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Hundreds of San Francisco protesters greet Trump

New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg has agreed to testify earlier than the House Judiciary Committee, helmed by Congressman Jim Jordan, over Donald Trump’s conviction at his hush cash trial.

Meanwhile, the decide presiding over Trump’s hush cash trial has alerted prosecutors and protection counsel a couple of Facebook remark from an obvious social media troll asserting a conviction someday earlier than a jury handed down a responsible verdict. The remark has since been deleted.

A short letter from New York Justice Juan Merchan on Friday tells the events that the courtroom “became aware of a comment” from a consumer named “Michael Anderson” that states: “My cousin is a juror and says Trump is getting convicted … Thank you folks for all your hard work!!!!”

This week Trump additionally took half in a wild interview with TV psychologist Dr Phil through which the Republican presidential candidate proclaimed that “sometimes revenge can be justified” as he seemed forward to a theoretical second time period within the White House.

Dr Phil largely adhered to Trump’s conspiracy-laden point-of-view permitting false claims to move unchecked, significantly relating to his current conviction.

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Trump says ‘all’ of his trials are ‘concocted’ by Joe Biden

Donald Trump insisted on Truth Social on Saturday that “all” of his trials have been “concoted” by Joe Biden to thwart him forward of the 2024 election in November.

He insisted, in all caps, that the trials are a “POLITICAL WITCH HUNT.”

Graig Graziosi9 June 2024 13:00

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Trump takes credit score for decrease insulin costs underneath Joe Biden’s presidency

Former President Donald Trump is taking credit score for decrease insulin costs, although they occurred underneath Joe Biden’s presidency.

On Saturday, Trump took to TruthSocial to rejoice the decrease costs — and himself.

“Low INSULIN PRICING was gotten for millions of Americans by me, and the Trump Administration, not by Crooked Joe Biden. He had NOTHING to do with it,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social publish. “It was all done long before he so sadly entered office. All he does is try to take credit for things done by others, in this case, ME!”

In actuality, insulin costs are decrease partly because of the Inflation Reduction Act, which was handed underneath Biden’s administration.

The act launched provisions meant to scale back the worth of medication for seniors, together with capping the worth of insulin at $35 per 30 days for Medicare recipients.

Biden has additionally pushed for a common insulin cap that will cowl extra Americans.

Graig Graziosi9 June 2024 12:00

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Hannity pushes conspiracy idea about debunked social media publish

Right-wing media host Sean Hannity is operating with an apparent troll publish highlighted by Judge Juan Merchan, who adjudicated Donald Trump’s hush cash trial in New York, claiming, erroneously, it was proof of a set trial.

“This is, by far, a very alarming development,” Hannity mentioned. “Was the fixing from the beginning? Is this cause for a mistrial?”

It just isn’t trigger for a mistrial, because the trial is already over.

The publish in query was made on social media by somebody describing themselves as a “professional s***poster.”

“My cousin is a juror and says Trump is getting convicted. Thank you folks for all your hard work!!!!” the publish mentioned.

Judge Merchan talked about the publish in a letter he despatched to attorneys concerned within the trial, noting that the publish was “labeled as one week old,” that means it was made after the decision had already been introduced.

Social media customers had been fast to level out to Hannity that the social media publish had been debunked.

Even nonetheless it didn’t cease the standard rogues gallery of MAGA coathangers from operating with it as if it was irrefutable proof of the previous president’s innocence.

Right-wing provacatuer Laura Loomer additionally incorrectly claimed that the previous president may very well be granted a mistrial, and Representaitve Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed the “fix was in from the beginning.”

Graig Graziosi9 June 2024 11:00

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Bankrupt Rudy GiuliBankrupt Rudy Giuliani’s companion in comeback espresso enterprise can also be bankruptani’s companion in comeback espresso enterprise can also be bankrupt

In May, Giuliani launched Rudy Coffee, a signature espresso line with politically-themed flavors like “Fighting for Justice” and “America’s Mayor.”

His companion within the enterprise is Burke Brands, the South Florida-based maker and distributor of Don Pablo espresso, The Daily Beast reported.

Graig Graziosi9 June 2024 10:00

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Trump is ‘the chosen one’ picked by God in response to cringeworthy new music

A cringeworthy new single proclaims Donald Trump the “chosen one” picked by God to guide the US – and its music video has racked up 85,000 views on YouTube in simply three days.

Katie Hawkinson has the story:

Graig Graziosi9 June 2024 09:00

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He might be president however he can’t be a nurse: The jobs Trump can’t get with felony convictions

He can not legally bartend in Florida, however he might be president of the United States. He might be legally denied sure public housing, however he may quickly dwell on the White House. And he can not legally possess a firearm in any state, however he may quickly command the nation’s nuclear arsenal.

But not like the tens of millions of Americans re-entering society after conviction and incarcerations, who face numerous boundaries to respectable jobs, housing, healthcare, childcare, and the flexibility to vote, amongst different hurdles, Trump can depend on his immense wealth, affect and potential path to the presidency to keep away from them.

Graig Graziosi9 June 2024 08:00

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Trump’s technique for presidential vengeance will get clearer

In equity, most Republican actions — significantly within the House of Representatives and on the state stage — may very well be interpreted as an act of revenge nowadays. That’s as a result of most of them really feel Trump was wronged by the “Deep State” and Democrats, and that the a number of investigations and two impeachments are by some means proof of that.

But Trump has not been shy about his very private need for revenge.

Graig Graziosi9 June 2024 07:00

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Biden makes veiled allusions to Trump in D-Day speech about democracy

President Joe Biden on Friday urged the present era of Americans to heed the instance of the Greatest Generation by defending democracy at dwelling and overseas in a speech rife with allusions to his 2024 election opponent.

Speaking from the identical location the place then-president Ronald Reagan honored the “boys of Pointe du Hoc” 4 a long time earlier, Biden channeled the reminiscence of the US Army Rangers who’d fought their manner up the sandy heights to open a gap in Nazi Germany’s so-called Atlantic Wall and forged the up to date tensions between democracy and trendy authoritarian actions as an analogous battle.

His remarks, whereas official in nature, got here at a time when he’s looking for to forged Trump as a grave menace to democracy allied with the identical authoritarian forces that Americans have fought in generations previous.

Graig Graziosi9 June 2024 06:00

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Trump points chilling menace in Dr Phil interview: ‘Sometimes revenge can be justified’

Donald Trump issued a chilling warning that “revenge can be justified” throughout a wild interview with Dr Phil, lower than every week after a New York jury convicted him on all expenses within the hush cash trial.

The former president, and new felon, has gone on to blast the decide and jury, whereas falsely accusing President Joe Biden of orchestrating the legal case in opposition to him.

Trump has additionally made repeated threats to prosecute his political rivals ought to he return to the White House.

Dr Phil addressed Trump’s threats of retribution throughout Thursday night’s interview.

Graig Graziosi9 June 2024 04:59

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Trump will get a $12m enhance from conservative crypto bros

Donald Trump raised $12 million in a single evening on Thursday as he attended an occasion held for him by tech enterprise capitalists in San Francisco meant to draw Silicon Valley’s rich conservative-leaning buyers.

Joe Sommerlad has the main points:

Graig Graziosi9 June 2024 04:00

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-live-2024-election-hush-money-trial-b2559422.html