Former U.S. president Donald Trump has hired a new defence team shortly before his second impeachment trial is due to start. The defence will be led by David Schoen and Bruce Castor, Trumps office said. It was reported earlier that Trumps initial defence team of five lawyers would not be representing the Republican after all, citing differences over his legal strategy. Reports cited sources as saying Trump wanted the attorneys to pursue unsubstantiated allegations of electoral fraud instead of questioning the legitimacy of impeachment proceedings against a president who has…
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Trumps daughter announces engagement to Nigerian boyfriend
The youngest daughter of immediate-past US President Trump, Tiffany, on Tuesday announced that she is engaged to her Nigerian boyfriend, Michael Boulos. The ex-first daughter posted the following on her Instagram page:It has been an honor to celebrate many milestones, historic occasions and create memories with my family here at the White House; none more special than my engagement to my amazing fianc, Michael! Feeling blessed and excited for the next chapter!. Alongside the post was an image of the couple standing in the White House. Mr. Boulos also shared…
Read MoreTrump insists Biden won the election through rigging
For the first time since the November 3rd elections, U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday acknowledged that his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, won the race. However, Trump reiterated his unsubstantiated claim that Biden stole the election through rigging. He won because the election was rigged, the president said in a tweet, adding that election observers were denied access to vote counting centres. Trump also alleged that the votes were tabulated by a Radical Left privately-owned company, Dominion, with a bad reputation and bum equipment that couldnt even qualify for Texas.…
Read MoreBiden wins in Georgia, closing with 306 electoral votes
Media projections indicate that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will win the election in Georgia, becoming the first Democrat to claim the southern state in 28 years. With this, Biden is expected to finish the presidential race with 306 Electoral College votes, having earlier been projected to win Arizona. Manual recount of nearly five million presidential election votes is ongoing in Georgia where Biden is leading with a margin of 14,111 votes. On the other hand, President Donald Trump is projected to win in North Carolina, bringing his electoral votes to 232.…
Read MoreChina breaks silence on U.S. elections, congratulates Biden
China has broken its silence on the U.S. elections by congratulating the President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris. Sources attributed the reaction to Chinas Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, on Friday. We respect the choice of the American people. We extend congratulations to Biden and Harris. We understand the results of the U.S. election will be determined according to U.S. laws and procedures, Wenbin was quoted as saying. Until now, China was among a few notable countries who were yet to congratulate Biden since he was projected to have…
Read MoreBiden overturns Trump lead in 2 swing states as U.S. awaits result
Democratic candidate Joe Biden has taken the lead in the U.S states of Pennsylvania and Georgia, two of the final states still in play in the presidential election. Biden has overhauled what was a substantial lead for President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, and on Friday he pulled slightly ahead as mail-in ballots were added to the tally. The results of a little over 30,000 ballots were announced, Biden won around 87 per cent of those votes. Winning Pennsylvania would give either candidate 20 of the crucial Electoral College votes needed…
Read MoreBiden campaign confident in win, says Trump legal suits meritless
Joe Bidens campaign manager says she is confident that her candidate will win the U.S presidential election and called the lawsuits being filed by President Donald Trump meritless. Donald Trump continues to push a flailing strategy designed to prevent peoples votes from being counted, Jen OMalley Dillon says. Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States, she says, projecting victory in a number of swing states where votes are being counted. She expressed hope for a result later Thursday, but said it might take longer. Be calm,…
Read MoreBiden campaign outraged Trump trying to shut down vote counting
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Bidens campaign lashed out at President Donald Trump, who appeared to threaten a court battle to stop votes from being tallied. Bidens campaign warned that they also have lawyers who will fight to count each ballot. Jen OMalley Dillon, Bidens campaign manager, said in a statement that Trumps statement tonight about trying to shut down the counting of duly cast ballots was outrageous, unprecedented, and incorrect. Never before in our history has a president of the United States sought to strip Americans of their voice…
Read MoreTWITTER RESTRICTS TRUMPS POST ON ALLEGED VOTE RIGGING
Twitter has imposed restriction on a tweet by U.S. President Trump in which he alleges attempt by unnamed persons to steal the election. We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Polls are closed! the tweet reads. Twitter quickly flagged the message, preventing users from commenting, liking or retweeting it. The company added a warning: Some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an…
Read MoreTRUMP CLAIMS VICTORY, VOWS LEGAL CHALLENGE OVER ALLEGED FRAUD
U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed victory in Tuesdays presidential election with millions of votes yet to be counted. In remarks at the White House, Trump alleged that there was a major fraud in ongoing counting of votes and vowed to mount a legal challenge. The remarks came after Twitter restricted his post with the same allegation and warned users it might be misleading. In the White House remarks, Trump claimed that he had won in several states, including Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, where votes were still being counted.…
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