Trump Lies

Axios reports: Senate Democrats are unveiling a sweeping new proposal to ban presidents, lawmakers and their families from issuing, endorsing or sponsoring crypto assets, Axios has learned. Concerns over the Trump family’s crypto ventures is threatening the passage of the bipartisan GENIUS Act, the Senate’s first-ever stablecoin regulation. Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said in a private meeting …

The New York Times reports: President Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada praised each other in the Oval Office during the first meeting between the two leaders since Mr. Carney won a stunning election on an anti-Trump platform. Mr. Trump struck a conciliatory tone, saying he had “a lot of respect” for Mr. Carney, who praised the president …

Media Matters has the transcript: How deep was the attack against President Trump? I don’t think I have any pictures of it. I’d have to check. But I was invited to Mike Pompeo’s office. And right at the beginning of COVID, I got invitations to meet with Mike Pence and Mike Pompeo. Now, you know, you’re an influencer, you’re somebody …

“I look forward to meeting the new Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney. I very much want to work with him, but cannot understand one simple TRUTH — Why is America subsidizing Canada by $200 Billion Dollars a year, in addition to giving them FREE Military Protection, and many other things? “We don’t need their Cars, we don’t need their …

“As I said before, there are 18 very important trading relationships. We are currently negotiating with 17 of those trading partners. China, we have not engaged in negotiations with as of yet. So I expect that we can see a substantial reduction in the tariffs that we are being charged, as well as non-tariff barriers, currency manipulation, and the subsidies …

“I think the Department of Justice absolutely should look into this situation. We’ve seen not just those that serve in public office, be willing to break the law to facilitate the invasion that has happened and allow criminals to stay here. “We’ve also seen judges take radical action to help protect these criminals. It’s time that we stand for what’s …

Raw Story reports: Investors made nearly $100 million by buying Melania Trump’s cryptocurrency token minutes before she announced the coins were for sale. The first lady publicized the $MELANIA coin in a Truth Social post on Jan. 19, hours before her husband was inaugurated for a second term as president, and two dozen digital wallets bought $2.6 million of the …

The New York Post reports: Reopening Alcatraz — which closed in 1963 and has operated as a museum since — “should be on the table,” border czar Tom Homan told reporters outside the White House. “We need detention beds. We do contracts in a lot of states, a lot of local municipalities. I think it’s certainly an option, especially for …

The Huffington Post reports: A group of more than 150 retired state and federal judges sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday condemning the Trump administration’s attacks on the judiciary, saying it’s clear the president believes he can “threaten and intimidate” judges into submitting to his agenda. The letter focuses largely on the recent courthouse arrest of …

The Denver Post reports: President Donald Trump on Monday called for former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters to be released from prison, where she is serving a nine-year sentence for a voting data scheme related to the 2020 presidential election. Peters is a “political prisoner” and “hostage,” Trump said in a Monday night post on Truth Social, describing her case as …

The Associated Press reports: Mattel Inc., the maker of Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels cars and other popular toys, said Monday that it would have to raise prices for some products sold in the U.S. “where necessary” to offset higher costs related to President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The El Segundo, California-based company said the increases are necessary even though it is …

The Independent reports: During a Sunday evening blitz of social media posts, Donald Trump demanded that one of the most notorious prisons in American history be reopened. Incidentally, the president’s sudden push for the tourist destination of Alcatraz to once again become a maximum-security prison complex came just hours after a South Florida PBS station aired the 1979 classic film …

“They can’t take a joke. You don’t mean the Catholics, you mean the fake news media. Not the — the Catholics loved it. I had nothing to do with it. Somebody made up a picture of me dressed like the pope and they put it out on the internet. That’s not me that did it, I have no idea where …

USA Today reports: New York Attorney General Letitia James and 18 other Democratic state attorneys general are filing a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by shrinking its size and laying off employee who oversee the nation’s food and health care systems. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in …

CNBC’s SARA EISEN: “So are you threatening to pull their license? Wouldn’t that be a pretty drastic step?” BRENDAN CARR: “Well, it’s not a threat, that’s a penalty that is in the Communications Act.” SARA EISEN: “But when was the last time the FCC pulled a broadcast license?” BRENDAN CARR: “Yeah, it’s been a long time, and I think that’s …

Milwaukee’s Fox affiliate reports: First, it was the FBI arresting a Milwaukee County judge. Now, Governor Evers says he feels he’s been threatened and he could be next. This latest fight pits the governor against the White House, and it centers on how State of Wisconsin workers should interact with I.C.E. agents. At the White House, the border czar had …

ABC News reports: William Marshall, the new director of the Bureau of Prisons, said Monday that the agency will “vigorously” pursue “all avenues to support and implement” President Trump’s agenda — including an assessment to determine “needs and the next steps,” including the president’s idea to reopen and expand the famed Alcatraz prison. “USP Alcatraz has a rich history. We …

Politico reports: State Sen. Ben Allen, a Los Angeles-area Democrat who is a key player in the tax credit negotiations, said he heard from Jon Voight, one of Trump’s appointed ambassadors to Hollywood, several days ago about the possibility of new tariffs. A person close to the White House, granted anonymity to share details of internal conversations, also attributed the …

The New York Times reports: A luxury hotel in Dubai. A second high-end residential tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Two cryptocurrency ventures based in the United States. A new golf course and villa complex in Qatar. And a new private club in Washington. In many cases these new deals promoted over the last week will personally benefit not only Eric …

“It is time for Howie Kurtz to retire! Every Woke Anchor in the Business, people that no one watched from CNN, MSDNC, and others, are plastered all over his show, with all really negative and fake statements, and then I am weakly ‘defended’ by Howie and his group (although Ben Domenech has been strong!). The case Howie makes for me …