Trump Corruption

Raw Story reports: After casting his ballot during early voting in the Florida primary Wednesday, Trump took questions from reporters in West Palm Beach. One noted that Trump had recently claimed that crowds at Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ rallies had been manufactured by AI. “Well, I can’t say what was there, who was there,” Trump admitted. “I can only …

Newsweek reports: Former President Donald Trump’s campaign was forced to pay more than $82,000 in advance for this week’s rally in Asheville, North Carolina. Trump is set to take the stage at Asheville’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Wednesday after paying $82,247.60 to the city for a “last-minute” rally, according to Blue Ridge Public Radio. Trump has a long history of …

“Judge Merchant just ruled that I, the Republican candidate for President, and leading in the Polls, am still under a Gag Order CONCERNING VERY IMPORTANT THINGS WHICH MUST BE BROUGHT TO LIGHT. I AM NOT ALLOWED TO ANSWER REPORTERS QUESTIONS. Can you believe this? The New York Courts refuse to act. This is happening right before the voting begins on …

The Hill reports: The New York judge who oversaw former President Trump’s criminal trial declined the former president’s latest request to recuse himself from the case over the judge’s daughter’s work for Democrats. It marks the third time that Judge Juan Merchan has refused to recuse himself, again insisting there is no conflict and that he will remain on the …

CNBC reports: Former President Donald Trump is facing a wave of calls from Republican supporters to focus his political attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris on policy critiques and to scale back his ad hominem insults and conspiracy theories. “The winning formula for President Trump is very plain to see: It’s fewer insults, more insights and that policy contrast,” Kellyanne …

“I spent 2 1/2 hours last night talking to Elon, a fantastic guy, getting all-time record Views/hits, and all the Fake News wants to report is that the servers crashed (because of the tremendous volume!), and the show opened a little late. What they should be reporting was the incredible number of people that were listening. I absolutely HATE the …

Yet another tidbit from Trump’s interview with Musk: During his interview with billionaire donor Elon Musk, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said they could “meet next time in Venezuela” if he loses November’s election. “If something happens with this election, which would be a horror show, we’ll meet the next time in Venezuela, because it’ll be a far safer place …

“The irony could not be thicker. Obviously, multiple investigations found that Roger Stone was in secret communication with Wikileaks back in 2016 and did everything he could to help the Trump campaign exploit that hack of the Democrats by Russian spies. “And, of course, Trump himself urged Russia, we all remember, to find Hillary Clinton’s missing emails, and he celebrated …

The Hill reports: The United Auto Workers (UAW) said Tuesday that the union had filed federal labor charges alleging former President Trump and Elon Musk attempted to “intimidate and threaten” workers during their Monday evening interview on X. “I mean, I look at what you do,” Trump told Musk. “You walk in, you say, You want to quit? They go …

Colorado Public Radio reports: Twelve Mesa County jurors found Tina Peters guilty of four felonies on Monday after a lengthy criminal trial, marking yet another conviction tied to post-2020 election conspiracy theories. Peters faced a total of 10 criminal charges related to her role in helping a man gain unauthorized access to voting equipment during a secure software update in …

“I think this goes back to a degree of wanting the respect for the size and scope of the movement that he’s had and he’s never felt as though the media has given him his due. I don’t think the media has ever given him the respect he deserves for developing that. In fact, if you think about it, during …

“Now Biden’s, you know, close to vegetable stage, in my opinion. Okay? I looked at him today on the beach and I said, ‘Why would anybody allow him?’ The guy could barely walk. Why would anybody allow him– Does he have a political adviser that thinks this looks good? It looks so bad and it’s ridiculous. I mean, and he’s …

The Daily Beast reports: The email account of longtime Donald Trump ally Roger Stone was breached as part of suspected hacking attempts from Iran targeting Trump’s campaign, according to reports. The self-proclaimed GOP “agent provocateur”—whose dirty tricks can be traced back to the Nixon campaign—was duped by an espionage unit. The hackers then used Stone’s account in an effort to …

CNBC reports: The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO blamed a cyberattack for freezing the X platform. CNBC was not immediately able to independently verify whether or not an attack took place, but other parts of X continued working throughout the glitches. After nearly an hour of troubleshooting, the conversation finally began in earnest and went for more than two hours. …

The Associated Press reports: Prosecutors on Monday urged jurors to convict former Colorado clerk Tina Peters in a security breach of her county’s election computer system, saying she deceived government employees so she could work with outsiders affiliated with MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell to become famous. In closing arguments at Tina Peters’ trial, prosecutor Janet Drake argued that the …

“The European Union should mind their own business instead of trying to meddle in the U.S. Presidential election. “Only in Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ America can an un-Democratic foreign organization feel emboldened enough to tell this country what to do. “They know that a President Trump victory means America will no longer be ripped off because he will smartly …

The New York Times reports: The F.B.I. said on Monday that it was investigating whether the Trump campaign had been hacked, days after the former president said Iran had launched a cyberattack. The bureau did not specifically name Iran or former President Donald J. Trump but referred to news reports about a “campaign cyberintrusion.” The Trump campaign has so far …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump’s campaign confirmed the former president chartered a private jet this weekend that once belonged to Jeffrey Epstein, but said he did so by accident. A campaign official told The Daily Beast on Monday afternoon that Trump and his staff had “no idea” the Gulfstream G550 was once owned by one of the country’s most …

“There is very, very little legal merit or chance that this will succeed. This is a political move, not really so much of a legal move. There’s many checks and balances built into our justice system, as you know. “One of them is the government doesn’t ever take an action like this on their own. They go to court, and …

“Great visit to Montana and Wyoming, where I am leading BIG, and Colorado, whose Radical Left Governor has gone to all Mail-In Voting, making the State a POLITICAL CESSPOOL where, even if you were leading, it would make no difference! Colorado is run by the Lunatic Left that led the effort, overturned by the United States Supreme Court, to keep …