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Donald Trump told a crowd of evangelicals on Saturday that the federal government has a “vital role” in restricting access to abortion as he once again took credit for overturning Roe v Wade .
But the former president did not detail his proposed national abortion restrictions, in contrast to his 2024 rival Mike Pence, who supports a nationwide ban on care at 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Mr Trump’s remarks at a Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in Washington DC came on the one-year anniversary of the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down constitutional protections for abortion. While he has repeatedly taken credit for the ruling, he has dodged questions about whether he would support a national ban if Republican lawmakers succeed in passing one through Congress.
In his remarks, he also criticized the criminal charges against him as The New York Times reports that his presidential campaign has been diverting more funds raised by Mr. Trump to a political action committee that has been used to cover their growing legal staff. fees
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Trump celebrates anniversary of anti-abortion ruling as he tells religious crowd ‘I’m impeached for you’
Speaking at an influential right-wing religious conference on Saturday, Trump took credit for ending abortion rights enshrined in Roe v Wade, which was overturned by the US Supreme Court a year ago.
The crowd gave him a standing ovation when he spoke of the sentence, a political outcome much sought after by the religious right.
“Exactly one year ago today, these justices were the pivotal votes in the Supreme Court’s landmark decision that ended the constitutional atrocity known as Roe v Wade,” he said.
Eric Garcia has more from Washington DC:
Alex WoodwardJune 25, 2023 2:40 p.m
According to the report, Trump diverts more campaign money into funds used to cover legal fees
Trump’s campaign has been pushing more money raised for his 2024 presidential bid into a political action committee that has been used to cover his legal fees as the former president faces multiple indictments and investigations in multiple jurisdictions in at least three states.
For every dollar raised for his online campaign since the launch in November, 99 cents went to the campaign while one cent went to the Save America PAC.
But he appears to have adjusted that split, sending 90 percent of donations to his campaign with another 10 percent to Save America, a move that may have boosted his PAC by at least $1.5 million. according to The New York Times.
Save America spent $1.9 million on what it identified as legal expenses in the first half of 2022, according to The Times. That spending rose to $14.6 million in the second half of last year, according to records reviewed by the newspaper.
Alex WoodwardJune 25, 2023 2:36 p.m
Fox News’ influence in the GOP camp remains strong despite a troubled year
The two leading GOP presidential candidates had very different interview experiences with Fox News last week, each an illustration of the influence even a damaged Fox has over the Republican nominating process.
Graeme MassieJune 25, 2023 2:00 p.m
If Trump’s is echoed, FBI analyst sentenced to four years over classified papers
A former FBI analyst has been sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of illegally withholding classified documents in a case that bears similarities to the legal battle facing former President Donald Trump.
Kendra Kingsbury, 50, worked as an FBI analyst for 12 years and had a top-secret security clearance when she was accused of removing classified documents from her secure workspace and storing them at her home in Kansas City.
Graeme MassieJune 25, 2023 1:01 p.m
Trump criticizes US aid to Ukraine amid reports of armed rebellion in Russia
In a post on his Truth Social platform Saturday morning, Trump blamed Joe Biden for a series of foreign policy decisions, baselessly accusing the president of “illegally” taking “millions and millions of dollars” from the China, Ukraine and “many other countries”.
“Why hundreds of billions of dollars are given, without any control, to Ukraine,” he wrote.
Trump has repeatedly said he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine and would withdraw aid and force a negotiated settlement, while the Biden administration has continued to support aid to the war-torn country and affirmed the support of the United States in the midst of the crisis.
“We are focused on making sure that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have everything they need to be successful,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters at the White House on Friday.
Graeme MassieJune 25, 2023 12:00
Trump’s staunchest allies in Congress are seeking to eliminate the impeachments
Elise Stefanik, the fourth-highest-ranking Republican in the GOP House, and far-right Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced a pair of resolutions that, if enacted, would aim to change the record “as if these articles never had been approved”.
Graeme MassieJune 25, 2023 10:31 am
Nancy Mace is being Donald Trump’s new running mate…who is she?
South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace, who once said that “Donald Trump’s entire legacy was erased” by the Capitol riot (which prompted her to endorse her primary opponent Katie Arrington last year for despite) is unlikely to be found as the next execution of the former president. mate after reinventing himself as his arch defense.
Graeme MassieJune 25, 2023 09:03
‘Too busy’: New ad pokes fun at Trump’s excuse for not returning boxes
The group Republican Accountability has released a new ad criticizing former President Donald Trump’s excuse that he was too “busy” to return boxes of classified documents to the US government.
Trump has claimed, first at a rally at his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey last week and then during an interview with Fox News earlier this week, that he did not return the documents because they were mixed in with his personal belongings and I hadn’t yet had a chance to review them when the federal government called.
Graeme MassieJune 25, 2023 07:57
Mississippi’s senator wants to bring back the Confederate state flag
Josh Marcus has history
Graeme MassieJune 25, 2023 07:15
GOP Releases Testimony of Hunter Biden’s Whistleblowers from Ex-IRS Agents
House Republicans on Thursday released testimony from two IRS whistleblowers who allege the Justice Department interfered in their years-long investigation into President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, a charge the department has deny quickly
The House Ways and Means Committee, led by Republican Rep. Jason Smith, voted to publicly disclose congressional testimony from two former IRS agents who worked on the federal investigation into foreign trade and taxes of young Biden.
Graeme MassieJune 25, 2023 06:03
