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Trump plots overturning 2024 election as Dems prepare legal 'army' to stop him: analysis

Donald Trump's Republican supporters are already hatching a plan to overturn the 2024 election if President Joe Biden wins, but the current administration has an "army" of lawyers working to block the plan, according to a new report.

A presidential election loss would see Republican allies resort to even more extreme measures than they did in 2020 as Trump now also faces four criminal court cases that could land him in prison, according to the Bulwark's A.B. Stoddard.

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John Eastman's law license yanked in California after judge recommends disbarment: report

A onetime attorney for former President Donald Trump cannot practice law in California after a judge's ruling recommended disbarment, according to state records and reports.

A bold red message on the State Bar of California alerts viewers John Eastman is "Not Eligible to Practice Law," the progressive news site Democracy Docket was among the first to report Tuesday.

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Ivy League psychologist warns Trump's late-night rants suggest serious health issue

Harry Segal, clinical psychologist and senior lecturer in the Psychology Department at Cornell University, thinks Donald Trump may be exhibiting behavior consistent with "sundowning."

The term is defined by the Mayo Clinic as "a state of confusion that occurs in the late afternoon and lasts into the night." Segal explained that it's a form of dementia.

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'If Trump was a toddler this is the kind of discipline you'd use': Expert on gag order

Legal experts gathered on MSNBC Tuesday afternoon after New York Judge Juan Merchan expanded his gag order to stop Donald Trump from attacking family members of jurors, witnesses and court officers.

Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance called the move the most significant investment from a judge thus far in curbing Trump's behavior.

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'They know better': Ex-Trump aide furious about GOP's 'dishonest' Easter conspiracy

The co-hosts of "The View" trashed Republicans after outrage over a theory that President Joe Biden intentionally scheduled the Transgender Day of Awareness on Easter.

The trans holiday always falls on March 31. Easter is a different day each year because the Christian holiday depends on the moon cycle.

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Brad Raffensperger triggered after Larry David mocks Georgia voting law

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger wrote to Larry David after an episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" ridiculed local voting law that prevents giving water to people standing in line at polling places.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution submitted an open records request to obtain a copy of the letter Raffensperger sent to David after the episode aired on HBO in February.

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Ex-judge: Trump knows jail is 'a real possibility' after gag order tightens

A retired federal judge warns that Donald Trump may want to heed the expanded gag order or wind up laying his head in a New York lockup.

"The first thing you can do is to give a warning," said Shira Scheindlin, a former federal judge told CNN's Kaitlin Collins Monday night. "I think that's been covered."

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'Thoughts and prayers' extended to creditor behind Trump's $175M civil fraud bond

Former President Donald Trump paid his $175 million bond in the New York civil fraud case on Monday — preventing him from having sell off assets at least until his appeal works its way through the system.

But the person who bankrolled the bond is an interesting figure — and one who already has a number of financial ties to the former president, MSNBC legal expert Lisa Rubin noted on X.

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'Wasn't even funny!' Lara Trump outraged DNC mocked her with 'diss track'

Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump is shocked, shocked that the Democratic National Committee would dare mock her newly released song.

"This is where the DNC was putting their focus?" Lara Trump demanded on Fox News Monday night. "To somehow mock me? [It] wasn't even funny."

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Trump boasts he's 'busy beating up' foes as fears over violent rhetoric mount

Former President Donald Trump' boasted Monday he was busying "beating up" his foes even as fears mount that his political rhetoric will end in violence.

Trump's violent social media post appeared to have been triggered by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), the subject of a two-post rant after he publicly criticized his party's presumptive presidential candidate late last month.

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'Convicted felon by June': Ex-prosecutor predicts Trump will lose hush money trial

Former President Donald Trump has managed to get most of his criminal trials stalled or delayed in various ways, leaving it in doubt whether some of them can be held before the November election altogether.

But there is one slated to come to trial this month, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's hush money case, and former prosecutor Glenn Kirschner predicts it will end with the historic conviction of a former U.S. president.

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Trump posts $175 million bond in New York civil fraud case: report

Former President Donald Trump has posted $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case, reports show.

According to ABC News, "Trump secured the bond through Knight Specialty Insurance Company."

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Hush money judge risks 'taking Trump's bait' with gag order ruling: legal expert

Two weeks before the expected start of Donald Trump's hush money case, the former president faces a gag order battle that could be the trial judge's bait, a legal expert said Monday.

Former federal prosecutor Norm Eisen believes New York Judge Juan Merchan could very likely acquiesce to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's request to tighten the terms of the gag order against the former president, but warned of concerns.

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