Tag Archives: Trump corruption

Axios reports: A Fulton County judge will hear arguments on March 1 over efforts to disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis from Georgia’s 2020 election interference case against former President Trump. A ruling by Judge Scott McAfee to remove Willis from the case or adjust charges, as Trump and other co-defendants have sought, would have massive implications for the case — …

Reuters reports: Donald Trump was formally ordered by a New York judge to pay $454.2 million after being found liable for manipulating his net worth, in a civil fraud case brought by New York state’s attorney general. The payment includes the $354.9 million penalty that Justice Arthur Engoron of the state court in Manhattan ordered on Feb. 16, plus interest, …

Posted this afternoon to Trump’s Truth Social account: Under my leadership, the Republican Party will always support the creation of strong, thriving, healthy American families. We want to make it easier for mothers and fathers to have babies, not harder! That includes supporting the availability of fertility treatments like IVF in every State in America. Like the OVERWHELMING MAJORITY of …

Politico reports: Donald Trump is asking a federal judge in Florida to throw out his criminal case for hoarding classified secrets at his Mar-a-Lago estate, offering a grab bag of arguments that the charges are legally faulty, that prosecutors have targeted him for political reasons. The motions include a contention that he’s immune from prosecution because he made the decision …

Newsweek reports: New York Attorney General Letitia James is asking a judge to block Donald Trump from changing his business address from New York to Florida, arguing that his executives “carry out the business activities” of the Trump Organization at Manhattan’s Trump Tower. In a Thursday letter, James urged Judge Arthur Engoron to “reject Defendants’ attempt to change the business …

“Every night Eric and I have a tradition. We stop whatever we have going on and we go do bedtime with the kids. And while they say their prayers – and the Pledge of Allegiance, of course – I often think to myself, what kind country will they live in in ten, twenty, or thirty years?” – Lara Trump, the …

The Huffington Post reports: A federal judge on Thursday said the United States was “in trouble” if Americans don’t accept the results of legitimate elections, as was the case with Donald Trump and many of his supporters following the 2020 election. Separately, U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton said he was sure “there won’t be an acceptance of a defeat” …

The Associated Press reports: A federal judge on Wednesday affirmed a $5 million arbitration award against MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell in favor of a software engineer who challenged data that Lindell said proves China interfered in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Lindell, a prominent promoter of false claims that voting machines were manipulated to steal the 2020 election, launched …

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing the civil fraud case to delay enforcing the $355 million judgment against him for one month. In a letter to Judge Arthur Engoron, Trump’s attorneys accuse New York Attorney General Letitia James of an “unseemly rush” to enforce the judgment by submitting a proposal for the judge to sign just …

Via press release from the Trump campaign: Nikki Haley’s campaign ends Saturday, February 24th, fittingly, in her home state, rejected by those who know her the best. Of course, like any wailing loser hell-bent on an alternative reality and refusing to come to grips with her imminent political mortality, we should expect more references to Kings and Coronations — even …

Newsweek reports: Donald Trump’s claim that he “didn’t have to” hand over classified documents that were being sought under federal subpoena has been leaped upon as proof he is admitting wrongdoing. In a Fox News town hall with Laura Ingraham, Trump was asked why he didn’t save himself “a lot of trouble” by returning the sensitive and top secret materials …

Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump likened the $355 million judgment against him in a New York civil trial to the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny during a Fox News town hall on Tuesday evening. “It is a form of Navalny. It is a form of communism or fascism,” he said, before going on to attack the judge …

Mediaite reports: During Fox News’ town hall with Trump, Laura Ingraham told the former president that many voters were “very concerned about mail-in voting.” Trump replied, “If you have mail-in voting, you automatically have fraud,” to which Ingraham pointed out, “Ok, well there’s mail-in voting in Florida and you won huge.” “That’s right, that’s right. If you have it, you’re …

The Hill reports: Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung predicted Tuesday that Nikki Haley would “kiss ass” to former President Trump. Haley gave a defiant speech Tuesday declaring she would not drop out of the GOP primary. “I feel no need to kiss the ring,” Haley said in the speech. “And I have no fear of Trump’s retribution. I’m not looking …

Newsweek reports: Donald Trump is to challenge Judge Arthur Engoron’s definition of fraud that led to a $355 million judgment in the former president’s New York trial. “The case raises serious legal and constitutional questions regarding ‘fraud’ claims/findings without any actual fraud,” Chris Kise, Trump’s principal lawyer in the case, told Newsweek. Asked about the timing of the appeal, Kise …

“The only person who did nothing wrong but will still get persecuted and prosecuted, is President Trump because they can’t beat him in November. So I want to use their words against them and invite them to show me how no one is actually above the law. “There will be no mayhem for the Trump Organization. I know that’s probably …

“I think that this is really an extraordinary, unusual circumstance that the law-abiding and rule-following New Yorkers who are business people have nothing to worry about, because they’re very different than Donald Trump and his behavior. By and large, they are honest people and they’re not trying to hide their assets and they’re following the rules. And so this judge …

“The sudden death of Alexei Navalny has made me more and more aware of what is happening in our Country. It is a slow, steady progression, with CROOKED, Radical Left Politicians, Prosecutors, and Judges leading us down a path to destruction. “Open Borders, Rigged Elections, and Grossly Unfair Courtroom Decisions are DESTROYING AMERICA. WE ARE A NATION IN DECLINE, A …

NBC News reports: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Saturday that former President Donald Trump will seek to withdraw the U.S. from NATO if he wins a second term in the White House. In remarks during a lunchtime panel at the Munich Security Conference, Clinton urged delegates to take Trump “literally and seriously” as he seeks re-election. “We have …

The New York Times reports: A new poll of historians coming out on Presidents’ Day weekend ranks Mr. Biden as the 14th-best president in American history, just ahead of Woodrow Wilson, Ronald Reagan and Ulysses S. Grant. While that may not get Mr. Biden a spot on Mount Rushmore, it certainly puts him well ahead of Mr. Trump, who places …