thejapantimes, 17 days ago to worldnews

If Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidency, Richard Grenell hopes to be secretary of state. But his work raises questions, even from his former boss. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/26/world/politics/richard-grenell-donald-trump/ #worldnews #politics #richardgrenell #2020uspresidentialelection #donaldtrump

thejapantimes, 25 days ago to worldnews

News of a popular “Stop the Steal” symbol on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's front lawn have led jurists and politicians to express concerns about coming court decisions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/18/world/politics/alito-us-supreme-court-flag-impartiality/ #worldnews #politics #samuelalito #ussupremecourt #2020uspresidentialelection #donaldtrump #joebiden #ethics

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldnews

The former president initially disavowed the attack on the Capitol, but he is now making it a centerpiece of his general election campaign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/14/world/trump-jan-6/ #worldnews #donaldtrump #jan4 #whitehouse #uspolitics #election #2024uspresidentialelection #2020uspresidentialelection #republicans

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan

Trump stated in a speech that former U.S. President Harry Truman would not have dropped atomic bombs on Japan during World War II if he had been concerned about facing criminal prosecution for it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/22/japan/politics/trump-cites-atomic-bombs/?utm_content=buffer3f8a5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #donaldtrump #atomicbombings #harrytruman #us #2020uspresidentialelection

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to worldnews

A binder given to the Trump White House contained details that intelligence agencies believe could reveal secret sources and methods. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/16/world/politics/donald-trump-russia-documents/?utm_content=bufferc80d6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #politics #2020uspresidentialelection #donaldtrump #democrats #impeachment #republicans #russia #joebiden

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to worldnews

A U.S. jury has ordered Rudy Giuliani to pay more than $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers he defamed through false accusations that they helped rig the 2020 election against Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/16/world/crime-legal/giuliani-148-million-damages/?utm_content=buffer22c90&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #crimelegal #us #rudygiuliani #donaldtrump #2020uspresidentialelection

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to worldnews

Donald Trump is not entitled to absolute presidential immunity against criminal charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, a federal judge ruled, saying the office doesn’t come with a "lifelong ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ pass.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/02/world/politics/trump-immunity-denied-election/?utm_content=bufferfbf7f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #politics #capitolriot #washington #donaldtrump #congress #2020uspresidentialelection #joebiden

joycebell, 9 months ago to Wisconsin

Wisconsin elections “world of crazy” https://www.tiktok.com/@wiexaminer/video/7273653643444981038 #WorldOfCrazy #WisconsinElectionCommission #danknodl #AnnJacobs #Wisconsin #wisconsinexaminer #MeaganWolfe #2020USPresidentialElection #Wisconsinelections

joycebell, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to random

“World of crazy” Wisconsin 2020 election deniers testify at Wisconsin Senate Elections Committee faux hearing of Wisconsin Elections Committee commissioner Meagan Wolfe’s re-nomination (hint: she wasn’t renominated but Senate decided to go ahead with clown show anyway). https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/08/29/election-conspiracists-testify-at-disputed-confirmation-hearing-for-wec-administrator/ #WisconsinElectionCommission #2020USPresidentialElection #ElectionDenial #ElectionDeniers #MichaelGableman #danknodl #MeaganWolfe #AnnJacobs #joshkaul #WorldOfCrazy

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to worldnews

The idea Trump's behavior should be protected as free speech is contradicted by legal precedent and the very structure of the democratic order itself. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/08/20/world/trumps-hollow-free-speech-defense/?utm_content=buffer6fc86&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #georgiastate #2020uspresidentialelection

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to worldnews

The idea Trump's behavior should be protected as free speech is contradicted by legal precedent and the very structure of the democratic order itself. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/08/20/world/trump-indictment-defense/?utm_content=bufferbfec9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #georgia #2020uspresidentialelection #freespeech

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to worldnews

Fulton County DA Fani Willis’s indictment of Donald Trump and his collaborators relies on an evidentiary trail that leaves little doubt about fraudulent conspiracy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/08/16/world/trump-georgia-indictment/?utm_content=buffer375c4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #2020uspresidentialelection #georgia #democrats #republicans

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to worldnews

A prosecutor in Georgia is using the state’s version of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO, to go after former President Donald Trump alongside 18 of his allies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/world/2023/08/16/politics/in-trump-case-georgia-prosecutor-aims-to-tell-the-whole-story/?utm_content=buffereb606&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #politics #us #2020uspresidentialelection #georgiastate #rudygiuliani #markmeadows

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to worldnews

A prosecutor in Georgia is using the state’s version of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO, to go after former President Donald Trump alongside 18 of his allies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/world/2023/08/16/politics/racketeering-charges-whole-story/?utm_content=buffer926b1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #politics #us #2020uspresidentialelection #georgiastate #rudygiuliani #markmeadows

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to worldnews

U.S. prosecutors have asked a federal judge to begin the trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden on Jan. 2, 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/world/2023/08/11/politics/trump-trial-date-proposal-january/?utm_content=buffer67890&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #2020uspresidentialelection

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to worldnews

Calls are growing for Donald Trump's criminal trials to be broadcast live, as the United States grapples with the prospect of seeing a former — and possibly future — president in the dock. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/06/world/crime-legal/trump-trial-tv-broadcast/?utm_content=buffer13df8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #crimelegal #us #donaldtrump #capitolriot #2020uspresidentialelection

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to showerthoughts

[Commentary] Trump’s falsehoods about the federal case against him threaten to undermine public confidence in law enforcement — just as his lies about the 2020 election did for American democracy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/06/30/commentary/world-commentary/donald-trump-lies/?utm_content=buffera28e5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #opinion #commentary #republicans #joebiden #democrats #donaldtrump #2020uspresidentialelection