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Donald Trump spoke at a “Save America” rally in Sioux City, Iowa, Thursday night to support the state’s Republican candidates ahead of next week’s midterm elections. “This Tuesday you have to vote Republican in a huge red wave,” he told the crowd, vowing to end Nancy Pelosi’s career once and for all. Among those warming up the crowd before the former president spoke were Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley and in front of him, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene who urged the crowd to boo Paul Pelosi saying he should have been armed and shot the man who attacked him, with the intention of attacking. his wife. Pelosi was released from the hospital earlier Thursday. Meanwhile, much to the ex-president’s chagrin, the judge handling New York Attorney General Letitia James’ fraud suit against the Trump Organization and the Trump family has ruled that an independent watchdog will oversee the company, limiting its ability to conducts business. Additionally, CNN reports that with a 2024 Trump race looming, Justice Department officials have discussed the possible need for a special counsel for the Jan. 6 and Mar-a-Lago documents investigations. A flurry of activity is expected after the midterms.
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Trump’s 2024 campaign is gearing up for the start of the post-midterms
Playing to a crowd of supporters in Robstown, Texas, former President Donald Trump drew cheers as he talked about his first two runs for the White House — and teased a third. “To make our country successful and safe and glorious again, I’m probably going to have to do it again,” he said last month. That carefully placed “probably” may soon disappear from Trump’s speech. The former president’s aides are quietly gearing up for a 2024 presidential campaign that could begin as soon as next week’s midterm elections, as Trump tries to capitalize on expected Republican victories to become the front-runner for his party’s nomination . Oliver O’Connell4 November 2022 03:30 1667529906
ICYMI: Emails Show Trump Lawyers Thought Justice Thomas Was Key To Overturning 2020 Election
Justice Clarence Thomas was, from the beginning, the member of the nine Supreme Court justices whom the Trump campaign identified as an ally, according to new documents. A court’s release of emails between two members of Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign legal team shows how the masterminds behind the effort to delay the certification of election results in Georgia and other states believed Mr. Thomas stood out from his colleagues. and he would have an open mind. the campaign’s baseless and unfounded allegations of fraud. It’s a revelation that might be less impressive than it would have been if his wife, Ginny Thomas, hadn’t been at the center of the committee’s Jan. 6 investigation into people who helped Donald Trump try to pressure state legislatures across the country to overturn the election. Results. John Bowden has the full story. Oliver O’Connell4 November 2022 02:45 1667528135
Trump begins the Iowa caucuses with a growing list of familiar grievances
Donald Trump took the stage in Sioux City, Iowa, at about 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday and almost immediately began vilifying the country he led two years ago, calling the Hawkeye State “under siege” by a rogue’s gallery of known villains, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi, Senator Chuck Schumer and President Joe Biden. Cans on inflation and the cost of thanksgiving dinner Americans with racist attacks on the New York State Attorney General who is currently suing him, his family and his eponymous real estate company to recover millions of dollars he claims that her office is cheating. New York financial institutions. Read Andrew Feinberg’s full report: Oliver O’Connell November 4, 2022 02:15 1667526986
Trump concludes his remarks. (AP) Oliver O’Connell4 November 2022 01:56 1667526602
Trump claims again that Russia’s war in Ukraine would not have happened if he had been president
Donald Trump is again claiming that Russia’s war in Ukraine would not have happened if he were still president, as it did not in his one term. He went on to say that China will move on to Taiwan next. The former president covered this topic while the creepy music he closes his speeches with plays in the background and jumps from topic to topic. Oliver O’Connell4 November 2022 01:50 1667526021
Trump calls for same-day voting with paper ballots
Donald Trump has again repeated his false claims that there was massive voter fraud in the 2020 election. He repeated his call for same-day voting only and only on paper ballots for all but the genuinely sick. Oliver O’Connell4 November 2022 01:40 1667524836
Trump teases 2024 course (again)
‘I will very, very, very likely do it again,’ ex-president teases about a 2024 run ‘Get ready!’ For context: Iowa is the first caucus state, so critical to any presidential nomination. More from The Associated Press on preparations for a possible third term in the White House: Oliver O’Connell4 November 2022 01:20 1667524543
“Some of us have horrible children”
Oliver O’Connell4 November 2022 01:15 1667524340
Former President Donald Trump arrives to address a rally on a cold night in Sioux City, Iowa, on November 3, 2022 (AP) Oliver O’Connell November 4, 2022 01:12 1667523621
Still angry over 2020 election loss, Trump says he ‘got into a fight’
“Your beloved president – sorry to all these young people – your beloved president has been fooled.” Oliver O’Connell November 4, 2022 1:00 am
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Donald Trump spoke at a “Save America” rally in Sioux City, Iowa, Thursday night to support the state’s Republican candidates ahead of next week’s midterm elections. “This Tuesday you have to vote Republican in a huge red wave,” he told the crowd, vowing to end Nancy Pelosi’s career once and for all. Among those warming up the crowd before the former president spoke were Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley and in front of him, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene who urged the crowd to boo Paul Pelosi saying he should have been armed and shot the man who attacked him, with the intention of attacking. his wife. Pelosi was released from the hospital earlier Thursday. Meanwhile, much to the ex-president’s chagrin, the judge handling New York Attorney General Letitia James’ fraud suit against the Trump Organization and the Trump family has ruled that an independent watchdog will oversee the company, limiting its ability to conducts business. Additionally, CNN reports that with a 2024 Trump race looming, Justice Department officials have discussed the possible need for a special counsel for the Jan. 6 and Mar-a-Lago documents investigations. A flurry of activity is expected after the midterms.
Basic points
Show latest update 1667532613
Trump’s 2024 campaign is gearing up for the start of the post-midterms
Playing to a crowd of supporters in Robstown, Texas, former President Donald Trump drew cheers as he talked about his first two runs for the White House — and teased a third. “To make our country successful and safe and glorious again, I’m probably going to have to do it again,” he said last month. That carefully placed “probably” may soon disappear from Trump’s speech. The former president’s aides are quietly gearing up for a 2024 presidential campaign that could begin as soon as next week’s midterm elections, as Trump tries to capitalize on expected Republican victories to become the front-runner for his party’s nomination . Oliver O’Connell4 November 2022 03:30 1667529906
ICYMI: Emails Show Trump Lawyers Thought Justice Thomas Was Key To Overturning 2020 Election
Justice Clarence Thomas was, from the beginning, the member of the nine Supreme Court justices whom the Trump campaign identified as an ally, according to new documents. A court’s release of emails between two members of Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign legal team shows how the masterminds behind the effort to delay the certification of election results in Georgia and other states believed Mr. Thomas stood out from his colleagues. and he would have an open mind. the campaign’s baseless and unfounded allegations of fraud. It’s a revelation that might be less impressive than it would have been if his wife, Ginny Thomas, hadn’t been at the center of the committee’s Jan. 6 investigation into people who helped Donald Trump try to pressure state legislatures across the country to overturn the election. Results. John Bowden has the full story. Oliver O’Connell4 November 2022 02:45 1667528135
Trump begins the Iowa caucuses with a growing list of familiar grievances
Donald Trump took the stage in Sioux City, Iowa, at about 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday and almost immediately began vilifying the country he led two years ago, calling the Hawkeye State “under siege” by a rogue’s gallery of known villains, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi, Senator Chuck Schumer and President Joe Biden. Cans on inflation and the cost of thanksgiving dinner Americans with racist attacks on the New York State Attorney General who is currently suing him, his family and his eponymous real estate company to recover millions of dollars he claims that her office is cheating. New York financial institutions. Read Andrew Feinberg’s full report: Oliver O’Connell November 4, 2022 02:15 1667526986
Trump concludes his remarks. (AP) Oliver O’Connell4 November 2022 01:56 1667526602
Trump claims again that Russia’s war in Ukraine would not have happened if he had been president
Donald Trump is again claiming that Russia’s war in Ukraine would not have happened if he were still president, as it did not in his one term. He went on to say that China will move on to Taiwan next. The former president covered this topic while the creepy music he closes his speeches with plays in the background and jumps from topic to topic. Oliver O’Connell4 November 2022 01:50 1667526021
Trump calls for same-day voting with paper ballots
Donald Trump has again repeated his false claims that there was massive voter fraud in the 2020 election. He repeated his call for same-day voting only and only on paper ballots for all but the genuinely sick. Oliver O’Connell4 November 2022 01:40 1667524836
Trump teases 2024 course (again)
‘I will very, very, very likely do it again,’ ex-president teases about a 2024 run ‘Get ready!’ For context: Iowa is the first caucus state, so critical to any presidential nomination. More from The Associated Press on preparations for a possible third term in the White House: Oliver O’Connell4 November 2022 01:20 1667524543
“Some of us have horrible children”
Oliver O’Connell4 November 2022 01:15 1667524340
Former President Donald Trump arrives to address a rally on a cold night in Sioux City, Iowa, on November 3, 2022 (AP) Oliver O’Connell November 4, 2022 01:12 1667523621
Still angry over 2020 election loss, Trump says he ‘got into a fight’
“Your beloved president – sorry to all these young people – your beloved president has been fooled.” Oliver O’Connell November 4, 2022 1:00 am