Trump Corruption

CNN reports: The FBI is preparing to disband a team of specialists charged with combating foreign threats to US elections. The shuttering of the FBI Foreign Influence Task Force and planned reassigning of team members follows a directive from incoming and newly sworn in US Attorney General Pam Bondi dissolving the team. “To free resources to address more pressing priorities, …

“The last time I checked in with the Office of Personnel Management, there was more than 40,000 individuals – federal workers – who had accepted the buyout program. We expect that number to increase – and that alone, that 40,000 – we expect it to increase. It’s going to save the federal government tens of millions of dollars. And we …

“They told me I could do it via Skype. And I said, what are we doing? And they said, the prayer breakfast. I said, I’ve been there every year. I’m not doing it via Skype. Instead, I’m going to be there. It’s not that far. You know, it’s like about two minutes down the road. In fact, it was easier …

Bloomberg News reports: A federal judge has temporarily delayed the Feb. 6 deadline for millions of federal workers to decide whether to accept the Trump administration offer to resign with the promise of months of full pay, as a fight over the lawfulness of the buyout push goes forward. US District Judge George O’Toole announced at a brief hearing on …

The stupid lying is utterly endless: American billionaire Elon Musk, the owner of X platform and newly designated special government employee, shared a fake video claiming that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Hollywood celebrities to boost the popularity of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The video mentions several American celebrities who visited Ukraine and allegedly received multi-million-dollar payments …

NBC News reports: Top officials at the Education Department told staff members Wednesday that if they accept the Trump administration’s deferred resignation package, the education secretary may later cancel it and employees would not have any recourse, potentially leaving them without promised pay. The Office of Personnel Management sent notices last week to federal employees that if they resign by …

The United Press reports: The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to limit Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to the Treasury Department’s federal payment system. The decision follows a lawsuit filed on Wednesday alleging that Musk and his group of DOGE workers violated federal privacy laws when they improperly commandeered data from the Treasury Department. The …

Axios reports: In a rebuke of the Trump administration, Panama has refuted a claim by the U.S. State Department that American vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without being charged fees. The dispute comes shortly after the State Department made the announcement Wednesday evening. President Trump has pushed to regain control of the canal — one of the world’s …

Posted this morning to Truth Social: The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting. The Palestinians, people like Chuck Schumer, would have already been resettled in far safer and more beautiful communities, with new and modern homes, in the region. They would actually have a chance to be happy, safe, …

Posted this morning to Truth Social: CBS and 60 Minutes defrauded the public by doing something which has never, to this extent, been seen before. They 100% removed Kamala’s horrible election changing answers to questions, and replaced them with completely different, and far better, answers, taken from another part of the interview. This was Election changing “stuff,” Election Interference and, …

The Washington Post reports: Agents of billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have gained access to highly restricted government records on millions of federal employees — including Treasury and State Department officials in sensitive security positions — as part of a broader effort to wrest control over the government’s main personnel agency, according to four U.S. officials with knowledge …

The New York Times reports: The Justice Department said on Wednesday that it would not bring charges against anyone affiliated with the group Project Veritas over their role in trying to publish the contents of a diary that had been stolen from Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s daughter in the final weeks of the 2020 election campaign. Project Veritas and its …

NBC News reports: Trump’s administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice on Tuesday — not even enough time to gather her personal effects — according to two people familiar with the incident. Fagan, a four-star admiral and the first woman to lead a branch of the military, was removed from her …

The Associated Press reports: A group that played a key role in Donald Trump’s voter outreach to the Arab American community alongside his allies is rebranding itself after the president said that the U.S. would “take over” the Gaza Strip. Bishara Bahbah, chairman of the group formerly known as Arab Americans for Trump, said during a phone interview with The …

The New York Times reports: Two weeks into President Trump’s sweeping freeze on foreign aid, H.I.V. groups abroad have not received any funding, jeopardizing the health of more than 20 million people, including 500,000 children. With the near closure of the American aid agency known as U.S.A.I.D. and its recall of officers posted abroad, there is little hope that the …

“The president was already asked and answered this question this week and he said if Elon Musk comes across a conflict of interest with the contracts and the funding that DOGE is overseeing, then Elon will excuse himself from those contracts. And he has again abided by all applicable laws.” – White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, after a reporter …

The Washington Post reports: President Donald Trump today signed an executive order banning transgender athletes from competing on girls’ and women’s sports teams. Speaking at the White House to a crowd of supporters, Trump said he’s been “waiting a long time for this.” “It was so ridiculous, but here we are. And this doesn’t have to be long, it’s just …

Axios reports: President Trump’s stunning declaration that the U.S. could “take over” Gaza surprised many of his own advisers, thrilled right-wing Israelis, and deeply alarmed the governments in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan. Trump’s plan to displace two million Palestinians came at a very sensitive point of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal. It could even embolden both Hamas and …

The New York Post reports: President Trump proposed a US takeover of the Gaza Strip Tuesday — shortly after proposing removing “all” Palestinians living there. “The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a good job with it too,” Trump said at a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “We’ll own it and be …

“One of the things I want to investigate rapidly – because I’ve never seen anything to this extent – the train that’s being built between Los Angeles and San Francisco, is the worst managed project I think I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen some of the worst. We’re gonna start a big investigation on that because it’s– I’ve never seen …