Trump Corruption

Trump Asks Court To Halt Probe Into Trump Org Fraud

ABC New reports: Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in New York to halt a civil investigation into his business practices by New York Attorney General Letitia James, accusing her in a new court filing of weaponizing her office to carry out a “targeted attack against a political adversary.” Trump sued James last month in federal court …

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QAnon Loons To Share Stage With Trump At AZ Rally

Axios reports: Former President Donald Trump announced guest speakers today for his Saturday rally in Arizona, and most of them share a common trait: they led efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The headliner, Kari Lake, who Trump endorsed for Arizona’s gubernatorial race, told OAN she wouldn’t have certified Biden as the victor if she’d been governor. State Representative …

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Court To Hear Trump’s Immunity Claim On Riot Suits

CNN reports: A federal judge in Washington, DC, is set to consider, for the first time, whether former President Donald Trump is immune from liability related to his supporters attacking the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. The major hearing on Monday is part of a trio of insurrection-related lawsuits seeking to hold Trump and others accountable at a time …

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Manafort Book To Tell “Real Story” Of His “Persecution”

The Daily Beast reports: Paul Manafort—the ex-Trump campaign manager who was pardoned by the former president after lying to investigators who were looking into Russian election interference — has landed himself a deal for a whiny-sounding book about how awful it was to be convicted for fraud. The book, Political Prisoner: Persecuted, Prosecuted, but Not Silenced, is set for release …

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Lying Liar Now Lying That Riot Was A “Fedsurrection”

Mediaite reports: First, before Trump jumped on board with the idea that the Capitol riot was a setup by the feds, he repeatedly defended his mob of supporters as “patriots” and “great people.” Second, the storming of the Capitol happened on January 6th, 2021, meaning Trump was still the president. If this was a “Fedsurrection” as Trump and Revolver claim, …

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Riot Panel Investigates Trump For Criminal Conspiracy

The Guardian reports: The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack is examining whether Donald Trump oversaw a criminal conspiracy on 6 January that connected the White House’s scheme to stop Joe Biden’s certification with the insurrection, say two senior sources familiar with the matter. The committee’s new focus on the potential for a conspiracy marks an aggressive escalation in …

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Trump Platform Allegedly To Launch On Presidents Day

The New York Post reports: Former President Donald Trump’s new social media platform Truth Social is expected to launch on Presidents’ Day, Feb. 21, according to the latest Apple App Store listing. Truth Social, which the 45th president announced in October, is the latest conservative alternative to large social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook, which the former president has …

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Democrats Explore Banning Trump From Future Office

The Hill reports: In the year since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, a handful of Democrats, constitutional scholars and pro-democracy advocates have been quietly exploring how a post-Civil War amendment to the Constitution might be used to disqualify former President Trump from holding office again. Calls for Congress to take steps to strip Trump of his eligibility, which …

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Stephanie Grisham: Trump “Gleefully” Watched The Riot On TV, Said “Look At All Those People Fighting For Me”

CNN reports: Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham met Wednesday on Capitol Hill with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, according to multiple sources familiar with the meeting. “I cooperated fully with the committee,” Grisham told reporters as she left the panel’s office Wednesday evening. The former White House aide and chief of staff to first …

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Trump Chokes Like A Dog, Cancels January 6th Speech

Just in from the world’s most famous liar: In light of the total bias and dishonesty of the January 6th Unselect Committee of Democrats, two failed Republicans and the Fake News Media, I am canceling the January 6th press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday and instead will discuss many of those important topics at my rally on Saturday, January 15h …

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Another DC Cop Sues Trump For Inciting Insurrection

The Hill reports: Another Capitol Police officer has filed a lawsuit against former President Trump, alleging that he “directed” and “abetted” the assault of police officers on Jan. 6, just two days before the one-year anniversary of the attack. U.S. Capitol Police officer Marcus J. Moore, a ten-year veteran of the force, filed his lawsuit against Trump in the U.S. …

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Melania To Auction Her Hat, Opening Bid $250,000

CNN reports: Melania Trump announced Tuesday morning that she is holding an auction of the white hat she wore during the visit of the French first family, the Macrons, to the White House in 2018. In a statement from her office, Trump said that, in addition to the hat, the auction lot will include a watercolor by Marc-Antoine Coulon — …

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Docs Show MAGA Plan To Harass Election Officials

The Independent reports: Allies of former president Donald Trump planned a campaign of harassment and intimidation against election officials and “weak” Republicans that was to culminate in what would become the worst attack on the US Capitol since the Burning of Washington in 1814, according to new documents provided to Congress. The Trump team’s strategy was revealed in documents provided …

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Trump Spawn Defy Subpoenas From New York AG

ABC News reports: Former President Trump’s eldest son and daughter have refused to comply with subpoenas issued by the New York State attorney general’s office as it conducts a civil investigation into the way the family real estate business valued its holdings. “A dispute has arisen between the OAG and the Individual Trump Parties regarding the Subpoenas,” a document filed …

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New York AG Subpoenas Trump Spawn In Fraud Probe

The New York Times reports: The New York State attorney general’s office, which last month subpoenaed Donald J. Trump as part of a civil investigation into his business practices, is also seeking to question two of his adult children as part of the inquiry. The involvement of the children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, was disclosed in a court …

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Liz Cheney: Trump Is “At War With The Rule Of Law”

The Hill reports: “I think that that we’re in a situation where people have got to understand the danger of President Trump and the danger that he posed on that day,” Cheney said of the Capitol riots on Jan. 6 while appearing on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “This is a man who has demonstrated that he is at war with …

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Trump Ally Bernie Kerik Delivers Docs To Riot Panel

Politico reports: A key adviser to Donald Trump’s legal team in their post-election quest to unearth evidence of fraud has delivered a trove of documents to Jan. 6 investigators describing those efforts. Bernard Kerik, the former New York City Police commissioner and ally of Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, also provided a “privilege log” describing materials he declined to provide to …

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Riot Panel To SCOTUS: Deny Trump’s Bid To Block Docs

The Associated Press reports: The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol said Thursday that the Supreme Court should let stand an appeals court ruling that the National Archives turn over documents from former President Donald Trump that might shed light on the events leading up to and including that day. In a filing with the court, …

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Cheney Fact-Checks Trump’s Latest Lie About Riot Panel

The New York Daily News reports: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is punching back hard at former President Trump as the dispute with the Jan. 6 committee over White House records heats up at the Supreme Court. The Republican rebel fact-checked Trump’s claim that the committee was backing down from its push to obtain the potentially incriminating trove of files, which …

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Trump Again Petitions SCOTUS Over WH Riot Docs

The Washington Post reports: Lawyers for former president Donald Trump told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that a Washington Post interview with the chairman of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol shows the committee is trying to establish a criminal complaint against Trump, something the lawyers say is beyond the committee’s authority. The lawyers …

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