#Tim Scott launching 2024 exploratory committee

#Tim Scott launching 2024 exploratory committee

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) will launch a presidential exploratory committee on Wednesday, according to a source familiar, taking him one step closer to formally challenging former President Trump for the GOP nomination in 2024. The launch comes as Scott makes stops in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina this week. Scott would be the highest-profile…

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#Barr says US potentially has ‘very good evidence’ Trump obstructed justice in classified documents case

#Barr says US potentially has ‘very good evidence’ Trump obstructed justice in classified documents case

Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Sunday that investigators probing the potential mishandling of classified documents by former President Trump likely have “very good evidence” that Trump attempted to keep authorities from obtaining the materials after he left the White House. The case against Trump, Barr said, comes down to the matter of how long…

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#Indictment underscores media’s Trump obsession

#Indictment underscores media’s Trump obsession

Wall-to-wall media coverage of Donald Trump’s indictment this week underscores the former president’s hold on the press and the challenges for rivals to break through.   Cable networks breathlessly covered the indictment, even when there was little new to report.  Local news helicopters followed as Trump left his Florida home for the airport, prompting comparisons to the O.J. Simpson…

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#Bragg hits back at House GOP over subpoena for ex-prosecutor in Trump case

#Bragg hits back at House GOP over subpoena for ex-prosecutor in Trump case

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) hit back at House Judiciary Republicans on Thursday, after Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) subpoenaed a former prosecutor involved in his investigation into former President Trump. “The House GOP continues to attempt to undermine an active investigation and ongoing New York criminal case with an unprecedented campaign of harassment…

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