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‘I shouldn’t have left’: Trump revisits 2020 election defeat, says he wouldn’t mind if someone shot through ‘fake news’ to get him – Times of India

Former US President Donald Trump Former US President Donald Trump gave a speech on Sunday in Lititz, Pennsylvania, where he talked about violence against journalists and reporters being shot. In his remarks, Trump further cast doubt on the integrity of the election and revisited old grievances from his 2020 defeat, as reported by the Associated Press.In his address, Trump also questioned the immigration policy of the Biden administration and said the country's borders were safe till he was at the White House. "We had the safest border in the history of our country the day that I left. I shouldn't have left. I mean, honestly, because ..we did so well," Trump said. “I have this piece of glass here,” Trump said, pointing to the ballistic glass used to protect him at outdoor events after a gu...
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Court orders Trump’s former attorney Giuliani to turn over luxury item and NY apartment in defamation case. See list of items – Times of India

A US federal judge on Tuesday order Donald Trump's former attorney Rudy Giuliani to hand over his Manhattan apartment, collectible Mercedes-Benz and a slew of other treasures to two Georgia election workers he defamed by falsely claiming they tried to cheat former President Donald Trump out of the 2020 US Presidential elections.According to a report in CNBC, Giuliani will also lose items signed by Yankees baseball legends Joe DiMaggio and Reggie Jackson, a diamond ring and more than two dozen watches.The 1980 Mercedes was previously owned by famed actress Lauren Bacall, for instance, and one of the watches belonged to Giuliani's grandfather. Another watch was gifted to Giuliani by the president of France after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, when Giuliani was mayor of New York City,...
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Who is Ashwin Ramaswami, first Gen-Z Indian-American candidate to run for US state legislature – Times of India

Ashwin Ramaswami, a 25-year-old Democrat, has entered the race for a seat in the Georgia State Senate after he realised that the incumbent state senator for his hometown, Johns Creek, was among the 18 individuals indicted alongside former President Donald Trump last year. The charges allege that they illegally interfered with the 2020 election results in Georgia.Despite the challenges posed by the Republican-leaning Senate District 48, Ramaswami's campaign serves as a test for the Democrats' stance that anyone who tried to alter the 2020 election outcome is unfit for public office.According to the New York Times, Ramaswami has been actively campaigning, going door-to-door to persuade voters that Still should not continue in government. At a recent campaign event in Suwanee, Ramaswami empha...
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‘We are all on the same team now’: Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell defends past remarks on Donald Trump – Times of India

US Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday addressed the comments he made following the 2020 election, where he privately referred to Donald Trump as "stupid" and "despicable." McConnell said, "Whatever I may have said about President Trump pales in comparison to what JD Vance, Lindsey Graham, and others have said about him, but we are all on the same team now."According to a report by the the Politico, the remarks, which are nearly four years old, were disclosed in a report featuring excerpts from an upcoming biography on McConnell titled "The Price of Power," written by Michael Tackett, the outlet's deputy Washington bureau chief.The book, scheduled for release at the end of the month, is based on extensive interviews with the Senate leader and his recorded diaries.McConnell m...
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‘Details don’t…’: Judge unseals filing detailing Trump’s attempts to overturn 2020 election – Times of India

Former US President Donald Trump Judge Tanya Chutkan has unsealed portions of a filing from prosecutors that argue for the continuation of the case against former US President Donald J Trump, despite the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. The special counsel, Jack Smith, contends that Trump is not shielded from prosecution on federal charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to the New York Times.The disclosed brief adds crucial details to the extensive record regarding Trump’s attempts to retain power after losing the election. Among the revelations is a social media post Trump made on January 6, 2021, the day of the Capitol attack. In the post, he said that vice president Mike Pence had “let them all down.” Smith argues that this post sh...