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Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, sits with his attorney Abbe Lowell as he makes a surprise appearance at a House Oversight Committee markup and meeting to vote on whether to hold Biden in contempt of Congress for failing to respond to a request to testify to the House last month, on Capitol … Read more
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Former President Donald Trump aims to deliver his own closing argument Thursday in his New York civil business fraud trial in addition to his legal team’s summations, according to two people familiar with the highly unusual plan. Trump is a defendant in the case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. She claims his … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump brought his “Big Lie” ― that the 2020 election was stolen from him ― into a federal appeals courtroom Tuesday, with the argument that his attempts to overturn the election leading up to and on Jan. 6, 2021, were official acts, and that he is therefore immune from prosecution. Trump was … Read more
The U.S. presidential election poses the No. 1 risk to the world in 2024 no matter who wins it, according to a political risk consultancy firm’s annual report. The Eurasia Group released its Top Risks for 2024 report on Monday. Atop the list was “The United States vs. Itself.” “The US presidential election will worsen … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump made the extraordinary argument in federal court on Tuesday that he should be immune from criminal prosecution for any action taken while he was in the Oval Office, with his lawyers even conceding the possibility that a president could use the military to assassinate a political rival and still escape jail … Read more
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Former President Donald Trump made the inflammatory suggestion Tuesday that President Joe Biden is personally directing federal prosecutions against him in order to win the 2024 presidential election. Speaking after a critical appellate court hearing in Washington, Trump told reporters, “I think it’s very unfair when a political opponent is prosecuted by the DOJ, by … Read more
Donald Trump was not required to attend the hearing. (File) Washington: Donald Trump arrived in a Washington court Tuesday to argue that as a former US president, he should be immune from prosecution on charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election. The 77-year-old Trump arrived in a motorcade to attend an appeals court … Read more
