Former President Donald Trump sought to use the midterms as an opportunity to prove his enduring political influence after losing the White House in 2020.
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Jim Fossel: Ideas should be above personalities
Let’s see if Republicans can move beyond Donald Trump the individual in the next presidential election.
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Trump Organization trial off until Thursday after witness tests positive for COVID
A criminal trial involving tax fraud charges against Donald Trump’s company won’t resume until late next week at the earliest as a key witness continues to recover from COVID-19
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Trump ally Tom Barrack acquitted of foreign agent charges
Tom Barrack is an old friend of Donald Trump and chaired the former president’s inaugural committee.
Posted inNation & World
Judge says he’ll appoint monitor for Donald Trump’s company
The judge wrote that Trump and the Trump Organization ‘demonstrated propensity to engage in persistent fraud,’ necessitating the appointment of an outside monitor.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, News, Politics
Trump lawyers who fought election results saw Justice Thomas as key
In emails, one lawyer suggested that an appeal to Clarence Thomas, as the justice who handles emergency appeals from Georgia, could ‘end up being the key here.’
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Trump 2024 campaign prepares to launch after midterms
Aides to the former president are making quiet preparations for a 2024 presidential campaign that could be launched soon after next week’s midterm elections as Trump tries to capitalize on expected Republican wins.
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Executive testifies how Trump Organization changed pay practices post-election
The company, which for years lavished perks on some top executives, now stands accused of helping them avoid income taxes on those extras, including a Manhattan apartment and luxury cars.
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Supreme Court clears way for Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify in Georgia election probe
The South Carolina senator, a top Trump ally, had argued that a provision of the Constitution, the speech and debate clause, shields him from being forced to testify.
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Chief Justice Roberts delays handover of Trump tax returns to House panel
Without court intervention, the tax returns could have been provided as early as Thursday by the Treasury Department to the Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee.