Trump Corruption

CBS News reports: An Army spokesperson said Thursday that a female Arlington National Cemetery official was “abruptly pushed aside” during a dispute with the Trump campaign over political activity and photos on the grounds earlier in the week, but the employee has decided not to press charges. The Army spokesperson called the incident “unfortunate,” and said it is “also unfortunate” …

“Well, look, I don’t think your viewers at home are concerned about social media posts. I think they are concerned with the news of the day and the news of the day is that a Venezuelan illegal immigrant crime gang has taken over a hotel in rural Colorado because of Kamala Harris and Joe Biden’s open border policies. “The news …

ProPublica reports: A congressman intervened to help former President Donald Trump’s social media company jump the line for a difficult-to-obtain foreign-worker visa to bring a company executive to the U.S., according to interviews and records reviewed by ProPublica. A former staffer for Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican, said the congressman personally instructed her to help Trump Media, even though …

Politico Europe reports: Is this Trump’s Waterloo? Legendary Swedish pop group ABBA on Thursday demanded that former U.S. President Donald Trump stop playing their hits at his election campaign rallies. “We, together with the members of [ABBA], have discovered that videos have been released where Abba’s music has been used at Trump’s events and have requested that such use be …

“I saw the social media post. I have not discussed that with the president. I don’t know if the president even saw the [blowjobs] comment that was on there or simply the picture. “But I would say with regard to Kamala Harris, the attacks that have been levied by Kamala Harris’s, both the campaign by Harris allies against President Trump, …

Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump writes in a new book set to be published next week that Mark Zuckerberg plotted against him during the 2020 election and said the Meta chief executive would “spend the rest of his life in prison” if he did it again. It represents Trump’s most recent attack on Zuckerberg, who he has repeatedly accused …

Mediaite reports: CNN host Anderson Cooper slammed former President Donald Trump for taking his attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris to a “whole other level” on Wednesday over a vulgar social media post targeting her and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton but remarked that the Republican’s “demeaning” comment was “not exactly out of character” The CNN host slammed Trump …

The Daily Beast reports: “I quoted a New York Times article that said at the convention, Donald Trump ‘was his own biggest prop.’ It was a New York Times quote about how he had become such an important figure in rebounding from what was a horrific assassination attempt,” MSNBC host Ari Melber told Corey Lewandowski. Lewandowski sought clarification: “So, you …

The New York Times reports: The family of a Green Beret who died by suicide after serving eight combat tours and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery expressed concern on Wednesday that Donald J. Trump’s campaign had filmed his gravesite without permission as Mr. Trump stood in an area where campaign photography isn’t allowed. Relatives of Master Sgt. Andrew Marckesano …

The Los Angeles Times reports: Donald Trump shared more than a dozen posts on his social media network Wednesday that call for the trial or jailing of House lawmakers who investigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol, special counsel Jack Smith and others, along with images that reference QAnon conspiracy theories. Trump reposted a doctored image that was made to …

First, this is what has the felon raging today: Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has dominated social media with an influx of viral memes and cutting taunts of the opposition — and behind the keyboard is a team of Gen Zers. The “mobilization team,” made up of the generation that encompasses 12-27 year olds, is leveraging talked about moments from …

The Meidas Touch reports: Trump’s campaign faced a firestorm of controversy after reports alleging they mistreated staff during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery. Trump has been exploiting the tragic deaths of 13 soldiers that died during the withdrawal from Afghanistan, weaponizing the tragedy as an attack on political opponents. Trump’s campaign treated the event like a campaign stunt, posting …

“They’ve weaponized government. They’re a threat. But that turned to be like one of their lines. You know, that Trump is a threat. I’m not a threat to democracy at all. They are a threat to democracy. “But they would say that that was standard line. Just keep saying it. And you know, that can get assassins or potential assassins …

Reuters reports: Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign rejected Republican rival Donald Trump’s assertion on Tuesday that the two sides had agreed to muted microphones at the Sept. 10 U.S. presidential debate. The issue remains a matter of ongoing conversation with host network ABC, a Harris campaign official said. In a social media post earlier on Tuesday, Trump said an …

Axios reports: Donald Trump’s campaign promises would send the national debt soaring much faster than Kamala Harris’ would, per two new analyses from the Penn Wharton Budget Model. Both of them increase the deficit relative to the current baseline. When the government gives money to individuals and businesses, as both candidates propose, that’s good for the recipients, and broadly good …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump insisted in a meandering interview with television host Dr. Phil McGraw on Tuesday that he had actually won California, adding that all he needed was an “honest vote counter”—Jesus Christ, to be exact. “If Jesus Christ came down and was the vote counter, I would win California, OK?” Trump said. “In other words, if …

NPR reports: Two members of Donald Trump’s campaign staff had a verbal and physical altercation Monday with an official at Arlington National Cemetery, where the former president participated in a wreath-laying ceremony, NPR has learned. A source with knowledge of the incident said the cemetery official tried to prevent Trump staffers from filming and photographing in a section where recent …

First came this raging post: In an effort to resurrect a “dead” Witch Hunt in Washington, D.C., in an act of desperation, and in order to save face, the illegally appointed “Special Counsel” Deranged Jack Smith, has brought a ridiculous new Indictment against me, which has all the problems of the old Indictment, and should be dismissed IMMEDIATELY. His Florida …

“I have reached an agreement with the Radical Left Democrats for a Debate with Comrade Kamala Harris. “It will be Broadcast Live on ABC FAKE NEWS, by far the nastiest and most unfair newscaster in the business, on Tuesday, September 10th, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “The Rules will be the same as the last CNN Debate, which seemed to work out …

Bloomberg News reports: Building on the growing interplay between crypto and politics, Donald Trump is offering a fourth collection of nonfungible tokens that feature images ranging from the former president in a superhero costume to holding figurative Bitcoins while he seeks to return to the White House. The new collection features 50 NFTs selling for $99 each, with additional “trading …