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Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis disqualified from investigating Trump ‘fake elector’ in criminal probe
Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis photographed in her office on Jan. 4, 2022. Ben Gray | AP A judge Monday effectively barred a Georgia prosecutor from investigating one of 16 Republican “fake electors” for former President Donald Trump, ruling that a recent campaign fundraiser she hosted for that man’s political opponent disqualified her. […]
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Trump aides at heart of explosive Jan. 6 claims have hired private lawyers, committee member says
U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) speaks during the second public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, at Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S. June 13, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Presidential security officials at the center of an explosive allegation about then-President Donald Trump’s […]
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Jury starts deliberations in contempt trial of former Trump aide Steve Bannon
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House chief strategist Steve Bannon arrives following his trial on contempt of Congress charges for his refusal to cooperate with the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A […]
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If Trump was ‘Joe Blow from Kokomo,’ he would have been charged with crimes, former New York prosecutor says
Former President Donald Trump Jonathan Ernst | Reuters A former special New York prosecutor who quit a criminal investigation of ex-President Donald Trump after his boss declined to lodge charges at the time said that if Trump “had been Joe Blow from Kokomo, we would have indicted without a big debate.” “I believe that Donald […]
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President Biden’s job approval rating hits new low in public poll
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives aboard Air Force One at T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S. July 20, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters More Americans now think President Joe Biden is doing a bad job than at any prior point in his presidency, according to a major public opinion poll released Wednesday. […]
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Secret Service gave just one text message thread to Jan. 6 probe in response to subpoena
A member of the US Secret Service speaks on a cellphone as US President-elect Donald Trump attends meetings at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, November 10, 2016. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. Secret Service handed over just one text message thread in response to a subpoena issued by the House […]
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Rudy Giuliani ordered to testify at Georgia grand jury in Trump election meddling case
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks to media outside his apartment building after suspension of his law license in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., June 24, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Rudy Giuliani has been by a New York judge to testify starting Aug. 9 before a grand jury in […]
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Trump urged Wisconsin Assembly speaker in July to decertify Biden 2020 election win
Former US President Donald Trump speaks at a rally endorsing Republican candidates Adam Laxalt and Joe Lombardo (not pictured) July 8, 2022, in Las Vegas. Ronda Churchill | AFP | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump this month called Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and urged him to decertify President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win […]
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Trial for Trump rape defamation lawsuit by writer E. Jean Carroll set for February
E. Jean Carroll visits ‘Tell Me Everything’ with John Fugelsang in the SiriusXM Studios on July 11, 2019 in New York. Noam Galai | Getty Images The trial for a writer’s lawsuit claiming she was defamed by former President Donald Trump when he denied raping her is set to begin Feb. 6 in federal court […]
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House to vote on same-sex marriage protections in response to Supreme Court Roe ruling
The House plans to vote Tuesday on legislation to codify same-sex marriage nationwide and strengthen other marriage-equality protections, in a direct reaction to the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that overturned longstanding federal abortion rights. The Respect for Marriage Act would establish that a marriage is considered valid under federal law if it was legal in […]
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