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Politico reports: Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a Manhattan judge to recuse himself from presiding over the criminal case against the former president, arguing in a court filing that the judge is biased and has a conflict of interest. In papers dated May 31 and filed publicly Friday, Trump’s lawyers said the judge, Juan Merchan, has an “actual or perceived …

The New York Times reports: Shortly after learning that former President Donald J. Trump had been recorded discussing what appeared to be classified material describing military options for confronting Iran, federal prosecutors issued a subpoena to his lawyers seeking the return of all records that resembled the document he mentioned. But Mr. Trump’s legal team has informed the Justice Department …

The Guardian reports: Fox News hosted a town hall event in Iowa with Donald Trump on Thursday night, allowing the president to repeat his well-worn grievances and lies. But remarkably, the pre-taped hour-long prime-time special hosted by Sean Hannity excluded any mention of Trump’s conspiracy theory that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Fox has good reason to tread …

Britain’s The Mirror reports: Donald Trump has compared himself to the Mona Lisa in a bizarre interview with Welsh-language TV channel S4C. In a coup for the Cardiff-based broadcaster, the ousted US President agreed to sit down with Welsh journalist Maxine Hughes for a documentary, Trump: Byd Eithafol, she was making about his hardcore fans. Trump’s team set conditions for …

Forbes reports: Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he doesn’t like the term “woke,” even though he’s relied on the the right-wing buzzword to slam the left over issues deemed “politically correct,” marking a surprising break from his Republican presidential challengers and his routine attacks against Democrats utilizing the term as he rallies his base ahead of the 2024 GOP …

CNN reports: Federal prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of a summer 2021 meeting in which former President Donald Trump acknowledges he held onto a classified Pentagon document about a potential attack on Iran, multiple sources told CNN, undercutting his argument that he declassified everything.The recording indicates Trump understood he retained classified material after leaving the White House, according to …

NBC News reports: The companies who appear to have swindled supporters of former President Donald Trump out of tens of thousands of dollars by peddling them bogus “Trump Bucks” no longer have active websites just days after their businesses were exposed by NBC News. The websites where the Colorado-based Patriots Dynasty, Patriots Future and USA Patriots companies were selling everything …

Politico reports: Donald Trump’s latest idea to enshrine American greatness is to throw the country “the most spectacular” birthday bash — one that will last all year. In 2026, the U.S. will celebrate the semiquincentennial: the quarter millennial since its declaration of independence. To commemorate the anniversary, Trump is proposing a blowout, 12-month-long “Salute to America 250” celebration. In a …

The Telegraph reports: Donald Trump will never realise his dream of holding the Open at his Turnberry golf resort, sources close to the R&A have suggested. The 45th US president has been lobbying for his Ayrshire venue to be picked again, saying “everybody wants to see the Open Championship here”. However, the R&A, which manages the world-renowned event, is understood …

The New York Times reports: The special counsel investigating former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to cling to power after he lost the 2020 election has subpoenaed staff members from the Trump White House who may have been involved in firing the government cybersecurity official whose agency judged the election “the most secure in American history,” according to two people …

Forbes reports: Former President Donald Trump attacked former White House press secretary and longtime supporter Kayleigh McEnany on Tuesday after she appeared on Fox News and claimed Trump’s primary rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, was gaining on him in the polls for the Iowa primary. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump called out “Kayleigh ‘Milktoast’ McEnany,” saying …

The New York Daily News reports: Former President Trump Tuesday vowed to deny citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants who are born in the U.S. if he wins reelection next year. Although anyone born in the U.S. is guaranteed citizenship by the 14th Amendment, Trump declared he would end birthright citizenship as a priority if he wins a second term …

Rolling Stone reports: Donald Trump just needs a few names. In recent months, the former president has asked close advisers, including at least one of his personal attorneys, if “we know” all the names of senior FBI agents and Justice Department personnel who have worked on the federal probes into him. That’s according to two sources with direct knowledge of …

“After the 2020 election and the attack of January 6th, my fellow Republicans wanted me to lie. They wanted me to say the 2020 election was stolen, the attack of January 6th wasn’t a big deal, and Donald Trump wasn’t dangerous. “I had to choose between lying and losing my position in House leadership. Cleta Mitchell, an election denier and …

NBC News reports: Con artists have been mining their disappointment over the last presidential election for gold. They’ve been peddling “Trump Bucks,” which are emblazoned with photos of the former president, and advertising them online as a kind of golden ticket that will help propel Trump’s 2024 bid and make the “real patriots” who support him rich when cashed in. …

CBS News reports: Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal case have released to his attorneys a recording of Trump and a witness, whose identity was not disclosed, according to a document the office made public Friday. The document, called an automatic discovery form, describes the nature of the charges against a defendant and a broad overview of the …

The Washington Post reports: Two of Donald Trump’s employees moved boxes of papers the day before FBI agents and a prosecutor visited the former president’s Florida home to retrieve classified documents in response to a subpoena — timing that investigators have come to view as suspicious and an indication of possible obstruction. Trump and his aides also allegedly carried out …

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump posted a bizarre fake audio call between Twitter owner Elon Musk, Republican primary rival Ron DeSantis, billionaire George Soros, Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, World Economic Forum (WEF) chairman Klaus Schwab, former Vice President Dick Cheney, and the Devil on Wednesday. In the video, Soros, Musk, DeSantis, Schwab, Hitler, and the Devil can be heard …

ABC News reports: Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has formally requested a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland, amid fears from his attorneys that the coming weeks could bring a possible indictment of Trump regarding his alleged efforts to retain materials after leaving office and to obstruct the government’s attempts to retrieve them. The letter, though thin on details, …

CNN reports: A New York judge has set a trial date of March 25, 2024, for the criminal case against former President Donald Trump, potentially setting up a media spectacle in the middle of the Republican presidential primary season. The trial date was set during a brief hearing Tuesday in which Judge Juan Merchan read Trump an order on what …