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US President Donald Trump is considering appointing his personal lawyer and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani and famed Jewish-American attorney Alan Dershowitz to his defense team in case he faces another impeachment trial following the Capitol riots, CNN reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.It is expected that Giuliani, who is Trump’s personal lawyer,

Reps. Ted Lieu (D-California) and Mondaire Jones (D-New York) have requested the New York State Bar to disbar Rudy Giuliani following the violent pro-Trump rally at the Capitol on Wednesday. “It is inconceivable to us that Mr. Giuliani remains in good standing with the New York State Bar Association after engaging in activities that would

ATLANTA — A pair of new developments underscored President Donald Trump’s insistent attempts to overturn Georgia’s election results just as Democrats accelerate their push to impeach the Republican for inciting a mob to attack the U.S. Capitol. Weeks before Trump pressured Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “find” enough votes to flip the election, it was

The West Virginia Republican arrested three days ago in the U.S. Capitol building riot resigned Saturday from the state House of Delegates, barely four weeks after his swearing-in. “I take full responsibility for my actions, and deeply regret any hurt, pain or embarrassment I may have caused my family, friends, constituents and fellow West Virginians,”

San Francisco (AFP) – Amazon will suspend Parler, the tech giant confirmed Saturday, sending the social media network offline after it was banned by Apple and Google for allowing “threats of violence” in the wake of a deadly riot at the US Capitol. The Parler social network has become a haven for conservatives who say

Washington (AFP) – A former US defense secretary has called on President-elect Joe Biden to reform the system that gives sole control of the nation’s nuclear arsenal to the president, calling it “outdated, unnecessary and extremely dangerous.” The call from William Perry came the same day US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke with the nation’s

New York (AFP) – Friends, family and advisors to Donald Trump have been bitterly complaining that Twitter’s ban of the president after his supporters stormed the US Capitol amounts to an assault on free speech by radical leftists. Ironically, given the enormous influence of the platform, they have aired their grievances first of all on

ATLANTA — Republican David Perdue conceded to Democrat Jon Ossoff on Friday, ending Georgia’s runoffs for control of the U.S. Senate days after his campaign floated potential legal action to contest his narrow defeat. In a statement, Perdue said he wanted to “congratulate the Democratic Party and my opponent for this runoff win,” although he