Trump Corruption

The New York Times reports: Former President Donald J. Trump posted a video on Monday afternoon that features images of hypothetical newspaper articles celebrating a 2024 victory for him and referring to “the creation of a unified Reich” under the headline “What’s next for America?” The 30-second video, which Mr. Trump posted on his social media site, Truth Social, features …

The Guardian reports: Trump Media and Technology Group, the owner of Donald Trump’s social networking site Truth Social, lost more than $300 million last quarter, according to its first earnings report as a publicly traded company. For the three-month period that ended 31 March, the company posted a loss of $327.6 million, which it said included $311 million in non-cash …

Axios reports: The judge overseeing former President Trump’s New York hush money trial admonished defense witness Robert Costello Monday for his reactions while on the stand. It was one of the most dramatic moments of the ongoing Trump criminal trial, which is now in its sixth week, and led the judge to temporarily clear the courtroom. “I want to discuss …

USA Today reports: The prosecution rested its case in former President Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial in Manhattan on Monday after former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen returned to the stand for more questioning. It was defense team’s last chance to undermine the credibility of Cohen, the prosecution’s star witness. Trump lawyer Todd Blanche got Cohen to admit that he …

Forbes reports: Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers are expected to start presenting their defense in his criminal trial this week after prosecutors rest their case, but it still remains to be seen whether the ex-president will take the stand and testify himself. Trump attorney Alina Habba told Fox News Monday the ex-president “has to listen to his attorneys” and that …

The New York Times reports: An entourage of more than a dozen supporters who joined President Donald J. Trump in a Manhattan courthouse on Monday included a former president of an outlaw motorcycle gang in New York City who spent years in prison on drug charges. The man, Chuck Zito, helped found in the early 1980s the New York Nomads …

Variety reports: On Monday night, all eyes in Cannes will be on the launch of “The Apprentice,” the high-profile drama that stars Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump. The filmmakers and stars haven’t done any press on the ground at Cannes ahead of the film’s world premiere, and few have seen it, with plot details shrouded in mystery. But …

Mediaite reports: Protestors shouted down former President Donald Trump’s gaggle of supporters on Monday as they tried to defend the former president outside his hush money trial. Former Trump Pentagon official turned children’s book author, Kash Patel, could be seen speaking into the microphones set up outside the courthouse while protestors shouted comments like “Stop kissing ass” and loudly blew …

The Hill reports: “Outside looks like it’s supposed to be Fort Knox. There are more police than I’ve ever seen anywhere because they don’t want to have anybody come down. There’s not a civilian within three blocks of the courthouse,” Trump said Monday morning. Fort Knox is a military installation in Kentucky, known for its extensive security because it is …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: Two days before ultraconservative activist Amy Kremer won a surprise victory for a coveted party post, Georgia GOP leaders received an email from a veteran Republican consultant. The letter from Patrick Krason of FEC Compliance Services warned that Kremer had been fined 10 times by the Federal Election Commission for not submitting reports. He also accused …

The Texas Tribune reports: Former President Donald Trump said he would consider tapping Ken Paxton for U.S. attorney general if he wins a second term in the White House, calling his longtime ally “a very talented guy” and praising his tenure as Texas’ chief legal officer. “I would, actually,” Trump said Saturday when asked by a KDFW-TV reporter if he …

Reuters reports: Donald Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen testified on Monday that he stole money from Trump’s company, an admission that could chip away at his credibility as a star witness at the former U.S. president’s hush money trial. Questioned by Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche, Cohen acknowledged stealing from the Trump Organization by including a reimbursement to a technology company …

Insider New Jersey reports: Wildwood officials who were the source for the Associated Press’s reporting that former President Trump drew between 80,000 to 100,000 to a beach front weekend rally now say it was not the number on the beach at the rally per se, but rather it was the number of people “in our town.” Lisa Fagan, the Wildwood …

Reuters reports: For weeks, Donald Trump has sat silently in a New York courtroom while former employees and associates have testified in his criminal hush money trial. On Monday, the former U.S. president might seize the chance to tell his side of the story. If he chooses to testify, Trump will have the opportunity to convince jurors that he was …

The Daily Beast reports: Airing from “his new home, the barricades outside of a Manhattan courthouse,” Trump confessed to his supporters that he hasn’t been loving the past few weeks. “They say very mean things about me while I’m trying to sleep,” he complained, before insisting that he would love to testify in court himself. “I’m not afraid to testify …

Reuters reports: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pledged to unravel gun regulations put in place by Democratic President Joe Biden during a lengthy speech to the National Rifle Association on Saturday, during which he accepted the influential group’s endorsement. The nation’s top gun rights group has now endorsed Trump three times – in 2016, 2020 and 2024. The organization had …

Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump on Saturday floated the idea of a third term if he wins in November. “You know, FDR 16 years — almost 16 years — he was four terms. I don’t know, are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?” Trump quipped at the National Rifle Association annual meeting, speaking before a crowd of …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Donald Trump will face one of the most consequential decisions of the year — if not his career — when he chooses whether to testify in his own criminal trial in New York. Politically, taking the stand might offer Trump the chance to project strength and defiance in the face of a prosecution he has …

NBC News reports: President Joe Biden’s campaign rejected two additional debates on Friday that former President Donald Trump’s campaign says it agreed to do. One was a proposal for a presidential debate hosted by NBC News and Telemundo. The other was for a vice presidential debate hosted by Fox News at Virginia State University, a historically Black college. “The debate …

Rolling Stone reports: Former Trump White House aide Peter Navarro was sent to federal prison for obstructing Congress in its investigation of the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. But once Navarro is out of prison, there are a couple things the former Trump White House aide should expect if his former boss wins the election: a pardon, …