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![Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally on September 3, 2022, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/2022_0906-donald-trump-rl-400x300.jpg)
Trump-Appointed Judge Cuts Trump a Huge Break
A Trump-appointed judge ordered a special master to be put in charge of the secret documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago.
![A young attendee inspects an assault rifle during the 2013 NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center on May 4, 2013, in Houston, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/2022_0906-gun-show-youth-400x300.jpg)
Arms Makers Have Embraced the Youth Market as Gun Ownership in the US Declines
Arms manufacturers are using trade magazines like Junior Shooters to openly market “youth-specific” rifles to children.
![Barriers are seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court as abortion rights activists protest in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/2022_0906-supreme-court-400x300.jpg)
The Supreme Court Isn’t Apolitical — It Was Set Up to Protect Monied Interests
With a few exceptions, the country's top court has long functioned as a counterrevolutionary force.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally to support local candidates at the Mohegan Sun Arena on September 3, 2022, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/2022_0906-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Insists “I’m Really Rich” as His Social Media Company Faces Financial Woes
Donald Trump claims he doesn't even “need financing” for Truth Social as a deal for financial backing falls apart.
![Former President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower to meet with New York Attorney General Letitia James for a civil investigation on August 10, 2022, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/GettyImages-1414013744-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Special Master Request May Be Bid to Delay Investigation Beyond Midterms
A former president can’t claim executive privilege against the executive branch for performing executive functions.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Alaska Airlines Center on July 9, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/2022_0902-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Brags Mar-a-Lago Search Improved His Polling — It Didn’t
Trump told a radio host that his numbers “have gone through the roof” due to the search, a demonstrably false statement.
![President Joe Biden gives a speech on protecting American democracy in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 1, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/2022_0902-biden-speech-400x300.jpg)
Trump Falsely Claims Biden’s Speech Threatened His Loyalists With Military Force
Many observers praised Biden for calling out the extremism of Trump and his supporters.
![A pro-Trump mob breaks into the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/2022_0902-january-6-400x300.jpg)
Trump Claims He’s “Financially Supporting” Participants in Capitol Attack
Donald Trump says he would look “very, very favorably” at “full pardons” for January 6 attackers, if he is reelected.
![Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his wife and conservative activist Virginia 'Ginni' Thomas while he waits to speak at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/2022_0901-ginni-thomas-400x300.jpg)
Ginni Thomas Told Wisconsin Lawmakers to Overturn 2020 Presidential Result
The messages Thomas sent were almost exactly the same as the dozens of emails she sent GOP lawmakers in Arizona.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit held at the Tampa Convention Center on July 23, 2022, in Tampa, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/2022_0901-donald-trump-p-400x300.jpg)
Oversight Committee Reaches Agreement to Get Trump’s Financial Records
Lawmakers say the documents will help them get to the bottom of Trump’s questionable financial practices.