ARE THERE LIMITS ON TRUMP’S PARDON POWER? The pardon power, which comes from the U.S. Constitution, is one of the broadest available to a president. The nation’s founders saw the pardon power as a way to show mercy and serve the public good. While pardons are typically given to people who have been prosecuted, pardons … Read more
Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. His comments come despite President Donald Trump‘s repeated claims that the election was stolen, and his refusal to concede his loss to President-Elect Joe Biden. In an interview … Read more
Arizona certified its presidential election results Monday as Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani was in the state outlining a conspiracy involving foreign powers, Democrats and voting machines that he said made the election ‘illegitimate.’ Arizona secretary of state State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, provided the certification, which also got a sign-off from the state’s Republican governor, … Read more
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a request by President Donald Trump‘s campaign to block President-elect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of the battleground state of Pennsylvania, dealing another significant setback to Trump’s bid to overturn the results of the November 3rd election. Trump’s lawyers vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court despite … Read more
President Donald Trump said on Friday that Joe Biden can only enter the White House if he can prove his votes are not ‘fraudulent’ – a step back from Thursday’s admission he would cede the residence for his Democratic rival in a peaceful transfer of power. ‘Biden can only enter the White House as President … Read more
President Trump blasted a White House correspondent during a testy exchange on Thursday, branding the reporter ‘lightweight’ for speaking over him to ask if he would concede the election to President-elect Joe Biden. ‘I’m the President of the United States. Don’t ever talk to the president that way,’ Trump told Reuters correspondent Jeff Mason on … Read more
Donald Trump spent his Thanksgiving morning losing his cool on the golf course, with the outgoing president filmed swearing as he shanked his ball off the tee and into the drink. The commander-in-chief cut a frustrated figure as he indulged in a pre-dinner round of 18 at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, … Read more
President Donald Trump kicked off his Thanksgiving with a round of golf at his Trump National Golf Club in Virginia, complaints about President-elect Joe Biden and touting a Supreme Court ruling in favor of religious groups challenging coronavirus restrictions. Trump left the White House Thursday morning and arrived at his golf club in Sterling, Va. … Read more
President Donald Trump wished Americans a ‘Happy Thanksgiving’ while making a veiled swipe at his former Defense Secretary James Mattis at the annual turkey pardoning ceremony on Tuesday. ‘We send our love to every member of the armed forces and the law enforcement heroes risking their lives to keep America safe, to keep America great … Read more
1. Mitt Romney Romney, a senator for Utah, is a well-known Trump critic who was the only Republican senator to vote in favor of impeaching the President when it came before the senate last year. Speaking after the election, Romney confirmed that he did not vote for Trump and has ripped Trump’s attempts to overturn … Read more