Trump Corruption

The New York Times reports: Former President Donald J. Trump has told advisers and allies that he likes the idea of a 16-week national abortion ban with three exceptions, in cases of rape or incest, or to save the life of the mother, according to two people with direct knowledge of Mr. Trump’s deliberations. Mr. Trump has studiously avoided taking …

USA Today reports: A second day of testimony resumes Friday in the Georgia hearing to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will be disqualified from the trial of Donald Trump and 14 remaining co-defendants on charges of election interference. Defense lawyers contend Willis and Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor she hired for the case, should be removed because …

The Hill reports: Michael Cohen, a former personal lawyer for former President Trump, said he thinks that Trump will be convicted “on all charges” in his New York hush money case. “I believe, based upon the information that I know, and based upon, not just the documentary evidence but the corroborating testimony from so many people, I believe that he …

“David Weiss, the special counsel appointed by Joe Biden, just indicted the informant who claimed that Burisma bribed the Bidens. What do you make of this indictment, and what can you tell us in the context of all of your other reporting? Because, I mean, this just seems like literally, you know, deep state retribution at this point. I, you …

Politico reports: Donald Trump may be finally headed for Wall Street. The Securities and Exchange Commission has signed off on one of the last outstanding hurdles to a more than two-year-old planned merger to take the former president’s media venture public, according to the companies behind the deal, Trump Media & Technology Group and Digital World Acquisition Corp. Now, pending …

NBC News reports: The judge presiding over the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump on Thursday will hear misconduct allegations that could lead to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ disqualification. The highly anticipated hearing is set to focus on whether Willis personally benefited from a relationship with the lead prosecutor in the case, when the relationship …

“What it is is election interference. It’s being run by Joe Biden, his White House. His top person was placed here in order to make sure everything goes right. This is a terrible time for our country. This is a real dark period for our country. His top person called Angelo and some others have been placed into the DA’s …

CNN reports: A New York state judge rejected former President Donald Trump’s motion to throw out charges brought by the Manhattan DA in the criminal hush money probe in a court hearing that started moments ago. Trump’s attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the indictment on a number of grounds, including alleging it was brought six years after the alleged …

“So it’s very hard to be sarcastic when I interpose. I’m not a Nicki fan, and I’m not a Pelosi fan. And when I purposely interpose names they said, ‘He didn’t know Pelosi from Nikki, from tricky Nikki.’ I interpose and they make a big deal out of it. I said, ‘No, no, I think they both stink, they have …

The Washington Post reports: Donald Trump is expected at the defendant’s table in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday for a conference that could confirm he’ll be tried next month for allegedly falsifying hush money repayment records — the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. At the same hour in Atlanta, a team of Trump’s lawyers will appear with …

The Washington Post reports: Former president Donald Trump and top advisers have talked with former Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard about foreign policy and how the Defense Department should be run in a second Trump term, according to people familiar with the matter. The talks with Gabbard — who has staked out a role as an outspoken critic of aid to …

“Dear Melania, I LOVE YOU! Even after every single INDICTMENT, ARREST, and WITCH HUNT, you never left my side. You’ve always supported me through everything. I wouldn’t be the man I am today without your guidance, kindness, and warmth. You will always mean the world to me, Melania! From your husband with love, Donald J. Trump. Please leave some kind …

Posted to Trump’s Truth Social account: Republicans just don’t learn, but maybe she was still a Democrat? I have an almost 99% Endorsement Success Rate in Primaries, and a very good number in the General Elections, as well, but just watched this very foolish woman, Mazi Melesa Pilip, running in a race where she didn’t endorse me and tried to …

Reuters reports: A leading national security adviser to Donald Trump told Reuters on Tuesday that he would push for changes to NATO if the former president returns to power that could result in some member nations losing protection against an outside attack. Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general and onetime chief of staff of the former president’s National Security Council, …

“Where he’s [Trump] going to have trouble, I think, is on the immunity claim. It’s very sweeping [the DC court’s ruling], and I expect that there are going to be justices, including some on the right, who are skeptical of those claims. After that, there’s two aspects in play here. One is the merits, where I think that it favors …

Bloomberg News reports: The US Supreme Court gave a special counsel until next Tuesday to respond to Donald Trump’s bid to pause his criminal trial for election interference while the ex-president presses an appeal that seeks immunity. Trump, who is campaigning for a return to the White House, is challenging a federal appeals court decision that let him be prosecuted …

Reuters reports: Serious threats to U.S. federal judges have more than doubled over the past three years, part of a growing wave of politically driven violence, according to U.S. Marshals Service data reviewed by Reuters. The agency, responsible for the protection of 2,700 federal judges and more than 30,000 federal prosecutors and other court personnel, has seen a sharp rise …

The Meidas Touch reports: On Truth Social, Trump reposted a meme implying a “water pipe burst” event was staged which provided cover for “4 suitcases” of ballots to come out erasing Trump’s lead in Georgia during the 2020 election. This and other claims were investigated by Republican state officials in Georgia and found to be be false. During that time, …

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump has endorsed North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley to succeed Ronna McDaniel as Republican National Committee chair. Alongside endorsing Whatley, Trump said in a statement that he will also throw his support behind Lara Trump, his daughter-in-law, for the role of co-chairwoman at the RNC. Trump’s endorsement solidifies his effort to bring about …

“Loose talk about possibly not backing our NATO allies in the event of an attack from an enemy, particularly including Russia, is not helpful. And the one thing that the war in Ukraine has done is brought NATO closer together, to strengthen NATO’s hand, it’s gotten more members into NATO, the alliance now stands at a moment of greater strength …