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Why it matters: The idea that the US would destroy Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing facilities to keep them out of China's hands in the event of an invasion has resurfaced. The very mention of such a drastic measure highlights the volatility of tensions surrounding the three countries, but TSMC thinks its factories could be neutralized much less violently. Former US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien told Semafor this week that the US and its allies would destroy TSMC's manufacturing capacity in Taiwan if they failed to prevent China from invading and taking over the self-ruled island. O'Brien warned that letting China take control of the facilities would give it too much power, but TSMC disagrees. TSMC is easily the world's largest maker of the semiconductors that power most computerized devices today. As such, its fate and the subsequent effects on the global economy are a primary issue of concern regarding tensions between China, Taiwan, and the US. China considers … [Read more...] about Former Trump official claims the US would destroy TSMC plants were China to invade Taiwan

Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he expects to be arrested on Tuesday based on “illegal leaks” from the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which is investigating Trump’s alleged role in hush money paid to Stormy Daniels. Trump, who is running for president again in 2024, made the prediction on his social media platform Truth Social, writing that “THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE & FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!” Read the full statement from Trump below: ILLEGAL LEAKS FROM A CORRUPT & HIGHLY POLITICAL MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE, WHICH HAS ALLOWED NEW RECORDS TO BE SET IN VIOLENT CRIME & WHOSE LEADER IS FUNDED BY GEORGE SOROS, INDICATE THAT, WITH NO CRIME BEING ABLE TO BE PROVEN, & BASED ON AN OLD & FULLY DEBUNKED (BY NUMEROUS OTHER PROSECUTORS!) FAIRYTALE, THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE & FORMER PRESIDENT OF … [Read more...] about Trump Says He’ll Be Arrested on Tuesday amid Manhattan DA Probe

George Washington University Law Professor Jonathon Turley called the Manhattan District Attorney’s potential case against former President Donald J. Trump “legally pathetic” after the 45th president announced he expects to be arrested next week. George Soros- tied Manhattan District Attorney Bragg is allegedly preparing to indict the leading GOP presidential candidate “for alleged hush money payments Trump made as a presidential candidate in 2016” to Stormy Daniels, Fox News reported . In a series of tweets, Turley said he is “highly critical of this case,” which he called potentially “flawed.” …Bragg may be able to expect highly motivated judges and jurors in New York. However, the novelty and questions in this case would present difficult appellate issues for the prosecution. — Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) March 18, 2023 “This is a flawed case if it is based on a state charge effectively prosecuting the federal election violation,” wrote Turley. “That … [Read more...] about ‘Legally Pathetic’: Jonathon Turley Shreds Bragg’s Potential Case Against Trump

Donald Trump’s message Saturday urging supporters to protest his expected indictment has drawn a private response from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D), with a report claiming he sent an all-staff email outlining “we do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office or threaten the rule of law in New York.” Politico reporter Erica Orden’s claims access to the private missive. It was repeated on social media. Her story sets out Bragg wrote, “Our law enforcement partners will ensure that any specific or credible threats against the office will be fully investigated and that the proper safeguards are in place so all 1,600 of us have a secure work environment.” The message further revealed his office has been coordinating with the New York Police Department and Office of Court Administration, the administrative arm of the court system in New York, while offering his office boasts “some of the finest public servants in the country.” Manhattan District Attorney … [Read more...] about Report: Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Responds to Trump’s Call for Protests

What just happened? Donald Trump's ban from mainstream social media is over after YouTube lifted its restrictions on his account two years after he was suspended. The former president's return to YouTube means Trump is once again welcome on the major platforms that banned him in the wake of the Capitol riots. The announcement was made by YouTube's vice president of public policy, Leslie Miller, who told Axios that beginning March 17, the Donald J. Trump channel would "no longer restricted and the ability to upload new content is restored." "We carefully evaluated the continued risk of real-world violence, balancing that with the importance of preserving the opportunity for voters to hear equally from major national candidates in the run-up to an election," Miller said. "This channel will continue to be subject to our policies, just like any other channel on YouTube." Trump's channel was suspended by YouTube on January 12, 2021, in response to the US Capitol attack that took … [Read more...] about Donald Trump completes social media return after YouTube ends ban

Former President Donald Trump leads Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) by nearly 30 points in a hypothetical head-to-head primary match-up in Arizona, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll. The poll, released on Friday, shows that Trump has the support of 52 percent of likely Republican voter respondents in the Grand Canyon State, placing him 28 percentage points above DeSantis’s 24 percent. Another 16 percent of respondents say they would vote for someone else, and another seven percent are undecided. 2024 Arizona Republican Primary: Trump 52% (+28) . @Rasmussen_Poll , 3/13-14 https://t.co/lJEgagtrRd — Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) March 17, 2023 While DeSantis has not announced a bid for the White House, Trump is joined by two other active GOP candidates: entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC). Surveys from various other pollsters last week showed Trump leading in a number of states. Emerson College Polling found Trump to be the … [Read more...] about Arizona Poll: Trump Towers over DeSantis in Hypothetical Head-to-Head

Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), the House Judiciary Committee chairman, said he wants to know how much correspondence occurred between the Department of Justice and the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in the lead-up to its investigation of former President Donald Trump. Earlier in the day, House Republicans revealed their intentions to conduct queries into the potential relationship. Jordan, during an appearance on FNC’s “The Faulkner Focus,” questioned the merits of the Manhattan DA’s office investigation but said it was an open question if the allegations Trump was facing go back to the Mueller special counsel probe. “[W]e want to know what’s going on here,” he said. “We want to see the communications that have – that have taken place between the Federal Justice Department and your District Attorney’s office there in Manhattan because, understand, Harris, first they went after President Trump on Russia, then it was a phone call with Zelenskyy, then they wanted his tax … [Read more...] about Jim Jordan: Did the Manhattan DA’s Trump Investigation Stem from the Mueller Special Counsel Probe?

Former President Donald Trump reached number one on Billboard’s digital song sales chart with his debut single, “Justice For All,” featuring the J6 Prison Choir. Released this month, “Justice For All” is a tribute to the January 6 prisoners that features the “J6 Prison Choir,” an ensemble of prisoners who can be heard singing the national anthem while Trump recites the Pledge of Allegiance. These prisoners reportedly sing the anthem each night before going to bed. Their audio was recorded over the phone and then mixed with Trump’s vocals by an audio engineer. The song was “produced by a major recording artist who was not identified,” according to Forbes . From March 10 through March 16, “Justice For All” sold 33,000 digital downloads, according to data from Luminate. That week saw the release of the song’s official music video on Rumble. The song was available for purchase on iTunes for $1.29, and it hit number one on the iTunes Charts before the music platform … [Read more...] about Donald Trump and J6 Prison Choir Reach Number One on Billboard

Former President Donald Trump has surged to a double-digit lead over Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) after they were tied in early February, according to a hypothetical 2024 Republican primary poll. The Monmouth University poll released Tuesday shows that 41 percent of Republican voters want Trump as the GOP nominee, placing him 14 percentage points above DeSantis at 27 percent. Former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) holds three percent of support, while former Vice President Mike Pence and Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) are tied at one percent. Monmouth Poll: 2024 GOP Primary* • Trump — 41% (+8 from Feb) 2-Way: 521 RV | Mar 16-20| *list was not read https://t.co/4ZAO5Gr5Ua — InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) March 21, 2023 “Trump and DeSantis are grabbing most of the media attention, so it is not surprising that most Republican voters do not come up with any names other than these two,” said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth … [Read more...] about Poll: Momentum-Backed Trump Surges to 14-Point Lead Since Early February

Searches for the words "asshole," "dickhead," or "racist" on Twitter have been returning results for US president Donald Trump's profile. By Thursday morning, however, all of those results had vanished from Twitter. But, when quizzed by Ars, the Jack Dorsey-run firm declined to comment on whether it had scrubbed the results clean. A similar search on Wednesday night via the Twitter app for the word "crooked" didn't lead to Hillary Clinton being recommended to users, despite Trump trying to ridicule his presidential campaign rival by repeatedly describing Clinton as "crooked Hillary." But the word "corrupt"—another jibe heavily used by Trump last year—did return Hillary Clinton's Twitter profile as a recommendation to users. And a Twitter search for "tiny hands" is still returning a recommendation for Trump's personal Twitter profile. It's likely that Twitter's powerful search algorithm—rather than a rogue engineer—was responsible for serving the results, based on popular … [Read more...] about Twitter search for “asshole,” “dickhead,” “racist” serve up Trump’s profile