Trump Corruption

BOOK: Mnuchin And Pompeo Discussed Removing Trump Via 25th Amendment After Capitol Riot [Video]

The Hill reports: ABC News’s Jonathan Karl writes in “Betrayal” that then-Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin spoke with other Cabinet members including then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about attempting to remove Trump from office through the 25th Amendment, according to excerpts published by MSNBC. Karl, during an interview with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” early Monday, said Pompeo “asked for a legal analysis …

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Famed Liar Rages About McConnell/Inauguration Story

Just in from the world’s most famous liar: From Election Day, November 3rd, the day I realized that the 2020 Presidential Election was rigged, I would never have agreed to go to Joe Biden’s Inauguration. This decision was mine, and mine alone. The old broken-down Crow, Mitch McConnell, had nothing to do with it. According to third-rate reporter Jonathan Karl …

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McConnell Planned To Disinvite Trump From Biden’s Inauguration, McCarthy Squealed To Trump About Plan

ABC News reports: Shortly after the Jan. 6 insurrection, Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell did something extraordinary: He decided to disinvite Donald Trump from President Joe Biden’s upcoming inauguration because he was worried Trump could use the occasion to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power, according to a new book by ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl. McCarthy, Karl …

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BOOK: Trump Called January 6 “A Very Beautiful Time”

The Insider reports: Former President Donald Trump called January 6, the day of the Capitol riot, “a very beautiful time” in a March interview with ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl, according to Karl’s forthcoming book. During the interview at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Trump praised the supporters who attended his speech in which he urged his loyalists to …

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Bannon Surrenders Himself At DC FBI Office [VIDEO]

Forbes reports: Steve Bannon has hired one of former President Donald Trump’s attorneys, David Schoen, in his second impeachment trial to defend him in court, records show, as the ex-Trump advisor heads to court Monday after being indicted for contempt of Congress after refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House’s January 6 committee. Schoen, an accomplished criminal defense …

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Trump’s DC Hotel To Become Waldorf In $375M Sale

The New York Times reports: Donald J. Trump’s family business has an agreement to sell its marquee Washington hotel, reaching a deal to fetch at least $375 million for a property that prompted ethical scrutiny and struggled to make money even as it drew steady crowds of lobbyists, lawmakers and Trump loyalists. The deal so far is what is known …

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Trump Gives Infrastructure Pass To Three GOP Reps

Fox News reports: Former President Donald Trump is amping up his battle against “RINOs, sellouts, and known losers” who voted in favor of the infrastructure bill, calling on other Republicans to challenge them in primaries. Reps. Rice, Meijer and Herrera Beutler were on the list despite voting against infrastructure. Trump did not explain why three House Republicans – Reps. Nicole …

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Cohen Loses Suit To Force Trump Org To Pay Legal Bills

The Associated Press reports: Donald Trump’s company won’t have to pay hefty legal bills incurred by his former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, who became a vocal critic of the ex-president and went to prison after pleading guilty to tax and other crimes, a New York judge ruled Friday. Judge Joel M. Cohen threw out Cohen’s breach of contract …

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Ex-Apprentice Contestant Drops Suit Against Trump

Law & Crime reports: Former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos dropped her defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump on Friday, after the former president’s lawyer filed counterclaims under a New York State law punishing litigation meant to chill free speech. The filing marks a precipitous end to a nearly half-decade-old lawsuit, which Trump initially and unsuccessfully tried to dismiss by claiming immunity …

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New Docs Reveal Details of How Trump WH Interfered With CDC Guidance During Early Months Of Pandemic

The Hill reports: Top political officials in the Trump White House tried to block public health guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, and tried to eliminate evidence of political interference into scientists’ reports on the coronavirus, according to newly released documents from congressional investigators. The latest documents from a House committee investigating the former administration’s response to the pandemic …

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Meadows Fails To Appear For Riot Panel Deposition

CNN reports: Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows did not appear for a deposition on Friday in front of the House select committee investigating January 6, sources familiar with the investigation tell CNN, setting up a potential showdown that could lead to the panel beginning a criminal referral process against him. Committee staffers had been prepared to …

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Riot Panel Threatens Meadows With Contempt Charge

CBS News reports: The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is threatening to seek a contempt referral against former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows if he does not appear for a deposition on Friday morning. Committee chair Representative Bennie Thompson issued the warning in a publicly released letter to Meadows’ attorney, …

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Trump Defends “Hang Mike Pence” Chants [AUDIO]

Axios reports: Former President Trump — in a taped interview with Jonathan Karl of ABC News that was shared with Axios — defended, quite extensively, supporters who threatened to “hang” former Vice President Mike Pence. Jonathan Karl: “Were you worried about him during that siege? Were you worried about his safety?” Trump: “No, I thought he was well-protected, and I …

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Court Temporarily Blocks Release Of Trump’s Riot Docs

The Washington Post reports: A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked the imminent release of records of former president Donald Trump’s White House calls and activities related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack after a lower court found that President Biden can waive his predecessor’s claim to executive privilege. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted an …

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Meadows Still Won’t Cooperate With House Riot Panel

CNN reports: Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is facing new pressure to cooperate with the House Select Committee investigating January 6 after he was notified Thursday that President Joe Biden will not assert executive privilege or immunity over documents and testimony requested by the panel, according to a copy obtained by CNN. However, Meadows has made clear …

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Trump Files Last-Ditch Appeal To Block Riot Docs

NBC News reports: Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Thursday asked a federal appeals court to temporarily block the National Archives from turning over his White House records to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. The committee is set to receive the first batch of documents, which lawmakers say is key to their investigation, …

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Trump: Boycott Companies That Don’t Believe In GOP

Mediaite reports: In excerpts shared by the Trump team Wednesday, the former president told Republicans at the National Republican Congressional Committee event they should “ban critical race theory” and “save America’s suburbs from Biden’s CRT-inspired housing agenda.” Later on he got around to calling for massive boycotts: “We need nationwide boycotts of companies that don’t believe in Republican and conservative …

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Trump Loses Third Attempt To Block Capitol Riot Docs

CNN reports: A federal judge on Wednesday night said she would not help former President Donald Trump as he attempts to buy time in his argument to keep secret records from his presidency, pointing him instead to an appeals court to seek help. Judge Tanya Chutkan’s latest decision comes a day after she ruled against Trump in a historic case …

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Judge Rules Riot Committee Can Have Trump’s Docs

The Washington Post reports: A federal judge in Washington ruled late Tuesday that hundreds of pages of Trump White House records can be turned over to a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol despite the former president’s objections. The decision by U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan clears the way for the release of government …

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Loser Mocks “Old Crow McConnell” Over Infrastructure

The Hill reports: “Why is it that Old Crow Mitch McConnell voted for a terrible Democrat Socialist Infrastructure Plan, and induced others in his Party to do likewise, when he was incapable of getting a great Infrastructure Plan wanting to be put forward by me and the Republican Party?” Trump vented in a statement. Trump promised a $1 trillion infrastructure …

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