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From right, Former Israeli Prime Minister and the head of Likud party, Benjamin Netanyahu, Former US President Donald Trump, and former president of Brazil and ...

He has adopted a distinctly Trumpian approach to his plight – slamming the investigations as a “witch hunt” and an “attempted coup” and, like the former US president, has raised doubts about the legitimacy of the judiciary. He made the announcement after Sunak said he wouldn’t attend owing to the demands of salvaging the British economy, though there have been reports in recent days that he might change his mind. Conservative MPs opted instead for former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, who has only been in power for a week but is already finding out what many observers believe to be the case – that the Conservative Party is ungovernable. Even if Trump doesn’t run in 2024, the power of his movement is so strong in the GOP that a possible future Republican president would likely share his populist, nationalist, “America First” instincts. There had been fears that Bolsonaro would emulate his US alter ego and fellow Covid-19 mask rejectionist by refusing to accept the result of an election that tipped him out of power after only a single term. Bolsonaro and Lula da Silva aren’t the only blasts from the past who’ve tried to pave a way back to power. Still, the comeback trail is not always kind to populist leaders who have fallen from power. Lula da Silva, a former two-term president of Brazil, has, like Trump, had his run-ins with legal authorities. And on Sunday in Brazil, Lula da Silva, who’s known as “Lula,” narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election. Trump has left no doubt that he’s itching to mount another presidential campaign – not just because he misses the spotlight. Past scandals, their own legal nightmares and treacherous politics aren’t stopping them from recreating that dream of a past glory. Trump would love to plow a similar furrow.

In less good news for Mr Trump, the Supreme Court also said that it will not block Senator Lindsey Graham from having to give evidence before the Fulton County, ...

I don’t think anyone’s been dehumanised like she has consistently.” [Gavin Newsom blames Fox News for ‘creating culture’ that led to Paul Pelosi attack](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/gavin-newsom-fox-pelosi-jesse-watters-b2215270.html) [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. The developments come as two separate cases involving him, his finances and his businesses get underway in [Oath Keepers spent $400 at Olive Garden after storming the Capitol](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/oath-keepers-olive-garden-trial-b2215529.html) [Donald Trump](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/donald-trump) seemed to suggest that the journalists who leaked the Supreme Court’s [Roe v Wade](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/roe-v-wade) verdict should be jailed until the identity of the person who leaked the information is revealed. [Supreme Court temporarily blocks House from getting Trump tax returns](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tax-returns-supreme-court-b2215157.html) [John Roberts](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/john-roberts), who is responsible for appeals of decisions from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. [Jan 6 rioter who said she’d shoot Pelosi ‘in the brain’ to be released this week](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/nancy-pelosi-rioter-released-jan-6-b2215198.html) [interview with ](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gavin-newsom-paul-pelosi-nancy-pelosi-fox-news-attack/) [CBS News](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/cbs-news), the [California](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/california) governor said: “I’ve seen the dehumanisation of Nancy Pelosi. [Gavin Newsom](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/gavin-newsom) says he partly blames [Fox News](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/fox-news) for fueling anger toward House Speaker [Nancy Pelosi](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/nancy-pelosi) and her husband Paul that led to [the attack at their home on Friday](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/david-depape-paul-pelosi-attack-elon-musk-b2214818.html). [Trump predicts Kanye West ‘will be fine’ and downplays his antisemitism scandal](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-kanye-west-antisemitic-comments-b2215368.html)

Just days removed from the assault on Paul Pelosi, Donald Trump is throwing in his lot with the conspiracy caucus on what actually happened in the attack.

He knows they want to believe the absolute worst about Paul and Nancy Pelosi and so he is giving them what they want. All of this, unfortunately, is par for the course for the former president and the movement that he leads. And that the 2020 election was stolen from him. They want to keep you in the dark, but you are too smart for that, so you see through the stories they are telling you. It’s unclear to me whether Trump actually believes anything he is saying about the Pelosi attack. And that the Iowa caucuses had been stolen from him. As is usual with him, he threw just enough qualifiers and vague language in to give himself plausible deniability. But the window was broken in and it was strange the cops were standing there practically from the moment it all took place.” “It’s weird things going on in that household in the last couple of weeks,” Trump said. To be clear, what follows from the former president is nonsense and officials have gone on the record to denounce conspiracy theories like this. wrote: “The Internet remains undefeated.” “You know, probably, you and I are better off not talking about it.

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Former President Donald Trump has joined a chorus of conservative voices who have shared baseless conspiracy theories about the attack on House Speaker ...

DePape said he intended to confront Speaker Pelosi and to see her wheeled into Congress with broken kneecaps, “which would show other Members of Congress there were consequences to actions.” The window was broken in and it was strange the cops were standing there practically from the moment it all took place. The glass it seems was broken from the inside to the out so it wasn’t a break in, it was a break out.

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The hold comes a day after Ex-President Donald Trump filed an emergency appeal asking the Supreme Court to intervene.

Last week, a federal appeals court denied Trump’s request to stop the release of his records. Trump lost his appeal in the District of Columbia Circuit in August. At the time, the Treasury Department was headed by Trump appointee Steven Mnuchin, and rejected the request. Trump’s team wrote that ‘no Congress has ever wielded its legislative powers to demand a President’s tax returns’. is hereby stayed pending further order of the undersigned or of the Court,’ wrote Roberts. Roberts, who handles emergency applications in the DC circuit court, put it on hold until the nine justices come to a full decision.

Right-dominated court will weigh the former president's appeal against release sought by Democratic-controlled House. Donald Trump.

That case, too, went to the supreme court, which rejected Trump’s argument that he had broad immunity as president. The court rejected that appeal. Trump then attempted to halt the handover in court. After Joe Biden took the Oval Office, the committee renewed the request, seeking Trump’s tax returns and additional information from 2015-2020. The House Ways and Means panel and its Democratic chairperson, Richard Neal of Massachusetts, first requested Trump’s tax returns in 2019 as part of an investigation into the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audit program and tax law compliance by the former president. Roberts gave the committee until 10 November to respond.

#TrumpIsDead began to trend on Twitter despite the fact that former US President Donald Trump. One user tweeted that they believed the hashtag was trending as a ...

"I saw that it's yet another psyopp [sic] to screw around with Melon Husk," the tweet read. The hashtag appeared under the "What's happening" sidebar in the late afternoon for readers in the United States. 1, 2022, the hashtag "#TrumpIsDead" began to trend on Twitter.

Donald Trump is definitely not dead, despite what Twitter users might have us believe. A hoax about the former president having died spread quickly on the ...

Donald Trump Junior is now just plain Donald Trump \n\nplease like and share.\u201d— Tim Heidecker: Sole Host of On Cinema (@Tim Heidecker: Sole Host of On Cinema) Which do you believe?\u201d— Tim Heidecker: Sole Host of On Cinema (@Tim Heidecker: Sole Host of On Cinema) trump is dead and they are covering it up or he is badly dying at the moment. Trump is dead (died badly) \n2. we don't know but it's not good.\u201d— Tim Heidecker: Sole Host of On Cinema (@Tim Heidecker: Sole Host of On Cinema) I think in fact that maybe he is and could possibly have a very grave disease of which he is dying from.

The #TrumpIsDead hashtag managed to briefly reach the number one trending spot in America.

Bernard has retweeted a number of screenshots claiming that the former President had died, including a fake BBC article and a tweet from Melania Trump which reads: “I just got home from Barron’s band practice (he’s in a grindcore band called S**t Christ) and Donald was dead facedown in the toilet which was overflowing with diarrhoea. “What a relief that #TrumpIsDead. One person tweeted: “I saw #TrumpIsDead and was excited for a second. Free speech activist and journalist Nathan Bernard tweeted a screenshot of a fake CNN article that claimed that Trump had died at age 76. Donald Trump Jr is now just plain Donald Trump. Trump is dead (died badly) 2.

Musk has said he will be making changes to the social media platform and has already faced a backlash for one of these plans.

"Our public interest framework exists to enable the public to hear from elected officials and world leaders directly. Capitol two days earlier after hearing a speech from the president at the nearby Ellipse. In his first moments as owner, Musk reportedly fired several top Twitter executives, including the CEO and Chief Legal Officer. [proposed changes](https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-twitter-blue-check-marks-8-dollar-plan-sparks-backlash-1756152) to the social media platform that has already sparked a backlash is the introduction of a payment plan for users to keep their blue check marks. However, we made it clear going back years that these accounts are not above our rules entirely and cannot use Twitter to incite violence, among other things." [permanently suspended](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-return-twitter-elon-musk-takeover-ban-1755310) because of the "risk of further incitement of violence" after the then-president tweeted in support of the rioters who stormed the U.S.

Comedian and actor Tim Heidecker created a tweet making intentionally false claims about Donald Trump that quickly went viral.

Musk had yet to respond to or comment on the posts. [and hate speech](https://twitter.com/yoyoel/status/1587230924554399744?s=20&t=Ws-jlsjEgwKXVxk88CLKaA) [grew exponentially](https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musks-first-day-owning-twitter-layoff-fears-hoaxes-trolls-2022-10) in the days following Musk's takeover. Heidecker's thread could prove a notable trial for Roth and Musk. The comedian is verified on Twitter, with a blue check mark by his name. The platform has also [limited](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-01/twitter-limits-content-enforcement-tools-as-us-election-looms) the number of employees allowed to remove such content since he took over, as Bloomberg reported. [owned by Musk](https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musks-twitter-cuts-start-with-some-high-ranking-managers-2022-11) since Thursday.

Donald Trump has suggested that he will not return to Twitter if his account is reinstated following Elon Musk's takeover. The Tesla CEO has previously said ...

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Supreme Court grants Trump stay in tax returns case · Trump Organization fraud case begins after jury selected · Letitia James's fraud lawsuit goes to trial at ...

[likely crimes committed by Mr Eastman and the former president](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-judge-defraud-election-claims-b2206403.html). The hashtag #TrumpIsDead became one of the biggest trends on the site following false claims made on Tue... [Donald Trump](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/donald-trump)’s biracial former girlfriend Kara Young has broken her silence about an incident where he told her she got her intelligence from her white father. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) Mr Trump filed the suit in March under a civil version of a racketeering law, claiming that Ms Clinton and several other Democratic Party-aligned organisations conspired to undermine his campaign. Here’s more on the Trump hoax from our colleagues at Indy100. As filmmaker Jeremy Newberger wrote: "My sources are telling me, in their humble opinion, that the MyPillow Guy has created a Trump stand in made from polyurethane foam and Sunkist soda #TrumpIsDead.” A hoax about the former president having died spread quickly on the social media platform earlier this week. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. Two senior White House staffers this morning confirmed that Joe Biden will tonight be delivering a speech at the US Capitol about democracy. [Donald Trump](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/donald-trump) has joined a chorus of [GOP](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/gop) voices promoting a flurry of unsubstantiated [conspiracy theories](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/conspiracy-theories) around [the attack against House Speaker ](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/david-depape-paul-pelosi-attack-elon-musk-b2214818.html) [Nancy Pelosi](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/nancy-pelosi)’s husband. [Donald Trump](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/donald-trump) made history in becoming the first president in US history to be impeached twice by the [House of Representatives](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/house-representatives).

Donald Trump is not dead, nor is he back on Twitter, but the former US president became a top trending topic as users set out to test the stance of the ...

Of course, there would have been no such story there. Trending topics on Twitter come from a combination of the sheer number of tweets and the work of an algorithm, designed to tailor which ones appear for individual users based on their interests and location. At its peak, tens of thousands of tweets drove the hashtag to the top of the trending charts. [Elon Musk](https://news.sky.com/topic/elon-musk-6730)'s stance on disinformation on the platform following his takeover, trending topics in the US and beyond were for hours topped with news of [Mr Trump](https://news.sky.com/topic/donald-trump-5711)'s apparent demise. But it began as an effort to essentially stick it to new owner Musk, who has made content moderation - and his apparent desire to loosen it - a key part of the conversation surrounding his takeover. Donald Trump is not dead, nor is he back on Twitter, but the former US president became a top trending topic as users set out to test the stance of the social media platform's new owner on disinformation.

Elon Musk says setting up process over those barred, including Donald Trump, will take 'at least a few more weeks'

Content shared by the accounts focused on issues such as Trump and Palestine. Another China-linked network, which sent 310,000 tweets, including more than 1,100 on Joe Biden’s position on Taiwan as well as remarks on the president’s age and cognitive abilities. One China-linked network tweeted about US politics via accounts that used fake rightwing, pro-Trump American personas, using language familiar deployed by “Maga” online communities including references to rigged elections and the businessman George Soros. One Iran-backed account also issued endorsements for candidates in down-ballot polls such as county commissioner. They issued 706,000 tweets, although engagement appeared to be insignificant, with almost 600,000 of those tweets gaining zero likes. [report by the Election Integrity Partnership](https://www.eipartnership.net/), a coalition of bodies that combats digital election interference, gave details of six networks linked to China and Iran that had attempted to manipulate the Twitter platform in the run-up to the US midterms.

Elon Musk indicated on Wednesday that the Twitter account of former President Donald Trump will not be restored ahead of the US midterm elections next week, ...

We’ve made measurable progress, removing more than 1500 accounts and reducing impressions on this content to nearly zero.” Both Musk and Roth have stressed that Twitter’s policies have not changed since the takeover. Trump had tens of millions more followers on Twitter than he does on Truth Social. Prior to acquiring Twitter last week, Musk had pledged to roll back at least some of platform’s content moderation policies and do away with permanent account bans.

Tweets falsely suggesting that Donald Trump has died are testing the content moderation of Elon Musk's Twitter.

The status of Mr Trump’s account has also been subject to intense speculation, with some suggesting that Mr Musk could allow him back onto the site. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. He then encouraged users to share the hashtag #TrumpIsDead. They were led by Tim Heidecker, a comedian who encouraged others to share the false posts. He repeatedly indicated that he would be more permissive about the what could be said on the social network, describing himself as a free speech champion. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our By registering, you will also enjoy limited access to Premium articles, exclusive newsletters, commenting, and virtual events with our leading journalists Registration is a free and easy way to support our truly independent journalism

Some candidates are already questioning the integrity of the vote and undermining the credibility of the results.

[124 candidates](https://principledcandidates.org/supporters/) in the November elections have so far pledged to adopt the principles. “I’m going to win the election and I’m going to accept that result,” she said. [five core principles](https://principledcandidates.org/) to uphold trusted elections. Mark Finchem, the Republican running for secretary of state, led the push to decertify Biden’s victory in Arizona and was present at the US Capitol on January 6. Similar signs of Republican candidates manoeuvring for possible mischief can be seen in other swing states that were at the epicentre of Trump’s efforts to destroy democracy. The center’s democracy experts decided months before the 2020 election that the chaos surrounding then President Trump’s campaign merited their attention. But the fact that so many candidates are already laying down objections in a repetition of Trump’s 2020 tactics suggests there may be trouble ahead. If election deniers lose their elections by narrow margins we can expect that they will reject the results and refuse to accept them,” said Fred Wertheimer, president of the non-partisan group Democracy 21. All four of its Republican candidates in statewide races – Lake, together with the nominees for US Senate, attorney general and secretary of state – are out-and-out election deniers. Masters has been telling supporters on the campaign trail to look out for The US president called them “extremists” and warned that they were preparing to repeat their subversion efforts in November’s midterm elections. Lake is one of several prominent election deniers who have dropped hints – some subtle, others blatant – that they might mimic Trump’s anti-democratic tactics in their own elections just days away.

When tech mogul Elon Musk bought Twitter, one of the first questions people asked was whether that meant figures like former President Donald Trump, who were ...

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Before and after the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump lied about the integrity of the process, baselessly claiming widespread voter fraud was.

[breaking](https://americanindependent.com/ron-johnson-running-senate-wisconsin-2022-election/) his promise not to run for more than two terms in the Senate and seeking reelection against Democratic nominee and current Lt. Across the country, [Republican](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/10/06/elections-deniers-midterm-elections-2022/) lawmakers and [candidates](https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/21/politics/republican-midterm-candidates-2020-election-lies/index.html) have echoed the same [false claims](https://americanindependent.com/gop-senate-nominee-don-bolduc-new-hampshire-maggie-hassan-2020-election-lies-fraud-joe-biden-president/). [reportedly](https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-lawsuits-nevada-senate-elections-election-2020-16f33db6728fe0f182c016ac0621cccc) told right-wing radio host Wayne Allyn Root that his [lawsuits](https://americanindependent.com/anti-democracy-senate-candidate-adam-laxalt-nevada-2022-election-catherine-cortez-masto/) to overturn Trump's 2020 defeat had come too late. 5 [appearance](https://soundcloud.com/heathermckensie33/ron-johnson-on-the-vicki-mckenna-show-1052022/s-r5fLHVdDxsk?si=6eabc63122004f4990753626b8188884&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing) on the Vicki McKenna talk radio show, also flagged by American Bridge 21st Century, Johnson claimed, "The FBI not only corrupted the 2020 election, they're corrupting the 2022 election." Recounting that his father warned him that Democrats would "just find 40,000" Kelly votes, Masters said, "All I know is, if those are the numbers, I've got to win by 80,000." Capitol Police had jointly warned state and local officials, "Following the 2022 midterm election, perceptions of election-related fraud and dissatisfaction with electoral outcomes likely will result in heightened threats of violence against a broad range of targets―such as ideological opponents and election workers." No thanks." This includes legal action if needed." We have a mail-in balloting system that we can't trust." Now several Republican Senate nominees are using the same playbook to cast doubt on the 2022 midterms. Frankly, we did win this election." We were getting ready to win this election.

'Twitter will not allow anyone who was de-platformed for violating Twitter rules back on [the] platform until we have a clear process for doing so,' Musk ...

](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/02/musk-twitter-bans-trump/)“We stressed what was important. “We will be looking to see what Mr Musk does in terms of how he implements these policies,” Mr Robinson told the paper. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1587670513819729920?s=20&t=VASU-hIKjcDcP8mZby_O1A) close to 1am eastern time on Wednesday. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. The meeting went on for almost an hour. He stressed his vision.” [The Post ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/02/musk-twitter-bans-trump/)that “I think it’s important ... [The Washington Post reported](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/02/musk-twitter-bans-trump/) that Mr Musk’s posts came after a Zoom meeting with civil rights groups. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1587669814188953601?s=20&t=VASU-hIKjcDcP8mZby_O1A) on Wednesday.

Tweets falsely suggesting that Donald Trump has died are testing the content moderation of Elon Musk's Twitter. Huge number of users started posting tweets ...

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Efrain Galicia and several other protesters had filed a civil suit alleging Trump's security guards roughed them up in 2015.

[filed](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/22/new-york-fraud-suit-trump-organization-letitia-james) civil fraud suit claiming extensive financial wrongdoing related to real estate valuations. The parties also did release a brief, joint statement stating that they “have settled the matter and the action has been dismissed upon stipulation of all parties”. [Efrain Galicia](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/15/donald-trump-testimony-new-york-protesters-security-guard) and several other protesters filed a civil suit in the Bronx about seven years ago over the alleged incident. Trump is also battling a [defamation suit](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/19/trump-testifies-e-jean-carroll-rape-lawsuit) brought by E Jean Carroll. We are very pleased with this outcome and are happy to finally put this matter to rest once and for all.” [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump)’s security guards roughed them up outside during a September 2015 protest outside his eponymous Manhattan skyscraper settled their lawsuit just before a trial for this case was to begin in earnest.

Former President Donald Trump settled a civil lawsuit Wednesday that alleged his security guards violently assaulted protesters outside Trump Tower in 2015.

I think they were," Trump said, according to a transcript. Powerful men may put their names on buildings, but the sidewalk will always belong to the people." "Nevertheless, plaintiffs are proud to have settled their claims and to have obtained written recognition by Donald Trump of their right to protest on the public sidewalk.

The two sides reached an agreement as a jury was being selected. Donald Trump arrives at a 2015 campaign rally.

“Defendants were staring down the barrel of a Bronx jury who were about to be presented with overwhelming evidence in support of plaintiffs’ claims. News reporters recorded the guards ripping signs out of the hands of the protesters, then scuffling with some of them. Among other demands, the plaintiffs wanted Trump to pay punitive damages, arguing he should have known the security personnel would act in a “negligent or reckless manner.” “We are very pleased with this outcome and are happy to finally put this matter to rest once and for all.” The lawsuit was brought by five New Yorkers of Mexican origin. Trump was a defendant in the lawsuit, along with his company, the Trump Organization, his presidential campaign and security personnel.

Luckily, today, we can cross one of them off the list: the 2015 lawsuit filed by a group of protesters who alleged they were assaulted by Trump's security ...

Asked by one of the attorneys if it was his “expectation” that if one of his security guards saw someone about to throw a tomato, they should “knock the crap out of them,” Trump responded yes, adding that other fruits would necessitate a beating, too. [claimed](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/05/donald-trump-pie-fears) that he’d told Trump about the protesters when he saw them that morning, at which point the then presidential candidate allegedly told his head of security, Keith Schiller, “Get rid of them.” When Schiller returned, according to Cohen, he told Trump: “I took the sign. We were all instructed that if somebody was to ever throw anything at him, that if that person didn’t end up in the hospital, we’d all be fired,” Cohen said. [hit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK6SS8CXYZo) with a pie while walking into a building, and was convinced that the same fate would befall him. They love to give money to the people. Y’know, the one that led to the revelation that the ex-president [thinks](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/donald-trump-tomatoes-pineapples-bananas-deadly-fruit) it’s highly possible he could be killed by a piece of fruit. “A tomato, a pineapple, a lot of other things they throw,” he said. They take from the rich and give to the rest of us—their verdicts are always generally right at the ceiling. The suit revolved around a September 2015 incident, in which a group of activists protesting the comments Trump had made about Mexican immigrants while campaigning for president were allegedly assaulted outside of Trump Tower by his security guards. According to the plaintiffs, Trump’s head of security allegedly punched one of the protesters in the head while trying to rip away a sign that read “Make America racist again.” In a sworn deposition, Cohen [all the criminal investigations and civil suits](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/08/donald-trump-criminal-investigations-lawsuits-guide-complete-list) facing Donald Trump.

Donald Trump and the Trump Organization have settled a lawsuit with protesters who say his security guards violently attacked them while they were ...

Alina Habba, a lawyer for Mr Trump, said in a statement: "Although we were eager to proceed to trial to demonstrate the frivolousness of this case, the parties were ultimately able to come to an amicable resolution. "The parties all agree that the plaintiffs in the action, and all people, have a right to engage in peaceful protest on public sidewalks," both sides said in a joint statement. Mr Trump, the Trump Organization and the plaintiffs agreed to dismiss the seven-year-old lawsuit over the alleged assault in a joint filing with a New York state court on Wednesday.

Donald Trump's attorneys saw a direct appeal to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as their best hope of derailing Joe Biden's win in the 2020 ...

19 ruling](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/19/judge-trump-signed-court-document-that-knowingly-included-false-voter-fraud-stats-00062577) that the emails must be disclosed to the House Jan. Carter said Trump signed the verification to a federal court complaint under penalty of perjury despite evidence that he’d been told many of the fraud claims in the lawsuit were inaccurate. “There’s no one they can call to come to the White House that’s a notary?” Chris Gardner, a Virginia attorney and former GOP House aide assisting the president’s legal team, asked in an email sent just before 4 P.M. FBI agents seized Eastman’s cell phone in June as part of a wide-ranging investigation related to efforts by Trump allies to undermine the election results. 31, 2020, federal lawsuit challenging the election results in Georgia, including acute concerns Trump’s lawyers voiced during that chaotic period that Trump might put himself in legal jeopardy if he attested to the voter fraud data contained in it. It’s unclear how the other attorney responded to Eastman. 11 order](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/11/supreme-court-rejects-texas-led-effort-to-overturn-bidens-victory-444638) where the court rejected a bid by Texas to challenge the vote counts in four other states. But they also debated whether the federal complaint should “incorporate by reference” the voter fraud data included in an earlier state-level lawsuit. Federal prosecutors have also scrutinized Eastman, who pleaded the Fifth in testimony to the Jan. Eastman’s emails, which he has fought to keep from the select committee, have yielded some of the most potent evidence against Trump’s team — including a March 28 ruling from a federal judge declaring it likely that Trump and Eastman had criminally conspired to subvert the election. 6 session of Congress — a legally required proceeding to count electoral votes and certify the election results. 6 select committee, as well as prosecutors in Fulton County, Ga., who are investigating Trump’s efforts to subvert the election there.