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White House to ignore Trump speech to conservatives

Editorial Bureau February 27, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) -The White House has indicated that it plans to ignore Donald Trump’s speech on Sunday to a conservative conference in Florida, where he is slated to go on the offensive against his successor. “Our focus is certainly not on what President Trump is saying” at

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Trump eyes for a return to spotlight with address to conservative meeting

Editorial Bureau February 22, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – Former US President Donald Trump will be looking forward to come back to the political spotlight, through the means of an address to a major meeting of conservatives, said a source familiar with his plans said on Saturday. Trump aims to speak to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, […]

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Mega US corporates cut donations to politicians after Trump election challenge

Editorial Bureau February 21, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – As many as 10 US corporations have slashed donations to candidates federal offices by more than 90 per cent in January. This comes after they vowed to cut off lending to Republicans who backed former President Donald Trump’s bid to overturn his election rout. None of the political action committees of 10 […]

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Impeachment trial of Trump likely to end on Saturday

Editorial Bureau February 13, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – It appears that the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump could wind up on Saturday and it would be left to the deeply divided Senate to decide if he incited followers to attack the US Capitol on January 6. Trump is the first U.S. president to be impeached twice and […]

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Defense lawyers to make the case for Trump acquittal on inciting riot

Editorial Bureau February 12, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – As the Senate is hurrying towards a final vote regarding the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, the former president’s defense lawyers will make their case on Friday as to why he is not guilty of inciting the deadly riot at the US Capitol last month. His lawyer David Schoen said the defense […]

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Some Republicans say videos of Capitol riots not enough to convict Trump

Editorial Bureau February 11, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – Several Republican senators found graphic videos of the attack on the US Capitol upsetting. But they hinted that they would not lead to the conviction of former President Donald Trump over inciting violence. The House of Representatives’ Democrats prosecuting Trump in his second impeachment trial on Wednesday leaned heavily on the threat […]

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Trump’s second impeachment trial to start with debate on constitutionality -source

Editorial Bureau February 8, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, on a charge of inciting the deadly attack on the US Capitol, is to begin on Tuesday with a debate on whether the proceedings are unconstitutional because he is no longer president, a source said. The trial on a charge of inciting insurrection in a fiery speech […]

UK

Scottish parliament dismisses call for Trump wealth order

Ren Leen February 4, 2021

LONDON (UK) – The Scottish parliament on Wednesday dismissing a call for the government to conduct an investigation into how Donald Trump had the funds for his purchase of two golf courses in Scotland, a request dismissed as “pathetic” by one of the Trump’s sons. The Scottish Green Party brought forward a motion asking ministers […]

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Trump says Big Tech is trying to break the country, after his followers slam Congress

Editorial Bureau January 12, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – President Donald Trump blamed Big Tech companies on Tuesday for dividing the country days after Twitter and Facebook banned him on their platforms for encouraging the attack on the US Capitol building “I think that Big Tech is doing a horrible thing for our country and to our country, and I believe […]

UK

Trump’s rhetoric led to “terrible violence” at US Capitol, says minister Patel

Editorial Bureau January 7, 2021

LONDON (UK) – British interior minister Priti Patel said on Thursday that Donald Trump’s rhetoric in contesting his loss of the US presidential election directly led to “terrible” violence at the US Capitol, adding that he should condemn the scenes in Washington. In a bid to overturn the electoral rout, hundreds of Trump supporters stormed […]