Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday that he does not consider supporters of former President Donald Trump to be a “threat.” Biden made the clarification after a nationally televised speech in which he referred to “MAGA Republicans” — those who support Trump — as a threat …
Read More »U.S. judge orders release of redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release a redacted version of the affidavit used to seek the search warrant on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. “I find that the government has met its burden of showing a compelling reason/good …
Read More »Trump asks for appointment of “special master” to oversee handling of materials taken in Mar-a-Lago search
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday asked for the appointment of a “special master” to oversee the handling of materials taken in the Mar-a-Lago search earlier this month. Trump said in a statement that they are demanding the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) be instructed …
Read More »Raid on Trump’s home hurts U.S. voters’ trust in FBI: report
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Last week’s raid by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Florida home has damaged U.S. voters’ trust in FBI, said a recent survey by U.S. polling company Rasmussen Reports. The new national telephone and online survey published on Thursday said …
Read More »Trump critic to consider White House bid after congressional primary loss
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. Congresswoman Liz Cheney said Wednesday that she will mull over a White House run, one day after she lost in the Wyoming Republican primary. “That’s a decision that I’m going to make in the coming months,” Cheney said in an interview on NBC’s “TODAY” show. …
Read More »U.S. Department of Justice opposes request to unseal Mar-a-Lago search affidavit
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a court filing Monday that it opposes any attempts to unseal the affidavit laying out the probable cause for the search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. “The affidavit supporting the search warrant presents a very different …
Read More »Rising concern about political violence in U.S. after Mar-a-Lago search
Trump has been alleged to have taken classified materials from the White House to Mar-a-Lago when the Republican left office in January 2021 Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Concern is rising about more occurrence of political violence in the United States after the search of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago …
Read More »Trump declines to answer questions in civil investigation
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump declined to answer questions in a civil investigation into his business dealings on Wednesday morning. After arriving at the New York attorney general’s office for a deposition, Trump issued a statement saying that he would invoke the Fifth Amendment right against …
Read More »Former White House aides expected to testify at hearing on U.S. Capitol riot
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Two former White House aides to Donald Trump will reportedly testify at Thursday’s primetime hearing to be held by the House select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack last year, especially Trump’s inaction when the riot unfolded. Matthew Pottinger, former deputy national security adviser, …
Read More »U.S. Texas Republicans reject results of 2020 presidential election
Texas, U.S. | Xinhua | Nearly 5,000 delegates attending Texas GOP Convention over the weekend have overwhelmingly passed a resolution rejecting the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, according to a statement on the Republican Party of Texas website on Monday. “We hold that acting President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. …
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