Trump news – latest: Former president’s attorney quits and reveals infighting among his legal team
A top attorney to former President Donald Trump is leaving his legal defence effort, and blaming Mr Trump’s top aide Boris Epshteyn for supposedly being dishonest and unforthcoming in his work to assist the ex-president’s lawyers with his defence against an investigation into whether he retained classified documents illegally. His exit comes as the National Archives announced it found a trove of records proving that Donald Trump and his advisors knew they were breaking rules by taking those classified documents to Mar-a-Lago, according to a report. The agency sent a letter, obtained by CNN, to Mr Trump this week revealing it had found 16 records showing he and his top advisers were aware of the correct declassification process when he was president. “The 16 records in question all reflect communications involving close presidential advisers, some of them directed to you personally, concerning whether, why, and how you should declassify certain classified records,” wrote archivist Debra Steidel Wall. These records will be turned over to Special Counsel Jack Smith as part of the criminal investigation into Mr Trump’s handling of classified documents. Read More Lawyer who quit Trump legal team cites disagreements with Trump adviser as basis for departure DeSantis super PAC tackles tricky task of organizing support for him in Iowa without the candidate Biden gets low ratings on economy, guns, immigration in AP-NORC Poll
2023-05-22 13:50
Singapore's prime minister tests positive for COVID-19
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time after returning home from work trips in Africa and Asia
2023-05-22 13:46
Who is Josh Freese? Foo Fighters reveal new drummer after Taylor Hawkins' tragic death
Josh Freese jammed with the Foo Fighters during a streaming event confirming he has joined the rock band
2023-05-22 13:22
Ryanair posts near record FY profit, summer demand robust
DUBLIN Ryanair on Monday posted a near record profit of 1.43 billion euros ($1.57 billion) in the year
2023-05-22 13:22
US to sign new security pact with Papua New Guinea amid competition with China
The United States is scheduled to sign a new security pact with Papua New Guinea as the U.S. continues to jostle with China for influence in the Pacific
2023-05-22 13:18
One year after Uvalde shooting, investigation of police response continues
A criminal investigation in Texas over the hesitant police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting is still ongoing a year after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde
2023-05-22 12:57
Modi, Blinken meet Pacific Island leaders in Papua New Guinea
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) -India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged support for the Pacific Islands at a summit in Papua
2023-05-22 12:55
Greece's ruling conservatives take commanding lead in elections but fail to secure outright majority
Greece's ruling New Democracy party scored a crushing victory in parliamentary elections Sunday but fell short of winning an outright majority in a vote dominated by the cost-of-living crisis, a wiretapping scandal and anger over the country's deadliest-ever train crash.
2023-05-22 12:48
'Uncle Roger' jokes about China and censors don't see the funny side
A Malaysian comedian has been banned from China's Twitter-like social media platform, days after he published clips from a live show predicting his skits about Beijing's heavily censored politics and Chinese leader Xi Jinping would land him in trouble.
2023-05-22 12:48
Debt ceiling explained: Why it's a struggle in Washington and how the impasse could end
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are to meet face to face on Monday after a weekend of on again, off again negotiations over raising the nation’s debt ceiling
2023-05-22 12:46
Survey of economists: Inflation will stay high this year, and so will Fed's key interest rate
The Federal Reserve will make only modest progress in its fight against inflation for the rest of this year, even while keeping its benchmark interest rate at a 16-year high, a group of business economists predict in a new survey
2023-05-22 12:25
US economy on the brink as time runs low to avert debt default
America is heading close to the brink of a self-imposed economic disaster with the Republican-led House refusing to pay the country's debts unless President Joe Biden agrees on cuts to current and future spending and new curbs on social programs.
2023-05-22 12:23