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Footage Offers Clues to Breach at Ga. Elections Office

Head of local GOP escorted data forensics experts said to be hired by pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell

(Newser) - Computer experts who allegedly copied sensitive software and data from voting equipment following the 2020 election spent hours at an elections office in rural Georgia on Jan. 7, 2021—the day after the Capitol insurrection—where they were greeted by the then-head of the local Republican party. Footage reviewed by...

Biden Praises Unions, Refines MAGA Criticism

Democrats and other Republicans must act, president says

(Newser) - President Biden celebrated unions on Monday, while leaving time for attacks on "MAGA Republicans, the extreme right, and Trumpies" in his Labor Day speeches. "The middle class built America," Biden told workers in Milwaukee, CNBC reports. "Everybody knows that. But unions built the middle class."...

Judge Grants Trump's Special Master Request

Outside expert will review classified documents seized from Mar-a-Lago

(Newser) - In a move that will slow down the Justice Department's investigation of classified material found at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, a federal judge has granted the former president's request to have a "special master" review the seized documents. US District Judge Aileen M. Cannon, who was...

Trump Slams Fox, Offers Surprise Help to Longtime Foe

Ex-president: I'll help CNN become a 'gold mine' if it's true network is shifting more conservative

(Newser) - Former President Trump had some new slams for a onetime ally over the weekend, and a surprise semi-olive branch for another. Newsweek reports that Trump took to Truth Social on Sunday, blasting Fox News for what he claims is kowtowing to "the Democrats and the Democratic agenda." "...

Trump Pulls No Punches in First Rally Since FBI Raid

He calls President Biden an 'enemy of the state'

(Newser) - On Saturday former President Trump appeared at a rally for the first time since FBI agents descended on Mar-a-Lago, and the New York Times reports he gave an "aggrieved and combative speech." He was in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania, and spoke two days after President Biden called him out...

Pennsylvania Races Draw Biden, Trump

Both are making campaign trips to high-stakes state over holiday weekend

(Newser) - President Biden and former President Donald Trump both are campaigning over the holiday weekend—historically the unofficial kickoff of fall campaigns—in Pennsylvania, a focus in the midterm elections for both parties. For Biden, his arrival Sunday in time for Pittsburgh's Labor Day Parade will be his third visit...

Biden: I Don't View Trump Supporters as Threat to US

President seeks to draw a distinction with them and 'MAGA Republicans' day after big speech

(Newser) - President Biden on Friday sought to clarify the withering criticism he leveled against "MAGA Republicans" and former President Trump in a prime-time speech Thursday. Over and over in his speech, Biden referred to them as "extremists," which prompted Steve Doocy of Fox News to ask him Friday...

On Unsealed FBI Inventory List: 90 Empty Folders at Mar-a-Lago

48 of them were marked 'classified'; it's not clear where the contents are, or when they vanished

(Newser) - As more details continue to emerge in the wake of the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago last month, a federal judge gave the green light Thursday to unseal a more detailed list of inventory recovered from former President Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Fla. Among the revelations this newly...

Judge Looks to Be Siding With Trump on 'Special Master'

She gives an indication she's willing to appoint one, but hasn't ruled yet

(Newser) - Update: At a hearing Thursday, a federal judge "appeared to give a boost" to the Trump legal team's request for a special master, as the AP puts it. Though the judge said she would issue a ruling later, she pondered, "Ultimately, what is the harm" in appointing...

Biden Calls Out 'Extremism' of Trump, MAGA

Together, they are a threat to American democracy, says president

(Newser) - President Biden used his prime-time address on Thursday to lay into former President Trump—by name—as well as "MAGA Republicans." He labeled both as "extreme" and as serious threats to American democracy. The New York Times notes that aides suggested ahead of time that Biden might...

Trump Says He Supports Riot Defendants Financially

Former president says they might receive pardons if he has another term

(Newser) - Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's supporting some of the Jan. 6 defendants financially, and that he might do more for them if he wins another term as president. "We'll be looking very, very seriously at full pardons" for those convicted in the attack on...

DOJ: Efforts Were Made to Obstruct Mar-a-Lago Probe

Court filing responds to Trump team's request for a special master to be appointed

(Newser) - The Justice Department said Tuesday it had uncovered efforts to obstruct its investigation into the discovery of classified documents at former President Trump's Florida estate, saying “government records were likely concealed and removed” from a storage room even after Trump's representatives had assured officials that they'd...

Report: Trump Claimed to Have Inside Info on Macron's Sex Life

There may be a connection to document seized from Mar-a-Lago

(Newser) - Rolling Stone describes Donald Trump as a "notorious gossip peddler"—and it reports that after the FBI search on his Mar-a-Lago estate, some are wondering whether he shared salacious material from intelligence briefings. Sources tell Rolling Stone that during and after his time as president, Trump boasted...

Feds: Only Few Seized Trump Documents Are Privileged

Justice Department court filing suggests Trump's request for arbiter is too late

(Newser) - Donald Trump wants an independent arbiter known as a special master appointed to review documents seized by the FBI from his Mar-a-Lago estate. However, a development on Monday may have made his request a moot one, reports the New York Times . In a court filing, the Justice Department says a...

Graham Makes Dire Prediction if Trump Is Prosecuted

He predicts 'riots in the streets' if it happens

(Newser) - Lindsey Graham delivered an ominous warning Sunday about a potential prosecution of Donald Trump—he predicted "riots in the streets" if it happens, reports the Hill . What's more, he made the prediction twice. It caught the attention of Trump himself, who posted a video clip of Graham's...

Intelligence Review Begins on Files Taken From Mar-a-Lago

Assessment to cover potential damage to national security

(Newser) - Intelligence officials say they're reviewing government documents taken from former President Trump's Florida home to assess any risk to national security. Avril Haines, director of national intelligence, told congressional committee chairmen in a letter that the assessment will not interfere with the Justice Department's criminal investigation of...

Report: Fake Heiress Infiltrated Mar-a-Lago

She allegedly claimed to be a Rothschild

(Newser) - A woman who claimed to be a member of the Rothschild banking family mingled with Donald Trump and the former president's guests in multiple visits to his Mar-a-Lago estate, according to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Projec t. The OCCRP, a network of investigative journalists, says "Anna...

Troubles Add Up for Truth Social
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Aug 27, 2022 5:40 PM CDT

Snags, Bills Add Up for Truth Social

Partner appears wary of merging with Trump's site

(Newser) - Truth Social, the social media website launched by former President Donald Trump, is up against a series of unsolved issues that could be serious enough to be giving the company that agreed to merge with it cold feet. The issues include:

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Aug 26, 2022 2:02 PM CDT

Key Points From the Trump Affidavit

Redacted document says 184 classified documents were found in January

(Newser) - The Justice Department released its blacked-out version of the Mar-a-Lago affidavit Friday afternoon, and news outlets were scrambling to make sense of what could be read. In the affidavit, the department argued that the FBI search had to be conducted because a batch of documents retrieved from the Florida residence...

Feds Release Redacted Mar-a-Lago Affidavit

It's expected to shed new light on the FBI search of Trump's residence

(Newser) - The Mar-a-Lago affidavit is out, sort of. As ordered by a court , the Justice Department on Friday released a heavily blacked out document explaining the justification for an FBI search of former President Trump's Florida estate earlier this month . The document (read it here ) is likely to offer...

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