Trump Corruption

Schumer: New Judges Will Be “Barrier” Against Trump

Politico reports: “I don’t know exactly what [Trump will] do. But I can tell you this: The judiciary will be one of our strongest — if not our strongest — barrier against what he does,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told Playbook in an exclusive interview this week. Four years ago, Schumer launched a plan (along with President Joe Biden) …

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Low-Income Cultists Suddenly Worried About Benefits

The Washington Post reports: Fifty percent of voters from families with an income of less than $50,000 a year cast their ballots for Trump, according to the data, compared with 48 percent for Vice President Kamala Harris. Now, low-income Americans who voted for Trump say they are counting on him to keep their benefits intact even while his Cabinet picks …

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Trump To Restore Diet Coke Button In Oval Office

The Daily Mail reports: When Donald and Melania Trump enter the White House next year on Inauguration Day, they’ll find it looks just like it did when they left it four years ago – even down to the Diet Coke button on the desk in the Oval Office. That’s all thanks to the staff of the White House residence. The …

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Dinesh D’Souza Calls For Deporting “Bad Indians”

“There are good and bad Indians. I’m obviously one of the good ones. I suspect this Sriram guy is too. “On the other hand, these two Indians pictured below were an intrinsic part of the censorship regime on social media. “I wish we could deport them!” – Felon Trump cultist Dinesh D’Souza, singling out two former Twitter executives who were …

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Miami Republican Named Ambassador To Panama

The Hill reports: President-elect Trump on Wednesday announced Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera as his pick for U.S. ambassador to Panama. The announcement comes as Trump is sparking a feud with the U.S. ally over control of the Panama Canal. Cabrera must figure out how to navigate a tension filled relationship with the country amid the president-elect’s position on …

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California Farm Owners Suddenly Have Some Regrets

Politico reports: The country’s largest agricultural constituency backed Trump in November, bucking California’s deep-blue electorate over his campaign promises to “open the faucet” and deliver more water to the state’s parched, conservative-leaning Central Valley. But now it’s reckoning with an uncomfortable contradiction: Trump also campaigned on mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, who make up at least half of the state’s …

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Trump Floats Ex-Hockey Star As “Governor Of Canada”

The New York Post reports: President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday trolled Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by promising to cut Canadians’ taxes if they agree to become “our 51st state,’’ while urging them to draft NHL great Wayne Gretzky to lead the country. “I just left Wayne Gretzky, ‘The Great One’ as he is known in Ice Hockey circles,” Trump …

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MI Town Forced To Write Off Trump’s Unpaid Rally Bills

Grand Rapids’ ABC affiliate reports: The city of Grand Rapids says the Donald J. Trump for President 2024 campaign has refused to pay more than $49,000 in bills for two rallies in the city this year. That is forcing the city to write off those expenses as uncollectable and to reevaluate policies for future campaign visits. “It’s highly unusual to …

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Trump Threatens Multiple Countries In Nasty Xmas Post

So this happened last night: Trump first directed his Christmas message to the “wonderful soldiers of China” where he accused them of “illegally” operating in the Panama Canal while “the United States puts in Billions of Dollars in ‘repair’ money.” The president-elect then mocked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by referring to him as “governor,” and reiterated his goal to …

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Trump Is Closely Monitoring Inauguration Donations

Rolling Stone reports: In the past few weeks, Trump has at times asked close allies about how much major corporations have donated to the inaugural committee, and has sometimes inquired about specific companies by name, a person with direct knowledge of the matter tells Rolling Stone. Earlier this month, when the president-elect asked about one big-name corporation and was told …

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WaPo Snarks: How To Have A Very “Trumpy Christmas”

The Washington Post reports: It’s a little late for this year’s celebrations, but you can get a very early jump on next year and count down with the $38 Trump Advent calendar. Or trim the tree with a $95 Mar-a-Lago bauble or a $16 MAGA hat ornament, sold in nine colors. (A glass version of the hat ornament is $92.) …

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“Champion Golfer” Named Ambassador To Portugal

Fox News reports: President-elect Trump has nominated John Arrigo for an ambassadorship. If confirmed, Arrigo, who is the vice president of the Arrigo Auto Group in West Palm Beach, Florida, would serve as ambassador to Portugal. “John is a highly successful entrepreneur in the automotive industry, and a champion golfer. For over thirty years, he has been an incredible leader …

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Court: Musk Can’t Move Don Lemon’s Case From CA

Courthouse News reports: Federal courts do not have jurisdiction over a fraud and breach of contract suit filed by former CNN host Don Lemon against Elon Musk, a federal judge said in a ruling determining that Musk and X Corp. were citizens of California when the action was filed. Lemon’s suit — claiming that he and Musk had a deal …

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Trump Inauguration Fund Likely To Top $150 Million

ABC News reports: The Trump-Vance inaugural committee is on track to set a record in inauguration fundraising, with pledged contributions surpassing its fundraising goal of $150 million as of Monday, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The inaugural committee had roughly $70 million of that in the bank as of Monday, with the rest of the pledged contributions …

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Toyota To Donate $1M To Trump Inauguration Fund

The Guardian reports: Toyota is donating $1m to Donald Trump’s inauguration. The report, per Reuters citing a company spokesperson, comes one day after Ford and General Motors said they would donate $1m each to the president-elect’s inaugural fund. The two US automakers will also provide vehicles to the 20 January event, the outlet reported. Trump’s proposed tariffs on goods from …

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Giuliani And Son To Testify About World Series Rings

Law & Crime reports: Rudy Giuliani and his son, Andrew H. Giuliani, both plan to testify under oath that the former New York City mayor gifted four New York Yankees’ World Series rings to his progeny in an attempt to keep the championship jewelry from being turned over to the two Georgia election workers he defamed to the tune of …

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Cultists Want To Shut Down Fake News Watchdog

The Washington Post reports: When veteran newsmen L. Gordon Crovitz and Steven Brill started their news site rating company, they were prepared for the inevitable cries of bias from both sides. What they didn’t anticipate was that NewsGuard, their company of some 50 employees, would become the target of congressional investigations and accusations from federal regulators that it was at …

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Denmark To Spend $1.5B Boosting Greenland Defenses

The Hill reports: Denmark announced a major new package to boost the security of Greenland two days after Trump called for U.S. ownership of the Arctic island. Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen [photo] told the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on Tuesday that Copenhagen plans to spend the equivalent of around $1.5 billion in the new defense package. Poulsen explained the …

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Florida AG Passes The Buck On Prosecuting Matt Gaetz

“Allegations of violations of state criminal law would be investigated by law enforcement in the appropriate jurisdiction, such as a local police department, sheriff’s office or the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. “To determine if the agencies in the relevant jurisdictions have received information from the House Ethics Committee or have initiated investigations, you would need to contact those law …

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Trump To Charge $100,000 To Pray With Him At Event

Religion News Service reports: President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is reportedly planning an interfaith prayer service the day before his inauguration, where participants can worship alongside the businessman and his wife, Melania. But those who want to join need to weigh the price of prayer: Tickets to the service will be awarded only to those who donate at least $100,000 …

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