Trump Lies

NBC News reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has privately discussed the idea of running for political office next year in Tennessee, according to two people who have spoken directly with him about it. If Hegseth were to follow through on the discussions, it would amount to a major leadership shake-up at the department that oversees the American military and millions …

Raw Story reports: President Donald Trump railed against a particular Fox News host he has a problem with on Tuesday, taking to his Truth Social platform to vent his frustration. “I can’t stand Jessica Tarlov of THE FIVE. A real loser!!!” wrote Trump. Just before Trump posted his online rant against her, Tarlov weighed in on the mass shooting in …

NBC News reports: Trump said that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein “stole” Virginia Giuffre from his Mar-a-Lago club, a stunning admission that could increase scrutiny of his relationship with the late financier — even as his administration seeks to change the subject from Epstein. “He took people that worked for me. And I told him, ‘Don’t do it anymore.’ And …

ABC News reports: President Trump was asked on Tuesday when he expected to be flying on the “new Air Force One” as a luxury jet gifted from Qatar is being retrofitted for the president’s use. “They say February, maybe. Much sooner than the others. The others are being built,” Trump responded. Asked how much it will cost to retrofit the …

CBS News reports: The “missing minute” from the surveillance video at the Manhattan Metropolitan Correctional Center where Jeffrey Epstein died in 2019 may not be missing after all, CBS News has learned. When the Justice Department and FBI released nearly 11 hours of footage earlier this month, the time code on the screen jumped forward one minute just before midnight, …

REPORTER: “Mr. President, are you enjoying the Scottish hospitality? Are you running away from the Epstein crisis? Well, there we have Donald Trump himself. The moment that we have been waiting for, the glimpse of the US president here on the course that he owns, that he boasts is the best in the world. Not in the mood for answering …

Axios reports: The trade deal between the U.S. and the European Union could hit the pharmaceutical industry with billions in new costs and ultimately drive up prices and limit access. Drugmakers have been heavily reliant on foreign countries’ manufacturing and raw materials, most of it duty-free. Those free-trade policies are on the way out as the U.S. prepares to impose …

“Metadata from raw Epstein prison video shows approximately two minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of the two stitched together clips. The cut starts off at the missing minute. But here’s the thing, it’s like, these guys that are all involved in this are still, they’ve been around for a long time, and they have this mentality that …

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump said Monday that he ended his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and threw the now-disgraced financier out of his private club in Florida after Epstein betrayed him more than once by hiring people who had worked for him. “He hired help and I said, ‘Don’t ever do that again,’” Trump said. “He stole people …

The New York Times reports: Lawyers for President Trump said on Monday that Rupert Murdoch, because of his advanced age, should be deposed within 15 days in the president’s $10 billion libel lawsuit against him and The Wall Street Journal over an article about the president’s connections with Jeffrey Epstein. In a filing in the U.S. District Court for the …

Politico reports: The clash between the Trump administration and the courts over who is leading the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey is already spilling into criminal cases. A defense attorney is trying to get charges against his client thrown out by arguing the Trump administration illegally maneuvered to keep Alina Habba as the state’s top federal prosecutor, despite the …

NPR reports: A coalition of 20 states and Washington, D.C. announced a new lawsuit Monday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture after the federal agency told states to turn over the detailed, personal information of food assistance applicants and their household members. The USDA has told states they have until July 30 to turn over data about all applicants to …

“They just attack, attack, attack, attack. All they care about is impeaching Donald J. Trump. They don’t care about whether your groceries go down. They don’t care about whether you get a raise. They don’t care about whether you have a job next year. Their obsession in government is letting illegal aliens into this country and attacking Donald J. Trump. …

CNN reports: Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, urged the Supreme Court on Monday to take up her pending appeal and overturn her sex-trafficking conviction, claiming she was covered by an agreement Epstein made with federal authorities that shielded her from prosecution. “This case is about what the government promised, not what Epstein did,” Maxwell’s attorneys told the …

The New York Times reports: Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Monday demanded all recordings and transcripts of the July 24 and 25 Justice Department interviews with Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime partner of Jeffrey Epstein who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. In a letter to Deputy Attorney General …

“Well, I haven’t been overly interested in it. It’s a hoax that’s been built up way beyond proportion. I can say this: those files were run by the worst scum on Earth. They were run by Comey, they were run by Garland, they were run by Biden — and all of the people that actually ran the government, including the …

The Associated Press reports: A federal judge on Monday ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation’s largest abortion provider fights President Donald Trump’s administration over efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation. The new order replaces a previous edict handed down by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in …

“Well, I think JD Vance would be a great nominee if he decides he wants to do that. I think he’s doing a great job as Vice President. He’s a close friend and I hope he intends to do it. I know it’s kind of early, you know, but being in the role that I’m in here as the Secretary …

Politico Europe reports: The European Union has admitted it doesn’t have the power to deliver on a promise to invest $600 billion in the United States economy, only hours after making the pledge at landmark trade talks in Scotland. That’s because the cash would come entirely from private sector investment over which Brussels has no authority, two EU officials said. …

From the New York Times editorial board: When judges show their work, the public can assess it by the standards the judiciary sets for itself — reasoning grounded in law and judicial precedent. Without that, judges risk their legitimacy. Clear explanation is especially important for the Supreme Court, which sets national rules that lower courts must follow. When the court …