Tag Archives: Donald Trump

CNN reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham is heading to Mar-a-Lago this weekend to meet with Donald Trump in hopes of bridging a growing rift in the top echelon of the Republican Party, CNN has learned. According to a person familiar with his plans, Graham plans to spend his time on the golf course with Trump — ideally convincing the former president …

The New York Times reports: As the Manhattan district attorney’s office steps up the criminal investigation of Donald J. Trump, it has reached outside its ranks to enlist a prominent former federal prosecutor to help scrutinize financial dealings at the former president’s company. The former prosecutor, Mark F. Pomerantz, has deep experience investigating and defending white-collar and organized crime cases, …

Politico reports: Nikki Haley reached out to former President Donald Trump on Wednesday to request a sit-down at Mar-a-Lago, but a source familiar tells Playbook that he turned her down. The two haven’t spoken since the insurrection on Jan. 6, when Haley blasted Trump for inciting his supporters to storm the Capitol. The snub comes on the heels of Tim …

Politico reports: A federal judge has ruled that two of the most memorable participants in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol should remain in jail while their trial is pending. Eric Munchel, who notoriously hopped a guardrail in the Senate chamber while armed with a taser and zip ties, along with his mother, Lisa Eisenhart, espouse ideas so dangerous …

CNN reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had an instant reaction when seeing the lengthy attack he endured from former President Donald Trump. He laughed about it, according to a source familiar with the matter. The reaction underscores how McConnell plans to navigate the post-Trump era: Focus squarely on winning back the Senate majority — while ignoring the former President …

Media Matters has the transcript: Rush thought we won — and so do I, by the way, I think we won by — substantially. And Rush thought we won, and he thought it was over at 10:00, 10:30, it was over, and a lot of other people feel that way, too. But Rush felt that way strongly. Many people do. …

The New York Times reports: For then-Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper and Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the tricky part was that both of the accomplished officers were women. Mr. Esper and General Milley worried that if they even raised their names — Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost of the Air Force and …

The Wall Street Journal reports: A hacker claims to have stolen files belonging to the global law firm Jones Day and posted many of them on the dark web. Jones Day has many prominent clients, including former President Donald Trump and major corporations. Jones Day, in a statement, disputed that its network has been breached. The statement said that a …

Mediaite reports: Biden took aim at his predecessor’s dismissal of inspectors general, stating they would be brought back to ensure that small businesses don’t struggle to gain access to PPP loans. He then caveated his comments by saying, “I’m tired of talking about Donald Trump, I don’t want to talk about him anymore.” Later in the town hall, Biden was …

The Hill reports: Wary of inflaming tensions within his own party, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) is staying silent about his frantic Jan. 6 call to then-President Trump as rioters raided the Capitol. But he may not have that luxury forever. That heated phone call — which Democratic prosecutors made part of the official impeachment record — is almost …

The New York Times reports: It will not be the biggest or the best implosion ever. An auction for the rights to detonate the dynamite to begin the implosion of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., fizzled. Front-row seats to view Wednesday morning’s planned spectacle were sold on the cheap. Onlookers in cars will be charged $10 …

“I remind everybody, Ronald Reagan’s 11th commandment was ‘Don’t speak ill of fellow Republicans.’ I want you to know this: Mitch McConnell was indispensable to Donald Trump’s success. “Mitch McConnell got the tax cut through with a two-vote Republican majority. Mitch McConnell was much to credit for Amy Coney Barrett as any single person. Mitch McConnell working with Donald Trump …

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, is “not currently representing President Trump in any legal matters,” senior Trump adviser Jason Miller told CNN on Tuesday. The former New York City mayor was the face of Trump’s failed bid to overturn the presidential election results, but his legal work with the former President dates back years. …

Philadelphia’s ABC News affiliate reports: The crumbling former Trump Plaza Casino in Atlantic City is coming down on Wednesday morning. The implosion is scheduled to happen at 9 a.m. Trump Plaza opened in 1984, and was the site of numerous high-profile boxing matches that Trump, then a real estate developer, attended. The implosion of the once lavish casino and hotel, …

You knew he wouldn’t be able to resist hitting back: The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political ‘leaders’ like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm. McConnell’s dedication to business as usual, status quo policies, together with his lack of political insight, wisdom, skill, and personality, has rapidly driven him from Majority Leader to Minority Leader, …

Mediaite reports: Veteran 60 Minutes producer Ira Rosen claimed on Tuesday that while working for the White House, Steve Bannon concluded that Donald Trump was suffering from “early stage dementia.” Rosen made the allegations while appearing as guest on the podcast Skullduggery. The two allegedly exchanged pages worth of text messages before Bannon finally agreed to an interview once he …

The Washington Post reports: White House press secretary Jen Psaki deflected questions Tuesday about whether Trump should face criminal prosecution related to the Jan. 6 takeover of the Capitol by his supporters, saying such decisions would be made on the federal level by the Justice Department without White House input. “I am not going to speculate on criminal prosecution from …

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani are being accused of conspiring with the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to incite the January 6 insurrection in a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court by the Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee that cites a post-Civil War law designed to combat violence and …

The Hill reports: A majority of Republicans in the new survey — 53 percent — said they would vote for Trump if the 2024 primary presidential primary were held today. Twelve percent said they would support former Vice President Mike Pence and 6 percent backed Donald Trump Jr. and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. All other Republicans garnered support in …

The Hill reports: Nearly 60 percent of Americans believe former President Trump should have been convicted during his second Senate impeachment trial, an ABC News/Ipsos poll taken shortly after the trial ended shows. Fifty-eight percent of Americans surveyed in the new poll, which was conducted from Feb. 13-14. The poll found that support for the conviction was starkly partisan. Almost …