Trump Corruption

The Associated Press reports: President Joe Biden on Thursday publicly admonished Donald Trump, telling his predecessor to “get a life, man” and try to help people impacted by a pair of devastating hurricanes rather than spreading misinformation about the federal response. Speaking at the White House on the government’s work to address Hurricanes Milton and Helene, Biden condemned the “reckless, …

The Verge reports: Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel rejected former President Donald Trump’s call to revoke CBS’s broadcast license Thursday, saying it a familiar threat that “should not be ignored.” “While repeated attacks against broadcast stations by the former President may now be familiar, these threats against free speech are serious and should not be ignored,” Rosenworcel said in …

“60 Minutes is a major part of the News Organization of CBS, which has just created the Greatest Fraud in Broadcast History. CBS should lose its license, and it should be bid out to the Highest Bidder, as should all other Broadcast Licenses, because they are just as corrupt as CBS — and maybe even WORSE! “With me, 60 Minutes …

“A giant Fake News Scam by CBS & 60 Minutes. Her REAL ANSWER WAS CRAZY, OR DUMB, so they actually REPLACED it with another answer in order to save her or, at least, make her look better. “A FAKE NEWS SCAM, which is totally illegal. TAKE AWAY THE CBS LICENSE. Election Interference. She is a Moron, and the Fake News …

Mediaite reports: Chris LaCivita, a senior advisor to — and the de facto co-campaign manager of — Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, slammed Fox News on Wednesday for covering a White House press conference on Hurricane Milton attended by both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden, Harris and many other leaders urged the public to listen to local …

The Detroit News reports: Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance campaigned Tuesday in Detroit, where he described $500 million that the federal government is providing to convert a General Motors plant in Michigan for electric vehicles as “table scraps” compared with larger job losses he contends could be on the horizon. Vance, the running mate of former President Donald Trump …

Gizmodo reports: As Elon Musk likes to do whenever disaster hits somewhere in the world, Hurricane Helene was another opportunity to show off his generosity and make himself part of the news. This time, Musk made headlines with a promise that SpaceX Starlink would be free for 30 days to help in places where fiber and cellular infrastructure might have …

Newsweek reports: Patrick Byrne, ex-CEO of Overstock and an ally to former President Donald Trump, has reportedly moved to Dubai after alleging that he learned the government of Venezuela has a $25 million bounty on him, according to court documents. His support for Trump has cost him legal troubles, including a $1.7 billion lawsuit leveled by the Dominion voting machine …

The New York Times reports: The Trump Organization pursued a deal last year to open a luxury hotel on a former site of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to people involved in the previously unreported talks, as well as documents reviewed by The New York Times. The property’s proximity to the nexus of governmental power evoked Mr. Trump’s erstwhile …

Axios reports: Recent revelations about former President Trump’s personal relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin have raised questions about whether Trump violated U.S. law. News of Trump’s reported phone calls with Putin have caught the attention of his opponents as a possible violation of the Logan Act, which restricts private citizens from engaging in diplomatic affairs with U.S. rivals. A …

Law & Crime reports: Andrew Giuliani has moved to intervene in a federal lawsuit that defamed 2020 election workers have filed against Rudy Giuliani, telling a judge that there’s photo proof his father gifted him several New York Yankees World Series rings years ago — making those valuables off-limits for collection. Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss, in the …

The Washington Post reports: “The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt” was a feminist triumph that reinforced her legacy as both a quote machine and an accomplished political actor. Betty Ford’s “The Times of My Life” was a groundbreaking confessional that changed the country’s understanding of addiction. So where does “Melania” — a plain-black-covered book written by a woman who rightly assumes …

The Meidas Touch reports: In his initial filing for bankruptcy to attempt to delay the collection of the massive defamation judgment obtained by Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shay Moss, Rudy Giuliani was forced to admit that the Trump campaign owed him $2 million in unpaid legal fees. Now he is begging a court not to collect that money …

CNN reports: Vice President Kamala Harris sought to counter rampant misinformation around the federal government’s response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton Wednesday, telling CNN in an interview that comments suggesting that federal assistance has run out from former President Donald Trump and his allies is “unconscionable” and could serve to discourage people in the path of the storm from seeking …

TMZ reports: Donald Trump says he’s got some Pinocchio in him , saying he’s “basically a truthful person” during a podcast interview and the statement had the podcast host laughing in his face. The 45th POTUS stopped by Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant with Akaash Singh podcast and he launched into a discussion of the ads his presidential opponent Kamala Harris is …

“BETA MALE Howard Stern made a fool of himself on his low rated radio show when he ‘interviewed’ Lyin’ Kamala Harris, and hit her with so many SOFTBALL questions that even she was embarrassed. He looked like a real fool, working so hard to make a totally incompetent and ill-equipped person look as good as possible, which wasn’t very good. …

The Hollywood Reporter reports: When asked about the possibility of future Trump threats at The Apprentice‘s New York premiere, just a little over a block away from Trump Tower, director Ali Abbasi stood by his movie and doubted Trump’s team would sue. “I doubt they have the balls [to come after the film],” Abbasi told The Hollywood Reporter. “I don’t …

The Texas Tribune reports: Elon Musk gave $1 million last month to a powerful tort reform group that is one of the main political forces backing Republicans in battleground legislative races this fall, marking the tech mogul’s deepest foray yet into Texas politics. Musk’s donation to Texans for Lawsuit Reform is especially notable because of the group’s poor standing among …

Mediaite reports: CNN anchor Kate Bolduan hammered Trump National Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt over former President Donald Trump’s lies about hurricane response and ended the interview by telling Leavitt she never answered her question after “I offered you three times!” On Wednesday morning’s edition of CNN News Central, Bolduan went ten rounds with Leavitt over the storm misinformation — then …

“Well, I don’t believe that poll at all. Our commander-in-chief, the leader of the free world. No one buys that Kamala Harris has the capability to do that job. And polls like that, I think, are absolutely ridiculous. I get slipped beverage napkins every time I get on an airplane saying, ‘We can’t wait to vote for Trump,’ ‘Go Trump,’ …