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Analyst Says Trump Was Right to Pardon Flynn
Analyst Says Trump Was
Right to Pardon Flynn
THE RUNDOWN
Nov 26, 2020 2:35 PM CST

Analyst Says Trump Was Right to Pardon Flynn

But a Washington Post editorial calls move a 'disgrace'

(Newser) - President Trump's decision to pardon former national security adviser Michael Flynn was widely expected—but still hugely controversial. The president announced the day before Thanksgiving that he was granting a full pardon to Flynn, who pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI about discussing anti-Russia sanctions with...

Trump Grants Full Pardon to Michael Flynn

'I know you will now have a truly fantastic Thanksgiving!'

(Newser) - President Trump will be in office for another 55 days—but he's not waiting until the last minute to issue pardons. The president announced Wednesday that he is granting a pardon to former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI about...

Report: Secret Service Members Are Asked to Transfer to Florida

Signs point to Trump, Melania heading to Mar-a-Lago for good after the inauguration, sources say

(Newser) - As of Tuesday, President Trump still hadn't shown signs he's ready to concede to President-elect Biden, but there are signs he's preparing for a post-presidency life. Sources tell ABC News that the Secret Service's Miami field office has been involved in the planning of renovations to...

China's President to Biden: Here's What We Expect

Xi Jinping expresses hope for 'win-win cooperation'

(Newser) - Xi Jinping has called it. The Chinese president congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden Wednesday on his election victory and expressed hope for "win-win cooperation" amid conflicts over trade, technology, and security, reports the AP . There was no explanation for the delay—the AP declared Biden as the victor on...

More Trump Pardons Are Coming: Reports

Michael Flynn is the biggest name on the table, according to Axios and 'NYT'

(Newser) - Apparently the White House turkey won't be the only one receiving a presidential pardon this fall. Axios and the New York Times are reporting that President Trump is expected to pardon his former national security adviser Michael Flynn—and several other undisclosed people—before his term is up. Flynn...

Paul Ryan Says Trump Should Drop Election Challenges

President should 'embrace the transfer of power,' he says

(Newser) - Former House Speaker Paul Ryan has joined other Republicans calling for President Trump to concede the election and "embrace the transfer of power." Ryan told the Bank of America’s virtual European Credit Conference Tuesday that Trump should also abandon his legal challenges to the election results, Politico...

Trump Pardons His Last Turkey
Trump Pardons
His Last Turkey
Nov 24, 2020 3:25 PM CST

Trump Pardons His Last Turkey

President discusses vaccine at White House event

(Newser) - President Trump has issued his first pardon since allowing the presidential transition to begin . "Corn, I grant you a full pardon," the president told a large white turkey brought to Washington, DC from Iowa for the traditional White House turkey pardon ceremony Tuesday. Corn had been chosen over...

Congratulations, Trump Says, but Not to Biden

President praises administration and nation as Dow breaks 30,000

(Newser) - President Trump had no public appearances scheduled Tuesday before the annual pardoning of the Thanksgiving turkey in the afternoon, but events changed that. With only moments' notice, the president walked into the White House briefing room to make the announcement, the Hill reports. "The stock market Dow Jones Industrial...

Trump&#39;s Legal Fight Continues
Trump: We're Still Fighting
Nov 24, 2020 6:41 AM CST

Trump: We're Still Fighting

'Will never concede to fake ballots'

(Newser) - Even though the White House made a big concession to Joe Biden on Monday on his presidential transition, that doesn't mean President Trump is done trying to overturn the election results in court. Trump's legal team is again focusing on Pennsylvania, where it asked a federal appeals court...

GM Now Agrees With Biden's Plan, Not Trump's

Says it is pulling out of lawsuit involving California and clean-air standards

(Newser) - General Motors says it will no longer support the Trump administration in legal efforts to end California's right to set its own clean-air standards. CEO Mary Barra said in a letter Monday to environmental groups that GM will pull out of the lawsuit, and it urges other automakers to...

Boy Was Forced to Threaten Trump. Now, 'It's All Behind Me'

Matthew, now 13, was just 10 when stepfather made him appear in ISIS propaganda video

(Newser) - In April 2015, an 8-year-old American boy named Matthew was dragged into Syria by his mother, Samantha Sally, and stepfather, Moussa Elhassani, with Elhassani determined to become a sniper for the Islamic State. Five years later, Matthew is 13 and back in the US, and he's now telling the...

Controversial Trump Lawyer Gets the Boot

Sidney Powell cut by campaign

(Newser) - A controversial member of President Trump's legal team has been shown the door. Sidney Powell, the lawyer called out by Tucker Carlson over her refusal to present evidence of her claim that Dominion voting machines switched millions of votes from Trump to Biden, is now "practicing law on...

Chris Christie: It&#39;s Become a &#39;National Embarrassment&#39;
Chris Christie: 
It's Become
a 'National
Embarrassment'
sunday talk shows
Nov 22, 2020 4:00 PM CST

Chris Christie: It's Become a 'National Embarrassment'

And other quotes around the Sunday talk show dial

(Newser) - Chris Christie didn't hold back Sunday in his assessment of President Trump's campaign to overturn the results of the 2020 election, Politico reports. "If you've got the evidence of fraud, present it," the former New Jersey governor said on This Week. "Quite frankly, the...

'I've Had It!' The Wisconsin Recount Gets Ugly

At least 2 Trump observers are escorted out

(Newser) - Wisconsin recount observer Ardis Cerny stretched her neck as far as she could toward a Plexiglas divider separating her from two vote counters, eagle-eyeing them as they scrutinized ballot papers one by one. When one tabulator told the ardent supporter of President Trump she was leaning too far over a...

Trump Returns to G20, Rails Against Paris Accord

But Joe Biden plans to rejoin the global climate pact

(Newser) - President Trump railed against the Paris climate accord on Sunday, telling world leaders at a virtual summit that the agreement was designed to cripple the US economy, not save the planet, the AP reports. "To protect American workers, I withdrew the United States from the unfair and one-sided Paris...

Experimental Treatment Given to Trump Wins Approval

FDA clears Regeneron for emergency use against COVID

(Newser) - Regeneron's experimental antibody treatment received emergency authorization on Saturday, clearing the way for patients to receive the same therapy given President Trump during his bout with COVID-19. The pharmaceutical company had told the Food and Drug Administration that trial data indicated that the treatment cut the number of medical...

Judge Tosses Trump's Bid to Block Pa. Vote Certification

Says campaign presented 'strained legal arguments without merit'

(Newser) - Pennsylvania officials can certify election results that show Joe Biden winning the state by more than 80,000 votes, US District Judge Matthew Brann ruled Saturday, dealing President Trump’s campaign another blow in its effort to invalidate the election. In his ruling, Brann said the Trump campaign presented “...

Trump Tees Off After Brief G20 Appearance

The president pledges to work 'with you ... for a long time'

(Newser) - President Trump hit the links Saturday as G20 leaders grappled with the pandemic and America logged a record 198,500 new daily infections, the Guardian reports. The G20 summit's online "Pandemic Preparedness" event featured leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and South...

Ben Carson: Trump &#39;Saved My Life&#39;
Ben Carson:
Trump 'Saved My Life'
Nov 21, 2020 11:50 AM CST

Ben Carson: Trump 'Saved My Life'

The Trump administration official talks about his battle with COVID-19

(Newser) - Ben Carson didn't just get COVID-19 —he got it bad, and says he only survived thanks to help from President Trump. "I was extremely sick," the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development writes on Facebook , per NPR . While his symptoms were light at...

Trump Thought His Sister Had His Back— She Didn't

Seems Elizabeth Trump Grau hadn't really come out of seclusion

(Newser) - President Trump's reclusive older sister hadn't really emerged from the shadows, but he thought so—and he tweeted eagerly about it, the Guardian reports. "Thank you Elizabeth, LOVE!" he wrote while retweeting an article by conservative radio host Wayne Dupree, who quoted a line of election-related...

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