Trump Corruption

The New York Times reports: The federal program to combat H.I.V. in developing nations earned a reprieve last week when Congress voted to restore $400 million in funding. But that may be short-lived: Officials at the State Department have been mapping out a plan to shut it down in the coming years. Planning documents for the President’s Emergency Plan for …

Politico reports: President Donald Trump is angry. His team is exasperated. The Republican-controlled House is in near rebellion. Trump and his closest allies thought they’d spend the summer taking a well-earned victory lap, having coaxed Congress into passing the megabill, bullied foreign governments into a slew of new trade arrangements, convinced NATO allies to spend billions more on collective defense …

“They want to do anything to get us off the subject of making America great again. And we’re not going to put up with it. And remember, don’t let them forget, it’s so important, Obama cheated on the election. Look, the camera just went off. [This is a lie.] Obama, the red light just went off. Can you believe these …

“We’re gonna get the drug prices down. Not 30 or 40 or 50%, not 60% – which would be great. We gonna get em down 1,000%, 600%, 500%, 1500%. These are numbers not even thought to be achievable. Because I used a certain talent that I have and convinced the drug companies that you have no choice. The drug companies …

“Where’s Tulsi? She’s like, hotter than everybody. She’s the hottest one in the room right now. Speaker, she’s hotter than you right now, speaker. She’s the hottest person in the room right now, speaker. She found out that Barack Hussein Obama led a group of people and they cheated in the elections and they cheated without question. She has all …

CNN reports: Newly uncovered archived video footage and photos reveal fresh details about Donald Trump’s past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Photos from 1993 confirm for the first time that Epstein attended Trump’s 1993 wedding to Marla Maples. Epstein’s attendance at the ceremony at the Plaza Hotel was not widely known until now. In addition, footage from a 1999 Victoria’s Secret …

The Associated Press reports: The Trump administration is promoting one way to get away from an abusive ex: report them to immigration enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security jumped on a viral social media post by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier. “We recently got a tip from someone whose abusive ex overstayed a tourism visa. He is now cued up …

NBC News reports: Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday removed a federal prosecutor who New Jersey’s federal judges had named to replace the state’s interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, a close ally of President Donald Trump. Bondi, in a post on X, said that Habba — previously Trump’s personal lawyer — had been “doing a great job making NJ safe …

Fox News reports: A federal judge in Baltimore cleared the way for potential contempt proceedings to be brought against the Trump administration on Tuesday after it failed to comply with a court order requiring it to return a deported Venezuelan migrant from El Salvador back to U.S. soil. The update from U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher capped an extraordinary court …

“Out of respect for the office of the presidency our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response. But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one. The bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction. Nothing in the document issued last week undercuts the widely accepted …

“Paramount/CBS/60 Minutes have today paid $16 Million Dollars in settlement, and we also anticipate receiving $20 Million Dollars more from the new Owners, in Advertising, PSAs, or similar Programming, for a total of over $36 Million Dollars. This is another in a long line of VICTORIES over the Fake News Media, who we are holding to account for their widespread …

Mediaite reports: Observers on social media reacted to a graphic shared by the Trump White House on Monday night with equal parts horror and embarrassment. The graphic, which depicted Trump in the foreground with American flags, eagles, and fireworks in the background included a quote attributed to Trump that read, “I was the hunted — NOW I’M THE HUNTER.” “They …

REPORTER: “Any comment on Deputy AG Todd Blanche seeking a meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell?” TRUMP: “He’s a very talented person. He’s very smart. I didn’t know that they were going to do it. I don’t really follow that too much. It’s sort of a witch hunt. Just a continuation of the witch hunt. The witch hunt that you should be …

“The word is, and it’s a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go in the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes and, shortly thereafter, Fallon will be gone. These are people with absolutely NO TALENT, who were paid Millions of Dollars for, in all cases, destroying what used to be GREAT Television. It’s really good to see them go, …

Newsweek reports: The White House said President Donald Trump has decided to pull the U.S. from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) after a review of American participation in the agency, citing “woke” activity. It is not Trump’s first withdrawal from UNESCO, having pulled the U.S. out during his first term, only for his successor, President Joe …

Variety reports: Stephen Colbert had a succinct message to President Trump, one that involved an anatomical impossibility. In his monologue opening Monday’s “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” Colbert referred to Trump’s celebrating CBS‘s sudden decision to axe the show. With mock outrage, Colbert said, “How dare you, sir? Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical …

ABC News reports: In a social media post on Monday evening, President Donald Trump quoted Iran’s foreign minister about the destruction of Iranian nuclear sites, asserting that the sites are destroyed, but added that the U.S. would attack “again, if necessary!” The president’s comments came after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Fox News that Tehran cannot give up on …

CBS News reports: Trump Media and Technology Group, the social media company owned by President Trump, said it has bought about $2 billion in bitcoin and related securities as it remodels itself as an investment firm. Trump Media, which owns the Truth Social app, announced in May that it planned to raise $2.5 billion to buy bitcoin, with the goal …

NBC News reports: Facing backlash from MAGA supporters about the handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, President Donald Trump and his administration have released a flood of information on old grievances and issues popular with the base. “Saying Trump posts random stuff to distract is like saying the sun rises to mess with your sleep schedule,” a former Trump …

The Huffington Post reports: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says that The Wall Street Journal has been removed from the press pool covering Trump’s Scotland trip because of the paper’s story about a sexually suggestive birthday letter Trump allegedly gave Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. “Due to the Wall Street Journal’s fake and defamatory conduct, they will not be one …