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![President Donald Trump chats with Russia's President Vladimir Putin as they attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on November 11, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0330-trump-putin-400x300.jpg)
Trump Calls on Putin to Release Dirt on Biden Family
Already facing his own investigations, Trump may have invited new legal scrutiny with his comments.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is seen in the Capitol Visitor Center on March 16, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0329-ocasio-cortez-400x300.jpg)
Ocasio-Cortez Calls for Clarence Thomas to Resign Over Wife’s Ties to January 6
She warned that if Democrats don’t act against the Supreme Court justice now, it could come back to bite them.
![Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his wife and conservative activist Virginia Thomas while he waits to speak at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0329-clarence-ginny-thomas-400x300.jpg)
Clarence Thomas Backed Trump in Court While Ginni Thomas Backed Coup Attempt
We must ask: What did Clarence Thomas know, and when did he know it?
![Ginni Thomas speaks at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on February 23, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0328-ginni-thomas-400x300.jpg)
Ginni Thomas Debacle Is a Warning That Trumpism Lives On in the Halls of Power
As far as Clarence Thomas goes, recusal would be nice. Resignation in disgrace would seem more appropriate.
![Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, conservative activist Virginia Thomas, arrive at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0325-clarence-ginni-thomas-400x300.jpg)
Wife of Supreme Court Justice Texted Trump’s Chief of Staff to Overturn Election
The texts from Ginni Thomas to Mark Meadows demonstrate a conflict of interest in her husband's work.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks to the crowd during a rally at the Florence Regional Airport on March 12, 2022, in Florence, South Carolina.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0324-donald-trump--400x300.jpg)
Manhattan Prosecutor Who Resigned Last Month: “No Doubt” Trump Committed Crimes
Not holding Trump to account for his actions would be “a grave failure of justice,” the prosecutor said.
![Former President Donald Trump (right) welcomes Rep. Mo Brooks to the stage during a rally at York Family Farms on August 21, 2021, in Cullman, Alabama.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0323-mo-brooks-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Un-Endorses Mo Brooks, Citing His Calls to Move Past 2020 Fraud Claims
Trump's decision came one day after a new poll showed Brooks in third place in the Alabama GOP senatorial primary.
![Rep. Madison Cawthorn makes opening remarks at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas, on July 9, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0321-madison-cawthorn-400x300.jpg)
North Carolina Newspaper Editorial Board Decries Madison Cawthorn as “Abhorrent”
The paper denounced Cawthorn's past statements, including his calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “thug.”
![Supporters of President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol and surrounding statues and scaffoldings set up for the inauguration for President-elect Joseph Biden in Washington, D.C., January 6, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0321-january-6-capitol-400x300.jpg)
Trump Aides & Organizers Wanted Mob March to Capitol, Jan. 6 Witness Says
Organizers hoped that Trump loyalists would march toward the Capitol, the witness said.
![A person walks past a COVID-19 testing location in Arlington, Virginia, on March 16, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0321-covid-testing-400x300.jpg)
Unease About Possible New COVID Surge Grows With Rise of BA.2 Variant
If BA.2 or another variant like it attacks with full force, our current “live with it” posture will leave us unprepared.