Новости за 23.12.2023

A new conspiracy theory about Special Counsel Jack Smith is reportedly getting ready to hit mainstream Republican discourse.

Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert could be sweating recent news that her own "improper behavior," such as being kicked out of a musical after vaping and fondling, is causing her Republican challenger to gain more endorsements and bring in even more cash.

Donald Trump's presidential campaign could be two weeks from being over, a political strategist argues.

Reflecting on the Supreme Court's curt denial of special counsel Jack Smith's filing to intercede at the earliest date and rule on whether presidential immunity should be extended to Donald Trump's actions before and during the Jan. 6 riot, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance presented a "fantasy scenario" that would create problems for the former president's legal team.

On her Civil Discourse Substack platform, Vance pointed out that Trump's attempt to slow-walk his multiple trials with "frivolous"... Читать дальше...

According to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, her office will cooperate with the office of her state's attorney general on possible charges to be filed against Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel based upon bribery allegations.

Reacting to the bombshell revelation that McDaniel participated in a phone call with Donald Trump attempting to get state election officials to not certify the 2020 presidential election results, Benson said there are already criminal investigations... Читать дальше...

Complaints by Donald Trump and his allies that he should be allowed to remain on ballots in multiple states contesting his eligibility because he has been denied "due process" was dismantled by a former U.S. attorney on Saturday morning.

House Republicans have been criticized for authorizing an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden with no evidence of the "high crimes and misdemeanors" that typically merit the process. A recent New York Times report has now revealed that one of their chief pieces of evidence doesn't pass muster when analyzing it in its proper context.

On Saturday morning, former Rep. Dave Jolly (R-FL) laughed when told how far Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is trailing Donald Trump in the race to be the 2024 Republican party presidential nominee and then noted that DeSantis' career in politics is coming to an ignominious and abrupt end.

With the Florida governor ineligible by state law to run for a third term, and the state already represented by two Republicans in the U.S. Senate, Jolly said DeSantis jumped the gun on starting his national... Читать дальше...

Early Saturday morning Donald Trump went on anan angry and scattershot tirade where he attacked special counsel Jack Smith, the Department of Justice and unnamed "Lowlifes and Radical Left Thugs."

Those challenging former President Donald Trump’s primary election eligibility in Maine see the decision out of the Colorado Supreme Court this week as validation of their argument and urge Maine to reach an identical ruling.

During an appearance on MSNBC on Saturday morning, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance was asked to lay out the timeline for the Supreme Court to eventually hear and make a ruling on the question of presidential immunity being asserted by Donald Trump.

Speaking with host Jonathan Capehart, the former prosecutor stated that special counsel Jack Smith made a proposal — which she called a "wrinkle" — that could accelerate the process.

Reacting to the court declining to take up the case... Читать дальше...

Dec. 20, 2023

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A Travis County district judge has ordered Attorney General... Читать дальше...

E-commerce may make shopping more convenient, but it has a dark side that most consumers never see.

Donald Trump's Friday afternoon claim that he scored a major victory at the Supreme Court when it denied special counsel Jack Smith's request to step in and rule on the former president's assertion of presidential immunity was larded with false claims and bravado that was in no way warranted.

That is the opinion of former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance who rained on Trump's parade with a fact check about what really occurred.

Following the ruling that the court is not yet ready to hear... Читать дальше...

“We renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country,” Donald Trump has said.

High-profile legal powerhouse and former Trump White House attorney Ty Cobb says the bombshell recordings of Donald Trump allegedly pressuring two Michigan election officials to refuse to certify the 2020 results for Joe Biden could put both the ex-president and Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel at risk.

Manhattan's Tenement Museum already preserves the history of some immigrants who shaped New York City -- from destitute Irish fleeing the great famine to Jewish survivors of the Holocaust -- now it is also making room for the lives of African-American migrants.

A jury in the western U.S. state of Colorado on Friday found two paramedics guilty of negligent homicide in the death of a Black man who was put in a chokehold and injected with ketamine during his arrest, US media said.

Jenna Ellis, the Donald Trump attorney who tearfully pleaded guilty to 2020 election interference crimes, has been feuding on social media with Jeff Clark, an ex-Trump official and a fellow Trump co-defendant.

A Donald Trump loyalist floated an interesting conspiracy theory on Friday following the Supreme Court's refusal to fast-track the former president's appeal over presidential immunity.

Legendary presidential historian Jon Meacham spoke with MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle on Friday evening about 2023 in retrospective — and the significance of former President Donald Trump's continued hold over the Republican Party.

Following the report that former President Donald Trump tried to pressure canvassers in Michigan to block certification of election results, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson wrote a dire warning about the threat the former president still poses in The Daily Beast.

The Supreme Court's decision on Friday to sidestep special counsel Jack Smith's request to immediately take up former President Donald Trump's claim of immunity from prosecution is a win for the former president's efforts to delay and push out the date of his criminal trial for the 2020 plot to overthrow the presidential election — which experts believe he is trying to stall out until after the 2024 election, where if he wins he could make the trial go away with his control of the Justice Department. Читать дальше...

Donald Trump is reportedly considering a controversial idea: selecting GOP candidate Nikki Haley, whom he has nicknamed "Bird Brain," as his potential vice presidential choice.

On Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) signed an election reform bill that will move most local elections into even-numbered years, a change that has been advocated by commentators around the country for years, as eliminating odd-year elections saves taxpayer money and consolidates all voting into times when voters are likelier to turn out for elections.