Trump Corruption

Trump’s Press Secretary Recruited For Project 2025

The Washington Examiner reports: President Joe Biden’s campaign is ramping up attacks related to Project 2025 after former President Donald Trump denounced the plan. The Biden campaign pointed to a Project 2025 video in which Karoline Leavitt participated in September 2023, a few months before she became the Trump campaign’s national press secretary. Leavitt told the Washington Examiner, “Agenda 47 …

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Trump Cites Immunity In New Stolen Docs Case Filing

Politico reports: Donald Trump says the Supreme Court’s ruling that he has blanket immunity from prosecution for his “official acts” as president should result in a monthslong pause of his criminal proceedings in Florida. The Friday filing by Trump’s legal team with U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is the latest move by the former president to seize on the high …

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Trump Laughably Claims No Knowledge Of Project 2025

“I know nothing about Project 2025. I have no idea who is behind it. I disagree with some of the things they’re saying and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal. Anything they do, I wish them luck, but I have nothing to do with them.” – Trump, posting just now to Truth Social. Trump is …

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Hair Furor Demands “No Holds Barred” Debate

“I have the answer to the Crooked Joe Biden Incompetence Puzzle — Let’s do another Debate, but this time, no holds barred – An all on discussion, with just the two of us on stage, talking about the future of our Country. “The ratings were massive for the First Debate, record setting, in fact, but this one, because of the …

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Watchdog: Meadows Benefits From “Legal Slush Fund”

Law & Crime reports: Conservative nonprofits improperly used slush funds to pay former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows‘ legal bills, according to a complaint filed by a public corruption watchdog. On Wednesday, Accountable.US submitted a five-page letter with the Washington D.C. Attorney General’s Office alleging that in 2022, two conservative 501(c)(3) groups moved roughly $1.1 million around …

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CNN Poll: 77% Say Trump Won’t Concede If He Loses

The Hill reports: According to a new poll, a majority of Americans said they do not “think” former President Trump is going to “accept the results and concede once the votes have been certified” if he does not win the upcoming presidential election. The CNN poll found 77 percent of Americans saying that they “think” Trump won’t “accept the results …

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Trump: “Broken Down Pile Of Crap” Biden Is Quitting

“Look at that old, broken down pile of crap. It’s a bad guy. He just quit, you know. He’s quitting the race. I got him out of the race and that means we have Kamala. I think she’s gonna be better. She’s so bad. She’s so pathetic. She’s so fucking bad. Can you imagine that guy dealing with Putin and …

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Trump Backs Election Denier To Unseat Wisconsin GOP Assembly Speaker Who Wouldn’t Decertify 2020 Result

“Highly respected Justice Michael Gableman is a fighter for Wisconsin, a State that I love. Robin Vos must be defeated! He is constantly fighting the truth and wants nothing to do with Election Fraud or anything else that is good for the State. “We are going to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and I want to make Wisconsin a big part …

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DOJ To Pursue Trump’s Criminal Cases Even If He Wins

The Washington Post reports: Justice Department officials plan to pursue the criminal cases against Donald Trump past Election Day even if he wins, under the belief that department rules against charging or prosecuting a sitting president would not kick in until Inauguration Day in January, according to people familiar with the discussions. That approach may become more consequential given this …

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Trump: Evil Doesn’t Matter If It Gets Good Ratings

“So, if I went back to NBC right now to do something, they would do anything I wanted to do, showbiz-wise, I’m talking about. Doing a show, anything I wanted to do right now, 100%. “Because one thing I know about that business, and I learned more about that business than anybody else could learn in a short period of …

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When Roberts Said Presidents Are Not “Above The Law”

The Daily Beast reports: Shortly after Supreme Court Justice John Roberts ruled in favor of giving Donald Trump immunity for crimes committed in an official capacity, an old clip resurfaced online of him saying during his 2005 Senate confirmation that the president is “fully bound” by the law and the Constitution. At the time, Roberts affirmed that not even the …

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Judge Delays Trump’s Sentencing Until At Least Sept 18

NBC News reports: The judge in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial approved a delay of the former president’s sentencing after his lawyers asked for more time to review the potential impact of the Supreme Court’s immunity decision. Trump’s lawyers have indicated that they want Judge Juan Merchan to toss out Trump’s felony conviction on 34 counts of falsified business …

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Bragg Won’t Oppose Delaying Trump’s Sentencing

The Associated Press reports: Manhattan prosecutors said Tuesday they would not oppose Donald Trump’s request to delay the sentencing in his hush money trial as he seeks to have the conviction overturned following a Supreme Court ruling that granted broad immunity protections to presidents. In a letter filed with the New York court, prosecutors with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s …

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Giuliani Disbarred In New York For Lying To Courts

“The disciplinary charges stem from the allegations that respondent communicated demonstrably false and misleading statements to courts, lawmakers, and the public at large in his capacity as lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump and the Trump campaign in connection with Trump’s failed effort at reelection in 2020. “These false statements were made to improperly bolster respondent’s narrative that due …

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Trump Cancels Interview With Military Reporter After Campaign Demands To Know Questions In Advance

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump canceled an interview with military reporter Mike Gooding after the campaign asked what questions the reporter was going to ask Trump. Trump held a rally in Chesapeake, Virginia on Friday — the day after a CNN debate with President Joe Biden at which Trump rattled off as many as 50 falsehoods that went unchallenged …

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Trump Calls For Imprisoning Biden, Harris, McConnell, Pence, Schumer, Pelosi: “They Should All Go To Jail”

The New York Times reports: Former President Donald J. Trump has escalated his vows to prosecute his political opponents, circulating posts on his social media website invoking “televised military tribunals” and calling for the jailing of President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Senators Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer and former Vice President Mike Pence, among other high-profile politicians. One post …

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New DNC Ad Calls Trump “Threat To Our Democracy”

The Hill reports: The Democratic National Committee is rolling out a new ad campaign against former president Donald Trump in major swing state newspapers on Tuesday, labeling him as a “fraud,” “liar,” denier,” and “a threat to our democracy.” The ad campaign, shared with The Hill, is set to run on the homepages of the Philadelphia Enquirer, the Arizona Republic, …

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Axios: Trump Advisors Plan An “Imperial Presidency”

Axios reports: Former President Trump, if re-elected, plans to immediately test the boundaries of presidential and governing power, knowing the restraints of Congress and the courts are dramatically looser than during his first term, his advisers tell us. Trump would come to office with a Cabinet and staff pre-vetted for loyalty, and a fully compliant Republican coalition in Congress — …

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Lawsuit Filed Over Counterfeit Trump Sneakers

NBC News reports: The company behind former President Donald Trump’s new sneaker line filed a lawsuit Monday alleging the sale and promotion of counterfeit shoes by a series of people and business entities. The suit, filed in federal court in Arizona, claims trademark and copyright violations. They also asked that defendants account for and pay them “any and all profits” …

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Experts Renew Alarm Over Trump’s Foreign Income

USA Today reports: If former President Donald Trump wins a second term in November, his personal and family business interests could pose even bigger ethical problems and national security risks than they did during his first term − when he exploited the presidency to financially benefit himself in unprecedented ways, ethics experts warn. Millions of those dollars flowed to the …

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