Trump Corruption

The Associated Press reports: Trump said during his Cabinet meeting that Musk is invited to stay in his administration indefinitely as the billionaire is said to be preparing to return to focusing on his companies Tesla and SpaceX. “You’re invited to stay as long as you want,” Trump said. Trump said Musk had been “treated unfairly” for his role in helping …

Axios reports: President Trump appeared to acknowledge Wednesday that toy shortages are possible as his tariff hikes ripple through the economy. American retailers are growing worried that the president’s trade war and increased volatility will lead to empty shelves, higher prices and store closures as Chinese imports screech to a halt. The CEOs of Walmart, Target and Home Depot privately …

The New York Times reports: The Trump administration recently sent a diplomatic note to officials in El Salvador to inquire about releasing a Salvadoran immigrant whom government officials have been ordered by the Supreme Court to help free, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. But the authoritarian government of Nayib Bukele, the leader of El Salvador, said …

“President Trump’s post today follows a long list of legal threats aimed at discouraging or penalizing independent reporting about the administration. The law is clear and protects a strong free press and favors an informed American public. The New York Times will not be deterred by the administration’s intimidation tactics. We will continue to pursue the facts without fear or …

Politico reports: President Donald Trump is resuming his attacks on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” as his lawyers begin mediation talks with the network’s parent company over a lawsuit Trump filed last year. “The case we have against 60 Minutes, CBS, and Paramount is a true WINNER,” Trump wrote to Truth Social on Wednesday. “They cheated and defrauded the American People at …

From the Wall Street Journal editorial board: President Trump says his tariffs may raise enough revenue to replace the income tax, so why is he afraid to let Americans see what they’re paying? Instead of owning its policy, the White House has bullied Amazon to keep quiet about what it will cost. The spat started Tuesday morning when Punchbowl News …

404 Media reports: The U.S. government registered thetrilliondollardinner.gov around the time Donald Trump announced people who invested in the president’s cryptocurrency, $TRUMP, could win a chance to meet him, according to a lawyer who spotted the domain and 404 Media’s corroboration of those findings. The government also registered the domains dinnerforamerica.gov, and thetrillion.gov. The domains signal that there may have …

“This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s. I didn’t take over until January 20th. Tariffs will soon start kicking in, and companies are starting to move into the USA in record numbers. Our Country will boom, but we have to get rid of the Biden ‘Overhang.’ This will take a while, has NOTHING TO DO WITH TARIFFS, only that he …

Via press release from the White House: By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Safe communities rely on the backbone and heroism of a tough and well-equipped police force. My Administration is steadfastly committed to empowering State and local law enforcement to firmly …

The New York Times reports: President Trump signed a pair of executive orders on Tuesday that walked back some tariffs for carmakers, removing levies that Ford, General Motors and others have complained would backfire on U.S. manufacturing by raising the cost of production and squeezing their profits. The changes will modify Mr. Trump’s tariffs so carmakers that pay a 25 …

ABC’S TERRY MORAN: I’m not saying he’s a good guy. It’s about the rule of law. The order from the Supreme Court stands, Sir. TRUMP: He came into our country illegally. MORAN: You could get him back. [pointing to Resolute Desk] There’s a phone on this desk. TRUMP: I could. MORAN: You could pick it up, and with all the …

TRUMP: Wait a minute, he had “MS-13” on his knuckles tattooed! ABC’s TERRY MORAN: He had some tattoos that are interpreted that way, but let’s move on. TRUMP:  Wait a minute. Hey, Terry. Terry. Terry. Don’t do that. MORAN: He did not have the letters “MS-13.” TRUMP: It says “MS-13.” MORAN: That was photoshopped. TRUMP: That was photoshopped? Terry, you …

Axios reports: ABC’s Terry Moran noted during their interview that tourism numbers were down as he suggested Trump’s policies may have caused reputational damage — particularly with neighboring Canada. Advance bookings for Canada-U.S. flights in April-September were down over 70% compared to the same period in the previous year, per aviation statistics out last month from global travel data provider …

The New York Times reports: Lawyers for President Trump and Paramount, the parent of CBS News, are set to begin mediation on Wednesday over a lawsuit brought by Mr. Trump that accuses “60 Minutes” of deceptively editing an interview with his 2024 Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris. Legal experts have called the suit baseless and an easy victory for CBS. But …

The New York Times reports: President Trump’s China tariffs are threatening Christmas. Toy makers, children’s shops and specialty retailers are pausing orders for the winter holidays as the import taxes cascade through supply chains. Factories in China produce nearly 80 percent of all toys and 90 percent of Christmas goods sold in America. The production of toys, Christmas trees and …

The New York Times reports: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, accusing it of illegally trying to fire three members of the company’s board. In the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington, the media organization said the White House emailed three of the company’s five directors on Monday, telling them that their positions …

CNN reports: The White House took aggressive aim at Amazon, with President Donald Trump putting in a call to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Tuesday morning, after the company considered displaying the added cost of tariffs on certain items. Trump called Bezos to complain about reports that Amazon was considering displaying the cost of US tariffs next to prices for certain …

The New York Times reports: Displaying the import fees would have made clear to American consumers that they are shouldering the cost of President Trump’s tariff policies rather than China, as he and his top officials have often claimed would be the case. An Amazon spokesman said the company had considered a similar idea on part of its site, Amazon …

From the Wall Street Journal editorial board: Mr. Trump was elected to control inflation and raise real incomes, but tariffs do the opposite. They guarantee at least a one-time increase in prices on imported goods that will flow through the economy. They portend shortages for consumers, and for businesses that source goods and components from abroad. It’s a mistake to …

Axios reports: A majority of Americans say President Trump is a “dangerous dictator” who poses a threat to democracy and believe he’s overstepped his authority by actions such as the mass firing of federal employees, a new survey says. The wide-ranging poll released Tuesday, on Trump’s 100th day in office, is the latest sign of him losing support for his …