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Trump Had No Immunity on Jan. 6 Speech, DOJ Says

The protection ends at inciting violence, government lawyers write

(Newser) - The Justice Department took months to decide whether former president Donald Trump is subject to lawsuits seeking to hold him responsible for the attack on the Capitol. He is, the department announced Thursday. The issue is Trump's encouragement of his supporters—based on his claims of election fraud—to...

Trump Responds to Rupert Murdoch's Testimony

Not surprisingly, he isn't pleased about it

(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch testified last month that some Fox News hosts endorsed former President Trump's false claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election, and after the testimony was released Monday , you can bet Trump had something to say about it. In Truth Social posts cited by the BBC and...

Kimmel Responds to Report Trump Tried to Censor Him

Sources tell 'Rolling Stone' then-president ordered staffers to call ABC execs

(Newser) - In early 2018, Jimmy Kimmel got under then-President Donald Trump's skin so successfully that Trump ordered White House officials to try to have him censored, according to a Rolling Stone report citing former administration officials. The sources say Trump felt the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host was being " very...

Georgia Grand Juror Unnerves Some With Revelations

Emily Kohrs discusses secret proceedings and hints at Trump indictment

(Newser) - After eight months of closed-door proceedings, the forewoman of a special grand jury in Georgia apparently was ready to talk, though some legal experts don't think that was a good idea. In a series of interviews, Emily Kohrs has provided an inside look at Fulton County's investigation into...

Trump Visits East Palestine
Trump Visits East Palestine
UPDATED
Feb 22, 2023 6:40 PM CST

Trump Visits East Palestine

Candidate says residents were met with 'betrayal' after derailment

(Newser) - This story has been updated with details of Trump's visit. Former President Trump traveled to East Palestine, Ohio, on Wednesday amid growing Republican criticism of the current president for not touring the site of the Feb. 3 derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials. "You have people in...

Trump: Kim Jong Un Is 'Not Happy With the US'

Former president complains that N. Korea leader 'feels threatened'

(Newser) - Former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump does not approve of his successor's handling of North (and South) Korea. "Kim Jung Un [sic] of North Korea, who I got to know and got along with very well during my years as President, is not happy with the...

Trump Gets Behind Haley&#39;s Call
Trump Gets Behind Haley's Call
Feb 21, 2023 10:25 AM CST

Trump Gets Behind Haley's Call

Former president says that anyone running for the Oval Office should have to pass mental fitness test

(Newser) - The Nikki Haley-Donald Trump dynamic remains an enigma: Days after the former UN ambassador announced her presidential bid in competition with her former boss, while specifically calling out politicians older than 75 as needing a mental competency test (Trump is 76, and President Biden is 80), Trump seemingly got on...

Parts of Grand Jury Probe Into Georgia Vote Are Released

Panel suggests some Trump allies be charged with perjury

(Newser) - A grand jury in Georgia thinks allies of Donald Trump are guilty of perjury and should be prosecuted. That's one of the takeaways after parts of the panel's investigation into efforts by Trump and his supporters to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state were released on...

Judge Halts Trump&#39;s $10K-a-Day Fines
Court Upholds Trump's
$110K Contempt Fine
UPDATED
Feb 14, 2023 7:12 PM CST

Court Upholds Trump's $110K Contempt Fine

'Once again, the courts have ruled that Donald Trump is not above the law'

(Newser) - An appeals court in New York has upheld an order finding former President Trump in civil contempt—and a $110,000 fine. Trump paid the $10,000-per-day fine to the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James for non-compliance with a court order, but he went to court to...

Classified Folder Helped Trump Sleep: Lawyer

Empty 'Classified Evening Summary' folder blocked light on phone, Timothy Parlatore says

(Newser) - A lawyer for Donald Trump has explained what one folder labeled "classified" was used for at the former president's Florida home. "He has one of those landline telephones next to his bed, and it has a blue light on it, and it keeps him up at night,...

Trump Calls Rihanna Performance 'EPIC FAIL'

He calls it the worst halftime show in Super Bowl history

(Newser) - Rihanna's Super Bowl halftime show—in which she revealed that she is pregnant for the second time—got plenty of good reviews from fans, but Donald Trump is definitely not a fan. In a post on Truth Social, the former president slammed the performance as an "EPIC FAIL,...

Judge Hands Down Big Ruling on Georgia Grand Jury Report

Fulton County judge opts to release parts of report involving probe into Trump, allies on 2020 election

(Newser) - A judge has ordered the release of parts of a report produced by a special grand jury that investigated efforts by former President Trump and his allies to overturn his narrow 2020 election loss in Georgia. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney announced the decision on Monday, three weeks...

Special Counsel Subpoenas Pence in Trump Investigations

Jack Smith wants information on interactions with former president

(Newser) - The new special counsel in charge of the investigations of former President Donald Trump has subpoenaed former Vice President Mike Pence. The office of Jack Smith, who was appointed in November, has been negotiating with Pence's lawyers for months, ABC News reports. Prosecutors want documents and testimony concerning the...

Trump Wanted Mocking Tweet Taken Down

Former Twitter employee testifies that White House asked that post be removed

(Newser) - Democrats in the Twitter hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill got what they were looking for from a witness of their own. They'd invited Anika Collier Navaroli, a Twitter whistleblower, to the House hearing in which Republicans said they were examining government efforts to suppress free speech, the Washington Post ...

Koch Network to Work Against Trump in 2024

Coalition of political donors to GOP says country needs 'a new chapter'

(Newser) - Charles Koch's network of donors and organizations will use its political and financial might to keep Donald Trump from winning the presidency in 2024. "The best thing for the country would be to have a president in 2025 who represents a new chapter," Emily Seidel, chief executive...

Poll: Biden-Trump Rematch Would Leave Voters Cold

Many say they'll be angry unless the next president is someone else

(Newser) - The prospect of Joe Biden and Donald Trump being their party's presidential nominee again in 2024 would not only leave voters unhappy, a new poll finds, a victory by either would make many of them angry. The lack of enthusiasm also applies to Republicans about Trump and Democrats about...

Trump Says He Won't Commit to Supporting Another Nominee

He says he told Haley she should 'follow her heart'

(Newser) - Former President Trump is the only Republican to have officially entered the 2024 White House race—and he won't commit to supporting any other GOP candidate if they end up winning the nomination. The former president told conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt on Thursday that it "would have to...

GOP Senators Differ With Trump on DeSantis

Running for president wouldn't be disloyal, it would be politics, Republicans say

(Newser) - Several Republican senators say whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis runs for president is up to him, not Donald Trump. "I think we need some new blood," Sen. John Cornyn said when asked about a DeSantis candidacy, "and I think he'd probably qualify." The former president...

DeSantis Answers Trump&#39;s Digs


DeSantis
Answers
Trump's
Digs
the rundown
Jan 31, 2023 2:59 PM CST

DeSantis Answers Trump's Digs

Florida governor emphasizes that he actually won re-election

(Newser) - As President Trump ramps up his 2024 campaign, he's been taking shots at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis , a presumed challenger. On Tuesday, DeSantis responded in a pretty effective manner, at least in the view of multiple assessments. Asked about Trump's digs at a news conference, the governor responded:...

Donald Trump Sues Bob Woodward
Trump Sues
Bob Woodward
for $50M
Jan 31, 2023 7:21 AM CST

Trump Sues Bob Woodward for $50M

Former president is miffed that Watergate journo used their interviews for an audiobook

(Newser) - Looks like we've got "audiogate." Bob Woodward, the famed Washington Post journalist who broke open the Nixon Watergate scandal with colleague Carl Bernstein, is being sued by former President Trump, who accuses the veteran reporter of using interviews he recorded of Trump in an audiobook released in...

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