Trump news live: Many Americans don’t believe guilty verdict came after a ‘fair and impartial process,’ new poll shows
A new poll conducted by Ipsos shows a decrease in trust in the legal system among Republican voters since the verdict was handed down in Donald Trump’s hush money trial.
A sizable number of Americans, including independents, question whether the verdict was the result of a fair and impartial process, Politico reports. However, most respondents rejected the idea that the prosecution was brought to help President Joe Biden.
Overall, a large number either strongly or somewhat agreed that was the rationale for the case, and one in five Americans said they were less likely to support Trump for president in November with the verdict playing an important part in that decision.
Meanwhile, Trump has issued another plea for absolute presidential immunity to shield him from prosecution over acts carried out during his presidency, with the Supreme Court set to issue a momentous ruling on the matter soon.
The appeal was just one of a number of bizarre posts on his Truth Social platform over the weekend, with the Republican presidential contender also lashing out at President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, The Washington Post, Illinois governor JB Pritzker and even Pope Francis.
Feature: Trump gets to sidestep consequences of his conviction. Most people with criminal records don’t
The label of convicted felon has fueled Trump’s campaign this past few weeks, but to ordinary Americans it means something very different, as Alex Woodward reports:
Oliver O’Connell18 June 2024 04:45
Trump could select two more Supreme Court justices if he wins election, Biden warns
Appearing at a star-studded fundraising gala on Saturday night, Biden explained on stage that “the next president is likely to have two new Supreme Court nominees.”
He added that Trump had previously appointed two justices who were “very negative in terms of the rights of individuals.”
“I think it is one of the scariest parts,” Biden said.
Oliver O’Connell18 June 2024 03:45
Ex-aide says Trump talked about executing people
Donald Trump talked openly about executing people while he was president, a former White House aide has claimed.
According to the former aide, Trump had called for the execution of a staffer who leaked a story, among others. Griffin said that Trump made the comments about the staffer during an Oval Office where she and former Attorney General Bill Barr were present.
John Bowden has the story:
Oliver O’Connell18 June 2024 02:45
Senate Democrat calls Supreme Court ‘brazenly corrupt’
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) appeared on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday and reacted to a Senate investigation that found this week that Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the Court’s most conservative members, had neglected to disclose millions of dollars in unreported gifts from a major conservative donor who has worked to get cases before the court.
John Bowden has the story:
Oliver O’Connell18 June 2024 01:45
ICYMI: Biden Hollywood fundraiser nets $28m
George Clooney appears to have mended fences with President Joe Biden as he and fellow A-lister Julia Roberts joined a star-studded Hollywood fundraising gala on Saturday night which raised $28m.
The event, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, was held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with room for 7,100. Kimmel moderated a discussion with Biden and former president Barack Obama, where the three took turns blasting Biden’s presumed 2024 opponent, Donald Trump.
Oliver O’Connell18 June 2024 00:45
Biden will open path for illegal immigrants married to US citizens to gain citizenship
President Joe Biden is expected to unveil a new program that will give a path to citizenship for people who are illegally in the United States but are married to Americans.
A source familiar with Biden’s plans said the president will announce the new program at a White House event on Tuesday to mark the 12-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
The program shields some undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US as children from deportation and provides them with legal work authorization.
Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC:
Oliver O’Connell17 June 2024 23:45
Veepstakes: Tim Scott stands by decision to certify Biden’s 2020 election win
“I will stand by that decision and the next decision to certify the fact that Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States,” the South Carolina senator said Sunday on ABC News’ This Week.
Oliver O’Connell17 June 2024 22:45
Following migrant ISIS arrests Trump accuses Biden of providing ‘material support for terrorism’
Donald Trump baselessly accused Joe Biden of “providing material support for terrorism” during a speech on Friday, alluding to the recent arrest of eight migrants with suspected ties to ISIS.
“So, in addition to all of his other well-documented offenses, crooked Joe Biden is now also guilty of providing material support for terrorism,” the former president told a crowd gathered for an event in West Palm Beach, Florida, to celebrate his 78th Birthday.
Trump vowed the country is going to “pay a steep price for many, many years” over Biden’s border policy.
Josh Marcus reports from San Francisco:
Oliver O’Connell17 June 2024 22:15
Watch: Whoopi Goldberg reacts to Trump visiting a Black church
Oliver O’Connell17 June 2024 22:00
Video of Trump walking down stairs raises concern: ‘There is something seriously wrong’
Trump and his allies seize on every possible opportunity to claim Biden is too old and infirm to be president (see their antics regarding his appearance in Italy last week).
But their own candidate is 78 now and seemingly not as robust as he and they would have you believe.
Here’s Sinead Butler for Indy100 on his struggle to clamber down the steps of his jet on Saturday.
Oliver O’Connell17 June 2024 21:45
