Tag: denies
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Trump denies saying he wanted generals like Hitler’s or that the Nazi leader ‘did some good things’
LAS VEGAS — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday denied ever saying positive things about Hitler during his time in office, including that he needed “the kind of generals that Hitler had.” “I never said that,” Trump said in response to a reporter’s question about an article this week in The Atlantic. “I would never…
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Philippine preacher denies accusations of sexual abuse
MANILA, Philippines — Apollo Quiboloy, a Philippine preacher accused of sexually abusing his followers, spoke out on Wednesday for the first time since being indicted on trafficking and other criminal charges, denying new allegations of wrongdoing on top of existing charges. Apollo Quiboloy, the self-styled “Appointed Son of God” who founded the Kingdom of Jesus Christ…
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Karen Read supporter denies intimidating witnesses with rubber ducks and fake $100 bills
BOSTON — The Karen Read murder case has inspired crowds of pink-clad supporters, divided a Massachusetts town and provided juicy content for true crime podcasters. Now, rubber ducks are in the mix. On Wednesday, one of Read’s ardent supporters pleaded not guilty to intimidating witnesses, harassment and littering. Richard Schiffer Jr. admits that he’s been…
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Man arrested near Trump rally denies he was trying to assassinate the former president
Vem Miller, the man arrested near former President Donald Trump’s rally Saturday in Coachella, California, denied in an online video Monday that he was trying to assassinate Trump. Miller, 49, of Nevada, who was arrested on state weapons charges a quarter-mile from the rally, said he is a longtime supporter of Trump. He said that…
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Kremlin confirms Trump sent Putin Covid tests, denies Putin phone calls since he left office
Former President Donald Trump did send coronavirus testing devices to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the height of the pandemic, the Kremlin confirmed Wednesday. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Bloomberg News in a written statement that “we also sent equipment at the beginning of the pandemic.” The story was initially reported in “War,” a new…
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Pennsylvania Democratic lawmaker denies writing racist, homophobic tweets
A Pennsylvania Democratic state senator denied claims from Republicans that he made racist and homophobic remarks about Black, Asian and LGBTQ people on social media more than a decade ago. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the Pennsylvania Senate Republican Campaign Committee released a statement accusing Sen. Jimmy Dillon (D-Philadelphia) of writing a string of offensive posts on Twitter — now…
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Judge denies Mark Meadows’ effort to move Arizona case to federal court
A federal judge Monday rejected an effort by former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his Arizona indictment to federal court in a case focused on efforts to overturn Donald Trump‘s 2020 electoral defeat. U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi said Meadows missed a deadline to file his request and “has failed…