Tag Archives: Donald Trump

Trump Loses Appeal To Halt $10K/Day Contempt Fine

CBS News reports: A New York court has denied former President Donald Trump’s request to put a halt to the $10,000 in daily fines and a contempt order levied by a judge on April 25. Trump was held in contempt after failing to comply with a December 1, 2021, subpoena from New York State Attorney General Letitia James in her …

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Former Top Pence Aide Joins Kemp Reelection Team

The Hill reports: Marc Short, an ex-top aide to former Vice President Mike Pence, is joining Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s reelection campaign as the Republican incumbent fights off a primary challenge from former Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.), who is backed by former President Trump. The development comes just weeks before the Georgia gubernatorial primaries, which are scheduled for May 24. …

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POLL: 52% Want Trump Charged Over Capitol Riot

The Washington Post reports: Sixteen months after the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, a slight majority of Americans say former president Donald Trump should be charged with a crime for urging his supporters to march to the building on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. The poll finds 52 percent saying Trump should be charged …

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Trump Lawyers Tried To Hide His Fear Of Thrown Fruit

The Daily Beast reports: After a transcript leaked last week of former President Donald Trump decrying “very dangerous” fruits he feared protesters might throw at him, Trump’s legal team sprang into action. New emails show that Trump’s lawyers were so bothered by the deposition becoming public that they actually tried to un-make it public. Even after The Daily Beast published …

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GOP Gov. Larry Hogan: Nominating Trump Or A “Cheap Impersonation” In 2024 Would Be Definition Of Insanity

The Wall Street Journal reports: Larry Hogan, the Republican governor of Democratic-leaning Maryland and a possible 2024 presidential candidate, is expected to use a high-profile speech Tuesday evening to call on his party to extricate itself from the grasp of former President Donald Trump. “We won’t win back the White House by nominating Donald Trump or a cheap impersonation of …

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Georgia Grand Jury Selected In Trump Election Case

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: A judge on Monday selected nearly two-dozen Fulton County residents — neighbors, co-workers, fellow MARTA riders — who will help prosecutors determine whether former President Donald Trump and his allies unlawfully tried to meddle in Georgia’s 2020 elections. A pool of 200 would-be jurors was whittled down to 23 people and three alternates over two hours …

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Trump Forgets J.D. Vance’s Name At NE Rally [VIDEO]

The Guardian reports: Speaking at a rally two days ahead of voting in a heated Republican Senate primary in Ohio, Donald Trump appeared to forget the name of JD Vance, the candidate he has endorsed. “You know,” the former president told a crowd in Greenwood, Nebraska, on Sunday, “we’ve endorsed Dr Oz.” So he has, in Pennsylvania. Of Ohio, Trump …

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Esper’s Book: Trump Wanted To Shoot BLM Protesters

Axios reports: Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper charges in a memoir out May 10 that former President Trump said when demonstrators were filling the streets around the White House following the death of George Floyd: “Can’t you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?” The book, “A Sacred Oath,” contains vivid, first-person revelations by a top …

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Biden Roasts Trump “Plague” At Nerd Prom [VIDEO]

The Independent reports: Noting that he was the first chief executive to attend the event — a charity fundraiser which supports journalism scholarships — since then-President Barack Obama participated in 2016, Mr Biden said it was understandable that no president had attended in the intervening years. “We had a horrible plague followed by two years of Covid,” he said. Referring …

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Trump: I’d Still Be In White House If Not For McConnell

The Hill reports: Former President Trump told New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns that he would still be in the White House if Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had bought into his false election claims. ”Had Mitch stuck with many members of the party who knew the election was rigged, I think we wouldn’t be at …

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Trump Defies $10K/Day Contempt Fine, Files Appeal

Courthouse News reports: Defying orders for him to pay $10,000 a day until he turns over records sought for a civil investigation in New York, former President Donald Trump appealed a state judge’s contempt order on Wednesday. Trump brought the appeal two days after Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron ruled against Trump from the bench with a gavel bang. New …

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Trump Testifies That He Fears “Dangerous Fruit” Will Be Thrown At Him: “You Can Get Killed With Those Things”

The Insider reports: Donald Trump worried that “dangerous” fruits could be flung at him by protesters, according to newly-released excerpts from his sworn deposition for an upcoming trial in New York. “It’s very dangerous stuff,” Trump said in the deposition, invoking a fruit-basket worth of potential projectiles, including tomatoes, pineapples, and, perplexingly, bananas. “You can get killed with those things,” …

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Trump Refuses To Give Definition Of “Woman” [VIDEO]

Raw Story reports: Former President Donald Trump refused to answer British television presenter Piers Morgan when he asked for the definition of “woman.” “What is a woman?” Morgan wondered in an interview that aired on Tuesday. “I’m not going to respond to the question,” Trump replied. “A woman is someone that swims at a certain time and doesn’t get beat …

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Deborah Birx Recounts “Twilight Zone” Moment When Trump Suggested Injecting Disinfectant To Treat COVID

The Guardian reports: Deborah Birx is promoting her new book, Silent Invasion: The Untold Story of the Trump Administration, Covid-19, and Preventing the Next Pandemic Before It’s Too Late, which is released on Tuesday. When asked how she felt during the moment Trump promoted the use of disinfectants to treat the virus, Birx said: “At the beginning, I didn’t even …

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Republicans Terrified Trump Might Return To Twitter

Playbook reports: The news that Elon Musk is buying Twitter has thrown Washington into a tizzy over one major question: Will Donald Trump return to his old favorite social media platform and start tweeting again?As it turns out, no one is more petrified of this than members of Trump’s own party. On Monday night, in a series of calls and …

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Fox: Trump Won’t Be Able To Resist Twitter Return

For once, the world agrees with Fox hosts: Cohosts of The Five reacted giddily to the news that Elon Musk will purchase Twitter for $44 billion on Monday, hailing it as a victory for free speech. The consensus around the table was that Musk will allow Donald Trump to return to Twitter and that the former president will oblige, despite …

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New York AG Presses For Contempt Order For Trump

CBS News reports: New York Attorney General Letitia James urged a judge Friday to “coerce” former President Donald Trump into complying with a subpoena demanding searches of three of his mobile devices and multiple document storage sites. Trump failed to meet a court-ordered March 31 deadline to turn over subpoenaed material, claiming he had none of the documents demanded by …

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BOOK: McCarthy And McConnell Wanted Trump Out

The New York Times reports: In the days after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building, the two top Republicans in Congress, Representative Kevin McCarthy and Senator Mitch McConnell, told associates they believed President Trump was responsible for inciting the deadly riot and vowed to drive him from politics. Mr. McCarthy went so far as to say he would …

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Hillary To Court: Toss Trump’s Lawsuit “With Prejudice”

Politico reports: Hillary Clinton is moving quickly to shut down an epic federal lawsuit that former President Donald Trump filed last month accusing her, her political allies and various government officials of a racketeering conspiracy to propagate false claims about Trump and Russia in connection with the 2016 presidential race. In a motion filed Wednesday with a federal court in …

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Kinzinger Would “Love” To Run Against Trump In 2024

The Huffington Post reports: I asked Kinzinger whether he wants to run against Trump, who is expected to mount a third campaign for president. “I would love it. I really would,” he said, his eyes instantly widening. “Even if he crushed me, like in a primary, to be able to stand up and call out the garbage is just a …

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