Trump Corruption

Washington City Paper reports: President Donald Trump for years has lusted after a big military parade over which he could preside — just like he sees leaders do in other mostly authoritative countries. During his first term in 2018, Trump wanted a grandiose military parade on the streets of D.C. But Trump angrily and reluctantly canceled his plans after military …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump claimed to have won yet another golf tournament on Sunday—with the president spending all weekend on the course while global markets continue their downward spiral after the announcement of his controversial tariffs. As he was headed back to Washington, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he “won” the Senior Club Championship in …

“Just since January 20th, we’ve had over 170 lawsuits filed against us. That should be the constitutional crisis right there, 50 injunctions. They’re popping up every single day, trying to control his executive power, trying to control where he believes our tax dollars should be allocated. “It’s basically a game of whack-a-mole with these district court judges around the country …

Politico Europe reports: U.S. President Donald Trump has interfered in French politics with his tirade against the conviction of French far-right politician Marine Le Pen, France’s Prime Minister François Bayrou charged on Sunday. In an interview with Le Parisien, Bayrou called Trump’s social-media defense of Marine Le Pen an example of interference. “Interference has become the law of the world,” …

Mediaite reports: Trump is participating in golf tournaments over the weekend, and a statement on his progress sent out by the pool went viral Saturday among members of the press for being “tone deaf” or worse, after a terrible week for the stock market and the president opting out of a solemn ceremony for fallen American service members to attend …

The Associated Press reports: Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk rallied across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the administration’s actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues. More than 1,200 “Hands Off!” demonstrations were planned by more than 150 groups, including civil rights organizations, labor unions, LBGTQ+ advocates, veterans and elections activists. The …

Courthouse News reports: A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Trump administration had violated his order to halt sweeping freezes to federal funding by withholding Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to at least 19 states. It seemed to be a “covert” effort to punish states with so-called sanctuary laws for immigrants, the judge said. In March, U.S. District Judge …

Mother Jones reports: The Trump administration’s top prosecutor for Washington, DC, spoke last month at a Florida fundraiser, where he criticized the Justice Department’s prosecutions of people involved in the January 6, 2021, attack on Congress. The speech was attended by numerous January 6 defendants, including former members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia who are still appealing their seditious …

“China has been hit much harder than the USA, not even close. They, and many other nations, have treated us unsustainably badly. We have been the dumb and helpless ‘whipping post,’ but not any longer. We are bringing back jobs and businesses like never before. Already, more than FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT, and rising fast! THIS IS AN ECONOMIC …

Politico reports: A federal appeals court has rejected the Justice Department’s claim that President Donald Trump’s pardon of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol is so broad that it sweeps in convictions for illegal possession of weapons five months later. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel split, 2-1, in turning down Kentucky resident Dan …

CBS News reports: As stocks continued to slide after markets opened, President Trump spike at a $1 million dollar-a-person candlelight dinner Friday at Mar-a-Lago. MAGA Inc. can raise unlimited money but is barred from coordinating directly with Mr. Trump’s campaign arm. The fine print for the Friday’s invitation says the president is attending as a guest speaker and not soliciting donations. …

CNBC reports: Trump on Friday shared an outlandish social media video that defends his recent policy decisions by arguing he is deliberately taking down the market as a strategic play to force lower interest and mortgage rates. “Trump is crashing the stock market by 20% this month, but he’s doing it on purpose,” alleged the video, which Trump posted on …

CNBC reports: The stock market was pounded for a second day Friday after China retaliated with new tariffs on U.S. goods, sparking fears President Donald Trump has ignited a global trade war that will lead to a recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 2,200 points, or 5.5% on Friday, its biggest decline since June 2020 during the pandemic. …

“My Administration has been working very hard on a Deal to SAVE TIKTOK, and we have made tremendous progress. The Deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed, which is why I am signing an Executive Order to keep TikTok up and running for an additional 75 days. “We hope to continue working in Good Faith with …

The Hill reports: Roughly 20 states have reported measles cases, with Texas at the center of the outbreak. Texas, the hardest-hit state, is now seeing the impact of federal cuts. In Dallas County, three of the funding grants from the CDC have been impacted by a federal funding freeze. Early estimates from officials say that could be in the millions of …

The New York Times reports: President Trump announced on Monday that he planned to relax limits on pollution from cars, saying that the move wouldn’t “mean a damn bit of difference to the environment.” But decades of science show that the pollution from automobile tailpipes has harmed the environment and public health, from the days when leaded gasoline sent neurotoxins …

Mediaite reports: In the clip Trump shared without a caption on his Truth Social platform a narrator says, “Trump is crashing the stock market by 20 percent this month, but he’s doing it on purpose. And this is why Warren Buffett just said Trump is making the best economic moves he’s seen in over 50 years. Now, here’s the secret …

Politico Europe reports: Donald Trump may not drink beer, but this week he messed up a lot of people’s pints. Beer was quietly added Wednesday to a list of aluminum-linked products now subject to a 25 percent U.S. import duty. The move, buried in a bureaucratic annex and part of a broader trade war unleashed by the Trump administration, has …

CNBC reports: The stock market took another pounding Friday after China retaliated with new tariffs on U.S. goods, raising fears a trade war will tip the globe into a recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded down 1,130 points, or 2.8%. This follows a 1,679.39 point decline on Thursday. The S&P 500 slid 3.2% after the benchmark shed 4.84% on …

The Daily Beast reports: Rather than attend the dignified transfer of the bodies of four U.S. Army soldiers who died on a training mission in Lithuania, Donald Trump flew to Florida to watch a Saudi-funded LIV golf tournament at his own course and later join a dinner reception there, NBC News reported. It was unclear who would be attending the …