Trump Corruption

Tony Schwartz writes for the New York Times: “The Apprentice” tells Mr. Trump’s story through the lens of the two men who most influenced him: his father, Fred, and Roy Cohn, his longtime lawyer and one of the most notorious and disgraced fixers of the 20th century. What they had in common, and passed on to Donald in spades, was …

“Donald Trump said that about North Carolina. Republicans not getting help, Democrats getting help, that was Donald Trump. But that kind of misinformation gets out there, and whether it’s perpetrated by a politician or someone you think is someone of note and authority, it is wrong. It is bull. And it cannot be tolerated.” – Fox News host Neil Cavuto, …

Rolling Stone reports: Roger Stone has some ideas of his own. In undercover audio provided exclusively to Rolling Stone by liberal documentarian Lauren Windsor, the Trump ally and notorious Republican “dirty trickster” suggests bringing armed personnel to election locations in order to get the results they want. “We have to fight it out on a state-by-state basis, but you have …

“And then all of a sudden, you hear that they’re leaving Milwaukee or they’re leaving wherever they may be located. It’s very sad to see it. And it’s so simple. I mean, you know, this isn’t like Elon with his rocket ships that land within 12 inches on the moon where they wanted to land. Or he gets the engines …

The Independent reports: Melania Trump has claimed that “cancel culture” led to her son Barron being refused a bank account after the Trump clan left the White House. In her memoir Melania, which came on Tuesday, the former first lady complains that she and Barron felt the “venom of cancel culture” in the weeks after the January 6 Capitol riot …

The Scranton Times-Union reports: The Scranton Fire Department firefighters’ union had nothing to do with several signs stating “Scranton Firefighters for Trump” held and displayed by members of the public at the former president’s campaign event Wednesday in Scranton, the union announced on Facebook. Neither the International Association of Fire Fighters union nor its local chapter in Scranton, Local 60, …

The New York Times reports: Former President Donald J. Trump expressed irritation on Thursday that anyone would challenge his claim that he had been declared “man of the year” in Michigan many years ago. During a speech in Detroit, he triumphantly pulled out a news story to prove that he was right. The only problem: The news outlet that published …

The Associated Press reports: President Joe Biden on Thursday publicly admonished Donald Trump, telling his predecessor to “get a life, man” and try to help people impacted by a pair of devastating hurricanes rather than spreading misinformation about the federal response. Speaking at the White House on the government’s work to address Hurricanes Milton and Helene, Biden condemned the “reckless, …

The Verge reports: Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel rejected former President Donald Trump’s call to revoke CBS’s broadcast license Thursday, saying it a familiar threat that “should not be ignored.” “While repeated attacks against broadcast stations by the former President may now be familiar, these threats against free speech are serious and should not be ignored,” Rosenworcel said in …

“60 Minutes is a major part of the News Organization of CBS, which has just created the Greatest Fraud in Broadcast History. CBS should lose its license, and it should be bid out to the Highest Bidder, as should all other Broadcast Licenses, because they are just as corrupt as CBS — and maybe even WORSE! “With me, 60 Minutes …

“A giant Fake News Scam by CBS & 60 Minutes. Her REAL ANSWER WAS CRAZY, OR DUMB, so they actually REPLACED it with another answer in order to save her or, at least, make her look better. “A FAKE NEWS SCAM, which is totally illegal. TAKE AWAY THE CBS LICENSE. Election Interference. She is a Moron, and the Fake News …

Mediaite reports: Chris LaCivita, a senior advisor to — and the de facto co-campaign manager of — Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, slammed Fox News on Wednesday for covering a White House press conference on Hurricane Milton attended by both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden, Harris and many other leaders urged the public to listen to local …

The Detroit News reports: Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance campaigned Tuesday in Detroit, where he described $500 million that the federal government is providing to convert a General Motors plant in Michigan for electric vehicles as “table scraps” compared with larger job losses he contends could be on the horizon. Vance, the running mate of former President Donald Trump …

Gizmodo reports: As Elon Musk likes to do whenever disaster hits somewhere in the world, Hurricane Helene was another opportunity to show off his generosity and make himself part of the news. This time, Musk made headlines with a promise that SpaceX Starlink would be free for 30 days to help in places where fiber and cellular infrastructure might have …

Newsweek reports: Patrick Byrne, ex-CEO of Overstock and an ally to former President Donald Trump, has reportedly moved to Dubai after alleging that he learned the government of Venezuela has a $25 million bounty on him, according to court documents. His support for Trump has cost him legal troubles, including a $1.7 billion lawsuit leveled by the Dominion voting machine …

The New York Times reports: The Trump Organization pursued a deal last year to open a luxury hotel on a former site of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to people involved in the previously unreported talks, as well as documents reviewed by The New York Times. The property’s proximity to the nexus of governmental power evoked Mr. Trump’s erstwhile …

Axios reports: Recent revelations about former President Trump’s personal relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin have raised questions about whether Trump violated U.S. law. News of Trump’s reported phone calls with Putin have caught the attention of his opponents as a possible violation of the Logan Act, which restricts private citizens from engaging in diplomatic affairs with U.S. rivals. A …

Law & Crime reports: Andrew Giuliani has moved to intervene in a federal lawsuit that defamed 2020 election workers have filed against Rudy Giuliani, telling a judge that there’s photo proof his father gifted him several New York Yankees World Series rings years ago — making those valuables off-limits for collection. Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss, in the …

The Washington Post reports: “The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt” was a feminist triumph that reinforced her legacy as both a quote machine and an accomplished political actor. Betty Ford’s “The Times of My Life” was a groundbreaking confessional that changed the country’s understanding of addiction. So where does “Melania” — a plain-black-covered book written by a woman who rightly assumes …

The Meidas Touch reports: In his initial filing for bankruptcy to attempt to delay the collection of the massive defamation judgment obtained by Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shay Moss, Rudy Giuliani was forced to admit that the Trump campaign owed him $2 million in unpaid legal fees. Now he is begging a court not to collect that money …