Trump Corruption

The Hill reports: The former president vowed to “carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American History,” according to prepared remarks shared with The Hill. He said he would invoke the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 law that was part of the Alien and Sedition Acts that allowed the deportation of any immigrant who hailed from a country at …

The Hill reports: Former President Trump knocked conservative pundit Megyn Kelly on Wednesday, calling her “nasty” just days after sitting with her for an extensive interview. “I sat down for an hour and then I did a Megyn Kelly one,” Trump told a crowd of supporters during a campaign event in Iowa on Wednesday, apparently referring to his previous interview …

NBC News reports: Lawyers for three Georgia Republicans who participated in the so-called fake electors scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election argued at a hearing Wednesday that their cases should be moved from state to federal court. David Shafer, Shawn Still and Cathy Latham were among the 18 co-defendants indicted with former President Donald Trump on felony charges in …

Rolling Stone reports: In the past several months, Donald Trump has had a burning question for some of his confidants and attorneys: Would the authorities make him wear “one of those jumpsuits” in prison? As the criminal cases against him have piled up, the former president and 2024 GOP frontrunner has wondered aloud in recent months about what life would …

The Guardian reports: Cassidy Hutchinson, the former Trump aide turned crucial January 6 witness, says in a new book that she was groped by Rudy Giuliani, who was “like a wolf closing in on its prey”, on the day of the attack on the Capitol. Describing meeting with Giuliani backstage at Donald Trump’s speech near the White House before his …

The Messenger reports: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis told a judge on Wednesday that at least six attorneys for former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants may have conflicts of interest in the sprawling racketeering case. “The State requests that the Court inquire into these circumstances and take such appropriate remedial measures as it deems necessary to ensure that the rights …

The New York Times reports: A former assistant to Donald J. Trump has informed investigators that the former president told her to say she did not know anything about the boxes containing classified documents that he had stashed at his private club in Florida after leaving the White House, according to a person briefed on her comments. The assistant, Molly …

Axios reports: Former President Trump is pushing his mug shot, arrests and criminal charges to try to claim new solidarity with Black voters — a group that has largely shunned him in elections. Trump has latched on to a narrative promoted last month by Fox News commentators and others in conservative media — that his arrests could boost his standing …

Posted to Trump’s Truth Social account: It turns out that my Financial Statements show a WORTH which is substantially more than I showed the very well represented (by top flight law firms!) & highly sophisticated Financial Institutions and Banks. Also shows that each statement has a Disclaimer Clause strongly telling these institutions to do their own analysis & to not …

NBC News reports: Former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani was sued Monday by his onetime lawyers in a lawsuit that says he owes $1.36 million in unpaid legal fees. Robert Costello, a partner at the law firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron, sued Giuliani in New York Supreme Court. He and his law firm are seeking payment of legal services that Giuliani …

ABC News reports: One of former President Donald Trump’s long-time assistants told federal investigators that Trump repeatedly wrote to-do lists for her on documents from the White House that were marked classified, according to sources familiar with her statements. As described to ABC News, the aide, Molly Michael, told investigators that — more than once — she received requests or …

Posted to Trump’s Truth Social account: Yes, it is true that my intervention through TRUTH SOCIAL saved Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from going down at the hands of Democrats and some Republicans, headed by PAUL RINO (Ryan), Karl Rove, and others, almost all of whom came back to reason when confronted with the facts. Ken has been a great …

Politico reports: Democrats in the California Legislature are trying a novel approach to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s March 5 primary ballot. But first they need a fellow state Democrat to get on board the long-shot effort. Nine California lawmakers wrote a letter to Attorney General Rob Bonta over the weekend, arguing that Trump isn’t eligible to …

Posted to Trump’s Truth Social account: The United Autoworkers are being sold down the “drain” with this all Electric Car SCAM. They’ll be made in China, under Crooked Joe’s CHINA FIRST POLICY. AUTOWORKERS, VOTE FOR TRUMP – I’LL MAKE YOU VICTORIOUS & RICH. IF YOUR “LEADERS” WON’T ENDORSE ME, VOTE THEM OUT OF OFFICE, NOW. WITH THE DEMOCRATS & CROOKED …

The Times of Israel reports: Former US president Donald Trump on Sunday marked the Rosh Hashanah holiday with a message to American Jews accusing them of voting to destroy America and Israel by backing his successor Joe Biden in the last race to the White House. In a post to his Truth Social media platform, Trump shared a flyer from …

The Associated Press reports: Former US president Donald Trump repeatedly declined in an interview aired Sunday to answer questions about whether he watched the Capitol riot unfold on television, saying he would “tell people later at an appropriate time.” “I’m not going to tell you. I’ll tell people later at an appropriate time,” Trump told moderator Kristen Welker after she …

NBC News reports: Former President Donald Trump isn’t losing sleep over the prospect that he could end up behind bars, he said in an exclusive interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker. “I don’t even think about it,” Trump, who has been indicted four times this year, said when asked if he worries about prison at night. “I’m …

The Hill reports: Former President Donald Trump in an interview airing Sunday said he would not seek a third term if he wins reelection, something that is barred by the Constitution. “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker asked Trump if there were “any scenario” where he would seek a third term in office, citing arguments from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis …

Bloomberg News reports: Former President Donald Trump is planning separate fundraisers at Mar-a-Lago in October for his election campaign and to help pay legal fees for himself and his supporters, according to people familiar with the plans. Trump will host one event at his Florida residence for his 2024 election bid, while the other, to be led by his sons …

Axios reports: Former President Trump, 77, said he isn’t concerned that he’d be in his 80s if re-elected during an interview for Kristen Welker’s debut on as moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “No, because my father lived much longer than that [age 93]. My mother lived much longer than that [age 88]. So genetically, that’s a good thing,” Trump …