Trump Corruption

Trump Appeals Immunity Ruling To Supreme Court

NPR reports: Former President Donald Trump is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hit pause on his federal criminal prosecution for allegedly conspiring to obstruct the electoral certification three years ago. Lawyers for Trump made the request Monday, writing the justices that they are preparing a petition for certiorari, or a full application for the high court to take the …

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NYT: Trump Faces Ruin In New York Courts This Week

The New York Times reports: In two courthouses, two blocks apart, two New York judges could well ruin Donald J. Trump’s week. On Thursday, one of the judges, Juan M. Merchan, may schedule the first criminal trial of a former American president for as early as next month — raising the specter that Mr. Trump might end up behind bars. …

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Trump Shows Up At Florida Stolen Docs Hearing

CNBC reports: Former President Donald Trump arrived at a federal court in Florida on Monday morning for a closed hearing in the criminal case where he is charged with taking hundreds of classified government documents with him when he left the White House. The hearing before Judge Aileen Cannon will deal with protective orders related to classified information contained in …

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Haley Ad Goes After Trump For Mocking US Veterans

ABC News reports: Republican candidate Nikki Haley on Monday released a new digital ad attack against rival and former President Donald Trump, reviving his past comments mocking military veterans. The digital spot, shared exclusively with ABC News, is part of a $4 million ad buy from Haley’s campaign and highlights comments made by the former president about the late Republican …

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Haley Rips Trump For “Siding With Putin” Over NATO

Bloomberg News reports: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said it was a mistake for former President Donald Trump to say he would abandon NATO members to a Russian incursion if the allies failed to meet defense-spending commitments. “Do we want NATO to pay more? Of course we do. But the last thing we’re going to do is side with a …

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Trump Meets With GOP Megadonor Miriam Adelson

Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump dined with casino executive Miriam Adelson in Las Vegas on Thursday, his latest indication he is moving to consolidate the support of the Republican donor class. Adelson, who according to Forbes is worth an estimated $35 billion, could play a key role in Trump’s bid for a second term. Adelson and her husband, the …

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Trump Warns Taylor Swift Against Endorsing Biden

Posted just now to Trump’s Truth Social account: I signed and was responsible for the Music Modernization Act for Taylor Swift and all other Musical Artists. Joe Biden didn’t do anything for Taylor, and never will. There’s no way she could endorse Crooked Joe Biden, the worst and most corrupt President in the History of our Country, and be disloyal …

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NATO Leader: “Trump Puts US And EU Lives At Risk”

The Guardian reports: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, has said any attack on the western military alliance would be met with a “united and forceful response”, after Donald Trump invited Russia to attack member countries that he perceived as not meeting their financial obligations. Stoltenberg said in a statement: “Any suggestion that allies will not defend each other undermines all of …

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WH Condemns Trump “Encouraging” Attack On NATO

Bloomberg reports: The White House pushed back against Donald Trump’s claim that he told NATO leaders while president that he would encourage Russia to invade members of the alliance who didn’t meet their defense commitments. “Encouraging invasions of our closest allies by murderous regimes is appalling and unhinged – and it endangers American national security, global stability, and our economy …

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Haley Blasts Trump’s Attack On Her “Missing” Husband

“I need to start with the fact that Donald Trump had a rally today, and in that rally, he mocked my husband’s military service. And I’ll say this, Donald, if you have something to say, don’t say it behind my back. Get on a debate stage and say it to my face. “I have long talked about the fact that …

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Trump: I “Encourage” NATO’s Enemies To Attack Them

The Meidas Touch reports: Trump loves to tell the story about how he threatened the other NATO countries to “pay up.” He casts this as if they owe us money that they refuse to pay. It is simply a question of them increasing their own defense budgets – not money they owe us. But Trump has now taken this earlier …

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Trump Ridicules Haley’s Husband, Who Is Now Serving Overseas: “Where’s Her Husband? He Knew!” [VIDEO]

“She said I will never run against him. Then she comes over to see me at Mar-A-Lago, says, ‘Sir, I will never run against you.’ She brought her husband. Where’s her husband? Oh, he’s away. He’s away. What happened to her husband? Where’s her husband? Where is he? He’s gone. He knew. He knew!” – Trump, at today’s South Carolina …

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Smith: Trump Will “Stop At Nothing” To Delay Docs Trial

Law & Crime reports: In a new motion, special counsel Jack Smith shredded Donald Trump’s latest attempt to indefinitely delay the classified documents case in Florida before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, urging the court to resist the former president’s efforts to “stop at nothing” to delay facing a jury. “Their objective is plain — to delay trial as long …

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Trump To Fundraise In SC With George Soros “Protégé”

The Daily Beast reports: Few Republican tropes are as overused as the George Soros boogeyman. When it comes to right-wing conspiracies, the Hungarian-born Jewish billionaire and philanthropist is the tried-and-true secret ingredient to give any conspiracy theory legs, no matter how absurd. For instance, did your favorite ex-president get indicted for allegedly falsifying business records to conceal a hush-money payout …

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Trump Has 30 Days To Post Bond On Carroll Judgment

“Judge Kaplan has at least entered judgment in the second Carroll trial. That starts the clock for Trump’s post-trial motions and for him to post a bond. Specifically, federal rules governing civil cases stay a plaintiff’s execution on a judgment for 30 days after the entry of judgment, which effectively means he has 30 days to provide a bond or …

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Federal Judge Orders Peter Navarro To Report To Prison

CNN reports: Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser to President Donald Trump who was convicted of contempt of Congress, has been ordered to report to prison after a judge denied Navarro’s effort to stay out of prison while he appeals the conviction. Navarro was sentenced by Judge Amit Mehta in late January to four months behind bars after a jury …

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Trump: “It Was An Insurrection Caused By Pelosi”

“I think it was an insurrection caused by Nancy Pelosi. This was an insurrection, if it was an insurrection, which, there were no guns, there were no anything, except for the fact that they shot Ashli Babbitt. Somebody from, at least four, shot Ashli Babbitt. So unnecessary, so sad, so horrible. But there were no guns. There were no anything. …

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Justices Skeptical Of Attempt To Keep Trump Off Ballot

Reuters reports: U.S. Supreme Court justices on Thursday appeared skeptical toward a judicial decision kicking former President Donald Trump off the ballot in Colorado for participating in an insurrection during the 2021 Capitol attack in a case with major implications for the Nov. 5 election. The nine justices heard arguments in Trump’s appeal of a Dec. 19 ruling by Colorado’s …

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Feds Investigate Threats To Witness In Docs Case

ABC News reports: Federal authorities are currently investigating a series of threats made online to a potential witness related to special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, according to a new court filing from Smith’s team. In the filing late Wednesday in federal court in Florida, Smith’s team asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, the …

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LIVE AUDIO: Supreme Court Hears Trump Ballot Case

The Associated Press reports: The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the 2024 ballot because of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. There are no cameras in the courtroom, but since the pandemic, the court has livestreamed its argument …

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