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Donald Trump's attorneys saw a direct appeal to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as their best hope of derailing Joe Biden's win in the 2020 ...

19 ruling](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/19/judge-trump-signed-court-document-that-knowingly-included-false-voter-fraud-stats-00062577) that the emails must be disclosed to the House Jan. Carter said Trump signed the verification to a federal court complaint under penalty of perjury despite evidence that he’d been told many of the fraud claims in the lawsuit were inaccurate. “There’s no one they can call to come to the White House that’s a notary?” Chris Gardner, a Virginia attorney and former GOP House aide assisting the president’s legal team, asked in an email sent just before 4 P.M. FBI agents seized Eastman’s cell phone in June as part of a wide-ranging investigation related to efforts by Trump allies to undermine the election results. 31, 2020, federal lawsuit challenging the election results in Georgia, including acute concerns Trump’s lawyers voiced during that chaotic period that Trump might put himself in legal jeopardy if he attested to the voter fraud data contained in it. It’s unclear how the other attorney responded to Eastman. 11 order](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/11/supreme-court-rejects-texas-led-effort-to-overturn-bidens-victory-444638) where the court rejected a bid by Texas to challenge the vote counts in four other states. But they also debated whether the federal complaint should “incorporate by reference” the voter fraud data included in an earlier state-level lawsuit. Federal prosecutors have also scrutinized Eastman, who pleaded the Fifth in testimony to the Jan. Eastman’s emails, which he has fought to keep from the select committee, have yielded some of the most potent evidence against Trump’s team — including a March 28 ruling from a federal judge declaring it likely that Trump and Eastman had criminally conspired to subvert the election. 6 session of Congress — a legally required proceeding to count electoral votes and certify the election results. 6 select committee, as well as prosecutors in Fulton County, Ga., who are investigating Trump’s efforts to subvert the election there.

Former President Donald Trump's attorneys thought Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas would be their "only chance" at thwarting President Joe Biden's ...

6 committee](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/january-6-commission) investigating the riot at the Capitol in early 2021. Still, the pair of justices joined the rest of the court on Dec. 5, ideally with something positive written by a judge or justice, hopefully Thomas, I think it’s our best shot at holding up the count of a state in Congress,” Chesebro said in another Dec. Thomas is in charge of handling emergency matters stemming from Georgia and would have been the justice to receive an emergency appeal of Trump's lawsuit to the Supreme Court. The attorney once clerked for Thomas and had communications with his wife, Ginni, in the weeks before the Capitol riot. Bush in 1991, would be "our only chance to get a favorable judicial opinion by Jan.

A lawyer for former President Donald Trump described Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as "key" to Trump's plan to delay Congress' certification of ...

Carter, in deciding last month that the emails should be released to the House committee, said that some of them showed evidence of obstruction of an official proceeding. It is part of a tranche of emails the House has obtained from Eastman, under an order from a court, that are still subject of litigation before an appeals court. Having a case pending in front of the Supreme Court, Chesebro wrote, would be enough to prevent the Senate from counting Biden’s electors.

Emails between Donald Trump's lawyers revealed that they believed their best chance of derailing Joe Biden's 2020 presidential election win lay in a direct ...

Trump with Eastman in the Oval Office. '[I]f we can just get this case pending before the Supreme Court by Jan. [Georgia](/news/georgia/index.html) is in legitimate doubt,' Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro wrote in a Dec. 'We want to frame things so that Thomas could be the one to issue some sort of stay or other circuit justice opinion saying Georgia is in legitimate doubt,' Trump attorney Chesebro wrote in a Dec. The emails shed fresh light on the legal maneuvering to keep Trump in power after the election - He was principal architect of the legal strategy to keep Donald Trump in power

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump saw U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as their "only chance" at successfully overturning Joe Biden's ...

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Some candidates are already questioning the integrity of the vote and undermining the credibility of the results.

[124 candidates](https://principledcandidates.org/supporters/) in the November elections have so far pledged to adopt the principles. “I’m going to win the election and I’m going to accept that result,” she said. [five core principles](https://principledcandidates.org/) to uphold trusted elections. Mark Finchem, the Republican running for secretary of state, led the push to decertify Biden’s victory in Arizona and was present at the US Capitol on January 6. Similar signs of Republican candidates manoeuvring for possible mischief can be seen in other swing states that were at the epicentre of Trump’s efforts to destroy democracy. The center’s democracy experts decided months before the 2020 election that the chaos surrounding then President Trump’s campaign merited their attention. But the fact that so many candidates are already laying down objections in a repetition of Trump’s 2020 tactics suggests there may be trouble ahead. If election deniers lose their elections by narrow margins we can expect that they will reject the results and refuse to accept them,” said Fred Wertheimer, president of the non-partisan group Democracy 21. All four of its Republican candidates in statewide races – Lake, together with the nominees for US Senate, attorney general and secretary of state – are out-and-out election deniers. Masters has been telling supporters on the campaign trail to look out for The US president called them “extremists” and warned that they were preparing to repeat their subversion efforts in November’s midterm elections. Lake is one of several prominent election deniers who have dropped hints – some subtle, others blatant – that they might mimic Trump’s anti-democratic tactics in their own elections just days away.

Efrain Galicia and several other protesters had filed a civil suit alleging Trump's security guards roughed them up in 2015.

[filed](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/22/new-york-fraud-suit-trump-organization-letitia-james) civil fraud suit claiming extensive financial wrongdoing related to real estate valuations. The parties also did release a brief, joint statement stating that they “have settled the matter and the action has been dismissed upon stipulation of all parties”. [Efrain Galicia](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/15/donald-trump-testimony-new-york-protesters-security-guard) and several other protesters filed a civil suit in the Bronx about seven years ago over the alleged incident. Trump is also battling a [defamation suit](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/19/trump-testifies-e-jean-carroll-rape-lawsuit) brought by E Jean Carroll. We are very pleased with this outcome and are happy to finally put this matter to rest once and for all.” [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump)’s security guards roughed them up outside during a September 2015 protest outside his eponymous Manhattan skyscraper settled their lawsuit just before a trial for this case was to begin in earnest.

Former President Donald Trump settled a civil lawsuit Wednesday that alleged his security guards violently assaulted protesters outside Trump Tower in 2015.

I think they were," Trump said, according to a transcript. Powerful men may put their names on buildings, but the sidewalk will always belong to the people." "Nevertheless, plaintiffs are proud to have settled their claims and to have obtained written recognition by Donald Trump of their right to protest on the public sidewalk.

Donald Trump has settled a lawsuit -- on the eve of trial -- accusing his security guards of roughing up protesters outside Trump Tower in Manhattan in ...

Trump had claimed that he only found out about the protest a day or two after the fact. “Powerful men may put their names on buildings, but the sidewalk will always belong to the people.” “We are very pleased with this outcome and are happy to finally put this matter to rest once and for all.”

The two sides reached an agreement as a jury was being selected. Donald Trump arrives at a 2015 campaign rally.

“Defendants were staring down the barrel of a Bronx jury who were about to be presented with overwhelming evidence in support of plaintiffs’ claims. News reporters recorded the guards ripping signs out of the hands of the protesters, then scuffling with some of them. Among other demands, the plaintiffs wanted Trump to pay punitive damages, arguing he should have known the security personnel would act in a “negligent or reckless manner.” “We are very pleased with this outcome and are happy to finally put this matter to rest once and for all.” The lawsuit was brought by five New Yorkers of Mexican origin. Trump was a defendant in the lawsuit, along with his company, the Trump Organization, his presidential campaign and security personnel.

Former President Trump reached a settlement with protesters who filed a lawsuit alleging they were assaulted by his security guards outside Trump Tower in ...

That testimony was also going to be played for the jury in the now-canceled trial. They also agreed "that the plaintiffs in the action, and all people, have a right to engage in peaceful protest on public sidewalks,” the statement said. But he went out, he heard there was a disturbance, and he went out. In the The suit stems from an incident in September 2015, when a group protesting then-candidate Trump’s comments about Mexican immigrants allege Trump’s security guards assaulted them on the sidewalk outside Trump’s Fifth Avenue building. And today, the matter was resolved on terms that they are very, very happy with.”

Elon Musk indicated on Wednesday that the Twitter account of former President Donald Trump will not be restored ahead of the US midterm elections next week, ...

We’ve made measurable progress, removing more than 1500 accounts and reducing impressions on this content to nearly zero.” Both Musk and Roth have stressed that Twitter’s policies have not changed since the takeover. Trump had tens of millions more followers on Twitter than he does on Truth Social. Prior to acquiring Twitter last week, Musk had pledged to roll back at least some of platform’s content moderation policies and do away with permanent account bans.

Luckily, today, we can cross one of them off the list: the 2015 lawsuit filed by a group of protesters who alleged they were assaulted by Trump's security ...

Asked by one of the attorneys if it was his “expectation” that if one of his security guards saw someone about to throw a tomato, they should “knock the crap out of them,” Trump responded yes, adding that other fruits would necessitate a beating, too. [claimed](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/05/donald-trump-pie-fears) that he’d told Trump about the protesters when he saw them that morning, at which point the then presidential candidate allegedly told his head of security, Keith Schiller, “Get rid of them.” When Schiller returned, according to Cohen, he told Trump: “I took the sign. We were all instructed that if somebody was to ever throw anything at him, that if that person didn’t end up in the hospital, we’d all be fired,” Cohen said. [hit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK6SS8CXYZo) with a pie while walking into a building, and was convinced that the same fate would befall him. They love to give money to the people. Y’know, the one that led to the revelation that the ex-president [thinks](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/donald-trump-tomatoes-pineapples-bananas-deadly-fruit) it’s highly possible he could be killed by a piece of fruit. “A tomato, a pineapple, a lot of other things they throw,” he said. They take from the rich and give to the rest of us—their verdicts are always generally right at the ceiling. The suit revolved around a September 2015 incident, in which a group of activists protesting the comments Trump had made about Mexican immigrants while campaigning for president were allegedly assaulted outside of Trump Tower by his security guards. According to the plaintiffs, Trump’s head of security allegedly punched one of the protesters in the head while trying to rip away a sign that read “Make America racist again.” In a sworn deposition, Cohen [all the criminal investigations and civil suits](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/08/donald-trump-criminal-investigations-lawsuits-guide-complete-list) facing Donald Trump.

Donald Trump and the Trump Organization have settled a lawsuit with protesters who say his security guards violently attacked them while they were ...

Alina Habba, a lawyer for Mr Trump, said in a statement: "Although we were eager to proceed to trial to demonstrate the frivolousness of this case, the parties were ultimately able to come to an amicable resolution. "The parties all agree that the plaintiffs in the action, and all people, have a right to engage in peaceful protest on public sidewalks," both sides said in a joint statement. Mr Trump, the Trump Organization and the plaintiffs agreed to dismiss the seven-year-old lawsuit over the alleged assault in a joint filing with a New York state court on Wednesday.

Trump files another lawsuit against New York's attorney general · "Multiple judges have dismissed Donald Trump's baseless attempts to evade justice, and no ...

- "We sued Donald Trump because he committed extensive financial fraud. [Former President Trump](https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump) filed a lawsuit against New York Attorney General [Letitia James](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/21/trump-fraud-lawsuit-new-york-attorney-general) in Florida Wednesday, alleging that she's abused her position and embarked on a "war of intimidation and harassment" against him. [lawsuit accusing Trump](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/21/trump-new-york-criminal-referral-fraud-irs) and members of his family of financial fraud and referred them to federal prosecutors and the IRS for criminal investigation.

Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit in Florida state court trying to stop the New York attorney general from obtaining records from the trust that ...

“In furtherance of her attempts to steal, destroy or control all things Trump, James has become preoccupied with obtaining a copy of President Trump’s revocable trust,” the lawsuit alleged. Trump is seeking an injunction to block James from obtaining information about the trust and a finding that James has no jurisdiction over the assets “and no authority to supplant or control the powers of the trustee of such a trust.” [ Donald Trump](https://www.cnn.com/specials/politics/president-donald-trump-45) filed a lawsuit in Florida state court trying to stop the New York attorney general from obtaining records from the trust that holds ownership of the Trump Organization.

James filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court after three years of a civil investigation into the former president and his businesses. Trump's three ...

James also said she would make criminal referrals to the Internal Revenue Service and federal prosecutors. It's the art of the steal." Trump's three oldest children, Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric Trump, were also named defendants in the suit, alongside two company executives, Allen Weisselberg and Jeffrey McConney.

A federal judge dismissed the last lawsuit Trump filed against James earlier this year.

- "We sued Donald Trump because he committed extensive financial fraud. [Former President Trump](https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump) filed a lawsuit against New York Attorney General [Letitia James](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/21/trump-fraud-lawsuit-new-york-attorney-general) in Florida Wednesday, alleging that she's abused her position and embarked on a "war of intimidation and harassment" against him. [lawsuit accusing Trump](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/21/trump-new-york-criminal-referral-fraud-irs) and members of his family of financial fraud and referred them to federal prosecutors and the IRS for criminal investigation.

The newest lawsuit filed by the former president accuses New York's AG of breaking laws in Florida and NY during her investigation into Trump's business ...

“While James does nothing to protect New York against these violent crimes and criminals, she attacks great and upstanding businesses… “Crooked and highly partisan James now thinks it is the business of the State of New York to go after my revocable trust and pry into my private estate plan, only to look for ways to recklessly injure me, my family, my businesses, and my tens of millions of supporters. Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James in Florida on Wednesday, accusing her of abusing her position to wage a “war of intimidation and harassment” against him.

Former President Donald Trump sued New York Attorney General Letitia James in Florida seeking to stop her attempt to wrest control of his real estate.

[World News](/News/world) He asked for a preliminary and permanent injunction preventing James from getting a copy of the trust, or exercising any authority over it. She’s seeking $250 million in disgorgement and to prevent his companies from doing business in New York. [Trump on tour as US midterm elections draw near](https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/10/27/Trump-on-tour-as-US-midterm-elections-draw-near-) [US allies fear Trump whiplash, eye midterms for political clues](https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/10/24/US-allies-fear-Trump-whiplash-eye-midterms-for-political-clues) [Trump aides blocked accurate COVID-19 information: US probe](https://english.alarabiya.net/coronavirus/2022/10/18/Trump-aides-clocked-accurate-COVID-19-information-US-probe-) [AlArabiya](/) [For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.](https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMOnQlwswi_quAw?oc=3&ceid=US:en&hl=en-US&gl=US)

Former President Donald Trump announced a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James, claiming her legal pursuit of him, his family, ...

Trump, a New York native, spends much of his time in Palm Beach, Fla., at his Mar-a-Lago estate. "We sued Donald Trump because he committed extensive financial fraud. James also referred her findings to the Internal Revenue Service and federal prosecutors. He also claimed she was attributing to a "war of intimidation and harassment." [Florida State Circuit Court](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southeast/florida) against the corrupt Attorney General of New York State, Letitia ‘Peekaboo’ James," Trump wrote in an email to his supporters. Donald Trump filed a lawsuit in Florida Wednesday against New York Attorney General Letitia James, whom he called "crooked and highly partisan" and claims is abusing her position to "recklessly injure" him, his family, and his business.

The former president alleged her investigation into him was an intimidation tactic.

James also said she would make criminal referrals to the Internal Revenue Service and federal prosecutors. It's the art of the steal." Trump's three oldest children, Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric Trump, were also named defendants in the suit, alongside two company executives, Allen Weisselberg and Jeffrey McConney.

Former President Donald Trump sued New York Attorney General Letitia James in Florida seeking to stop her attempt to wrest control of his real estate ...