Watch Trump news today: E Jean Carroll can use two other accusers’ testimony and Access Hollywood tape in rape case – Latest News
Donald Trump vows to stay in 2024 race if he faces criminal charges
A federal judge has ruled that E Jean Carroll can use the infamous Access Hollywood tape in her rape defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump, further compounding the former president’s legal woes.
Judge Lewis Kaplan also ruled that he will allow the testimony of two other women who have claimed that Mr Trump sexually assaulted them, Natasha Stoynoff and Jessica Leeds.
Donald Trump has erupted with anger after reports that he could soon be indicted for his role in paying hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the closing days of the 2016 presidential election.
According to The New York Times, the former president was recently offered the chance to appear before the New York City grand jury that has been hearing evidence against him.
Writing on Truth Social, Mr Trump said: “I did absolutely nothing wrong, I never had an affair with Stormy Daniels, nor would I have wanted to have an affair with Stormy Daniels. This is a political Witch-Hunt, trying to take down the leading candidate, by far, in the Republican Party.”
If prosecuted, Mr Trump would become the first former president in US history to face criminal charges.
Two other Trump accusers can testify in E Jean Carroll rape defamation
Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan also ruled that the testimony of two other women alleging that Mr Trump has sexually assaulted them may be entered into evidence at the civil trial.
Gustaf Kilander has the details.
Oliver O’Connell11 March 2023 14:10
Voices: Trump legal woes pile on while Ron DeSantis ventures to Iowa
The Independent’s Eric Garcia writes from Washington, DC:
Many Republicans, from corporate donors to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell would like to move on from Mr Trump, not just because of the [Capitol] riot but because they see him as a loser who has cost them winnable elections. Even [Tucker] Carlson, if his communications in Dominion’s lawsuit against Fox News are to be believed, said he “truly can’t wait” until the days he could ignore Mr Trump most days.
This explains why many in the conservative establishment want to get behind Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. On Friday, Mr DeSantis made his first venture to Iowa of 2023, often a tell-tale sign that he is considering a White House bid since it holds the first nominating contest in 2024 on the GOP side. In Iowa, he pulled out his favorite punching bag and warned against “an oppressive woke-ocracy.”
Oliver O’Connell11 March 2023 13:35
Watch: Tucker Carlson claims BLM protest was ‘antifa’ plot against Trump
Tucker Carlson claims BLM protest was ‘antifa’ plot to ‘force Trump from office’
Oliver O’Connell11 March 2023 12:50
Trump team hits out at prosecutors’ hint he may be indicted
“The Manhattan District Attorney’s threat to indict President Trump is simply insane,” the statement reads. “For the past five years, the DA’s office has been on a Witch Hunt, investigating every aspect of President Trump’s life, and they’ve come up empty at every turn — and now this. The fact that after their intensive investigation the DA is even considering a new political attack is a clear exoneration of President Trump in all areas.”
Abe Asher has the full story.
Oliver O’Connell11 March 2023 11:50
Watch: Joe Biden calls Donald Trump the ‘former president and maybe future president’
Joe Biden calls Donald Trump the ‘former president and maybe future president’
Oliver O’Connell11 March 2023 10:50
Former Trump official launches PAC urging DeSantis 2024 run
A former White House official who helped implement Donald Trump‘s hardline immigration policies is breaking ranks with the former president and instead encouraging Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to pursue the presidency in 2024.
Oliver O’Connell11 March 2023 09:50
DeSantis memoir tops bestseller list as Trump touts new book
Mr DeSantis’s memoir, The Courage to Be Free, which came out in February, is number one on the nonfiction charts, though the Times notes the ranking may be due to bulk ordering, which publishing houses sometimes use to boost their own ratings.
The book is widely seen as the Florida Republican’s most direct indication yet he’s starting to campaign on the national stage, though he still hasn’t announced any formal intention to seek the White House.
Josh Marcus has the story.
Oliver O’Connell11 March 2023 07:50
Don Jr suggests Mitch McConnell is ‘insane’ for not siding with Tucker Carlson
Oliver O’Connell11 March 2023 05:50
Drag ban-backing Republican explains why he liked gay man’s racy Instagram photos
“I was trying to encourage him”…
Read the full explanation here:
Oliver O’Connell11 March 2023 04:10
Proud Boys deployed foot soldiers in sedition plot, Feds say
Federal prosecutors are employing an unusual strategy to prove leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group orchestrated a violent plot to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House, even though some of the defendants didn’t carry out the violence themselves.
Oliver O’Connell11 March 2023 02:40
