Tag Archives: Trump corruption

The Associated Press reports: David Pecker will return to the witness stand for the fourth day as defense attorneys try to poke holes in the testimony of the former National Enquirer publisher, who has described helping bury embarrassing stories Trump feared could hurt his campaign. Over several days on the witness stand, Pecker has described how he and the tabloid …

Axios reports: This is not the first time Trump has downplayed the severity of the Charlottesville rally, in which hundreds of white nationalists marched through the town’s streets and a driver plowed into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing one. “We’re having protests all over,” Trump told reporters Thursday, referring to the pro-Palestinian and anti-war protests, while leaving court after another …

“The U.S. Supreme Court had a monumental hearing on immunity, and immunity having to do with presidential immunity. And, I think it was made clear, I hope it was made clear, that a president has to have immunity, or you don’t have a president. “Or, at most, you could say, would be a ceremonial president. That’s not what the Founders …

The Huffington Post reports: Pecker reiterated that he never intended to publish Karen McDougal’s story, rather, he was motivated by a desire to prevent the story from getting out and influence the 2016 presidential election. He also agreed with Steinglass that he had an obligation to comply with campaign finance laws, yet did not report the $150,000 to the FEC …

Mediaite reports: Justice Samuel Alito asked Sauer if the president is immune from prosecution for unlawful acts if they are committed by the president in his official capacity. “Absolutely, Your Honor,” insisted Sauer. “We have the historical precedent of President Grant sending federal troops to Louisiana and Mississippi in 1876 to make sure that the Republican electors got certified in …

Rolling Stone reports: So what kind of crimes do the former president’s attorneys think should fall under the umbrella of executive immunity? Pretty much everything, apparently, including political assassinations. When asked by Justice Sonya Sotomayor during arguments on Thursday if the president deciding “that his rival is a corrupt person and he orders the military — or he orders someone …

“I don’t have hopes really that high at this moment that the New York courts will do the right thing, that the jury will do the right thing. We’re in a blue state, as you know, Greg. And I think everything’s by design. We’re in a case that was eight years old, over the statute of limitations, was denied by …

The Daily Beast reports: On Wednesday morning, The Daily Beast published a report detailing how Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and four associated PACs have been using a GOP compliance firm to pay legal fees, obscuring who is the ultimate recipient of millions of dollars in legal payments. By Wednesday night, the Trump campaign and the four PACs were facing a …

The New York Times reports: The Supreme Court, in its last argument of the term, will consider on Thursday whether former President Donald J. Trump must face trial on charges that he plotted to subvert the 2020 election. The court’s answer to that question will be a major statement on the scope of presidential power. Depending on its timing and …

The Washington Post reports: Trump’s sense of ownership of the building extended even to a souvenir he had created: a “key to the White House.” In his book “Breaking History,” Trump adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner described the tchotchke. “When Trump met with Netanyahu, he whipped out his signature gift — an oversize bronze ‘key to the White House’ in …

“Thousands of people were turned away from the Courthouse in Lower Manhattan by steel stanchions and police, literally blocks from the tiny side door from where I enter and leave. It is an armed camp to keep people away. “Maggot Hagerman of The Failing New York Times, falsely reported that I was disappointed with the crowds. No, I’m disappointed with …

Politico reports: Details of prosecutors’ battles to obtain testimony from high-level White House aides to Donald Trump may soon become public, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in response to a POLITICO petition to access records related to the investigation of Trump’s bid to subvert the 2020 election. The unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court …

“I consider myself to be a proud American. But after sitting in that dirty, disgusting criminal courtroom today watching the former President of the United States being persecuted like a criminal, I don’t know if I’m so proud to be an American anymore. “Meanwhile, there are real criminals running free in the streets of this city every single day, being …

“He showed us a whole lot that we didn’t know was going on — within the media, within Washington, D.C. He exposed a lot of people. So they have to do everything they can to keep him out of that White House ’cause they know Donald Trump gets in for four more years, the jig is up for them. The …

Axios reports: An associate of former President Trump told the FBI of advising Trump to return documents the National Archives was seeking nearly a year before agents searched his Mar-a-Lago home, according to newly unsealed filings. The summary of the unnamed associate’s FBI interview was among a trove of documents that the judge handling Trump’s classified documents case released with …

The Guardian reports: New York state lawyers and an attorney for Donald Trump settled their differences on Monday over a $175m bond that Trump posted to block a large civil fraud judgment while he pursues appeals. The agreement cut short a potential day-long court hearing in Manhattan that was to feature witnesses. As part of a deal struck during a …

“Just so everyone knows, especially the young people, Crooked Joe Biden is responsible for banning TikTok. He is the one pushing it to close, and doing it to help his friends over at Facebook become richer and more dominant, and able to continue to fight, perhaps illegally, the Republican Party. It’s called ELECTION INTERFERENCE! Young people, and lots of others, …

The Daily Beast reports: Opening statements had not yet begun on Monday when former President Donald Trump dozed off for the first time. He quickly opened his eyes when defense attorney Todd Blanche slid him a note, as prosecutors prepared to kick off opening arguments in the historic trial. Trump’s eyes appeared to close again as Merchan continued laying out …

The Hill reports: A New York judge said Monday that Manhattan prosecutors can bring up several civil lawsuits involving former President Trump if he chooses to testify in his ongoing criminal trial. After hearing arguments Friday, Judge Juan Merchan ruled that prosecutors can cross-examine Trump about six of the 13 prior court determinations they requested to raise in their efforts …

The Daily Beast reports: The Russian who loaned Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social $8 million previously set up websites selling dodgy sex pills, according to records seen by The Daily Beast. The flagship product sold by these sites, Vimax—which promises longer sex and a firmer erection—has prompted warnings from health regulators in the U.S. for containing hidden ingredients …