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Trump seeks pause on classified documents case after Supreme Court immunity ruling

July 5, 2024 admin

Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a U.S. judge on Friday to partially pause the criminal case accusing the former president of mishandling classified documents, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that presidents have broad immunity for official acts. Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, said the Supreme Court’s ruling…

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Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing until at least September after high court immunity ruling

July 2, 2024 admin

Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP Former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until at least September after the judge agreed Tuesday to weigh the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Trump had been scheduled to face sentencing July 11 on his New…

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Judge partially lifts Trump hush money gag order

June 25, 2024 admin

A New York judge partially lifted a gag order on Donald Trump following his conviction on criminal charges stemming from an effort to influence the 2016 election by buying a porn star’s silence. File | Photo Credit: AFP A New York judge partially lifted a gag order on Donald Trump on Tuesday following the Republican…

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Donald Trump promises Green Card for foreign graduates from U.S. colleges

June 22, 2024 admin

Softening his stance on immigration, former U.S. president Donald Trump has promised to give automatic green cards to foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges to prevent them from returning to their home countries like India and China where they become multibillionaires. Mr. Trump’s departure from the anti-immigrant rhetoric comes ahead of the November presidential…

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Donald Trump’s conviction in New York’s hush money trial and its ramifications | Explained

May 31, 2024 admin

In an unprecedented verdict, a New York jury on May 30 unanimously convicted Donald J. Trump of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened to derail his 2016 presidential campaign. The trial, that led to the first-ever criminal conviction of a former U.S. President, could have a significant bearing on Mr. Trump’s voter…

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Donald Trump blasts ‘rigged trial’, says will appeal guilty verdict

May 31, 2024 admin

Donald Trump launched into attacks on the judge in his criminal trial and continued to undermine New York’s criminal justice system on May 31 as he tried to repackage his conviction on 34 felony charges as fuel, not an impediment, to his latest White House bid. Trump spoke to reporters at his namesake tower in…

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Donald Trump Slams New York Trial, Vows To Appeal

May 31, 2024 admin

Donald Trump claimed he wanted to testify but that he was not permitted to. (File) New York: Former US president Donald Trump railed against his criminal conviction on Friday, calling his New York trial “very unfair”, attacking the process as politicized and vowing to appeal. “It was very unfair… You saw what happened to some…

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Trump hush money trial LIVE: Former U.S. President found guilty on all 34 charges

May 30, 2024 admin

U.S. House speaker says Trump verdict a ‘shameful day’ in U.S. history Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson described Donald Trump’s conviction on all charges in his hush money case as “shameful.” “Today is a shameful day in American history. Democrats cheered as they convicted the leader of the opposing party on ridiculous charges, predicated…

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Donald Trump becomes first former U.S. President convicted of felony crimes

May 30, 2024 admin

Former President Donald Trump speaks outside the courtroom at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on May 30, 2024 after a jury convicted him of felony crimes for falsifying business records. | Photo Credit: AP Donald Trump became the first former President to be convicted of felony crimes on May 30 as a New York jury…

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U.S. citizens hope to witness ‘history’ as they line up to watch Trump trial

May 23, 2024 admin

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. president Donald Trump attends trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 20, 2024, in New York City, U.S. | Photo Credit: Reuters A handful of courtroom hopefuls have braved all kinds of weather as they queue to catch a glimpse of Donald Trump’s seismic New York criminal trial, sometimes…

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