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       Eric Trump claims Putin could tell Donald Trump was 'a very strong person'

       Donald Trump and his children Donald Trump Jr and Ivanka Trump have filed an appeal in their fight against the New York attorney general’s attempt to depose them as part of a civil investigation into the Trump Organization. Their lawyers argue that a lower court erred by denying the Trumps’ request to quash their subpoenas for testimony.

       The former president began his week with a bizarre phone interview on Fox Business in the course of which he referred to Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats as “the n-word”, dismissed climate change as “a thing called weather”, and insisted he would continue running on the supposed theft of the 2020 election despite the host’s suggestion it could hurt Republicans at the polls.

       His excitable Monday morning comes after an event in Florida over the weekend during which he appeared to promise a return to the White House.

       Following his remarks, Republican US Rep Liz Cheney warned that the ex-president could face criminal penalties over attacks on the US Capitol on 6 January, 2021, telling NBC that the House select committee investigating the assault is considering whether to recommend criminal punishment for the “kind of supreme dereliction of duty that you saw with President Trump”.

       Meanwhile, “Cowboys for Trump” founder Couy Griffin has been found guilty of a misdemeanor charge stemming from the January 6 capitol riot. He faces up to a year in prison for trespassing on restricting capitol grounds. He was acquitted on a separate charge of disorderly conduct.

       Recommended QAnon followers believe Trump is purposely pronouncing China wrong in secret Ukraine code Trump claims sea level rise means more homes by the ocean. Let’s take a look at Mar-a-Lago Ginni Thomas: Wife of Supreme Court justice donated $15,000 to Trump and other GOP campaigns, records show Eric Trump ridiculed for trying to mock Biden for riding a bike

       Key points ‘Cowboys for Trump' founder convicted of Jan 6 misdemeanour charge Trump lawyers claim judge abused discretion in forcing testimony Secret Service confirms Pence spent Jan 6 at underground Senate loading dock Stormy Daniels refuses court order to pay Trump’s legal bills Eric Trump ridiculed for Biden bike comments

       Show latest update 1648007146 Stormy Daniels: ‘I will go to jail before I pay a penny’

       After losing her defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump, adult film star Stormy Daniels is refusing a federal court’s order for her to pay the former president’s legal bills.

       “I will go to jail before I pay a penny,” Ms Daniels vowed on Twitter.

       Nathan Place reports.

       Stormy Daniels refuses court order to pay Trump’s legal bills The adult film star recently lost an appeal in her legal battle against the former president

       Oliver O'Connell 23 March 2022 03:45

       1648004446 Trump lawyers claim judge abused discretion in forcing testimony

       Donald Trump’s lawyers say a New York judge abused his discretion with a decision last month requiring the former president to answer questions under oath in a civil investigation into his business practices.

       In papers filed Monday in a state appeals court, Trump’s lawyers said Manhattan Judge Arthur Engoron failed to properly weigh constitutional and ethical concerns that they’d raised about New York Attorney General Letitia James’ investigation.

       Lawyers for Trump and his two eldest children, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr., want the appellate division of the state’s trial court to overturn Engoron’s Feb. 17 ruling and invalidate James’ subpoenas seeking their testimony.

       Trump lawyers: Judge abused discretion in forcing testimony Donald Trump’s lawyers say a New York judge abused his discretion with a decision last month requiring the former president to answer questions under oath in a civil investigation into his business practices

       Oliver O'Connell 23 March 2022 03:00

       1648002946 Secret Service confirms Pence spent Jan 6 at underground Senate loading dock

       Vice President Mike Pence was taken to an underground Senate loading dock after rioters breached the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and spent four to five hours there under guard with his wife and daughter, the Secret Service confirmed Monday for the first time.

       Pence spent Jan 6 at underground Senate loading dock, Secret Service confirms ‘It is wild to see that he was in a loading dock in an underground parking garage beneath the Capitol complex,’ journalist Jonathan Karl says

       Oliver O'Connell 23 March 2022 02:35

       1648001746 Chris Christie says Trump Putin comments ‘wrong’ and ‘dangerous’

       Former Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has condemned Donald Trump for his comments praising Vladimir Putin at the start of the Ukraine invasion.

       “Do we want to send admiring words to someone [Putin] who as we speak this morning is directing the slaughter of women and children in the Ukraine without any conscience?” Mr Christie asked during a New Hampshire speech on Monday.

       Jade Bremner reports.

       Chris Christie calls Trump’s comments praising Putin ‘dangerous’ Former Republican New Jersey Governor hits out at the former president for stating that the Russian leader was ‘genius’ and ‘savvy’

       Oliver O'Connell 23 March 2022 02:15

       1647999046 Biden causes conspiracy theory uproar with use of phrase ‘new world order’

       Joe Biden caused a stir on Monday during a gathering of business leaders at the White House when he alluded to a coming “new world order” in the wake of the Ukraine crisis, apparently not stopping to consider the awkward legacy of the phrase.

       Addressing the Business Roundtable’s CEO Quarterly Meeting, which included the bosses of General Motors, Apple and Amazon, Mr Biden concluded his remarks by saying: “Now is a time when things are shifting. We’re going to – there’s going to be a new world order out there, and we’ve got to lead it. And we’ve got to unite the rest of the free world in doing it.”

       The phrase quickly began trending on Twitter, with commentators wasting no time in gloating over what they saw as the president’s presumably accidental invocation of a well-worn conspiracy theory claiming that an elite globalist cabal operating from the shadows is plotting to carve up the world and impose totalitarian rule.

       Joe Sommerlad reports.

       What is the ‘New World Order’ and why has Joe Biden caused uproar by mentioning it? US president excites conspiracy theorists with unfortunate choice of words at White House event

       Oliver O'Connell 23 March 2022 01:30

       1647996346 ICYMI: Trump ignores his own social media platform

       The launch of Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social was supposed to be a major event in social media, finally presenting conservatives with a place to gather where their speech wouldn’t be censored (although the site’s terms and conditions contain clauses banning various things).

       However, the app’s troubled launch has been followed by flaccid signups and engagement. And now, it is clear that the president himself has little or no inclination to join in; in fact, he has yet to post on Truth Social at all.

       Nathan Place has the story.

       Trump hasn’t posted on his own social media app since its launch Since the app’s launch on 21 February, Truth Social has been beset with technical difficulties

       Oliver O'Connell 23 March 2022 00:45

       1647993646 Flailing pro-Trump congressman targets Mitch McConnell

       Mo Brooks, the Alabama Congressman who is struggling to retain Donald Trump’s endorsement in his Senate run, has picked up a new line of attack in his campaign, promising to “fire” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell if he’s elected.

       Mr McConnell has become one of Mr Trump’s most hated enemies, largely because he has refused to sign up to the lie that the 2020 election was stolen and declined to take the side of those trying to rewrite the history of the 2021 insurrection.

       Since Mr Trump called him a “disappointment” in a recent interview, Mr Brooks has also boasted of his participation in the rally that preceded the 6 January riot.

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       Pro-Trump Mo Brooks says he will ‘fire’ Mitch McConnell if he’s elected to Senate ‘America can’t afford a Senate leader who is a weak-kneed, debt-junkie, open-border RINO Republican’

       Oliver O'Connell 23 March 2022 00:00

       1647990946 Will Trump really end up facing criminal charges?

       One of the greatest hopes for those who want to see Donald Trump kept away from the presidency is that at least one of the multiple legal cases in which he’s embroiled will result in a criminal indictment and a guilty verdict. However, writing in The Atlantic, Paul Rosenzweig, who served as a senior counsel in the investigation that led to Bill Clinton’s impeachment, has another, less optimistic perspective:

       I don’t see it happening. Please don’t misunderstand; I am as convinced as anyone of the criminality of Trump’s conduct, and nothing would please me more than to see him get his deserved comeuppance. He should, and very well may, be indicted in one or more of these jurisdictions. And the civil suits against him may have legs.

       But years of experience prosecuting fraught political cases (and defending others) has taught me that the criminal law is a blunt tool for achieving justice and a poor means of resolving political issues. In my judgment, the chances that Trump will be convicted of any crime are slim to none. And though I am no political analyst, my guess is that a failure to convict will only embolden him and his followers.

       Read his full argument below.

       Oliver O'Connell 22 March 2022 23:15

       1647988246 Bannon chides Trumpist Senate candidate over Ohio debate incident

       Ohio US Senate candidate Josh Mandel, who has run an extremely caustic right-wing campaign in a crowded primary field, has been roundly criticised for a literal face-off with another candidate at a debate last week. The encounter ended with Mr Mandel calling his rival a “p***y” before the two had to be separated - and it seems to have been too much even for some of the most hardcore right-wingers out there.

       Mr Mandel found himself being chastised by none other than Steve Bannon, who has a well-earned reputation for far-right incitement.

       Keep the content as hot as you can. Say, you made this money but to tone down the personal animosity so that people can actually hear these debates and hear what people have to say. If you disagree with the guy, chop him up then. Would you commit to not having these things throw down to some type of physical confrontation?

       Read more via Mediaite below:

       Oliver O'Connell 22 March 2022 22:30

       1647985832 Voices: Lindsey Graham’s made-for-TV tantrum should remind everyone of what’s at stake

       While the first Black woman in history to be nominated for the Supreme Court answered questions at her hearing, Graham — a white man from South Carolina — was the one who wanted to rant about perceived discrimination and personal grievance writes Michael Arceneaux.

       Lindsey Graham’s made-for-TV tantrum was shameful and pathetic | Michael Arceneaux While the first Black woman in history to be nominated for the Supreme Court answered questions at her hearing, Graham — a white man from South Carolina — was the one who wanted to rant about perceived discrimination and personal grievance

       Oliver O'Connell 22 March 2022 21:50

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