Trump Corruption

BOOK: Pelosi Feared “Maniac” Trump Would Use Nukes

The Hill reports: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was fearful former President Trump would launch nuclear weapons in his final days in the White House, according to a new book. Washington Post journalists Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker write in “I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year” that Pelosi called Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the …

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Top General Warned Of Trump’s “Reichstag Moment”

The Guardian reports: Shortly before the deadly attack on the US Capitol on 6 January, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen Mark Milley, told aides the US was facing a “Reichstag moment” because Donald Trump was preaching “the gospel of the Führer”, according to an eagerly awaited book about Trump’s last year in office. Leonnig and Rucker …

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BOOK: Eric Trump Had Screaming Fit On Election Night

The Huffington Post reports: “The election is being stolen,” the Trump scion ranted, according to an excerpt from Washington Post journalists Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker’s new book “‘I Alone Can Fix It’: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year” that the Post published Tuesday. “Where are these votes coming from? How is this legit?” Eric Trump demanded to know at …

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Banker Guilty Of Bribing Manafort For Top Trump Post

The Wall Street Journal reports: A federal jury in Manhattan convicted a former bank executive on charges that he helped arrange $16 million in loans to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, in exchange for help getting a high-level job in the Trump administration. Stephen M. Calk, the founder and former chairman of the Federal Savings Bank in Chicago, was …

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BOOK: Trump Wanted “Bunker Story” Leaker Executed

CNN reports: Then-President Donald Trump told a number of his advisers in 2020 that whoever leaked information about his stay in the White House bunker in May of that year had committed treason and should be executed for sharing details about the episode with members of the press, according to excerpts of a new book, obtained by CNN, from Wall …

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Supercut Clip Contrasts Trump’s Lies With Riot Footage

Raw Story reports: MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan on Monday showed a supercut video that contrasted Trump’s description of his supporters with brutal footage of the rioters beating police and vandalizing the Capitol. Another particularly jarring Trump statement was the claim that there was “a love fest” between Capitol Police and Trump supporters even as footage showed the Trump fans attacking the …

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BOOK: Trump Raged Against “Disgraced” Kavanaugh

Axios reports: Former President Donald Trump, in a book out Tuesday by Michael Wolff, says he is “very disappointed” in votes by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, his own hard-won nominee, and that he “hasn’t had the courage you need to be a great justice.” Driving the news: “There were so many others I could have appointed, and everyone wanted …

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Trump Org Demotes CFO From Dozens Of Subsidiaries

The Washington Post reports: The Trump Organization has removed indicted Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg from his leadership roles at more than 40 subsidiary companies, according to corporate filings in the U.S. and Scotland. The changes were made last Thursday and Friday, a week after a grand jury in Manhattan indicted Weisselberg on 15 felony counts, including grand larceny and …

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Fox Airs Legal Disclaimer During Liar’s CPAC Speech

The Insider reports: Fox News aired a legal disclaimer over former President Donald Trump’s speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference Sunday night. The message appeared on the chyron after Trump continued to push the lie that the 2020 presidential election had been stolen from him. Trump said the election had been “rigged” against him and there’s “so much evidence” …

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CNN’s Jim Acosta Ridicules Trump’s Delusions And Lies: “Karen Wants To Speak To The Manager Of Facebook”

“A couple of weeks ago I compared Trumps’ comeback tour to the circus, full of sideshow acts and clowns. I later got an email from an expert on the circus industry. This person pointed out that comparison actually was not fair. “Because unlike the chaos of Trump world, a circus is carefully composed and organized. That’s a great point. Comparing …

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Trump Claims He’ll Give Deposition In Social Media Suit Even Though He’ll Be Asked About Inciting Riot [VIDEO]

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump said he will give a deposition for his lawsuit against social media companies — even though that means he’ll have to testify about the storming of the U.S. Capitol. As Trump slammed “bad people” in big tech, O’Reilly noted that the lawsuit was “unprecedented,” and he asked Trump how he’ll respond when social media …

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Trump’s “Censorship” Lawyers Use AOL Email Addresses

Wonkette reports: “The First Amendment says Facebook can’t block me” is a take you might expect to hear from a kid arguing with their parents. It’s not, generally, something you would expect to hear from a former president, who should surely know by now that the First Amendment only applies to the government. Well, apparently that’s yet another thing that …

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Axios: Trump To Sue CEOs Of Facebook And Twitter

Axios reports: Former President Donald Trump, who has complained about censorship by social media giants, plans to announce class action lawsuits today against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: It’s the latest escalation in Trump’s yearslong battle with Twitter and Facebook over free speech and censorship. Trump is completely banned from …

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Book: Trump Wanted To Use COVID To Call Off Election

Yahoo News reports: Former President Donald Trump suggested using the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to not hold the 2020 presidential election, according to a new book. An excerpt from Michael Wolff’s book “Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency” published in The Times of London Wednesday said that Trump raised the prospect twice over the summer. “People can’t …

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Book: Trump Claimed “Hitler Did A Lot Of Good Things”

The Guardian reports: On a visit to Europe to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the first world war, Donald Trump insisted to his then chief of staff, John Kelly: “Well, Hitler did a lot of good things.” The remark from the former US president on the 2018 trip, which reportedly “stunned” Kelly, a retired US Marine Corps …

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Book: Trump Mulled Pardon For Epstein’s Alleged Pimp

The Insider reports: Donald Trump took a “sudden interest” in Ghislaine Maxwell’s case as he was considering who to pardon in the final week of his presidency, journalist Michael Wolff alleges in a new book. Maxwell, a close associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, to which she has pleaded not guilty. Epstein died in jail last …

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BOOK: Trump Has Cut Off Giuliani, Refuses To Pay Him

The Insider reports: Donald Trump’s family has cut off Rudy Giuliani, and the former president has been irked that the lawyer asked to be paid for his work challenging Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, a new book says. On Sunday, The Times of London published an excerpt from “Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency,” the coming book …

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Clyburn: Trump May Be Called Before Riot Committee

CNN reports: House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said Sunday he doesn’t want to see a former president testify before the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection but that Donald Trump should do so “if it comes to that.” “They should go wherever the facts lead. They may be able to get what they want and need without him …

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Trump And Allies Tried To Stop Ballot Counting In AZ

The New York Times reports: President Donald J. Trump twice sought to talk on the phone with the Republican leader of Arizona’s most populous county last winter as the Trump campaign and its allies tried unsuccessfully to reverse Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s narrow victory in the state’s presidential contest, according to the Republican official and records obtained by The Arizona …

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ABC News: Trump Raged At Sight Of CFO In Handcuffs

ABC News reports: President Donald Trump was distraught as he watched Trump Organization Allen Weisselberg walk into Manhattan court in handcuffs, according to ABC News reporter John Santucci, who said the former president called the 15-count indictment a “disgrace.” Santucci asked Trump about the “perp walk” videos of Weisselberg in handcuffs. “The president was unaware of that,” he explained. “He …

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