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☆ What about Don Jr.? What about Eric? Why Judge Engoron gave them lighter penalties than dad.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Laura Italiano | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Donald Trump, Jr., and Eric Trump are executive vice presidents at the Trump Organization. AdvertisementSince January of 2017, Donald Trump, Jr., and Eric Trump have run their father's real-estate empire as "co-CEOs," as lawyers for New York's attorney general like to call it. "I was focused on pouring concrete," Eric Trump had said in a pre-trial deposition, during which he pleaded the Fifth some 500 times. Like his little brother, Don Trump, Jr., was guarded when called to the witness stand. In the litigation with the New York attorney general's office, Eric Trump and Donald Trump, Jr. have been primarily represented by Clifford S. Robert.

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☆ These New Hampshire voters don’t love everything Trump says. But here’s why they’re planning to back him
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Portsmouth, New Hampshire CNN —Andrew Konchek has a long list of complaints about Donald Trump. It’s rough.”Yes, many Trump supporters believe and repeat his lies about the 2020 election results. “But he has a second chance.”John King talks to New Hampshire voter Debbie Katsanos in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in January. … It’s a show.”Some Trump supporters love the show. Many Trump supporters rail against the courts and Congress when they take issue with Trump.

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CNN —Nikki Haley’s goal in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary Tuesday is to “be strong,” she said at a CNN town hall Thursday night. Ron DeSantis, Haley didn’t mention him at all during the town hall. When the questions were focused more specifically on Trump, Haley sounded more like a disappointed parent than an angry politician. Haley doubled down, saying that America was founded on the idea that all men are created equal. “I know President Trump well,” Haley said.

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☆ Vivek Ramaswamy ends presidential campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Aaron Pellish | Kaitlan Collins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy ended his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination Monday night after a disappointing finish in the Iowa caucuses. From Vivek Ramaswamy 2024 Presidential Campaign Ramaswamy appears in a sixth-grade musical performance at his school in Sharonville, Ohio, in 1997. From Vivek Ramaswamy 2024 Presidential Campaign Ramaswamy speaks at the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Philadelphia in 2015. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Getty Images Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley participate in the first Republican presidential debate in August 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images Ramaswamy talks to members of the media after the first Republican presidential debate.

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☆ Who qualified for the third 2024 Republican presidential debate?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Nov 6 (Reuters) - Five Republican candidates will take part in the third 2024 Republican presidential debate on Wednesday in Florida. Here are the candidates who are due to be on stage for the debate, which begins at 8 p.m. Haley has gained a reputation in the Republican Party as a solid conservative who has the ability to address issues of gender and race in a more credible fashion than many of her peers. Scott, 58, attracted 2% support among Republicans, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling conducted from Sept. 8 through Sept. 14. Christie has received about 2% support among Republicans in a Reuters/Ipsos conducted from Sept. 8 through Sept. 14.

Persons: Donald Trump, Adrienne Arsht, RON DESANTIS, DeSantis, VIVEK RAMASWAMY, Ramaswamy, Trump, NIKKI HALEY, Haley, TIM SCOTT, Scott's, Scott, CHRIS CHRISTIE Christie, Trump's, Christie, Ipsos, Costas Pitas, Jamie Freed Organizations: Republican, Adrienne, Adrienne Arsht Center, Performing Arts of Miami, NBC News, Twitter, Trump, White, United Nations, Biden, Republican Party, TIM, Black Republican U.S, Reuters, New, Republicans, Thomson Locations: Florida, Dade County, Iowa, South Carolina, New Jersey

☆ FACTBOX Who qualified for the third 2024 Republican presidential debate?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Nov 6 (Reuters) - At least five Republican candidates will take part in the third 2024 Republican presidential debate on Wednesday in Florida. Here are the candidates expected to be on stage for the debate, which begins at 8 p.m. Haley has gained a reputation in the Republican Party as a solid conservative who has the ability to address issues of gender and race in a more credible fashion than many of her peers. Scott, 58, attracted 2% support among Republicans, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling conducted from Sept. 8 through Sept. 14. Christie has received about 2% support among Republicans in a Reuters/Ipsos conducted from Sept. 8 through Sept. 14.

Persons: Donald Trump, Adrienne Arsht, RON DESANTIS, DeSantis, VIVEK RAMASWAMY, Ramaswamy, Trump, NIKKI HALEY, Haley, TIM SCOTT, Scott's, Scott, CHRIS CHRISTIE Christie, Trump's, Christie, Ipsos, Chris Christie's, Costas Pitas, Jamie Freed Organizations: Republican, Adrienne, Adrienne Arsht Center, Performing Arts of Miami, NBC News, Twitter, Trump, White, United Nations, Biden, Republican Party, TIM, Black Republican U.S, Reuters, New, Republicans, Thomson Locations: Florida, Dade County, Iowa, South Carolina, New Jersey

☆ White Christian evangelicals: What it would take for them to leave the bubble
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —If you don’t realize how powerful White Christian evangelicals have become, consider this:A White Christian evangelical, who has been described as “the embodiment of White Christian nationalism in a tailored suit,” is now second in line to the presidency. White evangelical Protestants make up only about 14% of Americans, and that number has been steadily shrinking. The media tends to depict White evangelicals as foaming-at-the-mouth Christian insurrectionists like some of those who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. The new speaker of the house is a White Christian evangelical and is second in the line for the presidency. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesYou seem leery of using the term ‘White Christian nationalism.’ Am I correct?

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☆ Which candidates qualified for the second Republican 2024 debate?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/5] Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks as former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, former biotech executive Vivek Ramaswamy and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley listen during the first Republican candidates' debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreSept 25 (Reuters) - At least six Republican candidates will take part in the second 2024 Republican presidential debate on Wednesday in California. Here are the candidates expected to be on stage for the debate, which begins at 9 p.m. DeSantis, 45, is Trump's top rival, but remains nearly 40 percentage points behind the former president in opinion polls. DeSantis' campaign says it is focused on stopping Trump in Iowa, where the party will hold its first nominating contest in January. The former New Jersey governor and federal prosecutor stepped up his verbal attacks as Trump faced a growing number of criminal charges.

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☆ The Republican candidates running for U.S. president
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Ten Republican candidates are seeking their party's nomination to take on Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden in the November 2024 election. DeSantis, 44, is Trump's top rival, but remains some 40 percentage points behind the former president in opinion polls. He is a fervent supporter of the former president and says he would pardon Trump should he win the White House. Haley has gained a reputation in the Republican Party as a solid conservative who has the ability to address issues of gender and race in a more credible fashion than many of her peers. CHRIS CHRISTIEChristie, 61, advised Trump's White House campaign, but became a vocal critic of the former president after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.

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☆ Who are candidates participating in the first Republican presidential debate?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/9] Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he campaigns at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. August 12, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Ten Republican candidates are seeking their party's nomination to take on Democratic President Joe Biden in the November 2024 election. In a sign of his extraordinary hold on his party, just two rivals at the first Republican presidential debate said they would not support him as the nominee if he were convicted. Haley has gained a reputation in the Republican Party as a solid conservative who has the ability to address issues of gender and race in a more credible fashion than many of her peers. Still, his name recognition remains limited outside Arkansas and he earned no support among Republicans polled by Reuters/Ipsos.

Persons: Donald Trump, Evelyn Hockstein, Joe Biden, DONALD TRUMP Donald Trump, Trump, RON DESANTIS, DeSantis, MIKE, Jan, Pence, VIVEK RAMASWAMY, Ramaswamy, NIKKI HALEY, Haley, TIM SCOTT, Scott, ASA HUTCHINSON, Hutchinson, CHRIS CHRISTIE Christie, Trump's, Christie, DOUG BURGUM Burgum, HURD, Hurd, Suarez, Susan Heavey, Ross Colvin, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Republican, Fair, REUTERS, Rights, Democratic, Justice Department, Twitter, Trump, U.S, Capitol, Christian, White, United Nations, Biden, Republican Party, TIM, Black Republican U.S, Reuters, ASA, White House, New, Republicans, Microsoft Corp, Thomson Locations: Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, China, Florida, Indiana, South Carolina, Arkansas, New Jersey, Texas

☆ Vivek Ramaswamy has Iowa voters curious, but not yet committed, after standout debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

That’s the true mark of a real milestone on this campaign,” Ramaswamy joked. For many voters in Iowa, the debate was their introduction to the 38-year-old candidate. A survey of potential Republican primary voters who watched the debate conducted by The Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight and Ipsos showed 26% of voters thought Ramaswamy won the debate, second highest behind DeSantis. Still, the Ramaswamy campaign said it raised $600,000 in the day after the debate, the largest single-day total since its launch. The Ramaswamy campaign plans to continue visiting Iowa and answering voter questions like Christensen’s around the state, Chapman told CNN.

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☆ At the first debate, Vivek Ramaswamy attacks nearly every other GOP primary candidate — except for Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

With Trump absent, Vivek Ramaswamy was the center of attention at the first GOP presidential debate. He argued with high-profile candidates all evening but didn't speak a word against Trump. Trump declared Ramaswamy the night's winner for supporting him. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. "This answer gave Vivek Ramaswamy a big WIN in the debate because of a thing called TRUTH," Trump wrote.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump . Trump, Ramaswamy, Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Pence, Chris Christie, gunning, Nikki Haley's, Christie, Barack Obama, isn't, who's, Trump, Tucker Carlson, Vivek Organizations: Trump, Trump ., Service, GOP, New, New Jersey Gov, White, Republican, Truth, WIN Locations: Wall, Silicon, USSR, New Jersey, FiveThirtyEight, Indiana

☆ Knives out for Vivek as the newcomer steals the show from DeSantis in Trump's absence: 5 takeaways from the first Republican presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Madison Hall | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Donald Trump's absence led to a night of barbs between the remaining GOP presidential hopefuls. The first presidential debate of this cycle was dominated by attacks on Vivek Ramaswamy. Despite getting attacked on all sides by his fellow candidates, Ramaswamy largely held his own on stage Wednesday, drawing large rounds of applause from the crowd throughout the night. Former President Donald Trump said he felt no need to attend a debate while he holds a double-digit national lead. Namely, DeSantis refused to say if he'd support a federal 6-week abortion policy, simply saying ""I'm gonna stand on the side of life."

Persons: Donald Trump's, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, DeSantis, Ramaswamy, Chris Christie, I've, Christie, Christie wasn't, Pence, Haley, Trump, he's, Mike Pence, Asa Hutchinson, Bret Baier, who's, Roe, Wade, enshrine Roe, Nikki —, Martha MacCallum, MacCallum, Baier Organizations: Florida Gov, Service, New Jersey Gov, Trump, Republican, Fox News, GOP, Republicans, Roe Republicans, UN Locations: Florida, Wall, Silicon, America, New Jersey, Arkansas, Hawaii, midterms, Ohio

☆ Republican voters think Trump is electable. They may be right
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The problem is Republican voters have been consistent in what they think about the different Trump indictments. Between 14% and 16% of Republicans believe Trump should have been charged, according to recent ABC News/Ipsos surveys. Trump is running neck and neck with Biden in general election surveys. Moreover, Trump is polling no worse against Biden nationally than his Republican rivals. More voters who disliked both Trump and Clinton went with Trump, and it won him the election.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, they’re, Biden, Ron DeSantis, can’t, hasn’t, I’m, he’s, Democrat Hillary Clinton, Clinton Organizations: CNN, ABC News, Republican, Trump, Republicans, Fox News, ABC, Department of Justice, Florida Gov, Quinnipiac University, Biden, AP, Democrat Locations: Milwaukee, Fulton County, Georgia

☆ Opinion: Trump indictment in Georgia leaves Republicans sleepwalking toward disaster
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Opinion W. James Antle Iii | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Trump has denied wrongdoing in all the cases, saying “the witch hunt continues” in response to the Georgia state court indictment on alleged interference in the 2020 election results. This is true purely as a practical matter, regardless of what Republicans or anyone else think of the merits of the legal cases against him. Paradoxically, the state cases could be an even bigger problem in this area than either of special counsel Jack Smith’s. If convicted of a state crime, Trump wouldn’t possess even the theoretical ability to pardon himself after the election. Unless the reality of the political danger these indictments pose soon sets in, Republicans could be sleepwalking toward disaster in 2024.

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☆ DeSantis: Trump’s 2020 election fraud theories were ‘unsubstantiated’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Kit Maher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Ron DeSantis said Friday that the “theories” put out by former President Donald Trump and his associates following the 2020 election were “unsubstantiated” and “did not prove to be true.”“I’ve said many times, the election is what it is. All those theories that were put out, did not prove to be true,” DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, told reporters traveling on his Never Back Down bus tour in Iowa. I mean they’ve been trying to get him since he became president.”Previously, when asked about the 2020 election, DeSantis has pivoted and emphasized a focus on the future, not the past. I mean, that’s the formula for success.”Such a focus on the future is typical for DeSantis when faced with questions surrounding the 2020 election. At a New Hampshire town hall, DeSantis was asked by a high school student if Trump violated the peaceful transfer of power during the 2020 election.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, ”, Donald Trump, “, “ I’ve, I’ve, Maduro, Nicolas Maduro, Smith, Trump, DeSantis, Biden, ” DeSantis, we’ve, Clay Travis, – that’s, Nixon, Ford Organizations: CNN, Florida Gov, Republican, Trump, Justice Department Locations: Iowa, Washington, Florida, Decorah, Bluffton , South Carolina, New Hampshire, Waverly , Iowa

☆ Trump set to return to Washington for monumental court date – but a national catharsis is unlikely
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Hundreds of Trump’s supporters have already faced a courtroom reckoning for their efforts to disrupt the certification of a democratic election. Trump faces charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights. Another reason why Trump’s trial is unlikely to be the kind of unifying event that eases a deep national wound is that most of his Republican Party is closing ranks around him. Given the political recriminations of a trial of a former president, it is reasonable to question whether such a prosecution is in the national interest. “Anyone who asks someone else to put themselves over the Constitution should never be president of the United States again,” Pence told reporters at the Indiana state fair.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden’s, snubbing, Jack Smith –, “, Van Jones, Smith, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, ” Trump, Joe Biden, President Trump, Elise Stefanik, Biden didn’t, Biden, –, Mike Pence, ”, Pence, ” Pence Organizations: CNN, GOP, Biden, Capitol, Trump, White, Republican, ”, Republican White House Locations: United States, Washington, DC, New York, Lago, Florida, Indiana

☆ Top Republican candidates split on Trump indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Dan Whitcomb | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Former U.S. Vice President and Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Day Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., July 28, 2023. But Mike Pence, Trump's former vice president, a potential witness in the case and a Republican presidential candidate, called the charges a reminder that "anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be President of the United States." DeSantis, in a written statement, conceded that he had not read the indictment but suggested that a jury in the nation's capital could not be fair to Trump. Entrepreneur and fellow candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has gained ground in recent polls but remains well behind Trump and DeSantis, called the indictment "un-American" and said that if elected he would pardon Trump. Trump's most loyal supporters comprise about a third of the Republican electorate, giving other candidates reason to be cautious about criticizing him.

Persons: Mike Pence, Scott Morgan, Donald Trump's, indicting, Trump's, Trump, Joe Biden's, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Donald Trump, Jan, Ramaswamy, Dan Whitcomb, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: U.S, Republican, Republican Party of Iowa's, REUTERS, Justice Department, Court, FBI, Trump, Thomson Locations: Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, United States, Washington ,, Florida, Washington

☆ Why Trump’s latest indictment will reverberate for years to come
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

And he’s not just any former president – Trump’s the front-runner for the GOP nomination, whom polling shows is closely matched with President Joe Biden in a hypothetical rematch. “The lawlessness of these persecutions of President Trump and his supporters is reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s, and other authoritarian, dictatorial regimes,” it said. Trump’s congressional Republican backers ignored Smith’s evidence, branding the indictment an attempt to distract from questions they’ve raised about the business activities of the current president’s son, Hunter. The political inferno ignited by the indictment will raise questions about whether such an ordeal is truly in the national interest. Ron DeSantis stands to gain in the GOP primary from any eroding of Trump’s political prospects.

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☆ 40 million ways Trump’s campaign is morphing into his legal defense
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Legal net tightens while Trump creates new echo of first impeachmentTrump’s legal struggles still dominate the Republican race. Despite Trump’s legal woes, no rival Republican has shown much sign of narrowing his double-digit lead in national primary polls. The PAC, Save America, has spent more than $40 million on legal fees since the start of this year, a source familiar with the matter told CNN, which is more than double the amount the group spent on legal fees in all of 2022. The details of the spending on legal fees by Trump’s PAC were first reported by the Washington Post. “I have good friends who did nothing wrong who had their legal fees paid by Save America PAC.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden, Chris Christie –, Trump, can’t, Donald Trump, it’s Trump, ” Christie, Kasie Hunt, ”, Nikki Haley, Haley, hoarded, Ron DeSantis, he’s, ” DeSantis, Biden, Kamala Harris, Harris, “, DeSantis, Smith, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, Trump’s, Hunter, Hunter Biden, Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden’s, ” Trump, Steven Cheung, De Oliveira, Michael Glassner, The New York Times . Ohio Republican Sen, J, Vance, ” Vance, Fani Willis, ” Willis, “ We’ve, We’re Organizations: CNN, PAC, GOP, Former New Jersey Gov, –, CNN’s, America, South Carolina Gov, Cabinet, United Nations, Justice Department, White House . Florida Gov, ABC News, Republican, Sunshine State, Black Republican, Trump, White, Republican Party, Democratic, Federal, Save, Trump’s PAC, Washington Post, Patriot Legal Defense Fund Inc, The New York Times, The New York Times . Ohio Republican, Twitter, Save America PAC, Save America, Department of Justice, WXIA Locations: Georgia, Washington, New Hampshire, CNN’s “ State, Florida, Washington , Georgia, New York, Mar, Iowa, Erie , Pennsylvania, Ukraine, The New York Times . Ohio, Manhattan, Fulton County , Georgia, Fulton County

☆ Why New York AG Letitia James is probably Trump's biggest worry right now (not Jack Smith, Fani Willis or Alvin Bragg)
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

In three months, Trump faces a civil fraud trial that could run his Trump Organization out of New York. There's Jack, and Fani, and Alvin, of course, all poised to prosecute the former president criminally. And Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump would further be banned from ever running a business anywhere in the state. The financial and psychic toll to being a mogul in exile would be great, two Trump biographers told Insider. Smith appears on the brink of winning a new indictment, relating to the 2020 election, as does District Attorney Fani Willis in Atlanta.

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☆ Conservative former judge calls Trump support 'colossal political miscalculation'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

There are few signs that Trump will face political consequences internally, which undermines rule of law and threatens the future of the party, Luttig said. "Building the Republican campaign around the newly indicted front-runner is a colossal political miscalculation, as comedic as it is tragic for the country," said Luttig, an appointee of Republican President George H.W. Since federal prosecutors unsealed a 37-count indictment against Trump earlier this month, most candidates in the crowded Republican primary field have come to his defense. Some have said as president they would pardon Trump, should he be convicted in the case. Polling shows Trump holding a strong lead over his Republican rivals.

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☆ Judge Aileen Cannon wants Trump's trial over his classified documents scandal to be wrapped up by September
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A district judge in Florida wants Trump's classified documents trial to start August 14. Pre-trial motions are due at the end of July, and the trial will occur in Fort Pierce, Florida. Cannon, the Trump-appointed judge presiding over the trial, released an order saying she expects the trial to start August 14 "or as soon thereafter as the case may be called" and to last two weeks. Cannon on Tuesday asked the defense and prosecutors to file any pre-trial motions before July 24. The trial is set to be held at the courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida — the same courthouse where Cannon, 42, typically works.

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Several Republican 2024 presidential hopefuls criticized Donald Trump Sunday as the former president faces 37 federal counts for allegedly hoarding documents after he left the White House. "He's a petulant child when someone disagrees with him," Christie told CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday. Presidential hopeful and former Vice President Mike Pence said it is "premature" to say whether or not he would pardon Trump were he to be convicted. "All we know is what the president has been accused of in the indictment," Pence told NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday. But Trump had a supporter on Sunday in Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy who has said the former president should be pardoned if convicted.

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☆ Mike Pence calls Trump indictment 'saddening' and 'divisive,' but won't say if he'd pardon the former president
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

In a "Meet the Press" exclusive, Pence dodged questions on whether he would pardon the former president. Pence said he has the support of all kinds of people, but wouldn't say if he's targeting Trump supporters. Still, Pence wouldn't say if he would pardon Trump himself if he were elected to the Oval Office, saying the "question is premature." We don't know what the verdict will be of the jury," Pence said in his NBC interview. "Look, I know the people in our movement, and I can honestly tell you that they're some of the best people in this country," Pence said.

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