Tag Archives: Trump lies

Trump Lawyer: “Zero” Chance He’ll Take A Plea Deal

The Daily Beast reports: There is “zero” chance that Donald Trump will take a plea deal if the indictment against him goes to trial, a lawyer for the former president said Friday. Speaking on the Today Show, attorney Joe Tacopina said Trump was “shocked” that he was facing criminal charges, before deciding “we have to fight now.” When asked by …

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Trump Team Eager For Media Circus: “OJ On Steroids”

Politico reports: Aides to the former president moved aggressively on Thursday to capitalize politically on news that a Manhattan grand jury had charged Trump — using it to fill their fundraising coffers, mobilize loyalists and further solidify his hold on his base of supporters in the GOP presidential primary. A man with no shortage of love for made-for-TV drama, Trump …

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REPORT: Trump Indictment Contains 34 Counts

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud in an indictment from a Manhattan grand jury, according to two sources familiar with the case. Earlier Thursday, a spokesperson for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the office has contacted Trump’s attorney to “coordinate his surrender” for arraignment on “a Supreme Court indictment, which …

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New York Times Lays Out Process For Arresting Trump

The New York Times reports: He will be fingerprinted. He will be photographed. He may even be handcuffed. In the days ahead, Donald J. Trump is expected to walk through the routine steps of felony arrest processing in New York, now that a grand jury has voted to indict him in connection with his role in a hush-money payment to …

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Trump Screams About His Indictment In Usual Fashion

Posted just now to Trump’s campaign website: This is Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history. From the time I came down the golden escalator at Trump Tower, and even before I was sworn in as your President of the United States, the Radical Left Democrats – the enemy of the hard-working men and women of …

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BREAKING: NYC Grand Jury Votes To Indict Trump

The New York Times reports: A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Donald J. Trump on Thursday for his role in paying hush money to a porn star, according to four people with knowledge of the matter, a historic development that will shake up the 2024 presidential race and forever mark him as the nation’s first former president to face …

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Grand Jury Probes Trump’s Payoff To Second Woman

The Wall Street Journal reports: Manhattan prosecutors investigating Donald Trump’s role in paying hush-money to a porn star also have been examining a $150,000 payment to a former Playboy model who alleged that she had an affair with the former president, raising the prospect that Mr. Trump could face charges connected to the silencing of both women. Manhattan District Attorney …

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Trump Appeals To Block Meadows From Testifying

The Washington Examiner reports: Former President Donald Trump filed an appeal Tuesday to block grand jury testimony from several former White House advisers, including Mark Meadows, for an investigation into 2020 general election subversion efforts. U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell, whose tenure recently ended in the District of Columbia Court, denied Trump’s bid earlier this month to thwart efforts …

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Trump Shares ‘War’ Call To Arrest Prominent Democrats

Mediaite reports: On Tuesday night, Trump threw some more fuel on the fire with a post on his Truth Social platform in which he posted a screed from Trump supporter Wayne Allyn Root entitled “Democrats Want to Indict & Arrest President Trump. They Want a War? Let’s Give It To Them.” The link leads to a falsehood-riddled commentary urging “red …

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Maddow Roasts Trump For Promoting “Catturd2” Poll

“Very, very exciting for them, right? If you look closely, you can see that the source for this poll is… Oh, @catturd2! Congratulations, sir! Who among us has not longed for the day in which we can claim victory in the acclaimed @catturd2 presidential poll? “You know, @catturd2 does really seem to appeal to Trump in a visceral way, and …

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Graham Rips Trump For Praising Rioters At Texas Rally

Congress Minutes reports: Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) said that replaying scenes from the riot is “not where the majority of the American people are.” “It may be popular with certain constituencies, but it’s a big country out there, and I think most people have moved on,” he told POLITICO. Even Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), often a staunch supporter …

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Trump On Baseball Bat Post: “I Didn’t Do It, They Did”

The Hill reports: “So you did not post the picture of you with a baseball bat in the Oval Office next to the picture of Bragg?” Fox News’ Sean Hannity asked Trump in a new interview that aired Monday. “I posted a very positive article. And whatever picture they put up, they put up. My people didn’t put up the …

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Trump Grand Jury Adjourns, To Reconvene Wednesday

CNN reports: The Manhattan grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s alleged role in a scheme to pay hush money to an adult film star adjourned Monday without taking a vote on whether to indict Trump, a source familiar with the proceeding told CNN. The grand jury is next scheduled to meet on Wednesday. On Monday, it heard from David …

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Trump Hush Money Grand Jury Reconvenes In NYC

The New York Daily News reports: The Manhattan grand jury hearing about Donald Trump’s “hush money” payment to porn star Stormy Daniels returned to court Monday, a law enforcement source told the Daily News. The grand jury, which usually starts the day at 2 p.m., was in the building by 1 p.m., the source said. It was unclear whether prosecutors …

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Fox Host Blasts Trump For Hailing Rioters At TX Rally

“The United States’ former president opened up with January 6 video, which is insane! He should be running from that, period. I don’t care his point of view, that is not a good thing for him. I thought that was absolutely awful. Even though he is winning in the polls, that will not help.” – Fox & Friends host Brian …

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Trump Test-Drives New Nickname: “Ron Dukakis”

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump may have a new favorite insult of his Republican political rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, evidenced by a 3:30 AM social media post. “Ron Dukakis” is what Trump wrote at 3:31 AM on TruthSocial, along with a 12-second clip of Fox News weekend host Steve Hilton who apparently coined the dismissive term, complete with …

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Trolls Push #DeSantis2024 To Top Of Trump Platform

Vice News reports: In the space of a couple of hours, and with the help of a single TikTok video, a group of three friends were able to hijack Truth Social and get the hashtag #DeSantis2024 to the top of the trending section on the site owned by former President Donald Trump. Then, the social network went offline. With Trump’s …

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Trump Lawyer: He Didn’t Post That Baseball Bat Photo

“You know, Chuck, again, I’m not his social media consultant. I think that was an ill-advised post that one of his social media people put up and he quickly took down when he realized the rhetoric in the photo that was attached to it. I’m not accepting that proposition that his rhetoric created violence, I think violence was on the …

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Dem Senator: FBI “Fully Prepared” For Violent Cultists

The Hill reports: Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Sunday said the FBI is “fully prepared” for possible violence after former President Trump called for his supporters to protest a potential arrest as a prosecutor in Manhattan looks into Trump’s alleged role in a hush money payment. “I’ve been briefed by the FBI. They say they’re fully prepared. But this kind …

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Trump Claims Manhattan DA Has “Dropped The Case”

Axios reports: Former President Trump, who said last week he would be arrested in a probe into alleged hush money he paid to a porn star, now suggests the case might be dropped by Manhattan’s district attorney. “I think they’ve already dropped the case,” Trump told reporters aboard his plane after appearing at a campaign rally in Waco, Texas. “It’s …

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