Trump Corruption

The Hill reports: Former President Trump said in a new interview that he thinks God believes he will “straighten out” the country after he survived an assassination attempt in July. “I think you think like, if you believe in God, you believe in God more. And somebody said like, why? And I’d like to think that God thinks that I’m …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump told ally Mark Levin that he had “every right” to interfere with the 2020 election in comments aired on Fox News on Sunday. At one point, Levin discusses the former president’s legal troubles and the Department of Justice’s intentions to “keep smearing you”; notably Jack Smith’s revival of the DOJ’s federal election interference case. …

The Huffington Post reports: Donald Trump launched a brazen new attack on Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday as he claimed she treated Mike Pence poorly. “She’s a nasty person,” the former president said on Fox News. “The way she treated Mike Pence was horrible.” Trump referred to the 2020 vice presidential debate. One line that stood out came when …

ABC News reports: Eighty-one percent of Americans in a new ABC News/Ipsos poll say that regardless of which candidate they support, they are prepared to accept the outcome of the election. Just 29% say the same about Trump. Trump’s election denial claims resonate with some Americans. One in three (34%) lacks confidence that votes in the election will be counted …

“Comrade Kamala Harris lied about working at McDonalds. SHE NEVER WORKED THERE, they think she’s ‘nuts.’ “Likewise, she lied about Fracking, the Border, Crime, the Economy, and the Democrat’s ‘Suckers and Losers’ HOAX, concerning our great military. “She also lied about Arlington Cemetery and Afghanistan. She lies about everything!!!” – Trump, amplifying a batshit claim from an editor of the …

“Somebody said, ‘Women don’t like Donald Trump. I said, ‘I think that’s wrong. I think they love me. I love them.’ “They’re wealthy as hell, look at ‘em. They’ve got nothing but cash. Their husbands are great. But they allow them to go all over the country. “I say, ‘How do you put up with this? Your wives are traveling …

“As everyone knows, I was, and will be again, the most respected LAW & ORDER President in U.S. History. We will take our streets back by being tough & smart on violent, & all other types, of Crime. “In Florida, like so many other States that have already given their approval, personal amounts of marijuana will be legalized for adults …

CBS News reports: Democratic lawmakers with the House Oversight Committee sent a letter Friday to the U.S. Army requesting a report into an altercation earlier this week involving an Arlington National Cemetery employee and Trump staff who brought campaign photographers to the cemetery. In the letter, the committee’s ranking member, Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, wrote to Army Secretary …

“But the transgender thing is incredible. Think of it. Your kid goes to school and comes home a few days later with an operation. The school decides what’s going to happen with your child and you know many of these childs [sic] 15 years later say, what the hell happened? Who did this to me? They say, who did this …

Mediaite reports: “I’d love to know why you choose and continue to choose to work with your children in business and politics,” Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice asked. “And do you have any advice for people about working with your kids?” “Well, I’ve always liked it,” the ex-president replied. “Like, Ivanka was great. She could’ve done anything. Great student. …

Trump continued to win over female voters today in a typical rant during his rally in Pennsylvania: What they’ve done to our country is incredible. What is Kamala who’s a total lightweight? did you see her on television last night? this is going to be the president? This is going to be the president of our country? I don’t think …

NBC News reports: Former President Donald Trump came out on Friday against a ballot measure in his home state of Florida that would expand access to abortion, after spending a day doing damage control on the issue. His announcement came a day after telling NBC News that Florida’s six-week ban is “too short” and declining to take a clear stance …

Via press release from the Lincoln Project:  the Lincoln Project has sent a letter today formally requesting the Department of Justice (DOJ) open an investigation into Donald Trump to determine if he violated 18 U.S.C. § 599 or 18 U.S.C. § 600 by promising to appoint, or support for appointment, RFK Jr. to a public office in exchange for his …

The Hollywood Reporter reports: The Apprentice, Ali Abbasi’s hot-button film about the young Donald Trump, has been acquired by Tom Ortenberg’s Briarcliff Entertainment for a pre-election U.S. release on Oct. 11, as well as an awards push, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The film was written by Vanity Fair’s longtime Trump chronicler Gabriel Sherman and stars Sebastian Stan as the …

Reuters reports: The two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million judgment against Rudolph Giuliani filed a civil lawsuit against the onetime personal lawyer to Donald Trump, accusing him of trying to put his Florida luxury condominium beyond their reach. In a complaint filed on Friday, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea’ “Shaye” Moss accused Giuliani of falsely …

“The father hired the most expensive lawyer, and he lives in the area, supposedly not very much money. He hired the most expensive lawyer. Think of this. “Who’s paying for this lawyer in Pennsylvania? High end, very, very expensive lawyer, top of the line, right? You know, where does he get the money to hire a lawyer that costs hundreds …

Axios reports: Democrats in Congress are scrambling for ways to publicly dredge up as much information as possible about an altercation between Trump staffers and an Arlington National Cemetery official. Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) said in a statement to Axios: “In the coming days, I’ll be talking with my Congressional colleagues – especially military veterans, from both sides of the …

“Do we have a president? He just got back from California. He was supposed to go to the White House. He never got there. He went to Delaware and he’s laying on a beach, sleeping all day long. No seriously. “Who the hell wants to sleep and who wants to sleep in public? He’s sleeping. Do you think President Xi …

Semafor reports: Donald Trump’s campaign clarified to Semafor that he has not yet said how he’ll vote on Florida’s abortion rights amendment, after the former president told NBC News that he believes “the six weeks is too short.” “He has not yet said how he will vote on the ballot initiative in Florida, he simply reiterated that he believes six …

NBC News reports: Lawyers for Donald Trump argued for a second time Thursday that his criminal hush money case should be heard in federal rather than state court, a move that could end up delaying the former president’s sentencing date next month. The motion for removal cites the Supreme Court’s ruling in July on presidential immunity from prosecution for official …