#13 questions and answers on Trump’s indictment

#13 questions and answers on Trump’s indictment

A former president of the United States will appear before a court in New York City on Tuesday to be arraigned on criminal charges — a first of its kind event in American history. The arraignment of former President Trump will be a spectacle, as the man leading GOP presidential polls for 2024 visits his…

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#What to expect at Trump’s arraignment Tuesday

#What to expect at Trump’s arraignment Tuesday

Former President Trump is set to appear in court on Tuesday to be arraigned after his indictment last week made him the first U.S. president — current or former — to face criminal charges.  Trump was indicted for his alleged role in organizing hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels during his 2016…

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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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#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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#Republican lawmakers blast potential Trump indictment as ‘politically motivated,’ ‘abuse of power’

#Republican lawmakers blast potential Trump indictment as ‘politically motivated,’ ‘abuse of power’

Republican lawmakers blast potential Trump indictment as ‘politically motivated,’ ‘abuse of power’ Republican lawmakers blasted the prospect of former President Trump being indicted after he revealed he expects to be arrested next week, calling the potential move “politically motivated” and an “abuse of power.”  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he would direct relevant committees…

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#Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex Caroline Ellison likely works with feds

#Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex Caroline Ellison likely works with feds

“Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex Caroline Ellison likely works with feds” Sam Bankman-Fried’s reported ex-girlfriend was likely among the first people to turn on him and help prosecutors build their fast-moving fraud case in the epic, $8 billion-plus collapse of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange, a former US government lawyer said Wednesday, Caroline Ellison, 28, is a key…

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#NY Democrats ‘scrambling’ for way to lift Gov. Hochul and boot Brian Benjamin from ballot

#NY Democrats ‘scrambling’ for way to lift Gov. Hochul and boot Brian Benjamin from ballot

“NY Democrats ‘scrambling’ for way to lift Gov. Hochul and boot Brian Benjamin from ballot” Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to pick Brian Benjamin as lieutenant governor has left Democratic state lawmakers in New York “scrambling” to push a measure that could boot the former second-in-command off the ballot in the upcoming primary following his resignation prompted by his…

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