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Trump posts he doesn’t understand the charges against him.
“I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE CHARGES ARE IN THIS RIGGED CASE—I AM ENTITLED TO SPECIFICITY JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE. THERE IS NO CRIME!”
Comes about an hour after Trump sat through Judge Merchan listing and explaining the
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Happening now - As Trump speaks inside today’s event in Nevada — outside his remarks are playing over a loud speaker for hundreds waiting to get in.
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“If Trump loses, he will say it's stolen no matter what,”
@RonDeSantis
said in response to my question on whether he expects the former President to accept results in Iowa and New Hampshire.
@NewsNation
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Full list of Trump allies attending trial today:
Rep. Mike Waltz
Rep. Bob Good
Rep. Diana Harshbarger
Rep. Matt Gaetz
Rep. Andy Biggs
Rep. Eli Crane
Rep. Ralph Norman
Rep. Lauren Boebert
Rep. Michael Cloud
Rep. Andy Ogles
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
VA State Sen. John McGuire
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Here’s the list of Trump’s allies attending his trial today:
AG Alan Wilson
Rep. Eric Burlison
Rep. Andrew Clyde
Rep. Mary Miller
Rep. Keith Self
John Coale
Alan Dershowitz
Will Scharf
Steve Witkoff
Bernie Kerik
Kash Patel
Vernon Jones
Jerry Kassar
Chuck Zito
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Here’s the list of Trump’s allies attending his trial today:
Don Trump, Jr.
Former Acting AG Matt Whitaker
Former FL AG Pam Bondi
Sen. Eric Schmitt
Rep. Daniel Webster
Rep. Dan Meuser
Rep. Ronny Jackson
Rep. Troy Nehls
Rep. Dale Strong
Rep. Maria Salazar
Sebastian Gorka
Chuck
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Gov. DeSantis claims J6 wouldn't have happened if he were President. Adding "it was a time for leadership and [Trump] didn't deliver it."
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5 days out —
@RonDeSantis
asks an Iowan if he’ll participate “even if it’s -20” on caucus night. DeSantis supporter responds, “I’m still there.”
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New - Trump campaign says Biden should apologize to Laken Riley's family for what happened, instead of "apologizing for the word he used" to describe Riley's killer.
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DeSantis seems to be going scorched earth on Trump this weekend— saying tonight in NH, “you can be the worst Republican in the world and he’ll love you” if you “kiss the ring.”
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Trump campaign handing out what they call the “Nikki Haley sucks packet” to press at the Trump rally in New Hampshire. It’s 7 pages long.
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Entering a packed room in Kissimmee—
@GovRonDeSantis
filed the paperwork for the Florida primary.
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Before resigning, Charlie Crist's campaign manager was arrested in domestic violence case
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Trump team fires back, suggesting DeSantis would hurt more than help on the campaign trail.
“Ron really shouldn’t flatter himself by assuming we’d want him on the campaign trail. We’re actually trying to win.” -
@TheStevenCheung
New - After running against Trump, it’s unlikely DeSantis will campaign for the former President.
Gov. DeSantis tells me Florida isn’t “competitive” enough for him to campaign for Trump.
“This is not going to be a state that's competitive in November...So I don't anticipate
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Trump might be in a courtroom instead of at his sons high school graduation on May 17th. Judge Merchan declined to rule yet on whether Trump could miss trial for the event.
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Speaking in Ohio, Trump says he hit DeSantis as hard as he hit ISIS.
"We hit him low. We hit him in the middle. We hit him from on top and we even came under the ground. We hit this guy so hard by the time he announced nobody knew what the hell happened."
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Here’s the list of Trump’s allies attending his trial today:
Don Trump Jr.
Eric Trump
Lara Trump
Tiffany Trump
Michael Boulos
Steve Witkoff
Will Scharf
Deroy Murdock
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New - After running against Trump, it’s unlikely DeSantis will campaign for the former President.
Gov. DeSantis tells me Florida isn’t “competitive” enough for him to campaign for Trump.
“This is not going to be a state that's competitive in November...So I don't anticipate
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When asked during a radio interview why he didn’t testify. Trump responds, "Why testify when they have no case?"
Trump also raised concern that prosecutors could “bring up anything” from the past. Adds he has a “great past.”
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In Iowa
@RonDeSantis
fully committed to pardoning former President Trump if he's convicted. After I pressed DeSantis for clarity, his response was he "said that months ago," but tonight was the clearest he's been yet.
@NewsNation
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JUST IN - An official familiar with the details tells me approximately 100 Republican Florida lawmakers have decided to back
@GovRonDeSantis
for president before he’s officially announced. A full list of endorsements is expected later today.
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Trump campaign’s response via
@aaronlarnavarro
&
@olivialarinaldi
- "When Ron's political career is finished in a few weeks, he can start moonlighting as a Democrat surrogate because he's showing everyone his true colors." -
@TheStevenCheung
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Outside Trump Trial: Nearly 100 pink penis shaped balloons with faces of Judge Juan Merchan, Alvin Bragg, Jack Smith and Judge Arthur Engoron taped to them released in front of NYC courthouse.
From
@lauraingle
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DeSantis ‘ready to sign’ legislation that would further restrict abortion access
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After facing backlash for not saying slavery was the cause of the Civil War— Nikki Haley notes she had “Black friends growing up” during a town hall tonight.
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Trump at Shelby Park claims Biden will “never say Laken Riley’s name.” Riley is the UGA student murdered earlier this week.
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Crowd chants F Joe Biden after protestors were escorted out of the Trump rally in SC.
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BREAKING — Trump’s legal team calls for mistrial, alleging Stormy Daniels testimony went too far.
Simultaneously, this post went out on Truth Social from Trump: “THE PROSECUTION, WHICH HAS NO CASE, HAS GONE TOO FAR. MISTRIAL!”
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After 4 cancelled events Friday, Gov. DeSantis is back on the trail this morning in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
@RonDeSantis
says he’ll brave the negative temps…“If people are willing to come out and hear from me. I'm going to show up.”
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Obligatory life update - I’m trading the FL capitol for the campaign trail!
After a whirlwind of a year as the capitol reporter for
@WFLA
- I’m excited to join
@NewsNation
as their campaign reporter.
Now off to stalk presidential candidates 🏃🏼♀️ 🎤
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BREAKING - When asked about the speculated flight to Delaware -
@GovRonDeSantis
said “I can’t confirm that.”
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The scene outside Shelby Park as Trump supporters await his arrival at the Southern border.
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Gov. DeSantis back in Iowa for his first campaign stop post Christmas —
@RonDeSantis
says Trump, “wasn’t motivated” to reform higher education and “did nothing” during his four years in office. Adding the former President was “motivated by other issues.”
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Trump now accusing DeSantis of “colluding” with DOJ to stop the “MAGA movement”
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Ron DeSantis gave Nikki Haley new nicknames today. Calling her “Hawkeye Haley” & “Nuanced Nikki in New Hampshire,” suggesting she’s different people in the early primary states.
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Trump calls OH senate candidate Bernie Moreno's opponent Matt Dolan a "weak RINO" who is “trying to become the next Mitt Romney.”
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Susie Wiles, Trump’s campaign manager is also in the courtroom today.
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He didn’t forget Nikki Haley either, saying “there’s no achievements” she can list from her time as SC governor. Also, that she seems to “have the same policy as President Biden on Ukraine.”
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A few members of Trump's congressional entourage let out a quiet chuckle when Trump's attorney asks Cohen if congress "goes on and on" when asking questions.
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Biden campaign responds:
“The kicking and screaming everyone’s seeing from the Trump team is nothing more than performance art for their boss who knows he got smoked in the art of the deal and came out looking like a loser.”
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#BREAKING
-
@GovRonDeSantis
says
@POTUS
“my phone line is open” & emphasizes now is not time for pettiness
#Ian
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For the first time during his trial, Trump did not deliver remarks at the end of the day.
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Today the Biden-Harris campaign will hold a press conference outside of the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse while closing arguments in Trump's trial are taking place inside.
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As election results pour in showing
@NikkiFried
down. Will she endorse her opponent
@CharlieCrist
? Here's the answer.
#FloridaPrimary
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New - Trump “demands” Biden take a drug test ahead of debate.
“I'm going to demand a drug test by the way…I don't want him coming in like the State Of The Union. He was as high as a kite. I said, is that Joe up there? By the end of the evening, he was exhausted, right? No..
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📍Schnecksville, PA
As Iran launches drones at Israel the Trump campaign is handing out a Truth social post calling on Biden to debate.
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New - Gov. DeSantis says he would support impeaching Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for his handling of the border.
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Trump getting trolled - as the former President preps for Michigan speech there’s a plane circling above the venue with banner reading "Trump sold us out— ”
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Gov. Ron DeSantis looks to have traded in his cowboy boots for something more sensible — work boots. The change comes after the Trump campaign accused
@RonDeSantis
of wearing cowboy boots with too high of heels.
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.
@GovRonDeSantis
press secretary
@JeremyRedfernFL
response to
@RepGlennIvey
requesting an investigation into the governor “mishandling FL law enforcement to carry out his political agenda, intimidate voters and abuse his authority”
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Hours or months? Jury deliberations for Trump trial will start soon, here‘s how long it took jurors in other high-profile cases:
O.J. Simpson - less than four hours.
Michael Jackson - about 32 hours over seven days
Harvey Weinstein - nine days
John Edwards - 50 hours over nine
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DeSantis campaign senior official tells me “They couldn’t kill [DeSantis] he is not only still standing, but he’s now earned his ticket out of Iowa.” As he is battling for second with Nikki Haley.
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I am thrilled to be
@NEWS9
first OU campus correspondent, it’s an honor to be apart of this team!
We want to take a moment to introduce you to the newest member of our team: Libbey Dean!
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In an interview, MTG seems to make the same mistake she’s criticized President Biden for. Here, she says Lincoln instead of Laken.
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Many caucuses like the one I’m at in Story County hadn’t even finished voting before AP had called the Iowa caucus for Donald Trump
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& there it is - 99 FL Republican lawmakers backing DeSantis - leaving only 14 who haven’t
99 GOP Florida state lawmakers are backing
@GovRonDeSantis
bid for president. There are 113 Republicans in the Legislature, with one so far backing Trump
Here are all the Florida House members
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Trump accepts Fox debate, bringing the total debate invites Trump’s accepted to 3.
CNN in June, ABC in Sept. & now Fox in Oct.
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BREAKING - I asked Trump if DeSantis dropping out means the race is over “no race is ever over” he responded. Added “we’ll see” if DeSantis will return to his good graces.
@NewsNation
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DeSantis unlikely to campaign for Trump. Trump campaign says they didn’t want him to anyways.
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“You know, I'd rather be governor than [Trump’s] vice president,” says
@RonDeSantis
in New Hampshire. He went on to criticize
@NikkiHaley
for not answering if she would accept a VP post.
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During a prayer kicking off
@RonDeSantis
campaign event in Tampa, FL just now -- Trump supporter
@LauraLoomer
with a bullhorn interrupted yelling “governor you are never going to be president.”
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NEW - A last minute hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday in Trump's trial. The hearing directly conflicts with two Trump rallies in WI and MI.
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Trump after being threatened with jail time for violating his gag order:
"Our constitution is much more important than jail. It’s not even close. I’ll do that sacrifice any day.”
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At a campaign event in New Hampshire tonight Nikki Haley said "Iowa starts it” New Hampshire “corrects” it & then South Carolina “brings it home."
Iowa gov. who endorsed DeSantis reacts ⬇️
I trust Iowans to make their own decisions. No “corrections” needed!
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Last night at a town hall Haley took a swing at DeSantis for negative ads against her in lowa, saying he “has not put one truthful ad up there about me.”
Tonight, she's hitting Trump for the same thing, adding —
#Bringit
Two days ago, Donald Trump denied our surge in New Hampshire existed.
Now, he’s running a negative ad against me.
Someone’s getting nervous.
#BringIt
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@NinthCircuitSAO
response to
@GovRonDeSantis
office - “There have been a number of misconceptions, some of which are included in the letter we received.”
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HAPPENING TONIGHT:
@GovRonDeSantis
&
@CharlieCrist
will debate!
Let
@WFLA
know what you think the most important issue in the race is by taking our poll:
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Trump & DeSantis privately met this morning in Miami, FL, a source familiar with the planning tells me.
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Inbox -
@CharlieCrist
suspends running political ads in Tampa, Fort Myers, Orlando, and Jacksonville ahead of hurricane Ian
#Ian
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Protestor interrupts Matt Gaetz at Trump NH HQ asking “what’s the youngest school girl you’ve been with?” The protestor was booed and thrown out.
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BREAKING - Former VP Mike Pence is dropping out of the race for president. Just announced at the
@RJC
convention.
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Here’s a statement out of
@GovRonDeSantis
office to
@MyNews13
following the death of reporter Dylan Lyons -
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Trump says he doesn’t fall asleep in court: “I simply close my beautiful blue eyes, sometimes, listen intensely, and take it ALL in!!!”
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🚨
@GovRonDeSantis
just announced he will make a major disaster declaration for all 67 counties
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Marianna, the wife of a border patrol agent working at Eagle Pass, tells me she felt safer with Trump in office and that she now “worries every time” her husband leaves the house in the morning.
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Donald Trump and Melania Trump entering the polling site now to vote in the Florida primary.
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STORMY DANIELS TESTIFIES: A source familiar tells me Stormy Daniels will be called to testify in Trump’s trial today.
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Outside Trump’s trial a mix of protestors and supporters yell over Trump’s allies as they hold a press conference condemning the trial.
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Rick Scott is sitting directly behind Trump in the courtroom.
New - Rick Scott will arrive at court tomorrow with Trump, a source familiar with the plan tells me.
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New -
@GovRonDeSantis
sends letter to
@NinthCircuitSAO
requesting information about the suspect following the shooting that left 3 dead in Pine Hills
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DeSantis doesn't mention the same hot mic caught Christie saying DeSantis called him sounding "petrified." Also, in the background of the audio clip a staffer predicted "DeSantis was getting out after Iowa."
I agree with Christie that Nikki Haley is “going to get smoked.”
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Half of the jury has been selected in People v Trump
Jury selection is moving faster than anticipated.
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Jury instructions that Judge Merchan read to the jury in Trump’s trial about an hour ago:
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Trump trial: Robert Costello will likely be the defenses last witness, sources tell me.
This brings the total number of witnesses called by the defense to two. The prosecution called 20.
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wow
#HurricaneIan
was pictured from the space station on Sept. 26, 2022, as the storm was just south of Cuba gaining strength and heading toward Florida.
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Reporting from
@NBCNews
that
@GovRonDeSantis
unofficial campaign staff is moving to a new office today in Tallahassee - now there’s a moving truck outside of
@FloridaGOP
office.
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