Vivek Ramaswamy: The Republican outsider Donald Trump might actually be afraid of August 24, 2023 Ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, news headlines have been dominated by one man: former president and four-time indictee, Donald J Trump. But following the first Republican primary debate last night, a surprising candidate emerged as a potential rival for the nomination. Not Florida governor Ron DeSantis, or former vice president Mike Pence. And [...]
Donald Trump: All you need to know about the Georgia indictment August 15, 2023 Former US president Donald Trump has been indicted for the fourth time on charges relating to his attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 election in the state of Georgia. A grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, returned an indictment late on Monday, charging Trump and 18 others, for violating election law and being [...]
Donald Trump: Fresh charges brought against the ex president for bid to overturn the election August 2, 2023 Former US president Donald Trump has been charged by the US Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The indictment focuses on schemes by Trump and his allies to subvert the transfer of power and keep him in office despite his loss to Joe Biden. It is the [...]
Donald Trump: Former President charged over mishandling classified documents June 9, 2023 Former US President Donald Trump said he has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate. The Justice Department did not immediately publicly confirm the indictment which would ignite a federal prosecution and provide arguably the most perilous of legal threats against the former president. US media outlets said the indictment [...]
Joe Biden confirms 2024 White House run – meaning oldest president in history would be 86 at end of second term April 25, 2023 US president Joe Biden has confirmed he is running for reelection to the White House in 2024. The announcement came in a three-minute long video posted to Biden’s personal Twitter feed. His pitch to US voters opens with the word ‘Freedom’ and is narrated by the 46th president himself. The Democratic Party is almost certain [...]
Donald Trump: Former President to surrender and face criminal charges over 2016 hush money payments April 4, 2023 An extraordinary moment in US history is scheduled to unfold in a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday as former president Donald Trump, who faces multiple election-related investigations, will surrender to face criminal charges stemming from 2016 hush money payments. The booking and arraignment are likely to be relatively brief — though hardly routine — as Mr [...]
Make Meta Trump Again: Former President invited back on to Facebook – but firm promises ‘guardrails’ January 25, 2023 Former US President Donald Trump has had his suspension from Facebook lifted – but he’ll be subject to new ‘guardrails’ which could include stopping his posts being distributed on the platform. Trump was suspended for supporting protestors at the US Capitol on January 6 who stormed the building in a riot which killed five people. [...]
Donald Trump rape accusation from columnist can proceed, US judge rules January 14, 2023 A columnist can proceed with lawsuits alleging she was raped by former president Donald Trump a quarter of a century ago, a federal judge ruled, upholding a temporary New York state law letting adult victims of sexual abuse sue their abusers. Judge Lewis A Kaplan said lawsuits alleging rape and defamation and seeking unspecified damages [...]
Trump Organisation fined £1.3m for tax fraud January 13, 2023 Donald Trump’s company has been fined 1.6 million dollars (£1.3 million) as punishment for a scheme in which the former US president’s top executives dodged personal income taxes on lavish job perks – a symbolic, hardly crippling blow for an enterprise boasting billions of dollars in assets. A fine was the only penalty a judge [...]
Meta to discuss bringing back Trump January 2, 2023 Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company is discussing whether Donald Trump should be allowed back on the platforms. In January 2021, Meta (then known as Facebook Inc) had suspended Donald Trump’s social media accounts for two years. Five people, including a police officer died, in the riot. Mr Trump posted a video on Facebook and [...]