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9 months ago
US news

In Nevada, DeSantis Sells Republicans on Ending Culture of Losing'

In black boots, jeans and an untucked shirt the fund-raiser dress code specified ranch casual Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Saturday tried to persuade Republican voters in Nevada still loyal to former President Donald J. Trump that the party's formula for winning elections was beyond its shelf life.
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9 months ago
US politics

Christie on Trump: Turns out I was wrong'

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday he was wrong about former President Donald Trump, whom he twice supported and advised ahead of the 2020 election.Turns out I was wrong.I couldn't make him a better candidate and I couldn't make him a better president, and he disappointed me, Christie told CNN's Jake Tapper on The Lead, calling election night 2020 the breaking point.
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1 year ago
US politics

DeSantis saying Ukraine support is not vital' national interest sparks backlash in GOP

Several key Republican senators on Tuesday pushed back against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' recent comments that US support for Ukraine is not a vital national interest, exposing a key intraparty fault line ahead of the 2024 election.To say this doesn't matter is to say that war crimes don't matter, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham told CNN, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggression will go beyond Ukraine and that if you don't get that, you're not listening to what he's saying.
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1 year ago
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Donald Trump Gets His Facebook Account Back After Failed Coup Attempt - Social Media Explorer

by Adam

Trump supporters attack the police and security force as protestors storm the US Capitol.... [+]
Getty Images Donald Trump was able to have his Instagram and Facebook accounts reinstated on Thursday despite the fact the former President orchestrated a failed coup against America's government on January 6th, 2021.
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1 year ago
Law

FBI finds an additional classified document during 'consensual' search of Pence's home

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks during an event at the Heritage Foundation think tank on Oct. 19, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The FBI confirmed it found an additional classified document during a search Friday at the Indiana home of former Vice President Mike Pence.
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1 year ago
US politics

Republicans Will Hold Their First Presidential Debate in Milwaukee

The Republican National Committee will hold its first presidential primary debate in Milwaukee in August, its debates committee decided in a vote on Thursday.The committee is seeking to have all candidates sign a loyalty pledge vowing to support the eventual nominee in order to be part of the debates.
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9 months ago
US politics

DeSantis gets his first gubernatorial endorsement from Oklahoma governor

Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earned his first gubernatorial endorsement Saturday from Oklahoma GOP Gov. Kevin Stitt.Ahead of DeSantis' remarks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Stitt said DeSantis is the right guy to beat Biden for the next eight years.Stitt highlighted DeSantis' handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and argued that his tenure as Florida's governor proves his leadership capacity.
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9 months ago
US politics

Catch up with the moments you missed from Pence's town hall

After announcing his bid for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination on Wednesday, former Vice President Mike Pence answered questions from Iowa voters in a CNN Republican town hall hosted by Dana Bash.As the former Indiana governor officially enters a race that includes his ex-boss, former President Donald Trump, here's how he responded to key issues.
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9 months ago
US politics

How to watch CNN's town hall with former Vice President Mike Pence

Former Vice President Mike Pence will participate in a CNN town hall on Wednesday following the official launch of his 2024 presidential campaign earlier in the day.Pence, who served as President Donald Trump's second-in-command from 2017 to 2021, has for months been positioning himself as a contender for the Republican nomination, while also promoting his memoir So Help Me God.
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9 months ago
US politics

How strong is Trump? He's beating Republican rivals in their home states

Do you know who is polling third in the 2024 Republican race for president?That may feel like an odd question given that the two leading candidates, former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, are the only ones averaging over 5% nationally.The answer, though, is former Vice President Mike Pence and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, both tied at just 4%.
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9 months ago
US politics

GOP 2024 hopefuls head to Iowa for Ernst's Roast and Ride' gathering

Nearly the entire field of 2024 Republican candidates and likely contenders will flip pork chops and mingle with a crowd of politically plugged-in caucus-goers Saturday in Iowa as they participate in GOP Sen. Joni Ernst's annual Roast and Ride event.Former President Donald Trump is skipping the get-together.
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9 months ago
US politics

Republicans set polling and donor threshold to qualify for first presidential debate on August 23

The Republican National Committee announced Friday that the first presidential primary debate will take place on August 23 in Milwaukee and also laid out the polling and donor thresholds candidates must meet to make the stage.For the polling requirement, candidates will need to register at least 1% in three national polls, or a combination of national polls and a poll from the early-voting states recognized by the RNC.
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9 months ago
Boston real estate

My Understanding Of Real Estate Developer Donald Trumps Legal Woes Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

Former president Donald Trump legal woes are now dominating the news cycle as federal prosecutors hit the real estate developer with a 37-count indictment connected to the mishandling of classified documents.The news surrounding the latest indictment is still unfolding.Special Counsel Jack Smith is expected to make a statement on Friday.
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10 months ago
US politics

Trump Lawyer Resigns From Defense Team in Special Counsel Inquiries

Timothy Parlatore, one of the lawyers representing former President Donald J. Trump in the federal investigations into Mr. Trump's handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, has resigned from the former president's legal team.In a brief interview on Wednesday, Mr. Parlatore declined to discuss the specific reasons for his departure, but said it was not related to the merits of either inquiry both of which are being led by a special counsel, Jack Smith.
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10 months ago
US politics

Exclusive: Special counsel sat in on Pence's testimony to federal grand jury

Special counsel Jack Smith sat in on the federal grand jury proceeding while former Vice President Mike Pence testified for more than five hours last week, three sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.Smith and Pence interacted while Pence was at the courthouse, and one source described the interaction as respectful.
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11 months ago
US Elections

Pence Appears Before Grand Jury on Trump's Efforts to Retain Power

Former Vice President Mike Pence appeared on Thursday before the grand jury hearing evidence about former President Donald J. Trump's efforts to cling to power after he lost the 2020 election, a person briefed on the matter said.Mr. Pence's appearance behind closed doors at the Federal District Court in Washington came after he was subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury earlier this year.
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1 year ago
US politics

Texas veteran who entered Senate chamber in military gear on January 6 sentenced to two years in prison

A US Air Force veteran who entered the Senate chambers in military gear during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison.Larry Brock, 55, was found guilty on six charges, including the felony of obstruction of an official proceeding, during a bench trial in November 2022.
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1 year ago
US politics

Trump attorney appeared before federal grand jury in Mar-a-Lago probe

(CNN)Donald Trump attorney Evan Corcoran appeared last month to testify before a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, that's looking at the former president's handling of national security records at his Mar-a-Lago residence, a source confirmed to CNN.He was there for roughly four hours.Bloomberg first reported that he had appeared.
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9 months ago
US politics

Steve Bannon subpoenaed in January 6 probe

Steve Bannon, a right-wing podcast host and former White House adviser to Donald Trump, was subpoenaed to provide documents and testimony to a federal grand jury investigating January 6, 2021, according to a person familiar with the matter.Bannon was subpoenaed roughly a month ago.Neither Bannon nor his attorney responded to request for comment.
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9 months ago
US politics

Mike Pence Formally Enters 2024 Race, Challenging Trump

Former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork on Monday declaring his presidential candidacy, embarking on a long-shot campaign against the former president he served under, Donald J. Trump.Mr. Pence, who filed the necessary papers to run with the Federal Election Commission, has polled in the single digits in every public survey taken so far, well behind Mr. Trump, who has reshaped the Republican Party over the last seven years.
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1 year ago
US politics

Mike Pence must testify about conversations he had with Donald Trump leading up to January 6, judge rules

A federal judge has decided that former Vice President Mike Pence must testify to a grand jury about conversations he had with Donald Trump leading up to January 6, 2021, according to multiple sources familiar with a recent federal court ruling.But the judge said in a ruling that remains under seal that Pence can still decline to answer questions related to his actions on January 6 itself, when he was serving as president of the Senate for the certification of the 2020 presidential election, according to one of the sources.
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1 year ago
US politics

Conservative former judge J. Michael Luttig blasts Mike Pence plan to defy subpoena

In a stern rebuke of former Vice President Mike Pence, the conservative former judge who advised Pence on how to handle the January 6, 2021, election certification vote is now warning of both the legal and political consequences of Pence's plan to fight the grand jury subpoena by special counsel Jack Smith.
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1 year ago
US politics

A Navy Reservist on January 6 is convicted of obstructing Congress during US Capitol attack

A man who was serving in the Navy Reserves when he participated in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol was convicted Tuesday of all five counts he faced for his actions that day.Hatchet Speed served as petty officer first class in the Navy Reserves and was recently employed by a cleared defense contractor, according to the Justice Department.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
Los Angeles Rams

Catholic League launches radio ad campaign urging boycott of Dodgers' Pride Night

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A Catholic advocacy group has launched a radio advertising campaign calling for a boycott of the Dodgers' Pride Night because it will feature a pregame ceremony honoring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights says it will run 25 ads on KABC-AM (790) during a five-day stretch, starting Tuesday, calling for fans to stay away from Dodger Stadium on June 16 to "send an unmistakable message that bigotry against Catholics should not be tolerated."
Truthout
9 months ago
Left-wing politics

Report: Trump Earned Over $82 Million From Properties in Scotland and Ireland While President

Former President Donald Trump arrives at the Trump Turnberry Golf Courses, in Turnberry on the west coast of Scotland on May 2, 2023.Andy Buchanan / AFP via Getty Images Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a nonprofit government watchdog group, reported this week that former President Donald Trump, while serving in office, made $82.5 million from his properties in Ireland and Scotland - personal business earnings that "came with extraordinary conflicts of interest," the organization wrote.
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1 year ago
Left-wing politics

'That Is Very Different': Ted Cruz Does 180 When Asked About Pence's Mishandling of Classified Documents as Opposed to Biden's

After demanding the FBI search properties President Joe Biden has access to in order to search for classified documents, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said there is no need to do the same to former Vice President Mike Pence.Cruz also called on the FBI to search the home and business of the president's son Hunter Biden.
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9 months ago
Law

Pence won't be charged in DOJ classified documents investigation

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 23.Charlie Neibergall/AP The Justice Department is closing its investigation into classified documents found at the home of former Vice President Mike Pence.No charges will be filed.An adviser to Pence says they are pleased but not surprised at the end of the federal probe.
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9 months ago
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Former VP Mike Pence Is Trending On Twitter, But Not For The Best Reasons - Social Media Explorer

ARLINGTON VA. - AUGUST 9, 2017: U.S. Vice president Mike Pence announced the Trump Administration plan ... [+]
Getty Images Here we go again.As presidential hopefuls such as Ron DeSantis, and the former president Donald Trump officially announce their bids for the presidency in 2024 we have already entered the dark zone of constant personal criticism and attacks.
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9 months ago
US politics

Pence to announce 2024 presidential campaign on June 7

Former Vice President Mike Pence will launch his 2024 presidential campaign on June 7 with an announcement video and a speech in Iowa, two sources familiar with the plans tell CNN.The announcement, first reported by NBC News, will take place ahead of a CNN town hall with Pence later that evening at Grand View University in Des Moines.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Editorial: When it comes to stopping Trump, CNN was the sideshow and a courtroom the main event

Many on the left were apoplectic over CNN's decision to hold a so-called town hall event Wednesday night, not just with the former President Donald Trump, but with a room full of Trump's supporters all hooting and hollering for their man."This is CNN's lowest moment as an organization," tweeted writer James Fallows.
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11 months ago
US politics

Trump loses appeal to block Pence from testifying about direct communications

Former President Donald Trump has lost an emergency attempt to block former Vice President Mike Pence from testifying about their direct conversations, in the latest boost to a federal criminal investigation examining Trump's and others' actions after the 2020 election.The former president has repeatedly tried and failed to close off some answers from witnesses close to him in the special counsel's investigation.
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1 year ago
US politics

The latest on Donald Trump's legal issues

It's been nearly eight years since he rode down the escalator in Trump Tower and more than two years since the January 6, 2021, insurrection, but Donald Trump now faces several instances of legal trouble.Here are some of the most notable investigations: Hush-money payments: Manhattan district attorney New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg appears to be in the late stages of the investigation into hush money paid to adult-film star Stormy Daniels late in the 2016 presidential campaign.
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1 year ago
US politics

Pence to fight subpoena from special counsel investigating Trump in January 6 investigation

Former Vice President Mike Pence is expected to fight a recent subpoena from the special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump's post-2020 election activities based on the grounds that he was president of the Senate at the time and therefore shielded from the order, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
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1 year ago
US politics

Exclusive: Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows subpoenaed by special counsel in Jan. 6 investigation

Donald Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows has been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating the former president and his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.Special counsel Jack Smith's office is seeking documents and testimony related to January 6, and Meadows received the subpoena sometime in January, the source said.
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1 year ago
US politics

Tucker Carlson's airing of security footage spills into January 6 criminal court cases

A lawyer representing one of five Proud Boys members on trial for seditious conspiracy asked a federal judge to throw out the case Thursday, saying that federal prosecutors hid plainly exculpatory US Capitol security footage played on Fox News host Tucker Carlson's show.Carlson aired selective pieces of footage this week in an attempt to downplay the violence and defend the pro-Trump mob.
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1 year ago
US Elections

'Trump Is Enormously Popular Far More So Than DeSantis': Fox News Panel Reacts to New Republican Primary Poll

Former President Donald Trump holds a sizable lead over the potential Republican field, according to a Fox News poll released on Wednesday.Trump notched 54% of Republican primary voters in the survey, which was well ahead of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who had 24%.The governor has not announced a presidential bid yet, though many believe he will do so in the coming weeks.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

Cotton vows to block Biden nominees over classified documents flap

Cotton's stance threatens to shut down an already slow-moving Senate.The chamber has taken just one roll-call vote since being sworn in on Jan. 3: confirming an assistant defense secretary on Monday.The chamber will take its second floor vote on Thursday to dub January National Stalking Awareness Month.
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1 year ago
US politics

Trump appeals court ruling lifting executive privilege shield for former aides

Former President Donald Trump is appealing a court ruling that would force several of his former aides, including Mark Meadows, to testify before a grand jury as part of the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.The mid-March ruling from US District Judge Beryl Howell, who was then the chief judge of DC's federal trial court, is one of several defeats the former president has suffered in his efforts to use executive privilege claims to block the testimony of former aides and allies in the Justice Department's special counsel investigations.
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1 year ago
US politics

South Carolinians Haley and Scott aim to win over Christian conservatives in their home state

South Carolinians Nikki Haley and Tim Scott, along with other presidential hopefuls, are set to address a Christian conservative forum on Saturday and present their vision for 2024 as they eye the White House and aim to make their case to a crucial voting bloc in the early voting state.The forum, hosted by the Palmetto Family Council, is a chance for speakers to share their stances on issues and engage with conservative voters.
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1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Joe Biden intends to seek a second term as US president DW 02/25/2023

PoliticsUnited States of America 02/25/2023February 25, 2023 The president says he plans to seek reelection in 2024 but is not ready for a full-blown campaign yet.Should he serve a second term, Biden would be 86 by the time he leaves office.Joe Biden may have yet to announce his reelection campaign formally, but he made it clear on Friday that he intends to seek a second term as US President.
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1 year ago
US news

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Subpoenaed in Jan. 6 Investigation

Former President Donald J. Trump's daughter Ivanka and his son-in-law Jared Kushner have been subpoenaed by the special counsel to testify before a federal grand jury about Mr. Trump's efforts to stay in power after he lost the 2020 election and his role in a pro-Trump mob's attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to two people briefed on the matter.
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1 year ago
US politics

Mike Pence says that his fight against DOJ subpoena in Trump probe is about separation of powers'

Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke publicly for the first time about his plans to fight a subpoena issued in the Justice Department's 2020 election subversion investigation, saying Wednesday that his fight was about separation of powers and defending the prerogatives that I had as president of the Senate.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Varadkar hails US as trailblazers on LGBT rights issues

The Taoiseach has hailed the US as trailblazers on LGBT rights issues as he met vice president Kamala Harris in Washington.Mr Varadkar thanked Ms Harris for her own advocacy and for being a strong ally to the LGBT community as he and partner Matt Barrett attended a breakfast event at her residence on St Patrick's Day morning.
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1 year ago
Television

Jimmy Kimmel Says Trump Can't Blame Mike Pence for Jan. 6

Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night's highlights that lets you sleep and lets us get paid to watch comedy.Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now.At a public appearance in Iowa over the weekend, former President Donald Trump blamed former Vice President Mike Pence for Jan. 6.
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1 year ago
US politics

Former Pence chief of staff: FBI search of Pence home for any more classified material 'not too far off'

(CNN)Marc Short, the former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, suggested Wednesday that an FBI search of Pence's Indiana home for any additional classified materials is "not too far off into the future.""There have been conversations about a consensual search to be conducted, and I presume that's not too far off into the future," Short told CNN's Jake Tapper.
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1 year ago
US politics

Second Trump attorney met with Mar-A-Lago probe grand jury in recent weeks

(CNN)Trump attorney Christina Bobb appeared before a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, in recent weeks in connection with the investigation into former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents, two sources have told CNN.Bobb's appearance marks the second Trump lawyer involved with Trump's handling of government documents to meet with the grand jury recently.
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1 year ago
US politics

F.B.I. Searched University of Delaware in Biden Documents Inquiry

WASHINGTON The F.B.I. recently conducted multiple searches at the University of Delaware, which houses President Biden's Senate papers, as part of the special counsel investigation into his handling of sensitive government documents, two people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.The material recovered is still being analyzed, but did not initially appear to contain any classified documents, they said.
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1 year ago
US politics

Federal prosecutors seek to compel Pence to testify in special counsel probe

Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to compel former Vice President Mike Pence to testify in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation, according to a person familiar with the matter.The move comes after Pence was subpoenaed and attorneys for former President Donald Trump asserted executive privilege over Pence's testimony.
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1 year ago
US politics

Trump seeks to block Pence's grand jury testimony in 2020 election interference probe

Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal court to block former Vice President Mike Pence from speaking to a grand jury about certain matters covered by executive privilege as part of the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn Trump's 2020 election loss, sources familiar with the move told CNN.
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1 year ago
US politics

Larry Hogan says he's not running for president in 2024

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Sunday that he will not seek the Republican nomination for president in 2024, worried that his candidacy in a crowded primary could help former President Donald Trump clear the GOP field and win the nomination.I have long said that I care more about ensuring a future for the Republican Party than securing my own future in the Republican Party.
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1 year ago
US politics

Mike Pence asks judge to block subpoena for Jan. 6 testimony

Former Vice President Mike Pence has filed a motion asking a judge to block a federal grand jury subpoena for his testimony related to January 6 on the grounds that he is protected by the Constitution's Speech or Debate Clause, according to a source familiar with the filing.Pence had publicly signaled that he planned to resist the subpoena, arguing it was unconstitutional and unprecedented.
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1 year ago
US politics

Fact check: Pence falsely claims opponents admitted there weren't Chinese spy balloons over the US while he was VP

Former Vice President Mike Pence, who is now considering a run for president, was asked on Fox on Wednesday about the Biden administration's criticism of rail deregulation efforts by the Trump administration.Fox host Martha MacCallum told Pence that, in the wake of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in early February, They're blaming the Trump administration.
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1 year ago
Books

Mike Pompeo's PAC Spent $40,000 on Books the Day His Became a Bestseller: Report

AP Photo/John Locher Mike Pompeo's political action committee spent more than $40,000 on books just when his memoir hit the bestseller list.Champion America Values, which Pompeo chairs, dropped $42,000 with Bulk Books for mementos-books just as Pompeo's book hit the third spot on the New York Times bestseller list, according to a filing that was first reported by Forbes.
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