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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2023
Trump indictment underscores gaping U.S. political divide
A necessary step for some, a 'witch hunt' for others: the historic indictment of Donald Trump has further entrenched perceptions that partisanship has cleaved the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 1, 2023
Trump’s GOP grip forces rivals into contortions after indictment
Republicans mostly condemned the prosecution as politically motivated. But subtleties in the pronouncements reveal the fear within the Republican Party of criticizing the ex-president.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 31, 2023
Trump indictment breathes life into his grievance-driven campaign
Just when Republicans were beginning to believe that Trump was vulnerable if he ran a campaign about his grievances, an indictment gives him no reason to change his tune.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 31, 2023
Trump indicted in New York over Stormy Daniels hush-money payments
Trump is the first former U.S. president to be indicted.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 26, 2023
At Texas rally, a defiant Trump predicts he’ll survive probes
The rally in Waco, Texas, may be the former president’s last public appearance before he faces potential criminal charges.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 25, 2023
Trump predicts ‘death and destruction’ if he’s indicted
The former U.S. president has been making a torrent of posts on his social media platform criticizing state and federal prosecutors who are investigating him.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2023
Trump sweats an arrest. We should sweat a second term.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to mobilize his mob show how important it is to ensure he never occupies the White House again.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 21, 2023
Trump fixer Michael Cohen is ready for star turn against his old boss
If Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg proceeds with a case against Trump over a hush money payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels, Cohen would be the state’s star witness.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 20, 2023
Inside the payoff to a porn star that could lead to Trump’s indictment
Manhattan prosecutors investigating a payout to Stormy Daniels may be poised to make Donald Trump the first former president ever to be criminally indicted.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023
Donald Trump could be charged any day — what happens next?
Any trial of the former U.S. president would still be more than a year away, legal experts have said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2023
Trump expects 'arrest' Tuesday in Stormy Daniels case and calls for protests
An indictment would make him the first former U.S. president to be charged with a crime, marking an unpredictable development in the 2024 White House race.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 18, 2023
Trump family failed to disclose foreign gifts — including Abe golf clubs — Democrats say
The former leader and his family allegedly failed to disclose gifts worth a total of more than $250,000 given by foreign governments while he was in the White House.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2023
Trump wades into education culture war as he eyes race with DeSantis
The former president has pledged to prohibit the teaching of so-called critical race theory in public schools and keep transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2023
Fox News is trapped by its own zealotry
Fear of losing viewers to more fervent purveyors of the Trump gospel ultimately ensnared the Fox news network in a $1.6 billion defamation suit.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 5, 2023
At right-wing CPAC forum, Trump shows why he'll be tough to topple
The conference illustrated his grip on the right-wing, grassroots base of his party and how hard it could be to challenge him for the Republican nomination in 2024.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 4, 2023
Trump’s legacy: Republicans torn by infighting and revolts as 2024 looms
As the 2024 presidential race kicks into gear, local Republican party organizations in many parts of the United States are consumed by rebellions and infighting.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2023
The Murdoch empire — and Fox News — is at a crossroads
Just how influential Rupert Murdoch remains looms large in Republican circles ahead of what portends to be a contentious 2024 U.S. presidential primary race.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2023
U.S. Justice Department seeks rejection of Trump immunity claim
Trump has argued that he was acting in his official capacity as president when he told a crowd of supporters he would never concede the 2020 election and to 'fight like hell.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2023
Trump fatigue seeps into right-wing forum that fed MAGA fervor
With his 2024 bid already languishing and Republican challengers circling, Trump faces a test of his standing with the GOP’s most ardent and far-right voters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2023
Trump grand juror stirs uproar by hinting at panel’s discussions
Legal experts said the unusual candor about secret proceedings, while not unlawful, is almost certain to be used by lawyers defending anyone ultimately charged.

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