Trump says Twitter a boring disgrace to democracy. But he’s headed to court to get his account back

Former US President Donald Trump on Monday slammed Twitter as a "disgrace to democracy" after it suspended Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of his most vocal supporters in Congress, for spreading misinformation about Covid-19.
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Trump Accuses Netanyahu Of Disloyalty For Congratulating Biden After 2020 Win

(CNN)Former President Donald Trump railed against his one-time close ally Benjamin Netanyahu in a new interview series, saying he felt betrayed by the then-prime minister of Israel's video message to Joe Biden congratulating him on winning the presidency.
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Donald Trump Raises £1bn For His New Social Media Platform To Rival Twitter

The former US president, who is banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, hopes to launch his Truth Social app next year. He claims it will provide a forum that will not restrict freedom of speech. And he argued the financial backing “sends an important message to Big Tech that censorship and political discrimination must end”.
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Capitol Riot: 'Qanon Shaman' Jacob Chansley Sentenced To 41 Months In Prison

A prominent supporter of the baseless QAnon conspiracy has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for his involvement in the US Capitol riot. Jacob Anthony Chansley was among the Trump supporters who tried to stop Congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election on 6 January. He earlier pleaded guilty to one felony count of obstruction in an official proceeding.
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Biden blocks second Trump bid to withhold more 6 January documents

US President Joe Biden has blocked a second attempt by former President Donald Trump to withhold documents sought by lawmakers investigating the deadly 6 January attack on the US Capitol and ordered the latest batch to be handed over to Congress.
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Biden accuses Trump Republicans of white supremacy at Martin Luther King Jr memorial

US President Joe Biden on Thursday used the backdrop of the Martin Luther King Jr memorial to charge Republicans with following Donald Trump into a "deep black hole" of white supremacy and voter suppression.
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TRUTH Social: Donald Trump Launches His Own Social Media Platform

Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will launch his own social media platform, TRUTH Social, according to a press release by Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG). Trump’s new social network is set to launch a beta version in November, which will be available to invited guests only. Its national rollout is expected in the first quarter of 2022, the press release said.
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Capitol attack: Police officer pleads not guilty to charges he tried to obstruct investigations

A US Capitol Police officer on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to charges that he obstructed a probe into the 6 January attack on the Capitol complex by supporters of then-President Donald Trump by urging a participant to destroy Facebook posts showing him inside, warning that he could be prosecuted.
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Republican Party operatives charged with illegally funnelling Trump campaign contribution from Russian

US prosecutors on Monday unsealed criminal charges against two long-time Republican Party operatives, accusing them of illegally funnelling a foreign campaign contribution to former president Donald Trump in 2016.
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presidential powers

US House of Representatives Democrats introduced legislation on Tuesday seeking to pull back powers from the presidency, part of an effort by lawmakers to rein in the White House after what Democrats saw as overreach during the administration of former Republican President Donald Trump.
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