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Trump pardons ‘white celebrities’ who committed tax and fraud crimes. Here’s why critics say that’s scary.

After issuing a series of high-profile pardons to individuals accused of committing tax and bank fraud, among other offenses, President Donald Trump is being accused of using the presidency to extend favors to friends and supporters, normalizing white-color crimes similar to those he himself has been convicted of or accused of committing. On Tuesday, President Trump pardoned reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were convicted in 2022 for financial fraud and tax evasion. Their daughter, Savannah Chrisley, was […]

todayMay 29, 2025 14

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Senate Democrats join Republicans in voting to advance bill to detain migrants accused of crimes

Newly in the minority, Democrats voted with Republicans on Thursday to advance legislation that would require federal authorities to detain unauthorized immigrants who have been accused of certain crimes — signaling that they will try and find spots to work with President-elect Donald Trump while simultaneously trying to block much of his agenda. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and most other Democrats voted to proceed with the legislation, advancing the bill 84-9. Trump and Republicans have pushed the bill and made it a […]

todayJanuary 11, 2025 1

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Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes

Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. The verdict is a stunning legal reckoning for Trump and exposes him to potential prison time in the city where his manipulations of the tabloid press helped catapult him from a real […]

todayMay 31, 2024 1