Category: Donald Trump

NTD Evening News (Mar. 2): DOJ: No Immunity for Trump in Jan. 6 Lawsuits; Senate Passes Bill to Declassify COVID-19 Intel

The Department of Justice argued in a March 2 court filing that former President Donald Trump should not have absolute immunity from civil lawsuits in connection to the Capitol breach. The filing comes as Democratic lawmakers push back against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy giving Fox News access to several hours of footage of the events…


DOJ Argues Trump Shouldn’t Have Absolute Immunity in Jan. 6 Lawsuits

The U.S. Department of Justice argued Thursday that it doesn’t back former President Donald Trump’s argument that he has absolute immunity from civil lawsuits in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. In a court filing submitted (pdf) to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, DOJ lawyers wrote that…


Is Fox News Inadvertently Responsible for the ‘Trump Bump’ in Polls?

Commentary Axios is reporting a “Trump Bump” in the polls for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Indeed, this seems to be true since the 45th president has jumped up significantly in four of the most recent polls against his putatively most important opponent, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has yet to declare his candidacy but…


CPAC Update: DeSantis and Pence Absent, Trump to Give Keynote Speech

Two of the four people most pegged for Presidential candidacy have declined their invitations to attend the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, which begins tomorrow. It is the first time since COVID struck that America’s largest gathering of conservatives will meet in Washington. A CPAC spokesperson informed ABC that Governor DeSantis, who has…


DeSantis, Pence to Be Absent From CPAC, Trump to Give Keynote Speech

Two of the four people most pegged for Presidential candidacy have declined their invitations to attend the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, which begins tomorrow. It is the first time since COVID struck that America’s largest gathering of conservatives will meet in Washington. A CPAC spokesperson informed ABC that Governor DeSantis, who has…


Trump Floats Universal Import Tariffs in 2024 Campaign

Former President Donald Trump and his 2024 presidential campaign, released his “America First” trade plan that would promote universal tariffs on most imported goods if he takes office for his second term. The 45th president called for a system of universal baseline tariffs on most foreign products that rewards American domestic production while taxing foreign companies, in…


Trump Attorney: Trump Investigation in Georgia ‘Compromised’

Attorneys representing former President Donald Trump in a special purpose investigation in Fulton County, Georgia, say the investigation process has been compromised due to public remarks made by a member of the grand jury. “We’ve lost 100 percent confidence in this process. We feel this process has been compromised,” Trump attorney Drew Findling said in…


‘Anybody but Trump Right Now for Me,’ Says Rep. Ryan on 2024 Republican Convention

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has indicated that he might skip the party’s national convention this year if former President Donald Trump is chosen as a nominee, blaming election losses on the former president—a claim that Trump rebutted in a social media post. When asked about where he will be during the July 2024 Republican National…


GOP Primary Candidates Must Sign a Loyalty ‘Pledge’ Before Debate

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel said Sunday that all GOP presidential candidates who want to take part in the first presidential debate need to agree to a pledge to support the eventual 2024 Republican nominee. “Anyone getting on the Republican national committee debate stage should be able to say, ‘I will support the…


Biden Says He Has ‘Other Things to Finish’ Before 2024 Campaign

President Joe Biden said that he has “other things to finish” before starting a 2024 presidential campaign, according to an interview published Sunday. “My intention… has been from the beginning to run, but there’s too many other things I have to finish in the near-term before I start a campaign,” Biden told ABC News. “I’ve…