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Former President Donald Trump asked the district court judge overseeing his trial for his actions leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, to hold special counsel Jack Smith in contempt of court, according to a filing submitted on Thursday. Trump’s filing claims that Smith, who is prosecuting the former president in a D.C. federal court, is … Read more
Jeffrey Epstein attends the launch of RADAR MAGAZINE at Hotel QT on May 18, 2005. Patrick McMullan | Getty Images The lawyer for multiple victims of Jeffrey Epstein says more court documents detailing the sex predator’s actions and names of associates will be released in the coming days after the bombshell disclosure of an initial … Read more
After serving in the Trump administration for four years, former Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin is keeping his distance from the former president and his campaign, according to people familiar with the matter. “Mnuchin has not been in the room,” said Stephen Moore, a conservative economist who is advising Trump. “I don’t know if it’s Mnuchin … Read more
Former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, on Dec. 19, 2023. Scott Olson | Getty Images A New York federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a last-ditch effort by Donald Trump to delay his upcoming civil trial for defaming E. Jean Carroll after the writer accused the former … Read more
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s businesses received nearly $8 million in payments from foreign governments while Trump was president, according to new research by Democrats on Capitol Hill. Unlike Republicans in their effort to pin corruption on President Joe Biden, Democrats on the House oversight committee have receipts — more than 400 pages of them — … Read more
WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden could, in theory, have Donald Trump abducted from his Mar-a-Lago home, spirited off to St. Helena in the faraway South Atlantic, and secretly kept there indefinitely, or even straight-up killed, without ever having to worry about criminal charges. Or so says Donald Trump’s logic. As part of his arguments against … Read more
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell attend Batman Forever/R. McDonald Event on June 13, 1995 in New York City. Patrick McMullan | Getty Images New York federal court documents containing previously hidden names of people associated in some way with the late notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will be unsealed Wednesday, an official said. Many of … Read more
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A federal judge dismissed two out of five counts in a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and two other men over the death of a Capitol Police officer during the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021. In a split decision on Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta dismissed the wrongful death and negligence … Read more
