Trump Corruption

Posted this morning to Trump’s Truth Social account: Great poll numbers because people want a return to the Trump years when everything worked, the Border was the strongest ever, no Inflation, jobs, jobs, jobs, Energy Independent and soon Dominant, low taxes and regulations, strong military, no Russia and Ukraine, no China and their threats. We defeated 100% of the ISIS …

The Washington Post reports: When former president Donald Trump’s media start-up announced in October 2021 that it planned to merge with a Miami-based company called Digital World Acquisition, the deal was an instant stock-market hit. Now, almost two years later, the deal faces what could be a catastrophic threat. With the merger stalled for months, Digital World is fast approaching …

The Hill reports: Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney charged in the 2020 Georgia election case for aiding in the fake electors plan, made clear to a state judge Friday he wants nothing to do with co-defendant Sidney Powell. Chesebro and Powell — who both pleaded not guilty — filed separate motions for a speedy trial, which would likely allow them to …

Mediaite reports: Since Kemp refused Trump’s calls for him to help him overturn his 2020 loss in Georgia, he has become a persona non grata on the MAGA right. Trump’s allies have escalated their attacks on Kemp in recent days after the governor said he would not remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for criminally charging Trump, leading some …

“Isn’t there something wrong that we just did that, and we all laughed? Don’t you feel funny when they laugh? But don’t you feel like, this is so serious? We shouldn’t be – what else are we gonna do though? We can’t – we can’t go remove them. I mean, we tried that once, the insurrection, it didn’t work. Maybe …

“Kemp is part of it! I have no idea why Republicans reelected him. It was one of the dumbest things they ever did. It’s a big violation of the law, he could be one of the biggest lawbreakers, he could be one of the biggest lawbreakers in Georgia history! This guy is a real, real disaster, and it will eventually …

CNN reports: Trump has covered the legal bills of aides, advisers and employees during the House select committee’s probe into January 6, 2021, and federal investigations, including his two co-defendants in the classified documents case, Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, both of whom work for the former president. But there is no sign yet that Trump intends to do …

“The basic principle in the criminal justice system is if a prominent person commits a crime and is seeking office, that doesn’t give them immunity. If there’s if there’s enough time to have it resolved before the election, it should be resolved. “The idea that, ‘Oh, okay. Well, I’m sorry, we’ll let you get to run in the election and …

“I’m telling you. You shouldn’t pay those dues. You should not pay your dues. Because they’re selling you to hell. You’re going to be going to hell. All of those [electric] cars are going to be made in China. They’re going to make all those cars. We’re not going to make any of them.” – Hair Furor, apparently unaware that …

Mediaite reports: The Georgia trial of Donald Trump on charges he conspired to overturn the 2020 election will be televised and streamed live, according to Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee. McAfee issued an order Thursday stating that all court proceedings involving Trump and his 18 co-conspirators will be broadcast via a television pool. The Fulton Co. Courts’ YouTube channel will …

“I hope that Republican district attorneys and attorney generals throughout the country are closely watching the tremendous weaponization of justice that is being utilized against me. There’s never been anything like it. But you outta watch and frankly, it’s an eye for an eye or fight fire with fire. What they’re doing to our country is amazing. So Republicans, I …

CNBC reports: Former President Donald Trump is seeking to sever his criminal election interference case in Georgia from any of his 18 co-defendants who are demanding that the case proceed quickly to trial, a Thursday court filing showed. The request in Fulton County Superior Court came less than two hours after Trump pleaded not guilty to 13 criminal counts in …

CNN reports: A federal judge yesterday determined that Rudy Giuliani has lost a defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers against him after he failed to provide information sought in subpoenas. Giuliani has already been sanctioned almost $90,000 for Freeman and Moss’ attorneys’ fees in the case. Michael Gottlieb, an attorney for Moss and Freeman, told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Wednesday …

CNBC reports: Former President Donald Trump on Thursday pleaded not guilty to criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory in Georgia and waived his right to appear at his arraignment next week, according to a court filing. Trump’s arraignment on 13 felony charges is scheduled for Sept. 6 at 9:30 a.m. ET in Fulton …

The Insider reports: In a sworn deposition from this past April, former President Donald Trump told New York officials that he was too busy “saving millions of lives” as president to run his company, let alone commit business fraud, a transcript released Wednesday revealed. “So you were too busy for the company?” Kevin Wallace, a lawyer for New York Attorney …

The New York Times reports: Before any of those criminal trials will take place, Mr. Trump is scheduled for a civil trial in New York in October. During the trial, the attorney general, Letitia James, will seek to bar him and three of his children from leading their family business, the Trump Organization, and to require him to pay a …

The New York Post reports: Former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro snapped at a protester and tried to snatch their “Trump lost” poster Wednesday after a federal judge rejected his bid to forestall a contempt of Congress trial. Navarro, 74, will face two counts starting Sept. 5 over his refusal to fulfill a subpoena from the House committee investigating the …

The Daily Beast reports: Banks and insurance companies trying to keep the public in the dark about their business dealings with Donald Trump ran into a ray of legal sunshine on Tuesday, after a judge ruled that he wouldn’t seal records in the run-up to the New York Attorney General’s upcoming trial against the real estate mogul. A handful of …

CBS News reports: Former President Donald Trump may not show up to his arraignment in Georgia next week. Trump is considering waiving his arraignment appearance, which is scheduled for the morning of Sept. 6. He is charged with 13 felony counts related to an alleged scheme to overturn the results of the presidential election in Georgia. Fulton County Superior Court …

The Washington Examiner reports: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis asked the judge presiding over the sprawling racketeering indictment against former President Donald Trump to expedite the trial for “all 19 defendants” to Oct. 23, 2023. Willis’s Tuesday request came just days after co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro made demands for a speedy trial, prompting Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee …