Trump Corruption

The Independent reports: The political action committee founded by conservative lawyer George Conway is directly targeting Donald Trump with a new advertisement that will air in locations where the ex-president has homes in hopes that seeing the commercial will set off an emotional reaction. Conway’s “Psycho PAC” is making a six-figure purchase of airtime in Palm Beach, Florida and Bedminister, …

ProPublica reports: Judge Aileen M. Cannon has shown bias in handling criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and should be reversed and removed from the case to “preserve the appearance of justice,” a public interest group argued in a legal filing on Tuesday. The brief filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and joined by a retired …

The New York Times reports: A federal judge in Manhattan denied an effort by Donald J. Trump to move his already adjudicated state criminal case to the federal courts on Tuesday, rejecting his claims of bias against him as well as his claims of presidential immunity. In late May, a jury convicted the former president on 34 felony counts of …

NBC News reports: Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges he faces in his federal election interference case in Washington, D.C., a court filing showed. Trump also is opting to waive his right to appear at an arraignment on a superseding indictment issued by a grand jury last week, the Republican presidential …

Via press release from House Oversight Democrats: Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs,are demanding answers from Donald Trump after a bombshell report by the Washington Post surfaced new evidence suggesting the former president may have illegally …

CNN reports: A federal judge has ruled former President Donald Trump and his campaign must pause on using the song “Hold On, I’m Coming.” The decision came after the estate of the late R&B artist and songwriter Isaac Hayes sought an emergency injunction to stop the Trump campaign from using the song at campaign events, alleging the campaign does not …

The New York Times reports: Watergate this was not. Last week, the Trump campaign and Republican National Committee offices in West Palm Beach, Fla., were abuzz with talk of listening devices and espionage, possibly by a foreign government. The police were called and the offices were closed for a forensic search. The reality was more Charlie Chaplin than John le …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Filmmaker Ali Abbasi, director of controversial movie The Apprentice, initially appeared a tad nervous as he stepped onto the stage of the Galaxy Theater in Telluride on Saturday night for the U.S. premiere of his feature that was a hit at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Abbasi noted that “I have allowed myself as a non-American to …

“There was no conflict or ‘fighting’ at Arlington National Cemetery last week. It was a made up story by Comrade Kamala and her misinformation squad. “She made it all up to make up for the fact that she and Sleepy Joe have BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS for the INCOMPETENT AFGHANISTAN Withdrawal – THE MOST EMBARRASSING DAY IN U.S. HISTORY!!! “They …

Business Insider reports: Lawyers for former president Donald Trump and the dance-floor icon Eddy Grant are “gonna rock down to” a Manhattan courtroom on Friday for a face-to-face fight over the musician’s ’80s hit “Electric Avenue.” Grant sued Trump four years ago for tweeting a cartoon making fun of Joe Biden that used 40 seconds of the song as a …

“Senator McCain. This is a genuine hero. Let’s make no mistake about it. The fact that Donald called him, in essence, a ‘loser,’ I don’t get it. But anyone who is disabled or anyone who he deems lesser than him is a loser, that’s just the way he is. That ain’t gonna change. “And I know many people who are …

Entertainment Weekly reports: As Dr. Frankenstein once learned, the problem with creating a monster is that eventually, you have to confront the horrors you have wrought. That’s what happened to Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong) after mentoring a young Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan), an American parable of greed and betrayal brought to life with a soap-operatic glee in The Apprentice. Cohn …

The Meidas Touch reports: Trump has released another campaign video using footage of Arlington National Cemetery. Trump has faced criticism for posting a photo smiling and giving a thumbs up over the graves of soldiers, releasing a TikTok video with Arlington National Cemetery footage set to a guitar track, and, according to the military, shoving a cemetery staff member attempting …

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 …