A federal judge has ruled that the "Access Hollywood" tape featuring former President Donald Trump bragging about being able to grope women without their consent can be used as evidence in a defamation case brought against him by writer E. Jean Carroll. The ruling also allows for testimony from two women who allege they were sexually assaulted by Trump, and the trial is set to begin in October. Trump has denied these allegations and his lawyers had requested that the judge block the accusers from testifying at trial, as well as the Access Hollywood tape from being played at the trial, but the judge rejected these requests.
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This article discusses the political implications of the current and former presidents' opposition to Republican attempts to cut Medicare and Social Security payouts. Both Biden and Trump have taken a hard stance against cutting these programs, which has become a major issue in the 2024 presidential election. Senate Democrats have applauded the President’s budget and are eager to use this issue to their advantage.
The Manhattan district attorney's office has offered former President Donald Trump the chance to testify before a grand jury in their investigation of a hush money payment scheme. Trump's legal team has expressed concern over the district attorney's intentions, and a spokesperson for Trump has called the threat to indict him "insane". It is yet to be seen if Trump will take the district attorney's offer to testify.
Donald Trump's legal team has been informed by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office that the former president could face criminal charges as part of an investigation into hush money paid to an adult film star during the 2016 election. Trump was offered the opportunity to testify before a grand jury next week, but it is unclear what charges the DA's office is considering against him. Trump is unlikely to testify and has not been subpoenaed.
Nikki Haley, former South Carolina Governor and Republican presidential candidate, has called for changes to Social Security and Medicare programs, including raising the retirement age for younger generations. This call for entitlement reform has been met with criticism from former President Donald Trump, who is also running for the Republican nomination. The issue of entitlement reform will be a major factor in the 2024 GOP presidential primary campaign, as the candidates' positions on the issue will likely affect the outcome.
Fox News is facing a $1.6 billion lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems for knowingly spreading lies about the 2020 election, leaving staff "shocked and disgusted" and MSNBC host Ari Melber calling out Fox News host Tucker Carlson for "basically admitting" his show is a lie. The lawsuit has left Fox News staffers in the dark and it is unclear how the lawsuit will be resolved and what the consequences may be for the network.
Jenna Ellis, a former lawyer for former President Donald Trump, was censured by a Colorado Supreme Court judge on Wednesday for misconduct related to her spreading of false claims about the 2020 presidential election. The OARC said that Ellis had agreed to a censure agreement in a discipline case, in which she acknowledged that several claims she had made about the election were “misrepresentations.” Bryon M. Large, a presiding disciplinary judge for the state’s Supreme Court, approved the censure agreement, which was meant to reinforce that attorneys “cannot cross” a line when engaging in political speech. It is unclear if Ellis will face any further disciplinary action.
Key takeaways: Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News for defamation, claiming that Fox’s false statements about the company caused it to suffer reputational and…