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Dec 16, 2025
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how many felonies has trump been convicted of

Donald Trump has been convicted on 34 felony counts — all for falsifying business records in the New York hush‑money case — and was sentenced to an unconditional discharge on January 10, 2025, meaning...

Nov 16, 2025
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is trump a convicted felon?

Yes — multiple news organizations report that a New York jury convicted Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the hush‑money case in May 2024, and a judge later imposed an...

Dec 2, 2025
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What was the verdict in Donald Trump's trial on 34 felony charges?

A Manhattan jury found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of first‑degree falsifying business records tied to hush‑money payments; the verdict came May 30, 2024 . At sentencing, Judge Juan Me...

Jan 19, 2026

I just read about an autistic 15-year-old boy who eloped and was taken into custody by authorities for 50 days. Please verify this.

The core facts reported across local and national outlets show a 15‑year‑old Houston boy identified by his family as autistic named Emmanuel Gonzalez‑Garcia went missing in early October, was found by...

Jan 25, 2026

Did ICE deport 10 year old cancer patient

Reporting from multiple outlets shows that removed at least one 10-year-old American girl with from the and sent her to in March 2025, and separately that deported three U.S. citizen children — includ...

Jan 17, 2026

did ice deport a 10-year old cancer patient?

Yes — multiple reputable news organizations and civil-rights groups reported that U.S. immigration authorities removed at least one 10‑ to 11‑year‑old U.S. citizen who had been treated for brain cance...

Nov 28, 2025

Did Charlie Kirk say he’s homophobic

Available reporting shows multiple outlets and public figures described Charlie Kirk’s rhetoric as homophobic, transphobic, or anti-LGBTQ+, and some quoted or summarized his own statements on transgen...

Jan 27, 2026

How many ice agents are in Houston right now

There is no publicly available, verifiable count in the reporting supplied that states exactly how many agents are physically located in at this moment; local reporting outlines and a Houston field of...

Dec 17, 2025

Has Donald Trump been convicted of any felonies as of December 2025?

Donald J. Trump was convicted in Manhattan on May 30, 2024 of 34 felony counts of first‑degree falsifying business records related to hush‑money payments, making him the first U.S. president to be con...

Nov 17, 2025

Can gerrymandering backfire and lead to unintended losses for the party in power?

Gerrymandering can — and political analysts warn, sometimes does — backfire on the party that draws the maps: mistakes like over‑spreading your voters, provoking voter backlash, or triggering legal an...

Jan 12, 2026

Are any prominent Republican senators retiring in 2026?

Yes — several high-profile Republican senators have announced they will not return to the Senate after the 2026 cycle: Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, North Carolina’s Thom Tillis and I...

Dec 11, 2025

Which organizations have publicly condemned Charlie Kirk for racist remarks in 2025?

Many faith leaders, Black clergy, progressive organizations and individual public figures publicly condemned Charlie Kirk’s racist rhetoric after his September 2025 shooting, with sources documenting ...

Dec 8, 2025

Which Texas counties had the highest voter turnout in the 2024 general election?

County turnout peaked in some of Texas’s smallest counties: KXAN and statewide trackers list multiple rural counties above 75% turnout — King County hit 81.82% and Borden County 79.67% — while KXAN no...

Nov 18, 2025

qanon

QAnon began in October–November 2017 as anonymous “Q” posts on 4chan and rapidly morphed into a global conspiracy movement that mixes anti-establishment, antisemitic and Pizzagate-derived claims; Reut...

Jan 10, 2026

Why is voter turnout in local elections so low in Texas?

Turnout in Texas local elections is low because structural rules, administrative design, and the calendar skew participation toward high-profile federal contests while demographic patterns and percept...

Jan 8, 2026

Which journalists and news outlets produced the most comprehensive investigations into Trump's misconduct claims?

A small set of legacy outlets and public broadcasters—Reuters, The New York Times, PBS/NPR and The Guardian—have produced the most sustained, document-heavy reporting scrutinizing claims and conduct t...

Dec 31, 2025

Have any lawsuits or formal complaints been filed related to Charlie Kirk's alleged racist remarks?

There are documented lawsuits and formal complaints tied to the fallout from Charlie Kirk’s assassination—primarily lawsuits brought by people disciplined or arrested for their comments about Kirk and...

Dec 8, 2025

What sentences or penalties did Trump receive in any state criminal convictions?

Donald Trump was convicted in New York on 34 counts of first‑degree falsifying business records on May 30, 2024, but at sentencing on January 10, 2025 a judge imposed an unconditional discharge — mean...

Dec 6, 2025

Which state convictions has Donald Trump been found guilty of and what were the charges?

Donald Trump has one state criminal conviction: a Manhattan jury found him guilty on 34 counts of first‑degree falsifying business records related to payments tied to Stormy Daniels; he was sentenced ...

Dec 2, 2025

What sentences or penalties were imposed on Trump following his New York convictions?

Judge Juan Merchan imposed an “unconditional discharge” on January 10, 2025 — meaning Donald Trump remains convicted but “will not face fines, prison, or any other penalties” in that New York hush‑mon...