Trump Lies

Trump Posts 44 Attacks On Carroll In 20 Minutes

The Meidas Touch reports: Trump’s attorney Alina Habba showed up in court this morning and told the court that her parents have covid. One of the jurors who was feeling ill was also apparently sent home, but the trial could have continued without that juror if the parties agreed. This juror later tested negative for covid. However, Habba said that …

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Trump Defamation Trial Postponed Due To Sick Juror

CNN reports: Court has been cancelled today in the civil defamation trial involving E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump after the judge overseeing the case sent home a sick juror. Both Trump and Carroll were in the courtroom when the cancellation was announced by Judge Lewis Kaplan. E. Jean Carroll had arrived to a Manhattan federal courthouse where her attorneys …

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NH Residents Get Fake Biden Robocall: “Don’t Vote”

NBC News reports: A prominent New Hampshire Democrat plans to file a complaint with the state attorney general over an apparent robocall that appears to encourage supporters of President Joe Biden not to vote in Tuesday’s presidential primary. The voice in the message is familiar — even presidential — as it’s an apparent imitation or digital manipulation of Biden’s voice. …

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TODAY: Trump May Testify At Carroll Defamation Trial

The Hill reports: It remains to be seen whether the former president, who has vowed to testify at previous trials before opting against it at the last minute, will follow through this time. If he takes the stand, Trump would be limited in what he can tell jurors. An answer could come soon, however, as Carroll’s legal team concludes calling …

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Trump Team Boots Reporter For Questions To Stefanik

Deadline reports: Donald Trump‘s campaign refused to agree to let an NBC News correspondent travel with him on New Hampshire campaign stops today as the designated pool reporter, leading to access being cut off for the day. According to a pool report obtained by Deadline, correspondent Vaughn Hillyard was informed “that if he was the designated pooler by NBC News …

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Trump “Officially Retires” Nickname Mocking DeSantis

Mediaite reports: In a statement to Fox News digital, Trump accepted the support of the man many believed would be his chief rival for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. “Very honored to have his endorsement,” Trump said. “I look forward to working together with him to beat Joe Biden, who is the worst and most corrupt president in the history …

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Trump: My Racist Nicknames Are “A Fun, Effective Tool”

“I do that with a lot of people like Hutchinson. I mean, he was polling at zero for about one year and I called him — rather than Asa — I called him Ada Hutchinson. And it just felt good to me. And with her [Haley], it’s just something that came. It’s a little bit of a takeoff on her …

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Trump: It’s Nice To Have A Strongman Running Country

CNN reports: Over more than 90 minutes, Trump delivered the vengeful message that he has made the focus of his campaign, moaning about the lost 2020 race; defending the January 6, 2021, rioters; and pushing again for the Supreme Court to declare him and all presidents immune from prosecution. The court hearing the claim has expressed skepticism, but Trump is …

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SNL Skewers Trump’s “Worst Lawyer” Alina Habba

The New York Times reports: After a brief introduction by Chloe Fineman, who played Alina Habba, Trump’s lawyer, (“I am new at this, and I am learning,” she said), James Austin Johnson entered as Trump and quickly dressed down his own legal representation. “You’re great on TV,” Johnson told Fineman, adding: “Maybe the worst lawyer I’ve ever had, which is …

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Carroll’s Lawyer To Use Trump’s Latest Attack At Trial

Newsweek reports: A recent Donald Trump press conference in which he again attacked writer E. Jean Carroll is being used against him in court. During the press conference, Trump accused Carroll of telling a “made up, fabricated story” of sexual assault, according to a court filing on Saturday, January 20 by Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan. Kaplan wants Trump’s comments shown …

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Ex-Trump Lawyer: I Can’t Say He Won’t Be Convicted

“The two federal cases are serious cases. I think they are not to be taken lightly. Let’s put it that way. That’s going to be something to really have to grapple with there. You can’t say there’s no way he will get convicted, there is no way he will be sentenced. You have a jury of 12 who is ultimately …

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Trump: “Nikki Haley Was In Charge Of Jan 6 Security”

The New York Times reports: Former President Donald J. Trump on Friday appeared to confuse Nikki Haley for Nancy Pelosi during a speech in New Hampshire, accusing Ms. Haley of failing to provide adequate security during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol and connecting her to the House committee that investigated it. “Nikki Haley was in charge of …

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Maine Secretary Of State Appeals Trump Ballot Ruling

ABC News reports: Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Friday asked the state’s highest appeals court to consider her decision to bar former President Donald Trump off of Maine’s GOP primary ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment — before the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the Colorado 14th Amendment case disqualifying Trump. In a news release, Bellows …

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Trump Wants Mistrial Because Carroll Deleted Threats

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump renewed his motion for a mistrial of the defamation case brought by former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll after she acknowledged deleting some emails. Trump’s attorney Alina Habba asked for a mistrial earlier this week in the middle of cross-examination of Carroll when Carroll testified that she had deleted some emails containing threats to …

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Trump Claims He Averted “Nuclear Holocaust” [VIDEO]

CBS News reports: Combative, angry and prone to grandiose claims — newly unveiled footage of an April 2023 deposition gives a glimpse into how former President Donald Trump behaves when testifying under oath. The video, released to CBS News on Friday in response to a freedom of information request, shows Trump claiming to have averted a “nuclear holocaust” and “saving …

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Garland: Trump’s Federal Trials Should Be “Speedy”

NBC News reports: Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a new interview that there should be “speedy trials” in the federal cases against former President Donald Trump, although he made clear that those dates will now be determined by the courts. In an interview with CNN that was taped Thursday, Garland responded to a question about the trial in the …

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Judge: Trump Can Remain On Washington State Ballot

The Seattle Times reports: Donald Trump will remain on Washington’s presidential primary ballot after a judge ruled Thursday there was no clear error when the secretary of state placed him on the official list of candidates. Thurston County Superior Court Judge Mary Sue Wilson, in rejecting the effort by eight Kitsap County residents to remove Trump’s name, said Washington’s process …

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Trump To SCOTUS: Presidents Aren’t “Officers” Of US

NBC News reports: Former President Donald Trump on Thursday pleaded with the Supreme Court to allow him to remain on the Republican primary ballot in Colorado as he seeks to overturn a state ruling that found him ineligible because of his role leading up to the Jan. 6. attack on the Capitol. Trump’s lawyers filed a brief laying out his …

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Carroll’s Expert Witness Suggests Damages Up To $12M

CNN reports: Northwestern University professor Ashlee Humphreys, who was called as a witness by E. Jean Carroll’s lawyers as an expert on damages, testified it could cost up to $12.1 million for Carroll to repair her reputation with those who likely believed Donald Trump. Humphreys — who was contracted to analyze the reach of Donald Trump’s statements and assess the …

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Junior: Tucker Carlson Is “Contender” To Be Daddy’s VP

Mediaite reports: Donald Trump Jr. appeared on Newsmax Thursday — where he speculated about former Fox News golden boy Tucker Carlson being picked as his dad’s vice presidential candidate. “Don, is your dad serious about Tucker Carlson? Are those rumors serious?” asked Newsmax anchor Rob Finnerty. “That clearly would be on the table, right? I mean they’re very friendly, I …

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