Trump Corruption

Roger Stone: Jesus “Came To Me In The Shower” And Warned Me Not To Go To The Capitol On January 6th

“On the morning of January 6, I was in the shower. The lord came to me in the shower. Over the New York Times — you want to make fun of me? Go ahead. A voice clearly told me, do not go to the Capitol. And I did not go to the Capitol. “Yes, the Lord does send you a …

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Willis Seeks To Shield Identities Of Trump Trial Jurors

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked the judge in the Donald Trump racketeering trial to shield the identities of prospective jurors to spare them the threats and harassment faced by the grand jury that indicted the former president and 18 of his allies last month. In a motion filed in Fulton County Superior Court …

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“Billionaire” To Host Money Beg For Co-Defendants

The Messenger reports: Former President Donald Trump is planning a candlelight dinner fundraiser with his sons at his Florida Mar-a-Lago club this fall to help pay the legal bills of those ensnared in the four separate criminal cases he faces, sources familiar with the effort tell The Messenger. The exact date and details of the event – which could raise …

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Trump Claims That He’ll Testify In His Own Defense

NBC News reports: Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday in an interview that he’d “absolutely” take the witness stand in his own defense if the criminal cases against him go to trial. “Oh yes, absolutely. That, I would do,” Trump said when asked by radio host Hugh Hewitt if he’d testify. “That, I look forward to.” Trump did not specify …

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Trump Lashes Out At “Stone Cold Loser” Ann Coulter

Posted today to Trump’s Truth Social account: Ann Coulter, the washed up political “pundit” who predicted my win in 2016, then went unbearably crazy with her demands and wanting to be a part of everything, to the consternation of all, has gone hostile and angry with every bit of her very “nervous” energy. Like many others, I just didn’t want …

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Trump Loses Plea To Delay $250M New York Fraud Trial

CNBC reports: A New York judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump’s request to delay his sweeping civil fraud trial, calling the former president’s request “completely without merit.” One day earlier, attorneys for Trump, his two adult sons and his businesses had asked the judge to stay the case until three weeks after he has ruled on competing motions for summary …

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Trump: In 18 Months I’ll Throw All My Enemies In Jail

Posted just now to Trump’s Truth Social account: Right now Republicans in Congress and the Senate have to get tough, and put everything together in one big, neat package, because I will be President in one and a half years, and we will pick the strongest, toughest, and most respected Attorney General, and if guilty, we will put them all …

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Kraken And Chesebro Lose Attempt To Sever Cases

The Daily Beast reports: A judge in Georgia on Wednesday denied motions from two co-defendants to sever their cases from one another in the sprawling racketeering prosecution against Donald Trump. Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee handed down the decision after more than 90 minutes of arguments from prosecutors and defense counsel. The ruling is a win for Fulton County District …

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GA Prosecutors Plan To Call At Least 150 Witnesses

The Hill reports: Prosecutors in Georgia said Wednesday they plan to call at least 150 witnesses in the sweeping election interference case that charges former President Trump and 18 others with racketeering and other offenses. “A trial of these 19 co-defendants will take four months, and that does not include jury selection,” Wade said. “And it’s also predicated upon whether …

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Mar-A-Lago Docs Witness Reaches Deal, Will Testify

Reuters reports: A key witness in the case accusing former U.S. President Donald Trump of mishandling classified documents after leaving office has entered into a deal with prosecutors to provide testimony, his former attorney said in a Wednesday court filing. The deal was reached after U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office threatened to prosecute the witness, who is the head …

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Lawsuit Seeks To Block Trump From Colorado Ballot

From the government watchdog group CREW: Having disqualified himself from public office by violating Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, Donald Trump must be removed from the ballot, according to a lawsuit filed today by six Republican and unaffiliated Colorado voters including former state, federal and local officials, represented by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and the firms …

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Judge: Trump Liable In E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case

CNBC reports: A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Donald Trump is liable for defamatory statements he made about the writer E. Jean Carroll in 2019 when she went public with claims he had raped her decades earlier. Judge Lewis Kaplan, as part of that ruling, said that the upcoming trial for Carroll’s civil lawsuit against Trump will only deal …

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Kelly: Barring Trump From Ballot Will Spark Insurrection

“The Constitution lays out very clearly what it takes to be president. You have to be 35 years-old, you have to be born in the United States. That’s it. There’s no extra requirement that you not have provided aid to somebody engaging in insurrection, etc. That was, as I said, a specific provision designed to attack a specific set of …

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DOJ Filing: Trump’s Posts Threaten To Taint Jury Pool

The Associated Press reports: Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith warned Tuesday that former President Donald Trump’s “daily” statements threaten to taint a jury pool in Washington in the criminal case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The subject surfaced again in a dispute over a motion that the Justice Department said it …

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Hecklers Again Disrupt Navarro’s Money Beg [VIDEO]

Newsweek reports: In a video of the interaction posted by C-SPAN communications director Howard Mortman to X, Navarro has to take several pauses while trying to provide the link to his fundraiser, due to a protester off camera that repeatedly blows into a whistle to interrupt him. Another protester standing behind Navarro holds a sign that reads “Trump Lost” and …

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Wall Street Journal Pollster Is On Trump Team Payroll

Raw Story reports: A polling firm working with the Wall Street Journal has also been on the payroll of former President Donald Trump and his 2024 campaign and received more than $600,000 from his campaign, legal analyst Allison Gill first reported. Raw Story confirmed on the Federal Elections Commission website that, since the beginning of 2023, Fabrizio Lee & Associates …

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New York AG To Judge: Sanction Trump For Assholery

CNBC reports: New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge Tuesday to sanction Donald Trump, other defendants and their lawyers for rehashing the same failed legal arguments in James’ big civil fraud lawsuit against the former president. James asked that all the defendants be fined $10,000 collectively, and that another fine of $10,000 be imposed on their lawyers collectively. …

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Mark Meadows Pleads Not Guilty To Georgia Charges

USA Today reports: Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff, pleaded not guilty in a court filing Tuesday to Georgia racketeering charges alleging he tried to help Trump steal the 2020 election. Meadows and 18 co-defendants were indicted in Fulton County on Aug. 14 on a combined 41 charges. By entering a plea through a court filing, he …

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Trump: You’ll Never Stop Me With 14th Amendment

The Hill reports: Former President Trump took aim Monday at some Democrats’ arguments that he could be removed from the 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment. “Almost all legal scholars have voiced opinions that the 14th Amendment has no legal basis or standing relative to the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. A growing number …

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CNN: Special Counsel Is Zeroing In On The Kraken

CNN reports: Special counsel Jack Smith is still pursuing his investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election a month after indicting Donald Trump for orchestrating a broad conspiracy to remain in power, a widening of the probe that raises the possibility others could still face legal peril. Questions asked of two recent witnesses indicate Smith is focusing on how …

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