As a young adult in his mother’s native land, family, friends and acquaintances say, the embattled congressman performed in drag and marched for Pride – activities that put him in opposition to current Republican policies and rhetoric.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/politics/trump-judge-protective-order.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare “He is a criminal defendant,” Judge Chutkan said. “He is going to have restrictions like every other criminal defendant” — adding that she was not going to “allow him any greater or lesser latitude than any defendant in a criminal case.”
The judge described Mr. Trump’s candidacy as “a day job,” like another defendant.
They served in Congress and on the N.R.A.’s board at the same time. Over decades, a small group of legislators led by a prominent Democrat pushed the gun lobby to help transform the law, the courts and views on the Second Amendment.