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Trump team moves for mistrial in NY case, AG asks judge for December deadline on decision

New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking a December deadline for a judicial response to former President Trump’s motion for a mistrial in his highly publicized civil fraud case. 

Trump’s team filed the motion for a mistrial Wednesday, citing Judge Arthur Engoron’s past social posts on an alumni page for Wheatley School. In the posts, the judge appears to reference the case, as well as Trump and members of the former president’s family. 

“In this case, the evidence of apparent and actual bias is tangible and overwhelming,” wrote Trump lawyers Clifford Robert and Alina Habba. 

TRUMP TAKES THE STAND IN CIVIL TRIAL STEMMING FROM NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES LAWSUIT

“Such evidence, coupled with an unprecedented departure from standard judicial procedure, has tainted these proceedings and a mistrial is warranted,” the pair added.

James filed a letter to Engoron on Thursday requesting the judge reply to the Trump legal team’s motion by Dec. 8.

James called the claims in the Trump team’s letter “spurious allegations.”

NY AG LETITIA JAMES CAUGHT SMIRKING AS DON JR. TAKES THE STAND AT TRUMP CIVIL TRIAL

Over the past several weeks, Trump has made many appearances in court defending the Trump Organization, which has its New York business license in jeopardy as James has leveled fraud charges against him and his two adult sons, who were named co-defendants in the case. 

Trump has denied any wrongdoing and has repeatedly said his assets were actually undervalued. 

The former president has also repeatedly said his financial statements had disclaimers, requesting that the numbers be evaluated by the banks.

James has been vocal in her opposition to Trump and repeatedly campaigned on prosecuting the former president before becoming attorney general. 

She has denied her charges against him are politically motivated.

Fox News Digital’s Joseph A. Wulfsohn, Brooke Singman, and Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

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Biden signs bill to fund government into 2024, averting shutdown

President Biden late Thursday signed a funding bill to avert a shutdown and keep the government open into early 2024.

The president signed the measure while in San Francisco, where he is meeting with world leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. The government would have shut down at the end of the day Friday without Biden’s signature.

“Last night I signed a bill preventing a government shutdown. It’s an important step but we have more to do. I urge Congress to address our national security and domestic needs — and House Republicans to stop wasting time on extreme bills and honor our bipartisan budget agreement,” Biden wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap bill to prevent a government shutdown in a 336-95 vote. Two Democrats — Reps. Jake Auchincloss (Mass.) and Mike Quigley (Ill.) — and 93 Republicans opposed the bill.

The Senate passed the measure a day later in a bipartisan vote of 87-11, with Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) the lone Democrat voting in opposition.

The bifurcated bill would extend funding at current levels for some agencies and programs until Jan. 19 and all others through Feb. 2. It marked the first legislative hurdle Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) cleared since winning the gavel, even as he relied largely on Democratic votes to do so.

The bill funds military construction, the departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and energy and water programs until Jan. 19.  

It funds all other programs including the Department of Defense and many non-defense social programs until Feb. 2. 

The bill does not contain key national security spending priorities for the Biden White House, however, as aid for both Israel and Ukraine were left out of the measure.

The White House in late October requested nearly $106 billion in supplemental funding that included money for Ukraine in its war against Russia, funding for Israel in its fight against Hamas, money for humanitarian aid in the Middle East, and funding for increased border security.

House Republicans initially presented a bill that only included funding for Israel, tied to spending cuts to the IRS. The White House said it would have vetoed the measure.

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Obama’s 2012 manager dismisses ‘garbage’ polls

Former President Obama’s 2012 campaign manager, Jim Messina, joins Morning Joe to discuss recent polls on President Biden’s approval and why he says there’s no cause for concern. Messina also discusses why a third party Democratic candidate does cause him concern. The National Urban League’s Marc Morial also joins the discussion.

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‘There’s so much hypocrisy here’: Joe reacts to Mike Johnson’s ‘depraved’ America remarks

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., weeks before becoming the new House speaker, during a prayer call hosted by a Christian-nationalist pastor called American culture “dark and depraved”, according to new Rolling Stone reporting. Rep. Johnson said the country deserved God’s wrath. The Morning Joe panel considers Rep. Johnson’s remarks and what makes them so extreme.

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