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Trump tries to move past his guilty verdict by attacking the criminal justice system
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump sought to move past his historic criminal conviction on Friday and build momentum for his bid to return to the White House with fierce attacks on the judge who oversaw the case, the prosecution’s star witness and the criminal justice system as a whole.Speaking from his namesake tower in Manhattan in a symbolic return to the campaign trail, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee delivered a message aimed squarely at his most loyal supporters. Defiant as ever, he insisted without evidence that the verdict was “rigged” and driven by politics.
Trump’s NY case was the first of four to go to trial. It could be the last one for a while
The hush money case that culminated in a conviction of Donald Trump this week was the first of four criminal prosecutions brought against the former president — and likely the only one to reach trial before the November elections.
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What world's media made of Trump's guilty verdict
A White House run derailed or a crooked jury? From Buenos Aires to Beijing, this is how the verdict was reported.
www.bbc.comCongressional leaders invite Israel's Netanyahu to deliver an address at the Capitol
Congressional leaders have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address a the U.S. Capitol.
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Trump supporters try to doxx jurors and post violent threats after his conviction
On social media and web forums, users called for jurors, judges and prosecutors to be killed after the former president was found guilty on 34 felony counts.
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What's next after Trump's verdict: From the Politics Desk
Yes, it's a big moment. But it's not even close to the last big moment on tap in 2024.
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Biden reacts to Trump's conviction for the 1st time, calls attacks on judicial system 'reckless'
President Joe Biden reacted to Donald Trump's conviction for the first time on Friday, criticizing those calling the trial "rigged."
GOP senators vow roadblocks for Biden after Trump verdict - Washington Examiner
The vow came in response to Trump’s felony conviction, which the GOP senators claimed was a result of White House meddling in the 2024 election.
www.washingtonexaminer.comBiden calls Trump's claims on hush money conviction 'reckless' as campaign grapples with verdict
President Joe Biden says Donald Trump was found guilty by a unanimous jury and “it’s reckless, it’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible for anyone to say this is rigged just because they don’t like the verdict.”
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Biden slams Trump and his allies for calling the hush money verdict 'rigged'
The president's comments came hours after Trump blamed him for his legal woes in remarks to the press and supporters, saying, “This is all done by Biden and his people.
www.nbcnews.comHow Trump and his allies are spinning his historic guilty verdict
Former President Donald Trump and his allies immediately tried to flip the script after a New York jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records Thursday.
Biden says it’s ‘time for this war to end’ as he lays out Israeli ceasefire proposal | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden asserted Friday that Hamas has been degraded to a point where it can no longer carry out the type of attack that launched the current 8-month conflict in Gaza, laying out a three-phase proposal Israel has submitted to wind down the grinding crisis as he declared, “It’s time...
www.cnn.comTrump's case casts a spotlight on movement to restore voting rights to those convicted of felonies
Former President Donald Trump is likely to remain eligible to vote in Florida despite his conviction for 34 felonies in his New York hush money trial.
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'These are bad people': Trump unloads after his historic guilty verdict
In his first extended remarks since the New York jury found him guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial, Trump delivered rambling comments on his frustration with the verdict.
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Trump guilty verdict reveals split among former GOP presidential primary opponents
Former President Donald Trump's Republican primary opponents offered varying reactions to the guilty verdict in his New York City trial.
How long will Trump go to prison for? Not 187 years like he claims | Fact check
Each of Trump's 34 convictions has a maximum of four years imprisonment individually, but New York caps Class E felony sentences at 20 years.
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Israel-Gaza war: Biden unveils Israeli proposal to end conflict
It would begin with a six-week ceasefire and the withdrawal of IDF forces from populated areas.
www.bbc.comBiden details a 3-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down the Israel-Hamas war
President Joe Biden has detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the end of the Mideast war.
apnews.comBiden Declares Trump Verdict a Victory for the Rule of Law
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden declared Friday that a New York jury’s guilty verdict against former President Donald Trump should be respected and denounced Republican efforts to undermine the justice system as “reckless,” “dangerous” and “irresponsible.” Breaking his long silence over Trump’s...
Trump vows to appeal felony conviction | CNN Politics
Donald Trump on Friday railed against his historic guilty verdict in the New York criminal hush money trial and again vowed to appeal his conviction in remarks that were filled with false claims.
www.cnn.comUpside-down American flag reappears as a right-wing protest symbol after Trump's guilty verdict
Right-wing commentators and supporters of former President Donald Trump have flooded social media with images of upside-down American flags in protest of his historic guilty verdict.
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Rubio gets blowback for comparing Trump trial to Cuban 'show trials,' executions
An expert on political rhetoric and a former Republican congressman whose father was a victim of a Cuban trial warn that delegitimizing the justice system is itself authoritarian.
www.nbcnews.comTrump carries the stain of conviction like a crown. Will the verdict matter to voters?
Back in 2016, Donald Trump famously said he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose any voters because of it.
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Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump's sons react to guilty verdict in hush money trial
Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial on Thursday.
Publisher of '2000 Mules' apologizes to Georgia man falsely accused of ballot fraud in the film
The publisher of “2000 Mules” has issued a statement apologizing to a Georgia man who was shown in the film and falsely accused of ballot fraud during the 2020 election.
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Biden: 'Reckless' for Trump to call trial rigged
President Joe Biden defends the justice system during his first comments on Trump's guilty verdict.
Continue reading...France mourns nurse known as Angel of Dien Bien Phu
The French president said she showed "exemplary courage and devotion" amid suffering.
Continue reading...Trump’s Conviction Brings Him Into a ‘New World’
Donald J. Trump’s historic felony convictions may not alter the presidential race right now, but they have punctured his sense of invincibility in a courtroom, The New York Times’s Maggie Haberman explains.
Continue reading...‘2,000 Mules’ Producer Apologizes to Man Depicted Committing Election Fraud
The conservative media company Salem Media Group has apologized to a Georgia man who was falsely depicted as having committed election fraud in the film “2,000 Mules,” which Salem co-produced and released in 2022.
The documentary, written and directed by the right-wing commentator Dinesh D’Souza, claimed that Democrats had conspired with nonprofit groups to rig the 2020 election in favor of President Biden by using “mules” who stuffed ballot boxes in swing states.
More than a million people watched “2,000 Mules” in just the first two weeks after...
Continue reading...The documentary, written and directed by the right-wing commentator Dinesh D’Souza, claimed that Democrats had conspired with nonprofit groups to rig the 2020 election in favor of President Biden by using “mules” who stuffed ballot boxes in swing states.
More than a million people watched “2,000 Mules” in just the first two weeks after...
Trump's lawyer says former president's solemn response to guilty verdict ‘shocked' him
Donald Trump's lawyer told The Associated Press he was surprised at Trump’s stoic demeanor as he listened to the verdict that made him the first former U.S. president convicted of a crime. Todd Blanche was sitting to Trump’s left in the Manhattan courtroom as the verdict was read — the jury foreman repeating the word “guilty” 34 times.
"I was shocked at how he took the verdict," Blanche said. "He just stood there and just kind of took it. And I think had a lot of appropriate solemnness for the moment that made me very proud to be sitting next to him...
Continue reading..."I was shocked at how he took the verdict," Blanche said. "He just stood there and just kind of took it. And I think had a lot of appropriate solemnness for the moment that made me very proud to be sitting next to him...
Ohio explosion caused by cut gas line thought to be turned off, investigators say
The National Transportation Safety Board says a crew working in the basement area of an Ohio building intentionally cut a gas line not knowing it was pressurized before a deadly explosion this week
Continue reading...Trump turns conviction into cash, spotlights record fundraising in wake of guilty verdict
Donald Trump is touting "record shattering" fundraising fueled by his convictions in the first trial of a former or current president in the nation's history.
The former president's campaign announced on Friday morning that it had hauled in $34.8 million in fundraising from 6 p.m. ET to midnight on Thursday, immediately after Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony counts in his criminal trial in New York City.
And on Friday evening, the Trump campaign announced an update — nearly $53 million raised in the 24 hours following the verdict through...
Continue reading...The former president's campaign announced on Friday morning that it had hauled in $34.8 million in fundraising from 6 p.m. ET to midnight on Thursday, immediately after Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony counts in his criminal trial in New York City.
And on Friday evening, the Trump campaign announced an update — nearly $53 million raised in the 24 hours following the verdict through...
Biden Dons Kansas City Helmet to Celebrate Its Super Bowl Victory
On Friday, President Biden urgently called for an end to the war in Gaza. He solemnly discussed the rule of law after former President Donald J. Trump’s criminal conviction. And he donned a shiny red helmet to the whoops and cheers of a pack of football players and fans.
The visit to the White House by the Kansas City Chiefs to celebrate their second straight Super Bowl win gave the president a few moments of frivolity in a week replete with sobering events.
“Winning back-to-back — I kind of like that,” Mr. Biden said, hinting at the tough...
Continue reading...The visit to the White House by the Kansas City Chiefs to celebrate their second straight Super Bowl win gave the president a few moments of frivolity in a week replete with sobering events.
“Winning back-to-back — I kind of like that,” Mr. Biden said, hinting at the tough...
Trump and Allies Assail Conviction With Faulty Claims
After former President Donald J. Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, he instantly rejected the verdict and assailed the judge and criminal justice system.
His loyalists in the conservative news media and Congress quickly followed suit, echoing his baseless assertions that he had fallen victim to a politically motivated sham trial.
The display of unity reflected the extent of Mr. Trump’s hold over his base.
The former president and his supporters have singled out the judge who presided over the case...
Continue reading...His loyalists in the conservative news media and Congress quickly followed suit, echoing his baseless assertions that he had fallen victim to a politically motivated sham trial.
The display of unity reflected the extent of Mr. Trump’s hold over his base.
The former president and his supporters have singled out the judge who presided over the case...
Muted frenzy in the courtroom when Trump verdict came in
Just before 4:15 Thursday afternoon, Donald Trump's voice could be heard, muffled, from beyond the thick doors of Manhattan Criminal Court's room 1530.
"I want to campaign," Trump said to the TV cameras positioned in the hallway.
He and his entourage entered the courtroom and took their places at the defense table and in two rows of gallery benches behind.
Prosecutors had already filed in. A few minutes later, Justice Juan Merchan arrived.
Merchan said he brought the two sides to the room because he intended to excuse the jury at 4:30 p.m., the...
Continue reading..."I want to campaign," Trump said to the TV cameras positioned in the hallway.
He and his entourage entered the courtroom and took their places at the defense table and in two rows of gallery benches behind.
Prosecutors had already filed in. A few minutes later, Justice Juan Merchan arrived.
Merchan said he brought the two sides to the room because he intended to excuse the jury at 4:30 p.m., the...
Breaking down Biden's comments on Trump, Middle East
President Biden broke his silence Friday on former President Donald Trump's conviction in his New York criminal case. His comments preceded remarks about a new Israeli cease-fire proposal. Margaret Brennan and Major Garrett have analysis.
Continue reading...Biden rebukes Trump's response to New York conviction
Speaking from the White House on Friday, President Biden criticized former President Donald Trump's response to his conviction in New York. Trump has claimed the trial was "unfair" and "rigged." Robert Costa has more.
Continue reading...Kansas Constitution doesn't include right to vote: state high court majority
The Kansas Supreme Court offered a mixed bag in a ruling Friday that combined several challenges to a 2021 election law, siding with state officials on one provision, reviving challenges to others and offering the possibility that at least one will be halted before this year's general election.
But it was the ballot signature verification measure's majority opinion — which stated there is no right to vote enshrined in the Kansas Constitution's Bill of Rights — that drew fiery dissent from three of the court's seven justices.
The measure requires...
Continue reading...But it was the ballot signature verification measure's majority opinion — which stated there is no right to vote enshrined in the Kansas Constitution's Bill of Rights — that drew fiery dissent from three of the court's seven justices.
The measure requires...
Vermont Gov. Scott vetoes 'safe injection site' proposal
Vermont’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have allowed the creation of a pilot overdose prevention center in the state's largest city of Burlington, including a safe injection site where people could use narcotics under the supervision of trained staff and be revived if they take too much.
Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, wrote in a letter to lawmakers on Thursday that while such sites are well-intentioned "this costly experiment will divert financial resources from proven prevention, treatment and recovery strategies."
The...
Continue reading...Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, wrote in a letter to lawmakers on Thursday that while such sites are well-intentioned "this costly experiment will divert financial resources from proven prevention, treatment and recovery strategies."
The...