Trump ratchets up the chaos in an October barrage
Summary
President Trump has faced many controversies in October during his final midterm election campaign. These include legal actions against political opponents, calls for harsh punishments for leakers, easing sanctions on Russia, and spending taxpayer money on political ads.Key Facts
- Federal agents searched the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar as part of a citizenship and deportation investigation, which she denies.
- At a rally, President Trump said officials who leak military secrets "should be shot."
- Trump eased sanctions on Russian diesel and pressured Ukraine to stop attacking Russian refineries.
- Trump waived new Russia sanctions passed by Congress just weeks earlier.
- Millions of taxpayer dollars were spent on political ads supporting Trump until a judge stopped them.
- The Justice Department sued California to block 20,000 ballots from suspected noncitizens during voting.
- President Trump promised $5,000 checks to every American if Republicans keep control of Congress.
- Secret records show corporations and wealthy donors gave $333 million to Trump's White House ballroom, some benefiting from government favors.
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