Trump Corruption

The New York Times reports: The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday opened an investigation into Media Matters, a liberal advocacy organization that has published research on hateful and antisemitic content on X, according to two people familiar with the investigation. The regulator said in a letter sent to the organization that it was investigating the group, which is aligned with …

FactCheck.org reports: Pointing to the screen, which showed an aerial view of a rural highway dotted on each side with white crosses, Trump said, “These are burial sites, right here. Burial sites — over a thousand of white farmers. And those cars are lined up to pay love on a Sunday morning. Each one of those white things you see …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Crypto billionaire Justin Sun for years wouldn’t set foot in the U.S. for fear of arrest. The Chinese-born tycoon, facing scrutiny from U.S. authorities, even missed a chance to fly on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket despite paying $28 million for the opportunity. Now, Sun isn’t just back in America. He is about to attend …

NBC NEWS: “Karoline, you guys are very proud of your record on transparency. On the president’s dinner tonight, will the White House commit to making a list of the attendees public so people can see who’s paying for that kind of access to the president?” KAROLINE LEAVITT: “Well, as you know, Garrett, this question has been raised with the president. …

The Daily Beast reports: President Donald Trump has changed his opinion on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s stance on Ukraine — again. Trump admitted the Russian leader is not ready to end his war in Ukraine because he believes he is winning during a call with European leaders on Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported. It is the first time Trump …

“THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL has PASSED the House of Representatives! This is arguably the most significant piece of Legislation that will ever be signed in the History of our Country! The Bill includes MASSIVE Tax CUTS, No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, Tax Deductions when you purchase an American Made Vehicle, along with strong Border Security measures, …

Axios reports: The “gold card” website allowing people to buy U.S. permanent residency for $5 million will launch within a week, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Wednesday at an Axios Building the Future event in Washington. President Trump has suggested the U.S. could sell 1 million of the cards — enough to retire the national debt. Trump announced the gold …

Agence France-Presse reports: US President Donald Trump brandished a stack of printed articles at the White House Wednesday that he claimed documented a genocide taking place against white people in South Africa. “Death of people, death, death, death, horrible death, death,” Trump said as he flipped through the headlines, which he said were published in “the last few days.” At …

Axios reports: In a shocking moment during President Trump’s meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday, Trump requested for videos to be displayed purporting to show evidence of violence against white people in the country. Trump, who cut all foreign assistance to South Africa, has embraced the false accusations of genocide against white South Africans as justification for …

“What are you talking about? You ought to get out of here. What does this have to do with the Qatari jet? They’re giving the United States Air Force a jet and it’s a great thing. They also gave $5.1 trillion in investment in addition to the jet. It’s NBC trying to get off the subject. You are a terrible …

CBS News reports: The Defense Department said Wednesday it has accepted a Boeing jet from Qatar that will be retrofitted and used to transport President Trump. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell [photo]said in a statement that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth accepted the Boeing 747 “in accordance with all federal rules and regulations.” “The Department of Defense will work to ensure …

Rolling Stone reports: President Donald Trump has a lot on his plate. He hasn’t been able to end any of the wars, Congress can’t get his “big, beautiful bill” passed, and the courts keep stalling his governance-by-executive-order agenda. But for days now, the president has been obsessing over Bruce Springsteen. On Wednesday — as Republicans in Congress slogged through an …

Reuters reports: U.S. President Donald Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr said in Qatar on Wednesday that he could maybe run for president one day, adding “that calling is there.” “So the answer is I don’t know, maybe one day. You know, that calling is there. I’ll always be very active in terms of being a vocal proponent of these …

“Joe Biden was not for Open Borders, he never talked about Open Borders, where criminals of all kinds, shapes, and sizes, can flow into our Country at will. It wasn’t his idea to Open the Border, and almost destroy our Country, and cost us Hundreds of Billions of Dollars to get criminals out of our Country, and go through the …

The New York Times reports: The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation of Andrew M. Cuomo, a front-runner in the New York City mayoral race, after Republicans accused him of lying to Congress about decisions he made during the coronavirus pandemic as governor, according to two people familiar with the matter. The inquiry comes after senior Justice Department officials …

Mediaite reports: During a conference in Qatar, Musk was asked if he intended to be a big spender on future campaigns. “I think, in terms of political spending,” Musk began, “I’m going to do a lot less in the future.” Asked how he came to that conclusion, Musk said, “I think I’ve done enough.” The interviewer then asked if the …

Axios reports: President Trump warned congressional Republicans on Tuesday not to “f**k around” with Medicaid, a stark pushback to conservative lawmakers demanding steeper cuts to the program in “one big, beautiful bill.” Trump is already floating political retribution for Republican holdouts who don’t get in line. He also tore into Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who has been a firm “no” …

Ynet News reports: During the year leading up to the U.S. presidential election, only 10% of lobbying efforts by agents working on behalf of Qatar were directed at conservative-leaning media. However, after Donald Trump’s victory, this focus shifted dramatically: over half of their outreach was aimed at outlets like Fox News, the New York Post, and the Daily Mail. Qatar’s …

Politico reports: The outgoing chief of the U.S. Capitol Police issued an unusual public statement Monday criticizing a reported settlement between Justice Department and the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was shot and killed on Jan. 6, 2021, by an officer guarding the House chamber. “I am extremely disappointed and disagree with this settlement,” Chief Thomas Manger said, noting that …

“We got the Olympics and then we got through Gianni, he’s the boss, he’s a friend of mine, we got the World Cup. I got them both and I said, ‘Man, I won’t be president. I got the Olympics and the World Cup and I won’t be president and they’re gonna forget that I got them, nobody’s gonna mention it.’ …