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☆ Trump asks to sever Georgia election case from co-defendants seeking speedy trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former President Donald Trump is seeking to sever his criminal election interference case in Georgia from any of his 18 co-defendants who are demanding that the case proceed quickly to trial, a Thursday court filing showed. There are "substantial adverse procedural and substantive 'effects' President Trump would endure" if he is held to the same schedule, Sadow wrote. He is set to participate in another trial starting in late September in federal court in Florida. Trump has been charged with 91 total counts in four separate criminal cases as he campaigns for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. His lawyers in his two federal cases tried to push off his trial until after the November 2024 election.

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The source said Carlson is "always in discussions" with all the candidates, and nothing is firmly set with Trump and Carlson. The New York Times first reported on Trump's plans to skip the debate for an interview with Carlson. Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Thursday that she believed Trump will sign the pledge if he decides to debate. In a post to his social media platform, Truth Social, on Thursday Trump touted his poll numbers as a reason not to participate in the GOP debate. Chris Christie, a GOP presidential candidate who has qualified for the debate, said, "not going?

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a fundraiser event for the Alabama GOP, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Montgomery, Ala.Former President Donald Trump was indicted Monday night by a grand jury in Atlanta, Georgia, on charges he and his supporters attempted to interfere with the state's 2020 presidential election. Trump allies charged in the Georgia indictment include:Rudy GiulianiJohn EastmanMark MeadowsJeffrey ClarkSidney PowellJenna EllisThe charges stem from a long-running criminal investigation into the efforts made by Trump and his allies to overturn President Joe Biden's victory in Georgia's 2020 presidential election. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis opened the probe in February 2021, just weeks after it was revealed that Trump had urged Georgia's secretary of state to "find" enough votes to reverse his loss in the Peach State. Willis noted from the outset that she was investigating potential violations of state laws barring election fraud and lying to government entities, as well as conspiracy, racketeering and "any involvement in violence or threats" related to the administration of the 2020 election.

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☆ GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville parroted Russian propaganda on Fox News while continuing to hold up US military preparedness
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville parroted Russian propaganda in an interview with Fox News. Tuberville insisted that Ukraine "can't win" the war against Russia no matter how much funding it gets. "But at the end of the day, it's a junior high team playing a college team," he said. But at the end of the day, it's a junior high team playing a college team. They can't win," Tuberville, a retired college football coach, said, referring to Ukraine.

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☆ Pelosi says McCarthy is ‘playing politics’ with impeachment expungement
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Aileen Graef | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was “playing politics” with the idea of expunging former President Donald Trump’s two impeachments. “Kevin is, you know, playing politics. McCarthy called Trump to apologize after the interview, claiming he misspoke on CNBC, sources told CNN. A member of the House of Representatives since 1987, Pelosi would not say whether she plans to run for reelection. Pelosi separately called it “completely, totally ridiculous” that Alabama GOP Gov.

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☆ Mike Lindell says he's got enough votes to derail RNC chair Ronna McDaniel's leadership bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mike Lindell says he's got the support to derail RNC chair Ronna McDaniel's re-election. Lindell told Insider he's secured the votes to make sure McDaniel won't have an outright win. He told Insider that he has called "a third" of the 168 RNC members since he announced his candidacy in November. "And when you talk to some — sometimes I talk for three to four hours to one person," Lindell told Insider on Monday. "We encourage all RNC members across the country to support new leadership at the RNC Winter Meeting," the committee wrote in its statement.

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