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Congress urges PM Modi to address the alleged mistreatment of an Indian student at Newark Airport with President Trump, echoing diplomatic concerns.

Congress Urges Modi on US Student Incident

Congress calls on PM Modi to discuss with Trump the alleged mistreatment of an Indian student at Newark Airport, highlighting diplomatic tensions.

Congress urges Modi to confront Trump over an Indian student's alleged mistreatment at Newark Airport, reflecting diplomatic tension.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi should immediately talk to US President Donald Trump to appeal for intervention on the "mistreatment and atrocities" against Indians, the Congress said on Tuesday after a video emerged showing an Indian student being handcuffed and pinned to the floor at a US airport.
Congress leaders shared the video and pictures of an Indian student handcuffed and pinned to the floor at USA's Newark Airport before he was allegedly deported.
The Consulate General of India in New York has said it is in touch with local authorities after the video surfaced online showing the young Indian man being handcuffed and allegedly being deported.
"We have come across social media posts claiming that an Indian national is facing difficulties at Newark Liberty International Airport. We are in touch with local authorities in this regard," the Indian Consulate said in a post on X.
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh alleged that the Modi government is continuously failing to protect the honour of India and Indians.
"For the first time in history, a US head of state has announced a ceasefire between India and Pakistan in Washington DC. The US President is continuously claiming credit for maintaining pressure on India. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Modi has not been able to summon the courage to speak - either on the ceasefire or on the atrocities being perpetrated against Indians in the US," Ramesh said in a post on X.
Protecting the honour of India and Indians is one of the most important responsibilities of the Prime Minister of India, he asserted.
"We demand that Prime Minister Modi should talk to President Trump and appeal for intervention in the atrocities happening against Indians and the fear that has gripped lakhs of Indian students in America," Ramesh said.
He called on the PM to appeal to Trump for intervention on the "mistreatment and atrocities" being committed against Indians in America.
Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera tagged a post on X carrying the video, which was posted online by an Indian-American social entrepreneur Kunal Jain. The video shows the Indian man pinned to the ground by Port Authority Police and being handcuffed.
"I witnessed a young Indian student being deported from Newark Airport last night - handcuffed, crying, treated like a criminal. He came chasing dreams, not causing harm. As an NRI, I felt helpless and heartbroken. This is a human tragedy," Jain said in his post.
Tagging Jain's post, Khera said, "This is too painful, too humiliating and too distressing to watch. As a country, why should we tolerate this humiliation?" "From the days where we showed the muscle to the US during the Devyani Khobragade issue to now seeing our citizens being treated like animals, do we have no goodwill left in the world?" the Congress leader said.

Trump's new tariffs risk destabilizing global trade. By leveraging trade agreements and strategic moves, Indonesia seeks to mitigate potential impacts of Tariff War 2.0.

Indonesia Strategy Amid Tariff War  Uncertainty

Facing Trump's new tariffs, Indonesia adapts through strategic trade policies and resilient export strategies to thrive amidst potential market shifts.

Trump's new tariffs could destabilize trade. Indonesia, leveraging strategic alignments and diversified exports, aims to adapt and thrive amidst potential market shifts.

Just when the calm of Ramadan had settled in, US President Donald Trump dropped the bombshell: reciprocal import tariffs that cut short everyone&rsquo;s well-earned break but also threatened to upend global trade with staggering losses.
Tax Foundation summarised the reason for US&rsquo; reciprocal tariffs on imported goods at the US Congress Joint Economic Committee Hearing on 18th Dec 2024 : the relative decline in competitiveness of US industries compared to other nations, widening inequality, insufficient job creation, and other domestic economic issues.
These concerns have driven a high-risk protectionist practice that may ultimately harm all parties involved.
The trade-balance deficit with various partners is not sufficient justification for raising trade barriers. Researchers conclude that permanent import tariffs have only a modest impact on reducing trade deficits at best and suggest temporary tariffs can trigger a recession, an effect that deepens if trading partners retaliate.
Although President Trump&rsquo;s 90-day postponement of reciprocal tariffs&mdash;followed by China after talks in Geneva&mdash;is encouraging, uncertainty persists due to the unpredictability of President Trump&rsquo;s directives and his questionable judgment.
MacroMicro&rsquo;s Trade Policy Uncertainty Index in April rose to nearly ten times its level from last September, underscoring the growing need for negotiation strategies to ensure trade stability.
There are indications that this tariff scheme was premeditated by the administration, given that the ten percent rate far exceeds the prior average tariff of two to three percent.
Trump has achieved his objectives, apart from China, which has resisted pressure and compelled him to relent amid potential economic consequences&mdash;yet he frames the outcome as a victory.
In this context, the current tariff war more closely resembles Trump&rsquo;s first administration policies with elevated duties that provoke retaliation and serve as bargaining chips in negotiations, now applied to a wider array of countries.
What we learned from Tariff War 1.0 During Trump&rsquo;s previous term, the US steadily increased its import tariffs on Chinese goods from around three per cent in January 2018 to almost twenty per cent by February 2020, while tariffs on the rest of the world rose only modestly from two to three per cent.
Despite these steep levies, the US trade-balance deficit with both China and the rest of the world failed to shrink.
Two key factors drove this: China sidestepped US tariffs by rerouting exports through third countries such as Mexico and ASEAN nations, and US domestic industries could not fully substitute for imports; import barriers disrupted production and stoked inflation.
Despite not being as successful as her fellow ASEAN countries such as Vietnam, Indonesian products supplanted Chinese goods in the US market and export-oriented Chinese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flowed into Indonesia.
Moreover, Indonesia accelerated the signing of bilateral and regional trade agreements such as ASEAN Plus Three and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to diversify its export destinations and bolster supply-chain resilience.
On reflection, there might be a chance to convert this disaster into an opportunity. But is it? Tariff War 2.0 Learning from the limited impact of Phase One, this second salvo imposes extremely high rates on a vast array of trading partners simultaneously, an all-out effort to squeeze global imports.
The mechanics of fallout are straightforward. First, exports from nearly every country to the US will contract. Next, China&rsquo;s persistent overcapacity is likely to flood global markets, including Indonesia, with surplus goods.
US investors, deterred by harsher trading conditions abroad, will redirect capital back home, while rest-of-world investors chase lower-tariff jurisdictions.
China may shift more FDI toward Indonesia&rsquo;s domestic market, but export-driven projects will wane. Major industrial powers could resort to dumping surpluses at cut-rate prices, and if large economies retaliate in kind, global trade volumes may plunge further, dragging down growth worldwide.
For Indonesia, the consequences are immediate and stark. The previous influx of export-oriented Chinese investment may slow while the domestic market is still uncertain. Indonesia can strengthen its trade defence and remedies in anticipation of the surge of dumping and illegal imports.
It is unclear how US tariffs on Chinese and Indonesian products will differ beyond the 90-day postponement and if Indonesia still holds the competitive advantage it once enjoyed.
It is also unclear whether Indonesia can rely on substituting Chinese goods in the American market. In response, Indonesia must brace for a drop in US-bound exports of key products due to hefty reciprocal duties and prepare for higher global production costs.
Although the outlook is bleak, there are still windows of opportunity. Exports to the US account for less than ten percent of Indonesia&rsquo;s total shipments, lower than most of its ASEAN peers, hence offering greater flexibility to diversify Indonesia&rsquo;s markets.
What can be done Indonesia can proactively pursue bilateral negotiations with the United States, mirroring moves by other ASEAN members while refraining from retaliation.
To make a difference, Indonesia may consider initiating Preferential Trade Agreements or bilateral limited Free Trade Agreements with the US. Indonesia can also leverage its status under the US Generalized System of Preferences to seek a limited Preferential/ Free Trade Agreement.
Contrary to US assertions, Indonesia&rsquo;s average Most Favoured Nation tariffs in 2023 were moderate and applied uniformly at around eight percent. Notably, the US enjoyed a services-trade surplus of USD 1.6 billion in 2023 despite a goods-trade deficit, underscoring mutual benefits that should guide bilateral negotiations.
At the same time, the Indonesian government must reassess its own non-tariff measures, since US sanctions have cited both Indonesia&rsquo;s import duties and regulatory barriers. Moderating these policies with prudent review will help improve American perceptions while simultaneously addressing asymmetric liberalisation effects.
In the short term, Indonesia can step in to supply goods that complement exports from heavily tariffed nations, capturing new opportunities in global supply chains.
To diversify risk, Indonesia can deepen production partnerships over the long term by attracting FDI into intermediate-goods manufacturing with countries facing lower US tariffs such as Japan and expand its diplomatic outreach by accelerating cooperation frameworks including BRICS and OECD accession among others.
Internally, sweeping reforms to enhance the business climate, raising productivity and lowering high-cost economic structures are essential, as is an active role in World Trade Organisation reform to revitalise multilateral trade.
Upgrading logistics and industrial infrastructure can target broad competitiveness rather than aligning with any single foreign investor&rsquo;s supply chain and ensure that any re-export of foreign-origin goods satisfies Rules of Origin requirements with substantial value additions compared to mere goods in transit.
Stronger enforcement against illegal imports and more robust anti-dumping measures will protect domestic industries from unfair competition.
By maintaining an independent foreign policy, Indonesia can preserve diplomatic flexibility and preparing for non-economic conditions such as domestic politics, foreign policy and defence commitments will round out its readiness.
Negotiations are still underway, but rising tensions and disputes over key issues could drive tariffs even higher. No one knows exactly what the Trump administration has in mind. As Bob Dylan famously said, 'the times they are a-changin&rsquo;. One can remain hopeful and act on what we can control.

US warns Indian students to maintain visa status amid Trump policy focus. Embassy emphasizes compliance to avoid revocation.

US Warns Indian Students on Visa Maintenance

In light of strict US immigration policies under the Trump administration, Indian students are urged by the US Embassy to maintain their visa status. Failing to meet academic obligations could lead to visa revocation, affecting future visa prospects.

US warns Indian students to maintain visa status amid Trump policy focus

US advises Indian students on maintaining visa status amid tighter policy enforcement under Trump administration.

Amid heightened enforcement of immigration policies under the Trump administration, the US government has issued a warning to Indian nationals studying at American institutions, emphasizing the importance of maintaining their student status to ensure eligibility for future visas. The advisory highlighted that students who neglect their academic commitments&mdash;by skipping classes, withdrawing, or leaving their study programs without notifying their institutions&mdash;risk having their student visas revoked.
In an announcement on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), the US Embassy in India urged students to comply with the terms of their visas and maintain their student status diligently. The post stated, "If you drop out, skip classes, or leave your program of study without informing your school, your student visa may be revoked, and you may lose eligibility for future US visas. Always adhere to the terms of your visa and maintain your student status to avoid any issues."
In a previous post, the Embassy also warned that overstaying one's authorized period in the United States could result in deportation and potentially lead to a permanent travel ban to the country.
This warning arrives shortly after a significant legal development in which a federal judge in California, US District Judge Jeffrey S. White, issued a temporary injunction preventing the Trump administration from stripping international students of their legal status while ongoing legal challenges are adjudicated. The order, issued in Oakland, prohibits the government from detaining or relocating students based on their legal status until the resolution of the case, as reported by the Associated Press.
It is important to note that students remain subject to arrest for reasons unrelated to their immigration status, particularly if convicted of a serious and violent crime that carries a prison sentence exceeding one year.

Trump criticizes Putin after deadly drone strikes in Ukraine amid prisoner exchanges. Ukraine seeks global sanctions against Russia. Tensions rise.

Trump Condemns Putin as Russia Strikes Ukraine

In a rare critique, Trump calls Putin 'crazy' after drone strikes in Ukraine. Amidst increasing hostilities, the largest prisoner swap since 2022 is completed.

Trump condemns Putin amid Ukraine drone strikes causing 13 deaths. A record prisoner exchange occurs, while Ukraine urges global sanctions to curb Russian aggression.

US President Donald Trump called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "crazy" on Sunday after Moscow launched a deadly barrage of drones against Ukraine, even as the warring countries completed a large-scale prisoner exchange.
At least 13 people were killed when Russia launched a record number of drones against Ukraine overnight to Sunday.
"I've always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY!" Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.
"I've always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that's proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!" he added.
His comments marked a rare rebuke to Putin, who he often speaks of with admiration. The US leader has, however, expressed increasing frustration with Moscow's position in deadlocked truce negotiations with Kyiv.
Earlier Sunday, Trump told reporters he was "not happy" about the latest attack on Ukraine and that he was "absolutely" considering increasing sanctions on Moscow.
"I've known him a long time, always gotten along with him, but he's sending rockets into cities and killing people, and I don't like it at all," he said.
 - 'Terror' -
Ukraine's emergency services described Sunday an atmosphere of "terror" in the country after a second straight night of massive Russian air strikes, including on the capital Kyiv.
Those killed in the latest Russian strikes included victims aged eight, 12 and 17 in the northwestern region of Zhytomyr, officials said.
"Without truly strong pressure on the Russian leadership, this brutality cannot be stopped," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media.
"The silence of America, the silence of others around the world only encourages Putin," he said, adding: "Sanctions will certainly help."
In his social media post, Trump also criticized Zelensky, a frequent target of his ire, accusing him of "doing his Country no favors by talking the way he does."
"Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don't like it, and it better stop," he said.
The European Union's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, also called for "the strongest international pressure on Russia to stop this war."
"Last night's attacks again show Russia bent on more suffering and the annihilation of Ukraine," she said on social media.
 - Call for sanctions -
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul also denounced the attacks.
"Putin does not want peace, he wants to carry on the war and we shouldn't allow him to do this," he said. "For this reason we will approve further sanctions at a European level."
Ukraine's military said on Sunday it had shot down a total of 45 Russian missiles and 266 attack drones overnight.
Air force spokesman Yuriy Ignat said 298 drones were launched, adding that this was "the highest number ever."
Four people were reported killed in Ukraine's western Khmelnytskyi region, and four in the Kyiv region.
Two people were killed in the southern Mykolaiv region.
"We saw the whole street was on fire," a 65-year-old retired woman, Tetiana Iankovska, told AFP in Markhalivka village just southwest of Kyiv.
Russia said its strikes were aimed at Ukraine's "military-industrial complex" and that it had brought down 110 Ukrainian drones.
The previous night, Russia had launched 14 ballistic missiles and 250 drones, wounding 15 people, according to Ukrainian officials.
Flights at Moscow airports suffered temporary closures due to Ukrainian drone activity on Sunday but no injuries were reported, officials said.
Ukrainian officials also reported Russian strikes overnight to Monday, but not on the same scale.
Two people were injured and a house was destroyed in the Zaporizhzhia region when "the enemy struck the village of Yurkivka", Ivan Fedorov, the governor of the region, said in a Telegram post.
 - Major prisoner exchange -
The massive strikes on Ukraine came as Russia said it had exchanged another 303 Ukrainian prisoners of war for the same number of Russian soldiers held by Kyiv -- the last phase of a swap agreed during talks in Istanbul on May 16.
That marked their biggest prisoner swap since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, with 1,000 captured soldiers and civilian prisoners in total sent back by each side.
Zelensky confirmed the swap was complete.
An AFP reporter saw some of the formerly captive Ukrainian soldiers arrive at a hospital in the northern Chernigiv region, emaciated but smiling and waving to crowds.
One former captive, 58-year-old Viktor Syvak, told AFP he was overcome by the emotional homecoming.
Captured in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, he had been held for 37 months and 12 days.
"It's impossible to describe. I can't put it into words," he said of the release.

President Trump's claims about mitigating India-Pakistan tensions are refuted by Indian officials who assert bilateral dialogues resolved the conflict.

Trump Claims on India-Pakistan Peace Efforts

President Trump claims to have soothed recent India-Pakistan tensions, but India refutes any third-party involvement, citing direct bilateral resolutions.

Trump says he eased India-Pak tensions again in Qatar

Trump claims credit for easing India-Pakistan tensions, but India denies third-party mediation, emphasizing bilateral talks.

&nbsp;US President Donald Trump on Thursday repeated his claim yet again that he &ldquo;helped settle&rdquo; the tensions between India and Pakistan.
"&hellip;And by the way, I don't want to say I did, but I sure as hell helped settle the problem between Pakistan and India last week, which was getting more and more hostile,&rdquo; he said while addressing US military personnel at al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
"And all of a sudden, you'll start seeing missiles of a different type. And we got it settled. I hope, I hope I don't walk out of here and two days later find out that it's not settled, but I think it is settled,&rdquo; Trump said.
This is the sixth time since Saturday that Trump has claimed that the US brokered the &ldquo;ceasefire&rdquo; between New Delhi and Islamabad.
India carried out precision strikes under 'Operation Sindoor' on terror infrastructure early on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.
Following the Indian action, Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10. The Indian forces launched a fierce counter-attack on several Pakistani military installations.
India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.
Indian government sources in New Delhi have been maintaining that the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea, with immediate effect. They said no third party was involved.
In his address to US troops on Thursday, Trump again claimed that he talked to the countries about &ldquo;trade&rdquo;.
&ldquo;Let's do trade instead of do war. And Pakistan was very happy with that, and India was very happy with that, and I think they're on the way, you know, they have been fighting for about 1,000 years in all fairness,&rdquo; he said as he laughed slightly.
"So I said, you know, I could settle that up. I can settle anything. Let me set it up. Let's get them all together. How long have you been fighting? About 1,000 years. Oh, that's a lot. I'm not sure about that. I'm not sure about settling. That's a tough one. They've been fighting for a long time, but we got that settled. Nobody, boy, everybody was very happy. I'll tell you that looked like it was really going to be escalating out of control,&rdquo; he added.
On Saturday, Trump announced that India and Pakistan had agreed to a &ldquo;full and immediate ceasefire&rdquo; after a &ldquo;long night of talks mediated by the United States.&rdquo; Later, in a post on Truth Social, Trump offered to work with India and Pakistan for a &ldquo;solution&rdquo; on Kashmir, while crediting Washington for helping the two nations arrive at the &ldquo;historic and heroic decision&rdquo; of stopping the conflict.
India has always maintained that the Kashmir issue is a bilateral matter with Pakistan and there is no space for any third party.&nbsp;

Meta's $1 million donation to Trump's inaugural fund illustrated a strategic effort to mend fences, reflecting a broader corporate diplomacy approach. Zuckerberg's leadership emphasized cooperation with political figures despite past tensions.

Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund

Trump had previously warned Zuckerberg in August that he would face severe consequences if he interfered with the 2024 election.

Meta has donated $1 million to Donald Trump&rsquo;s inaugural fund, a move aimed at improving its relationship with the president-elect, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Meta confirmed the contribution, which is designated for the expenses related to the presidential inauguration.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has been working to repair ties with Trump. Although Zuckerberg did not publicly endorse a candidate in the 2024 election, he took steps toward reconciliation, including a Thanksgiving Eve dinner with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
This follows a period of tension, especially after Trump&rsquo;s removal from Facebook and Instagram in 2021 for his praise of those involved in the Capitol riots.
Trump had previously warned Zuckerberg in August that he would face severe consequences if he interfered with the 2024 election. However, Meta reinstated Trump&rsquo;s accounts on both platforms in January 2023.

US President-elect Donald Trump said he intends to impose sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China

Trump Declares Trade War: Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China

US President-elect Donald Trump said he intends to impose sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China

US President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he intends to impose sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China, prompting a swift warning from Beijing that "no one will win a trade war."
In a series of posts to his Truth Social account, Trump vowed to hit some of the United States' largest trading partners with duties on all goods entering the country.
"On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25 percent tariff on ALL products coming into the United States," he wrote.
In another post, Trump said he would also be slapping China with a 10 percent tariff, "above any additional Tariffs," in response to what he said was its failure to tackle fentanyl smuggling.
Tariffs are a key part of Trump's economic agenda, with the Republican vowing wide-ranging duties on allies and adversaries alike while he was on the campaign trail.
Both China and Canada issued swift responses, each calling their trade relationships with the United States "mutually beneficial."
"No one will win a trade war," Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for China's embassy in the United States, told AFP by email, defending Beijing's efforts to curb fentanyl smuggling.
"China believes that China-US economic and trade cooperation is mutually beneficial in nature," Liu added.
Canada said it was "essential" to US energy supplies, and insisted the relationship benefits American workers.
"We will of course continue to discuss these issues with the incoming administration," said the statement from Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.
Trump's first term in the White House was marked by an aggressive and protectionist trade agenda that also targeted China, Mexico and Canada, as well as Europe.
While in the White House, Trump launched an all-out trade war with China, imposing significant tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of Chinese goods.
At the time he cited unfair trade practices, intellectual property theft, and the trade deficit as justifications.
China responded with retaliatory tariffs on American products, particularly affecting US farmers.
The US, Mexico and Canada are tied to a three-decade-old free trade agreement, now called the USMCA, that was renegotiated under Trump after he complained that the US businesses, especially automakers, were losing out.

Trump administration would not back applying Israeli sovereignty to settlements “in a vacuum,” just like it did not do so in 2020, the second Israeli official recalled.

Donald Trump's Ex-aide Warns Israel Against Annexation Of Palestine Land

Trump administration would not back applying Israeli sovereignty to settlements &ldquo;in a vacuum,&rdquo; just like it did not do so in 2020, the second Israeli official recalled.

Israel&rsquo;s alleged plan to annex Palestinian land, Trump's ex-aide issues warning. Israel Cabinet ministers warned; annexation move against US foreign policy. President-elect unlikely to support annexation of West Bank in 2nd term: report.
2 of Trump's ex-aides have warned Israeli ministers against move. Messages were delivered to Israeli officials at different meetings that took place. But Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said 2025 would be year of sovereignty in the West Bank.
Bezalel Smotrich said thanks to Trump&rsquo;s return to office, hinting at his support. Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir also said 'This is the time for sovereignty'. Israeli PM announced Yechiel Leiter as Israel&rsquo;s next ambassador to the US.
Leiter has advocated for annexing large parts of West Bank and opposed the Palestinian state. In 2020, Trump's peace plan proposal suggested annexing all of its settlements.
However, the proposal allowed the establishment of a Palestinian state too.
"One former Trump aide told an Israeli minister that a second Trump administration would not back applying Israeli sovereignty to settlements &ldquo;in a vacuum,&rdquo; just like it did not do so in 2020, the second Israeli official recalled." Israeli Times Report.
'Trump fears supporting annexation to bring setback from its allies'. 'Move can upset UAE, Saudi Arabia, Trump leans on them to push adversaries'. Trump needs Arab support to achieve foreign policy aims with regard to Iran and China.
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If I can have a relationship with people, that&rsquo;s a good thing and not a bad thing in terms of a country.

Donald Trump: ‘Kim Jong Un Has A Nuclear Force That You Won't Even Believe’

 If I can have a relationship with people, that’s a good thing and not a bad thing in terms of a country.

If I can have a relationship with people, that&rsquo;s a good thing and not a bad thing in terms of a country.

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday refused to say whether he's spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving office, as reported in journalist Bob Woodward's latest book. But if the two did speak, Trump said, it would be &ldquo;a smart thing&rdquo; for the United States.
&nbsp;
Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, was pressed on his communication with the Russian president during a wide-ranging &mdash; and sometimes contentious &mdash; interview with Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait at the Economic Club of Chicago.
&nbsp;
Woodward reports in his book &ldquo;War&rdquo; that Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Putin since leaving the White House and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height of the pandemic.
&nbsp;
A Trump campaign spokesperson previously denied the report. During Tuesday's interview, Micklethwait posed the question to Trump directly: "Can you say yes or no whether you have talked to Vladimir Putin since you stopped being president?
&nbsp;
&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t comment on that,&rdquo; Trump responded. &ldquo;But I will tell you that if I did it&rsquo;s a smart thing. If I&rsquo;m friendly with people, if I can have a relationship with people, that&rsquo;s a good thing and not a bad thing in terms of a country.&rdquo;
&nbsp;
Trump said that Putin, who invaded neighboring Ukraine and who has been accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court, is well respected in Russia and touted his relationship with him, as well as the authoritarian leaders of North Korea and China.
&nbsp;
&ldquo;Look, I had a very good relationship with President Xi and a very good relationship with Putin, and a very good relationship with Kim Jong Un," he said.
&nbsp;
Trump also defended his support for high tariffs as an economic cure-all. &ldquo;To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is 'tariff,'" Trump said. Micklethwait repeatedly pressed Trump on warnings from economists that the costs of high tariffs will be passed along to American consumers, raising prices. But Trump didn't budging. "It must be hard for you to spend 25 years talking about tariffs as being negative and then have somebody explain to you that you're totally wrong," he said as the audience laughed.
&nbsp;
Later in Tuesday's interview, Trump refused to say whether he would commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose the November election. He also claimed there was a peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 election, despite his supporters' violent attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6.
&nbsp;
&ldquo;Come on. You had a peaceful transfer of power compared to Venezuela,&rdquo; Micklethwait responded.
&nbsp;
Trump also repeated several other falsehoods in his response, claiming that "not one of those people had a gun" and that "nobody was killed," except Ashli Babbitt, a Trump supporter who was shot and killed by police. In fact, five people died in the riot and its immediate aftermath, including Brian Sicknick, a police officer. Four additional officers who responded to the riot killed themselves in the following weeks and months.

Former President Donald Trump pledged to &ldquo;Make America Safe Again" while campaigning in Michigan as the Democrats gathered in Chicago to nominate Kamala Harris for president branded him a career criminal.

Donald Trump Vows To Stop 'Kamala Crime Wave' As DNC Brands Him Criminal | Michigan | US Election

Former President Donald Trump pledged  to “Make America Safe Again" while campaigning in Michigan as the Democrats gathered in Chicago to nominate Kamala Harris for president branded him a career criminal.

Former President Donald Trump pledged to &ldquo;Make America Safe Again" while campaigning in Michigan as the Democrats gathered in Chicago to nominate Kamala Harris for president branded him a career criminal.

Former President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to &ldquo;Make America Safe Again" while campaigning in Michigan as the Democrats gathered in Chicago to nominate Kamala Harris for president branded him a career criminal.
As part of a battleground campaign swing designed to counter the Democratic National Convention, Trump stood alongside sheriff&rsquo;s deputies in the city of Howell and tarred Harris, a former San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general, as the &ldquo;ringleader&rdquo; of a &ldquo;Marxist attack on law enforcement&rdquo; across the country.
&ldquo;Kamala Harris will deliver crime, chaos, destruction and death,&rdquo; Trump said in one of many generalizations about an America under Harris. &ldquo;You&rsquo;ll see levels of crime that you&rsquo;ve never seen before. ... I will deliver law, order, safety and peace.&rdquo;
Trump has sought in recent weeks to blunt the enthusiasm that Harris has attracted since President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign and endorsed her. That has involved both dark predictions about what electing Harris would mean for the country and efforts by Trump's adviser to set up events where Trump can try to draw specific policy contrasts. On Tuesday in Michigan, the subject matter was crime and public safety.
&ldquo;Our policemen and women have the backs of law-abiding citizens every day,&rdquo; Trump said, flanked by several local sheriff&rsquo;s deputies. &ldquo;When we go back to the White House, you&rsquo;re going to see support the likes of which you haven&rsquo;t seen, certainly in four years.&rdquo;
In excerpts released before his speech, Trump's campaign also said he would call for the death penalty for child rapists and child traffickers; he did not mention that during his remarks. Trump promised &ldquo;record investments&rdquo; in recruiting and retaining law enforcement officers but did not detail how much federal money he proposes for the effort.
The appearance was the latest Trump event billed as focused on a specific issue, following what was planned as an address on the economy in North Carolina and a talk specifically on inflation at his Bedminster resort in New Jersey. But as on those prior occasions, Trump spent considerable time attacking Harris personally and taking shots at Biden, especially after their appearances Monday at the Democratic convention.
&ldquo;We have a fool as president,&rdquo; Trump said.
&ldquo;It's just insane,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;You can't walk across the street to get a loaf of bread. You get shot, you get mugged, you get raped, you get whatever it may be. And you've seen it, and I've seen it, and it's time for a change.&rdquo;
Trump said he will stop the plunder, rape, slaughter and destruction of our American suburbs, our cities and towns when he returns to the White House.
The former president making such claims, surrounded by supportive law enforcement officers, stood in stark contrast to Democrats' convention. Speaker after speaker founds ways Monday night in Chicago to remind Americans that Trump is the first former president ever convicted of felony crimes, has been found civilly liable for sexual assault, and still faces multiple indictments, including for his efforts to overturn his 2020 defeat to Biden.
Trump, who has mocked Harris for how she talks about her biracial heritage, did not reference Howell's past, including the most recent marches. He did say of Democrats' convention display: &ldquo;They lied about Charlottesville.&rdquo;

Trump has made some nasty comments about former German chancellor Angela Merkel, his potential rival Kamala Harris, and other female rivals and critics.&nbsp;

Will Kamala Harris' candidacy bring out the worst in Donald Trump?

Trump has made some nasty comments about former German chancellor Angela Merkel, his potential rival Kamala Harris, and other female rivals and critics. 

Trump has made some nasty comments about former German chancellor Angela Merkel, his potential rival Kamala Harris, and other female rivals and critics.&nbsp;

These are just some of the offensive and overtly sexist comments made by Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump over the past several years. If you think that such &lsquo;platitudes&rsquo; are only reserved for women who are not in a position of power, you are wrong. Trump has made some nasty comments about former German chancellor Angela Merkel, his potential rival Kamala Harris, and other female rivals and critics.&nbsp; &nbsp;Trump once called Merkel &lsquo;that bitch&rsquo; in front of officials in his own administration while he was the US president, according to the book &ldquo;I Alone Can Fix It,&rdquo; by the Washington Post journalists Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker. On Kamala, Trump resorted to personal jibes while giving his brutal assessment of Joe Biden&rsquo;s performance against him in the July presidential debate. In a viral video, Trump was heard calling Kamala, In fact, he minced no words while attacking his fellow party member and rival Nikki Haley. On the 5th of January 2024, Trump launched a no-holds-barred attack on Haley during a rally in Iowa&rsquo;s Sioux Center. Several experts believe that Trump and his campaign team which spent years devising his strategy to take on a frail Joe Biden, has a tall mountain to climb as he now faces a starkly different opponent: Kamala Harris. It is said that a charged and relatively young Kamala could bring out the worst in 78-year-old Trump, who has the habit of making headlines with his loose remarks, especially against female politicians. With Kamala gaining excessive media attention lately, people close to Trump told the New York Times that such a circumstance usually prompts the former president to grab headlines somehow, often in self-destructive ways. This has caused concern among Trump's campaign staff as they believe that Kamala's candidacy may again prompt Trump to resort to his tirade on gender and race, and may alienate a large chunk of college-educated voters and suburban women.

Photographer Evan Vucci recounts moment Donald Trump was attacked. Vucci said that it was a moment in American history that had to be documented. 

Behind the lens: photographer recounts the moment shots fired at Trump rally

Photographer Evan Vucci recounts moment Donald Trump was attacked. Vucci said that it was a moment in American history that had to be documented.&nbsp;

A picture that is filled with emotions, drama and blood was captured on July 13 when a failed assassination attack took place on former US President Donald Trump. Republican presidential candidate was whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd.
Trump was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers when bangs started ringing out. Trump could be seen reaching with his right hand toward his neck. There appeared to be blood on his face.
The photograph was taken by chief Washington photographer for the Associated Press, Evan Vucci, who has been covering Trump since his candidacy eight years ago. In 2020, Vucci even won a Pulitzer for a photograph of protests after George Floyd's death.&nbsp;
Vucci recounted the moment when gunshots were fired at Trump rally, he said, "So today I was photographing former President Trump, at a campaign rally here in Butler, Pennsylvania. I was right in front of the stage, directly in front of stage. It was a normal rally. You know, I've done it hundreds of times. And, over my left shoulder, I heard several, several pops, and I knew immediately it was gunfire."
"So I looked at the stage, and I saw the Secret Service agents rushing to President Trump. From that moment, I ran to the stage and I started photographing the agents on top of him. And then off to my right I saw the Secret Service counter assault team arrive. And then I ran to the other side of the stage, and they picked President Trump up", he further said.
"And then as he's walking down the ramp, he started fist pumping to the crowd and waving. And I did notice he had blood coming down his face, as you can see in the photos. The agents took him down the ramp, and they put him into an SUV. And again, as he was getting into the SUV, he also started pumping his fist again."
"So I'm not sure how long it was from beginning to end, but, you know, in my mind, it was it all happened really fast."
Vucci talked about the moment he heard the gunshots, "At the moment I heard the shots being fired I knew that this was a moment in American history that had to be documented. I mean, it's our job as journalists to do this work."
((With inputs from AP))
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Following the attack on Trump, conspiracy theories exploded on the internet. Several internet users called the attack staged. 

Trump attack: conspiracy theories flood internet, claim ex-President not hit by bullet but by...

Following the attack on Trump, conspiracy theories exploded on the internet. Several internet users called the attack staged.&nbsp;

An assasination attempt on Former President Donald Trump took place on July 13 during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The incident left an attendee dead and two others critically injured, Within minutes of the attack, pictures and videos of Trump being attacked went viral. Along with this, conspiracy theories too made its way on the internet.&nbsp;
The word that was trending on X after the assassination attempt was 'Staged'. Well, this very word has become synonymous with conspiracy theories on social media. It is often used to cast doubts on shooting or attacks.&nbsp;
The conspiracy theories began with questions like 'How did the attacker made its way to the roof? Why were they not stopped?'&nbsp;
Soon after this, people started calling the attack staged without any evidence. Some of the social media users said the attack looked staged. One of the internet users wrote on X, "No way they missed with that many shots and just nicked his ear? And then the fist pump and all the pictures of him with the flag. This is propaganda."
While another user said that it looks like a paintball attack.&nbsp; A user also said, "it sounded like a BB gun".
Yet another internet users said that the picture where Trump was showing his fist after the attack was 'too damn perfect' and described how they got the flag position perfect and everything. The user's take on the attack went viral but it was later deleted.&nbsp;
Other than conspiracy theories, incorrect attempts to identify the shooter also went viral and other people's reputations were being ruined. Later on, the FBI named the gunman as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was shot and killed by the Secret Service. &nbsp;
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Donald Trump abruptly walks out of his defamation trial

Trump, who was not required to attend the civil lawsuit proceedings, had appeared agitated all morning, vigorously shaking his head as Kaplan's closing arguments got underway.

Former President Donald Trump abruptly walked out on closing arguments at his defamation trial Friday as a lawyer for writer E Jean Carroll urged a jury to award her client at least USD 12 million damages, saying Trump had shattered her reputation and her world by unleashing a flood of hate toward her through his public statements branding her a liar.
Just minutes after attorney Roberta Kaplan began her closing argument in Manhattan federal court, Trump suddenly rose from his seat at the defense table and walked toward the exit, pausing to scan the packed courtroom as members of the Secret Service leaped up to follow him out.
The unexpected departure prompted Judge Lewis A Kaplan to speak up, briefly interrupting the closing argument to say: &ldquo;The record will reflect that Mr Trump just rose and walked out of the courtroom.&rdquo; The walkout came only minutes after the judge, without the jury present, threatened to send Trump attorney Alina Habba to jail for continuing to talk when he told her she was finished.
&ldquo;You are on the verge of spending some time in the lockup. Now sit down,&rdquo; the judge told Habba, who immediately complied.
Roberta Kaplan and the judge are unrelated.
Trump, who was not required to attend the civil lawsuit proceedings, had appeared agitated all morning, vigorously shaking his head as Kaplan's closing arguments got underway.
The walkout occurred shortly after Roberta Kaplan said: &ldquo;Donald Trump has tried to normalize conduct that is abnormal.&rdquo; The closings occurred in the defamation case against Trump a day after he left the courtroom fuming that he hadn't been given an opportunity to refute Carroll's sexual abuse accusations.
Lawyers were summing up for nine jurors who will start deliberating later in the day whether Carroll, a longtime advice columnist, is entitled to more than the USD 5 million she was awarded in a separate trial last year.
The final remarks from the lawyers come a day after Trump managed to sneak past a federal judge's rules severely limiting what he could say during his turn on the witness stand, which wound up lasting just 3 minutes.
&ldquo;She said something that I considered to be a false accusation,&rdquo; Trump said, later adding: &ldquo;I just wanted to defend myself, my family and, frankly, the presidency.&rdquo; The jury was told by the judge to disregard both remarks.
A different jury last May concluded that Trump sexually abused Carroll in the spring of 1996 in the changing room of a luxury Manhattan department store. It also found that he defamed her in 2022 by claiming she made up the allegation to sell a memoir.
Trump, the Republican frontrunner in this year's presidential election, has long regretted his decision not to testify at that trial, blaming his lawyers for bad advice.
During her closing, Roberta Kaplan told jurors that the current case was not about a sexual assault.
&ldquo;We had that case,&rdquo; she said, referencing the first trial. &ldquo;That's why Donald Trump's testimony was so short yesterday. He doesn't get a do-over this time.&rdquo; The jury in this new trial has been told that it is there for the limited purpose and jurors must accept the verdict reached last year. The current jury will only determine whether additional damages are owed for statements Trump made in June 2019 while he was president. The claims had been delayed for years by court appeals.
Carroll's lawyers seek over USD 10 million in compensatory and punitive damages. Habba has argued against damages, saying Carroll's association with Trump had given her the fame she craved and that death threats she received cannot be blamed on Trump's remarks.
Carroll, 80, testified at last year's trial that she had a chance encounter with Trump at a Bergdorf Goodman store that was flirtatious and lighthearted until Trump cornered her in a changing room. Her claim that Trump raped her was rejected by last year's jury, though it agreed she was sexually abused.
Last week, Carroll testified that her career was shattered by Trump's statements about her claims over the last five years, most recently on the campaign trail for president. She said she bought bullets for a gun she inherited from her father and installed an electronic fence around her home.
On Thursday, Trump testified that he stood &ldquo;100 per cent" behind comments he made in an October 2002 deposition in which he denied Carroll's accusations, calling her &ldquo;sick&rdquo; and a &ldquo;whack job.&rdquo; Kaplan intends to instruct jurors Friday that the jury last year concluded that Trump had digitally penetrated Carroll in the department store, but the same jury did not find that he had raped her, according to how rape is defined under New York state law.
The Associated Press typically does not name people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they come forward publicly, as Carroll has done.

Real estate fraud case: Trump lashes out from the witness stand at New York judge

The fraud case doesn't carry the prospect of prison as Trump's upcoming criminal cases do.

A defiant Donald Trump sparred with a New York judge and slammed the state attorney general suing him Monday, using the witness stand at his civil fraud trial to defend his riches and lash out at a case that imperils his real estate empire.
The former president's barbed testimony spurred the judge to admonish, &ldquo;This is not a political rally.&rdquo; Trump's long-awaited testimony about property valuations and financial statements was punctuated by personal jabs at state Judge Arthur Engoron, who he said was biased against him, and New York Attorney General Letitia James, whom he derided as a &ldquo;political hack.&rdquo; He proudly boasted of his real estate business &mdash; &ldquo;I'm worth billions of dollars more than the financial statements" &mdash; and disputed claims that he had deceived banks and insurers.
&ldquo;This is the opposite of fraud,&rdquo; he declared. Referring to James, a Democrat whose office brought the lawsuit, he said, &ldquo;The fraud is her.&rdquo; The testy exchanges and frequent rebukes from the judge underscored Trump's unwillingness to adapt his famously freewheeling rhetorical style to a formal courtroom setting governed by rules of evidence and legal protocol.
His presence on the stand was a vivid reminder of the legal troubles he faces as he vies to reclaim the White House in 2024.
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It also functioned as a campaign platform for the former president and leading Republican presidential candidate to raise anew to supporters his claims of political persecution at the hands of government lawyers and judges.
&ldquo;People are sick and tired of what's happening. I think it is a very sad day for America," Trump told reporters outside the courtroom after roughly three-and-a-half hours on the stand.
But its allegations of financial impropriety cut to the very heart of the brand he spent decades crafting. Engoron has already ruled that Trump committed fraud by inflating his financial statements, putting the ex-president's future control of Trump Tower and his other marquee properties into question.
The non-jury trial addresses other claims in the lawsuit brought by James against Trump, his company and top executives, including his eldest sons. She wants the defendants to fork over what she claims is more than USD 300 million in ill-gotten gains and to be banned from doing business in New York.
The civil trial is one of numerous legal proceedings facing Trump as he runs for a second term, including federal and state charges accusing him of crimes including illegally hoarding classified documents and scheming to overturn the 2020 presidential election. His legal and political strategies have now become completely intertwined as he hopscotches between campaign events and court hearings, a schedule that will only intensify once his criminal trials begin.
Trump has been particularly engaged in his fraud trial, aggrieved by the suggestion that he's worth less than he's claimed.
&ldquo;I'm worth billions of dollars more than the financial statements,&rdquo; he said Monday on the stand, telling a state lawyer, &ldquo;You go around and try and demean me and try and hurt me, probably for political reasons.&rdquo; His testimony got off to a contentious start, with the judge turning to Trump's attorney at one point and saying: &ldquo;I beseech you to control him if you can. If you can't, I will.&rdquo; The courtroom at 60 Centre Street had already become a familiar destination for Trump, who spent days over the past month voluntarily seated at the defense table, observing the proceedings. He took the stand once before &mdash; unexpectedly and briefly &mdash; after he was accused of violating a partial gag order. He denied violating the rules, but Engoron disagreed and fined him anyway.
His turn as a witness gave him the biggest opportunity yet to respond to allegations against him.
Summoned by lawyers for the state, Trump repeatedly bristled at the suggestion that he had ever intended to defraud financial institutions. He said he had been misquoted or taken too literally in past public comments about his business dealings and his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, and said disclaimers in his financial statements covered any missteps. He returned to a familiar position that no one had been victimized, though state lawyers contend that Trump was able to get lower interest rates and other benefits because of the wealth reflected on his financial statements.
&ldquo;Not one bank lost money. Not one insurance company lost money," he declared.
Tensions between Engoron and Trump &mdash; already on display in recent weeks, when the judge fined him a total of USD 15,000 for incendiary outside-of-court comments &mdash; were evident early on Monday when the ex-president was repeatedly scolded about the length and content of his answers.
Engoron, who determined in a ruling earlier that Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame, will decide the non-jury case. He cautioned at one point that he was prepared to draw &ldquo;negative inferences&rdquo; against the former president if he failed to rein in his answers.
&ldquo;I do not want to hear everything this witness has to say. He has a lot to say that has nothing to do with the case or the questions," the judge said.
Despite the testy back-and-forth early in the day, Trump was later able to veer into expansive answers without anyone cutting him off, using the opportunity to rail against James, the judge and the proceedings in general.
&ldquo;I think that she's a political hack, and I think she used this case to try and become governor, and she used it successfully to become attorney general. I think it's a disgrace that this case is going on," Trump said.
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Of Engoron, Trump said, &ldquo;He ruled against me, and he said I was a fraud before he knew anything about me.&rdquo; James, who was in the courtroom, stared straight ahead at Trump as he spoke and was seen chuckling when Trump suggested she didn't know anything about one of his properties, which is located across the street from her office. Afterwards, she told reporters: &ldquo;He rambled. He hurled insults. But we expected that.&rdquo; Monday's testimony centered on the core of the allegations by the state attorney general: that Trump and his company intentionally inflated property values and deceived banks and insurers in the pursuit of business deals and loans.
Echoing the stance taken by two of his sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric, in their own testimony last week, Trump sought to downplay his direct involvement in preparing and assessing financial statements that the attorney general claims were grossly inflated and fraudulent.
&ldquo;All I did was authorise and tell people to give whatever is necessary for the accountants to do the statements,&rdquo; he said. As for the results, &ldquo;I would look at them, I would see them and maybe on some occasions, I would have some suggestions.&rdquo; He also played down the significance of the statements, which went to banks and others to secure financing and deals.
&ldquo;Banks didn't find them very relevant, and they had a disclaimer clause -- you would call it a worthless statement clause,&rdquo; he said, insisting that after decades in real estate, &ldquo;I probably know banks as well as anybody. &hellip; I know what they look at. They look at the deal, they look at the location." He complained that his 2014 financial statements shouldn't be a subject of the lawsuit at all.
&ldquo;First of all it's so long ago, it's well beyond the statute of limitations,&rdquo; Trump said before turning on Engoron, saying he allowed state lawyers to pursue claims involving such years-old documents &ldquo;because he always rules against me.&rdquo; Engoron said, &ldquo;You can attack me in whichever way you want, but please answer the questions.&rdquo;
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Trump's first reaction to federal indictment: one witch hunt after another

Trump told his supporters that he was subjected to one witch hunt after another as there was an attempt to stop him from Presidential re-run.

Former President Donald Trump blasted his historic federal indictment as &ldquo;ridiculous&rdquo; and &ldquo;baseless" on Saturday during his first public appearances since the charges were unsealed, painting the 37 felony counts as an attack on his supporters as he tried to turn dire legal peril to political advantage and project a sense of normalcy.
Speaking at Republican state conventions in Georgia and North Carolina, Trump cast his indictment by the Department of Justice as an attempt to damage his chances of returning to the White House as he campaigns for a second term.
&ldquo;They've launched one witch hunt after another to try and stop our movement, to thwart the will of the American people,&rdquo; Trump alleged in Georgia, later telling the crowd that, "In the end, they're not coming after me. They're coming after you.&rdquo; The strategy is a well-worn one for Trump, who remains the front-runner for the 2024 GOP nomination despite his mounting legal woes, which also include criminal charges filed against him in March in New York.
Again and again, in the face of investigation, Trump has tried to delegitimise law enforcement officials and portray himself &mdash; and his supporters &mdash; as victims, even when he is accused of serious crimes.
Trump also vowed Saturday to remain in the race, even if he is convicted in the case.
&ldquo;I'll never leave,&rdquo; he told Politico in an interview aboard his plane after his speech in Georgia. He further predicted that he wouldn't be convicted and sidestepped questions about whether he would pardon himself if he wins a second term.
&ldquo;I don't think I'll ever have to,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;I didn't do anything wrong.&rdquo; The indictment unsealed Friday charges Trump with willfully defying Justice Department demands that he return classified documents, enlisting aides in his efforts to hide the records and even telling his lawyers that he wanted to defy a subpoena for the materials stored at his residence.
The indictment includes allegations that he stored documents in a ballroom and bathroom at his Mar-a-Lago resort, among other places.
Trump is due to make his first federal court appearance Tuesday in Miami. He was charged alongside valet Walt Nauta, a personal aide whom prosecutors say moved boxes from a storage room to Trump's residence for him to review and later lied to investigators about the movement. Nauta traveled with Trump on Saturday, appearing by his side at a Georgia Waffle House stop where the former president signed autographs, posed for photos and told supporters, &ldquo;We did absolutely nothing wrong.&rdquo; Earlier Saturday, Trump was given a hero's welcome at the party convention in Georgia, where he drew loud applause as he slammed the investigation as &ldquo;a political hit job&rdquo; and accused his political enemies of launching &ldquo;one hoax and witch hunt after another&rdquo; to prevent his reelection.
&ldquo;The ridiculous and baseless indictment by the Biden administration's weaponized Department of Injustice will go down as among the most horrific abuses of power in the history of our country," he said.
He also used his remarks to rail against President Joe Biden and his 2016 Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, accusing them of mishandling classified information and insisting he was treated unfairly because he is a Republican.
But Trump overlooked a critical difference: Only he has been accused of intentionally trying to impede investigators by not returning the documents in question.
In the Clinton probe, for instance, FBI investigators concluded that although she was extremely careless in her handling of classified emails on a private server, there was no evidence that she intended to break the law. And though the Biden investigation is still ongoing, no evidence has emerged to suggest that he intentionally held onto the records or even knew that they were there, with his representatives turning over records after they were discovered and voluntarily consenting to FBI searches.
Trump also lingered on Georgia's role in his 2020 defeat, repeating his lies that he had won the state and defending his efforts to overturn Biden's victory, which is the subject of another ongoing investigation, this one by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Willis has suggested that any indictments would likely come in August.
At the heart of the investigation is a recorded phone conversation in which Trump urges Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to &ldquo;find 11,780 votes&rdquo; &mdash; just enough to overtake Biden and overturn Trump's narrow loss in the state. Trump has defended the phone call as &ldquo;perfect," and on Saturday lashed out against both Willis and the special counsel in the Mar-a-Lago case.
But aside from reacting to the news, Trump's remarks in both states largely mirrored his pre-indictment rally speeches, lending a sense of normalcy to a campaign that is well-practiced in responding to crisis.
And despite the latest criminal charges, attendees cheered him on in Georgia and in North Carolina, where he spoke at a state GOP convention dinner Saturday evening.
About 100 supporters, some waving &ldquo;Witch Hunt&rdquo; signs, showed up to the Columbus, Georgia, airfield to greet Trump as he arrived. Jan Plemmons, 66, wearing an oversize foam &ldquo;Make America Great Again&rdquo; hat, called the federal charges &ldquo;absolutely ridiculous&rdquo; and said she was ready to campaign with Trump. To Michael Sellers, 67, it was &ldquo;criminal what they're doing to him." The indictment arrives as Trump is continuing to dominate the primary race. Among the various investigations Trump has faced, the documents case has long been considered the most perilous legal threat and the one most ripe for prosecution. But Trump's continued popularity among Republican voters is evident in how gingerly his primary rivals have treated the federal indictment.
Mike Pence, whose appearance in North Carolina marked the first shared venue with his former boss since the ex-vice president announced his own campaign this past week, condemned the &ldquo;politicization&rdquo; of the Justice Department and urged Attorney General Merrick Garland "to stop hiding behind the special counsel and stand before the American people&rdquo; to explain the basis for the federal investigation into Trump.
In an interview with The Associated Press after his speech, Pence said he had read the indictment but repeatedly declined to share his personal reaction to its contents &mdash; including the photographs of boxes with classified information stacked in a Mar-a-Lago bathroom and on a ballroom stage &mdash; or to criticize Trump.
&ldquo;The very nature of a grand jury is that there is no defense presented,&rdquo; Pence said. &ldquo;That's why I said today I'm going to urge patience, encourage people to be prayerful for the former president, but also for all those in authority and for the country going forward.&rdquo; At the North Carolina GOP gathering Friday night, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Trump's leading GOP rival, didn't mention Trump by name but compared his situation to that of Clinton.
&ldquo;Is there a different standard for a Democratic secretary of state versus a former Republican president?&rdquo; DeSantis asked. &ldquo;I think there needs to be one standard of justice in this country. ... At the end of the day, we will once and for all end the weaponization of government under my administration.&rdquo; Among the declared Republican contenders, only Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has explicitly called for Trump to end his candidacy. Hutchinson told reporters in Georgia that the Republican Party &ldquo;should not lose its soul&rdquo; in defending Trump and said the evidence so far suggested that the former president treated national secrets &ldquo;like entertainment tools.&rdquo;

Trump showed ‘plan to attack unnamed nation’ to ‘guest at his golf club’ 

The report noted that Trump showed the plan to wage war against an unnamed country to an unknown writer while other people were also present.&nbsp;

According to an indictment charging Donald Trump with federal crimes, the former US president in July 2021 showed a secret plan to attack an unnamed nation to his guests at his golf club in New Jersey&rsquo;s Bedminster.&nbsp; &nbsp; A Bloomberg report noted that Trump, after demitting office, showed the secret plan to an unidentified writer, a publisher and two of his staff members at the golf course. &nbsp; &nbsp; Trump told his guests that the plan of attack was prepared for him by the Department of Defense and a senior military official, and as president, he could have declassified the document he was showing.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Trump says he'll make 'big announcement' on November 15

But Trump has been eager to move forward and has said privately for weeks that he might announce his plans at one of his homestretch rallies

Former President Donald Trump said Monday he will be making a &ldquo;big announcement&rdquo; next week in Florida as he teased a third presidential run while campaigning in Ohio ahead of the final day of voting in this year's midterm elections.
&ldquo;I'm going to be making a very big announcement on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at Mar-a-Lago," Trump said before a cheering crowd in Vandalia, Ohio Monday night, where he was holding his final rally of the midterm season to bolster Senate candidate JD Vance. &ldquo;We want nothing to detract from the importance of tomorrow." Trump has been increasingly explicit about his plans to launch a third presidential campaign, saying in recent days that he would &ldquo;very, very, very probably&rdquo; run again and would be formalizing his intentions &ldquo;very, very soon." &ldquo;I will probably have to do it again but stay tuned,&rdquo; he said Sunday night in Miami. &ldquo;Stay tuned to tomorrow night in the great state of Ohio.&rdquo; Republican officials and some people in Trump's orbit had urged him to wait until after the midterms were over to launch his campaign, in part to avoid turning the election into a referendum on him and to shield him from potential blame should Republicans not do as well as the party hopes.
But Trump has been eager to move forward and has said privately for weeks that he might announce his plans at one of his homestretch rallies, even as aides have been discussing possible venues and dates for a formal announcement in the coming days.
At a rally in Pennsylvania over the weekend, he told the crowd that &ldquo;in the very next very, very, very short period of time, you're going to be so happy, OK?&rdquo; &ldquo;You're going to be surprised at how soon. But first we have to win a historic victory for Republicans on November 8,&rdquo; he said.
Trump won Ohio, once considered a bellwether, by 8 points in both 2016 and 2020. The state also proved an early test of his endorsement power when his decision to back Vance in the state's hyper-competitive Senate primary vaulted the political newcomer to victory in a crowded Republican field.
Vance, an author, venture capitalist and onetime Trump critic, is part of a new generation of Republican leaders who have embraced Trump's &ldquo;American First&rdquo; positions, including his isolationist foreign policy and focus on immigration.
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Explainer: Why Trump fears he may be assassinated
A year after the trump administration ordered a kill on Qassem Suleimani, an Iranian general killed in a US drone strike Former President fears Iran may avenge him for Suleimani’s death.
The revelations came in a book written by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, a husband-and-wife team who write for the New York Times and the New Yorker. The book has briefed on Trump administration’s iron policy, from reluctant talks over the nuclear deal signed under Obama administration to US withdrawal from JCKPOA.
The book mentions that Trump has canceled the strike on high-value targets which could have killed 150 Irani nationals, however, six months later he gave a go to the strike on Suleimani.

Explainer: why Donald Trump fears he may be assassinated

More than two years after the Donald Trump administration ordered a kill on General Qassem Suleimani, the head of Iranian elite military force, in a US drone strike, the former President fears he may be killed in revenge

Former American President Donald Trump fears Iran may assassinate him to avenge Suleimani's death.

More than two years after the Donald Trump administration ordered a kill on General Qassem Suleimani, the head of Iranian elite military force, in a US drone strike, the former President fears he may be killed in revenge
The revelations were made in 'The Divider', a book written by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, a husband-and-wife team who write for the New York Times and the New Yorker. The book covers Trump administration&rsquo;s Iran policy, from reluctant talks over the nuclear deal signed under Obama administration to US withdrawal from the deal in May 2018.&nbsp;
The book also mentions that Trump, in June 2019, had ordered a strike on high-value targets which could have killed 150 Irani nationals but later withdrew consent.&nbsp;
However, six months later he gave a go-ahead to the strike on Suleimani.
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The FBI recovered documents that were labeled "top secret" from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to court papers released Friday after a federal judge unsealed the warrant that authorized the unprecedented search this week.
Associated Press Justice Department Reporter Michael Balsamo describes the property receipt unsealed by the court that shows FBI agents took 11 sets of classified records from the estate during a search on Monday.
The seized records include some marked not only top secret but also "sensitive compartmented information," a special category meant to protect the nation's most important secrets that if revealed publicly could cause "exceptionally grave" damage to U.S. interests.
The court records did not provide specific details about information the documents might contain.
The warrant says federal agents were investigating potential violations of three different federal laws, including one that governs gathering, transmitting or losing defense information under the Espionage Act.
The other statutes address the concealment, mutilation or removal of records and the destruction, alteration or falsification of records in federal investigations.
The property receipt also shows federal agents collected other potential presidential records, including the order pardoning Trump ally Roger Stone, a "leatherbound box of documents," and information about the "President of France."
A binder of photos, a handwritten note, "miscellaneous secret documents" and "miscellaneous confidential documents" were also seized in the search.
Trump's attorney, Christina Bobb, who was present at Mar-a-Lago when the agents conducted the search, signed two property receipts — one that was two pages long and another that is a single page.
In a statement earlier Friday, Trump claimed that the documents seized by agents were "all declassified," and argued that he would have turned them over if the Justice Department had asked.
While incumbent presidents generally have the power to declassify information, that authority lapses as soon as they leave office and it was not clear if the documents in question have ever been declassified.
And even an incumbent's powers to declassify may be limited regarding secrets dealing with nuclear weapons programs, covert operations and operatives, and some data shared with allies.
Trump kept possession of the documents despite multiple requests from agencies, including the National Archives, to turn over presidential records in accordance with federal law.
The Mar-a-Lago search warrant served Monday was part of an ongoing Justice Department investigation into the discovery of classified White House records recovered from Trump's home earlier this year.
The Archives had asked the department to investigate after saying 15 boxes of records it retrieved from the estate included classified records.
It remains unclear whether the Justice Department moved forward with the warrant simply as a means to retrieve the records or as part of a wider criminal investigation.
Multiple federal laws govern the handling of classified information, with both criminal and civil penalties, as well as presidential records.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, the same judge who signed off on the search warrant, unsealed the warrant and property receipt Friday at the request of the Justice Department after Attorney General Merrick Garland declared there was "substantial public interest in this matter," and Trump said he backed the warrant's "immediate" release.
The Justice Department told the judge Friday afternoon that Trump's lawyers did not object to the proposal to make it public.
In messages posted on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, "Not only will I not oppose the release of documents ... I am going a step further by ENCOURAGING the immediate release of those documents."
The Justice Department's request was striking because such warrants traditionally remain sealed during a pending investigation.
But the department appeared to recognize that its silence since the search had created a vacuum for bitter verbal attacks by Trump and his allies, and felt that the public was entitled to the FBI's side about what prompted Monday's action at the former president's home.
"The public's clear and powerful interest in understanding what occurred under these circumstances weighs heavily in favor of unsealing," said a motion filed in federal court in Florida on Thursday.
The information was released as Trump prepares for another run for the White House. During his 2016 campaign, he pointed frequently to an FBI investigation into his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, over whether she mishandled classified information.
To obtain a search warrant, federal authorities must prove to a judge that probable cause exists to believe that a crime was committed. Garland said he personally approved the warrant, a decision he said the department did not take lightly given that standard practice where possible is to select less intrusive tactics than a search of one's home.
In this case, according to a person familiar with the matter, there was substantial engagement with Trump and his representatives prior to the search warrant, including a subpoena for records and a visit to Mar-a-Lago a couple of months ago by FBI and Justice Department officials to assess how the documents were stored. The person was not authorized to discuss the matter by name and spoke on condition of anonymity.
FBI and Justice Department policy cautions against discussing ongoing investigations, both to protect the integrity of the inquiries and to avoid unfairly maligning someone who is being scrutinized but winds up ultimately not being charged.
That's especially true in the case of search warrants, where supporting court papers are routinely kept secret as the investigation proceeds.
In this case, though, Garland cited the fact that Trump himself had provided the first public confirmation of the FBI search, "as is his right."
The Justice Department, in its new filing, also said that disclosing information about it now would not harm the court's functions.
The Justice Department under Garland has been leery of public statements about politically charged investigations, or of confirming to what extent it might be investigating Trump as part of a broader probe into the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

FBI found 'top secret' documents during raid on Donald Trump's home

Associated Press Justice Department Reporter Michael Balsamo describes the property receipt unsealed by the court that shows FBI agents took 11 sets of classified records from the estate during a search on Monday.

The FBI recovered documents that were labeled "top secret" from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to court papers released Friday after a federal judge unsealed the warrant that authorized the unprecedented search this week.
Associated Press Justice Department Reporter Michael Balsamo describes the property receipt unsealed by the court that shows FBI agents took 11 sets of classified records from the estate during a search on Monday.
The seized records include some marked not only top secret but also "sensitive compartmented information," a special category meant to protect the nation's most important secrets that if revealed publicly could cause "exceptionally grave" damage to U.S. interests.
The court records did not provide specific details about information the documents might contain.
The warrant says federal agents were investigating potential violations of three different federal laws, including one that governs gathering, transmitting or losing defense information under the Espionage Act.
The other statutes address the concealment, mutilation or removal of records and the destruction, alteration or falsification of records in federal investigations.
The property receipt also shows federal agents collected other potential presidential records, including the order pardoning Trump ally Roger Stone, a "leatherbound box of documents," and information about the "President of France."
A binder of photos, a handwritten note, "miscellaneous secret documents" and "miscellaneous confidential documents" were also seized in the search.
Trump's attorney, Christina Bobb, who was present at Mar-a-Lago when the agents conducted the search, signed two property receipts &mdash; one that was two pages long and another that is a single page.
In a statement earlier Friday, Trump claimed that the documents seized by agents were "all declassified," and argued that he would have turned them over if the Justice Department had asked.
While incumbent presidents generally have the power to declassify information, that authority lapses as soon as they leave office and it was not clear if the documents in question have ever been declassified.
And even an incumbent's powers to declassify may be limited regarding secrets dealing with nuclear weapons programs, covert operations and operatives, and some data shared with allies.
Trump kept possession of the documents despite multiple requests from agencies, including the National Archives, to turn over presidential records in accordance with federal law.
The Mar-a-Lago search warrant served Monday was part of an ongoing Justice Department investigation into the discovery of classified White House records recovered from Trump's home earlier this year.
The Archives had asked the department to investigate after saying 15 boxes of records it retrieved from the estate included classified records.
It remains unclear whether the Justice Department moved forward with the warrant simply as a means to retrieve the records or as part of a wider criminal investigation.
Multiple federal laws govern the handling of classified information, with both criminal and civil penalties, as well as presidential records.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, the same judge who signed off on the search warrant, unsealed the warrant and property receipt Friday at the request of the Justice Department after Attorney General Merrick Garland declared there was "substantial public interest in this matter," and Trump said he backed the warrant's "immediate" release.
The Justice Department told the judge Friday afternoon that Trump's lawyers did not object to the proposal to make it public.
In messages posted on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, "Not only will I not oppose the release of documents ... I am going a step further by ENCOURAGING the immediate release of those documents."
The Justice Department's request was striking because such warrants traditionally remain sealed during a pending investigation.
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But the department appeared to recognize that its silence since the search had created a vacuum for bitter verbal attacks by Trump and his allies, and felt that the public was entitled to the FBI's side about what prompted Monday's action at the former president's home.
"The public's clear and powerful interest in understanding what occurred under these circumstances weighs heavily in favor of unsealing," said a motion filed in federal court in Florida on Thursday.
The information was released as Trump prepares for another run for the White House. During his 2016 campaign, he pointed frequently to an FBI investigation into his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, over whether she mishandled classified information.
To obtain a search warrant, federal authorities must prove to a judge that probable cause exists to believe that a crime was committed. Garland said he personally approved the warrant, a decision he said the department did not take lightly given that standard practice where possible is to select less intrusive tactics than a search of one's home.
In this case, according to a person familiar with the matter, there was substantial engagement with Trump and his representatives prior to the search warrant, including a subpoena for records and a visit to Mar-a-Lago a couple of months ago by FBI and Justice Department officials to assess how the documents were stored. The person was not authorized to discuss the matter by name and spoke on condition of anonymity.
FBI and Justice Department policy cautions against discussing ongoing investigations, both to protect the integrity of the inquiries and to avoid unfairly maligning someone who is being scrutinized but winds up ultimately not being charged.
That's especially true in the case of search warrants, where supporting court papers are routinely kept secret as the investigation proceeds.
In this case, though, Garland cited the fact that Trump himself had provided the first public confirmation of the FBI search, "as is his right."
The Justice Department, in its new filing, also said that disclosing information about it now would not harm the court's functions.
The Justice Department under Garland has been leery of public statements about politically charged investigations, or of confirming to what extent it might be investigating Trump as part of a broader probe into the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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