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Donald Trump says ‘something strange is going on’ with drone sightings

Donald Trump has misplaced his newest bid to throw out his New York hush cash conviction, with the decide overseeing the case rejecting his attorneys’ conjecture that he’s protected by “presidential immunity”.

The president-elect seems more likely to enter the White House as a convicted felon, although it stays unclear when, or if, the justice will proceed to postpone a sentencing date after a unanimous jury discovered him responsible in May of falsifying enterprise data tied to hush cash funds made to the grownup movie star Stormy Daniels in October 2016.

Trump used a press convention at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida on Monday to announce a $100bn funding cope with Japan’s SoftBank, which he and the financial institution’s CEO Masayoshi Son promised would create lots of of American jobs.

The incoming president additionally used the session to attempt to ease issues about his nomination of vaccine-sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr as well being secretary, additionally suggesting he would pardon New York Mayor Eric Adams and attacking Joe Biden over his administration’s failure to offer an evidence for the mysterious drones noticed flying over New Jersey, insisting: “The government knows what’s happening.”

Donald Trump loses newest bid to throw out hush cash case on ‘presidential immunity’ grounds

Donald Trump has misplaced his newest bid to throw out his New York hush cash conviction, with the decide overseeing the case rejecting his attorneys’ conjecture that he’s protected by “presidential immunity”.

The president-elect seems more likely to enter the White House as a convicted felon, although it stays unclear when, or if, the justice will proceed to postpone a sentencing date after a unanimous jury discovered him responsible in May of falsifying enterprise data tied to hush cash funds made to the grownup movie star Stormy Daniels in October 2016.

Here’s a full report from Alex Woodward.

Joe Sommerlad17 December 2024 09:00

Lindsey Graham breaks with Trump on jailing Jan 6 committee members

Graham, a staunch Trump supporter, instructed Kristen Welker of Meet the Press on Sunday that he disagrees with the presidency-elect however didn’t elaborate additional.

Graham replied, “No.”

Ariana Baio17 December 2024 08:00

TikTok prepares for US ban after delay bid rejected

US lawmakers have instructed Apple and Google to arrange to take away TikTok from their app shops on 19 January after the Chinese-owned platform failed in its bid to delay a nationwide ban.

China-based ByteDance should promote TikTok within the US earlier than that date to keep away from the ban, which has been ordered resulting from nationwide safety issues.

Anthony Cuthbertson17 December 2024 07:00

Steve Bannon is pushing the concept that Trump can run in 2028 (regardless of what the Constitution says)

MAGA acolyte Steve Bannon is at the moment floating the concept that Donald Trump may run for a 3rd presidential time period, regardless that the United States Constitution says in any other case.

During a speech on the New York Young Republican Club’s Gala on Sunday evening, the previous Trump chief strategist prompt that the twenty second Amendment – which states that presidents can’t be elected greater than twice – didn’t apply to Trump as a result of the president-elect’s phrases are non-consecutive.

Justin Baragona17 December 2024 06:00

Trump’s mass deportation plan may damage the nation greater than the Great Recession, report says

President-elect Donald Trump’s marketing campaign promise of sweeping deportations may lead to “severe economic fallout,” devastating the financial system much more than the Great Recession, in accordance with a report by Democrats within the Congressional Joint Economic Committee.

Kelly Rissman17 December 2024 05:00

Mitch McConnell warns Trump towards 4 years of ‘right-wing isolationism’

In an essay for Foreign Affairs journal, the veteran Kentucky lawmaker, 82, warned the president-elect that he’s set to come across “a world far more hostile to US interests than the one he left behind four years ago” – citing the ever-growing challenges posed by China, Russia and Iran.

Joe Sommerlad17 December 2024 04:00

Trump known as out for ‘fat-shaming’ Chris Christie with AI picture of him consuming McDonald’s surrounded by drones

James Liddell17 December 2024 03:00

Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Biden admin is ‘in control of drones’ as MAGAworld pushes wild theories about thriller sightings

MAGA Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has claimed that the US authorities is “in control of the drones” which were noticed over New Jersey and New York in current weeks, which officers have thus far been unable or unwilling to account for.

Greene, who’s well-known for amplifying on-line conspiracy theories, wrote on X late on Saturday evening: “The government is in control of the drones and refuses to tell the American people what is going on. It really is that bad.”

Joe Sommerlad17 December 2024 02:00

‘Big mistake’ to withdraw help for Ukraine, Starmer says amid Trump criticism

It can be a “big mistake” if Ukraine’s allies didn’t proceed to offer it the “strongest” help, Sir Keir Starmer mentioned after Donald Trump criticised Kyiv’s use of US missiles for strikes deep into Russian territory.

The Prime Minister urged Western allies of the war-torn nation to not “take our eye off the ball” as Ukraine enters its third winter because the invasion.

David Lynch17 December 2024 01:00

Shocking second Trump adviser collapses on stage at Young Republicans occasion

The 27-year-old strategist, who was tasked with serving to the Trump marketing campaign courtroom younger voters through the 2024 election marketing campaign, was introducing incoming White House deputy chief of employees Dan Scavino on the 112th New York Young Republicans Club Gala on the Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan on Sunday night.

James Liddell17 December 2024 00:15

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-hush-money-conviction-immunity-softbank-live-updates-b2665579.html