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He spent years spreading the lie that Barack Obama, America’s first Black president, was ineligible to hold office. But as he seeks the presidency for a third time, Trump is aiming to win over an unlikely constituency: Black voters. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesFor Biden, the biggest risk isn’t a dramatic move among Black voters toward Trump. When he won the New Hampshire primary this week, Sen. Tim Scott, the chamber’s only Black Republican, stood prominently behind him. And in contrast to past Democratic efforts, the Biden campaign has opted for an early engagement strategy with core constituencies like Black voters.

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☆ Biden’s Gaza problems are deeper than just being interrupted in public
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Camila Dechalus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

The administration appears to be struggling with finding Arab American and Muslim leaders who are willing to even meet with White House officials, and no Muslim or Arab American groups have endorsed Biden’s reelection bid. And I think that’s a pretty good descriptor of Arab American voters right now.”The ceasefire calls are coming from a diversity of progressive groups, including those representing Jewish voters, voters of color and young people – key parts of Biden’s winning 2020 coalition. In the last presidential election cycle, Biden received the support of several prominent Muslim American elected officials and community leaders. At least 146,620 of the 200,000 Muslim American voters in Michigan cast a ballot in the 2020 election cycle, according to an analysis by Emgage. Some Arab American and Muslim voters say even if Biden’s campaign ramps up their outreach, it will be too late.

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But with regard to endorsements, Haley hasn’t necessarily benefited from the Trump holdouts, notably because they haven’t gone as far as to endorse her for the nomination. So while the holdouts might bother him on a personal level, they likely don’t have much influence over the Republican nomination in 2024. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnellMcConnell has said he has “essentially stayed out” of the GOP nomination process. 2 Republican, had endorsed Scott as a candidate for the GOP nomination. He’s in a commanding position, and I’ve said all along I’ll support the nominee,” Thune said about Trump on Wednesday.

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☆ Biden wins New Hampshire primary, CNN projects, with successful write-in campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Michael Williams | Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —President Joe Biden will win the New Hampshire primary, CNN projects, calming the anxieties of Democrats concerned that lagging enthusiasm over his campaign and the absence of his name from the ballot could add up to an embarrassing defeat. Those worries led Biden loyalists to launch an unofficial write-in campaign for the president, encouraging rank-and-file Democrats to go to the polls to make a show of support for the incumbent president. While the Biden campaign will welcome the result as a positive sign of enthusiasm for the 81-year-old’s reelection bid, the victory is just that: symbolic. As those worries grew, Biden surrogates began to promote a write-in campaign aimed at Granite State Democrats and the “undeclared” independents who wanted a say in the Democratic primary. The Biden campaign will be closely watching the race between Trump and Haley.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Biden surrogates, Kamala Harris, Haley, Trump Organizations: CNN, New, New Hampshire, Democratic Party, Democratic, Granite State Democrats, DNC, Trump Locations: New Hampshire, Virginia, South Carolina, South

While vice presidential candidates typically aren't picked until after a candidate has locked down the nomination, Trump's decisive win in last week's Iowa caucuses and the departure of Florida Gov. That interest comes despite the fate of Trump’s first vice president, Mike Pence. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesThe Trump campaign has held several events in both Iowa and New Hampshire with high-profile surrogates. Tim Scott’s a very, very good dude and would make a great vice president,” he said. “I absolutely love what she did, this whole thing with the Harvard.”Ingrahm-Kelly, who is leaning toward voting for Trump on Tuesday, said she also likes the idea of another woman vice president.

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☆ High profile conservatives serve as surrogates as Trump looks to lock down GOP nomination
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Daniel Strauss | Kristen Holmes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Additionally, two former Republican presidential candidates have traveled to the early primary states alongside Trump almost immediately after they ended their respective campaigns to defeat him. Doug Burgum dropped out in December, he endorsed Trump and traveled with him in Iowa and to New Hampshire. Kari Lake speaks to reporters before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a caucus night party in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/APIn Keokuk, Iowa, earlier this month, Greene panned the rest of the GOP field as knockoffs of Trump. Still, Republican strategists and campaign operatives often lament that surrogates and endorsements aren’t as influential as they used to be.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, ”, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Ronny Jackson, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Kari Lake, Byron Donalds, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Doug Burgum, Elise Stefanik, Kristi Noem, Ramaswamy, ’, –, he’s, Gregg Keller, Mitt Romney’s, “, Donald Trump, —, Stefanik, “ Trump, ” Terry Sullivan, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio’s, it’s, Lake, Bob Vander Plaats, Trump’s, Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Greene, Bush, ” Greene, aren’t, pollster, Trump’s surrogates, It’s Organizations: CNN, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Iowa, Center, Arizona, Florida Rep, Trump, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, Republican, North Dakota Gov, New, South Dakota Gov, Republicans, it’s, ”, AP, GOP Locations: Iowa, lockstep, Florida, New Hampshire, Trump’s, West Des Moines, Des Moines , Iowa, Keokuk , Iowa

☆ Scientists clone second species of monkey
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Meet Retro, a cloned rhesus monkey born on July 16, 2020. Retro is only the second species of primate that scientists have been able to clone successfully. He was not involved in the latest research but has collaborated with some members of the research team on other primate studies. However, a rhesus monkey was cloned in 1999 using what researchers consider a simpler cloning method. Cloned monkeys can be genetically engineered in complex ways that wild-type monkeys cannot; this has many implications for disease modeling.

Persons: Falong Lu, ”, Lu, haven’t, Dolly, Miguel Esteban, Esteban, ” Lu, Zhong Zhong, Hua Hua, Lluís Montoliu, wasn’t, “ Organizations: CNN, Nature Communications, State Key Laboratory, Molecular, Biology, of Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, “, Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine, Covid, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Royal Society for Prevention, National Center for Biotechnology Locations: Shanghai, Beijing, Spain

☆ The Iowa caucuses are on Monday — here's what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Iowa voters will bear subzero wind chills on Jan. 15 to sit in school gyms, churches and community centers and discuss who they want to be the next U.S. president. The Iowa caucuses are the first voting events in the Republican presidential primary. Why do Iowa caucuses matter? Democrats have intentionally lessened their emphasis on the Iowa caucuses due to a vote-counting blunder in 2020. How can you follow the Iowa caucuses?

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Surrogates, caucusgoers, Trump, Pete Buttigieg, Biden, Ted Cruz, outdoing Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, Grassley, Ron DeSantis, Eric Trump, Nikki Haley, Ramaswamy, Bob Vander Plaats, Asa Hutchinson, caucusing Organizations: Republican, North Dakota ., Virgin, Democratic, Republican National Convention, Democrats, GOP, Florida Gov, U.N, Former Arkansas Gov, CT, Voters, CNBC Locations: Des Moines , Iowa, Iowa, U.S, Nevada , Wyoming, North Dakota, North Dakota . U.S, American Samoa, Guam, , Iowa, New Hampshire

☆ Mother Nature cancels Trump as winter storms sabotage his rallies in Iowa
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Due to severe weather, Trump is scrapping 3 out of 4 Iowa rallies and moving to virtual events. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementWinter blizzards are blocking former President Donald Trump's campaign trail in the final stretch to the Iowa caucus, ABC News reports. Due to challenging weather conditions, Trump canceled three out of four in-person commit-to-caucus rallies in Iowa. Despite the severe weather, Trump is still committed to one in-person appearance— a rally in Indianola, Iowa, on Saturday night.

Persons: —, Donald Trump's, Trump, Bobby Kaufman, Donald Trump Jr, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis Organizations: Service, ABC, Republicans, Trump, NBC, CNN, GOP, South Carolina Gov, Florida Gov, Huffington, Republican Locations: Indianola ., Iowa, Indianola , Iowa, Sioux City, Atlantic, New Hampshire, Granite

☆ Iowans weigh Trump’s legal woes as they decide who to back in caucuses
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Ames, Iowa CNN —Teresa Garman has attended decades worth of Iowa caucuses, but views Monday’s meeting as the most consequential. In interviews, Iowans expressed an array of opinions on Trump’s legal problems, from anger over what they say they believe is a “witch hunt,” echoing the former president’s criticism, to a desire to move on and focus on issues plaguing the country. Among those who were not considering the former president, 57% said Trump was controversial and 48% said they were concerned about his legal issues. “If Trump is the nominee, it’s going to be about January 6, legal issues, criminal trials,” DeSantis said during a CNN debate Wednesday. “I think that Vivek is, in a roundabout way, even better for Trump than Trump being in there,” Sherman said.

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☆ Biden to head to Michigan and Nevada to ramp up outreach to key base voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Mike Memoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

US President Biden arrives to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on December 20, 2023, as he departs for Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Biden could be courting Latino voters in Nevada while simultaneously negotiating a border funding bill that includes stricter immigration policies that are opposed by Hispanic leaders. The Biden campaign has argued that as important as immigration is, public polling and its own research show the economy as the top concern of Latino voters. In 2020, Biden carried both Nevada and Michigan, but by less than 3 percentage points. Only Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona and Georgia were closer among states Biden carried.

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☆ Biden December fundraising blitz to star James Taylor, Spielberg
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a reception at the White House ahead of the 46th Kennedy Center Honors gala, in Washington, U.S. December 3, 2023. "We're putting in the work across our fundraising program and look forward to again outperforming the MAGA field," Biden campaign spokesperson Kevin Munoz said. Next week, Biden will raise money in Pennsylvania and Maryland with the states' Democratic governors Josh Shapiro and Wes Moore. Recent polling has shown the GOP frontrunner leading Biden in hypothetical matchups in key swing states and on the national level. Hollywood and the entertainment industry overall lean Democratic, at least when it comes to fundraising, according to OpenSecrets, which tracks campaign contributions.

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☆ Iowa caucuses: Do they still matter?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Zachary Wolf | Analysis Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

On the Democratic side, Barack Obama won the Iowa caucuses in 2008 and went on to win the White House. And Trump, although he’s the favorite in pre-caucus polling this year, lost the Iowa caucuses in 2016 to Cruz. Weren’t there some problems with the Iowa caucuses? This is the first time since 1972 that the Iowa caucuses will not be the first event on Democrats’ presidential nomination calendar. President Joe Biden, who placed fourth in the 2020 Iowa caucuses, pushed Democrats to change up the calendar.

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☆ Trump heads to Iowa focused on Biden as DeSantis looks to jolt lagging campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Kate Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Ron DeSantis head into their respective Iowa campaign events on Saturday eyeing different objectives that reflect their drastically different standings in the GOP primary. “Everybody will feel the love tomorrow, but the main focus will be Biden,” the senior Trump campaign aide told CNN on Friday. Trump’s campaign on Friday launched a six-figure broadcast TV ad buy in Iowa, according to the senior Trump campaign aide, which includes an ad focused on Biden. The Biden campaign seized on Trump’s comments, deploying high-profile surrogates and running a new ad on Thursday focused on health care and prescription drug costs. Trump is expected to participate in a prime-time town hall moderated by Fox News host Sean Hannity in Davenport, Iowa, the night before, according to the senior Trump campaign aide.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Trump, Joe Biden, DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Biden, ”, Grassley, Republican Iowa Sen, Chuck Grassley, Kim Reynolds, Bob Vander Plaats, Reynolds, Haley, Charles Koch, Sean Hannity Organizations: CNN, Florida Gov, GOP, Republican, Trump, South Carolina Gov, Biden, Republican Iowa, Iowa Gov, Republicans, UN, Fox News Locations: Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Ankeny, Sioux City, Florida, New Hampshire, Alabama, Davenport , Iowa, York

☆ To Beat Trump, Nikki Haley Is Trying to Speak to All Sides of a Fractured G.O.P.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Jazmine Ulloa | More About Jazmine Ulloa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Her rivals, including Mr. Trump and Gov. “Nikki has always been a tough, anti-establishment conservative,” said Olivia Perez-Cubas, a spokeswoman for Ms. Haley. Ms. Haley’s attempt to thread the needle on abortion is already being tested, as she has faced skepticism from Iowa’s evangelical community, a critical voting bloc. Addressing a conservative Christian audience in Iowa, Ms. Haley said she would have signed a ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy as governor. Democrats seized on Ms. Haley’s remarks as proof that, despite her tone, she is no moderate on the issue.

Persons: Ryan Williams, Mitt Romney, Haley, “, ”, Trump, Trump’s, Ron DeSantis, panders, Jaime Harrison, surrogates, “ Nikki, Olivia Perez, Ms, Haley’s, Bob Vander Plaats, DeSantis, Marlys Popma, — Organizations: Republican, Gov, Democratic National Committee, Republican Party Locations: Florida, Iowa

☆ The Unrestrained 2024 Front Runners
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Karl Rove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Review and Outlook: Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips fears President Biden could lose to Donald Trump, and he’s right. Images: Reuters/AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyThe behavior of the front-running Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns is perplexing. Neither Joe Biden’s surrogates nor Donald Trump seems to know the value of restraint. First there’s the rhetorical hell Democrats rained down on Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips after he announced he’s running in the New Hampshire presidential primary. Mr. Phillips believes that Mr. Biden is too old and that Democrats will lose the White House unless they nominate a younger leader.

Persons: Dean Phillips, Biden, Donald Trump, Mark Kelly, Joe Biden’s surrogates, Phillips Organizations: AFP, Getty, Democratic, Republican, Minnesota, New Locations: Minnesota, New Hampshire

☆ Joe Biden: Democrats dismiss worries about president’s reelection bid as Dean Phillips launches primary challenge
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —President Joe Biden is just as low in the White House’s internal polls as in any of the public ones. But while Biden advisers are dismissive of Rep. Dean Phillips’ primary challenge launched this week, they are also annoyed about it. Still, they remain confident that Biden is Democrats’ best option in 2024. Boyle told CNN this week that between the war in Israel and Gaza and the chaos of House Republicans electing their new speaker, he had not had “one conversation with anyone” about Phillips. Asked if he was worried about Phillips being a factor even back home in their state’s primary, Walz laughed.

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In early May, as Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida prepared to run for president, about a dozen right-wing social media influencers gathered at his pollster’s home for cocktails and a poolside buffet. The guests all had large followings or successful podcasts and were already fans of the governor. But Mr. DeSantis’s team wanted to turn them into a battalion of on-message surrogates who could tangle with Donald J. Trump and his supporters online. For some, however, the gathering had the opposite effect, according to three attendees who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they did not want to damage their relationships with the governor or other Republican leaders.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis’s, Donald J, Trump Locations: Florida

☆ EXCLUSIVE: Elon Musk filed custody suit against Grimes first, asking for 'relationship' with his children
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Jack Newsham | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Grimes filed a custody suit against Elon Musk in San Francisco late last month. But Insider learned Musk sued Grimes first, to "establish the parent-child relationship" with his kids. AdvertisementAdvertisementHeadlines around the world announced this week that Grimes had sued Elon Musk for custody of their three children, but it was Musk himself who first quietly sued Grimes last month, Insider has learned. In filings obtained by Insider, Musk said he wanted to "establish the parent-child relationship" with his and Grimes' children X, who is 3, and one-year-olds Exa (or Y) and Tau. Musk and Grimes have had a contentious relationshipIt's just the latest dust-up over the Musk children between Musk and Grimes, the musician with whom he's been in an on-again, off-again relationship since 2018.

Persons: Grimes, Elon Musk, Musk, —, X, Claire Boucher, weren't, It's, he's, Elon, Shivon Zilis, Walter Isaacson, Zilis, surrogates, she'd Organizations: Elon, Service, Lawyers, Musk, SpaceX Locations: San Francisco, California, Texas, Austin, Grimes

The White House announced Wednesday night that President Joe Biden will be traveling to the battleground state of Arizona next Thursday — one day after the next GOP presidential primary debate — to deliver remarks about the “work we must do together to strengthen our democracy.”And Thursday morning, the Biden campaign is announcing its more direct efforts to bracket the GOP debate, with California Gov. According to campaign advisers, the Biden campaign will try to tie the GOP presidential hopefuls to the dysfunction among House Republicans in Washington ahead of a potential government shutdown. And it will emphasize “Latino political power” with prominent Spanish-speaking surrogates and a new TV and digital ad tied to Hispanic Heritage Month. On the debate stage, Republicans “will have to answer whether they’re on the side of the MAGA shutdown or with the American people,” as a campaign advisor put it. Harrison and Rodriguez will be holding events with Latino voters on the ground.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Gavin Newsom, Republicans “, MAGA, ” Newsom, Jaime Harrison, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Harrison, Rodriguez Organizations: White House, California Gov, NBC News, Republicans, Hispanic Heritage, MAGA Republicans Locations: Arizona, Washington, Simi Valley, Calif

But now, as Mr. Trump’s lead in the primary has grown and hardened, the party has dropped Mr. DeSantis from such hypothetical matchups. And the Biden campaign’s polling on Republican candidates is now directed squarely at Mr. Trump, according to officials familiar with the surveys. The sharpened focus on Mr. Trump isn’t happening only behind the scenes. On Sunday, after Mr. Trump sought to muddy the waters on his position on abortion, the Biden operation and its surrogates pushed back with uncommon intensity. On Monday, Mr. Biden told donors at a New York fund-raiser that Mr. Trump was out to “destroy” American democracy, in some of his most forceful language so far about the implications of a second Trump term.

Persons: — Donald J, Trump, Ron DeSantis —, Biden, Trump’s, DeSantis, ” Organizations: Republican, Democratic National Committee, Trump, “ Locations: New York, Manhattan

The impeachment inquiry comes at a fragile political moment for the president. An impeachment inquiry would give Republicans broad new powers to request documents and testimony about the Bidens. For now, the White House views the situation from a communications standpoint rather than as a legal issue. “Kevin McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and MAGA Republicans just launched a beyond ridiculous impeachment inquiry into President Biden,” the fundraising email reads. An element of the White House strategy is keeping him focused on his governing duties, including plans to deliver what the White House has billed as a “major economic address” in Maryland on Thursday.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy’s, Biden, McCarthy, ” Biden, Biden’s, –, Hunter Biden, Devin Archer, Hunter, Republicans “ can’t, ”, Ian Sams, Sams, Kamala Harris ’, “ Kevin McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, MAGA, Donald Trump, – Trump, “ McCarthy, Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Bill Clinton, Dick Sauber, Russ Anello, Ammar Moussa, “, Kyle Herrig, it’s, Kamala Harris Organizations: CNN, GOP, Congress, White, Republicans, White House, MAGA Republicans, House Republicans, Democratic National Committee, Wednesday, Biden White, Democratic, Biden, Project, United Nations Locations: Maine, Maryland, New York

☆ Who Is Trusted to Have a Child?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Daniel Lam | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

At home I ate a snack and watched Netflix on my computer until my husband arrived. Then I walked up to him for a hug, fell into his arms, and cried. Part of me hadn’t left the nursery, and it broke me, to be close and yet so far from parenthood. At 33, I have learned to let that go, the faceless woman I’ve carried around in my mind for so long. We talk about children sporadically, during commercial breaks of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” or between bites of food while we’re eating dinner.

Persons: hadn’t, — we’re Organizations: Netflix

☆ Forget the Deep State. Trump is at war with the whole state
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Trump's new object of hatred is the surface state — the state itself. The attack on the surface state began, of course, on January 6, when a violent mob, assembled and encouraged by Trump, descended on the Capitol to overturn a presidential election. AdvertisementAdvertisementToday, Trump's attacks on the surface state are accelerating. Maybe Trump has forgotten that less than three years ago, he was head of the surface state. Even defendants who, like Trump, attempt to sabotage the integrity of the justice system are entitled to the same due process and protections under US law.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, He's, Jack Smith, Fanni Wills, Let's, I'm, he'd, That's, Hillary Clinton, Mark Meadows, Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, Tommy Tuberville, Cindy Hyde, Smith, Roger Marshall, John Kennedy, Cruz, Hawley, didn't, We've, it's, Mattathias Schwartz Organizations: Trump, Capitol, Department of Justice, Mar, DOJ, White, CIA, FBI, NSA, White House, GOP, Committee Locations: Afghanistan, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, New York, Iraq

In special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion case, Trump’s bid to put the trial off until after the election appears to have failed. Meanwhile, the criminal case against Trump in New York is also scheduled for March. For instance, prosecutor Molly Gaston pointedly confronted Trump attorney John Lauro with his own public statements during the hearing Monday. Chutkan, who early in the case against Trump made plain her decisions would be clear and final, told Lauro, “Mr. “I take seriously the request that Mr. Trump be treated like any other defendant, and I intend to do so,” Chutkan said.

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