Trump campaigns for 2024 as Jan. 6 indictment decision looms

[ad_1] Trump campaigns for 2024 as Jan. 6 indictment decision looms – CBS News Watch CBS News It’s been about a week since the Justice Department sent a letter to former President Donald Trump informing him he was the target of its long-running investigation into Jan. 6 and efforts to overturn the 2020 election. It’s … Read more

Jan. 6 defendant who beat officer with flagpole during Capitol riot sentenced to over 4 years in prison

[ad_1] An Arkansas truck driver who beat a police officer with a flagpole holding an American flag during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot was sentenced Monday to over four years in prison. Peter Francis Stager struck the Metropolitan Police Department officer with his flagpole at least three times as other rioters pulled the officer, head … Read more

Chris Christie says some Republicans who defend Trump’s Jan. 6 actions are “afraid of Donald Trump”

[ad_1] Chris Christie says some Republicans who defend Trump’s Jan. 6 actions are “afraid of Donald Trump” – CBS News Watch CBS News Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is running for the Republican nomination for president, tells “Face the Nation” that Republicans are “afraid of Donald Trump” in refusing to say former President … Read more

Trump Media merger partner DWAC settles with SEC over fraud charges

[ad_1] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, July 7, 2023. Scott Morgan | Reuters WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday that it had settled fraud charges with Digital World Acquisition Corp., the company that is seeking to take former President … Read more

Convicted Ponzi schemer granted clemency by Trump charged with new Ponzi scheme

[ad_1] Former US President and 2024 Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump gestures about weight lifting as he speaks at a Republican volunteer recruitment event at Fervent, a Calvary Chapel, in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 8, 2023.  Mario Tama | Getty Images WASHINGTON — A New Jersey man who had his prison sentence for running a … Read more

Democrats fear No Labels candidate could pull support from Biden

[ad_1] Democrats fear No Labels candidate could pull support from Biden – CBS News Watch CBS News No Labels is ramping up its efforts to get on the ballot in all 50 states for the 2024 election. The group doesn’t have a candidate yet, but it’s pushing for a potential ticket that could serve as … Read more

Justice Department reverses position, won’t support shielding Trump in original E. Jean Carroll lawsuit

[ad_1] The Justice Department on Tuesday reversed its position that former President Donald Trump was shielded from a 2019 defamation lawsuit filed by the writer E. Jean Carroll. The government had originally argued that Trump was protected from liability by the Westfall Act, because he was acting as a federal employee. Under the act, federal … Read more

Chris Christie doubles down on Trump attacks and Social Security cuts

[ad_1] Republican presidential candidate and former Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie arrives to speak at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference at the Washington Hilton on June 23, 2023 in Washington, DC.  Drew Angerer | Getty Images Former New Jersey Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie launched his latest blitz against … Read more

Trump co-defendant Walt Nauta can’t find local lawyer, has arraignment postponed

[ad_1] Walt Nauta, aide to former president Donald Trump, disembarks Trump’s airplane, known as Trump Force One, in Bedminster, New Jersey, following a court appearance at Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Miami, June 13, 2023. Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images Donald Trump aide Walt Nauta has been unable to … Read more