29 h. ago ‘A classic authoritarian tactic’: outrage over Trump’s pardons for friends and allies

Ex-prosecutors and legal scholars say US president ‘meting out pardons for blatantly corrupt and self-serving ends’Donald Trump’s unprecedented pardoning spree for political and business friends since returning to the White House has prompted warnings from ex-prosecutors and legal scholars of “corrupt” pay-to-play schemes, conflicts of interest and blatant partisanship.It has included hundreds of Maga allies, a cryptocurrency mogul with ties to a Trump family crypto firm, disgraced politicians, and others who could yield political and financial benefits. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer ducks demands to ditch the licence fee as he rallies behind the BBC and insists it is 'stronger than ever'... while Trump threatens to hit the corporation with a $1billion lawsuit

Downing Street pushed back against claims by Donald Trump that the corporation's 'corrupt' journalists are peddling '100 per cent fake news'.

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52 h. ago Donald Trump 'corrupt' BBC claim rejected by Keir Starmer in latest twist

Downing Street threw its weight behind the BBC and rejected allegations that the broadcasting service is 'institutionally biased' after a major row over Donald Trump's speech

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63 h. ago Donald Trump launches new broadside at 'corrupt' BBC journalists as director

Tim Davie and Deborah Turness sensationally stepped down amid an impartiality row which has rocked the national broadcaster after an internal report accused it of bias and censorship.

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64 h. ago Donald Trump launches new broadside at 'corrupt' BBC journalists as director general Tim Davie and news boss both quit in disgrace over doctored video of US President

Tim Davie and Deborah Turness sensationally stepped down amid an impartiality row which has rocked the national broadcaster after an internal report accused it of bias and censorship.

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68 h. ago Donald Trump slams 'corrupt' BBC after chief quits for 'doctoring perfect speech'

Donald Trump has broken his silence after BBC boss Tim Davie stepped down from his position following a Panorama special which aired a 'doctored' speech made by the president

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3 d. ago Donald Trump White House claim BBC '100% fake news' rejected by UK minister

US President Donald Trump's press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused the BBC of being 'total, 100% fake news' amid a row over an edited Panorama documentary

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4 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: 12 unhinged Donald Trump moments as 'corrupt' conversation caught on hot mic

Now Donald Trump has had his (deserved) slap on the back - let's get back to the other deeply troubling things he's doing

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