Trump Corruption

Reuters reports: Supporters of former President Donald Trump, enraged by his conviction on 34 felony counts by a New York jury, flooded pro-Trump websites with calls for riots, revolution and violent retribution. After Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime, his supporters responded with dozens of violent online posts, according to a Reuters review of …

Politico reports: Donald Trump is already trying to turn his historic criminal conviction into a campaign cash windfall. Moments after a jury handed down a guilty verdict on 34 counts of falsifying business records, Trump’s campaign flipped his website to a verdict-themed fundraising funnel. Trump followed it up by putting out a siren on his Truth Social account calling himself …

Politico reports: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg begins his press conference by thanking the jury and outlining the work they did throughout the trial, including reviewing call logs, text messages, emails and bank statements, in addition to listening to testimony. “This type of white-collar prosecution is core to what we do at the Manhattan District Attorney’s office,” Bragg says before …

“In 2016, the presidential race was decided based on candidates releasing lists of potential Supreme Court nominees. In 2024, I want to see lists of which Democrat officials are going to be put in prison. This is what happens when you cross the Rubicon. The battle within the Republican Party from here on out will be between those who understand …

Deadline reports: “This was a disgrace,” a solemn-looking Donald Trump said today outside the courtroom minutes after the guilty verdicts were read in the hush-money trial. “This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt.” He added later, “We will fight for our Constitution — this is long from over.” “It was a rigged trial. A disgrace, …

“There is nothing normal about this. This is not Venezuela. This is not El Salvador at the peak of criminality. This is America. And there are so many blatant violations to this that every person sees this. “I’ve been talking to people all day that have been waiting for this decision, that are devout Trump haters and they are like, …

The Daily Mail reports: A British woman and her partner scurried out of a New York City park after a group of Donald Trump supporters shouted to “get the fuck out.” Video shows how police were forced to step in after protesters at a park near Trump’s hush money trial apparently clashed with the couple. Furious protesters, sporting Trump apparel …

The Hill reports: More than two-thirds of voters believe a guilty verdict for former President Trump in his criminal hush money trial would not impact their vote, according to a survey published Thursday. The Marist poll found that 67 percent of respondents say a guilty verdict in the case would not affect their vote, while 17 percent of people said …

NBC News reports: False reports about the jury instructions in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial have been spreading across right-wing media, leading to threats against the judge overseeing the case. Several conservative news personalities, including some affiliated with Fox News, falsely claimed that Judge Juan Merchan, as one Fox News anchor put it in a viral post on …

“Are these progressive women, these feminists – are they saying we should have Handmaid’s Tale? Did they just say can’t you muzzle your own wife? I think that was the quote. What is going on? Are they that unhinged? Because Justice Alito’s wife, right, is now on my short list to be VP. She’s a hammer. She’s not Handmaid’s Tale. …

“Judge Merchan — Juan Merchan — has somehow made new rules for this case. And in a very odd twist, this judge, Merchan, has instructed the jurors that they, in fact, do not need to be unanimous. “Some can find Trump guilty of, say, one thing. Others may find him guilty of another charge. And somehow, they all just need …

Bill Pruitt writes for Slate: I was one of four producers involved in the first two seasons. During that time, I signed an expansive nondisclosure agreement that promised a fine of $5 million and even jail time if I were to ever divulge what actually happened. It expired this year. “I think Kwame [Jackson] would be a great addition to …

NBC News reports: Court reconvenes at 9:30 this morning, and some of the first orders of business will be related to jury requests from yesterday. Jurors yesterday afternoon requested to rehear parts of witness testimony, including three portions of David Pecker’s testimony and a section of Michael Cohen’s testimony. Amid deliberations, the jury requested to rehear portions of witness testimony, …

“I never knew Shannon Bream was so ‘naïve.’ In her interview with my Representative, Alina Habba, Shannon just suggested that Crooked Joe Biden was not involved in my Show Trial. “HOW STUPID! Not only is he involved, he is virtually leading it, and all of the other Trials as well – Meaning, his people, because he’s not mentally sharp enough …

“We are on the march. We are taking over institutions and we are going to purge those institutions. We are going to purge it of the weaklings and pencil necks like you. This is coming, this is going to happen. We are the march. We are ascendant. This is not a cult.” – Steve Bannon, yesterday on his podcast. Also …

The Huffington Post reports: A spokesperson for Donald Trump suggested that the former president could seek “revenge” over the hush money case should he win the presidential election in November. “Well certainly people need to be held accountable for the crimes that have been committed over the last several years that we’ve seen them lie, we’ve seen them abuse our …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump had discussed with Elon Musk the possibility of the Tesla CEO stepping into a White House advisory role should he win re-election this fall, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people close to the talks. The report did not detail the exact role Musk would have, but the Journal said he may give …

Mediaite reports: As a New York jury weighs convicting former President Donald Trump in his New York criminal case, Newsmax host Todd Starnes encouraged the Republican nominee to flee the state. Trump faces 34 criminal charges for allegedly falsifying business documents regarding hush money payments during the 2016 election season. Starnes, a public supporter of Trump, took to X, formerly …

“Congratulations to United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for showing the INTELLIGENCE, COURAGE, and ‘GUTS’ to refuse stepping aside from making a decision on anything January 6th related. All U.S. Judges, Justices, and Leaders should have such GRIT – Our Country would be far more advanced than its current status as A BADLY FAILING NATION, headed by the Worst …

Mediaite reports: Just minutes after lowering expectations for acquittal, former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social and offered a unique defense in his hush money trial: ignorance of what the charges are. “I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE CHARGES ARE IN THIS RIGGED CASE — I AM ENTITLED TO SPECIFICITY JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE. THERE IS NO CRIME!” It’s …