Trump Corruption

Giuliani: Election Workers “Want Me To Lie For Them”

“Well, of course they’ll sue me again for it when I say that, but yeah, I do. But they want me– they want me to lie. They basically they are suing me in order to lie for them. I’m sorry, I can’t do it. If I showed you the evidence right now, and I think you’ve played it on your …

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Appeals Court To Hear Trump Immunity Bid On Jan. 9

The Messenger reports: A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., agreed to hear oral arguments early next month on Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss Special Counsel Jack Smith’s election-subversion indictment on the ground that he had immunity while president from criminal prosecution. The D.C. Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals said in its one-page order that it will convene …

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Trump Loses Fifth Attempt To Boot NY Fraud Case

The Messenger reports: For at least the fifth time, former President Donald Trump on Monday lost an attempt to dismiss his civil fraud case through a maneuver seeking a directed verdict in his favor. In tossing Trump’s latest challenge, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron reminded the former president that “a lie is still a lie.” “At least five times …

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Election Workers Sue Giuliani Again For Continued Lies

CNN reports: Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the two Georgia election workers who won a nearly $150 million verdict against Rudy Giuliani for defamation on Friday, have sued him again, asking a federal judge to permanently prohibit him from lying about them. The lawsuit comes as Giuliani has continued to make false statements about their work as absentee ballot counters …

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Foreign Diplomats Brace For Trump 2.0 “Doomsday”

Reuters reports: Eight European diplomats interviewed by Reuters said there were doubts about whether Trump would honor Washington’s commitment to defend NATO allies and acute fears he would cut off aid to Ukraine amid its war with Russia. One diplomat, whose country is a NATO member, and one other diplomat in Washington said their missions have outlined in diplomatic cables …

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Giuliani: “They Wanted Me To Rat” On Trump [VIDEO]

“This case should have been brought in Georgia. It was brought in D.C. to get it before the most anti-Trump set of juries and judges in the world. I mean, if you’re a lawyer, you will tell your client or malpractice comes about, if you’re a Trump person, you’re not getting a fair trial in the District of Columbia. “Now, …

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Biden Team Condemns Trump For “Parroting Hitler”

“Last night Donald Trump channeled his role models as he parroted Adolf Hitler, praised Kim Jong Un, and quoted Vladimir Putin while running for president on a promise to rule as a dictator and threaten American democracy. “Trump is not shying away from his plan to lock up millions of people into detention camps and continues to lie about that …

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Habba: Jack Smith’s Petition To SCOTUS Is Un-American

“There is an urgency where we have to now bypass the appellate division. We can’t go through the normal course of process in the court system. And let’s just go right up to the Supreme Court, Larry. The only urgency that I can see is that there is an election in November 2024 and they can’t beat him. “So for …

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Trump Vows To End Tax Breaks For Liberal Universities

Bloomberg News reports: Former President Donald Trump said he’d end tax exemptions for universities deemed to be left-leaning if voters return him to the White House, pointing to the uproar over campus antisemitism that engulfed three college presidents in recent weeks. Trump told a campaign rally in Durham, New Hampshire, he’d remove tax advantages for universities that discriminate against conservatives, …

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Trump: Immigrants “Poison The Blood Of Our Country”

“We got a lot of work to do. They’re poisoning the blood of our country. That’s what they’ve done. They poisoned. Mental institutions and prisons all over the world, not just in South America, not just the three or four countries that we think about, but all over the world. They’re coming into our country from Africa, from Asia, all …

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Trump Appeals NY Gag Order To State’s High Court

Reuters reports: Donald Trump on Friday appealed a gag order restricting the former U.S. president from publicly talking about court staff in his New York civil fraud trial to the state’s highest court. Trump unsuccessfully appealed the order to a mid-level appeals court, arguing it violated his right to free speech. The mid-level court, known as the Appellate Division, on …

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Trump Claimed Meadows Has Missing Intel Binder

The New York Times reports: Material from a binder with highly classified information connected to the investigation into Russian efforts to meddle in the 2016 election disappeared in the final days of Donald J. Trump’s presidency, two people familiar with the matter said. Mr. Trump was deeply focused on what was in the binder, a person close to him said. …

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Giuliani Attacks “Fascist” Court After Massive Judgment

Mediaite reports: “That’ll be $148 million, please!” Newsmax host Greg Kelly exclaimed after welcoming Giuliani to Greg Kelly Reports on Friday night. “You got any money you can loan me, Greg?” Giuliani replied before laughing. “It seems totally ludicrous,” Kelly said while referencing Giuliani’s wild presser after the jury’s handed down its decision. “I thought you were terrific after the …

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Giuliani Lies About His Lies: “Certainly We’ll Appeal”

“I have to analyze this. Obviously – possibly – we’ll move for a new trial. Certainly we’ll appeal. The absurdity of the number merely underscores the absurdity of the entire proceeding where I’ve not been able to offer one single piece of evidence in defense. Of which I have a lot. “So I am quite confident that when this case …

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Jury Orders Giuliani To Pay $148M To Election Workers

CBS News reports: A federal jury on Friday ordered former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to pay a total of $148 million to two former Georgia election workers who were at the center of baseless claims he spread in the wake of the 2020 presidential election. The jury of eight Washington, D.C., residents deliberated for roughly 10 hours across …

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Binder Of Russian Intel “Disappeared” Under Trump

CNN reports: A binder containing highly classified information related to Russian election interference went missing at the end of Donald Trump’s presidency, raising alarms among intelligence officials that some of the most closely guarded national security secrets from the US and its allies could be exposed, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Its disappearance, which has not been previously …

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Trump Lies That He Never Got Impeachment Inquiries

Posted to Trump’s Truth Social account: I got Impeached TWICE, was found NOT GUILTY, TWICE, but the Democrats never gave me the benefit or luxury of an Impeachment INQUIRY. Had they done so I never would have been Impeached They went straight to a Trial, before knowing anything about my complete and total innocence. WITCH HUNT! It was disgraceful. Biden …

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Trump Loses Appeal Of New York Trial Gag Order

The Messenger reports: A New York appellate court on Thursday denied former President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn gag orders barring him from attacking the principle law clerk of the state judge presiding over his civil fraud case. In a four-page ruling, New York’s Appellate Division, First Department noted that “the gravity of potential harm is small, given that the …

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Trump Lies That Gas Prices Are As Much As $8/Gallon

The Huffington Post reports: Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that gasoline prices are much higher than they truly are. It was a casual lie presented as hard fact that didn’t get much play during his speech at an Iowa rally. The former president has misrepresented gas prices before to drag President Joe Biden, but Trump’s latest fuel fib merited attention for …

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“The Grinch” To Get Expedited Ruling On Immunity

Bloomberg News reports: A federal appeals court in Washington has agreed to expedite a decision on whether former President Donald Trump should be immune to criminal prosecution for actions he took to allegedly overturn the results of the 2020 election. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an order late Wednesday setting a schedule under which …

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