Trump Corruption

TODAY: Trump To Appear At Hush Money Hearing

ABC News reports: Former President Donald Trump is expected back in court on Monday for what is likely the final hearing before his New York hush money criminal case goes to trial. The case, which was initially scheduled to begin jury selection on Monday, was adjourned for 30 days by Judge Juan Merchan — effectively placing the new trial date …

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Deadline Day Arrives For Trump’s $454M Judgment

USA Today reports: The New York Attorney General’s Office didn’t respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment on whether Trump had until the end of Sunday or end of Monday before the office may start collecting. The $454 million judgment against Trump was entered February 23, and the 30-day window for Trump to post the appeal bond or place cash …

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Biden Trolls Trump For Boasting About Golf Trophies

“It is my great honor to be at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach tonight, AWARDS NIGHT, to receive THE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY & THE SENIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY. I WON BOTH! A large and golfing talented membership, a GREAT and difficult course, made the play very exciting. The qualifying and match play was amazing. A large and …

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Trump Awaits Potential Lifeline From Appellate Court

The Washington Post reports: Donald Trump, who lost a civil fraud case in New York last month, must put up a bond of nearly half-a-billion dollars if he wants to stop New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) from collecting while he appeals. James is poised to begin claiming his assets if he fails to put up the bond by …

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Eric Trump: Bond Companies Laughed At Us [VIDEO]

“Putting up half-a-billion-dollar bond — bonds that size don’t exist in this country? A $10 million bond is a large bond. A $15 is million bond is an enormous bond. A half a billion dollar bond? Maria, this is lawfare. They want to hurt my father, who’s winning the presidential race right now. He’s beating Biden in every single poll …

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Fani Willis: “The Train Is Coming” For Trump [VIDEO]

CNN reports: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said Saturday that “the train is coming,” referring to her team’s preparation for the case against former President Donald Trump and his 14 co-defendants and whether she was slowed down by attempts to remove her from the case. Willis, who avoided being disqualified from the election subversion case after more than two …

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Trump: I’ll Appeal $454M Judgment To Supreme Court

Fox News reports: Former President Trump said he will fight the ruling out of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ case “all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary,” telling Fox News Digital that “they can’t take away your property before you’ve had a chance to appeal.” Trump, the 2024 presumptive GOP presidential nominee, and his legal …

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EXPERTS: Trump “Charity” Is Breaking Election Laws

ABC News reports: Last September, as former President Donald Trump was mounting his reelection bid, he posted a “big announcement” to his Truth Social media platform: “Introducing Border911,” he declared, promoting a tax-exempt charity led by his former Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief, Tom Homan. Border911 is planning to embark on a 12-stop tour of battleground states to “convince” independent …

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Trump: “I Currently Have Almost $500 Million In Cash”

Yet another all-caps rant today on Truth Social: THROUGH HARD WORK, TALENT, AND LUCK, I CURRENTLY HAVE ALMOST FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS IN CASH, A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WHICH I INTENDED TO USE IN MY CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT. THE OFTEN OVERTURNED POLITICAL HACK JUDGE ON THE RIGGED AND CORRUPT A.G. CASE, WHERE I HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG, KNEW THIS, WANTED …

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Trump’s Truth Social Windfall Won’t Come In Time

Politico reports: Donald Trump is on the verge of gaining what could be a massive windfall from his social media company. But it will likely come too late to save him from the financial peril he’s facing now. Investors on Friday are expected to sign off on a deal to allow Trump’s new venture, which operates Truth Social, to be …

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Willis Will Seek To Put Trump On Trial Before Election

CNN reports: Fani Willis, the embattled Fulton County District Attorney, plans to press ahead with her goal of putting Donald Trump on trial before the November election, and intends to ask the judge presiding over the Georgia criminal case to schedule a trial date as soon as this summer, according to three people familiar with her thinking. It’s a bold …

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AP: Agreement Diverts RNC Funds To Trump’s Legal Bills

The Associated Press reports: Donald Trump’s new joint fundraising agreement with the RNC directs donations to his campaign and a political action committee that pays the former President’s legal bills before the RNC gets a cut, according to a fundraising invitation obtained by The Associated Press. The unorthodox diversion of funds to the Save America PAC makes it more likely …

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Valet Testimony: Trump Told Pence On January 6 That Certifying Election Would Be A “Political Career Killer”

The New York Times reports: “Mike, this is a political career killer if you do this,” Mr. Trump told Mr. Pence by phone on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, according to the White House valet who was with the president for much of the day and told Congress he had overheard the conversation. The testimony of Mr. Trump’s valet, …

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James May First Seize Trump’s Westchester Properties

Bloomberg News reports: New York state’s $454 million judgment against Donald Trump in a civil fraud lawsuit was formally registered in Westchester County just outside Manhattan, a sign that his properties in the area may be at risk of being seized if the former president fails to post an appeal bond. New York Attorney General Letitia James registered the judgment …

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Trump: If I Sell My Assets They Will Be “Forever Gone”

“Even though I did nothing wrong, a Radical Left New York Judge, a true Trump Hater, Arthur Engoron (Are we allowed to speak about his Unconstitutional Gag Order?), picked a number out of THIN AIR, $355,000,000, plus interest (reminiscent of John Lovitz, “The Liar,” on SNL when it was good), & wants me to bond it, which is not possible …

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Kimmel: Melania Could End Up With “Half Of Nothing”

“The Great White Supremacist has until Monday to come up with a $464 million bond, or the state may seize and sell his property. Trump said nobody has ever heard of anything like this before. Trump needs cash and– we never heard of most of the crazy stuff he did before – I mean, nobody ever heard of the president …

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Habba Refuses To Say Whether Trump Has Sought Russian Or Saudi Help In Paying $464 Million Bond

Mediaite has the transcript: MACCALLUM: Yes. Is there any effort on the part of your team to secure this money through another country, Saudi Arabia or Russia as Joy Behar seems to think? HABBA: Well, there’s rules and regulations that are public. I can’t speak about strategy, that requires certain things and we have to follow those rules. Like I …

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Trump PAC Spent $230K/Day On Legal Fees In February

The Daily Beast reports: On Wednesday night, Trump’s “Save America” leadership PAC—the political committee that now functions primarily as his legal slush fund—reported paying lawyers $5.6 million last month, according to Federal Election Commission filings. That’s well above the $5 million total the PAC raised in the same period. The PAC also deferred payment on more than half a million …

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Trump Sends Out Desperate Money Beg As Deadline Approaches: “Keep Your Filthy Hands Off Trump Tower”

Raw Story reports: Donald Trump sent out a frantic fundraising plea centered around the possibility that Trump Tower might be seized as part of the massive New York fraud judgment leveled against him. “KEEP YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF TRUMP TOWER!” reads a fundraising email sent to supporters. “Insane radical Democrat AG Letitia James wants to SEIZE my properties in New …

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Trump Asks Court To Pause Capitol Riot Civil Lawsuits

NBC News reports: Attorneys for Donald Trump asked a judge on Tuesday evening to stay proceedings in various civil cases that seek to hold the former president liable for damages stemming from the Jan. 6 riot, once again seeking to starve off the legal consequences of his actions in the aftermath of his 2020 election loss as he runs for …

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