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Clifford Robert, attorney for Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump in the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, receives a letter from New York Attorney General Letitia James' office regarding Martin Shkreli's permanent ban from the pharmaceutical industry following the lawsuit against him. responded to the memo.

Prosecutors argue that similar penalties for the Trumps are not unprecedented in the real estate industry.

In a new letter to Judge Arthur Engoron, Robert writes:

The Attorney General's brazen attempt to compare this case to that of Martin Shkreli is ample evidence of her willingness to use her office recklessly in a campaign to destroy the frontrunner for the presidency of the United States. Indeed, this latest salvo reveals her despair and clear dissatisfaction with President Donald J. Trump's (“President Trump”) approach to the White House. If left unchecked, her attorney general's actions will cause irreparable harm to the legal system and New York's business community. Therefore, the Court must and should reject the Attorney General's reliance on Shkreli as misguided and irresponsible.

The absurdity of the Attorney General's recent efforts would be almost comical except for the future grim consequences of her shameless abuse of power. Citing the totally unwarranted Shkreli case, the Attorney General asked this Court to authorize baseless ex-post interference in an undoubtedly successful and profitable business transaction between large, sophisticated corporations. This shocking and tyrannical interference in the free market for political gain puts every business transaction in New York at risk. This court cannot and should not subject our judicial system and New York's business community to such irreparable harm. Under Article 63, Section 12 of the Administrative Law, it is absolutely unacceptable for the Attorney General to scream “fraud” and impose the corporate death penalty without producing any witnesses, complaints, or victims. .

Days after the storming of the U.S. Capitol, former President Donald Trump appeared on the verge of becoming a political exile.

Trump's decision to spread the lie that Democrats stole the election from him in order to inflame his supporters to the point where they stormed the Capitol to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election Trump, especially those who didn't particularly like him. Trump — an opportunity to get off the wagon. It gave them an opportunity to remove the virus of Trumpism, convey to voters that it will not be tolerated in the party, and remain focused on weakening Joe Biden.

But the former president's resounding victory in the New Hampshire primary on January 23, one week after his decisive victory in Iowa, confirmed what has been clear all along: that Donald Trump will win in 2024. He has made it clear that he will be the Republican candidate for the year. Despite facing more than 90 felonies in four different jurisdictions, Trump maintains an iron grip on the Republican Party. New Hampshire was Nikki Haley's best bet against Trump, but the result was so inconclusive that the Associated Press suspended its campaign against Trump shortly after voting closed at 8 p.m.

The Associated Press made the call shortly after voting ended in the state. As of 8 p.m., the results were less than 20%, with Trump holding a commanding lead over his opponent, Nikki Haley, with 54% of the vote.

The former president, currently the Republican front-runner in 2024, was expected to do well in the Granite State given his control of the Republican majority. But unlike his performance in Iowa last week, Trump's margin of victory on Tuesday was much smaller.

The former South Carolina governor remained optimistic at his first night rally in New Hampshire on Tuesday, predicting he would draw more delegates than expected from the Granite State.

“This race is not over yet,” Haley told the crowd in Concord, New Hampshire. “There are dozens of states left…and next up is my favorite state, South Carolina.”

He added: “I want to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory tonight. He earned it and I want to recognize that.”

“New Hampshire is the first in the nation, but it won’t be the last in the nation.”

One clip began mid-sentence and showed Trump speaking in New Hampshire: The simplest problems can no longer be solved. ”

“We are an institution with a strong death penalty. I will wear this,” Trump, 77, said in a gaffe.

A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol with members of the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison for verbally abusing and insulting the judge who punished him.

Mark Blue repeatedly interrupted Chief Justice James Boasberg before handing down his sentence, calling him a “clown” and a “fraud” who was presiding over a “kangaroo court”. The judge warned Blue that if he continued to disrupt the proceedings, he could be removed from the courtroom.

“Give me 100 years and I'll do it again,” said Blue, who was handcuffed and shackled.

“This is the definition of no remorse in my book,” the judge said.

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According to exit polls, 86% of New Hampshire primary voters who supported Trump believe the current president is illegitimate.

In Iowa, when caucus attendees were asked if they thought Biden was legitimately elected president, more than two-thirds said “no.” This includes 69% of Iowa caucus attendees who supported Trump. Only 11% of voters in Iowa and 13% of voters in New Hampshire believe the incumbent president was legitimately elected.

Kayleigh McEnany has been added to the list of former White House officials removed by former President Donald Trump over perceived traitors.

The Trump administration's last press secretary appeared on Fox News on Tuesday as part of the network's prime-time New Hampshire preliminary coverage. At one point during the broadcast, McEnany said that while turnout in the Republican primary was relatively competitive, Biden himself won a write-in campaign on the Democratic ticket, so the night was a positive one for Joe Biden. He said it was night.

“This was a really good night for Joe Biden,” she said. “If you look at our voter analysis, only 10 percent said, 'If Joe Biden was the candidate, he wouldn't vote for him.'”

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In his first interview since withdrawing from the Republican primary, DeSantis told conservative radio host Steve DeAce that he saw a “lack of enthusiasm” among Republican voters in last week's Iowa caucuses. He said the decline in appeal among moderates was “a very big problem.” “Warning Signs for Republicans’ 2024 Hopes.”

“It's a problem when people who voted for Reagan in '76 and have been conservative their entire lives come up to me and say they never want to vote for Trump again,” DeSantis said.

CNN's Manu Raju asked Republican Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance about Nikki Haley remaining in the race for the party's nomination in 2024.

“What's going to happen here is we're going to spend another 30, 50, maybe 100 million dollars attacking our nominee, Donald Trump, and in the process… It's going to weaken him…I think so.” This is a big mistake and will siphon funds away from what is needed in a failed presidential campaign. ”