Tag Archives: Trump lies

Evangelicals Blast “God Made Trump” Ad: “Sickening”

The Christian Post reports: Evangelical leaders in Iowa have slammed a “sickening” video depicting former president Donald Trump as a messianic figure released just over a week ahead of the Iowa Republican caucuses. The video, called “God Made Trump,” was created by Dilley Meme Team, a group of online content creators that calls itself “Trump’s Online War Machine” and is …

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Trump Demands “Damages” In NY Fraud Trial Tirade, Attacks AG, Judge Tells His Lawyer “Control Your Client”

The New York Times reports: Donald J. Trump on Thursday unexpectedly delivered remarks in his own defense on the final day of his civil fraud trial in Manhattan, attacking the judge to his face, declaring himself “an innocent man” and calling the New York attorney general’s case against him “a fraud on me.” Mr. Trump’s remarks were chaotic and emotional …

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Trump Again Blames New York AG For Exxon Moving Headquarters To Dallas, Which Happened Back In 1989

As was reported here last month: “Businesses are fleeing our country,” Trump said at the event Saturday evening. “It’s business-unfriendly and they’re going to other places.” But the former president selected an odd example to demonstrate the phenomenon: Exxon Mobil’s move from New York to … Dallas, Texas. Trump also appeared to blame New York Attorney General Letitia James for …

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Trump Rages That New York Fraud Trial Is “Ludacris”

The Independent reports: In a post lambasting New York’s attorney general, Donald Trump unintentionally name dropped one of the most beloved rappers of the 2000s. Writing on his social media platform Truth Social on Tuesday, Mr Trump decried the civil fraud case against him in New York, for which the attorney general, Letitia James, has called on him to be …

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NY Fraud Trial Judge Gets Bomb Threat At His Home

The New York Times reports: Nassau County authorities on Thursday responded to a bomb threat at the house of the judge presiding over the civil fraud trial of Donald J. Trump. A spokesman for the Nassau County police department confirmed that there was an investigation at the house of the judge, Arthur F. Engoron, who in several hours is expected …

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Fox News Hosts Offer No Push Back After Trump Lies That Democrats Want To “Kill Babies Even After Birth”

“In the debate with Hilary Clinton, I said, you know, she is willing to rip the baby out of the womb in the ninth month. And you know, I never heard this — it happened to me. It just came to me during that debate. I didn’t go up there thinking I was going to say that. And she even …

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Trump On Inciting Violence: I Never Started Any Wars

Fox News provides the transcript: BRET BAIER: You seemed to issue a warning that if in the courts and even the U.S. Supreme Court, if they didn’t treat you fairly, that maybe there would be bedlam in the country. Used that word bedlam in the country. And in the last two days, at the same time, in the last two …

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Trump Claims He’s Decided About His Running Mate

NBC News reports: Former President Donald Trump indicated he has made up his mind about whom he would like to be his running mate should he win the Republican presidential nomination. “Well, I can’t tell you that, really,” Trump told Fox News during a town hall in Iowa on Wednesday when the moderators asked him who is in the running …

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Fraud Trial Judge: Trump Can’t Give Closing Arguments

The Associated Press reports: Donald Trump won’t make his own closing argument in his New York civil business fraud trial after his lawyers objected to the judge’s insistence that the former president would stick to “relevant” matters. Judge Arthur Engoron rescinded permission on Wednesday, a day ahead of closing arguments in the trial. The trial could cost Trump hundreds of …

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Ex-Trump Spox: He Said WH Aide Should Be Executed

The Messenger reports: During a discussion on The View Wednesday about Trump’s appearance at his presidential immunity hearing earlier this week in D.C., Alyssa Farah Griffin said of her former boss, “In a meeting I was in in the Oval Office with a dozen other staffers, [Trump] said an aide should be executed for leaking something negative about him.” She …

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Top EU Official: In 2020 Trump Vowed That US Would “Never” Defend NATO Nations If They Were Attacked

Politico Europe reports: One of Europe’s most senior politicians recounted how former U.S. President Donald Trump privately warned that America would not come to the EU’s aid if it was attacked militarily. “You need to understand that if Europe is under attack we will never come to help you and to support you,” Trump told European Commission President Ursula von …

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National Review: It’s Not Too Late To Dump Trump

From the editorial board of the National Review: Trump feels inevitable, but nothing is settled until Republicans actually caucus and vote. They would be well advised to opt for one of the alternatives who are far and away better on the merits, more likely to win in November, and, if elected, more likely to deliver — free from the wild …

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Habba Rips “Hypothetical” Of Trump Ordering Murder

Sean Hannity: “What about the issue of the immunity case? Going before three judge panel arguments were held earlier today. At times, based on reports I read, it’s almost seem to go off the rails asking, well, what if the president instructs SEAL Team Six to kill innocent people? Would the president be acting in his capacity as the president …

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GOP Senators Condemn Calling Rioters “Hostages”

The Hill reports: Republican senators are slapping down President Trump’s claim that people convicted of Jan. 6-related crimes are “hostages” who should be pardoned or set free by President Biden or a future president. “I don’t condone that characterization at all, no,” said Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.). Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), a member of the Senate Republican leadership …

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WaPo: Violent Threats To Political Leaders Are Surging

The Washington Post reports: Bomb threats last week caused evacuations at state capitol buildings across the country. Federal authorities arrested and charged a man with threatening to kill a congressman and his children, while other members of Congress dealt with swatting incidents. The Maine secretary of state and the Colorado Supreme Court, both of which recently deemed Donald Trump ineligible …

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Trump Wants To Give Closing Arguments In Fraud Trial

ABC News reports: Former President Trump intends to personally deliver part of the defense’s closing argument at the conclusion of his civil fraud trial in New York on Thursday, sources familiar with the former president’s strategy tell ABC News. The defendants in the case — Trump, his two eldest sons and two former Trump Organization executives — are represented by …

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Trump Predicts “Bedlam” If He Loses Immunity Appeal

Mediaite reports: Following the hearing — at which his attorney argued that a president could order Seal Team Six to assassinate a political rival and not face prosecution unless he were impeached and convicted first — Trump and attorney John Lauro spoke to reporters for about ten minutes. Trump’s remarks were so shot-through with falsehoods that CNN and MSNBC dumped …

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Trump Immunity Hearing Concludes, It Didn’t Go Well

CNN Politics reports: Judge Florence Pan challenged Trump lawyer John Sauer over the importance of granting Trump immunity over “other public interests,” saying that the former president’s arguments are “not fully aligned with the institutional interests of the executive branch.” Judges are supposed to “conduct a balancing test,” Pan said, “where we balance the need for the asserted immunity versus …

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Judge Rips Trump Lawyer’s “Paradoxical” Arguments

ABC News reports: Appeals court Judge Karen Henderson appeared skeptical that Donald Trump was acting within his official duties when he tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, saying that Trump attorney John Sauer’s arguments appear “paradoxical.” “I think it is paradoxical to say that his constitutional duty to take care of the laws be faithfully executed allows him …

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Trump Lawyer In Immunity Appeal: He Could Only Be Prosecuted For Assassinating Rival If First Impeached

CNN reports: Trump lawyer John Sauer said Tuesday that a president who ordered the military to assassinate a political rival or sold pardons to criminals could only be criminally prosecuted if they are first impeached and convicted by Congress. Appeals court Judge Florence Pan, a nominee of President Joe Biden, posed the hypothetical questions to flesh out the bounds of …

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