Trump Lies

The New York Times reports: In 2023, as Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, prepared to plead guilty to U.S. money-laundering violations, he fashioned a crash course for himself on clemency politics, reading books about business tycoons who had received pardons. Two years later, Mr. Zhao, a Chinese-born billionaire, is out of prison and mounting a …

CBS News reports: The watchdog group Democracy Defenders Fund, led by a former Obama administration ethics official, has formally requested a federal investigation into the Pentagon’s acceptance of a Qatari luxury jet on behalf of President Trump. According to a memo obtained by CBS News, the group asked the Department of Defense’s inspector general and the Government Accountability Office to …

The Washington Post reports: Of Trump’s first impeachment, the impeachment display now reads: “On December 18, 2019, the House impeached Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The charges focused on the president’s alleged solicitation of foreign interference in the 2020 presidential election and defiance of Congressional subpoenas. Trump was acquitted in January 2020.” Of his second …

“Tariffs are having a huge positive impact on the Stock Market. Almost every day, new records are set. In addition, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars are pouring into our Country’s coffers. “If a Radical Left Court ruled against us at this late date, in an attempt to bring down or disturb the largest amount of money, wealth creation and influence …

The Associated Press reports: An advocacy group sued the Justice Department and the FBI on Friday for records detailing their handling of the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The legal organization Democracy Forward is seeking records related to senior administration officials’ communication about Epstein documents and any regarding correspondence between Epstein and Trump. The lawsuit, filed in federal court …

“Last year, after an assassin tried to take my life in Butler, Pennsylvania, Thomas generously mailed me one of his Purple Hearts. Many of the other veterans showed me the same unbelievable gesture of kindness, including three-time Purple Heart recipient John Ford and Gerald Enter Jr., who also came along with us and did us a great, great favor. Gerald, …

The Associated Press reports: The White House said Thursday night that there will be increased presence of federal law enforcement in the nation’s capital to combat crime for at least the next week, amid President Donald Trump ‘s suggestions that his administration could fully take over running the city. “Washington, DC is an amazing city, but it has been plagued …

Yahoo News reports: Donald Trump has returned to promoting his own golf prowess, despite the growing debate over how much “help” he has had to achieve his victories. On Thursday, Trump posted a photo on his Truth Social account holding two trophies, writing, “Winning the Senior Club Championship, and the Super Senior Club Championship, last weekend at Bedminster.” Bedminster is …

The Washington Post reports: President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday making it easier for everyday savers to invest their retirement funds in alternative assets, including private-market assets like private equity and real estate as well as cryptocurrencies. The order directs the Labor Department to work with the Treasury Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission to see which …

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order requiring colleges to submit data to prove they do not consider race in admissions. In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against the use of affirmative action in admissions but said colleges may still consider how race has shaped students’ lives if applicants share that information in their …

“The reason that The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board is always negative on ‘TRUMP,’ and the Hundreds of Billions of Dollars we’re bringing into our Country through Tariffs, numbers that the U.S.A. has never seen before, is because they are China centric or, at a minimum, Globalists, and they would rather see China and the World, for reasons unknown, ‘WIN, …

404 Media reports: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is urgently looking for a company to help it “dominate” digital media channels with advertisements in an attempt to recruit 14,050 more personnel, according to U.S. government contracting records reviewed by 404 Media. The move, which ICE wants to touch everything from social media ads to those played on popular streaming services …

The Associated Press reports: As Trump’s tariffs take effect, Americans will see an average tax of 18.6% for imported products, the highest rate since 1933, according to the Budget Lab at Yale, a non-partisan policy research center. The Budget Lab estimated prices will increase 1.8% in the short term as a result of the trade war the U.S. waged this …

The Daily Beast reports: President Donald Trump has suggested The New York Times “rigged” its own best-seller list because a book about him isn’t at the top. His attacks on the paper have reached a bizarre new level, evident in one of the president’s most recent Truth Social posts. The president appeared miffed that Butler: The Untold Story of the …

The New York Times editorial board writes: President Trump treats facts in the same way that he treats people: He expects them to line up in support of his goals, and if they don’t, he seeks to get rid of them. Countries that fudge statistics are basically lying to themselves, and they suffer the consequences, as Ben Casselman documented in …

The New York Times reports: Oliver Burckhardt came prepared for the dinner that President Trump hosted for a small group of major donors at his private Mar-a-Lago resort in South Florida on March 1. A week earlier, one of Mr. Burckhardt’s biotech companies had donated $5 million to MAGA Inc., a pro-Trump political committee, that paved the way for him …

The Huffington Post reports: Intel’s shares are tumbling before markets opened Thursday after President Donald Trump said in a social media post that the chipmaker’s CEO needs to resign. “The CEO of Intel is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “There is no other solution to this problem. Thank you for your attention to this …

“I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures and, importantly, using the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024. People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS. Thank you for your attention to this …

The New York Times reports: The imposition of punishing tariffs for roughly 90 countries on Thursday signified the latest evolution of Mr. Trump’s tariff agenda, a plan that has seen many twists and turns since he first proclaimed “Liberation Day” this spring. The president’s latest long list of import taxes are expected to drive up prices for American consumers and …

The Guardian reports: JD Vance’s team had the Army Corps of Engineers in Louisville, Ohio, take the unusual step of changing the outflow of a lake to accommodate a recent boating excursion on a family holiday, the Guardian has learned. The request from the US Secret Service was made to “support safe navigation” of the US vice-president’s security detail for …