Trump Corruption

The Daily Beast reports: “I quoted a New York Times article that said at the convention, Donald Trump ‘was his own biggest prop.’ It was a New York Times quote about how he had become such an important figure in rebounding from what was a horrific assassination attempt,” MSNBC host Ari Melber told Corey Lewandowski. Lewandowski sought clarification: “So, you …

The New York Times reports: The family of a Green Beret who died by suicide after serving eight combat tours and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery expressed concern on Wednesday that Donald J. Trump’s campaign had filmed his gravesite without permission as Mr. Trump stood in an area where campaign photography isn’t allowed. Relatives of Master Sgt. Andrew Marckesano …

The Los Angeles Times reports: Donald Trump shared more than a dozen posts on his social media network Wednesday that call for the trial or jailing of House lawmakers who investigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol, special counsel Jack Smith and others, along with images that reference QAnon conspiracy theories. Trump reposted a doctored image that was made to …

First, this is what has the felon raging today: Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has dominated social media with an influx of viral memes and cutting taunts of the opposition — and behind the keyboard is a team of Gen Zers. The “mobilization team,” made up of the generation that encompasses 12-27 year olds, is leveraging talked about moments from …

The Meidas Touch reports: Trump’s campaign faced a firestorm of controversy after reports alleging they mistreated staff during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery. Trump has been exploiting the tragic deaths of 13 soldiers that died during the withdrawal from Afghanistan, weaponizing the tragedy as an attack on political opponents. Trump’s campaign treated the event like a campaign stunt, posting …

“They’ve weaponized government. They’re a threat. But that turned to be like one of their lines. You know, that Trump is a threat. I’m not a threat to democracy at all. They are a threat to democracy. “But they would say that that was standard line. Just keep saying it. And you know, that can get assassins or potential assassins …

Reuters reports: Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign rejected Republican rival Donald Trump’s assertion on Tuesday that the two sides had agreed to muted microphones at the Sept. 10 U.S. presidential debate. The issue remains a matter of ongoing conversation with host network ABC, a Harris campaign official said. In a social media post earlier on Tuesday, Trump said an …

Axios reports: Donald Trump’s campaign promises would send the national debt soaring much faster than Kamala Harris’ would, per two new analyses from the Penn Wharton Budget Model. Both of them increase the deficit relative to the current baseline. When the government gives money to individuals and businesses, as both candidates propose, that’s good for the recipients, and broadly good …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump insisted in a meandering interview with television host Dr. Phil McGraw on Tuesday that he had actually won California, adding that all he needed was an “honest vote counter”—Jesus Christ, to be exact. “If Jesus Christ came down and was the vote counter, I would win California, OK?” Trump said. “In other words, if …

NPR reports: Two members of Donald Trump’s campaign staff had a verbal and physical altercation Monday with an official at Arlington National Cemetery, where the former president participated in a wreath-laying ceremony, NPR has learned. A source with knowledge of the incident said the cemetery official tried to prevent Trump staffers from filming and photographing in a section where recent …

First came this raging post: In an effort to resurrect a “dead” Witch Hunt in Washington, D.C., in an act of desperation, and in order to save face, the illegally appointed “Special Counsel” Deranged Jack Smith, has brought a ridiculous new Indictment against me, which has all the problems of the old Indictment, and should be dismissed IMMEDIATELY. His Florida …

“I have reached an agreement with the Radical Left Democrats for a Debate with Comrade Kamala Harris. “It will be Broadcast Live on ABC FAKE NEWS, by far the nastiest and most unfair newscaster in the business, on Tuesday, September 10th, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “The Rules will be the same as the last CNN Debate, which seemed to work out …

Bloomberg News reports: Building on the growing interplay between crypto and politics, Donald Trump is offering a fourth collection of nonfungible tokens that feature images ranging from the former president in a superhero costume to holding figurative Bitcoins while he seeks to return to the White House. The new collection features 50 NFTs selling for $99 each, with additional “trading …

The New York Times reports: Donald J. Trump plans to name his former rival, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Tulsi Gabbard, a one-time Democrat, as honorary co-chairs of a presidential transition team that will help him select the policies and personnel of any second Trump administration. Only four months ago, Mr. Trump was calling Mr. Kennedy a “Radical Left Lunatic” …

“This is exactly what this administration (WHICH INCLUDES KAMALA) has done to our country. Censorship is what happens in communist countries not this republic. “They have gagged my client, his lawyers in and out of courtrooms and his team. Now, we once again have proof that they are gagging our media and censoring America. “Kamala is hiding because she can’t …

The Bulwark reports: Donald Trump’s campaign is set to run cable news ads this week so they can be seen at the ex-president’s Mar-a-Lago club and surrounding environs. The South Florida expense is likely to have no impact on the course of the election. Palm Beach County is a Democratic stronghold in a Republican state that Trump has little chance …

NPR reports: After spending several months and millions of dollars overcoming onerous requirements to try to get on the ballot in all 50 states, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now facing new barriers to get off the ballot in some states. Last Friday, Kennedy announced he was effectively ending his independent presidential campaign, encouraging his supporters to vote for him …

CNN reports: An Arizona judge has set a trial date of January 5, 2026, for allies of former President Donald Trump charged for a criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election. If that date holds, it means the Arizona case will go to trial close to five years after the alleged crimes were committed and take place six months later …

“We have no ammunition. ‘We have a problem, Sir. We have no ammunition.’ You don’t wanna tell your enemy you have no ammo – I don’t wanna tell President Xi of China that we don’t have ammunition. I had ammunition. We had so much it was coming out of our gills, right? I had ammunition. I said, ‘Oh, what the …

CNN reports: Special counsel Jack Smith is arguing to revive his office’s classified documents case against Donald Trump with a vigorous defense of its authority in the first formal filing since Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the criminal case last month. In a brief filed with the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta on Monday, Smith argues that Cannon’s …