#All the president’s henchmen | The Hill

#All the president’s henchmen | The Hill

In the Nixon years, not “all the president’s men” went to jail. Four of Nixon’s closest aides — John Mitchell, H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and Charles Colson — were imprisoned for their transgressions; three others were indicted but narrowly escaped conviction. Those around Donald Trump face a similar fate. Seven members of Trump’s post-election legal…

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#The next 9/11 may not be what you think

#The next 9/11 may not be what you think

Twenty-two years ago today, not only the United States but much of the world was stunned and appalled by the al Qaeda attacks that brought down New York’s Twin Towers, destroyed part of the Pentagon and killed more Americans than were lost at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941; another day of infamy.  Large-scale terrorist attacks had been anticipated and…

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#Former Pence aide calls Trump’s mug shot ‘tragic’

#Former Pence aide calls Trump’s mug shot ‘tragic’

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff on Friday called former President Trump’s recent mug shot “tragic” and suggested he’s been receiving a lot of “bad counsel” lately. “I think it’s tragic, Jake,” Marc Short said in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. While Short went on to say the former president had treated…

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#Former Pence aide calls Trump’s mug shot ‘tragic’

#Former Pence aide calls Trump’s mug shot ‘tragic’

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff on Friday called former President Trump’s recent mug shot “tragic” and suggested he’s been receiving a lot of “bad counsel” lately. “I think it’s tragic, Jake,” Marc Short said in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. While Short went on to say the former president had treated…

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#Trump federal Jan. 6 case set for trial in March 2024

#Trump federal Jan. 6 case set for trial in March 2024

Former President Trump is set to face trial in March of 2024 in the Justice Department’s case targeting his efforts to remain in office after losing the 2020 election. The decision from federal district court Judge Tanya Chutkan to begin jury selection on March 4, 2024, comes after special counsel Jack Smith’s team asked for a Jan….

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#Tracking America’s freefall down the rabbit hole of mad politics

#Tracking America’s freefall down the rabbit hole of mad politics

“We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” The Cheshire Cat, “Alice in Wonderland” If anyone thought otherwise, American politics has long since crashed through Alice’s looking glass into Wonderland. The Cheshire Cat is right. “We’re all mad here.” How else can the current political madness be explained? Miles of newsprint and gallons of ink have failed…

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#What we know about 30 unindicted co-conspirators

#What we know about 30 unindicted co-conspirators

The Georgia indictment against former President Trump lists 30 unindicted co-conspirators, who are alleged to have aided in various efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. The individuals were not named or charged, but the list appears to include the remaining fake electors and others who communicated with Trump’s attorneys in the wake of the…

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