Tag: Donald Trump

“It’s a travesty of justice. This is what happens in third world countries.” In this episode of ATL, I sit down with Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) to discuss Trump’s arraignment, in which the former president is pleading not guilty to federal charges. “It’s a dog and pony show and we’ll see how it turns out. He’s strong enough to take ...

The exterior of Trump National Doral Miami where former President Donald Trump is staying and the exterior of the federal courthouse where he is expected to appear on Tuesday on federal charges. ...

PALM BEACH, Fla.–Former President Donald Trump and a personal aide are expected to appear in a Miami courtroom on Tuesday to face historic federal charges. Both Trump and Walt Nauta, a U.S. Navy petty officer who had been assigned as Trump’s valet during his presidency, are accused of conspiring to hide Trump’s alleged illegal retention and handling of classified records. ...

News Analysis Over the span of five weeks, CNN conducted three town halls with GOP presidential candidates, including former President Donald Trump, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, and former Vice President Mike Pence—showcasing how the network might treat the candidates this election cycle and how the candidates conduct themselves in response to an outlet known to ...

No one covers politics with the masterful elegance and lively wit of Roger L. Simon. The veteran screenwriter sees the drama in the big picture—another likely Trump-versus-Biden showdown. And as an award-winning novelist, he has a keen eye for the telling details that reveal the inner lives of the 2024 underdogs, like Vivek Ramaswamy and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In ...

An attorney for former President Donald Trump said Sunday that she advises against a plea deal in the federal government’s classified document case. “I know, I would never advise that, especially when he’s not done anything wrong. You take a plea deal to make something go away,” Alina Habba told “Fox News Sunday.” “That’s an admission of guilt. He would never ...

Hundreds of pro-Trump supporters drive from Miami to Palm Beach to show their loyalty to the former president, who faces 37 counts of federal charges for keeping classified documents after leaving office in 2021. He is due to appear in Miami federal court on Tuesday, following the unsealing of his indictment on Friday.

Commentary For decades we have heard the old Washington saying about our two political parties. The Democrats were the evil party, the Republicans the stupid party. It was a nasty crack, but, basically, it fit. Still, we lumbered along. Until now. With the multiple indictments of Donald Trump, the most recent ones from no less an authority than a special ...

Some top Republican lawmakers who have signaled opposition to former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid have expressed worry that the former commander-in-chief will prevail with a crowded GOP primary field. This week, former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork for a 2024 presidential bid, coming on the heels of announcements made by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Tim ...

Former FBI Director James Comey said he wouldn’t support anyone but Presiden Joe Biden for the 2024 presidential race. “It has to be Joe Biden,” Comey told Biden’s former White House press secretary Jen Psaki on her MSBNC show aired on June 4, when asked whether he intends to vote for Biden again or Republican candidates other than former President ...

Twitter owner Elon Musk invited Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for a discussion on his Twitter Spaces after Kennedy said his campaign was suspended by Meta-owned Instagram. “Interesting… when we use our TeamKennedy email address to set up @instagram accounts we get an automatic 180-day ban. Can anyone guess why that’s happening?” he wrote on Twitter. An accompanying ...

Recent convictions of high-profile defendants in Jan. 6, 2021, cases may tempt prosecutors to pursue charges of “seditious conspiracy” against former President Donald Trump in connection with unrest at the U.S. Capitol, legal analysts say. Yet Trump appears to have strong plausible defenses to such a charge. And prosecutors risk stoking more political backlash if a Democrat-led administration presses a ...

CLIVE, Iowa—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said May 30 in the first formal stump speech of his 2024 presidential campaign in Iowa that former President Donald Trump has “moved left” on federal spending, abortion, and crime, gives only lip service to the “America First” policies that he failed to implement when in office, and cannot win a general election. “There are ...

Former President Donald Trump is vowing to end birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants if he is reelected to a second term, echoing statements he made in 2018 about ending the longstanding policy. “As part of my plan to secure the border on Day One of my new term in office, I will sign an executive order making clear to federal ...

Former President Trump wished a happy Memorial Day to Americans but warned that the United States is in great “peril” due to individuals he said are working from within the government to destroy the country. Trump said via his social media platform, Truth Social, that the country “has never been in greater peril than it is right now” and called ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called IRS a “corrupt organization” and said he would welcome a bill abolishing the agency if elected president in 2024. DeSantis made the comments during an interview with conservative radio host Dana Loesch on May 25, a day after the governor announced his White House bid on Twitter. “If Congress defunded the IRS and sent such ...

American evangelist and missionary Franklin Graham (L) and Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Orlando, Fla., on May 22, 2023. (Courtesy of the Florida Governor's Office) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis filed a formal notification with the Federal Election Commission that he is running for president, his spokesman Bryan Griffin told The Epoch Times. He filed ...

CNN’s on-air personalities are defending the network’s decision to host a town hall-style interview with former President Donald Trump on Wednesday night. While many Republicans and conservatives cheered on Trump’s performance on the stage, numerous Democrat politicians criticized the cable news network for giving him such a platform. For instance, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) posted that “CNN should be ashamed of ...

The urban riots with images of buildings and cars set ablaze in 2020 proved how dangerous America’s city streets can be for anyone stuck in traffic during incidents of civil unrest. With little warning, your vehicle could be up against an angry, fist-pounding mob bent on causing harm and destruction. It’s an urban motorist’s worst nightmare, says James Jamila, North ...

President Joe Biden has shrugged off concerns about his age for re-election and said he’s still “effective.” “I have acquired a hell of a lot of wisdom and know more than the vast majority of people. And I’m more experienced than anybody that’s ever run for the office. And I think I’ve proven myself to be honorable as well as ...