Trump Corruption

WSJ Board: Trump Is Sabotaging GA Senate Runoffs

Axios reports: Wall Street Journal published an editorial on Monday effectively accusing President Trump of sabotaging Republicans’ chances of winning the Georgia Senate runoffs with his push for $2,000 stimulus checks, calling it an “in-kind contribution to Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden.” It’s another sharp criticism from a newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch — co-chair of Fox Corp. …

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Trump Echoes Beef Slogan In New Propaganda Clip

Mediaite reports: The timing here is…not well done. Amid overlapping economic and public health crises and nearly eight weeks after the election, Donald Trump tweeted out a hagiographic, campaign-style video cheerleading his presidency, which mimicked the old, “Beef… It’s what’s for dinner” marketing blitz. The one-minute video released on Monday afternoon overlays patriotic displays and campaign trail images of Trump …

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Biden Accuses Trump Staff Of Obstructing Transition

The Washington Post reports: President-elect Joe Biden on Monday accused President Trump and his political appointees of obstructing the transition of power to his incoming administration, particularly on national security issues, an escalation in tone after reports of isolated difficulties in the transition process last week. In remarks from Wilmington, Del., Biden specifically called out the Office of Management and …

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REPORT: Trumps Are Home Shopping Near Mar-A-Lago

Page Six reports: Donald and Melania Trump are the latest in their family to look at premium Florida property, according to an insider — even as there is buzz that they’ll live at his private club, Mar-a-Lago, after he leaves office. A source told us, “Melania and Trump are talking to brokers about buying a house in Palm Beach, or …

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How Insiders Got Trump To Cave On Stimulus Bill

Axios reports: Getting a cranky, stubborn President Trump to belatedly sign the COVID relief bill, after unemployment benefits had already lapsed, was like being a hostage negotiator, or defusing a bomb. The deal was closed on a Sunday afternoon phone call with Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy. “This is good,” Trump finally said, an …

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US House May Override Trump Veto For First Time

The Hill reports: The House appears poised to override President Trump’s veto of the must-pass annual defense policy bill, a dramatic rebuke of Trump in the final days of his presidency. House lawmakers will vote Monday on overriding Trump’s rejection of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed both chambers of Congress with more than the …

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Politico Mocks Trump: “You Folded And Got Nothing”

Politico rips into Trump over the stimulus bill: THAT’S IT? President DONALD TRUMP made all this noise about the Covid relief and government funding bill only to sign it and get nothing in return? TRUMP got taken to the cleaners. WHAT A BIZARRE, embarrassing episode for the president. He opposed a bill his administration negotiated. He had no discernible strategy …

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New York Post Board To Trump: “Stop The Insanity”

From the editorial board of the New York Post: We understand, Mr. President, that you’re angry that you lost. But to continue down this road is ruinous. We offer this as a newspaper that endorsed you, that supported you: If you want to cement your influence, even set the stage for a future return, you must channel your fury into …

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Trump Signs Stimulus Bill After Millions Lose Benefits

CNN reports: President Donald Trump is driving the country through chaos from behind the wheel of his golf cart. Over the Christmas weekend, he was the only man with the power to forestall a government shutdown on Tuesday, restore jobless benefits to millions of laid-off Americans and prevent further economic calamity in the days ahead. Trump appeared interested in doing …

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Donors Have Funneled $10.5M Into Trump Businesses

The Huffington Post reports: President Donald Trump’s donors — the vast majority of whom are working-class supporters and retirees contributing just a few dollars a month — put $10.5 million into the erstwhile billionaire’s own personal businesses over the course of his presidency, a HuffPost analysis found. Some $8.5 million came from the Trump campaign and related entities that Trump …

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NBC: Pence On Ski Vacation As Govt Shutdown Nears

Real Vail reports: Eighteen Secret Service agents have booked rooms at the Grand Hyatt Vail, with 30 more agents staying in other locations around the valley. Ski instructors have reportedly been booked for the Pence party at nearby Beaver Creek Resort, and one source confirmed one of the vice president’s brothers has been spotted in town. A military jet loaded …

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Omarosa: Trump’s “Going Through A Psychotic Episode”

“He probably sat there and made a case to Vice President Pence, and the more Pence pushes back, the louder Donald gets, the crazier he gets with his request. “And then when he gets mad he just kicks you out and quits speaking with you. I think Donald Trump is going through a psychotic episode. “I think that he has …

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COVID Relief Bill Flown To FL As Trump Plays Golf

CBS News reports: After tossing a grenade that threatens to blow up a massive COVID relief and government funding bill and force a government shutdown in the midst of a pandemic, President Trump spent the last two days golfing in Florida. Failure to agree on the bill could deny checks to millions of Americans on the brink. CBS News confirmed …

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Trump Wails: Everyone I’ve Hired Is Against Me, The DOJ, The FBI, And The “Incompetent, Weak” SCOTUS

The Independent reports: Donald Trump appeared to back the idea of trying to overturn the election result in Congress on 6 January in a series of tweets on Saturday morning in which he once again made unfounded claims of electoral fraud. Mr Trump signalled before the 3 November election that if he lost he would make claims of fraud. He …

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Trump Whines About Melania’s Fashion Coverage

CNN reports: “Fake news!” he complained on Twitter from Palm Beach, concerned for Melania’s social station on Christmas as Americans hunkered at home, enduring a holiday diminished by pandemic, darkened by the prospect of an imminent government shutdown and shaken by an eerie explosion in Nashville that authorities said was intentional. That Trump has little penchant for reflecting the struggles …

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Federal Appeals Court Rejects Yet Another Trump Suit

Politico reports: President Donald Trump’s ineffectual bid to persuade the courts to overturn his defeat at the polls last month suffered another defeat on Christmas Eve as a federal appeals court rejected his attempt to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s win by nearly 21,000 votes in Wisconsin. A three-judge panel of the Chicago-based 7th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously dismissed arguments …

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Trump Golfs In FL As White House Claims He’s Working

Talking Points Memo reports: The President was golfing again in South Florida Thursday, a couple days after throwing Congress into chaos. Trump’s golf outing in Florida came despite an unusual note on the otherwise-blank public White House schedule for Thursday. “As the Holiday season approaches, President Trump will continue to work tirelessly for the American People,” the White House said. …

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Millions Of Xmas Packages Weren’t Delivered In Time

Tribune News Service reports: USPS is facing a historic volume of mail, which is swamping the postal service and other carriers as the pandemic drives people to shop online. According to the Washington Post, almost 19,000 of the agency’s 644,000 workers are under quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus. Some are criticizing Postmaster Louis DeJoy, who cut costs and did …

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Pardoned Eight-Time Felon Hails His Glorious Leader

The Daily Beast reports: After getting pardoned by President Trump on Wednesday night, one of Paul Manafort’s first moves was to tweet for the first time in four years. In May, he was sentenced to seven-and-a half years in prison, though he was allowed to serve at home due to fears of COVID-19. Mr. President, my family & I humbly …

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Trump Honors Jesus With Barrage Of Xmas Eve Lies

Mediaite reports: On Thursday morning, his attempt to overthrow the election he’s lost over and over to President-elect Joe Biden was top of mind, as he tweeted Trump campaign ads that were chock full of lies, as well as a string of bizarre humblebrags about how he got the most votes of any candidate who isn’t Joe Biden, the guy …

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