On Friday morning, a judge sentenced Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to Donald Trump and prominent right wing media figure, to four months in prison and a $6,500 fine for failing to comply with the committee’s subpoena. A few hours later, the House January 6 committee issued its most dramatic subpoena yet – to […]
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Jan. 6 Committee subpoenas Trump
The House Select Committee investigating the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, held its ninth — and possible final — hearing on its investigation on Thursday. Unlike previous hearings that lasered in on particular pieces of former President Donald Trump and his allies’ scheme to overturn the 2020 election results, Thursday’s hearing put […]
Trump’s legal woes are mounting
Three lawyers representing former President Donald Trump were spotted leaving a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C. on Thursday and were reportedly there to represent him in a case related to January 6, 2021. NBC News Associate Producer Daniel Barnes shared a photo of the attorneys on Twitter, writing: “Spotted this afternoon at the DC federal […]
Trump and family sued by NY AG for Fraud
The New York Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, several of his family members, as well associates and businesses, alleging “numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentation” regarding financial statements. Attorney General Letitia James said at a news conference Wednesday morning after the complaint was filed in New York Supreme […]
Trump Going To War With FBI?
Former President Donald Trump blasted the FBI on Wednesday, reacting to the revelation that during the raid on his Mar-a-Lago home, officials seized his medical and tax records. U.S. District Court Judge Aileen M. Cannon disclosed on Monday that Trump’s medical records and documents related to his accounting information and taxes were seized by the […]
Trump’s special master request granted
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has granted former President Donald Trump’s request for a special master to review documents seized by the FBI from Mar-a-Lago last month, temporarily stopping federal prosecutors from using those documents in their investigation into obstruction and mishandling of government secrets. The decision was expected. Last weekend, the judge said she […]
Biden claims he isn’t ‘Divisive’
President Biden dismissed criticisms Monday that he is vilifying Republicans by calling former President Donald Trump’s supporters extremists and threats to democracy. Republicans and some Democrats have accused Biden of fueling divisions for likening Trump’s Make America Great Again movement to “semi-fascism.” “I want to be very clear upfront. Not every Republican is a MAGA-Republican. […]
Democrats try to rewrite history about school closings
White House officials and Democratic lawmakers have attempted in recent days to reframe their position on school reopening policies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrats have argued that they always supported students returning to in-person instruction and that President Biden’s massive $1.9 trillion reconciliation package in March 2021 helped facilitate schools reopening nationwide, even though Republican-led […]
Trump at rally “Biden is an enemy of the state”
Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday night to bolster Republican candidates Dr. Mehmet Oz and Doug Mastriano. His first rally since the FBI’s search of his Mar-a-Lago estate, Trump spent a good chunk of his speech attacking the bureau, the Department of Justice and President Joe Biden. Speaking to supporters in […]
Trump’s Truth Social barred from Google
Former US President Donald Trump’s social media platform has been barred from Google Play. Google says the platform violates its policies on prohibiting content like physical threats and incitement to violence. The move makes it difficult for users with Android phones to download the app. Devin Nunes, the CEO of Truth Social, has previously called […]
Trump Calls for a ‘Do Over’ of 2020 Election
Former President Donald Trump says he is using new “conclusive” information regarding President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, and the FBI’s alleged burying of an investigation into his laptop to challenge the 2020 election and call for a new, impromptu election entirely. “So now it comes out, conclusively, that the FBI BURIED THE HUNTER BIDEN […]
Trump Will Be ‘Prosecuted’ says Former FBI Lawyer
Andrew Weissmann, a former Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor, said Friday that former President Donald Trump will be “prosecuted” over the way he handled classified documents after the FBI search warrant affidavit was unsealed. His comments come after the redacted affidavit was unsealed by Judge Bruce Reinhart on Friday, showing the way Trump handled classified […]