Trump Corruption

The Washington Post reports: Conway reserves some of her harshest criticism for Jared Kushner, whom she describes as “shrewd and calculating”; “a man of knowing nods, quizzical looks, and sidebar inquiries”; and someone who, as the president’s son-in-law, knew that “no matter how disastrous a personnel change or legislative attempt may be, he was unlikely to be held accountable for …

The Huffington Post reports: Former President Donald Trump shared a post on his social media platform that appeared to propose or predict a civil war in the U.S. A Truth Social user suggested “civil war” in response to a March 19 tweet from El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, which was screengrabbed and posted to Truth Social by former Fox Nation …

Mediaite reports: Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum confronted RNC chair Ronna McDaniel on former President Donald Trump accusing Republicans of cheating in the Pennsylvania Senate Republican primary. “Dr. Oz should declare victory,” Trump said. “It makes it much harder for them to cheat with the ballots that they ‘just happened to find.’” On Fox News Sunday, MacCallum asked McDaniel whether …

CNN reports: A former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows “covered new ground” this week in her deposition before the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. Cassidy Hutchinson was subpoenaed to appear in front of the committee on Tuesday.  It was her third session answering the panel’s questions. The source familiar with Hutchinson’s deposition …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump considered dropping out of the 2016 presidential race after the leak of the now-infamous Access Hollywood tape showed him boasting that women let him “grab ‘em by the pussy,” according to Kellyanne Conway. Conway, a former Trump campaign manager and senior adviser, made the surprising claim in her new memoir Here’s the Deal, a …

CNN reports: Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s onetime personal attorney and a lead architect of his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results, on Friday met with the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, two sources told CNN. Giuliani’s original deposition with the committee had been postponed after the former New York City mayor asked to …

The Washington Post reports: Larry Ellison, the billionaire co-founder and chairman of the software company Oracle and the biggest backer of Elon Musk’s attempted Twitter takeover, participated in a call shortly after the 2020 election that focused on strategies for contesting the legitimacy of the vote, according to court documents and a participant. The Nov. 14 call included Sen. Lindsey …

Axios reports: Former President Trump has paid $110,000 in fees he owed after being held in contempt of court but must submit more information to have the order fully lifted, New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office said Friday. Why it matters: A New York state judge suspended his contempt order against Trump provided he met three conditions by May …

Politico reports: John Eastman, the attorney who architected Donald Trump’s last-ditch legal strategy to overturn the 2020 election, revealed Friday that he routinely communicated with Trump either directly or via “six conduits” during the chaotic weeks that preceded the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. In a late-night court filing urging a federal judge to maintain the confidentiality of his …

From the Wall Street Journal editorial board: The votes in Pennsylvania aren’t all counted, and already President Trump is hinting that he might cry fraud if his endorsed candidate falls behind. On Wednesday his Senate pick, the TV doctor Mehmet Oz, led the GOP primary by roughly 2,500 votes. If Mr. McCormick wins the final count, will Mr. Trump smear …

Politico reports: Congressional investigators have obtained a batch of official White House photographs, including images taken on Jan. 6, 2021, according to two sources familiar with the evidence. The previously unreported cache, which arrived via the National Archives, may provide the committee with real-time visual evidence of former President Donald Trump’s actions and movements as a mob of his supporters …

An excerpt from Kellyanne Conway’s coming book: George was spending chunks of time in New York at the firm, where he voluntarily went from partner to an of-counsel role, spending his nights alone at our house in Alpine, New Jersey, 240 miles away from D.C. The numbers don’t lie. During this time, the frequency and ferocity of his tweets accelerated. …

Axios reports: President Trump’s attorney general Bill Barr is in active discussions with the Jan. 6th investigative committee to appear for a formal transcribed interview, according to two sources with direct knowledge. Barr is likely to cooperate with the committee, according to a source familiar with his thinking. Tim Mulvey, a spokesman for the Jan. 6 committee, declined to comment. …

“Here we go again! In Pennsylvania, they are unable to count the Mail-In Ballots. Our Country should go to paper ballots with same day voting. Just done in France, zero problems. Get Smart America!!! Dr Oz should declare victory. It makes it much harder to cheat with the ballots they ‘just happened to find.’” – The world’s most famous liar, …

Salon reports: Kimberly Guilfoyle, the former advisor to President Donald Trump’s failed re-election campaign who later become engaged to his eldest son, is hawking steaks for a meat delivery service whose Better Business Bureau (BBB) accreditation has been revoked. In online reviews, customers allege that the curated meat boxes from Good Ranchers, which may cost hundreds of dollars, are not …

Law & Crime reports: A federal court on Tuesday ruled that drafts of a letter that was ultimately sent by the U.S. Department of Justice in order to request a citizenship question on the 2020 Census are not public records that can be accessed under the Freedom of Information Act. The original letter, sent by DOJ General Counsel of the …

The Daily Beast reports: The Justice Department has updated its indictment of former President Donald Trump’s billionaire buddy Thomas Barrack, documenting how he quietly tweaked the GOP platform at the 2016 Republican National Convention to avoid mentioning the Saudi royal family’s connection to the 9/11 hijackers. On Monday, the DOJ replaced its original 46-page charging document with an expanded 55-page …

Forbes reports: Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chair of the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot, said the committee does not expect to call former President Donald Trump or former Vice President Mike Pence as witnesses, Politico reporter Kyle Cheney said on Twitter on Tuesday, marking a shift from earlier statements that Trump was not off-limits from the committee’s …

The Hill reports: The company merging with Donald Trump’s social media company to take it public in a filing Monday warned about the former president’s previous failed business ventures. In the registration filed by Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC) — a special purpose acquisition company that has raised over $1 billion — and Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the …

Newsweek reports: Donald Trump Jr., a prominent and vocal member of the MAGA crowd, has some concerns when it comes to Finland possibly joining NATO. “I get there’s nothing going on at home that Congress could be worrying about, but after decades of not being in NATO and being just fine isn’t the notion of eliminating this buffer zone a …