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    ‘Election Interference’: Colorado Supreme Court Removes Trump From Ballot
    The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in an unprecedented 4-3 decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot, citing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.  This is a nakedly partisan, anti-democratic decision that ignores the law and prior precedent. Under the text and history of the 14th Amendment, as well…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    Supreme Court Takes Up Case That Could Impact Trump’s Legal Battles
    The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear a case that does not involve Donald Trump as a defendant but which could, nonetheless, have a dramatic impact on one of the criminal cases that is pending against the former president. Here’s the background. On Jan. 6, 2021, over 2,000 Trump supporters entered the U.S. Capitol…
    John G. Malcolm
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    4 Big Moments From Trump-Hannity Town Hall Event
    Former President Donald Trump revealed his strategy to pay down the national debt without touching entitlements, the global consequences of President Joe Biden’s exit from Afghanistan and other issues Tuesday night.  Trump had a live town hall with Fox News host Sean Hannity Tuesday night in Davenport, Iowa less than a month before the Iowa…
    Fred Lucas
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    STACKED DECK: The ‘Jan. 6 Jurisprudence’ About to Be Unleashed on Trump in DC
    Defense attorneys have coined the term “January 6 Jurisprudence” to describe the treatment received by the more than 1,200 defendants arrested so far in connection with the events of Jan. 6, 2021. This carve-out legal system involves the unprecedented and possibly unlawful use of a corporate evidence-tampering statute; excessive prison sentences and indefinite periods of pretrial…
    Julie Kelly
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    Trump Files Intent to Appeal Reinstated Gag Order
    Former President Donald Trump is seeking to appeal a decision reinstating a gag order that was put in place to prevent him from discussing members of the judge’s staff during his civil fraud trial, according to court documents. The order, which prohibits Trump from publicly commenting about members of Judge Arthur Engoron’s staff, was temporarily lifted on Nov….
    Kate Anderson
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    Federal Judge Rejects Challenge to Trump’s 2024 Ballot Access in Rhode Island
    A federal judge in Rhode Island on Monday tossed another challenge to former President Donald Trump’s eligibility for the 2024 ballot. U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr., an Obama appointee, dismissed a 14th Amendment challenge to listing Trump on the Rhode Island ballot. John Anthony Castro, a little-known 2024 Republican presidential candidate, filed the lawsuit,…
    Katelynn Richardson
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    2 Judicial Strikes Against Efforts to Keep Trump Off Ballot
    Two state courts, the Minnesota Supreme Court and the Michigan Court of Claims, have thrown out the attempts by anti-democratic groups to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the ballot under the 14th Amendment, at least with respect to the presidential primary election. The attempt to take away the ability of voters to make their…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    6 Key Takeaways From Trump’s Debate-Skipping Rally in Florida
    Former President Donald Trump energized a huge rally Wednesday night in Hialeah, Florida, as his third counterprogramming event to a Republican presidential debate, this one staged in nearby Miami and televised by NBC.  “The last debate was the lowest-rated debate in the history of politics,” Trump told the crowd. “So, therefore, do you think we…
    Fred Lucas
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    Don’t Let Guilty Pleas in Trump Indictment in Georgia Fool You
    Whatever one thinks of Donald Trump, no one should assume that the recent plea agreements in the criminal indictment filed by Fani Willis, district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, or the public apologies she demanded legitimize the claims made against the former president and the other defendants. This includes the lawyers indicted for doing what they’re…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    ‘I Will Object’: JD Vance to Continue Holding Up Biden DOJ Nominees Over Politicized Trump Indictments
    Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, said Wednesday he would continue to hold up nominations in the Justice Department over the targeting by the Biden administration of former President Donald Trump. Special counsel Jack Smith secured a four-count indictment of Trump in August relating to the former president's efforts to contest the results of the 2020 election, months after…
    Harold Hutchison
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    Judges Have No Legal Authority to Bar Trump From 2024 Ballots
    Editor’s note: On Tuesday, Dec. 19, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump was not eligible to appear on the ballot in the Centennial State. The ruling was 4-3. House Speaker Mike Johnson posted on X, formerly known as Twitter: “We trust the U.S. Supreme Court will set aside this reckless decision…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    Untested Legal Imagination’s the Mother of Trump and Jan. 6 Prosecutions
    Donald Trump doesn’t know Thomas Robertson. But the former president’s fate appears inextricably tied to that of the former Army Ranger, who was convicted last year for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, protest at the U.S. Capitol. That’s because the prosecutions of Trump and his supporters, including Robertson, have often depended on reimagining…
    Julie Kelly
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    Controversial House Speaker Nominee Drops Out After Trump Attack
    House Majority Whip Tom Emmer dropped out of the speaker race on Tuesday after former President Donald Trump warned Republicans not to support Emmer, saying he is “totally out-of-touch with Republican Voters.” Emmer had won the Republican speaker nomination on Tuesday morning, but around 26 House Republicans voted against Emmer during the closed-door roll call vote, according to…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    If You’re OK With Gag Order on Trump, You’re No Friend of Democracy or Constitution
    This week, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, overseeing United States v. Donald Trump, issued a gag order prohibiting a leading presidential candidate, Donald Trump, from engaging in speech aimed at “government staff,” among others, during his trial. Listen, I understand the disdain some conservatives feel for the former president. I share the sentiment. But…
    David Harsanyi
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    Trump Case Just Got More Unprecedented With Gag Order
    Declaring “I do not need to hear any campaign rhetoric in my court,” a federal judge known for strict sentencing of Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants on Monday imposed a gag order on former President Donald Trump. U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the case in which Trump is charged with four…
    Fred Lucas
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    The Politically Charged Rulings of Judge Overseeing Trump Case
    At her first appearance in the criminal case against Donald Trump for his alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan repeatedly warned the former president’s lawyers that politics would not be tolerated in her courtroom.  But even as she warns Trump about his “inflammatory” language, Chutkan has routinely…
    Julie Kelly
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    Poll: 37% of Americans Think Trump Gives GOP Best Chance of Winning 2024 Election
    Former President Donald Trump is the candidate who would give the Republican Party the best shot at winning the 2024 presidential election, 37% of Americans said in a new poll. Asked “which candidate would give Republicans the best chance of winning in 2024,” regardless of their own personal preference, 37% of respondents in a Scott…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    ‘Join the Ultimate Strike Against the Globalist Class’: 6 Takeaways From Trump’s Michigan Speech
    Donald Trump was back in Michigan on Wednesday night, speaking to a crowd connected with the automotive industry as the United Auto Workers union continued its strike of the Big Three automakers.  Trump, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination again and a rematch with Joe Biden in 2024, made a pitch to a traditionally…
    Fred Lucas
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    DeSantis Swings at Trump for Skipping Debate: ‘Donald Trump Is Missing in Action’
    Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis swung at former President Donald Trump for skipping Wednesday night’s GOP primary debate. “You know who else is missing in action?” he asked, after critiquing President Joe Biden. “Donald Trump is missing in action.” “He should be on this stage,” he insisted. “He owes it to you to defend his…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    State Election Officials Will Defer to Courts on Removing Trump From 2024 Ballot
    Top election officials in multiple states have said they would defer to the courts on the question of removing former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot. Lawsuits to remove Trump from the ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which bars certain government officials who took an oath to the Constitution and then…
    Katelynn Richardson
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