Month: September 2023

A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

Paul Butler: Trump 'prefers lousy lawyers' who tell him what he wants to hear – MSNBC

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsMSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart speaks to legal analyst Paul Butler about recent developments on Donald Trump’s legal team and why Donald Trump is “acting like a criminal defendant who really, really wants to go to prison.”Sept. 23, 2023 © 2023 NBC UNIVERSAL source

Newsom and DeSantis agree to debate on Fox News 

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) have agreed to participate in a televised debate in November that will be moderated by Fox News host Sean Hannity. The debate, which will air on Fox during Hannity’s 9 p.m. prime-time program, will take place Nov. 30, the network announced.…
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who has long been one of Trump's biggest political targets, says he'll back the ex-president should he win the GOP nomination – Yahoo News

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he'll back Trump should the ex-president win the GOP nomination.Trump's hand-picked candidate was unable to unseat Kemp in last year's GOP gubernatorial primary.Kemp told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Trump "would still be a lot better than Biden."In 2021, former President Donald Trump recruited ex-Sen. David Perdue to oust Georgia Gov.…
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If we think our government looks chaotic, imagine China and Russia’s view

From the vantage point of the West, despite the turmoil facing democracies, conditions are direr in Beijing and Moscow.  China’s Xi Jinping is confronted with “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” as bad as or worse than Job’s. China’s economy, at least as President Joe Biden sees it, is “a ticking time bomb” ready to explode. Last year, Biden…
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Judge peppers lawyers in prelude to trial of New York's business fraud lawsuit against Trump – The Associated Press

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Former President Donald Trump greets supporters at the Treehouse Pub & Eatery, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Bettendorf, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)FILE – New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference, Sept. 21, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)Former President Donald Trump greets…
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Eric Swalwell Brands McCarthy ‘Spectator Speaker’ As Government Shutdown Looms

“He may have the title, but Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz — they all share the job,” the California Democrat said.

Trump Warns Critical News Media Will ‘Pay A Big Price’ If He’s Reelected

The former president said “fake news” organizations should be investigated for treason and questioned their access to U.S. airwaves.

Column: Trump has a second-term agenda, and it's more terrifying than ever – Yahoo News

Column: Trump has a second-term agenda, and it’s more terrifying than ever  Yahoo Newssource

Conservative Pundit Gives Biden A Simple 7-Word Comeback To Age Critics

Charlie Sykes said Biden’s messaging in a potential 2024 Trump matchup should come down to one blunt point.

Fox moderators expecting gloves to come off for second GOP primary debate 

The clock is ticking for the GOP primary candidates looking to mount a serious challenge to former President Trump for the nomination, says Dana Perino, a leading anchor and political analyst at Fox News who is moderating the race’s second debate this week.  “It’s obvious that President Trump’s lead is commanding and enduring and durable,”…
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Ex-White House Aide Says Meadows Burned Documents In Final Days Of Trump’s Presidency

Cassidy Hutchinson said Mark Meadows’ wife complained about the high cost of dry cleaning his suits to remove the “bonfire” smell.

No Labels’ friendly facade masks its threat to America’s future 

“Can we all get along?”                  More than 30 years ago, after Los Angeles police officers charged with beating him were acquitted at trial, Rodney King asked that plaintive question that has gone down in history.    His plea summed up what many Americans felt then and now. And that’s why there is so much surface attractiveness to No…
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Joe Biden Must Talk About the Donald Trump Prosecutions – New York Magazine

Joe Biden Must Talk About the Donald Trump Prosecutions  New York Magazinesource

Trump says Biden will be blamed for shutdown, urges GOP to dig in

Former President Trump on Sunday urged Republicans to dig in as a shutdown looms over Washington, arguing that President Biden will take the blame if the federal government closes. Congress faces an Oct. 1 deadline for passing a government-funding bill, and the impasse has been in the House, where Republicans have not been able to…
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Donald Trump's Rivals Are Once Again Hitting the Fox Debate Stage … – Vanity Fair

Donald Trump’s Rivals Are Once Again Hitting the Fox Debate Stage …  Vanity Fairsource

Why Vivek Ramaswamy Is Donald Trump's Most Obvious Heir | TIME – TIME

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox.Vivek Ramaswamy sat sipping his decaffeinated green tea in the center of a Capitol Hill hotel’s restaurant. He was extolling the awesome powers of the federal executive, which he insists would allow a…
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'I don't believe him on anything': Secretary Clinton reacts to Trump's self-pardon comments – MSNBC

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsSecretary Hillary Clinton joins Jen Psaki to discuss the indictments of former President Donald Trump, the state of the 2024 race, and Vladimir Putin's impact on American politics.Sept. 24, 2023 © 2023 NBC UNIVERSAL source

Ex-DOJ Official Takes Brutal Swipe At Trump Over Mark Milley Attack

Neal Katyal weighed in on Trump’s furious weekend post about the retiring chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Hear what Trump reportedly said to Mark Milley about injured veteran after this hug – CNN

Hear what Trump reportedly said to Mark Milley about injured veteran after this hug  CNNsource

Biden ramps up contrasts with Trump during Labor Day speech in Philadelphia – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC News Hollywood writers and studios reach tentative deal to resolve strikeSeptember 24, 2023, 11:22 PMAsteroid samples come to Earth after a 4-billion-mile, 7-year journey in a historic first for NASASeptember 22, 2023, 4:39 PMPoll: Overwhelming majorities of voters say they're concerned about Biden and Trump ahead of a potential rematch in…
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Rupert Murdoch retires from Fox after a uniquely destructive career – MSNBC

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsThe year 2023 will be remembered as the media year that Logan Roy died and Rupert Murdoch retired. Yes, the real-life right-wing media mogul announced Thursday morning his decision to retire from the Fox and News Corp. boards, leaving his even more right-wing son Lachlan as the sole guy in…
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Christie reacts to Trump’s lead in NBC News poll: ‘We don’t have a national primary’ – NBC News

Christie reacts to Trump’s lead in NBC News poll: ‘We don’t have a national primary’  NBC Newssource

Buttigieg slams Trump comments on military officer, wounded veterans – USA TODAY

WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg slammed former President Donald Trump’s attack on the retiring chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staffs, Army Gen. Mark Milley, calling his comment “outrageous.”Trump last week accused Milley of “dealing with China to give them a heads up on the thinking of the President of the United States,” on…
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Robert O'Brien, U.S. hostage envoy under Trump, "very concerned … – CBS News

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‘Really?!?’: Jen Psaki Shreds Kevin McCarthy’s Shutdown Angst

“Well, do I have news for you Speaker McCarthy…” said the Biden White House press secretary-turned-MSNBC anchor.