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How Vivek Ramaswamy is pushing delicately to win over Trump supporters

Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy was more than 40 minutes into a town hall in rural Iowa when a woman in the crowd posed a pointed question. Or perhaps it was a suggestion. I know you want to be president," she said. "But would you consider being Trump's vice president? The query drew light laughter from attendees and a lengthy response from Ramaswamy. (The short answer: No.) It also highlighted the central challenge facing the wealthy entrepreneur, who has risen from little-known newcomer to as high as third in some Republican primary polls since joining the race nearly six months ago. While voters are increasingly interested in Ramaswamy, it's former President Donald Trump who continues to be many conservatives' favorite. With the first Republican primary debate in just over a week and the leadoff Iowa caucus five months away, he is delicately working to convince more voters that he could be their nominee and as much as he says he respects Trump would be a better

Prosecutors seek Jan 2 trial date for Trump's 2020 election conspiracy case

Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith's team asked a judge on Thursday to set a Jan. 2 trial date for former President Donald Trump in the case charging him with plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss. Prosecutors said in court papers that they want the case before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to move to trial swiftly in Washington's federal court, setting up a likely battle with defense attorneys who have already suggested they will try slow things down. Smith's team says the government's case should take no longer than four to six weeks. The date is just under two weeks before the first votes are set to be cast in the Republican presidential race, with Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses scheduled for Jan. 15. The early front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential primary faces charges including conspiracy to defraud the United States for what prosecutors say was a weekslong plot to subvert the will of voters and cling to power after he lost the 2020 election t

Uncovered! A plot laid out for Donald Trump to overturn Biden's win

Trump may be on trial in 2024 in three or four separate criminal cases, but so far the indictments appear not to have affected his standing with Republican voters

Judge tosses Trump's countersuit against writer who won lawsuit against him

A federal judge tossed out former President Donald Trump's countersuit against the writer who won a sex abuse lawsuit against him, ruling on Monday that Trump can't claim she defamed him by continuing to say she was not only sexually abused but raped. The ruling shuts down, at least for now, Trump's effort to turn the legal tables on E. Jean Carroll, who won a USD 5 million judgment against him in May and is pursuing her own defamation suit against him. Trump attorney Alina Habba said his lawyers would appeal the flawed decision to dismiss his counterclaim. Carroll's lawyer, Robbie Kaplan, said she was pleased with the ruling and looking ahead to a trial scheduled in January in her defamation suit, which concerns a series of remarks that Trump has made in denying her sexual assault allegation. E. Jean Carroll looks forward to obtaining additional compensatory and punitive damages" in that trial, Kaplan said. Carroll accused Trump of trapping her in a luxury department store dressin

DeSantis acknowledges truth about Donald Trump's 2020 election lies

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said definitively that rival Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, an acknowledgement the Florida governor made after years of equivocating answers. Of course he lost, DeSantis said an interview with NBC News posted Monday. Joe Biden's the president. DeSantis has often sidestepped questions about whether he believes the 2020 election results were legitimate. But in recent days he has started publicly questioning the lies that Trump and his allies have made about the election's legitimacy. Federal and state election officials and Trump's own attorney general said there was no credible evidence the election's outcome was affected by fraud. The former president's allegations were also roundly rejected by courts at the time, including judges he appointed. Last week, Trump was charged by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith with four felonies related to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the ..

Donald Trump seeks recusal of judge, change of venue in January 6 case

He slammed the Biden administration claiming that in the city of Washington DC, murders have shattered "all-time records" and tourists have fled, and called out for a federal takeover

Prosecutors ask judge for protective order as Trump post hints at revenge

The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump in Washington to step in after he released a post online that appeared to promise revenge on anyone who goes after him. Prosecutors asked US District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan to issue a protective order in the case a day after Trump pleaded not guilty to charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss and block the peaceful transition of power. The order - which is different from a so-called gag order - would limit what information Trump and his legal team could share publicly about the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith. Such protective orders are common in criminal cases, but prosecutors said it's particularly important in this case because Trump has issued public statements on social media regarding witnesses, judges, attorneys, and others associated with legal matters pending against him." They pointed specifically to a post on Trump's Truth ...

Donald Trump calls on US Supreme Court to 'intercede' in legal fights

A day after being arraigned for the third time, former United States President Donald Trump on Friday called on the Supreme Court to "intercede" citing the time and cost spent on several legal battles, CNN reported."My political opponent has hit me with a barrage of weak lawsuits, including DA, AG, and others, which require massive amounts of my time and money to adjudicate," Trump stated on Truth Social."Resources that would have gone into Ads and Rallies, will now have to be spent fighting these Radical Left Thugs in numerous courts throughout the Country. I am leading in all Polls, including against Crooked Joe, but this is not a level playing field. It is Election Interference, & the Supreme Court must intercede," Trump added.On Friday, Trump also pleaded not guilty to the new charges special counsel Jack Smith brought against him in the case alleging mishandling of classified documents from his time in the White House, CNN reported.The filing marked the second time in 24 ...

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Trump pleads not guilty to charges that he tried to overturn 2020 polls

Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 presidential election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately failed attempt to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power. Trump appeared before a magistrate judge in Washington's federal courthouse two days after being indicted on four felony counts by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith. The charges accuse him of trying to subvert the will of voters and undo his election loss in the days before January 6, 2021, when supporters stormed the US Capitol in a violent and bloody clash with law enforcement. Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential primary front-runner, is facing charges including conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruct Congress' certification of Democrat Joe Biden's victory. His appearance Thursday, and the rest of the court case, will unfold in a courthouse blocks in clear view of th

Trump's 2024 Presidential bid: Can Trump return as the US President

While Trump leads the Republican pack with a massive advantage, the ultimate question remains: can he stage a triumphant return to the White House? Watch the video to know more

Trump to face judge in DC on charges that he tried to overturn 2020 polls

Donald Trump is due in federal court Thursday to answer to charges that he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 election, facing a judge just blocks from the US Capitol that his supporters stormed to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power. In what's by now become a familiar but nonetheless stunning ritual, Trump is expected to be processed by law enforcement, be officially taken into custody and enter a not guilty plea in front of a judge before being released, so he can rejoin the campaign trail as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024. An indictment Tuesday from Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith charges Trump with four felony counts related to his efforts to undo the presidential election in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, including conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. The charges could lead to a yearslong prison sentence in the event of a conviction. Trump was the only

Prosecutors may be aiming for quick Trump trial by not naming conspirators

By not naming or charging six alleged co-conspirators in the indictment this week of former President Donald Trump, federal prosecutors may be signalling their desire to expeditiously put the Republican presidential front-runner on trial for seeking to overturn the 2020 election. More defendants mean more defence lawyers, and more legal motions and more delays, according to legal scholars and former prosecutors. Such a large cast of defendants would make it extremely difficult for Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith to get Trump in front of a jury before the final stretch in the 2024 campaign, the experts said. This keeps it pretty streamlined, said Christopher Ott, a former federal prosecutor. All of those motions by defendants affect all of the defendants, including Trump. It would slow things down. If you don't name and charge them, you don't have that trouble. Trump, 77, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington on Tuesday on felony charges of seeking to ...

Donald Trump charged with illegal retention of top secret documents

Donald Trump has now been indicted for the third time, with the former president being charged Tuesday in Washington over his efforts to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. The federal investigation is the latest criminal case for Trump as he runs for the White House in 2024. Special counsel Jack Smith, who indicted Trump in the election case, has also charged Trump in federal court with the illegal retention of top secret documents. In New York, Trump faces criminal charges in a hush money case and a civil trial over his business practices. And in Georgia, a county district attorney is expected to announce charging decisions in August over efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. Trump, a Republican, has denied any wrongdoing and says he is being targeted by Democrats trying to keep him from reclaiming the presidency. Here's a look at some of the other top probes against the former president: CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS CASE Trump has been

Joe Biden, Donald Trump neck-and-neck in possible rematch, finds poll

Biden appears to have escaped the political danger zone he resided in last year, when nearly two-thirds of his party wanted a different nominee

Donald Trump's political committee splurges over $40mn on lawyers' fees

Former President Donald Trump 's mounting legal woes are burning through cash, leading his campaign to request a refund from a supportive super PAC and launch a new legal defence fund to help cover costs. His political action committee, Save America, is expected to disclose Monday that it spent more than USD 40 million on legal fees during the first half of the year for costs related to defending the former president, his aides and other allies, according to a person familiar with the filing who spoke on the condition of anonymity before the deadline. The number was first reported by The Washington Post. At the same time, Trump's allies are creating a new legal defense fund that will help pay the soaring legal fees as Trump faces dozens of criminal charges stemming from indictments in New York and Florida, with more expected as soon as this week. The Patriot Legal Defence Fund, as it is called, is intended to raise money to defray costs for those defending against legal actions ...

Crushing it: Donald Trump leads Republican presidential nominee race

Trump led DeSantis 54 percent to 17 per cent. No other candidate topped 3 per cent support in the poll

Donald Trump says indictment on Jan 6 charges could come 'any day now'

In a social media post, he said investigation into events of Jan 2021 was an attempt to interfere with 2024 election as he solidifies his wide polling lead for Republican presidential nomination

Trump could be indicted soon in Georgia; here's a look at investigation

A Georgia prosecutor is expected to seek a grand jury indictment in the coming weeks in her investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and his Republican allies to overturn the then-president's 2020 election loss. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis began investigating more than two years ago, shortly after a recording was released of a January 2021 phone call Trump made to Georgia's secretary of state. Willis has strongly hinted that any indictment would come between Monday and August 18. One of two grand juries seated July 11 is expected to hear the case. If Trump is indicted by a Georgia grand jury, it would add to a growing list of legal troubles as he campaigns for president. Trump is set to go to trial in New York in March to face state charges related to hush money payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign. And he has another trial scheduled for May on federal charges related to his handling of classified documents. He has pleaded not guilty in those ...

Nikki Haley to Vivek Ramaswamy, 3 Indian-Americans in US presidential race

There are now three Indian candidates in the race for 2024, each hoping to leave their imprint and advance the cause of 'making America great again'