Trump Corruption

ABC News reports: In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, arguably no state became as central to former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his election loss as Georgia — the state Joe Biden stunningly won by just over 11,000 votes, flipping it blue for the first time in nearly three decades. Now, four years later, election officials in …

The Guardian reports: Two months after he swept into the 2024 campaign as a senior adviser and suggested he would be taking it over, Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s onetime 2016 campaign chief, has lost that power struggle and been told to focus on being a surrogate, according to people familiar with the matter. The reassignment may sting for Lewandowski, who …

“The GREAT people of North Carolina are being stood up by Harris and Biden, who are giving almost all of the FEMA money to Illegal Migrants in what is now considered to be the WORST rescue operation in the history of the U.S. “On top of that, Billions of Dollars is going to foreign countries! NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN VIRTUALLY …

Popular Information reports: In a series of fundraising appeals, Trump offered his supporters a chance to appear with him on stage during an October 5 rally when he returned to the site of his attempted assassination, Butler, Pennsylvania. These solicitations were sent to the Trump campaign email list, which reportedly includes tens of millions of people. “I’d love to bring …

The Washington Post reports: Republicans backing Donald Trump are threatening Deloitte, a consulting firm that is one of the federal government’s largest business partners, with the loss of billions of dollars in contracts because an employee shared messages from 2020 in which JD Vance criticized the then-president’s record. On Sept. 27, Donald Trump Jr. exposed the employee’s name and photograph …

Raw Story reports: Donald Trump shocked observers on Sunday with a comment he made about a potential supporter of Vice President Kamala Harris at one of the former president’s swing-state rallies. “Is there anybody here who’s going to vote for lyin’ Kamala?” Trump asked his rally attendees. “Actually, I should say don’t raise your hand, it would be very dangerous. …

The New York Times reports: Former President Donald J. Trump vividly recounted how the audience at his climactic debate with Vice President Kamala Harris was on his side. Except that there was no audience. The debate was held in an empty hall. No one “went crazy,” as Mr. Trump put it, because no one was there. He rambles, he repeats …

NBC News reports: Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Sunday echoed President Joe Biden’s remarks last week that the upcoming election would be “free and fair,” but maybe not “peaceful.” “If it is close, if [former President] Donald Trump loses again, as I expect that he will, he will contest it,” Schiff told moderator Kristen Welker on NBC News’ “Meet the …

CNN anchor Dana Bash: “He [Trump] said that FEMA is only offering $750 to Americans who have had their homes destroyed. That’s not true. He’s also echoing conspiracy theorists online who falsely claim that the administration is redirecting disaster money for undocumented immigrants. That’s also not true. Why is he spreading misinformation in a crisis like that? And does that …

NPR reports: The July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life was a recurring theme at a Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pa. on Saturday. Eric Trump appeared to blame his father’s political opponents for the assassination attempt: “They tried to kill him,” Trump’s son said. “And because it’s the Democratic Party, they can’t do anything right.” Elon …

NBC News reports: Speaking before one of his larger rally crowds of the cycle, Trump attacked Democratic leaders for the federal response to Hurricane Helene, baselessly suggested that the party was working to steal the upcoming election from him. Trump said RNC Chairman Michael Whatley is “working mostly on Stop the Steal” as opposed to get-out-the-vote efforts, which have been …

From the editorial board of the Charlotte Observer: Western North Carolina is trying to pick up the pieces left behind by Hurricane Helene, which decimated the region, leaving communities destroyed and a death toll in the triple digits. This is not a situation to capitalize on for political gain. But former President Donald Trump has politicized the situation at every …

The Hill reports: A mayor in Tennessee joined other local officials Friday to denounce skepticism and rumors that have swirled around the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) response to the devastation in the southeastern U.S. from Hurricane Helene. Mayor Glenn Jacobs (R), who serves Knox County, Tenn., signaled in a post online that the attacks on the administration could make …

“Lyin’ Kamal Harris, who refuses to do interviews or press conferences because she has no idea how to answer the questions, and is now losing in the polls, continues to make a thing called Project 2025 the central theme of her campaign, advertising and all. “Lyin’ Kamala has been informed, legally, that I have, and had, nothing to do with …

The Associated Press reports: The chief operating officer of Truth Social’s parent company has resigned and the company must hand over almost 800,000 shares to one of its investors as part of a court ruling, according to a regulatory filing. COO Andrew Northwall resigned from Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. late last month, according to the Securities and Exchange …

The Washington Post reports: Without naming Trump, the Biden administration on Friday said Republicans are spreading “bald-faced lies” about the hurricane response and are “using Hurricane Helene to lie and divide us.” The White House memo came the day after the Federal Emergency Management Agency launched a tool to dispel rumors about the disaster response that was clearly aimed at …

CNBC reports: JPMorgan Chase on Friday flatly denied that its CEO, Jamie Dimon, has endorsed Donald Trump for president, minutes after the Republican nominee claimed on social media that Dimon is now backing him. “Jamie Dimon has not endorsed anyone. He has not endorsed a candidate,” Dimon spokesman Joe Evangelisti told CNBC in a phone call. Trump on Truth Social …

NBC News reports: A drag queen who was included in a Trump campaign ad has suggested she may take legal action since he did not give the campaign permission to use the video of her. The advertisement, released last week, highlighted Vice President Kamala Harris’ support for transgender people and features her saying in the 2020 campaign that she would …

“I want to go through the facts here. One: It is illegal for undocumented immigrants to vote in presidential elections. “Two: Congress appropriates funds with intent for specific purposes. The money allocated to DHS for helping states to house migrants is separate, completely separate, from the money for disasters. No money is being stolen from disaster relief. “Three: FEMA says …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump was reportedly caught on tape turning the grieving widow of a man who died at one of his rallies into a source of amusement for his uber-wealthy dinner guests. The Republican presidential nominee reportedly recalled a meeting with the wife of Corey Comperatore, the man who was killed by shots fired at Trump by …