Trump Corruption

Axios reports: Musk was already the world’s richest person before the election, and now his pocketbook and his power are getting even bigger. His net worth is now estimated at $353 billion, up $91 billion over the last month, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Seen as the First Buddy to Trump after opening his personal coffers for campaign purposes, …

People Magazine reports: New details have emerged about Donald Trump Jr.’s rumored relationship with Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson. A source tells PEOPLE that “Don Jr. has been dating Bettina for about six months,” though he has yet to comment on the status of his engagement to longtime fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle. The source claims that Don Jr., 46, the eldest …

From Trump’s Person Of The Year interview with TIME: TIME: Can I shift to the transgender issue? Obviously, sort of a major issue during the campaign. In 2016, you said that transgender people could use whatever bathroom they chose. Do you still feel that way? TRUMP: When was that? TIME: In 2016. TRUMP: I don’t want to get into the …

The Buenos Aires Herald reports: United States President-elect Donald Trump announced that Peter Lamelas, a Cuban-born physician and businessman, will be the next U.S. ambassador to Argentina. “I am pleased to announce that Dr. Peter Lamelas, MD, MBA, will serve as our United States Ambassador to Argentina,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social account. Trump described Lamelas …

Reuters reports: Trump on Wednesday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of making defamatory statements during his campaign about five Black and Hispanic men who were wrongly convicted and imprisoned for the 1989 rape of a white jogger in New York’s Central Park. Trump’s lawyers said in a court filing that his statements about the men, …

The New York Times reports: With students at many colleges wrapping up final exams this week and preparing for their winter break, a number of schools, including Harvard, U.S.C. and Cornell, are advising their international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald J. Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20. “A travel ban is likely to go into effect soon …

The New Republic reports: The Trump Organization on Wednesday announced a new project in Saudi Arabia: Trump Tower Jeddah. The two companies have spent about $532 million on this residential apartment site, which is expected to be completed in four years. The Trump Organization relies a lot on Saudi Arabia, as the company’s real estate deals in the United States …

Law & Crime reports: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is putting another lender on notice that the terms of a recent loan to his bedding company are “usurious, unconscionable, and thus unenforceable.” Last week, in Carver County District Court, the pro-Donald Trump election denier sued named and unnamed defendants over a triple-digit interest rate on a $1.559 million loan taken out …

Politico reports: Donald Trump is expected to be named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” — and to celebrate the unveiling of the cover, the president-elect will ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday morning, according to three people familiar with the plans granted anonymity because they were not authorized to divulge the plans. Last …

The Associated Press reports: President-elect Donald Trump is expected to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, the ceremonial start of the day’s trading, according to four people with knowledge of his plans. It will be a notable moment of recognition for Trump, a born-and-bred New Yorker who gave up living full time in his …

Politico reports: President-elect Donald Trump announced private equity executive Tom Barrack, a longtime ally who faced legal scrutiny for his work on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, as his pick to be the next U.S. ambassador to Turkey. But Barrack may face a rocky road to confirmation. He was indicted by the Department of Justice in 2021 on charges …

Forbes reports: President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday promised to fast track environmental approvals and other permits for any company making an investment of $1 billion or more in the United States, though how exactly he plans to help businesses skip traditional regulatory processes remains unclear. He posted no followup on the topic and members of his team did not immediately …

CNN reports: President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Kimberly Guilfoyle as his pick to be the US ambassador to Greece. Guilfoyle had been engaged to Donald Trump Jr. and is close to the Trump family. CNN has previously reported on Trump’s selection of family members for key posts in his next administration. Trump named real estate developer Charles Kushner to …

NBC News reports: Prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney’s office are urging a New York judge not to throw out President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal conviction in the hush money case, offering a variety of suggestions on how the case could proceed without interfering with his presidential duties. One suggestion was for the judge to assure Trump that he will be …

Axios reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign manager and daughter-in-law Amaryllis Fox Kennedy is making a push to serve as deputy director at the CIA next year — and RFK Jr. is making calls on her behalf, Axios has learned. The deputy position is one of the highest-profile intelligence jobs that remains open. Politico reported last month that Kash Patel, …

Reuters reports: The Trump Organization, Donald Trump’s family business, will have a “very large wall” separating its business activity from the U.S. government, the president-elect’s son, Eric Trump, said in an interview with Reuters in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The bulk of the Trump Organization’s business is in the United States, although it has significant interests overseas, including in Saudi …

Politico reports: President-elect Donald Trump is set to host a gala fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday night where he will give “champion of America” awards to musician Kid Rock and conservative commentator Tucker Carlson. The event is a fundraiser for the America’s Future PAC led by Gen. Mike Flynn, who is also scheduled to appear at the event. It is …

CNN reports: The Justice Department secretly obtained phone records from two members of Congress and 43 staffers – including Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI – during sweeping leak investigations during Trump’s first term, according to a watchdog report released Tuesday. The new report from the Justice Department’s inspector general raises concerns about how the department …

Fox News reports: New York Attorney General Letitia James said she will not drop the civil fraud case against President-elect Donald Trump, arguing presidents are not immune from civil litigation. Trump and his attorneys demanded that James drop her civil fraud case against him, his family and his businesses “for the greater good of the country” last month. Trump was …

Politico reports: In recent days, allies of Trump adopted an approach that is not novel for the president-elect and his followers: Make life extremely uncomfortable for anyone who dares to oppose him. The swarm of MAGA attacks that Sen. Joni Ernst has experienced is a warning of what’s in store for others who express skepticism of his personnel choices. Days …