Tag Archives: Donald Trump

New York AG Letitia James: I Won’t Be Bullied By Trump

From New York Attorney General Letitia James: Like all Americans, Donald J. Trump is entitled to defend himself in court. However, this attorney general will not be bullied or intimidated by the former president. The courts have ruled time and time again that the office’s investigation into Mr. Trump and his financial dealings is legitimate and lawful, and Attorney General …

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Trump’s Brown-Nosers Told To Bring Colorful Graphics And Big Fonts To Hold His Attention At Mar-A-Lago

The New York Times reports: For 15 months, a parade of supplicants — senators, governors, congressional leaders and Republican strivers of all stripes — have made the trek to pledge their loyalty and pitch their candidacies. Some have hired Mr. Trump’s advisers, hoping to gain an edge in seeking his endorsement. Some have bought ads that ran only on Fox …

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Trump: I Told Bill Barr To Get Himself Impeached

Mediaiate has the transcript: Look, we also had a chance, but Bill Barr, the attorney general, didn’t want to be impeached. They were vicious with him. They said, “We’re gonna impeach him.” They didn’t even know why. But they were gonna impeach Bill Barr. He didn’t want to be impeached. How do you not to get impeached? You sit back …

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Biden Gives Riot Panel Access To More Trump WH Docs

The Washington Post reports: President Biden has authorized the National Archives and Records Administration to hand over a new tranche of Trump White House documents to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. In a letter released Wednesday by the archives, Biden declined to assert executive privilege over the records — the latest batch sought …

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Trump Still Hasn’t Endorsed DeSantis For Florida Gov

The Hill reports: It’s unclear exactly why Trump hasn’t issued an endorsement in his adopted home state’s gubernatorial race. One Republican donor suggested that the former president may be holding back because DeSantis hasn’t yet pledged to defer to Trump should he run again in 2024. “I think with the president, you don’t get anything for free,” one Republican donor …

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Trump Records Video Message For Kid Rock Concert

Mediaite reports: Kid Rock started his concert on Wednesday night with a video greeting from former President Donald Trump saying “all of you in attendance are the true backbone of our great country, hard-working, God-fearing, rock-and-roll patriots.” “I know you’re having a great time at the Kid Rock concert tonight. Quite frankly, he’s amazing,” Trump said to the crowd at …

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NY Cops Cleared In 2020 Assault Of Elderly Protester

The Associated Press reports: An arbitrator has ruled that two Buffalo police officers didn’t violate the department’s use-of-force guidelines when they pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground in June 2020 during racial injustice protests following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The episode drew national attention when a news crew captured video of Martin Gugino being shoved by …

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Cheney Denies Dispute On Criminal Referral For Trump

The Hill reports: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Sunday rejected a report that there is a dispute among members of the Jan. 6 House select committee regarding whether or not to make a criminal referral for former President Trump. “The committee is working in a really collaborative way to discuss these issues, as we are with all of the issues …

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Famous Liar Tells NC Rally Crowd That He’s “The Most Honest Human Being That God Ever Created” [VIDEO]

The Insider reports: Speaking at a rally in Selma, North Carolina on Saturday evening, former President Donald Trump claimed that he is one of the most honest human beings to walk on earth. “I’ve got to be the cleanest sheriff,” Trump said. “I think I’m the most honest human being, perhaps, that God ever created.” There were ripples of laughter …

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Trump Endorses Mehmet Oz In PA Senate Race

Harrisburg’s ABC News affiliate reports: Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Dr. Mehmet Oz in the hotly-contested race to represent Pennsylvania in the United States Senate. In his endorsement on Saturday Trump called the former television personality “brilliant and well-known” and that Oz has his “complete and total endorsement.” “I believe that Mehmet Oz will be the one most able …

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Trump +26 Over DeSantis In Texas 2024 Primary Poll

Florida Politics reports: National polling has shown Gov. Ron DeSantis as the 2024 Republican frontrunner if Donald Trump doesn’t run for President again, and a new state poll from Texas accords with that trend. A survey of 678 likely voters in the Texas Republican Primary, conducted from March 29 – April 2, 2022 by CWS Research, showed DeSantis with 48% …

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Canadian Billionaire To Pay Record Fine For Steering Illegal Donations To Trump, Lobbied Trump On Tariffs

The New York Times reports: A Canadian steel industry billionaire illegally helped steer $1.75 million in donations to a pro-Trump super PAC and has agreed to pay one of the largest fines ever levied by the Federal Election Commission to settle the case, the commission said on Friday. The $975,000 fine will be paid by entities controlled by Barry Zekelman, …

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Ohio Fairgrounds Board Rejects Proposed Trump Rally

The Kent Record-Courier reports: Former President Donald Trump reportedly had hoped to host a rally at the Portage County fairgrounds, but was turned down by the volunteer board that runs the Randolph property, Portage County commissioners said. Portage County Commissioner Tony Badalamenti said he spoke several times in recent days to Secretary of State Frank LaRose and members of Trump’s …

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New York AG Seeks Contempt Charge For Trump

CBS News reports: New York’s attorney general asked a state judge Thursday to issue an order of contempt against former President Donald Trump, claiming he has failed to comply with a previous ruling requiring him to turn over documents by March 31 as part of an investigation into his company’s financial practices. The office of New York Attorney General Letitia …

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Trump Org Now Borrowing From Shady Internet Bank

NBC News reports: Donald Trump used to bank with the big guns. Now he’s borrowing from Axos Financial, an obscure, internet-only institution based in San Diego and Las Vegas. In mid-February, Axos refinanced a $100 million Trump Tower mortgage due in September, a New York City Finance Department document shows. The new loan was made just days after The Trump …

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Trump Claims Security Stopped Him From Joining Mob Marching On Capitol: “I Would Have Gone In A Minute”

The Washington Post reports: Former president Donald Trump voiced regret Wednesday over not marching to the U.S. Capitol the day his supporters stormed the building, and he defended his long silence during the attack by claiming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others were responsible for ending the deadly violence. “I thought it was a shame, and I kept asking why …

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Judge Refuses To Recuse From Trump’s Hillary Lawsuit

Politico reports: A federal judge — nominated to the bench by President Bill Clinton in 1996 — on Wednesday emphatically rejected Donald Trump’s demand that he recuse from Trump’s sprawling lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, declaring that there’s no legitimate basis to demand that he step back from the case. In a five-page order, Judge Donald Middlebrooks emphasized that he has …

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STUDY: 104K Got Vax Due To YouTube Ad W/Trump

The Associated Press reports: A strategically placed YouTube advertisement that featured former President Donald Trump praising COVID-19 vaccinations spurred a jump of 104,000 shots, a national study showed. Researchers with the Massachusetts-based National Bureau of Economic Research placed 27-second commercials that ran in heavy rotation prior to Fox News segments by popular pro-Trump conservative commentators, such as Tucker Carlson and …

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Fourth GOP Rep Who Voted To Impeach Will Retire

Click On Detroit reports: Michigan Congressman Fred Upton, a Republican who has been serving the 6th district in West Michigan since 1987, says he’s retiring from Congress. Upton would have had to face Trump-backed Bill Huizenga in the 2022 election later this year after redistricting maps were approved earlier this year, creating a new 4th district. Upton was one of …

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STUDY: Murder Rates Highest In States Won By Trump

Yahoo News reports: Republican politicians routinely claim that cities run by Democrats have been experiencing crime waves caused by failed governance, but a new study shows murder rates are actually higher in states and cities controlled by Republicans. “We’re seeing murders in our cities, all Democrat-run,” former President Donald Trump asserted at a March 26 rally in Georgia. “People are …

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