#Trump-DeSantis rivalry ratchets up with dueling Iowa visits

#Trump-DeSantis rivalry ratchets up with dueling Iowa visits

Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are heading to Iowa on Saturday for dueling events that underscore the escalating rivalry between the two leading contenders for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. DeSantis has been slated for weeks to headline Rep. Randy Feenstra’s (R-Iowa) annual Family Picnic in Sioux Center, Iowa, and…

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#Former Trump prosecutor slams GOP ‘political theater,’ takes the Fifth at deposition

#Former Trump prosecutor slams GOP ‘political theater,’ takes the Fifth at deposition

Former Trump prosecutor Mark Pomerantz invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during his deposition before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday, slamming the GOP-led panel’s investigation as “political theater” in his opening statement. Pomerantz, who investigated Trump at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, said he was appearing before the committee “as required” because “I respect the…

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#Frustration at CNN boils over with Trump town hall 

#Frustration at CNN boils over with Trump town hall 

CNN won big ratings for its controversial town hall with former President Trump — but also outraged some of its own talent for essentially handing over its platform to the GOP presidential frontrunner and his supporters for an hour.   More than 3 million people watched Wednesday night’s town hall, early data from Nielsen Media…

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#Trump appeals E. Jean Carroll verdict

#Trump appeals E. Jean Carroll verdict

Former President Trump has appealed the jury’s verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll. A nine-member jury on Tuesday ordered Trump to pay Carroll $5 million in damages after siding with the writer in her lawsuit. Trump’s attorneys filed a notice of appeal with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court…

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#Defiant Santos says he won’t resign amid criminal indictment

#Defiant Santos says he won’t resign amid criminal indictment

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) told reporters Wednesday that he will not resign despite facing a 13-count criminal indictment. Federal prosecutors charged Santos earlier Wednesday with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives,…

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