Trump Corruption

Trump Again Bashes “Naive” MAGA Over Epstein

The Guardian reports: Donald Trump has again lashed out against his own supporters, calling them gullible “weaklings” for questioning the transparency of a secretive government inquiry into the late high-profile socialite and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In an interview with Real America’s Voice, the far-right network created to host Steve Bannon’s podcast, Trump doubled down on what should be done …

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Coca-Cola Spox Dodges Trump’s “Real Sugar” Claim

NBC News reports: President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Coca-Cola in the United States will begin to be made with cane sugar, but the company did not explicitly say that was the case when it was asked later about Trump’s claim. Trump said Wednesday afternoon on Truth Social that he had been speaking to Coca-Cola about using cane sugar in …

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Bondi Fires Comey’s Daughter (She Prosecuted Epstein)

Politico reports: Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, was fired Wednesday from her job as a prosecutor in the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, according to two people familiar with the matter who were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Comey, who had worked in the U.S. attorney’s office for nearly a decade, …

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Junior-Backed “GrabAGun” Debuts On Stock Exchange

NBC News reports: Shares of the online firearms retailer GrabAGun — whose shareholders and board members include Donald Trump Jr. — tanked on their first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange following a merger with a special purpose acquisition company. GrabAGun’s stock price fell by more than 20% in trading in the hours after Trump Jr. rang …

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Trump Claims Coke Has Agreed To Use “Real Sugar”

“I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so. I’d like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola. This will be a very good move by them — You’ll see. It’s just better!” – Trump, posting to Truth Social. There’s two possibilities here. …

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Lying Liar Lies That Biden Appointed Jerome Powell

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday during an Oval Office press event that he was “surprised” that Jerome Powell was appointed Fed Chair, apparently forgetting that he was the individual who appointed the “terrible” appointee. It was the latest in a string of Trump’s attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Powell, whom he has criticized for his handling of interest …

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Trump Blasts “Stupid” MAGA Over “Epstein Hoax”

REPORTER: “Has your Attorney General told you this was a hoax? What evidence have you seen of that?” TRUMP: “No, it’s not the Attorney General. No, I know it’s a hoax. It’s started by Democrats. It’s been run by the Democrats for four years. It’s all been a big hoax, it’s perpetrated by the Democrats. And some stupid Republicans and …

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Trump Shows Republicans Letter Firing Jerome Powell

The New York Times reports: President Trump showed off a draft of a letter firing the chair of Federal Reserve, Jerome H. Powell, during a meeting with roughly a dozen House Republicans on Tuesday night, polling them as to whether he should do it and indicating that he likely would, according to two people briefed on the meeting. The meeting …

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DOJ Demands Voter Rolls From At Least Nine States

The Washington Post reports: The Trump administration and its allies have launched a multipronged effort to gather data on voters and inspect voting equipment, sparking concern among local and state election officials about federal interference ahead of the 2026 midterms. The most unusual activity is happening in Colorado — a state that then-candidate Donald Trump lost by 11 points — …

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Trump Wants Five States To Gerrymander House Maps

Mediaite reports: Asked by a reporter, “Which states besides Texas would you like Republicans to redraw the congressional lines?” Trump replied, “Well, there’s about four of them. I’ll let you figure that one out, but we have about four of them. In three cases, it’s one, and in one case, it’s two or three. And Texas would be five.” “Are …

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Trump: “Only Pretty Bad People” Care About Epstein

ABC News reports: Late Tuesday, speaking to reporters as he returned from a trip to Pittsburgh, Trump was asked why he thought his supporters have been so interested in the Epstein story when he’s urged them to move on. “I don’t understand it — why they would be so interested. He’s dead for a long time. He was never a …

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Trump Demands IQ Tests For AOC, Jasmine Crockett

“AOC — look. I think she’s very nice. But she’s very low IQ, and we really don’t need low IQ. Between her and Crockett, we’re gonna give ’em both an IQ test to see who comes out best. I took a real test at Walter Reed Medical Center and I aced it. Now it’s time for them to take a …

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DOJ To SCOTUS: Reject Ghislaine Maxwell’s Appeal

ABC News reports: The Department of Justice on Monday urged the Supreme Court to turn away an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, the former associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for conspiring with and aiding Epstein in his sexual abuse of underage girls. Maxwell, 63, had urged the court earlier this year to …

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Trump Accuses Sen. Adam Schiff Of Mortgage Fraud

“I have always suspected Shifty Adam Schiff was a scam artist. And now I learn that Fannie Mae’s Financial Crimes Division have concluded that Adam Schiff has engaged in a sustained pattern of possible Mortgage Fraud. Adam Schiff said that his primary residence was in MARYLAND to get a cheaper mortgage and rip off America, when he must LIVE in …

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Bondi Fires 15 More Federal Immigration Judges

NPR reports: Fifteen immigration judges learned that they would be put on leave and that their employment would terminate on July 22, according to two people familiar with the firings and a confirmation from the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), a union that represents immigration judges. The two people spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of …

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FIFA Champs Got Replica Trophy, Trump Kept Original

The Daily Beast reports: President Trump has revealed that the champions of the Club World Cup won’t be getting the original trophy, because he’s keeping it. English club Chelsea easily dispatched France’s Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the tournament in New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on Sunday, with Trump joining the players for the trophy lift—much to their confusion. It …

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Trump’s State Visit To Britain Set For Sept 17-19

Politico Europe reports: Donald Trump has a date for his U.K. state visit. Months out, it’s already got members of parliament in a spin. The U.S. president has been invited by King Charles III to return to the U.K. The September 17-19 trip will be Trump’s second full-blown state visit after an earlier trip across the pond in 2019. But …

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Trump Floats Executive Order To Call Soccer “Football”

The BBC reports: Trump watched Chelsea’s impressive victory in the final alongside [FIFA president] Infantino and said in an interview with Dazn at half-time that he was “having a really great time”. In a longer interview broadcast later on Sunday, he added: “Gianni is a friend of mine, he’s done such a great job with the league and with soccer …

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Trump Again “Wins” His Own Club’s Golf Championship

The Daily Beast reports: President Donald Trump is still desperately hoping his own supporters will move on from the Jeffrey Epstein saga and is distracting them with his apparent success on the golf course. Trump announced he’d won the member-member championship at his own golf club in New Jersey, on Sunday, squeezing in time to tee off “between meetings and …

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Dems Move To Force Vote On Releasing Epstein Files

Axios reports: Several House Democrats are mounting long-shot efforts to force a House vote on making Attorney General Pam Bondi release all records related to Jeffrey Epstein. Democrats are hoping to take advantage of a blow-up between President Trump and his base over the Epstein files by forcing their GOP colleagues to choose between them. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) told …

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