#GOP fury grows over Trump indictment

#GOP fury grows over Trump indictment

Republicans on Capitol Hill are amping up their defense of former President Trump in the wake of his indictment by a Manhattan grand jury, promising congressional action against the New York district attorney and intensifying their rhetoric with tinges of violence. Trump’s indictment on Thursday capped off days of anticipation after the former president predicted he would…

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#Trump should ‘smash some windows’ in New York

#Trump should ‘smash some windows’ in New York

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) joked on Twitter that former President Trump should “smash some windows, rob a few shops and punch a cop” on his way to the Manhattan district attorney’s office as a tactic to avoid prosecution.   Graham, the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the ironic comment to allude to Manhattan…

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#Trump indictment: What we know and what happens next

#Trump indictment: What we know and what happens next

Former President Trump’s indictment by a Manhattan grand jury has sent the political and legal worlds into a frenzy. Here’s what we know so far about the case against Trump and what could happen next as the country awaits the former president’s arraignment. Surprise jury vote on Thursday A Manhattan grand jury voted Thursday to…

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#Republicans see indictment as boon for Trump in 2024

#Republicans see indictment as boon for Trump in 2024

Republicans are rushing to defend former President Trump after his indictment on Thursday in an alleged hush money scheme, signaling that the criminal charges could bolster his standing in the 2024 presidential race and ease his path to the GOP nomination.  The indictment doesn’t bar Trump from running for the White House. Yet it marked…

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#Bragg warns GOP lawmakers against Donald Trump case oversight

#Bragg warns GOP lawmakers against Donald Trump case oversight

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) warned Republican lawmakers on Friday that their efforts to conduct oversight into his investigation of former President Trump represents a “dangerous usurpation” by Congress that could impinge upon the former president’s rights. The response from Bragg’s office comes the morning after a grand jury he empaneled to hear evidence…

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#House Speaker vows to hold Bragg ‘and his unprecedented abuse of power to account’

#House Speaker vows to hold Bragg ‘and his unprecedented abuse of power to account’

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday vowed to hold Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) “and his unprecedented abuse of power to account” after news broke that former President Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury, the first time a sitting or former U.S. president has faced criminal charges. McCarthy argued Bragg “irreparably damaged…

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#Trump indicted in Stormy Daniels hush money case

#Trump indicted in Stormy Daniels hush money case

Former President Trump was indicted on criminal charges in New York on Thursday for his role in organizing hush money payments made to an adult film star during his 2016 campaign. The history-making indictment marks the first time a president has been charged in a criminal matter and comes as several law enforcement entities are…

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#Trump lawyer: Former president’s attack on Bragg was ‘ill-advised’

#Trump lawyer: Former president’s attack on Bragg was ‘ill-advised’

Attorney Joe Tacopina, who represents former President Trump, on Sunday said Trump’s recent post attacking Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is investigating Trump’s alleged role in a hush money payment, was “ill-advised.” “Would you advise a client to personally attack a prosecutor like this? I mean, it’s dehumanizing,” “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd asked…

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