Donald Trump scored something of a victory in the classified documents scandal he took with him to Mar-a-Lago, with a judge granting his request to have a special inspector ask the seized material for “personal items and documents and potentially privileged material that subject to attorney-client claims and/or executory privilege’. Trump kicked off the Labor Day holiday on Truth Social with a series of posts raging against the FBI, Justice Department and Hunter Biden based on dubious conspiracy theories. He also called for the result of the 2020 election to be overturned. In this morning’s rant about the seizure of classified government material from his Mar-a-Lago home, he also decried the fact that the “armed” FBI didn’t raid the Bidens and complained that the US is falling apart. “This is a country that is unfair and broken,” he wrote. “We are truly a nation in decline!!!” Members of the Jan. 6 Select Committee condemned Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania this weekend, at which two guests defended rioters who stormed the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — including a convicted neo-Nazi.
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Trump: US ‘fast becoming a Third World nation’
Donald Trump said the US was becoming a “Third World nation” on Monday as Americans celebrated the Labor Day holiday and the former president was under an ongoing criminal investigation over his handling of classified material.
Trump Claims US ‘Rapidly Becoming a Third World Nation’
The former president continues his spontaneous Truth Social spree amid FBI scrutiny Oliver O’Connell6 September 2022 06:14 1662437700
Trump once tried to pay a lawyer with a title to a horse, the book claims
A new book investigating the power wielded by top US law firms contains a rather interesting anecdote about former President Donald Trump long before he took office. John Bowden has the story.
Donald Trump once tried to pay lawyer with title to a horse, new book claims
Revelation is part of the new book revealing top law firms Oliver O’Connell6 September 2022 05:15 1662434125
Red wave crash?
The possibility of a big red wave still looms. But as the 2022 midterm elections enter their final two months, top Republicans admit their party’s advantage may be slipping even as Democrats grapple with their president’s weak position, deep voter pessimism and the weight of history autumn. The political landscape, while still in flux, follows a string of legislative victories by President Joe Biden on climate, health care and gun violence, just as Donald Trump’s handpicked candidates in electoral battlegrounds like Arizona, Georgia, Ohio and Pennsylvania are struggling to broaden appeal. But nothing undermined the GOP’s momentum more than the Supreme Court’s stunning decision in June to end abortion protections, which prompted a swift backlash even in the reddest states.
Red wave crash? GOP momentum slips as fall sprint begins
The big red wave is coming Oliver O’Connell6 September 2022 04:15 1662430525
Viral video compares crowd size at Trump and Biden events in Pennsylvania
Donald Trump and his supporters are obsessed with crowd size, and a video has gone viral comparing the crowds between recent rallies Trump and Joe Biden held in Pennsylvania this week. “Donald Trump and Joe Biden both held rallies in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania this week,” tweeted reporter Benny Johnson, of the conservative television network Newsmax, in a post that shared the video. “Here’s what they looked like back to back. Incredible.” The video, which has been viewed about 2.3 million times, shows a packed house at Mr Trump’s stadium rally on Saturday, compared to a more modest crowd at the president’s speech on Tuesday in Wilkes-Barre. Josh Marcus has the story.
Viral video compares crowd size at Trump and Biden midterms in Pennsylvania
Both leaders were in Pennsylvania this week ahead of the midterm elections Oliver O’Connell 6 September 2022 03:15 1662426925
Jamie Raskin says he wants Ginny Thomas to testify
A Jan. 6 panel member said Sunday he believes the wife of a Supreme Court justice who helped overturn campaigns in two states has “relevant” testimony his fellow lawmakers would like to hear. But he did not indicate that the committee would issue a subpoena targeting Ginny Thomas, the wife of Judge Clarence Thomas, as the committee has for several allies of former President Donald Trump. Rep. Jamie Raskin made the comments Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation.
Jan. 6 Committee member Jamie Raskin says she wants Ginni Thomas to testify
Emails reveal Clarence Thomas’ wife was involved in attempts to overturn results in two states Oliver O’Connell September 6, 2022 02:15 1662423325
What we learned in Pennsylvania about midterms
The Independent’s Eric Garcia headed to Trump’s rally in Wilkes-Barre and a Democratic event in Scranton. This is what he learned.
Trump’s most seamless speech yet and what we learned in PA about the midterms
The Independent’s Eric Garcia headed to Trump’s rally in Wilkes-Barre and a Democratic event in Scranton. This is what he learned. Oliver O’Connell September 6, 2022 01:15 1662419725
Analysis: Donald Trump has picked a fight with the National Archives. It might be the end of it
Years from now, when the history books are being written about the Trump era, they may yet note that his downfall did not come at the hands of his political opponents, the Deep State, or even the voting public. The end, when it finally came, started when he picked a fight with an archivist. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) archivists are no ordinary librarians, to be sure. they are the keepers of the presidential records — every memorandum, letter, gift and executive order that passes through a president’s desk. They painstakingly record and store all these records on behalf of the wider public to whom these objects belong. But few of them could have imagined they would come to light the way they have in recent weeks after their role in the series of events that led to an FBI investigation into Mar-a-Lago was revealed.
Trump is learning an important lesson the hard way: Don’t mess with librarians
The National Archives is responsible for the collection, cataloging, and storage of all federal government records. He takes his job very seriously, reports Richard Hall Oliver O’Connell6 September 2022 00:15 1662417025
Trump’s first rally since the Mar-a-Lago raid draws die-hard fans
Former President Donald Trump was in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, ostensibly to beat Republican candidates on the state’s ballot this November. But bashing other Republicans took a noticeable backseat as the former president defiantly defended himself at his first campaign rally since the FBI executed a search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago home, and his staunchest supporters were ready to show their solidarity. the man they consider the rightful winner of the 2020 election. “The Biden administration has invaded the home of their primary political opponent, who is absolutely destroying him and everyone else at the polls,” Trump told a cheering crowd at the Mohegan Sun Arena. “They’re trying to silence me and, more importantly, they’re trying to silence you.” Eric Garcia reports on last weekend’s rally.
Trump’s first rally since the Mar-a-Lago raid draws die-hard fans
“There was no reason for me to go into this man’s house, into his wife’s bedroom,” a supporter tells Eric Garcia. Oliver O’Connell5 September 2022 23:30 1662415825
Trump’s medical records and bills were uncovered during the Mar-a-Lago search
Among the documents uncovered during the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago in early August were non-government records related to Donald Trump’s health and accounts, according to a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Elaine Cannon , for the appointment of a “special master”.
The FBI’s Mar-a-Lago investigation revealed Trump’s medical records and bills
In two cases, materials that should have been classified as privileged ended up with prosecutors, Judge Aileen Cannon notes Oliver O’Connell5 September 2022 23:10 1662414325
Author debunks Doug Mastriano’s exaggerated 9/11 claims about ‘Champion’ Trump
A writer went viral debunking claims about Donald Trump and the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Saturday, after the Republican gubernatorial candidate in Pennsylvania credited Trump as a “champion” of New York and the United States in the immediate aftermath.
Author debunks Doug Mastriano’s exaggerated 9/11 claims about ‘Champion’ Trump
Mastriano is also a leading supporter of Trump’s 2020 election fraud conspiracies Oliver O’Connell5 September 2022 22:45
