Trump Corruption

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 …

“We have a man who is totally corrupt and the worst president in the history of our country, who is cognitively impaired, in no condition to lead, and is now in charge of dealing with Russia and possible nuclear war. “Just think of it. We would be in World War 2 very quickly if we’re going to be relying on …

Posted tonight to Trump’s Truth Social account: Biden Prosecutor, Deranged Jack Smith, has asked the Court to limit 45th President, and leading Republican Nominee (by more than 50 points, & beating Dems!) DONALD J. TRUMP’S, PUBLIC STATEMENTS. So, I’m campaigning for President against an incompetent person who has WEAPONIZED the DOJ & FBI to go after his Political Opponent, & …

CNN reports: Twitter turned over at least 32 direct messages from former President Donald Trump’s account – @realDonaldTrump – to special counsel Jack Smith earlier this year as part of the federal election subversion investigation, according to newly unsealed court filings. In seeking the messages, prosecutors specifically argued that Trump posed a risk of tampering with evidence. The unsealed filings …

Reuters reports: A New York state appeals court judge on Thursday temporarily halted the scheduled Oct. 2 trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ fraud lawsuit against Donald Trump and his family business, a spokesman for the court said. The order came after the former U.S. president sued Justice Arthur Engoron, the trial judge overseeing the case, accusing him …

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he discussed pardoning himself in the final days of his presidency but dismissed the option to do so. “I could’ve pardoned myself. Do you know what? I was given an option to pardon myself. I could’ve pardoned myself when I left. People said, ‘Would you like to pardon yourself?’ I had …

The Associated Press reports: A Georgia judge ruled Thursday that former President Donald Trump and 16 others will be tried separately from two defendants who are set to go to trial next month in the case accusing them of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro had filed …

The Hill reports: “Age is interesting because some people are very sharp, and some people do lose it, but you lose it at 40 and 50, also,” Trump said on SiriusXM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show.” “But no, he’s not too old at all. He’s grossly incompetent.” The former president also pushed back on the polling data, suggesting Americans think Biden, …

CNBC reports: Donald Trump on Wednesday offered to “exchange” his right to a speedy trial in his Georgia election-conspiracy case for an Atlanta judge ruling that would have the former president tried separately from 18 other defendants. Trump’s co-defendant Mark Meadows, who served as his White House chief of staff, shortly afterward filed an identical offer waiving a speedy trial …

ABC News reports: In a rare post-trial hearing, a court security officer testified before the judge overseeing former Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s contempt of Congress case, after Navarro’s attorneys moved for a mistrial. Navarro, who under Donald Trump was director of the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, was found guilty last week of two counts of contempt …

Reuters reports: Former U.S. President Donald Trump and his lawyers may only review classified evidence in a secure place as he prepares for a criminal trial over his handling of secret documents after he left office in 2021, a judge ruled on Wednesday. He had opposed strict security protocols for the classified evidence as inconvenient, saying he and his lawyers …

CNBC reports: A federal judge denied former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ request for an emergency stay of a ruling that sent his Georgia election interference case back to state court, a court filing showed Wednesday. Meadows, former President Donald Trump’s final chief of staff, had asked U.S. District Judge Steve Jones to pause his ruling pending an …

The New York Times reports: Over the past several months, Mr. Trump has kept a close watch on House Republicans’ momentum toward impeaching Mr. Biden. Mr. Trump has talked regularly by phone with members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus and other congressional Republicans who pushed for impeachment. Mr. Trump has encouraged the effort both privately and publicly. Ms. Greene, …

NBC News reports: A judge on Tuesday denied former President Donald Trump’s request to move a Colorado case aimed at removing him from the state’s 2024 ballot to federal court. In a four-page order, Chief U.S. District Judge Philip A. Brimmer sent the lawsuit back to a state court in Denver County, where it was filed last week by a …

Bloomberg News reports: Donald Trump’s two federal trials won’t be on TV next year after a key judicial body didn’t take action to change the rules. The Judicial Conference of the United States didn’t discuss calls from lawmakers to authorize cameras in the courtrooms for the Trump cases when the judges met Tuesday for their semiannual meeting. The group’s meetings …