Trump Corruption

CNN reports: Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign on Friday launched a new television ad seeking to tie former President Donald Trump to North Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson, a day after a bombshell KFile report detailed a series of inflammatory comments Robinson made more than a decade ago. This is the first Harris campaign ad tying Trump to a …

The Meidas Touch reports: Trump shared a fake image which altered an photo of Kamala Harris with Montel Williams and his daughter Ashley Williams at the Eighth Annual Race to Erase Multiple Sclerosis in May 2001. Trump’s meme replaces Montel Williams with an image of Diddy and seems to imply that Diddy, who was recently indicted for sex crimes, has …

The New York Times reports: After CNN published its report, Mr. Trump’s first reaction was that he wanted nothing to do with the scandal and didn’t see why he should get involved, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. His impulse was to ignore the controversy and power through. People close to the former president are holding out …

CNN reports: The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, issued a proclamation Thursday claiming temporary emergency powers “to mitigate public safety concerns” as false claims about Haitian immigrants continue to stoke bomb threats and the specter of violence in the community. The proclamation grants Mayor Rob Rue temporary emergency powers to obtain and mobilize resources and address potential threats. “This will enable …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Former President Donald Trump said he wants to impose a temporary 10% cap on credit-card interest rates. While the idea was met with cheers at a rally this week, it is a long shot and could have unintended consequences if it became a reality. Borrowers in lower- and middle-income households who carry balances would benefit …

Reuters reports: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday that Jewish-American voters would be partly to blame if he loses the Nov. 5 election to Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate. During comments to the Israeli-American Council National Summit in Washington, the former president lamented that he was trailing Harris among American Jews. Israel would likely cease to …

The New York Times reports: After the 2020 election, legal watchdogs, outraged at some of their colleagues, filed scores of ethics complaints against lawyers who used their skills in questionable ways to help former President Donald J. Trump stay in power. And in the past few years, the groups have had some notable successes, securing judgments that have led to …

NBC News reports: Iranians sent “unsolicited emails” that included stolen material that was not publicly available from former President Donald Trump’s campaign to people associated with his Democratic political rival, the FBI and two other government agencies said Wednesday. The FBI and officials from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said …

“Together, we will rebuild our roads, bridges, highways, and airports. They’re falling apart, they’re falling down. We will renovate New York subway. “Oh, it was beautiful, I used to go to school on the subway. Can you believe it? I mean, I like to say it’s not so long ago, but it probably is. “But my parents would drop me …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump said he is going to Springfield, Ohio, in the next two weeks despite the mayor’s plea for him not to visit after his incendiary jibes about immigrants eating pets. Doubling down on his remarks, Trump told a rally on Wednesday that he may not make it out of the beleaguered city alive. “I’m going …

The Daily Beast reports: JD Vance told voters in North Carolina Wednesday to start knocking on doors and posting on social media to get out the vote for Donald Trump, because the campaign can’t count on the media or “big tech oligarchs” to help them. Musk and major venture capitalist and top Vance donor David Sacks lobbied for Vance as …

Reuters reports: The head of the Secret Service told Donald Trump in a private meeting that significant new security arrangements will be needed if he wants to keep playing golf. Trump asked Ronald Rowe, the Secret Service’s acting director, in a meeting on Monday whether it was safe for him to continue playing. Rowe said the Secret Service views the …

“Why do I stand proudly behind my nude modeling work? The more pressing question is why has the media chosen to scrutinize my celebration of the human form in a fashion photo shoot? Are we no longer able to appreciate the beauty of the human body? “Throughout history, master artists have revered the human shape, evoking profound emotions and admiration. …

The Huffington Post reports: Critics are taking Donald Trump to school after the former president made a bizarre claim about the impact of rising sea levels. “You’ll have more seafront property, right, if that happens,” Trump told an audience in Michigan on Tuesday. Michigan would not have more “seafront property” as it’s not on the sea, nor is it near …

Mediaite reports: Republicans have slammed Democrats for calling Trump a “threat” and have demanded they tone down their rhetoric. On Tuesday, CNN host Abby Phillip aired snippets of the ex-president going full bore against his political opponents. But first, she aired a clip of Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) chiding Democrats. “Look, we can disagree with one another,” …

NBC News reports: The Republican mayor of Springfield, Ohio, the city that has been the target of unfounded claims from former President Donald Trump and his running mate about Haitian immigrants’ eating residents’ pets said Tuesday that a visit from Trump would tax the city’s resources. “It would be an extreme strain on our resources. So it’d be fine with …

The Associated Press reports: Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated false claims that Chinese automakers are putting up large factories in Mexico, vowing during a stop in the automaking state of Michigan to slap 200% tariffs on any vehicles the un-built plants make and ship to the United States. Trump also claimed during an event in Flint that if …

“He is completely unrelenting. He will go out there today and do the same thing he has always done because he is so determined to save this country. Even when it means risking his life, not once, but twice. And that’s all that we know of. But you know him, Martha, that’s just who the man is. He’s just the …

Columbus’s ABC affiliate reports: Springfield Mayor Rob Rue said he and his family are now getting death threats. Rue told ABC 6’s Darrel Rowland during a Zoom interview that other city leaders also are getting death threats, some of whom have been targeted by swatting calls. “I’ve received death threats, against myself, my family,” he said. “I believe other commissioners …

Politico reports: House Democrats are signaling they’ll take aim at the Trump family’s crypto project, which has triggered conflict-of-interest concerns as he’s wrapped it into his pro-crypto policy messaging. If Democrats win back the House, they’ll have subpoena power next year. “For those of us who care about preventing money laundering and protecting investors, it is imperative that we apply …