SAN FRANCISCO, USA | Xinhua | U.S. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Thursday decided that former President Donald Trump was disqualified from the state ballot in next year’s U.S. presidential primary election for his role in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Trump campaign said …
Read More »Could bombshell Colorado ruling thwart Trump’s presidential run?
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | The bombshell Colorado ruling begs the question of whether former U.S. President Donald Trump’s presidential ambitions will be thwarted. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the state of Colorado — all seven of its justices appointed by Democratic governors — banned Trump, a Republican, from running …
Read More »Trump returns to Twitter amid interference case
Washington, US | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday returned to the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, after he was banned from the service more than two years ago. Trump on Thursday night posted a mug shot of his with the caption: ELECTION INTERFERENCE, NEVER …
Read More »Trump pleads not guilty to charges over efforts to overturn 2020 election
Washington, US | Xinhua| Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday pleaded not guilty to federal charges against him for plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election, U.S. media reported. Trump was arraigned in a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Thursday afternoon, two days after he was formally indicted. …
Read More »Trump indicted for alleged efforts to overturn results of 2020 presidential election
New York, US | XINHUA | Former U.S. President Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation for his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction …
Read More »Trump faces more charges in classified documents case
Washington, USA | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday faced new charges in the classified documents case, reported U.S. media. Special counsel Jack Smith brought additional charges against Trump on Thursday, including obstruction and willful retention of national defense information. The obstruction charges center on attempts to delete …
Read More »Trump in court, pleads not guilty
Miami, Florida | AGENCIES | Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to historic charges of mishandling sensitive files at a federal court in Miami, Florida. He becomes the first US president – current or former – to be hit with a federal criminal indictment. This was the …
Read More »Fox settles Dominion defamation lawsuit for 787.5 mln USD over election claims
New York, USA | Xinhua | Fox and Dominion Voting Systems reached on Tuesday a 787.5 million U.S. dollars settlement in the voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit, allowing Fox News to avoid a potential trial scheduled hours later. Dominion Voting Systems, one of the most widely used voting equipment companies …
Read More »Pulsating state politics shapes U.S. more than Trump’s legal woes: CNN
New York, US | Xinhua | Donald Trump may be getting all the headlines, but partisan struggles in state capitals across the United States may do far more to change the country than the drama surrounding the first ex-president to be charged with a crime, reported CNN on Thursday. “Clashes …
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Trump charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, pleads not guilty Manhattan , USA | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, the Manhattan district attorney said on Tuesday afternoon. Trump, who was arraigned at the Manhattan Criminal Court in …
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