Donald Trump survives assassination attempt
Former US President Donald Trump was rushed off stage after gunshots erupted at a rally in Pennsylvania in an apparent assassination attempt. Footage showed him grimace and raise a hand to his right ear, before ducking as sharp cracks – a series of shots – broke out. He was quickly swarmed by US Secret Service […]
Trump says he would give green cards to foreign graduates of US colleges
Former United States President Donald Trump has said he would automatically grant green cards to foreign graduates of US colleges if re-elected, an unexpected turn from the Republican known for his tough rhetoric on immigration. During a podcast interview with Silicon Valley tech investors on Thursday, Trump promised to make it easier to bring talent […]
Trump found guilty in hush money case, becomes first ex-president to be criminally convicted
Donald Trump has become the first former US president to be criminally convicted. In a historic decision, a New York jury has found him guilty of falsifying business records to commit election fraud. The former president is set to be sentenced on 11 July – days before the start of the Republican National Convention on […]
Man who leaked Trump’s tax records slapped with 5-year prison sentence
A former US tax worker has been sentenced to five years in prison over the unauthorised leak of Donald Trump’s personal tax records to media outlets. Charles Littlejohn, 38, must also spend three years under supervised release and pay a $5,000 fine for his actions. Littlejohn stole tax data from thousands of wealthy Americans while […]
Trump ordered to pay Ksh1.3B in damages for defaming woman who accused him of rape
Former President Donald Trump must pay writer E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million/Ksh1.3 billion for defaming her in 2019 after she accused him of sexually assaulting her in a department store in the 1990s. The jury determined that Trump must pay $18.3 million in compensatory damages and $65 million in punitive damages. Carroll had sought at […]
Donald Trump willing to debate Meghan Markle but not his 2024 Republican opponents
Donald Trump has revealed he wants to go head-to-head with Meghan Markle for how she allegedly treated the late Queen Elizabeth II during her time in the British royal family. Speaking to radio host Hugh Hewitt on The Hugh Hewitt Show on 6 September, the former US president claimed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex […]
Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 2020 election charges
Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges he sought to overturn the 2020 election results in the United States, as the embattled former president made his first court appearance to respond to a new federal indictment against him. “When you look at what’s happening, this is a persecution of a political opponent,” Trump said […]