Trump Corruption

Liar Begs Cultist Network Not To Edit Out His Lies

Mediaite reports: As Newmax host Robb Finnerty asked if Trump was referring to Dinesh D’Souza’s widely–mocked documentary 2000 Mules, Trump plowed on by predicting Newsmax would censor him. “They’ll probably cut what I’m saying out,” he said, to which Finnerty repeatedly insisted “Of course not.” “Don’t let it happen,” Trump told Finnerty, who responded, “Absolutely not. I will not allow …

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Video Appears To Show Trump Raging Inside Limo

Newsweek reports: The January 6 Committee has tweeted a video of Donald Trump’s presidential limo following testimony that he allegedly tried to grab the steering wheel to drive it to the Capitol Building. In it, behind a group of Trump supporters, a person can be seen moving their hands frantically inside the Chevy Suburban limo. It is not clear whether …

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Cheney Says GOP Must Choose: Trump Or Constitution

Politico reports: Rep. Liz Cheney, speaking at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Wednesday, said it’s time for Republicans to make a choice: Donald Trump or the Constitution. The vice chair of the Jan. 6 committee leaned into her message just a day after White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s stunning testimony unveiled new details about the highest echelons of the …

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New York Judge Lifts Contempt Order Against Trump

CBS News reports: A New York judge ruled Wednesday that Donald Trump is no longer in contempt for failing to turn over documents demanded in a subpoena by the state’s attorney general. The former president’s April 25 contempt finding came after he contested a December subpoena. Trump claimed he had no material that was responsive to the subpoena, leading to …

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Giuliani Deletes Seeming Admission To Seeking Pardon

The New York Daily News reports: Rudy Giuliani appeared to have admitted asking for a pardon from former President Donald Trump over his role in the Jan. 6 attack — but then quickly deleted the post on Twitter. Trump’s former personal lawyer wrote on Wednesday that former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson was not truthful when she testified before the …

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Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Trump Lawyer Pat Cipollone

The Associated Press reports: The House of Representatives panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol said on Wednesday it had subpoenaed Pat Cipollone, who was White House counsel for then-President Donald Trump. “The Select Committee’s investigation has revealed evidence that Mr. Cipollone repeatedly raised legal and other concerns about President Trump’s activities on January 6th and …

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Giuliani Crony Lev Parnas Sentenced To 20 Months

CNN reports: Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani, was sentenced to 20 months in prison Wednesday. Parnas was convicted last fall on six counts related to “influence buying” campaign finance schemes. Jurors found him guilty of scheming with co-conspirators to use a Russian backer’s money to fund political contributions they hoped to trade for political favor for their …

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Coup Plotter Eastman Drops Suit Over Phone Records

Bloomberg News reports: A conservative lawyer who advised former president Donald Trump on ways to overturn the 2020 election dropped his lawsuit challenging the release of his phone records to a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. John Eastman, a former professor at Chapman University School of Law, was seeking a court order prohibiting Verizon Communications Inc. from …

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Secret Service To Dispute “Steering Wheel” Claims

CBS News reports: The U.S. Secret Service will have more to say to the Jan. 6 House select committee after former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony Tuesday regarding former President Trump’s actions related to Jan. 6, 2021. A source close to the Secret Service confirmed to CBS News that special agent Robert Engel and the driver are prepared to …

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Giuliani To “Scumbag” NYC Mayor: “Go Fuck Yourself”

The New York Post reports: Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that Rudy Giuliani should be investigated for filing a false police report over an alleged assault at a Staten Island supermarket — prompting the former mayor to tell Adams to “go f–k himself.” The mayoral smackdown began when Adams chided Giuliani for his “creativity and sensationalism” in claiming he could …

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Cop Injured By Rioters: “Our Own President Set Us Up”

The Huffington Post reports: After Tuesday’s bombshell hearing investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell said he holds former President Donald Trump personally responsible for the injuries he sustained defending the Capitol. “Our own president set us up,” Gonnell said in an interview with HuffPost. “I just feel betrayed. The president should be doing everything …

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Mulvaney Turns On Trump: It Will Get Worse From Here

The rats are abandoning the traitorous ship: Former White House official Mick Mulvaney is predicting things will “get worse” from here on out for his former boss Donald Trump, after explosive testimony before the January 6 congressional subcommittee on Tuesday. In a string of tweets, Mulvaney offered his own analysis of Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony. The former White House aide alleged …

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NYC Mayor: Rudy Giuliani “Falsely Reported A Crime”

The New York Daily News reports: Mayor Adams suggested Tuesday that former Mayor Rudy Giuliani falsely reported a crime — and that the Staten Island prosecutor probing assault charges against the man Giuliani accused should instead turn his attention to the former mayor. “I think the district attorney should — he has the wrong person,” Adams said at an unrelated …

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Witness: Meadows And Giuliani Both Sought Pardons

Axios reports: Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows sought a presidential pardon in the aftermath of Jan. 6, his former top aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified to the select committee investigating the insurrection on Tuesday. What they’re saying: “Mr. Meadows did seek that pardon, yes ma’am,” Hutchinson said in response to a question from Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.). …

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Trump Hurled Dishes Over Barr’s “No Fraud” Testimony

The Hill reports: Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified on Tuesday that former President Trump was so upset that then-Attorney General William Barr dismissed claims of widespread election fraud that he threw his lunch at the wall in the West Wing dining room. Hutchinson recalled hearing noise from down the hall shortly after Barr’s interview with the Associated …

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Witness: Trump Physically Grappled With Secret Service Agent, Tried To Grab Steering Wheel To Drive To Capitol

Axios reports: Cassidy Hutchinson, a key aide in Donald Trump’s White House, said President Donald Trump demanded to be taken to Capitol after 1/6 rally and tried to grab the steering wheel from a Secret Service agent. Trump had a “very strong, very angry response” when he learned that he was not going to the Capitol, Hutchinson testified. “I’m the …

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Trump Was Told DC Rally Crowd Was Heavily Armed, Said, “Let My People In, They’re Not Here To Hurt ME”

The Associated Press reports: Cassidy Hutchinson, a key aide in Donald Trump’s White House, told the House committee investigating the violent Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection on Tuesday that Trump was informed that people rallying on the mall that morning had weapons but he told officials to “let my people in” and march to the Capitol. Hutchinson quoted Trump as directing …

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LIVE VIDEO: January 6th Committee Hearing Day Six

CBS News reports: The House Jan. 6 committee unexpectedly announced Monday that it will hold a hearing on Tuesday, June 28. The move comes days after the committee said it would not be holding more hearings until July. The hearing is scheduled to take place at 1 p.m. ET, with the committee saying it plans to “present recently obtained evidence …

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Jan. 6 Committee Zeroes In On Calls By Trump’s Spawn

The Guardian reports: The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack is closely focused on phone calls and conversations among Donald Trump’s children and top aides captured by a documentary film-maker weeks before the 2020 election, say sources familiar with the matter. The calls among Trump’s children and top aides took place at an invitation-only event at the …

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Senior Aide To Meadows To Testify At Today’s Hearing

NBC News reports: Cassidy Hutchinson, who served as a senior aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, is slated to testify Tuesday at a last-minute hearing scheduled by the Jan. 6 committee, three sources tell NBC News. In recorded testimony presented last week, Hutchinson told investigators that a group of GOP lawmakers had sought presidential pardons following …

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