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☆ Colorado judge finds Trump engaged in 'insurrection' but allows him on ballot
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Andrew Goudsward | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 25, 2023. The judge found that, as president, Trump was not "an officer of the United States" that could be disqualified under the amendment. She found that Trump "engaged in an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021 through incitement." "The court's decision affirms what our clients alleged in this lawsuit: that Donald Trump engaged in insurrection based on his role in January 6th," Bookbinder said in a statement. The Colorado decision can be appealed to the state's supreme court and eventually the U.S. Supreme Court, whose 6-3 conservative majority includes three Trump appointees.

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☆ Biden, Trump unpopularity buoys third party hopes for 2024 US election
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

[1/3] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a 2024 presidential election campaign event in Summerville, South Carolina, U.S. September 25, 2023. No third-party candidate has won a modern U.S. presidential election, although they have at times played outsized roles as spoilers by taking votes from major party candidates. Tony Lyons, cofounder of American Values 2024 told Reuters Kennedy shouldn't be considered a danger to just Biden or just Trump. Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said: "Polls show President Trump absolutely crushing Joe Biden even with other candidates present, both nationally and in battleground states." 'PEOPLE WANT BETTER CHOICES'While cash is flowing to third party options, Biden and Trump are raising even more.

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☆ Trump University, Now With Tax Money
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Journal Editorial Report: The week’s best and worst from Bill McGurn, Kate Bachelder Odell, Mene Ukueberuwa, and Kim Strassel. Images: AFP/Getty Images/Reuters Composite: Mark KellyAs if the federal bureaucracy didn’t have enough to do, Donald Trump says that in a second term he’d create a new tuition-free online university to “compete directly” for college students. It would award bachelor’s degree equivalents “that the U.S. government and all federal contractors will henceforth recognize.” Step right up to enroll in Trump University 2.0. Mr. Trump unveiled the idea recently in a video on Truth Social, and the plan includes all of the careful policy thinking typical of a video on Truth Social. “Whether you want lectures on ancient histories, or an introduction to financial accounting, or training in a skilled trade,” Mr. Trump said, “the goal will be to deliver it and get it done properly, using study groups, mentors, industry partnerships, and the latest breakthrough in computing.”

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☆ Trump's lawyers have a risky plan to call as many as 3 Trumps back to the stand at his fraud trial, starting with Donald Trump, Jr.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The defense case in Trump's fraud trial starts Monday, with Donald Trump, Jr., taking the stand – again. Screenshots from deposition tapes of Eric Trump, former President Donald Trump, and Donald Trump Jr.. New York Attorney General's Office"I'd much rather cross a Trump than direct-examine one," agreed Tristan Snell, who was lead assistant attorney general on the state's successful investigation into Trump University. AdvertisementAdvertisementAll three Trumps — Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., and Eric Trump — have now given two pretrial depositions along with their actual trial testimony last month. Ivanka Trump, daughter of former US President Donald Trump, at the Trump Organization civil fraud trial. Still, Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., and Eric Trump "appear to remain stubbornly resistant to preparation and trial strategy," Snell said.

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☆ Trump unleashes new attack on the legal system after his sons take the stand
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Things grew heated when Amer apparently succeeded in undermining Eric Trump’s claims that he had little to do with his father’s financial statements. “I understand we had financials as a company,” Eric Trump said. Eric Trump replied: “It appears that way, yes.”In essence, both Trump sons are arguing that despite running the company, they knew nothing about its financial statements. In a bizarre passage of the trial, Trump attorney Chris Kise insisted: “I’m not a misogynist. CNN legal analyst Shan Wu said that neither the testimony of Eric Trump nor the strategy of attacking court personnel seemed like a smart approach.

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☆ Trump sues Michigan official in a bid to keep his name on state's ballots in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage for a campaign rally in Derry, New Hampshire, October 23, 2023. Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson from refusing to put him on the ballot for her state's 2024 presidential primary and general elections. Trump's attorneys also seek an injunction barring Benson from refusing to place Trump on the ballot in Michigan. The lawsuit comes one day after a state court in Denver, Colorado, began hearing arguments in a separate lawsuit seeking to keep Trump off that state's ballot. Since no one is working to authorize that legislation, neither Benson nor the court can disqualify Trump under Section 3.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jocelyn Benson, Benson, Trump Organizations: Michigan, Trump, Democrat, U.S . Capitol Locations: Derry , New Hampshire, Michigan, Denver , Colorado, New Hampshire , Arizona, Minnesota, United States

Skinner is running for reelection to the City Council of Johns Creek, an Atlanta suburb of about 85,000. In 2020, they were pivotal in Democrat Joe Biden's close victory over Trump, the Republican incumbent, in the president election. “President Trump is obviously divisive,” said Skinner in a interview, insisting the endorsement “was about the veterans” rather than Trump himself. I don’t want to become Atlanta,” said Kramer, the Johns Creek Republican. Johns Creek is about 52% non-Hispanic white.

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☆ What to know about the 14th Amendment Trump disqualification trial in Colorado
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The challengers have scored a series of pretrial victories, defying expectations by defeating several motions by Trump and the Colorado GOP to throw out the case. They want a court order blocking Griswold from putting Trump’s name on Colorado’s GOP primary ballot and the general election ballot. • Does Griswold have the power under Colorado law to exclude a candidate from the ballot based on federal constitutional considerations? And President Trump never advocated for or incited violence on January 6, 2021.”Why is this happening now? She graduated from the University of Colorado Law School in 1999.

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In a pretrial court filing, James’ office estimated that Trump exaggerated his wealth by as much as $3.6 billion. They've also called accountants Donald Bender and Camron Harris, whose firms Trump hired to prepare his financial statements. A retired Deutsche Bank official testified the financial statements were key to Trump securing hundreds of millions of dollars in loans. Weisselberg acknowledged that information in Trump’s financial statements wasn’t always accurate, such as valuing his penthouse based on the wrong size. In a decision last month, Engoron resolved the lawsuit's top claim, ruling that Trump committed years of fraud by inflating the value of assets in his financial statements.

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☆ Republicans are asking their Twitter followers to help them decide who should replace Kevin McCarthy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

House Republicans are set to choose a new speaker next Wednesday, and it's unclear who that will be. Some of them have apparently turned to Twitter to help their decision-making — or to make a point. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . As House Republicans try to settle on a candidate to take the reigns after Kevin McCarthy's sudden defenestration this week, some of them are polling their Twitter followers on who they'd like to see in the top job. "That said, who would you like to see as the next Speaker of the House?," wrote LaLota.

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Trump on Monday shared a photo of the judge's clerk online and ranted about her to reporters. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementJustice Arthur Engoron at Donald Trump's New York trial on Tuesday issued a harsh warning after the former president repeatedly attacked his clerk on social media and during a press conference. Trump posed to Truth Social, a photo of Engoron's law clerk, who was standing next to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Trump also ranted about the clerk during a press conference directly outside Engoron's courtroom door on Monday.

Persons: Arthur Engoron, Trump, Engoron, —, Donald Trump's, Chuck Schumer, Matthew Galluzzo, Gonzalo Curiel Organizations: Service, Trump, Trump University Locations: York, New York City, Manhattan

☆ Opinion: Trump and the upside-down world
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. CNN —The title on the cover of Cass R. Sunstein’s 2021 book, “This is not normal,” is printed upside down. The beginning of a Trump-backed House Republican inquiry into impeaching President Joe Biden with no clear evidence of his wrongdoing. A last-ditch move Saturday kept federal agencies funded for 45 days while putting more aid to Ukraine in jeopardy. Bill Bramhall/Tribune Content AgencyOn Monday, a New York judge found Trump and his adult sons liable for insurance and bank fraud and canceled the Trump Organization’s business certification.

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☆ New ‘Meet the Press’ moderator Kristen Welker fails to meet the moment as Trump unleashes flurry of lies in debut interview
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The Kristen Welker era of “Meet the Press” is off to a bleak start. Unfortunately, Welker failed spectacularly to meet the moment during her interview with Trump. Welker allowed Trump to make a number of statements wholly untethered to reality on a range of critical issues without tenacious, resolute, or meaningful pushback. It’s arguable that, at this juncture, there is really no need to interview Trump. If it is necessary to interview Trump, newsrooms need to approach the task differently than they would any other interview.

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☆ Trump, who called Biden 'cognitively impaired,' mocked for saying the president would lead the US into 'World War II' in a gaffe-strewn speech
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Donald Trump is being mocked on social media after he said Biden would lead the US into "World War II." Different polls show voters are concerned about the age of both 2024 candidates, Trump and Biden. He then said, "We would be in World War II." World War II took place between 1939 and 1945. "Last night, Donald Trump said he's leading "Obama" in the polls — and claimed if elected he will stop "World War Two."

Persons: Donald Trump, Biden, Barack Obama, Trump, Joe Biden, Obama, couldn't, Hillary Clinton, Biden's, Jared Moskowitz, he's, Tristan Snell Organizations: Service, Twitter, Democratic, NBC, Trump, Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, Republicans Locations: Wall, Silicon, Washington, Russia, Florida

BERLIN (AP) — The U.N. nuclear watchdog harshly criticized Iran on Saturday for effectively barring several of its most experienced inspectors from monitoring the country's disputed program. The strongly worded statement came amid longstanding tensions between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency, which is tasked with monitoring a nuclear program that Western nations have long suspected is aimed at eventually developing a nuclear weapon. Rafael Mariano Grossi, the head of the IAEA, said Iran had withdrawn the designation of "several experienced Agency inspectors," barring them from taking part in the monitoring of its program. "Iran has effectively removed about one third of the core group of the Agency’s most experienced inspectors designated for Iran,” he said. The IAEA, the West and other countries say Iran had a secret military nuclear program it abandoned in 2003.

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VIENNA (AP) — Britain, France and Germany announced Thursday they will keep their sanctions on Iran related to the Mideast country's atomic program and development of ballistic missiles. The measures were to expire in October under a timetable spelled out in the now defunct nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. The measures ban Iran from developing ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons and bar anyone from buying, selling or transferring drones and missiles to and from Iran. Iran has violated the sanctions by developing and testing ballistic missiles and sending drones to Russia for its war on Ukraine. Political Cartoons View All 1160 ImagesThe 2015 nuclear deal meant to ensure that Iran could not develop atomic weapons.

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Romney, who was the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, has long been a rare member of the Republican party who has been an outspoken critic of Trump. He ran as the Republican Party nominee in the 2012 presidential race and lost to Barack Obama, who was then the Democratic incumbent. Donald Trump calls global warming a hoax, and President Biden offers feel-good solutions that make no difference to the global climate. On China, President Biden underinvests in the military and President Trump underinvests in our alliances,” he said. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell praised Romney in a statement reacting to the news.

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Neither President Biden nor former President Trump are leading their party to confront them," Romney said in his statement. Donald Trump calls global warming a hoax and President Biden offers feel-good solutions that will make no difference to the global climate. On China, President Biden underinvests in the military and President Trump underinvests in our alliances. Romney, his party's 2012 candidate for president, voted twice to convict Trump in the Senate after the House twice impeached the former president. When Romney was governor, he would speak often with Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy – the man Romney unsuccessfully challenged for a Senate seat – to discuss Massachusetts priorities.

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☆ Why a 2024 Trump-Biden rematch might be more of a referendum on Trump than Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Ariel Edwards-Levy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But a potential rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump could upend that dynamic, polling suggests, with most voters saying their decisions would come down largely to their feelings about Trump. In CNN’s exit poll following the last presidential election, when Trump was the sitting incumbent and Biden the challenger, 54% of voters cited Trump as the bigger factor in their vote. Anti-Trump voters – Biden voters who are motivated largely by antipathy for Trump – make up another 30% of the potential electorate. While 89% in this group agree that any Republican would be better than Biden, just 64% say Trump would be better than any Democrat. Nearly 1 in 5 anti-Trump voters say they’d back Haley (18%) or former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (19%) over Biden.

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☆ Jack Smith said Trump's 'daily' antagonistic social media posts pose a threat to the jury pool
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Special Counsel Jack Smith said Tuesday that Trump's online posts could "prejudice the jury pool." He added that the urgent matters specifically included Trump's "daily extrajudicial statements" that he said could potentially "prejudice the jury pool." Smith's filing wasn't the first time prosecutors have cautioned about Trump's social media posts potentially affecting the jury pool. AdvertisementAdvertisementSoon after he was indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, in August, Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to repeatedly go after Judge Tanya Chutkan and Smith. In Trump's Washington, DC-based indictment, the DOJ alleges the former president broke the law while attempting to prevent Congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election in favor of President Joe Biden.

Persons: Trump, Jack Smith, Donald Trump's, Smith, Molly Gaston, Chutkan, Tanya Chutkan, Joe Biden Organizations: Prosecutors, Service, Department of Justice, Trump, DOJ Locations: Washington , DC, Wall, Silicon, Washington, DC, Trump's Washington

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Greek shipper has pleaded guilty to a charge over it smuggling sanctioned Iranian crude oil and agreed to pay a $2.4 million fine, U.S. federal court papers seen Thursday by The Associated Press show. In July, the top commander of the Revolutionary Guard’s naval arm threatened further action against anyone offloading the Suez Rajan, with state media linking the recent seizures to the cargo’s fate. In its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, Iran regained the ability to sell oil openly on the international market. It also began a cat-and-mouse hunt for Iranian oil cargo — as well as series of escalating attacks attributed to Iran since 2019. China is believed to be a major buyer of Iranian oil, likely at a significant discount.

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☆ Trump's Top 5 defenses in his massive NY financial fraud case, in his own words
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementHere are Trump's top five business fraud defenses – in his own words – as revealed in a recently-unsealed deposition transcript. New York attorney general's officeTrying to pass the blame won't work, two attorneys who used to work for previous New York attorneys general told Insider. And you're suing them instead of going after violent criminals," he scolded the attorney general and her lawyers. Then there's the $250 million Trump allegedly pocketed by lying about the size of his collateral. 3: his math is "worthless"At the center of the attorney general's case are a decade's worth of Trump's Statements of Financial Condition.

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☆ The Republican Debate Was an Infuriating Display of Moral Cowardice - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Frank Bruni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“He asked me to put him over the Constitution, and I chose the Constitution,” Pence said. That was an instruction to turn away from Trump. Their debate performances mingled moral cowardice with political malpractice to produce a baffling, exasperating, infuriating spectacle. That was the oxymoronic and utterly moronic position of many of the candidates on the stage. In that sense, they were miniature Trumps, cracked mirrors of the master.

Persons: “, ” Pence, Trump, Christie, Hutchinson, didn’t, they’d, Pence Organizations: Fox News, Trump Locations: Trump

The July indictment accused Mr. Trump, Mr. De Oliveira and Mr. Nauta of trying to delete Mar-a-Lago security footage. The government had requested a trial date in December, while Mr. Trump’s lawyers asked for an indefinite postponement. Once he was sworn in as president, Mr. Trump reimbursed Mr. Cohen. Rather than publish her account, the tabloid suppressed it in cooperation with Mr. Trump and Mr. Cohen, prosecutors say. Ms. Maddock, who has close ties to Mr. Trump and is married to Matt Maddock, a state representative, accused Ms. Nessel of “a personal vendetta.”“This is part of a national coordinated” effort to stop Mr. Trump, she added.

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☆ Opinion | Using Frederick Douglass to Rationalize Slavery? In Florida, Yes!
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Charles M. Blow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Last month, the Florida Department of Education announced that grade-school teachers could use videos produced by Dennis Prager’s PragerU Kids in their classrooms. PragerU is no more a university than Trump University was. In fine type at the bottom of its webpage, it admits that “PragerU is not an accredited university, nor do we claim to be. We don’t offer degrees, but we do provide educational, entertaining, pro-American videos for every age.”In reality, PragerU is little more than a propaganda media site. The Southern Poverty Law Center takes an even dimmer view of its credentials, saying, “PragerU seems to be yet another node on the internet connecting conservative media consumers to the dark corners of the extreme right.”

Persons: Ron DeSantis’s, Dennis Prager’s, “ PragerU, ” Organizations: Republican, Florida Department of Education, Trump University, Southern Poverty Law Center Locations: Florida

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