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@dianehanks.bsky.social
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Writer. And believer in scientific facts, such as global warming and the efficacy of vaccines.

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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
So now, because Musk is the wealthiest human on the planet, we just wait to see who he endorses for president? www.cnn.com/2026/06/30/p...
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Supreme Court lifts Watergate-era caps on campaign spending | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a Watergate-era cap on how much money political parties may spend in coordination with candidates, siding with Republicans in a case initially filed by then-Senate ...
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Whoever did this to Pete Buttigieg and his family is a despicable human. But also ignorant. Did it not dawn on you that this will make even more people support him? www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/p...
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Pete Buttigieg was briefly separated from his children after police say he was target of false report | CNN Politics
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was the target of an anonymous report that police determined was false and that he says forced him to spend a night away from his four-year-old twins.
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
This is why we need a Department of Education run by people who actually care about what students are learning. Every person on the Texas State Board of Education should be asked to resign. www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/u...
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Texas State Board of Education votes to require millions of students to study Bible stories | CNN
The Texas State Board of Education has approved a proposal that will establish lists of required reading — including Bible verses alongside classic titles — for its K-12 English and literature curricu...
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Walter Cronkite and Mike Wallace are rolling over in their respective grave. I won’t watch CBS again. CBS News Fires Scott Pelley of ‘60 Minutes’ www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/b...
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CBS News Fires Scott Pelley of ‘60 Minutes’
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
This is insanity. If Trump doesn’t pocket the money, it will likely go to his Oath Keeper pals. Shame on the GOP for allowing this to happen.
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Trump administration creates $1.776 billion fund for allies of the president after he drops lawsuit against IRS | CNN Politics
It’s an unprecedented move that would allow the president’s administration to pay his supporters from a government agency he controls with taxpayer money.
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Not that anyone but Trump had any doubt that his “excursion” resulted in the death of more than 100 schoolchildren. If you expect an apology from him, don’t hold your breath. U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...
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U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Just remember what this is all for…. Distracting from the Epstein files
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Look where so many people falling for the excuse that “it was only locker room talk” has gotten us.
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Is there anyone in the Trump admin (officially or unofficially) that you would trust to make a decision like this? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump Iran airstrikes decision to be guided by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s advice
Exclusive: Trump’s decision will be driven by envoys’ judgment on whether Iran is stalling on a nuclear deal
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
BREAKING Former ICE agent: On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant.
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The finds are being cut because they don’t reflect Trump administration priorities, which don’t include saving the lives of Democrats. Trump Administration to Cut $600 Million in Health Funding From Four States www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...
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Trump Administration to Cut $600 Million in Health Funding From Four States
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
This will entail “complete rebuilding.” In Trump’s image no doubt. Will JFK’s name be minuscule or non-existent? Another disgrace. Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for 2-Year Reconstruction Project www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
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Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for 2-Year Reconstruction Project
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now. #AccountabilityIsComing
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Yes, it’s astonishing that Kristi Noem still has her job after the deaths, lies, and failures on her watch. But the American people have the final say when it comes to holding this entire administration - from the president on down - accountable for its cruelty and corruption.
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Yes, the killing of Alex Pretti was a tragedy. It was also an execution in broad daylight witnessed by several bystanders and caught on video. Yet the shooters were sent back to work somewhere else. Why aren’t the people who murdered Alex Pretti under arrest? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Obamas say Alex Pretti killing a ‘tragedy’ as calls mount for full investigation
Former president and first lady say killing should be ‘wake-up call’ and federal agents are not operating in lawful way
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 21/01/2026
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/01/2026
NEW: The DOJ has filed a motion to block the appointment of an independent monitor to release the Epstein files in the Ghislaine Maxwell case. The DOJ argues that federal courts lack the authority to enforce the Epstein Transparency Act… 1/
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
This is disgraceful on every level. You could argue that she did it to save her country. The fact that she felt she had to should bring shame to every American. www.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
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Venezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel prize. In return she received a swag bag but no promise of support | CNN
When Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado walked into the White House on Thursday, she came bearing the gift US President Donald Trump has long coveted: a Nobel Peace Prize.
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
This is fair warning for November 2026. If unchecked, Trump will have his military seize voting machines in “contested” states. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump regrets not seizing voting machines after 2020 election loss
President says he ‘should have’ used national guard to seize machines in support of false claim that election was rigged
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Donald Trump is now using DOJ to threaten the Fed Chair. Threats to an independent Fed impact market stability, inflation, costs, your retirement, and employment—things Americans cannot afford. This is clearly an abuse of power.
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
This will hurt children most, and Trump could care less. He’s too busy trying to make more money. Someone needs to tell him that you can’t take it with you. Trump Administration Freezes Food Stamps in Minnesota www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/u...
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Trump Administration Freezes Food Stamps in Minnesota
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
What morality? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump news at a glance: president says his morality is ‘the only thing that can stop me’
President gives interview to New York Times as tensions mount at home and abroad over his federal and military actions
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Where the hell is Congress? And why are they still getting a paycheck? Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
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Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Bill Barr had the reporter who broke the Epstein story surveilled. Nothing to see here, folks.
Screenshot of an X post by journalist Julie K. Brown questioning why her American Airlines flight booking information from July 2019 appears in Epstein-related DOJ files. Below the text is an image of partially redacted government documents showing flight and personal data tables.
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
I’m waiting for him to announce that Washington, DC has been renamed Trump City. www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/p...
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President unveils new ‘Trump class’ fleet of battleships | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump unveiled a new “Trump class” of Navy battleships Monday, describing them as a superior war fighting vessel to replace an “old and tired and obsolete” US fleet.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20/12/2025
“The most transparent administration in history” only released 10% of the Epstein files yesterday. The DOJ must be confusing transparency with cover-up.
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Trump and RFK Jr will be responsible for an increase in infant mortality, which will result from fewer babies receiving vaccinations. This is beyond irresponsible. www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/h...
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HHS planning to overhaul childhood vaccine schedule to recommend fewer shots, source says | CNN
The US Department of Health and Human Services is planning to overhaul the schedule of recommended vaccines for children in the US, a person familiar with the plans told CNN on Thursday.
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
What an insult to the memory of JFK, who would likely not agree with anything Trump has done in either term. Trump and His Loyalists Move to Name the Kennedy Center for Him www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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Trump and His Loyalists Move to Name the Kennedy Center for Him
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
The absence of decency in a moment where we need it: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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The Absence of Decency
Obama: Trump:
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
This is set to air on CBS on 12/23. Please don’t watch. Let’s all give Trump what he hates most for Christmas — low ratings. Trump Takes a Starring Role at the Kennedy Center Honors www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
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Trump Takes a Starring Role at the Kennedy Center Honors
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Putin must have handed this peace plan to Trump during their last meeting. www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/p...
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Trump’s 28-point peace proposal for Ukraine would require land concessions and military reduction | CNN Politics
A new Trump administration plan for the end of the war in Ukraine would see Kyiv cede territory to Russia, US “de facto” recognition of Crimea and other Ukrainian territory forcibly seized by the Krem...
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Trump has always had the power to release the files. He won’t. If they ever are released, expect redactions galore. Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files, With or Without Congress www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
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Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files, With or Without Congress
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
I wonder if Trump can spell HYPOCRITE? And Pam is so reliable; she can always be counted on to do exactly what her boss wants. Meaning Trump, of course. Trump Administration Live Updates: Bondi Assigns Prosecutor to Look Into Epstein’s Ties to Prominent Democrats www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Bondi Assigns Prosecutor to Look Into Epstein’s Ties to Prominent Democrats
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal". But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Well, isn’t this lovely. While hundreds of thousands go hungry in the world’s richest country, the wealthiest get tax breaks. How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Please enjoy the audio version of my novel at half price. It’s a great way to be reminded of the sacrifice and heroism of the US military, when allowed to fulfill their true mission. www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...
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50% OFF The Woman with a Purple Heart: Based on True Events
Annie Fox will stop at nothing to serve her country. But what happens when her country fails her? In November 1941, Annie Fox, an Army nurse, is transferred to Hickam Field, an Army air base in Hono...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Maybe the public should sue CBS over its edits of the Trump interview. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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CBS News heavily edits Trump 60 Minutes interview, cutting boast network ‘paid me a lotta money’
Trump said Paramount’s sale to David and Larry Ellison was ‘greatest thing that’s happened in a long time’ for free press
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
This gives new meaning to ‘the rich get richer.’ What I want to know is how much richer Donald J. Trump got over the past year, while 40% of the US population are considered low income? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
What he said: 💯 🎯
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
At some point we might have to consider the fact that he might be mentally unstable.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/10/2025
Trump directs Pentagon to ‘immediately’ start testing US nuclear weapons
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Trump directs Pentagon to ‘immediately’ start testing US nuclear weapons
US president references China and Russia in Truth Social post shortly before meeting with President Xi Jinping * Trump meets Xi in South Korea – latest updates Donald Trump has instructed the US Department of Defense to begin testing nuclear weapons at a level equal to China and Russia. In a Wednesday post to Truth Social, Trump said that, “because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.” Continue reading...
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 28/10/2025
The Trump administration has a rainy day fund that will keep SNAP from expiring in November. Trump is refusing to use it. Funding SNAP isn't a choice he can make. It's a legal obligation. USDA must release the funds and stop punishing the American people. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
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Dozens of States Sue Trump Administration Over Planned Food Stamp Cuts
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP. Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP. The people who need help are not the problem. It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
WTF? Pretty soon we’ll have a golf resort where the WH used to be! I suppose Mike Johnson doesn’t know the details about this either? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
christ almighty what is this guy doing www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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dianehanks.bsky.social @dianehanks.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Trump said if (when) he gets the money, he might put it back into the White House. Maybe he’ll build a golden beauty salon where he can get his hair dyed, skin colored orange, and a massage. Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
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Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
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