Trump Corruption

Trump Makes It Legal To Bribe Foreign Governments

CNBC reports: President Donald Trump is set Monday to sign an executive order directing the Department of Justice to pause enforcing a nearly half-century-old law that prohibits American companies and foreign firms from bribing officials of foreign governments to obtain or retain business. The pause in criminal prosecutions will be implemented to avoid putting U.S. businesses at an economic disadvantage …

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Trump Order Imposes 25% Tariffs On Steel, Aluminum

The New York Times reports: President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum on Monday, re-upping a policy from his first term that pleased domestic metal makers, but hurt other American industries and ignited trade wars with allies on multiple fronts. The president signed two official proclamations Monday evening that would impose a 25 percent tariff on steel …

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Federal Judge Orders Trump To Unfreeze NIH Funds

Democracy Docket reports: A federal judge today ordered the Trump administration to resume payments for federal programs after the White House violated a previous order blocking a federal funding freeze. In a blistering opinion, District Court Judge John McConnell in Rhode Island warned that not complying with a court order could lead to contempt of court, which is a crime. …

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Bannon To Plead Guilty In Border Wall Scam, No Jail

Reuters reports: Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon plans to plead guilty in a deal with New York state prosecutors to resolve fraud charges connected to fundraising for a U.S. southern border wall and allow him to avoid any prison time, legal trade publication Law360 reported. The report cited a defense attorney for Bannon, John F. Carman. “It is anticipated …

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Axios: Trump To Pardon Ex-Illinois Gov Rod Blagojevich

Axios reports: President Donald Trump is expected to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a person familiar with the plans. Blagojevich served eight years in prison on charges stemming from his effort to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat after Obama won the 2008 presidential election, until Trump commuted his 14-year sentence in 2020. Trump and Blagojevich have a …

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Intel Candidates Must Avow That J6 Was “Inside Job”

The Washington Post reports: Candidates for top national security positions in the Trump administration have faced questions that appear designed to determine whether they have embraced the president’s false claims about the outcome of the 2020 election and its aftermath, according to people familiar with cases of such screening. The questions asked of several current and former officials up for …

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Trump Admin Is Defying Order To Unfreeze Funds

The Hill reports: A federal judge in Rhode Island on Monday ordered the Trump administration to comply with his order to unfreeze federal grants, after attorneys general for several Democratic states claimed the directive was not being fulfilled. In a short order, U.S. District Judge John McConnell directed the Trump administration to “immediately” end any federal funding pause until he …

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How The End Of Banking Oversight Benefits Musk’s X

Bloomberg News reports: In another weekend takeover of a federal agency’s operations, staffers from an efficiency initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk helped to effectively shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — as they gained access to an array of the bureau’s protected information. The actions began last Thursday, when four young staffers working under Musk for DOGE, showed …

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Trump Fires “Woke” Boards Of Military Academies

Politico reports: Trump on Monday said he had ordered the firings of the boards of visitors for all of the U.S. military’s service academies, the outside advisory panels that help oversee academic programs and student life, saying that the government’s training grounds for military officers had been invaded by so-called “woke” ideology. Trump campaigned on a promise to purge the …

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Trump: I’ll Ban Palestinians From Returning To Gaza

A new excerpt from last night’s Fox interview… TRUMP: We’ll build beautiful communities for the 1.9 million people. We’ll build beautiful communities, safe communities. Could be five, six, could be two. But we’ll build safe communities, a little bit away from where they are, where all of this danger is. In the meantime, I would own this. Think of it …

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Trump: It Was The J6 Rioters “Who Were Assaulted”

REPORTER: You said you said you’re going to honor first responders today, but you pardoned hundreds of people who assaulted first responders. Why did you do that? TRUMP: Who? REPORTER: You are going to meet with first responders today, but you pardoned people who assaulted first responders–. TRUMP: I pardoned people who were assaulted themselves! They were assaulted by our …

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Trump Changes Subject When Asked About Prices

BRET BAIER: You said that tariff is a beautiful word. There are some signs in the market, consumer confidence that they’re a little jittery. So, if all goes to plan, when do you think families would be able to feel prices going down, groceries, energy? Or are you kind of saying to them, hang on, inflation may get worse until …

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Trump Order Proclaims “Gulf Of America Day” [VIDEO]

So this happened yesterday on Air Force One: Today, I am very honored to recognize February 9, 2025, as the first ever Gulf of America Day. On January 20, 2025, I signed Executive Order 14172 (“Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness”). Among other actions, that Executive Order required the Secretary of the Interior, acting pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 364 through …

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Trump: I’ve Ordered Treasury To Stop Minting Pennies

The Washington Post reports: Trump says he has ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting new pennies, calling their production “wasteful.” No other official announcement on penny production has been made, and Treasury did not immediately respond to an overnight request for comment. But the debate over whether to continue making lower-denomination coins has gone on for years, particularly as …

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Trump: “I’m Committed To Buying And Owning Gaza”

“I’m committed to buying and owning Gaza. As far as us rebuilding it, we may give it to other states in the Middle East to build sections of it, other people may do it, through our auspices. But we’re committed to owning it, taking it, and making sure that Hamas doesn’t move back. There’s nothing to move back into. The …

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Trump To Announce 25% Tariffs On Steel, Aluminum

Reuters reports: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will announce on Monday 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S., another major escalation in his trade policy overhaul. Trump, speaking to reporters on Air Force One, also said he will announce reciprocal tariffs on Tuesday or Wednesday, to take effect almost immediately. Trump during …

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Voldemort: Ruling Against Trump Is “Unconstitutional”

“So, as you’re aware, a radical left judge said that the Secretary of the Treasury cannot access the Treasury computer system! [JMG: This is a lie.] This isn’t just unconstitutional! That ruling is an assault on the very idea of democracy itself! “Whether it be with the Treasury bureaucrats or the FBI bureaucrats or the CIA bureaucrats or the USAID …

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Vance: Judges “Aren’t Allowed” To Rule Against Trump

Forbes reports: Vice President JD Vance suggested Sunday courts “aren’t allowed” to overrule President Donald Trump and his executive orders after judges across the country have issued orders blocking Trump policies. Vance also shared a post from legal scholar Adrian Vermeule, who claimed, “Judicial interference with legitimate acts of state, especially the internal functioning of a co-equal branch, is a …

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Kim: Dems Might Allow Shutdown To Thwart Trump

“In a few weeks, the Republicans are going to try to figure out how they move forward, and they have, for the last two years, needed Democratic votes for every single continuing resolution, and they should not count on that this time. They are simply trying to dismantle the government. So yes, look, if we have to take steps to …

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AP: Trump Has So Far Signed 92 Executive Orders

The Associated Press reports: Trump has spent 20 days in office, and on nearly every one of them, he has signed executive orders — often several. Trump issued Day 1 orders to pardon most members of the mob that attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord and keep TikTok functioning. He hasn’t …

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