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Appeals court won't block partial release of special counsel's Trump report

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — A federal appeals court in Atlanta on Thursday rejected a bid to block the release of a portion of special counsel Jack Smith's final report detailing his investigation and prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump stemming from an alleged plan to subvert the transfer of power after the 2020 election.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit denied the request from Walt Nauta, an aide to Trump, and Carlos de Oliveira, the former property manager at Mar-a-Lago, who were charged for their role in allegedly obstructing a separate...
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Trump says he respects Supreme Court's decision to deny his request to stop sentencing, vows to appeal

  • News source: FOX News
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President-elect Donald Trump said he respects the Supreme Court’s decision to deny his request to stop his sentencing in New York v. Trump from moving forward, but said Thursday night he will appeal, while stressing that "lawfare" has been an "attack on the Republican Party."

Trump’s comments came just moments after the Supreme Court denied Trump’s emergency petition to block his sentencing from taking place on Friday, Jan. 10. The sentencing was scheduled by New York Judge Juan Merchan.

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New York court assigns new judge in Trump civil fraud case stemming from AG Letitia James' probe

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: A New York Court assigned a new judge to preside over the civil fraud case against President-elect Trump brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

The case and the trial had been handled by Judge Arthur Engoron, who was accused by Trump allies of acting with bias against the president-elect, his family, and his company.

TRUMP'S $454M JUDGMENT BOND SLASHED BY MORE THAN HALF IN APPEALS COURT RULING

Sources familiar with the move told Fox News Digital that the court has assigned New York County Supreme Court Justice Judith...
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Supreme Court denies Trump attempt to stop sentencing in New York v. Trump

  • News source: FOX News
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The United States Supreme Court has denied President-elect Trump's petition to block his Friday sentencing in New York v. Trump.

Trump filed an emergency petition to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in an effort to prevent his Jan. 10 sentencing, scheduled by Judge Juan Merchan, from taking place.

"The application for stay presented to Justice Sotomayor and by her referred to the Court is denied for, inter alia, the following reasons. First, the alleged evidentiary violations at President-Elect Trump’s state-court trial can be addressed in the...
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Trump huddling with Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago dinner

  • News source: FOX News
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President-elect Trump is hosting a group of Republican governors for dinner at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, Thursday evening.

The gathering comes a week and a half before the former and future president is inaugurated Jan. 20 and takes over the White House.

The meeting gives Trump a chance to speak with the GOP governors who will likely play an integral role in carrying out the Trump agenda in his second administration, including his push for mass deportation of immigrants with criminal records.

Among those attending the dinner are...
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Violent protests in China after student falls to his death

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Protesters and police clash after a boy is found dead at his school dormitory.
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Danes struggle with response to Trump Greenland threat

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Copenhagen's grey winter skies match the mood among politicians and business leaders in the face of a crisis.
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9/11 guilty pleas delayed after US government objects

  • News source: BBC News - World
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In an appeal, the Justice Department argued the government would be irreparably harmed if the pleas were accepted.
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TikTok to make final plea at Supreme Court against US ban

  • News source: BBC News - World
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TikTok is hoping to win a challenge against law that would see it banned from the US this month.
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Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to halt hush-money case sentencing

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Trump had launched a last-minute appeal at the US Supreme Court ahead of Friday's sentencing hearing.
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Swiss citizen dies in Iran prison after spying arrest

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The man was being held with another inmate at a prison in the eastern city of Semnan, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency.
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Man with crocodile skull in luggage arrested at Delhi airport

  • News source: BBC News - World
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He was stopped by airport officials during a security check at Indira Gandhi International Airport.
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How a viral post saved a Chinese actor from Myanmar's scam centres

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Many Chinese are now asking: what about their loved ones still trapped in scam centres?
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The '9/11 mastermind' wants to plead guilty. Why is the US trying to stop him?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A day before the pleas are due, there is disagreement among victims' families, US officials and legal teams
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Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case

  • News source: Michael R. Sisak, Michael Hill and Lindsay
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A divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to delay his sentencing in his hush money case in New York.

The court’s order clears the way for Judge Juan M. Merchan to impose a sentence Friday on Trump, who was convicted in what prosecutors called an attempt to cover up a $130,000 hush money payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels. Trump has denied any liaison with Daniels or any wrongdoing.

Merchan has said he will not give Trump jail time, fines or probation.

But Trump’s attorneys have argued that evidence used in...
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