Trump Lies

“What it is is election interference. It’s being run by Joe Biden, his White House. His top person was placed here in order to make sure everything goes right. This is a terrible time for our country. This is a real dark period for our country. His top person called Angelo and some others have been placed into the DA’s …

CNN reports: A New York state judge rejected former President Donald Trump’s motion to throw out charges brought by the Manhattan DA in the criminal hush money probe in a court hearing that started moments ago. Trump’s attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the indictment on a number of grounds, including alleging it was brought six years after the alleged …

“So it’s very hard to be sarcastic when I interpose. I’m not a Nicki fan, and I’m not a Pelosi fan. And when I purposely interpose names they said, ‘He didn’t know Pelosi from Nikki, from tricky Nikki.’ I interpose and they make a big deal out of it. I said, ‘No, no, I think they both stink, they have …

The Associated Press reports: A conservative group has told a Georgia judge that it doesn’t have evidence to support its claims of illegal ballot stuffing during the the 2020 general election and a runoff two months later. Texas-based True the Vote filed complaints with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in 2021, including one in which it said it had …

The Washington Post reports: Donald Trump is expected at the defendant’s table in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday for a conference that could confirm he’ll be tried next month for allegedly falsifying hush money repayment records — the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. At the same hour in Atlanta, a team of Trump’s lawyers will appear with …

“Dear Melania, I LOVE YOU! Even after every single INDICTMENT, ARREST, and WITCH HUNT, you never left my side. You’ve always supported me through everything. I wouldn’t be the man I am today without your guidance, kindness, and warmth. You will always mean the world to me, Melania! From your husband with love, Donald J. Trump. Please leave some kind …

Posted to Trump’s Truth Social account: Republicans just don’t learn, but maybe she was still a Democrat? I have an almost 99% Endorsement Success Rate in Primaries, and a very good number in the General Elections, as well, but just watched this very foolish woman, Mazi Melesa Pilip, running in a race where she didn’t endorse me and tried to …

Bloomberg News reports: The US Supreme Court gave a special counsel until next Tuesday to respond to Donald Trump’s bid to pause his criminal trial for election interference while the ex-president presses an appeal that seeks immunity. Trump, who is campaigning for a return to the White House, is challenging a federal appeals court decision that let him be prosecuted …

The Meidas Touch reports: On Truth Social, Trump reposted a meme implying a “water pipe burst” event was staged which provided cover for “4 suitcases” of ballots to come out erasing Trump’s lead in Georgia during the 2020 election. This and other claims were investigated by Republican state officials in Georgia and found to be be false. During that time, …

The Washington Post reports: Former president Donald Trump plans to attend a Thursday hearing in Atlanta on allegations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis (D) engaged in an improper personal relationship with the lead prosecutor on the election interference case, according to two individuals with knowledge of the possible trip. Trump has a scheduled appearance in New York …

The New York Times reports: Former President Donald J. Trump is privately discussing endorsing his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, to be the co-chair of the Republican National Committee, according to three people familiar with the discussions. Mr. Trump has already told those close to him that his preferred choice to replace the current R.N.C. chair, Ronna McDaniel, is Michael Whatley, the …

NPR reports: Former President Donald Trump is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hit pause on his federal criminal prosecution for allegedly conspiring to obstruct the electoral certification three years ago. Lawyers for Trump made the request Monday, writing the justices that they are preparing a petition for certiorari, or a full application for the high court to take the …

The New York Times reports: In two courthouses, two blocks apart, two New York judges could well ruin Donald J. Trump’s week. On Thursday, one of the judges, Juan M. Merchan, may schedule the first criminal trial of a former American president for as early as next month — raising the specter that Mr. Trump might end up behind bars. …

CNBC reports: Former President Donald Trump arrived at a federal court in Florida on Monday morning for a closed hearing in the criminal case where he is charged with taking hundreds of classified government documents with him when he left the White House. The hearing before Judge Aileen Cannon will deal with protective orders related to classified information contained in …

Posted just now to Trump’s Truth Social account: I signed and was responsible for the Music Modernization Act for Taylor Swift and all other Musical Artists. Joe Biden didn’t do anything for Taylor, and never will. There’s no way she could endorse Crooked Joe Biden, the worst and most corrupt President in the History of our Country, and be disloyal …

The Guardian reports: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, has said any attack on the western military alliance would be met with a “united and forceful response”, after Donald Trump invited Russia to attack member countries that he perceived as not meeting their financial obligations. Stoltenberg said in a statement: “Any suggestion that allies will not defend each other undermines all of …

Bloomberg reports: The White House pushed back against Donald Trump’s claim that he told NATO leaders while president that he would encourage Russia to invade members of the alliance who didn’t meet their defense commitments. “Encouraging invasions of our closest allies by murderous regimes is appalling and unhinged – and it endangers American national security, global stability, and our economy …

“I need to start with the fact that Donald Trump had a rally today, and in that rally, he mocked my husband’s military service. And I’ll say this, Donald, if you have something to say, don’t say it behind my back. Get on a debate stage and say it to my face. “I have long talked about the fact that …

The Meidas Touch reports: Trump loves to tell the story about how he threatened the other NATO countries to “pay up.” He casts this as if they owe us money that they refuse to pay. It is simply a question of them increasing their own defense budgets – not money they owe us. But Trump has now taken this earlier …

“She said I will never run against him. Then she comes over to see me at Mar-A-Lago, says, ‘Sir, I will never run against you.’ She brought her husband. Where’s her husband? Oh, he’s away. He’s away. What happened to her husband? Where’s her husband? Where is he? He’s gone. He knew. He knew!” – Trump, at today’s South Carolina …