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Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail, imploring conservative Christians at the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in Washington, DC to vote for him in an energetic and joke-filled speech.
The former president, a convicted felon and accused adulterer, has also declared his “love” of the Ten Commandments following new legislation in Louisiana that requires them to be displayed in all classrooms.
He then traveled on to a rally in Philadelphia, continuing a recent streak of campaigning in traditionally solidly Democrat cities.
Meanwhile, on Friday, a hearing in the former president’s classified documents case ended with no ruling as Judge Aileen Cannon entertained a motion from Trump’s legal team that Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed as special counsel.
Smith has brought charges for allegedly mishandling classified information in Florida and in the District of Columbia for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
The Trump argument that Smith’s appointment was illegal stems from the claim that Attorney General Merrick Garland doesn’t have the legal authority to appoint a special counsel who the Senate hasn’t confirmed.
Cannon seemed skeptical but also said that the prosecution’s argument was an excessively “malleable” reading of the Constitution.
Reclusive banking heir billionaire gave Trump $50m one day after hush money conviction
The huge sum, donated by Timothy Mellon to Trump Super PAC MAGA Inc., was the largest federal individual campaign contribution so far this election cycle.
The donation made up most of the $68.8 million MAGA Inc. raised in May.
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2024 09:00
Criminal charges against Trump’s ‘fake electors’ in Nevada dismissed by judge
Friday’s ruling marks the first time that a case related to the Trump campaign’s efforts to reverse his election results has been dismissed.
Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus found that the case from state prosecutors was filed in the wrong county.
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2024 07:00
Trump suggests CIA stopped him releasing JFK assassination files
Former President Donald Trump spoke about releasing the files surrounding the assassination of President John F Kennedy in a recent podcast appearance, suggesting the CIA had applied pressure to stop some information from being released.
Amelia Neath has the story.
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2024 05:00
Trump proposes green cards for foreign graduates
Speaking on The All-In Podcast on Thursday, Trump said: “What I want to do, and what I will do, is you graduate from a college, I think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country.”
That move wouldn’t only apply to graduates of four-year universities either, Trump clarified.
Michelle Del Rey reports on the proposal.
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2024 03:00
Trump mixes up Jan 6 riot ‘suspects’ with Russian spies
Giving his customary shout-outs to lawmakers in attendance at an event in Washington, DC on Saturday, Donald Trump gave a somewhat confused version of a story involving one of his allies in Congress.
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2024 02:00
Watch: Refute? Refutal? Refuttal?
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2024 01:00
Supreme Court: Domestic abuse survivor will ‘sleep better’ after ruling banning abusers from possessing guns
Laura Morris thought she died when she was struck by a bullet fired from her husband’s gun. Now, four decades after surviving the incident, she now gets to “sleep a little better” knowing that there is a law keeping firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers will remain in place.
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2024 00:00
Evangelicals on why they’re still backing Trump: ‘We’ve all broken the Ten Commandments’
Bel Trew reports from the ‘Road to Majority’ policy conference in Washington, DC.
Wearing cowboy hats bejewelled with “Free Trump” broaches and waving American flags, evangelical Christians promised to vote for Donald Trump at a key gathering on Saturday, saying that while he is not perfect “he’ll do the right thing for America”.
Trump was the keynote speaker at the Faith & Freedom Coalition in Washington DC, a gathering of politically influential conservative Christian activists who advocate for strict abortion restrictions and a tougher stance on the southern border.
There he called on his religious supporters to go to the polls in a speech which notably quickly glossed over abortion, which has become a sensitive issue for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
Oliver O’Connell22 June 2024 23:30
Watch LIVE: Trump speaks at a rally in Philadelphia
Oliver O’Connell22 June 2024 22:58
Trump motorcade driving through Philadelphia
Oliver O’Connell22 June 2024 22:31
