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Politico reports: A federal judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to provide a detailed accounting of his finances and net worth in connection with a lawsuit filed by two Georgia poll workers who contend the Trump lawyer defamed them by publicly accusing them of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell issued the order during an …

Mediaite has the transcript: CATHERINE HERRIDGE: Well, of the more than half dozen investigations, the former attorney general told CBS News, in his view, there is one that stands out. And he said the former president’s comments at that recent CNN town hall may have created more legal exposure. BILL BARR: I’ve said all along that of the cases out …

The New York Times reports: One of Donald J. Trump’s longtime lieutenants, Allen H. Weisselberg, was recently released from the notorious Rikers Island jail complex after pleading guilty to a tax fraud scheme. Yet Mr. Weisselberg’s legal troubles are far from over. The Manhattan district attorney’s office is now considering a new round of criminal charges against Mr. Weisselberg, 75, …

The New York Times reports: The Georgia prosecutor leading an investigation into former President Donald J. Trump and his allies has taken the unusual step of announcing remote work days for most of her staff during the first three weeks of August, asking judges in a downtown Atlanta courthouse not to schedule trials for part of that time as she …

CNN reports: The National Archives has informed former president Donald Trump that it is set to hand over to special counsel Jack Smith 16 records which show Trump and his top advisers had knowledge of the correct declassification process while he was president, according to multiple sources. In a May 16 letter obtained by CNN, acting Archivist Debra Steidel Wall …

The New York Daily News reports: A Staten Island ShopRite employee has sued former mayor Rudy Giuliani over an incident that landed the store worker in jail overnight on charges that were quickly dismissed. It’s the second time this week Giuliani has been sued in New York City. Daniel Gill’s Manhattan Federal Court lawsuit demands $2 million from Giuliani for …

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump, who famously incited an insurrection that sought to overturn the 2020 election results, claimed he was the victim of a “coup” attempt. “Can we get a promise from you for a housecleaning?” Dan Bongino asked, a day after Special Counsel John Durham released his report. “Don’t forget, I did houseclean–I fired a lot of …

The Huffington Post reports: Lara Trump’s latest bold claim about her father-in-law, Donald Trump, got a near-instant fact-check on Monday. During an appearance on Newsmax, Lara Trump ― wife of Eric Trump ― crowed about special prosecutor John Durham’s report criticizing the FBI’s handling of the Russia investigation. “How many times has what he said actually come true? Pretty much …

Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump has long touted what he says are strong relationships with high profile leaders on the world stage, but they actually think he’s a ‘laughing fool, according to John Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser. During the CNN town hall last week, Trump said he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine in one day if …

The Associated Press reports: A special prosecutor found that the FBI rushed into its investigation of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and relied too much on raw and unconfirmed intelligence as he concluded a four-year probe that fell far short of the former president’s prediction that the “crime of the century” would be uncovered. The report Monday …

Politico reports: The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that could empower members of the House and Senate minority to compel the Executive Branch to cough up information to congressional investigators. The justices agreed Monday to hear the case, which began with a Democrat-led effort in 2017 to obtain records related to former President Donald Trump’s lease …

Axios reports: President Trump got more aggressive — and more dismissive of moderator Kaitlan Collins — as last week’s CNN town hall continued. Now we know one reason why. Backstage during the first commercial break, Axios has learned, Trump adviser Jason Miller — as if psyching up a boxer in his corner or egging on a bully — showed Trump …

Posted to Trump’s Truth Social account: Happy Mother’s Day to ALL, in particular the Mothers, Wives and Lovers of the Radical Left Fascists, Marxists, and Communists who are doing everything within their power to destroy and obliterate our once great Country. Please make these complete Lunatics and Maniacs Kinder, Gentler, Softer and, most importantly, Smarter, so that we can, quickly, …

Courthouse News reports: Two days after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation, Donald Trump began work to appeal the outcome of the historic federal civil rape trial. The notice offers little insight to what errors Trump will say occurred at trial, but his attorney Joseph Tacopina signaled that they will be challenging, among other things, that …

The Hollywood Reporter reports: Donald Trump’s town hall on CNN Wednesday night came in for harsh criticism on social media, and it also drew a much larger than usual audience to the news channel. Final same-day ratings for the telecast, with the former president being questioned by CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins, have the town hall averaging 3.31 million on-air viewers, …

“If you’re thinking about prosecuting Donald Trump in relation to the effort to steal the election, you’re gonna need to show that connection, that Donald Trump knew and understood that his words would be acted on. Knew and understood that people were listening to him and would actually do things because he said so, and stop doing things because he …

CNN’s Oliver Darcy writes in his newsletter: While Collins is largely receiving praise for her relentless fact-checking of the former president, she was facing an impossible task. CNN and new network boss Chris Licht are facing a fury of criticism — both internally and externally over the event. How Licht and other CNN executives address the criticism in the coming …

The New York Times reports: Donald Trump is still Donald Trump. CNN’s decision to give him an unfiltered prime-time platform was a callback to the 2016 campaign, even as the moderator, Kaitlan Collins, persistently interjected to try to cut him off or correct him. If viewers were expecting Mr. Trump to have moved on from his falsehood that the 2020 …

From Trump’s 1:20 AM post to his Truth Social account: This Clinton appointed Judge, Lewis Kaplan, hated President Donald J. Trump more than is humanly possible. He is a terrible person, completely biased, and should have RECUSED himself when asked to do so. He quickly refused! This case should never have been allowed to be tried in this completely partisan …

CNN reports: Before dismissing the jury, Judge Lewis Kaplan informed them that they are now allowed to identify themselves publicly, if they choose — but he advised them not to. “My advice to you is not to identify yourselves. Not now and not for a long time,” Kaplan said. “If you’re one who elects to speak to others and to …