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A new poll conducted by Ipsos shows a decrease in trust in the legal system among Republican voters since the verdict was handed down in Donald Trump’s hush money trial.
A sizable number of Americans, including independents, question whether the verdict was the result of a fair and impartial process, Politico reports. However, most respondents rejected the idea that the prosecution was brought to help President Joe Biden.
Overall, a large number either strongly or somewhat agreed that was the rationale for the case, and one in five Americans said they were less likely to support Trump for president in November with the verdict playing an important part in that decision.
Meanwhile, Trump has issued another plea for absolute presidential immunity to shield him from prosecution over acts carried out during his presidency, with the Supreme Court set to issue a momentous ruling on the matter soon.
The appeal was just one of a number of bizarre posts on his Truth Social platform over the weekend, with the Republican presidential contender also lashing out at President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, The Washington Post, Illinois governor JB Pritzker and even Pope Francis.
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Ex-aide says Trump talked about executing people
Donald Trump talked openly about executing people while he was president, a former White House aide has claimed.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, director of strategic communications at the White House from April to December 2020, made the claim on Mediaite’s Press Club podcast on June 14.
According to the former aide, Trump had called for the execution of a staffer who leaked a story, among others. Griffin said that Trump made the comments about the staffer during an Oval Office where she and former Attorney General Bill Barr were present.
John Bowden has the story:
Oliver O'Connell18 June 2024 02:45
Senate Democrat calls Supreme Court ‘brazenly corrupt’
A Senate Democrat lamented the “brazenly corrupt and brazenly political” Supreme Court even as his party’s leadership says it sees no path to correcting it.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) appeared on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday and reacted to a Senate investigation that found this week that Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the Court’s most conservative members, had neglected to disclose millions of dollars in unreported gifts from a major conservative donor who has worked to get cases before the court.
John Bowden has the story:
Senator calls Supreme Court ‘brazenly corrupt’ as he blasts justices over scandals
Democrats have pushed for Supreme Court code of ethics but the issue sees little hope of passage in Washington
Oliver O'Connell18 June 2024 01:45
ICYMI: Biden Hollywood fundraiser nets $28m
George Clooney appears to have mended fences with President Joe Biden as he and fellow A-lister Julia Roberts joined a star-studded Hollywood fundraising gala on Saturday night which raised $28m.
The event, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, was held at the Peaco*ck Theater in Los Angeles, with room for 7,100. Kimmel moderated a discussion with Biden and former president Barack Obama, where the three took turns blasting Biden’s presumed 2024 opponent, Donald Trump.
John Bowden reports:
Clooney joins $28m Biden fundraiser following White House spat over Amal’s work
Biden teams up with Obama for second major fundraiser, raising a reported $28m
Oliver O'Connell18 June 2024 00:45
Biden will open path for illegal immigrants married to US citizens to gain citizenship
President Joe Biden is expected to unveil a new program that will give a path to citizenship for people who are illegally in the United States but are married to Americans.
A source familiar with Biden’s plans said the president will announce the new program at a White House event on Tuesday to mark the 12-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
The program shields some undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US as children from deportation and provides them with legal work authorization.
Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC:
Biden will open legal pathway for undocumented spouses of American citizens
President Joe Biden is expected to unveil a new program that will give a path to citizenship for people who are illegally in the United States but are married to Americans.
Oliver O'Connell17 June 2024 23:45
Veepstakes: Tim Scott stands by decision to certify Biden’s 2020 election win
Tim Scott, a top contender for Donald Trump’s vice president, said he stands by his vote to certify Joe Biden’s 2020 election win.
“I will stand by that decision and the next decision to certify the fact that Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States,” the South Carolina senator said Sunday on ABC News’ This Week.
Read on...
Top Trump VP candidate says he stands by decision to certify 2020 election
Tim Scott has been a strong campaign figure for Donald Trump after dropping out of the presidential race
Oliver O'Connell17 June 2024 22:45
Following migrant ISIS arrests Trump accuses Biden of providing ‘material support for terrorism’
Donald Trump baselessly accused Joe Biden of “providing material support for terrorism” during a speech on Friday, alluding to the recent arrest of eight migrants with suspected ties to ISIS.
“So, in addition to all of his other well-documented offenses, crooked Joe Biden is now also guilty of providing material support for terrorism,” the former president told a crowd gathered for an event in West Palm Beach, Florida, to celebrate his 78th Birthday.
Trump vowed the country is going to “pay a steep price for many, many years” over Biden’s border policy.
Josh Marcus reports from San Francisco:
Trump accuses Biden of ‘material support for terrorism’ after arrest of migrants
Trump has been hammering Biden over border in recent speeches
Oliver O'Connell17 June 2024 22:15
Watch: Whoopi Goldberg reacts to Trump visiting a Black church
Oliver O'Connell17 June 2024 22:00
Video of Trump walking down stairs raises concern: ‘There is something seriously wrong’
Trump and his allies seize on every possible opportunity to claim Biden is too old and infirm to be president (see their antics regarding his appearance in Italy last week).
But their own candidate is 78 now and seemingly not as robust as he and they would have you believe.
Here’s Sinead Butler for Indy100 on his struggle to clamber down the steps of his jet on Saturday.
Video of Trump walking down stairs raises concern: "There is something seriously wrong"
Former President Donald Trump has been mocked by critics after a video of him walking down the stairs from his plane has been circulating on social media.As he descended the stairs, the 78-year-old can been seen holding onto the handrail where the press awaited him on the tarmac.From the clip, it's ...
Oliver O'Connell17 June 2024 21:45
Opinion: Biden finally takes gloves off with his anti-Trump ‘convicted criminal’ ad
Eric Garcia writes:
On Monday, President Joe Biden launched his opening salvo against former president Donald Trump, ten days ahead of their first debate in Atlanta. The $50 million ad does not mince words and goes directly for Trump becoming the first criminally convicted former president.
Up until now, the Biden campaign has largely refrained from attacking Trump personally, though he has teased lines at fundraisers (at one, he told donors: “For the first time in American history, a former president that is a convicted felon is now seeking the office of the presidency.”)
Last year, Democratic strategists told The Independent that “the person who is doing the most effective job of driving the indictment news is Donald Trump.”
Read on...
Biden has finally taken the gloves off with his anti-Trump ‘convicted criminal’ ad
Biden begins a $50 million blitz and is going harder than most expected. Meanwhile, candidates down the ballot are trying to hug both men
Oliver O'Connell17 June 2024 21:38
Mike Johnson vows to sue for Joe Biden special counsel recordings
House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed to federal court to enforce a subpoena against Attorney General Merrick Garland, after the Department of Justice announced it would not pursue a criminal case against the Biden administration official.
“The House disagrees with the assertions in the letter from the Department of Justice, and as Speaker, I will be certifying the contempt reports to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. We will also move to enforce the subpoena of Attorney General Garland in federal court,” Speaker Johnson wrote on X on Friday.
Alex Woodward and Josh Marcus filed this report on Friday:
Mike Johnson vows to sue for Biden tapes in Merrick Garland subpoena battle with GOP
Garland’s resistance to congressional subpoena over Biden tapes ‘did not constitute a crime’
Oliver O'Connell17 June 2024 21:15
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