Tag Archives: Trump corruption

Dem Bill Would Impose Ethics Requirements On Musk

ABC News reports: A new legislative push led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., is seeking to bar special government employees like tech billionaire and senior Trump adviser Elon Musk from communicating with government agencies that interface with their companies, and would require federal employees like Musk to meet new ethics requirements. Warren and Stansbury introduced …

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Trump: FCC Should Revoke CBS’s Broadcast Licenses

Posted last night to Truth Social: I just finished watching 60 Minutes, the FAKE News Show that was scandalously responsible for REMOVING a terrible and incompetently delivered answer, by failed Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris, to an interview on 60 Minutes, just prior to Election Day, and putting in its place a completely different answer to a completely different question, in …

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Another U-Turn: Trump Claims “No Tariff Exceptions”

Posted this afternoon to Truth Social: NOBODY is getting “off the hook” for the unfair Trade Balances, and Non Monetary Tariff Barriers, that other Countries have used against us, especially not China which, by far, treats us the worst! There was no Tariff “exception” announced on Friday. These products are subject to the existing 20% Fentanyl Tariffs, and they are …

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Law Firms Have Now Pledged Trump $1B In Free Work

Axios reports: America’s most prestigious law firms have agreed to provide almost $1 billion worth of legal work to President Trump — and that total will likely grow. Trump announced deals with 5 firms Friday. He’s now gotten the giants of Big Law to pledge a combined $940 million in pro bono legal work for conservative causes. Trump began this process …

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WH Doctor: Trump Weighs 224 And His “Frequent Victories In Golf Events” Show His “Excellent Health”

CBS News reports:  The White House released the results of President Trump’s physical on Sunday, in which the White House physician detailed that the president “remains in excellent health.” “His active lifestyle continues to contribute significantly to his well-being,” Capt. Sean Barbabella, Mr. Trump’s physician, wrote in a summary of the results of the president’s physical. Barbabella cited Mr. Trump …

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Trump Places Statue Of Himself At Florida Golf Resort

From the X account of Anthony Constantino: Sticker Mule CEO and former NY-21 Congressional candidate Anthony Constantino gave President Donald Trump a gift that will now be a permanent fixture at his Trump International Golf Club. Trump, with Constantino at his side, gleamed with pride after seeing the seven-foot, bronze monument for the first time on Saturday morning. It sits …

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Dominion’s Lawyers Sue Trump Over Sanctions Order

Reuters reports: President Donald Trump’s administration was hit with another lawsuit on Friday over his executive orders sanctioning prominent law firms, even as five other firms offered costly concessions to avoid the president’s crackdowns. Susman Godfrey filed the lawsuit in Washington to challenge an executive order that it said violated its rights under the U.S. Constitution, becoming the fourth firm …

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WH Swaps Obama Portrait For Trump Shooting Painting

The Hill reports: A portrait of President Trump that depicts him raising his fist immediately following the attempt on his life last summer at a Butler, Pa., rally is replacing an image of former President Obama in a prominent spot inside the White House. Dan Scavino, the White House deputy chief of staff, posted side-by-side photos on social media of …

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Some Companies Already Adding “Tariff Surcharge”

CBS News reports: Some enterprises, from small businesses to nationally recognized brands, have already announced higher prices, citing President Trump’s tariffs. While others, from footwear companies to furniture brands, are warning consumers to brace for increased costs to come. Although the tariffs and retaliatory moves by other countries have yet to hit economic growth, U.S. businesses aren’t waiting around. Some …

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NYT: Trump’s Greenland Acquisition Plan Includes Annual Payments Of $10,000 To All 56,000 Residents

The New York Times reports: Last month, Mr. Trump posted a slick 90-second video on social media celebrating the “blood and bravery” of U.S. troops who took positions on the island during World War II to prevent a feared Nazi invasion after Germany occupied Denmark. Although Denmark hoped that American forces would leave after the war, they never did, and …

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TODAY: Trump Undergoes First Physical Exam Of Term

The Associated Press reports: Donald Trump is undergoing his annual physical on Friday, potentially giving the public its first details in years about the health of a man who in January became the oldest in U.S. history to be sworn in as president. “I have never felt better, but nevertheless, these things must be done!” Trump, 78, posted on his social …

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Trump Loses Bid To Dismiss Central Park Five Lawsuit

The New Republic reports: A federal judge on Thursday denied Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss a new defamation lawsuit from the Central Park Five. In a 20-page filing, Pennsylvania District Court Judge Wendy Beetlestone ruled that Trump’s recent comments about the group of five Back and Hispanic men, who were wrongly convicted of assault and rape in 1989, could not …

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WSJ: Trump Is “Biggest Threat To World Economy”

The Wall Street Journal editorial board writes: President Trump says trade wars are easy to win. Investors think otherwise, and on Wednesday Mr. Trump decided maybe investors are right. Markets celebrated with a stock-market rally on hope that perhaps Mr. Trump isn’t entirely oblivious to the damage he’s causing. The rout in dollar assets reversed, at least somewhat, and the …

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DOGE Fired Team Overseeing Self-Driving Vehicles

TechCrunch reports: The cuts that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency made at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in February “disproportionately affected” employees working on vehicle automation safety, according to The Financial Times. One of the workers who was fired, who is not named in the story, told the outlet that the DOGE cuts would “certainly weaken NHTSA’s ability …

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Dems Warn Trump: Musk Must Exit DOGE By May 30

The Hill reports: Dozens of House Democrats are demanding President Trump confirm that Elon Musk will leave his role in the administration by May 30. A group of 77 lawmakers, led by Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas), sent a letter to Trump on Wednesday, emphasizing the tech billionaire can only serve in his role as a special government employee for 130 …

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Wired: Govt Accountability Office Is Auditing DOGE

Wired reports: The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is auditing Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The probe, which has been ongoing since March, covers DOGE’s handling of data at several cabinet-level agencies, including the Departments of Labor, Education, Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, the Treasury, and the Social Security Administration, as well as the US DOGE Service (USDS) …

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Latest Trump Order “Makes Showers Great Again”

Via press release from the White House: UNDOING THE LEFT’S WAR ON WATER PRESSURE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to end the Obama-Biden war on water pressure and make America’s showers great again. The Order directs the Secretary of Energy to immediately rescind the overly complicated federal rule that redefined “showerhead” under Obama and Biden. President …

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Felon Targets Lawyers Who Won Fox/Dominion Suit

The Guardian reports: Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday punishing the law firm that helped Dominion Voting Systems obtain a $787.5 million settlement from Fox for lies about the 2020 election. The order against the firm, Susman Godfrey, marks the latest effort by the president to punish attorneys and firms who have opposed his interests. The order seeks …

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Top Dems Question If Trump Tipped Off Tariffs Reversal

Mother Jones reports: Leading Democrats are raising questions about whether insiders profited from the market swing that followed Trump’s sudden reversal on sweeping tariffs he recently announced on imports from foreign countries. “Who in the administration knew about Trump’s latest tariff flip flop ahead of time?” Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) asked in a Bluesky post. “Did anyone buy or sell …

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CNN: Tulsi Gabbard Likely Voted Illegally In Hawaii

CNN reports: As Tulsi Gabbard completed her transformation from a Hawaii Democratic politician to a MAGA surrogate last year, she put down stakes in a far redder state. Gabbard and her husband bought a home outside of Austin and declared under oath last June that they were “resident(s) of the State of Texas.” But a few months later, Gabbard voted …

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