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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2022
Is Donald Trump a lock for the 2024 nomination?
The argument that Trump has the nomination locked up is pretty straightforward. Still, we don't know for sure that he'll be running in 2024 but he is certainly running for 2024 right now.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2022
A judge says Trump broke the law. Here’s why that matters.
A legal opinion affirming the “illegality” of a plan to overturn the 2020 election won't end partisan polarization, but there's value in stating what's obviously true.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2022
Why a ruling declaring Trump ‘likely’ broke laws may not mean he will be prosecuted
Prosecutors would face a high hurdle in proving Trump's state of mind — specifically, that he had the requisite criminal intent.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 30, 2022
Call logs underscore Trump’s efforts to sway lawmakers on Jan. 6
New details from White House documents provided to the House panel investigating the Capitol assault show a seven-hour gap in records of calls made by the ex-president on the day of the riot.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2022
Trump likely committed crime with plan to obstruct Congress, U.S. judge rules
The judge said that Trump's alleged plan to overturn his November 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden amounted to a 'coup.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 20, 2022
Unlike Trump, Biden has stock market far down his priority list
There's no getting around the disparity between the styles of Joe Biden and Donald Trump when it comes to the intersection of markets and politics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 17, 2022
House Republicans who challenged Biden's win are losing out on corporate cash
The shift illustrates a growing gulf between business interests and members of the Republican Party still aligned with Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2022
Jan. 6 panel claims to have evidence Trump committed crimes
The committee says the emails may contain evidence of obstruction of an official proceeding — a felony that carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2022
Trump condemns Russia invasion, placing blame on Biden
The former president also linked the Ukraine invasion to the U.S. 2020 presidential election, falsely claiming again that fraud was to blame for his loss.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 24, 2022
Top Donald Trump probe prosecutors quit from Manhattan district attorney office
The two prosecutors leading the Manhattan district attorney's criminal case against the former U.S. president's real-estate company resigned unexpectedly.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 12, 2022
Trump flouted the U.S. presidential records law. Will he face consequences?
While he was U.S. president, Donald Trump was known to destroy, tear up, remove and even flush White House documents down the toilet. He often eschewed the White House switchboard, using his own cellphone or those of his aides to communicate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2022
Peter Thiel is now free to go all-in on far-right politics
For years, even as Facebook came under increasing scrutiny from Washington politicians and regulators, the controversial billionaire Peter Thiel kept his seat on the company's board.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2022
The other threat to democracy
In recent years, we have watched authoritarian leaders come to power democratically, only to erode constitutional norms and institutions once in office.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2022
U.S. close to finalizing tariff exemption for Japan steel imports
The two countries are discussing establishing a tariff-free import quota but its size and some other details have yet to be finalized.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 5, 2022
‘Trump is wrong,’ Mike Pence says of false claim about overturning U.S. election
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday offered his most forceful rebuke of Donald Trump, saying that Trump is "wrong” that Pence had the legal authority to change the results of the 2020 election and that the Republican Party must accept the outcome and look toward the future.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2022
Pro-Trump death threats prompt bills in three states to protect election workers
Advocates for the Vermont legislation say the intent is to bring state laws in line with federal standards, which make it easier to prosecute threats of violence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2022
Who is winning the U.S.-China trade war?
The Sino-American trade war does not spell the end of globalization. Rather, it may mark the beginning of a new world trading system that no longer has the U.S. or China at its center.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2022
The clock is ticking on Iran’s nuclear gambit
Iran's hardliners think a rising regional power with strict Islamic values will gain little from engaging with the West.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2022
Can U.S. elections be made safe from rampaging mobs?
Irrespective of the effectiveness of the Jan. 6 committee report, the nature and safety of America's democratic system remain up for grabs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2022
Fear of angering Trump prompted Japan about-face on U.S. drone purchase
The shift was prompted by concerns that cancellation of the Global Hawk acquisition would 'anger Mr. Trump, who has insisted on exporting U.S.-made weapons.'

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