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In a bombshell development in the classified documents case against Donald Trump, a CNN report says that federal prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of a summer 2021 meeting in which the former president acknowledged that he was in possession of classified Pentagon documents about possible attack on Iran.
The recording showed Mr Trump understood he was keeping classified papers after leaving the White House and suggested he wanted to share the information but was aware of the limits on his post-presidency ability to declassify them. record.
Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is investigating the classified papers case, is also looking into the former president’s efforts to deny his loss in the 2020 election.
In a new development he investigated Mr Trump’s firing of cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs, whose office said the vote was secure, The New York Times reports. Mr Krebs was fired by Mr Trump shortly after the election.
Meanwhile, as more Republican contenders enter the party’s primary race, Mr Trump has promised a year-long celebration in America to mark 250 years of independence if he wins the presidency again.
Pence will announce his 2024 White House bid on June 7, the report said
Former vice president Mike Pence is expected to announce his campaign for the 2024 presidency next Wednesday, according to reports.
After weeks of speculation, Mr Pence will make the official announcement on June 7 before his town hall with CNN in Des Moines, Iowa, a source told ABC News.
Oliver O’Connell1 June 2023 08:15
Hayley Williams says anyone who votes for Ron DeSantis is ‘dead to me’
Hayley Williams of Paramore declared that anyone who votes for Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is “dead” to her.
The 34-year-old lead singer of the alternative rock band shared his stance on stage at the Adjacent Music Festival in Atlantic City, New Jersey, last weekend.
“I’m happy to tell you that I’m comfortable talking about politics,” Williams told the crowd. “If you vote for Ron DeSantis, you’re dead to me. Is that comfortable for anyone?”
Alisha Rahman Sarkar1 June 2023 07:57
Trump accused DeSantis of forging his own name
Former president Donald Trump has stepped up his attacks on rival Ron DeSantis as the Florida governor kicks off his presidential campaign in Iowa following his glitch-laden Twitter announcement.
The 45th president on Wednesday claimed Mr DeSantis wanted to “change his name”.
“Did you hear ‘Rob’ DeSanctimonious wants to change his name, again,” Mr Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
Alisha Rahman Sarkar reports.
Alisha Rahman Sarkar1 June 2023 07:04
Where did it all go wrong for Trump and McEnany?
Ms McEnany, who served as the former president’s fourth press secretary, was known as one of his most loyal aides and staunch defender, something she continued when she joined Fox News as a contributor after he lost the 2020 election and left office.
However, the former president pulled no punches in a Truth Social Post, complaining about a segment in which he admitted he had misreported his leadership of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Oliver O’Connell1 June 2023 06:45
Report: Trump worker who moved classified papers at Mar-a-Lago questions surveillance video
A Mar-a-Lago employee who helped move boxes of classified documents the day before Justice Department investigators visited Donald Trump’s home also reportedly asked about the property’s security cameras.
The employee first moved the boxes to the Florida estate in June, after weeks of asking an IT worker about the security cameras, according to The Washington Post.
Graeme Massie there is a story.
Oliver O’Connell1 June 2023 04:45
Nikki Haley’s husband to be deployed with the National Guard in Africa
Nikki Haley’s husband will soon begin a one-year deployment with the South Carolina Army National Guard in Africa, a mission that will encompass much of the rest of his wife’s campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Oliver O’Connell1 June 2023 03:45
The House GOP majority will be cut to one after the shock resignation
The impending resignation of Utah Representative Chris Stewart will give House Speaker Kevin McCarthy about 20 percent less room to maneuver in trying to muster enough GOP votes to pass the legislation in the near future. a divided House.
Mr Stewart, a former US Air Force pilot who has represented the Beehive State’s second congressional district for more than a decade, is set to announce he is leaving his seat in Congress to care for his wife, Evie Stewart, who is reported to be suffering from illness. unknown medical issues.
Oliver O’Connell1 June 2023 02:45
The January 6th rioter who threatened to hang Nancy Pelosi was jailed
A Pennsylvania restaurant owner who shouted death threats aimed at former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the US Capitol was sentenced Tuesday to more than two years in prison.
Pauline Bauer was near Ms Pelosi’s office suite on 6 January 2021 when she shouted at police officers to release the California Democrat so that mobs of Donald Trump supporters could hang her.
Oliver O’Connell1 June 2023 01:45
Christie is set to announce the 2024 bid next week
Chris Christie, the flamboyant former governor of New Jersey and ally turned critic of former president Donald Trump, is set to enter the 2024 Republican presidential primary and challenge the man he endorsed after failing to gain traction in the GOP field nearly eight years ago.
According to multiple reports, Mr Christie will announce his candidacy at a town hall on Tuesday at St Anselm College in New Hampshire.
Oliver O’Connell1 June 2023 00:45
DeSantis hits familiar targets on Fauci, Disney and ‘wokeism’
Governor Ron DeSantis was in Iowa on Tuesday for his first rally of the 2024 Republican primary cycle — but his remarks were clearly aimed at a general election audience.
Oliver O’Connell1 June 2023 00:00
