Trump Corruption

Politico Playbook reports: 48 hours out from what Trump has called “Liberation Day” — a moment of protectionism so significant Steve Bannon wants it to be made a federal holiday — there’s still no real clarity about what’s coming. Every business leader and K Street lobbyist will tell you that the thing they hate most is uncertainty. And once again, …

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump said Sunday that “I’m not joking” about trying to serve a third term, the clearest indication he is considering ways to breach a constitutional barrier against continuing to lead the country after his second term ends at the beginning of 2029. “There are methods which you could do it,” Trump said in a …

The Daily Beast reports: President Donald Trump has confirmed the White House will remove a magnolia tree from the property that is said to have been planted by President Andrew Jackson nearly 200 years ago. The seed from the southern magnolia, Trump said, came from Jackson’s home, The Hermitage, in Tennessee. But with the tree in a “terrible condition” and …

The New York Times reports: The United States will not take control of Greenland, the island’s new prime minister said on Sunday in response to President Trump’s latest assertion that he wants to annex the territory. “President Trump says that the United States ‘will get Greenland,’” Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who was sworn in on Friday, said on social media. …

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Politico reports: A former prime minister of Denmark said Sunday she is befuddled by President Donald Trump’s attitude toward her country and its territory of Greenland, given Denmark’s long alliance with the United States. Speaking on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” former Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said, “This whole talk about Denmark not being a good ally, that is simply not …

Mediaite reports: “Have you been presented with any potential plans that would allow you to serve a third term?” NBC host Kristen Welker asked. Trump replied, “There are plans. There are methods which you could do it, as you know.” Welker threw out a hypothetical scenario in which Vice President JD Vance would run for president in 2028. And if …

Wired reports: The DOGE world, as it stands, seems to break down into roughly three categories: former Trump officials, conservative lawyers, and imports from the Silicon Valley area. In that first category we find people like DOGE spokesperson Katie Miller, the wife of White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller. In that second category are people like …

The Washington Post reports: Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general asked the state Supreme Court on Sunday to block presidential adviser Elon Musk from awarding $1 million prizes to voters for casting ballots in a high-stakes race for control of the court. State Attorney General Josh Kaul made the request 11 hours before Musk, the wealthiest person in the world, planned to …

Reuter reports: U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened Iran with bombings and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program. In a telephone interview with NBC News, Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials were talking but did not elaborate. “If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing,” Trump said. …

Axios reports: The White House plans to impose its own seating chart for reporters in the briefing room in coming weeks, taking over a function long managed by the reporters themselves through the White House Correspondents’ Association. It’s the latest — but likely not the last — effort by the White House to take a heavier hand in shaping who …

NBC News reports: The president said he “couldn’t care less” if automakers raised prices after he announced he would impose 25% tariffs on all foreign-made automobiles. When pressed if he told CEOs not to raise prices, as reported in the The Wall Street Journal, Trump added, “No, I never said that. I couldn’t care less if they raise prices, because …

The New York Times reports: For much of this week, President Trump was consumed by a single question. What should he do about his national security adviser, Michael Waltz? “Should I fire him?” he asked aides and allies as the fallout continued over the stunning leak of a Signal group chat set up by Mr. Waltz, who had inadvertently added …

NBC News reports: The president on Saturday said he has “absolutely” had real conversations about annexing Greenland, which is currently a semiautonomous Danish territory. “We’ll get Greenland. Yeah, 100%,” Trump said. He added that there’s a “good possibility that we could do it without military force” but that “I don’t take anything off the table.” Asked what message acquiring Greenland …

Axios reports: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said Friday that banks no longer need to get its prior approval before engaging in crypto-related activities, like holding digital currency assets or partnering with companies in the industry. After publishing a general caution against banks participating in the industry just two years ago, the FDIC is the latest Trump administration regulator to …

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump defended his pardon of Trevor Milton, the disgraced former CEO of the electric truck manufacturer Nikola. In December 2023, Milton was sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of defrauding investors. He had been free pending appeal. “Milton’s scheme targeted individual, non-professional investors — so-called “retail investors” — by making false and misleading …

Madison’s ABC affiliate reports: Attorney General Josh Kaul (D-WI) filed a lawsuit on Friday against Elon Musk and his political action committee America PAC, claiming the billionaire tried to buy votes in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election. The lawsuit states a million dollar cash prize Musk announced he would be giving to two voters who attend a Sunday rally he is …

Deadline reports: The Walt Disney Co. is the latest media conglomerate to be targeted by Donald Trump‘s FCC chairman over its DEI practices. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said today that he sent a letter to Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger announcing that the agency had opened an investigation into whether Disney and ABC “have not been violating FCC equal …

NBC News reports: Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said Friday he would seek a court order to block tech billionaire and White House adviser Elon Musk from awarding million-dollar prizes to people at a weekend event ahead of next week’s pivotal state Supreme Court race. “The Wisconsin Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that elections in Wisconsin are safe, …

The Associated Press reports: Billionaire Elon Musk on Friday clarified his reasons for visiting Wisconsin two days ahead of its hotly contested Supreme Court election after deleting a social media post saying he planned to “personally hand over” $2 million to a pair of voters who have already cast their ballots in the race. Musk later posted a clarification, saying …