“BREAKING: Former Trump attorney Rudy #Giuliani is again suspended from practicing law in Washington, D.C. while a disciplinary case over his lies about voter fraud in the 2020 election proceeds against him. This follow Giuliani's disbarment in New York.”
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“Former New York Rep. George #Santos is expected to plead guilty Monday to federal charges relating to fraudulent activity during his 2022 midterm campaign, according to a source familiar with the deal.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/16/politics/santos-expected-plead-guilty-campaign-fraud?cid=ios_app
#Trump complains about campaign as advisers try to focus on attacking #Harris
The GOP nominee has grown increasingly upset about Kamala Harris’s surging poll numbers and media coverage since replacing Joe Biden on the ticket.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/07/trump-election-campaign/
Via Democracy Docket;
BREAKING: #Minnesota Supreme Court rejects a right-wing lawsuit and unanimously upholds a law signed by Gov. Tim #Walz in 2023 that restores voting rights to over 55,000 Minnesotans with a previous felony conviction.
Former #Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis to cooperate with prosecutors in #Arizona 'fake electors' case
Ellis initially pleaded not guilty when the charges were unveiled earlier this year. The charges against her are now being dropped. #legal
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/former-trump-lawyer-jenna-ellis-cooperate-prosecutors-arizona-fake-ele-rcna165122
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US Supreme Court declines to halt #Trump's sentencing in hush money case #SCOTUS #legal
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#WompWomp, Trump! 👇🏼
Via Griffin:
New preliminary data from major U.S. cities shows a sharp drop in violent crime in the first half of the year — more than 25% in some communities.
The number of homicides in the 69 reported cities fell by more than 17% during the first half of 2024 compared to the last period last year.
The drop puts a serious dent in one of #Trump's most frequently used lines of attack. https://www.axios.com/2024/08/12/violent-crime-harris-trump-election
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“A judge formally closed Rudy #Giuliani’s defunct bankruptcy on Friday after he and his creditors resolved a standoff on how to pay out administrative expenses.
The official order unfreezes two Georgia election workers’ attempts to collect their $148 million defamation judgment from the former New York City mayor by lifting bankruptcy protections that for months enabled him to remain in control of his assets.”
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Via Democracy Docket:
NEW: In a win for voters, a #Wisconsin judge rejects a right-wing lawsuit that sought to upend several aspects of the state’s absentee voting process and impose additional burdens on voters and election officials ahead of the state’s August primary. #legal
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/in-a-victory-for-voters-wisconsin-judge-rejects-bid-to-upend-certain-aspects-of-absentee-voting-process/
Meaningless ..but a snapshot.
“#Harris leads #Trump 42%-37% per Ipsos poll Thurs.
Harris widened her lead since July 22-23 Reuters/Ipsos survey, which found her up 37%-34% over Trump.
Nationwide poll of 2,045 U.S. adults, conducted Aug. 2-7, found 4% of those surveyed backed indep candidate #RFKJr, down from 10% in July. 👈🏼#WompWomp
Ipsos conducted August poll independently from Reuters. The poll, conducted online, had margin of error of around 3 percentage points”
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harris-leads-trump-by-5-points-ipsos-poll-2024-08-08/
Griffin:
Ex-Mesa County clerk Tina Peters, the first local election official charged with a security breach after the 2020 election, has just been found guilty by a jury on 7 of 10 charges — including several counts of attempting to influence a public servant and conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation.
She will be sentenced on Oct. 3 and could face prison time.
Politico—British MPs want to grill Elon #Musk before parliament for X’s role in race riots that have rocked the U.K. last week.
NEW YORK (AP) — Judge rules against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in fight to be on New York presidential ballot, says he's not state resident. #RFKJr
“About 15 minutes after an interview on X was scheduled to begin between owner Elon #Musk and #Trump, thousands of people trying to join the conversation complained they were unable to listen. Musk blamed the issue on a distributed denial-of-service attack that overwhelmed the company’s servers.”
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“#Wisconsin voters on Tuesday rejected Republican-authored ballot questions that would have limited the governor’s power to spend federal money that comes to the state for disaster relief or any other crisis, unless it’s already earmarked.
The constitutional amendments were placed on the ballot by the GOP-controlled Legislature.
Democrats, including Gov. Tony Evers, and a host of liberal groups and others organized against the amendments.”
Republicans feel betrayed:
A leading pro-cryptocurrency PAC has dumped millions of dollars into high-profile #Michigan and #Arizona Senate races to back Democrats against Trump-endorsed candidates — angering top Republicans who viewed the industry as an ally. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/republicans-claim-betrayal-cryptocurrency-pac-backs-democrats-rcna166470
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“A Desperate Kennedy Campaign, and the Mystery of 110,000 Signatures
#RFKJr.’s presidential team relied on a super PAC for the signatures needed to get on the ballot in #Arizona, according to people with knowledge of the operation.”
#GiftLink 🎁 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/us/politics/robert-f-kennedy-arizona-ballot.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EU4.fP7k.uRDqF9cmcrpV&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
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Via Kyle Griffin:
A New York law allowing any registered voter to cast a ballot by mail has just been upheld — 6 to 1 — by the state Court of Appeals, rejecting a Republican challenge to the legislation.
Via Rupar, who has vid:
!!!! #JDVance just got booed in Boston by a firefighters group when he claims he and #Trump are the most "pro-worker Republican ticket in history"
Tim #Walz spoke to this same group yesterday and received a very positive reception. Jarring contrast.
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“World Bank has ceased all paid advertising on #Musk's X, formerly #Twitter, after CBS News investigation found promoted ads from the org showing up under a racist post from an account that prolifically posts pro-Nazi & white nationalist content.
..a verified account w 115,000+ followers that had posted a racist image alongside a post praising Europe's colonization of Africa. CBS News is not publicly identifying the accounts spreading racist content on X”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-bank-advertising-elon-musk-x-racism-pro-nazi-accounts/
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