Tag Archives: Trump lies

The Hill reports: It remains to be seen whether the former president, who has vowed to testify at previous trials before opting against it at the last minute, will follow through this time. If he takes the stand, Trump would be limited in what he can tell jurors. An answer could come soon, however, as Carroll’s legal team concludes calling …

Deadline reports: Donald Trump‘s campaign refused to agree to let an NBC News correspondent travel with him on New Hampshire campaign stops today as the designated pool reporter, leading to access being cut off for the day. According to a pool report obtained by Deadline, correspondent Vaughn Hillyard was informed “that if he was the designated pooler by NBC News …

Mediaite reports: In a statement to Fox News digital, Trump accepted the support of the man many believed would be his chief rival for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. “Very honored to have his endorsement,” Trump said. “I look forward to working together with him to beat Joe Biden, who is the worst and most corrupt president in the history …

NBC News reports: Nikki Haley declared “may the best woman win” in response to DeSantis’ exit from the race, promising to “fight all the way until the last second.” “This comes down to what do you want: Do you want more of the same or do you want something new?” Haley asked a cheering crowd in New Hampshire. In a …

CNN reports: Over more than 90 minutes, Trump delivered the vengeful message that he has made the focus of his campaign, moaning about the lost 2020 race; defending the January 6, 2021, rioters; and pushing again for the Supreme Court to declare him and all presidents immune from prosecution. The court hearing the claim has expressed skepticism, but Trump is …

The New York Times reports: After a brief introduction by Chloe Fineman, who played Alina Habba, Trump’s lawyer, (“I am new at this, and I am learning,” she said), James Austin Johnson entered as Trump and quickly dressed down his own legal representation. “You’re great on TV,” Johnson told Fineman, adding: “Maybe the worst lawyer I’ve ever had, which is …

Newsweek reports: A recent Donald Trump press conference in which he again attacked writer E. Jean Carroll is being used against him in court. During the press conference, Trump accused Carroll of telling a “made up, fabricated story” of sexual assault, according to a court filing on Saturday, January 20 by Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan. Kaplan wants Trump’s comments shown …

“The two federal cases are serious cases. I think they are not to be taken lightly. Let’s put it that way. That’s going to be something to really have to grapple with there. You can’t say there’s no way he will get convicted, there is no way he will be sentenced. You have a jury of 12 who is ultimately …

Mediaite has the transcript: CAVUTO: Speaking of President Trump, he’s revved up the name calling with you. And now a new nickname for you is Nimbra. It’s a play off your birth name. Then it’s Nimra, and he goes back and forth. But a lot of people are interpreting that as racial zingers. Do you see that way? HALEY: Politics …

“Last night Trump was at a rally and he’s going on and on mentioning me multiple times as to why I didn’t take security during the Capitol riot, why I didn’t handle January 6 better. I wasn’t even in DC on January 6. I wasn’t in office then. They’re saying he got confused, that he was talking about something else, …

Axios reports: Republican presidential candidate and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley called out former President Trump on Friday, debunking a claim he made about Democrats being able to vote in the New Hampshire GOP primary. Haley was responding to a post Trump made Friday on Truth Social. “Governor Chris Sununu, the now failing Governor of New Hampshire, where I am …

The New York Times reports: Former President Donald J. Trump on Friday appeared to confuse Nikki Haley for Nancy Pelosi during a speech in New Hampshire, accusing Ms. Haley of failing to provide adequate security during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol and connecting her to the House committee that investigated it. “Nikki Haley was in charge of …

Politico reports: Washington, D.C., bar investigators have filed disciplinary charges against three lawyers who aided Donald Trump ally Sidney Powell’s campaign to mount discredited legal challenges to the 2020 election results. Filings made public Friday accused attorneys Juli Haller, Lawrence Joseph and Brandon Johnson of making knowingly false representations to courts about a slew of lawsuits they filed. Joseph was …

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump renewed his motion for a mistrial of the defamation case brought by former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll after she acknowledged deleting some emails. Trump’s attorney Alina Habba asked for a mistrial earlier this week in the middle of cross-examination of Carroll when Carroll testified that she had deleted some emails containing threats to …

CBS News reports: Combative, angry and prone to grandiose claims — newly unveiled footage of an April 2023 deposition gives a glimpse into how former President Donald Trump behaves when testifying under oath. The video, released to CBS News on Friday in response to a freedom of information request, shows Trump claiming to have averted a “nuclear holocaust” and “saving …

“There are multiple instances that we need to start asking Donald Trump the questions and stop taking what he’s saying to be golden, because I’ve never once said I was going to cut Social Security. But he said he was going to raise the retirement age of Social Security to 70. “He proposed a 25-cent gas tax increase on all …

NBC News reports: Former President Donald Trump on Thursday pleaded with the Supreme Court to allow him to remain on the Republican primary ballot in Colorado as he seeks to overturn a state ruling that found him ineligible because of his role leading up to the Jan. 6. attack on the Capitol. Trump’s lawyers filed a brief laying out his …

CNN reports: Northwestern University professor Ashlee Humphreys, who was called as a witness by E. Jean Carroll’s lawyers as an expert on damages, testified it could cost up to $12.1 million for Carroll to repair her reputation with those who likely believed Donald Trump. Humphreys — who was contracted to analyze the reach of Donald Trump’s statements and assess the …

The Washington Post reports: A state judge overseeing the election-interference case against former president Donald Trump in Georgia has scheduled a hearing for Feb. 15 to hear evidence regarding accusations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis (D) and her lead prosecutor engaged in an improper relationship and mishandled public money. Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee also wrote in …

CNN reports: Once E. Jean Carroll is off the witness stand, her lawyers plan to call an expert witness and others who testified at the first defamation trial last year as part of their case that Donald Trump should pay damages for defaming Carroll denying her rape allegations. And Carroll’s lawyers have indicated they may play portions of Trump’s 2022 …