The FBI’s raid on Fulton County’s election center appears less about law enforcement than a strategic effort by the Trump administration to undermine trust in elections and interfere ahead of pivotal midterm contests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/04/world/fbis-georgia-ballot-raid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #republicans #joebiden #atlanta #fbi #2020uspresidentialelection #georgiastate

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will likely sue the BBC for as much as $5 billion after the broadcaster admitted it wrongly edited a video of a speech he gave but insisted there was no legal basis for his claim. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/15/world/politics/trump-sue-bbc-edited-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #media #bbc #uk #fakenews #us #2020uspresidentialelection

A U.S. appeals court has declined to block the Justice Department from releasing a special counsel's investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/10/world/court-trump-special-counsel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #2020uspresidentialelection

Congress has certified U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's election victory, a formality remarkable for its contrast to four years ago, when the Republican summoned a mob to Washington that ransacked the U.S. Capitol. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/07/world/politics/us-trump-four-years-capitol-riot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #2024uspresidentialelection #democrats #kamalaharris #republicans #donaldtrump #jdvance #joebiden #capitolriot #washington #2020uspresidentialelection #congress

If Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidency, Richard Grenell hopes to be secretary of state. But his work raises questions, even from his former boss. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/26/world/politics/richard-grenell-donald-trump/ #worldnews #politics #richardgrenell #2020uspresidentialelection #donaldtrump

News of a popular “Stop the Steal” symbol on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's front lawn have led jurists and politicians to express concerns about coming court decisions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/18/world/politics/alito-us-supreme-court-flag-impartiality/ #worldnews #politics #samuelalito #ussupremecourt #2020uspresidentialelection #donaldtrump #joebiden #ethics

The former president initially disavowed the attack on the Capitol, but he is now making it a centerpiece of his general election campaign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/14/world/trump-jan-6/ #worldnews #donaldtrump #jan4 #whitehouse #uspolitics #election #2024uspresidentialelection #2020uspresidentialelection #republicans

Trump stated in a speech that former U.S. President Harry Truman would not have dropped atomic bombs on Japan during World War II if he had been concerned about facing criminal prosecution for it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/22/japan/politics/trump-cites-atomic-bombs/?utm_content=buffer3f8a5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #donaldtrump #atomicbombings #harrytruman #us #2020uspresidentialelection

A binder given to the Trump White House contained details that intelligence agencies believe could reveal secret sources and methods. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/16/world/politics/donald-trump-russia-documents/?utm_content=bufferc80d6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #politics #2020uspresidentialelection #donaldtrump #democrats #impeachment #republicans #russia #joebiden

A U.S. jury has ordered Rudy Giuliani to pay more than $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers he defamed through false accusations that they helped rig the 2020 election against Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/16/world/crime-legal/giuliani-148-million-damages/?utm_content=buffer22c90&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #crimelegal #us #rudygiuliani #donaldtrump #2020uspresidentialelection