Trump Corruption

WaPo: Pentagon Officials Brace For “Major Upheaval”

The Washington Post reports: The Pentagon anticipates major upheaval once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, amid fears that the once and future commander in chief will follow through on vows to deploy the military domestically against American citizens, demand fealty from key leaders and attempt to remake the nonpartisan institution into one explicitly loyal to him. The …

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Google Sees Flood Of Searches On Moving Abroad

Reuters reports: As U.S. election exit polls began to point to a second presidency for Donald Trump, many Americans were already looking for another kind of exit: moving abroad. Google searches for “move to Canada” surged 1,270% in the 24 hours after U.S. East Coast polls closed on Tuesday, company data shows. Similar searches about moving to New Zealand climbed …

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Trump Names Campaign Manager As Chief Of Staff

The New York Times reports: President-elect Donald J. Trump on Thursday named Susie Wiles, the Florida strategist who has run his political operation for nearly four years, as his White House chief of staff for his incoming administration. In choosing Ms. Wiles, Mr. Trump turned to an aide he knows well and who has worked closely with him, understands how …

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Trump: There’s “No Price Tag” On Mass Deportations

NBC News reports: President-elect Donald Trump told NBC News on Thursday that one of his first priorities upon taking office in January would be to make the border “strong and powerful.” When questioned about his campaign promise of mass deportations, Trump said his administration would have “no choice” but to carry them out. As a candidate, Trump had repeatedly vowed …

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Trump AG Candidate Calls For Imprisoning Jack Smith

“He [Jack Smith] should go to prison for engaging in a criminal conspiracy against President Trump. He was smart enough to say that he’s going away. It’s amazing he did it the day after the election, after he said that nothing he was doing was about the election, this was just about the law — that he announces after Trump …

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ABC News: The Plan To Dismantle Dept Of Education

ABC News reports: Trump’s Agenda47 campaign proposed eliminating the Department of Education — which, according to the DOE website, “establishes policy for, administers and coordinates most federal assistance to education.” In a campaign video, Trump said he wants states — not the federal government — to have control over schools. However, he has also outlined plans to further restrict content …

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Giuliani Faces Contempt Over Surrendering Assets

Reuters reports: A federal judge on Thursday threatened to hold former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani in civil contempt for failing to surrender his luxury apartment and other belongings to two Georgia election workers he defamed and owes $148 million. U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman in Manhattan had on Oct. 22 ordered Giuliani, formerly a U.S. Attorney and personal …

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Junior: I’ll Keep Smart People Out Of Daddy’s Cabinet

“I’m going to be heavily involved on the transition. I want to make sure now that we know who the real players are, the people who will actually deliver on the president’s message, the people who don’t think that they know better than the duly elected president of the United States. I want to make sure that those people are …

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Axios: Musk Now World’s “Most Powerful Civilian Ever”

Axios reports: America just elevated one man to an unfathomable status: the most powerful civilian — ever. Elon Musk — the most influential backer of President-elect Trump, thanks to his money, time and X factor — now sits at the pinnacle of power in business, government influence and global information (and misinformation) flow. Imagine you wanted to help mold America. …

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Former ICE Director: I’m Getting Many Death Threats

“Well, you know, ever since he won the election, my phone is blowing up, from hundreds of reporters, most from haters, that hate the administration. But look, I want to make it clear, Tom Homan has not asked for a position, I have not politicked or asked, I certainly haven’t asked for a cabinet position, no offer has been made …

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Musk: Podcast Interviews Showed Trump As “Normal”

The Hill reports: Tech billionaire Elon Musk attributed Trump’s election victory, at least in part, to the lengthy podcast interviews he did during the campaign. In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Musk said Trump’s podcast appearances showed the American public that he was a “normal person.” “This is why I posted on X, like, nothing would do more damage to …

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Lewandowski Claims Bannon “Doesn’t Speak For Trump”

“No one speaks for the President but the president, and what the president said and as he said it last night on the stage is that he’s going to be a president for everybody, and we’ve got an opportunity right now to unify the country to bring this country back together. “Listen, there’s going to be a lot of hyperbole …

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Politico: Trump’s NY Sentencing Unlikely To Happen

Politico reports: Donald Trump’s victory means the nation’s first convicted-criminal-turned-president-elect is headed for the White House instead of a prison cell. That’s because Trump’s Nov. 26 sentencing hearing in the hush money case almost certainly won’t happen. Imposing a sentence now — even a non-prison sentence like home confinement, probation or community service — would interfere with the soon-to-be president’s …

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Trump Spox: “Mass Deportations Will Begin On Day 1”

“The American people delivered a resounding victory for President Trump, and it gives him a mandate to govern as he campaigned, to deliver on the promises that he made. “Which include, on Day 1, launching the largest mass deportation operation of illegal immigrants that Kamala Harris has allowed into this country. “It includes drill, baby drill, and expediting permits for …

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CBS News: Retailers Prep To Raise Prices Due To Tariffs

CBS News reports: As President-elect Donald Trump readies to return to the Oval Office, U.S. retailers that depend on foreign suppliers are prepared to pass along the cost of his proposed import tariffs to consumers, potentially leading to higher prices for a range of products. Americans stand to lose between $46 billion and $78 billion in spending power each year …

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REPORT: Smith Set To End Cases Against The Felon

NPR reports: Donald Trump started this year fighting two federal prosecutions that threatened to send him to prison. But he will end it free and clear of his most significant criminal legal problems. Trump recently said he would fire special counsel Jack Smith “within two seconds” after he returned to the White House. Now, that won’t be necessary to bring …

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New York AG: “We Will Not Compromise” With Trump

NBC News reports: In a press conference this afternoon, New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office is prepared for what is to come with a new Trump administration and that they have been preparing for “several months.” “We will work with his administration, but we will not compromise our values or our integrity or our principals,” James said. …

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Bill Barr: Prosecutors Should Drop All Trump’s Charges

Fox News reports: Former Attorney General Bill Barr, who served in President-elect Trump’s first administration, is calling on prosecutors at the state and federal levels to dismiss the pending legal cases against Trump before he takes office once again. Barr told Fox News Digital that voters were well aware of all the allegations against Trump when electing him to a …

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Politico: “Say Goodbye To All Of Trump’s Legal Cases”

Politico reports: Donald Trump didn’t just beat Kamala Harris. He beat the system that tried to put him in jail. He was already the first former president ever to be charged with and convicted of felonies. Now he has become the first convicted felon ever to win a presidential election. And his victory virtually guarantees that he will never face …

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Trump Declares Victory, Says He’ll Bring “Golden Age”

The New York Times reports: Donald J. Trump rode a promise to smash the American status quo to win the presidency for a second time on Wednesday, surviving a criminal conviction, indictments, an assassin’s bullet, accusations of authoritarianism and an unprecedented switch of his opponent to complete a remarkable return to power. To roughly half the country, Mr. Trump’s rise …

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