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Today's Political News Compilation - Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024

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Prosecutors: Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ after losing 2020 election in failed bid to cling to power​

By ERIC TUCKER
Updated 3:22 PM CDT, October 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump “resorted to crimes” after losing the 2020 election, federal prosecutors said in a court filing unsealed Wednesday that argues that the former president disregarded the advice of his vice president and other aides and is not entitled to immunity from prosecution over his failed bid to remain in power.

The filing was submitted by special counsel Jack Smith’s team following a Supreme Court opinion that conferred broad immunity on former presidents for official acts they take in office, narrowing the scope of the prosecution charging Trump with conspiring to overturn the results of the election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.

The purpose of the brief is to convince U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan that the offenses charged in the indictment are private, rather than official, acts and can therefore remain part of the indictment as the case moves forward.

“Although the defendant was the incumbent President during the charged conspiracies, his scheme was fundamentally a private one,” Smith’s team said, adding, “When the defendant lost the 2020 presidential election, he resorted to crimes to try to stay in office.” ...

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Republicans expect to confirm even more Supreme Court justices if Trump wins

GOP senators anticipate that in a second term, Trump would have at least one Supreme Court vacancy to fill. Democrats hope that prospect motivates their voters this fall.
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Trump says he would revoke Temporary Protected Status for Haitian migrants in Springfield if elected | CNN Politics

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he would revoke Temporary Protected Status for the Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, and deport them if he is reelected in November.
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Key takeaways from special counsel Jack Smith's major filing in Trump's 2020 election case

Judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed an expansive new filing in special counsel Jack Smith's case against former President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com
apnews.com

Hurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of the presidential campaign

The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign.
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abcnews.go.com

Trump and Harris both want a manufacturing boom. They have very different plans for doing it.

Manufacturing accounts for about 10% of U.S. gross domestic product.
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Tim Walz says he had his dates wrong, admits he didn't travel to China until August 1989

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz admitted during the debate that he had previously misspoken in 2014 when he said he was in mainland China between April and June 1989, during the Tiananmen Square protests.
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Pence and Trump’s frayed relationship leading up to Jan. 6 insurrection on full display in latest special counsel filing | CNN Politics

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s role in certifying Joe Biden’s 2020 election win over Donald Trump and his repeated refusals to help the former president overturn the results, was under a microscope in special counsel Jack Smith’s detailed court filing Wednesday.
www.cnn.com www.cnn.com
apnews.com

How Trump credits an immigration chart for saving his life and what the graphic is missing

Donald Trump is fond of a data chart that shows the stark contrast of the U.S.-Mexico border crossings between his time in the White House and President Joe Biden’s tenure.
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'Diverse set of threat actors' could take advantage of Oct. 7 anniversary: Sources

"Diverse set of threat actors" in the U.S. could take advantage of Monday's Oct. 7 anniversary, sources said.
abcnews.go.com abcnews.go.com
www.aljazeera.com

‘As if we don’t exist’: Under bombs in Lebanon, Americans feel abandoned

Critics say the US rushed to evacuate its citizens in Israel last year. For Lebanon, the response has been much slower.
www.aljazeera.com www.aljazeera.com
apnews.com

The flood of ghost guns is slowing after regulation. It's also being challenged in the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case over a federal regulation aimed at reducing weapons often referred to as ghost guns.
apnews.com apnews.com
www.cnn.com

Analysis: October surprises are piling up, but a toss-up race seems impervious to shocks | CNN Politics

October surprises are coming at a dizzying pace. But the question is whether grave crises at home and abroad can break a dead heat between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in an election that’s already been marked by huge turmoil.
www.cnn.com www.cnn.com
www.usatoday.com

Biden, Harris tour Helene damage in storm-ravaged South at critical 2024 campaign moment

The president and VP committed long-term federal assistance during separate trips to communities ravaged by Hurricane Helene.
www.usatoday.com
apnews.com

FACT FOCUS: Claims that more than 300,000 migrant children are missing lack context

Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, have recently claimed that hundreds of thousands of migrant children who crossed the U.S.
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www.washingtonexaminer.com

Melania Trump says she ‘always’ fears the worst with threats against husband: ‘And it happened’ - Washington Examiner

"I always said to him, 'What is next?'" Melania Trump said about her husband and the assassination attempts against him.
www.washingtonexaminer.com www.washingtonexaminer.com
abcnews.go.com

Melania Trump reveals pro-abortion rights stance in new memoir: Report

Melania Trump, the wife of former President Donald Trump, is criticizing restrictions on reproductive rights in her upcoming memoir, according to a new report.
abcnews.go.com abcnews.go.com
apnews.com

Harris hands out meals, consoles families as she surveys Hurricane Helene devastation in Georgia

Biden and Harris will fan out across the Southeast to grapple with the damage from Hurricane Helene. Biden is heading to North and South Carolina, while Harris is going to Georgia.
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