Trump Corruption

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Mediaite reports: In a pair of posts on his Truth Social app, Trump slammed the governor, using the nickname “Gavin Newscum” and Bass, whose job title he put in quotes, for what he said was their “absolutely horrible job” handling the situation in the city. “Governor Gavin Newscum and “Mayor” Bass should apologize to the people of Los Angeles for …

The Washington Post reports: President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened a forceful response against even nonviolent actions by demonstrators and vowed to “have troops everywhere” in response to the demonstrations in Los Angeles. “We are not going to let our country be torn apart like it was under Biden and his autopen,” Trump said, speaking to reporters before boarding Air …

The Daily Beast reports: MAGA is going off on an ABC reporter who dared attack White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller. ABC’s Terry Moran wrote Saturday night on X in a since-deleted post that “what’s interesting about [Stephen] Miller” is “not brains. It’s bile,” further describing President Donald Trump’s top aide as “a man who’s richly endowed with …

USA Today reports: The stage is being set – literally – for the military parade June 14 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army that coincides with Trump’s birthday. Construction workers are erecting a stage along Constitution Avenue near the White House. Steel plates have been embedded in the asphalt to protect roads from 140,000-pound tanks. And the …

Axios reports: President Trump reportedly picks up when his cell rings even if he doesn’t know who’s calling. Senior members of his team also love chatting on their personal devices. That makes the administration uniquely vulnerable to basic scams like spoofed calls and impersonation attempts. If Trump is willing to answer unknown numbers, as The Atlantic reported this week, there’s …

Axios reports: Protestors are taking to the streets and community hubs nationwide on June 14 in what organizers expect will be the largest single-day anti-President Trump rally since the start of the administration. The widespread movement will run counter to Trump’s multimillion dollar military parade in D.C. “No Kings is a nationwide day of defiance,” organizers wrote. “From city blocks …

Axios reports: Army officials are preparing to display rocket launchers and missiles along with more than a hundred military aircraft and vehicles next weekend at the D.C. parade celebrating the Army’s 250th anniversary, Axios has learned. President Trump has envisioned the June 14 parade — which is scheduled on his 79th birthday — as a show of U.S. military might. …

“Just inspected the site of the new Ballroom that will be built, compliments of a man known as Donald J. Trump, at the White House. For 150 years, Presidents, and many others, have wanted a beautiful Ballroom, but it never got built because nobody previously had any knowledge or experience in doing such things — But I do, like maybe …

Reuters reports: It will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to retrofit a Qatari luxury Boeing 747 jetliner to fly as the new Air Force One, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said on Thursday. Last month, the U.S. military accepted the gift from Qatar to transport U.S. President Donald Trump. Retrofitting the 13-year-old plane, which has a luxurious interior, will …

CNN reports: A federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to block international students from coming to Harvard University. The temporary restraining order issued late Thursday by US District Judge Allison Burroughs comes hours after the university urged the judge to step in on an emergency basis to block a proclamation Trump signed a day earlier that suspends …

Forbes reports: An LLC fully owned by President Donald Trump through his revocable trust and with a Trump Tower address, applied to trademark “Trump” for possible use across dozens of crypto and tech-related products with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. One category of goods and services was “electrical and scientific apparatus,” including “downloadable computer software for managing cryptocurrency transactions …

The Washington Post reports: Reagan National Airport is expected to close for up to several hours on June 14 to accommodate military flyovers, parachute jumps and fireworks on the National Mall that are part of the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday celebration, disrupting travel for thousands of commercial passengers. The celebration, which coincides with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, includes flights …

The Hill reports: Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey is bashing local health authorities after it was flagged for 18 health violations following an early May inspection. The Somerset County Department of Health in its food inspection report from May 6 faulted the club, saying there was not proper separation of raw meats from ready-to-eat foods, which made …

The Miami Herald reports: A liberal- and moderate-leaning coalition of about 70 law professors, attorneys and former Florida Supreme Court justices is attacking Bondi’s record in an ethics complaint filed on Thursday with the Florida Bar. They accuse Bondi of violating her ethical duties as U.S. Attorney General, saying she has committed “serious professional misconduct that threatens the rule of …

Politico reports: President Donald Trump publicly chastised Elon Musk — his onetime adviser and a major political benefactor — on Thursday, amid the Tesla CEO’s continued attempts to take down the cornerstone of Republicans’ legislative agenda. Responding to a question about Musk’s posts during a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House, Trump said he was …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Donald Trump is considering the campus of Florida Atlantic University for a presidential library, on a site where he has been offered free land, as planning begins for the MAGA mecca he eschewed during his first term. Trump and his advisers are planning a campaign to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for a library …

The Washington Post reports: President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening sought to restrict international students and scholars from entering the country to attend, conduct research or teach at Harvard University, further escalating the administration’s strong-armed attempts to force change in higher education. The proclamation, “Enhancing National Security by Addressing Risks at Harvard University,” comes days after a federal judge blocked …

ABC News reports: President Donald Trump ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate whether former President Joe Biden’s administration sought to conspire to cover up his mental state while in office, prompting a response from Biden. “Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency,” Biden said in a statement. “I made the decisions about the pardons, executive …

The New York Times reports: President Trump on Wednesday signed a travel ban on 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East, reviving an effort from his first term to prevent large numbers of immigrants and visitors from entering the United States. The ban, which goes into effect on Monday, bars travel to the United States by citizens of …