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Donald Trump Could Threaten U.S. Rule of Law, Scholars Say — WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump's blustery attacks on the press, complaints about the judicial system and bold claims of presidential power collectively sketch out a constitutional worldview that shows contempt for the First Amendment …
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Trump's attack on a judge's Mexican heritage is an attack on the American Idea — On a day in which Donald Trump gained the stamp of approval of House Speaker Paul Ryan, he added to another dark chapter of his candidacy by upping his attacks on the heritage of a judge in a case involving Trump University.
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Judge Under Fire From Donald Trump Was Targeted by Mexican Drug Cartel — For much of a year, Gonzalo P. Curiel, then a federal prosecutor in California, lived officially in hiding. — He hunkered down for a while on a naval base and in other closely guarded locations under the protection of United States marshals.
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That's Interesting — This New York Times article says that Judge Curiel's father Salvador arrived in the United States in the 1920s, eventually become a citizen and working as a steelworker. Trump's mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, arrived in the United States from Scotland in 1930.
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Donald Trump Keeps Up Attacks on Judge Gonzalo Curiel — The Republican's charge of a ‘conflict’ in case over his university draws criticism from some legal observers — Donald Trump on Thursday escalated his attacks on the federal judge presiding over civil fraud lawsuits against Trump University …
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Paul Ryan: “I Completely Disagree” With Trump's Attack On Federal Judge
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Ugly, bloody scenes in San Jose as protesters attack Trump supporters outside rally — SAN JOSE, Calif. —Protests outside a Donald Trump rally in downtown San Jose spun out of control Thursday night when some demonstrators attacked the candidate's supporters.
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Protesters punch, throw eggs at Trump supporters in San Jose — SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A group of protesters attacked Donald Trump supporters who were leaving the presidential candidate's rally in San Jose on Thursday night. A dozen or more people were punched, at least one person …
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Trump security removes POLITICO reporter from rally — SAN JOSE, CALIF. — A Donald Trump campaign staffer and a private security guard removed a POLITICO reporter from a campaign rally here on Thursday evening for reporting at the event without the campaign's permission.
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Outrage: San Jose Mayor blames Trump for violent, leftist mob — Anti-free speech thugs physically assaulted American citizens engaged in a peaceful, political assembly Thursday night outside a Donald Trump for President rally in San Jose. And the Hillary-supporting Democrat who serves …
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Reporter's Notebook: When an Anti-Donald Trump Protest Becomes a Mob
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San Jose Mayor Justifies Mob Violence
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Statement on Emmett Rensin — On Thursday night, Emmett Rensin, the deputy editor of Vox's first person section, sent a series of tweets that, among other things, urged people to riot if Donald Trump comes to their town. — We at Vox do not take institutional positions on most questions …
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Vox editor: If Trump comes to your town, start a riot; Update: Vox suspends Rensin — Golly, mightn't this play hob with the accusation that Donald Trump is the one inciting riots? Vox's “deputy first person editor” Emmet Rensin took to Twitter last night to declare that …
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Vox Editor Openly Supports Violence: ‘If Trump Comes to Your Town, Start a Riot’
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Trump Says Clinton Made Up Quotes About Him So She Provides Links to Every Single One — Yesterday, Hillary Clinton gave a speech on foreign policy that was a direct attack on Donald Trump, whose own foreign policy knowledge is lacking in such a way that CNN has now chosen to fact-check …
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Hillary Clinton rolled out the anti-Trump argument that could deliver a landslide
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Sanders jabs at Clinton's foreign policy credentials following speech
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Skydiving outfit in contact with Bernie Sanders' campaign for Cloverdale rally — Cloverdale, Sonoma County's northernmost city, was abuzz with excitement Thursday over presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' planned rally Friday at the town's airport. But just how he will arrive was the subject of rampant speculation.
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The National ENQUIRER Names Dick Morris Chief Political Commentator And Contributor — The National ENQUIRER today announced that renowned Author and Political Commentator Dick Morris would be joining the magazine in the role of Chief Political Commentator & Correspondent.
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Victim's father attacks convicted East Cleveland serial killer Michael Madison minutes after sentencing — Van Terry, father of Shirellda Terry, one of serial killer Michael Madison's three victims, attacks Madison in court during sentencing. Madison is accused of killing three women …
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Nikki Haley links Trump's rhetoric to Charleston church shooting — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is sharpening her criticism of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump — , linking his rhetoric to the 2015 shooting at a black church in Charleston, S.C.
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EXCLUSIVE: Staten Island teen dies from asthma fleeing racist crew waving gun; 'I'm gonna shoot you, n— !' — Dayshen McKenzie died while running for his life. — The black Staten Island teen, fleeing what witnesses described as a mostly white crew shouting racial epithets and waving a gun …
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Question leads to awkward interruption during Starr interview — WACO, Texas (KWTX) A question during News 10's interview with former Baylor Chancellor and President Ken Starr about a rape victim's email that was sent to his office and to several other officials led to an awkward interruption during …
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How an Outsider President Killed a Party — It was summer, and a major U.S. political party had just chosen an inexperienced, unqualified, loutish, wealthy outsider with ambiguous party loyalties to be its presidential nominee. Some party luminaries thought he would help them win the general election.
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The Id That Ate the Planet — On Tuesday the political arm of the Natural Resources Defense Council, one of America's most influential environmentalist groups, made its first presidential endorsement ever, giving the nod to Hillary Clinton. This meant jumping the gun by a week …
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Trump Aide: Hillary Couldn't Tell Truth Even If Waterboarded — A senior adviser to Donald Trump doesn't think Hillary Clinton could ever tell the truth—even if the likely Democratic presidential nominee were waterboarded. “You couldn't get the truth out of Hillary if you waterboarded her …