Bragg Won’t Drop Trump’s ‘Hush Money’ Sentencing, But May Suspend It for 4 Years

THE CENTER SQUARE—Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Tuesday that his office will oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss his felony conviction in New York. Bragg said that despite plans to oppose Trump’s motion, his office would agree to hit pause on the proceedings pending the judge’s decision on Trump’s motion to dismiss. Bragg also suggested the case could wait until Trump finishes his term in the White House.  “No current law establishes that a president’s temporary immunity from prosecution requires dismissal of a post-trial criminal proceeding that was initiated…

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ICYMI: On Eve of Elections, Environmentalists Condemn Stein, Calling for Her to Drop Out

The Nation: I’m an Environmentalist. That’s Why I Can’t Vote Green. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn Political Action spotlighted environmentalists from all around the world condemning third-party spoiler Jill Stein – calling for her to drop out of the race and cease boosting Donald Trump’s bid for the White House. In 2016, Stein’s vote totals in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin alone were enough to sink Hillary Clinton’s campaign and usher in Trump’s toxic, polluter presidency that rolled back Obama-era climate goals and took the United States out of the Paris…

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JD Vance Is Right: RFK Jr. Should Drop Out

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn Political Action applauds Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, for saying the quiet part out loud: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should drop out and endorse Trump. They have so much in common!  According to Washington Post reporter Meryl Kornfield:  Vance told reporters on his plane today that RFK Jr. should drop out and endorse the Trump-Vance ticket, pointing to their shared views. “He’s much closer on the issues to President Trump than he is to Kamala Harris,” Vance said. “We agree with JD Vance on…

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LeVar Burton & MoveOn Drop “Read Banned Books” Exclusive Shirt for National Banned Book Week

Proceeds from the shirt, as worn by LeVar Burton, Ariana DeBose, Margaret Atwood, Maia Kobabe, W. Kamau Bell, Josh Malina, and Ann Patchett , Adina Porter, Baratunde Thurston, available at LeVarSaysRead.com will fund ongoing efforts to distribute free banned books and fight censorship. Washington, D.C. – Today MoveOn Political Action and LeVar Burton announced the release of a new original T-shirt for sale in support of their collaboration fighting book bans at the start of National Banned Book Week. The limited-edition Read Banned Books shirt features the likeness of the lifetime literacy champion LeVar Burton and is for sale here. The shirt will fund MoveOn’s Banned Bookmobile and…

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Trump rejects calls to drop Confederate base names – BBC News

Trump rejects calls to drop Confederate base names  BBC News Trump would ‘not even consider’ renaming bases with Confederate links  The Guardian Trump says U.S. Army bases will keep Confederate names despite push after George Floyd death  CNBC Donald Trump rules out renaming US bases named after Confederate leaders  ABC News Trump opposes efforts to remove Confederate commanders’ names from military bases  CNN View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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