Tag Archives: Trump corruption

Supreme Court Rules Against Trump On Tax Records

The Associated Press reports: In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is declining to step in to halt the turnover of his tax records to a New York state prosecutor. The court’s action Monday is the apparent culmination of a lengthy legal battle that had already reached the high court once before. Trump’s tax records …

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Trump Inauguration Donor Sentenced To 12 Years

Axios reports: California venture capitalist Imaad Shah Zuberi was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday for unregistered foreign lobbying, illegal campaign contributions and obstruction of justice. Details: The obstruction of justice charge against Zuberi stemmed from an investigation into a $900,000 contribution he made to former President Trump’s inaugural committee. Zuberi was also ordered to pay a $1.75 …

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Manhattan DA Adds Top Prosecutor For Trump Inquiry

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, …

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Trump Phones Fox News To Eulogize Rush Limbaugh, Fox Lets Him Rant And Rage About “Stolen Election”

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. …

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Biden: “I’m Tired Of Talking About Trump” [VIDEO]

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 …

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Trump Issues Lengthy Attack On “Dour, Unsmiling” McConnell, Blames Him For Losing GA Senate Seats

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, …

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Trump Trial Lawyer Roasts Other Trump Trial Lawyer

From an interview with Jewish Insider: Trump’s legal defense got off to a rocky start on Tuesday with a speech by Castor that was maligned by many, including a number of the former president’s closest allies. That speech was a “spur of the moment decision,” Schoen explained — Schoen himself was originally scheduled to deliver the opening argument. “The House …

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McConnell Defends “Not Guilty” Vote In WSJ Op-Ed

From McConnell’s op-ed in the Wall Street Journal: There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility. His supporters stormed the Capitol because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world’s largest megaphone. His behavior during and after the chaos was also unconscionable, from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the riot to praising the criminals after it …

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Court Tosses Carter Page’s Suit Against Media Giant

The Associated Press reports: A Delaware judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by former Donald Trump campaign operative Carter Page against the media company that includes Yahoo! and AOL and that formerly owned HuffPost. The judge ruled last week that Page had failed to demonstrate that articles written about his connection to an FBI investigation into suspected Russian interference …

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Trump Can’t Resist Driving Past Florida Cultist Rally

The Independent reports: After days of keeping an uncommonly low profile, former president Trump reportedly re-emerged to slowly drive past a rally of die-hard supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida on Monday.  Video of the rally, which coincided with the President’s Day holiday, showed a raucous, largely unmasked crowd of supporters waving flags and Trump banners erupting in chants of …

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“Voter Fraud” Donor Wants His $2.5 Million Back

The Washington Post reports: Like many Trump supporters, conservative donor Fred Eshelman awoke the day after the presidential election with the suspicion that something wasn’t right. His candidate’s apparent lead in key battleground states had evaporated overnight. The next day, the North Carolina financier and his advisers reached out to a small conservative nonprofit group in Texas that was seeking …

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CNN Roasts “Litany Of Lies” By Trump Lawyers [VIDEO]

Raw Story reports: CNN political analyst John Avlon on Monday took a hatchet to the impeachment defense laid out by former President Donald Trump’s legal team. During his latest “Reality Check” segment, Avlon expressed astonishment at how many false claims Trump’s impeachment team jammed into a relatively brief defense of their client. “The velocity of lies from Trump’s lawyers was …

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POLL: 58% Say Trump Should Have Been Convicted

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 …

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AP: Trump “Remains Fixated On Exacting Revenge”

The Associated Press reports: Friends and allies expect Trump to resume friendly media interviews after weeks of silence. He has met with political aides to discuss efforts to help Republicans try to take control of the House and Senate in the 2022 midterms elections. He remains fixated on exacting revenge on Republicans who supported his impeachment or resisted his efforts …

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Trump Escapes Conviction In 57-43 Senate Vote

NBC News reports: The Senate on Saturday acquitted former President Donald Trump in a 57-43 vote on the charge of inciting insurrection for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Seven GOP Senators voted guilty in the most bipartisan majority to support a conviction. Democrats needed 17 Republicans to join them to convict Trump and hold a separate vote …

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Kinzinger: Come Forward With Your Trump Info Now

The Hill reports: Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) is calling for officials with knowledge of former President Trump’s involvement in inciting the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol to come forward with whatever information they may have. “I think there’s a lot of people that know things. I don’t know who they are. They’re sitting on information, now’s the time …

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Senate Reverses On Calling Witnesses, Read Statement From GOP Rep Into Record, Closing Arguments Start

CNN reports: House managers and Trump’s defense team agreed to enter a statement from Rep. Herrera Beutler describing a phone call between former President Trump and House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy into the record. House impeachment managers had asked the Senate this morning to call witnesses in former President Trump’s second impeachment trial. Instead, Senate and trial lawyers instead agreed …

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Mike Lee Hands Over Log Of Trump’s Call During Riot

The Washington Post reports: Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Saturday gave House impeachment managers and former president Donald Trump’s defense attorneys a copy of a log from his cellphone, which shows that as the Jan. 6 riot unfolded, he received a call from the White House at 2:26 p.m. that lasted for four minutes, a spokesman for the senator said. …

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BREAKING: Senate Votes 55-45 To Call Trial Witnesses

ABC News reports: Lead Manager Jamie Raskin has said the prosecution wants to subpoena Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, a Republican who witnessed a call between House minority leader Kevin McCarthy and Donald Trump on the day of the insurrection. News of this call broke last night, after the defense had rested their case. Raskin said he would limit Beutler’s testimony …

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Trump Lawyer Briefly Quit Thursday Over Video Clips

The New York Times reports: In another reminder of his ad hoc approach, Mr. Trump asked associates on Thursday night whether it was too late to add or remove lawyers from the team, as Mr. Schoen briefly told the team he was quitting over a debate about how to use the video clips the defense showed on Friday. Mr. Trump …

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