Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in New York City on September 4, 2023. (Photo: James Devaney/GC Images) “As a longtime Republican who voted for him, I believe Donald Trump disqualified himself from running in 2024 by spreading lies, vilifying election workers, and fomenting an attack on… Continue reading
Copy and paste email I drafted at end of this article DEAN OBEIDALLAH AUG 23, 2023 (deanobeidallah.substack.com) Share In recent days, there has been a great deal of talk in the media about whether Section 3 of the 14th Amendment bars Donald Trump from the ballot given his role in the Jan 6… Continue reading
FRI, 8/25/2023 – BY CARL GIBSON (Occupy.com) Despite four criminal indictments totaling 91 felony charges, two impeachments, 26 women with sexual misconduct allegations, and arguably an act of sedition and an attempt to incite a civil war, Donald Trump remains the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. But what this… Continue reading
Bob Egelko Aug. 2, 2023 (SFChronicle.com) The Constitution’s 14th Amendment permanently bars any government official from public office who has taken part in, or given “aid and comfort to,” any “insurrection or rebellion” against the United States. Could this be applied to former President Donald Trump, whose indictment this week… Continue reading
The most likely strategy, but it will not succeed ROBERT REICH AUG 3, 2023 (robertreich.substack.com) THE KEY DATE TO KEEP IN MIND is January 20, 2025. Trump’s main legal defense will be to stall the start of any trial until after that date. He’ll argue that it is impossible for… Continue reading
This is true regardless of whether Trump is criminally liable for January 6, 2021. ROBERT REICH JUL 25, 2023 (robertreich.substack.com) [Couy Griffin] Friends, Yesterday I suggested we welcome Donald Trump’s “final battle” against being held criminally liable for attempting a coup against the United States, because it will clarify the… Continue reading
The Brazilian Supreme Court ruling is likely just the first of many consequences to come for the disgraced former president, whose supporters staged an insurrection earlier this year in a manner compared to the Jan. 6, 2021 riots by Trump supporters in Washington, DC. BY MICHAEL FOX JULY 18, 2023 (therealnews.com)… Continue reading
Former President Donald Trump; Journalist Kaitlan Collins Spencer Platt—Getty Images; Mike Coppola—CNN/Getty Images BY JUDY BERMAN MAY 11, 2023 1:32 PM EDT (Time.com) If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve already heard the key sound bites from Wednesday’s CNN town hall with Donald Trump. You know that the former president used… Continue reading
Editor’s Note – What I am not leading with on May 10, 2023 02:36 amStephan A. Schwartz, Editor – Schwartzreport Stephan: I am not covering the welcome and fully justified conviction of criminal Trump, nor the indictment of George Santos in today’s news because that is pretty much all media —… Continue reading
JAMES _RISEN As military bases shed their Confederate names and the ex-president’s legal troubles worsen, we seem to be moving on at last. James Risen March 28 2023, 2:11 p.m. (CommonDreams.org) BECOME A MEMBER Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he leaves after speaking at a campaign rally,… Continue reading
