filed by Trump and the plaintiffs who brought the case to the Colorado Supreme Court. A Denver District Court judge ruled last …
Read More »Gov. Greg Abbott Endorses Donald Trump During Border Trip
Patrick Svitek and Maia Pandey, The Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday endorsed Donald Trump’s comeback campaign for the White House, while hosting the former president at the Texas-Mexico border. “We need Donald J. Trump back as our president of the United States of America,” Abbott said during a …
Read More »Fulton 19 Update: Floyd’s Bond Revocation Hearing Tuesday; Trump Trial To Run Beyond 2024 Election
Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday afternoon to consider prosecutors’ request to revoke Harrison Floyd’s bond for allegedly making incendiary statements about witnesses in the 2020 presidential election interference case. McAfee’s ruling will determine whether the ex-director of Black …
Read More »Colorado Judge Says Trump ‘Incited’ Jan 6 Attack—But Keeps Him on Ballot
A Colorado judge on Friday ruled that former U.S. President Donald Trump “engaged in insurrection” on January 6, 2021 but allowed him to remain on the state’s 2024 presidential ballot due to a disupted technicality that critics hope will be reversed on appeal. Judge Sarah Wallace’s 102-page ruling states that …
Read More »Courts, State Officials Hesitate To Keep Trump Off 2024 Ballots
Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Some scholars say a little-known, Civil War-era provision in the U.S. Constitution should prohibit former President Donald Trump from appearing on state ballots in next year’s presidential election. But it seems increasingly unlikely that he will be disqualified. Courts in Colorado, Michigan, New Jersey and elsewhere are …
Read More »Trump Issues Sinister Threat to ‘Root Out’ Leftists If Elected in 2024
Former U.S. President Donald Trump pledged during a Veterans Day speech on Saturday to “root out” those he described as “radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country” if he’s elected in 2024, an openly fascistic threat that drew comparisons to Nazi rhetoric. “We are …
Read More »Trial In Case Seeking To Bar Trump From Colorado Ballot Begins In Denver
Chase Woodruff, Colorado Newsline A Denver courtroom on Monday heard opening arguments in a legal challenge to former President Donald Trump’s constitutional eligibility to seek that office again, in a landmark case widely expected to ultimately reach the U.S. Supreme Court. In a lawsuit filed last month on behalf of …
Read More »Federal Judge Reinstates Gag Order on Donald Trump
A federal judge has reinstated a gag order on former President Donald Trump, lifting a temporary hold placed on it earlier this month. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued the order on Sunday evening, rejecting Trump’s request to set aside the limitations on his public statements while he appeals. Chutkan …
Read More »Donald Trump Called To Witness Stand, Fined $10,000 For Violating Gag Order
Former President Donald Trump faced a $10,000 fine on Wednesday and was summoned to the witness stand in his civil fraud trial after being accused of violating a gag order. This marks the second time within a week that Trump has been penalized for his out-of-court comments. The judge, …
Read More »Judge Imposes Limited Gag Order On Trump In Election Interference Case
A federal judge overseeing the case against former President Donald Trump related to the 2020 election has agreed to impose some limitations on what he can say publicly about the case. The decision by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan a hearing in federal court in Washington, D.C., in response to …
Read More »Fulton 19 Recap: DA Death Threats, Judge Keeps Oct. 23 Trial Start On Track, Plea Deals In Works
Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says she continue to receive personal threats for prosecuting a felony racketeering case against Donald Trump and 18 other defendants accused of attempting to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election. Willis said late last week that receiving an estimated 150 …
Read More »Judge Issues Gag Order After Trump Attacks Clerk On Social Media
In a dramatic turn of events, Justice Arthur Engoron, the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial, issued a gag order on Tuesday, effectively silencing Trump’s public comments about court staff. The move came in response to a recent social media attack by the former president on Allison …
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