President-elect criticizes Chrystia Freeland in social media post after doubling down on tariff pledges on Monday
Donald Trump’s presidential election victory ended the federal prosecutions against him for allegedly hiding classified documents and trying to overturn the 2020 election. But it hasn’t got him out of his conviction on 34 felony business fraud charges, at least not yet. Here’s the latest on that case:
A judge on Monday ruled that Donald Trump’s conviction for falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal should stand, rejecting the president-elect’s argument that it should be dismissed because of the US supreme court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity, a court filing showed.
Donald Trump’s allies have become increasingly emboldened to float their most audacious ideas as Trump prepares to return to office, suggesting he run for an unconstitutional third term in 2028 and accusing the news media of having engaged in a criminal conspiracy with prosecutors against him.
Those suggestions, by Trump’s former strategist Steve Bannon, came at a self-congratulatory gala dinner for conservatives in New York on Sunday. At times the remarks seemed like the product of the euphoria that permeated the audience.
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