Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the crowd during a rally in South Carolina
A Democratic Party fundraising committee said it will hold Donald Trump accountable by filing a formal complaint against him after he was accused of illegally spending political donations on campaigning for president without registering as a candidate.
American Bridge, a Democrat-aligned political action committee (PAC), said late Monday that it has already submitted a complaint to the US Federal Election Commission (FEC) about Mr Trump’s conduct.
“We’re holding him accountable for dodging the law,” the group said.
Meanwhile, Mr Trump boasted to his supporters that contrary to reports he failed to deter Vladimir Putin’s ambitions in the post-Soviet sphere, “no one was tougher on Russia” than him – and that “my personality is what kept us out of war”.
He also speculated that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “could lead to World War III”, adding that his successor Joe Biden can still “end this tragedy without getting Americans snared into a gruesome and very bloody war.”
US looking to expand Trump-era strategies to study Covid impact
The Joe Biden administration is seeking to expand the federal Covid-19 tracking system which was created during the Donald Trump administration to study the impact of Covid-19 on patients and hospitals, according to a draft of proposed rules reviewed by Reuters.
The plan would be built upon a hospital data collection system which was designed under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the former Trump administration.
It comes as authorisation of current hospital data tracking program is due to expire after the government lifts the national state of emergency over pandemic.
The new plan would mean the tracking system remains in place for long term. It will also require almost 6,200 participating hospitals to adhere to the new requirement of providing data on the number of patients with flu-like illnesses and other diseases.
Shweta Sharma15 March 2022 06:22
Democratic PAC accuses Donald Trump of illegally raising funds for undeclared 2024 presidential run
A Democratic Party fundraising committee says it is filing a formal complaint against Donald Trump, accusing him of illegally spending political donations on campaigning for president without registering as a candidate.
American Bridge, a Democrat-aligned political action committee (PAC), said on Monday that it had submitted a complaint to the US Federal Election Commission (FEC) about Mr Trump’s conduct.
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Shweta Sharma15 March 2022 05:39
Jan 6 panel documents reveal detailed plan to storm government buildings
A document that was found in the possession of a far-right leader by federal prosecutors has revealed that there was a detailed plan to storm the government buildings around Capitol on 6 January 2021, people familiar with the document said.
The former head of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, was charged with conspiracy and was found in possession of a nine-page document, according to the New York Times.
The document which was titled “1776 Returns” was cited by prosecutors when they charged him last week.
The document is expected to explain why prosecutors chose to charge Mr Tarrio, who was not at the Capitol during the attack.
It does not specifically mention the attack on the Capitol building but suggests that once the buildings are “full and ready to go” the “leads and seconds” should enter and open doors for others to go in and “causing trouble” to distract the security staff.
And in case the crowds are not able to gain entrance to the buildings quickly, it suggests they pull fire alarms at nearby stores, hotels and museums in a bid to distract police and guards, sources told The Times.
Shweta Sharma15 March 2022 05:04