Trump Corruption

The Hill reports: Former President Trump announced he would hold a news conference from Mar-a-Lago on Jan. 6, the one-year anniversary of the riot at the U.S. Capitol that the former president himself was accused of inciting. “Why isn’t the Unselect Committee of highly partisan political hacks investigating the CAUSE of the January 6th protest, which was the rigged Presidential …

The Daily Beast reports: Bill O’Reilly has revealed that he had to console Donald Trump after he was booed by his own supporters for getting a vaccine booster shot. Trump told MAGA fans that he’d had his COVID-19 booster during Sunday’s final stop on the “History Tour” he co-headlined with the disgraced ex-Fox News star. The revelation prompted a chorus …

Raw Story reports: Donald Trump Jr. told a group of young conservatives on Sunday that following the peaceful rules of the Christian Bible has “gotten us nothing.” According to Trump, conservatives have been playing tee-ball while liberals played “hardball.” He suggested that conservatives should not “turn the other cheek” despite the biblical instructions of Jesus Christ. “We’ve turned the other …

The New York Times reports: Donald J. Trump filed a lawsuit on Monday against the New York State attorney general, Letitia James, seeking to halt her long-running civil investigation into his business practices. The suit, filed in federal court in upstate New York by Mr. Trump and his family real estate business, argues that Ms. James’s inquiry, which has lasted …

The Hill reports: Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) on Sunday said the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is looking into whether then-President Trump acted criminally in connection to the Capitol riots. Asked by co-anchor Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” if the congressional panel is examining whether Trump violated a criminal statute with …

Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump veered into several antisemitic tropes in a recent interview, claiming that Israel used to have “absolute power over Congress” and saying that American Jews — the majority of whom vote Democratic — “either don’t like Israel or don’t care about Israel.” Trump also claimed that evangelical Christians in the United States “love Israel more …

Axios reports: Private equity investor Brian Shevland is suing the CEO of the blank check company that it merging with former President Trump’s social media platform, claiming a “brazen act of fraud.” Big picture: The lawsuit comes just a week after Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC), led by Patrick Orlando, disclosed that it’s under investigation by federal securities regulators. Shevland …

The Hill reports: The Trump administration deliberately undermined the nation’s coronavirus response for political purposes, including by weakening testing guidance and championing widespread “herd immunity,” according to a new report from the House panel investigating the pandemic response. The staff report released Friday was a summation of the year’s work investigating political interference in the pandemic response from Trump officials …

“This was in 2015 when I started campaigning. I said you’re going to say ‘Merry Christmas’ again, and now people are saying it. “Of course, they’re not saying a lot of other things like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson. You know, those names are being obliterated because of craziness. “But they are saying ‘Merry Christmas’ again. That was a …

Talking Points Memo reports: Trump’s social network has a new partner, and it’s exactly what you’d expect. TRUTH Social is linking up with an online video provider that is known for hosting content that won’t make it past YouTube’s moderation policy. It’s called Rumble, and it’s become a favorite of a range of fringe characters, including QAnon supporters, far-right extremists, …

CNN reports: Melania Trump is getting in on the latest crypto craze — NFTs. The former first lady announced Thursday that she is selling an NFT, or a non-fungible token, titled “Melania’s Vision” — her first public endeavor since leaving office almost one year ago. The NFT is the first digital art to be sold on her newly launched platform, …

The Washington Post reports: Since Trump returned from his New Jersey club to Palm Beach, Fla., this fall, Mar-a-Lago has become a hotbed for Republican fundraisers, with candidates jockeying to line the former president’s pockets in hopes of winning his endorsement, get a photo with him or simply give donors a chance to be in his presence. The surge in …

From the Raleigh News & Observer editorial board: For North Carolina, Meadows is more than a figure in a Washington drama. He is the embodiment of how the state’s turn to extreme gerrymandering has opened the way for reactionary and incompetent candidates to represent the state in Congress. Before Meadows, the 11th District was represented by a conservative Democrat, Heath …

The New York Times reports: A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by Donald J. Trump that sought to block Congress from obtaining his tax returns, ruling that the law gives a House committee chairman broad authority to request them despite Mr. Trump’s status as a former president. In a 45-page opinion, Judge Trevor McFadden held that the Treasury …

USA Today reports: The House voted Tuesday night to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. The House voted 222-208 on the measure, which also urged the Justice Department to prosecute Meadows criminally for contempt. George Terwilliger, a lawyer for Meadows, said in …

The New York Times reports: As prosecutors in Manhattan weigh whether to charge Donald J. Trump with fraud, they have zeroed in on financial documents that he used to obtain loans and boast about his wealth, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The documents, compiled by Mr. Trump’s longtime accountants and known as annual statements of financial condition, …

CNN reports: The House is set to vote on whether former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows should be referred to the DOJ on criminal charges for failing to appear for a deposition with the select committee investigating the January 6 attack. The panel unanimously voted in favor of holding Meadows in contempt of Congress on Monday night, and …

CNN reports: “I was disappointed in one thing, but it was a big thing. Mike should have sent those crooked votes back to the legislatures and you would have had a different result in the election, in my opinion,” the former President told an audience on Saturday as part of O’Reilly’s “History Tour” in Sunrise, Florida. “I think Mike has …

Mediaite reports: Newsmax host Rob Schmitt asked Meadows about the messages from Hannity, Don Jr., Brian Kilmeade and Laura Ingraham which implored the chief of staff to get former President Donald Trump to act and get control of his supporters during the attack on the Capitol. “We’ve tried very hard, in a very transparent and accommodating way, to share non …

The Daily Dot reports: Former President Donald Trump is inviting people to reserve their usernames on his new social media platform. But it might cost you. To date, Truth Social is essentially what’s been described as “a landing page with a sign up sheet.” It’s unclear how many people have signed up for the platform. Once you submit your name …