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In a bombshell development in the classified documents case against Donald Trump, a CNN report says federal prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of a summer 2021 meeting in which the former president acknowledges that he held a classified Pentagon document about a possible attack on Iran. potentially undermining his argument that he declassified everything.
The recording indicates Mr Trump understood he was keeping the classified papers after leaving the White House and suggests he would like to share the information but is aware of the limitations on his post-presidency ability to declassify the records. The network cites several sources.
Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is investigating the classified papers case, is also looking into the former president’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat. In a new development, he is looking into Mr Trump’s firing from cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs, whose office said the vote was secure, The New York Times reports. Mr. Krebs was fired by Trump shortly after the election.
Meanwhile, as more Republican candidates join the party’s primary race, Trump has promised a year-long celebration of America marking 250 years of independence if he wins the presidency again.
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Where did it all go wrong for Trump and McEnany?
Ms. McEnany, who served as the former president’s fourth press secretary, was known as one of his staunchest aides and advocates, which continued when she joined Fox News as a contributor after he lost the 2020 elections and left office.
However, the former president pulled no punches in a Truth Social Post, complaining about a segment in which he claims he misreported his leadership on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Oliver O’ConnellJune 1, 2023 06:45
Report: Trump worker who moved classified papers to Mar-a-Lago questioned surveillance video
A Mar-a-Lago employee who helped move boxes of classified documents the day before Justice Department investigators visited Donald Trump’s home also raised questions about the property’s security cameras.
The employee first moved the boxes to the Florida estate in June, then weeks later asked an IT worker about the security cameras. according to The Washington Post.
Graeme Massie has history
Oliver O’ConnellJune 1, 2023 04:45
Nikki Haley’s husband will deploy with the National Guard to Africa
Nikki Haley’s husband will soon begin a yearlong deployment with the South Carolina Army National Guard in Africa, an assignment that will encompass most of the rest of his wife’s campaign for 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Oliver O’ConnellJune 1, 2023 03:45
The Republican majority in the House will be cut by one after the surprise resignation
The impending resignation of Utah Rep. Chris Stewart will give House Speaker Kevin McCarthy about 20 percent less leeway as he tries to muster enough Republican votes to pass legislation in the closely divided House.
Stewart, a former U.S. Air Force pilot who has represented the Beehive State’s 2nd Congressional District for more than a decade, will announce he is leaving his congressional seat to care for his wife, Evie Stewart , who is said to be suffering from an illness. unidentified medical problems.
Oliver O’ConnellJune 1, 2023 02:45
The January 6 rioter who threatened to hang Nancy Pelosi is jailed
A Pennsylvania restaurant owner who shouted death threats at then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced Tuesday to more than two years in prison.
Pauline Bauer was standing near Mrs. Pelosi’s office on January 6, 2021 when she called for police officers to remove the California Democrat so the crowd of Donald Trump supporters could hang her.
Oliver O’ConnellJune 1, 2023 01:45
Christie’s will announce the 2024 bid next week
Chris Christie, the controversial former New Jersey governor and ally turned critic of former President Donald Trump, is poised to enter the 2024 Republican presidential primary and challenge the man he endorsed after failing to gain traction in the field of the GOP almost eight years ago.
According to multiple reports, Christie will announce his candidacy at a town hall Tuesday at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire.
Oliver O’ConnellJune 1, 2023 00:45
DeSantis hits on familiar targets of Fauci, Disney and ‘wokeism’
Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Iowa on Tuesday for his first rally of the 2024 Republican primary cycle, but his comments were clearly aimed at a general election audience.
Oliver O’ConnellJune 1, 2023 00:00
Peter Navarro will be tried in September in the contempt case of January 6
Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro will stand trial in September on contempt of Congress charges brought after he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta set the trial date for Sept. 5 during a court appearance Tuesday in Washington.
Oliver O’ConnellMay 31, 2023 11:15 p.m
Five takeaways from Ron DeSantis’ 2024 release
Ron DeSantis is officially running for president, and on Tuesday he landed in the caucus state of Iowa to give voters a preview of what his campaign will look like.
What unfolded in Des Moines was largely what analysts had expected for months: a bid for higher office that rests on the Republican culture war battles and so far from direct confrontation with the de facto leader of the party, Donald Trump.
DeSantis spoke to an enthusiastic crowd that enthusiastically applauded his vows to score big wins on issues like LGBT+ rights and “critical race theory,” but less so for his veiled shots at the former president, who never being mentioned by name out of obvious fear. of losing the audience. Instead, the governor heaped his criticism on Joe Biden and the administrative state that he suggested Mr. Trump had failed to control.
He was joined by his wife, Casey, and a handful of statewide elected officials — a preview of the battle that’s undoubtedly shaping up in the state where the governor will have his first (and potentially only) real chance to prove it. can credibly compete with the former president, who in recent weeks has turned the fire squarely on his main rival amid continued polls showing the governor trailing further.
Here are five things you should remember about Tuesday night’s rally for the 2024 primary season:
Oliver O’ConnellMay 31, 2023 10:30 p.m
Trump campaign responds to classified document taping report
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins posted the following response from the Trump campaign to the network’s reports of a recording of former President Donald Trump talking about classified documents:
The leaks from the radical supporters behind this political persecution are designed to inflame tensions and continue the media’s harassment of President Trump and his supporters. It’s just more proof that when it comes to President Trump, there is absolutely no depth they won’t sink to as they pursue their witch hunt. The DOJ’s continued interference in the presidential election is shameful and this meritless investigation should stop wasting American taxpayer dollars on Democratic political targets.
Oliver O’ConnellMay 31, 2023 10:24 p.m
