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Trump election denial movement marches on

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Emboldened election skeptics continue despite victory. Sign up for Reuters newsletters   One Essential Read One Essential Read Recommended by Kate Turton, Newsletter Editor "People thought we were going to go away if Donald Trump won... They are wrong."   REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo  Since winning the 2024 election, President-elect Donald Trump has gone quiet on his false claims of voter fraud. But the election denial movement he spawned isn't going away – and appears to be strengthening in some areas of the country. Read the full article   Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters.com   Reuters One Essential Read is sent three days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know a

Monday, December 2, 2024

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​ December 2, 2024 Good morning, Welcome to the news for independent thinkers ​ Leading the News . . . ​ President Biden pardons son Hunter on tax and gun charges, breaking vow not to do so . . . President Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden on tax and gun charges, condemning the prosecutions as politically motivated while reversing his promise not to use his executive authority to save his son from potential prison sentences. In a statement Sunday night, Mr. Biden called the convictions "a miscarriage of justice" and accused Republicans of injecting "raw politics" into the judicial process. Hunter Biden was scheduled for sentencing Dec. 12 in Wilmington, Delaware, for his conviction on three federal gun charges and Dec. 16 in Los Angeles after his guilty plea to nine federal tax evasion charges. Washington Times ​ ​ Trump hints at mass pardons for Jan. 6 defendants after Biden pardons son Hunter

Morning Jolt: The Biden Crime Family Gets Away with It

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On the menu today: This isn't just about Hunter; this is about Joe. A review of White House ...   TODAY'S JOLT IS SPONSORED BY PUTNAM BOOKS WITH JIM GERAGHTY December 02 2024   The Biden Crime Family Gets Away with It On the menu today: This isn't just about Hunter; this is about Joe. A review of White House transcripts reveals ten times that either President Biden or White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre emphatically assured the public that there was absolutely no chance that the president would use his authority to pardon his son Hunter for his various crimes — six felonies combined, six misdemeanors. This was predictable, and predicted , because no matter how many times Joe Biden looked you in the eye or television camera and gave you his "word as a Biden," the overwhelming majority of us knew it was — to use one of the president's t