Tag Archives: Donald Trump

Trump Demands Judge Recuse From Hillary Lawsuit

The Hill reports: Attorneys representing former President Trump asked that a judge appointed by former President Bill Clinton recuse himself from Trump’s recent lawsuit accusing Hillary Clinton of being part of a conspiracy claiming his 2016 campaign was colluding with Russia. In a motion filed Monday, Trump attorneys Alina Habba and Peter Ticktin argued that U.S. District Court Judge Donald …

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#ETTD: Trump Ready To Clean House At Truth Social

Politico reports: Three top executives quit Truth Social, including chief technology officer, Josh Adams and Billy Boozer, the head of the company’s product development, and chief legal officer, Lori Heyer-Bednar, according to two people familiar with the matter. Reuters first reported the departures of Adams and Boozer. Trump has been upset with the state of his social media venture, Truth …

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Republican Gov Roasts Trump As “Fucking Crazy”

The Washington Post reports: After a two-year absence, the Gridiron Club hosted its 137th dinner Saturday night with the profound desire that the pandemic, two presidential impeachment trials and an attack on the U.S. Capitol have not permanently ruptured this country. So there was both shock and relief when New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, the Republican speaker for the night, …

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Pakistan PM Goes Full Trump On Coming Ouster Vote

Reuters reports: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan suggested on Saturday that he might not accept a vote to oust him, a move he alleged was being orchestrated by the United States. Opposition parties say Khan has failed to revive an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic or fulfil promises to make his government more transparent and accountable, and have put …

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How Trump Ripped Off The Official WH Photographer

The New York Times reports: Official photographers from every White House since President Ronald Reagan’s have published their own books. Barack Obama and George W. Bush were so supportive that they wrote forewords for them. But like so much else involving Mr. Trump, the plan by his chief photographer, Shealah Craighead, did not follow this bipartisan norm. First, aides to …

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MI Officials Raise Red Flags Over Trump Rally Venue: This Is Non-Drivable Farmland, Have Wreckers Ready

The Macomb Daily reports: At a special meeting of the Washington Township Board of Trustees, officials approved a temporary agreement for vehicles to park on township owned land for a political rally to be held at the Michigan Stars Sports Center. “This is farmland, this is not residential drivable land and things could get ugly quickly,” said Treasurer Mike Nicley. …

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Trump “Not Interested” In Becoming House Speaker

The right wing Town Hall reports: Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he does not have any desire to take House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) place as the leader of the chamber should Republicans retake the House following the 2022 elections. During an interview with Just the News‘ John Solomon and Amanda Head, Trump said he is uninterested in …

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Russian State TV Host Calls Trump Russia’s “Partner”

Newsweek reports: A Russian state TV host has said that President Joe Biden should be removed from office and replaced by his predecessor Donald Trump, whom he described as a “partner” for Moscow. In a comment suggesting who Russia would prefer in the White House, Popov said on Channel One on Tuesday: “It’s time for us, our people, to call …

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Trump Begs Vladimir Putin To Dig Up Dirt On Joe Biden

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to release dirt on President Joe Biden amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In an interview with Just the News founder John Solomon published on Tuesday, Trump reiterated his unproven claim that Yelena Baturina, a Russian oligarch and the wife of former Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov, gave $3.5 million …

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DOJ Examines How Trump’s Tweet Spurred Extremists

The New York Times reports: Mr. Trump’s Twitter post in the early hours of Dec. 19, 2020, was the first time he publicly urged supporters to come to Washington on the day Congress was scheduled to certify the Electoral College results. His message — which concluded with, “Be there, will be wild!” — has long been seen as instrumental in …

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Trump WH Jan. 6th Phone Records Show 7-Hour Gap

The Washington Post reports: Internal White House records from the day of the attack on the U.S. Capitol that were turned over to the House select committee show a gap in President Donald Trump’s phone logs of seven hours and 37 minutes, including the period when the building was being violently assaulted. The lack of an official White House notation …

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Federal Judge Finds Trump Likely Committed Felonies

The New York Times reports: A federal judge ruled on Monday that former President Donald J. Trump and a lawyer who advised him on how to overturn the 2020 election most likely committed felonies, including obstructing the work of Congress and conspiring to defraud the United States. The judge’s comments marked a significant breakthrough for the House committee investigating the …

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Trump Again Praises Putin, Xi, And Kim As “Smart”

The Hill reports: Former President Donald Trump on Saturday repeated his praise of several authoritarian leaders, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-Un “smart.” Trump referred to those authoritarian leaders as strong, saying “the smartest one gets to the top.” Trump said China’s Xi was smart because he “runs 1.5 billion people …

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US Military Overpaid For Stays At Trump Properties

The Washington Post reports: The United States military spent at least $147,000 at former president Donald Trump’s properties during his presidency, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post. The military often booked rooms or cottages at Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, N.J., and at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida for weeks at time at rates of $566.64 and $396.15 …

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Famous Liar Sues Hillary And DNC For $70 Million

CNBC reports: Former President Donald Trump on Thursday sued Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee and others for allegedly conspiring to “weave a false narrative” during the 2016 presidential election that Trump and his campaign were colluding with Russia. Trump’s RICO suit says that Clinton, who was his Democratic opponent in that election, and other defendants as part of the …

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Ex-Prosecutor: Trump Guilty Of “Numerous Felonies”

The New York Times reports: One of the senior Manhattan prosecutors who investigated Donald J. Trump believed that the former president was “guilty of numerous felony violations” and that it was “a grave failure of justice” not to hold him accountable, according to a copy of his resignation letter. The prosecutor, Mark F. Pomerantz, submitted his resignation last month after …

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Trump Reconnects With Loony Tunes Scamvangelicals

Politico reports: This past Friday afternoon over lunch, a group of evangelical leaders met with former President Donald Trump at his private Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla. The meeting, organized by Trump’s informal spiritual adviser and televangelist Paula White-Cain, was described by Trump advisers as a routine drop-in visit for the former president who has opened up his private …

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Mo Brooks Unloads On Trump After Dis-Endorsement: You Asked Me To Illegally Reinstate You To White House

Via press release from GOP Rep. Mo Brooks: It’s disappointing that, just like in 2017, President Trump lets Mitch McConnell manipulate him again. Every single negative TV ad against our campaign has come from McConnell and his allies. I wish President Trump wouldn’t fall for McConnell’s ploys, but, once again, he has. I have not changed. I am the only …

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Stormy Scorches “Tiny” Trump Over Defamation Case

Earlier this week a federal court ruled that Stormy Daniels’ appeal in her Trump defamation case was not filed in a “timely basis” and therefore she’s on hook for his supposed $300,000 in legal costs. Trump, of course, fired out a gloating press release and today Daniels issued a lengthy response. It reads, in part: In response to that ridiculous …

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Cheney Floats “Enhanced Criminal Penalties” For Trump

“Certainly our first priority is to make recommendations. And we’re looking at things like do we need additional enhanced criminal penalties for the kind of supreme dereliction of duty that you saw with President Trump, when he refused to tell the mob to go home after he had provoked that attack on the Capitol. “I have not learned a single …

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