Month: October 2023

Jump to Trump’s lawyers try to paint his accountant as unreliable, or even mentally infirm, in Day 4 of his fraud trial.Donald Trump’s lawyers tried to put the mental health of his former accountant Donald Bender on trial Thursday as part of an effort to undermine the New York attorney general’s fraud lawsuit against them.Bender,…
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One would have to live under a rock to not believe that U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who sits on Donald Trump’s D.C. prosecution, has negative views about him, whether it’s just from her being an aware citizen or because she has presided over the prosecutions of a number of January 6 defendants and has…
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“We have never, in the history of our Nation, had a federal criminal trial that warrants audiovisual access more than” this trial, they said.

Former Democratic presidential nominee State Hillary Clinton railed against supporters of former President Trump during a new CNN interview, comparing those who still support the former president after the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection to members of a cult. “Maybe there needs to be a formal deprogramming of the cult members,” she said in a clip released…
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William Cohen argued Trump “shouldn’t be anywhere near the Oval Office” for reportedly sharing government secrets with an Australian billionaire.

Ex-US intel chief reacts to report about Trump sharing nuclear information  CNNsource

Trump’s lawyers seek to postpone his classified documents trial until …  News-Press Nowsource

Today is the first day of former president Donald Trump’s $250 million fraud trial in New York. A case brought by the state’s attorney general accuses the Republican primary frontrunner of lying about his net worth by billions of dollars to try to secure more favorable loan terms. One of his attorneys, Alina Habba, showed…
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The former president departed New York after leaving court in the middle of the third day’s proceedings.

Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Michael Sisak, Associated Press Michael Sisak, Associated Press Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Leave your feedbackNEW YORK (AP) — An accountant who prepared Donald Trump’s financial statements was back on the…
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The “Late Night” comedian hit the former president with a “Barbie”-themed zinger.

Another $100 million hike in the estimate was based on a single email from a real estate broker, who hadn’t commissioned an appraisal.

Donald Trump’s campaign billed more than $26,000 for Dorchester County visit  WCBD News 2source

Trump has shown some signs of humoring the idea. He posted a picture of himself with the speaker’s gavel on social media and is reportedly considering visiting the Capitol next week. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Editor’s note:…
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Watch CBS News By Aimee Picchi Updated on: October 4, 2023 / 1:09 PM / MoneyWatch Former President Donald Trump is no longer rich enough to be included in the Forbes 400, an annual ranking of America’s wealthiest individuals, Forbes magazine said on Tuesday. Trump is still a billionaire, with Forbes estimating his net worth at…
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Jill Wine-Banks flagged a major flaw with the former president’s new ploy.

Donald Trump’s Worst Nightmare (Not Making Forbes 400) Just …  Vanity Fairsource

Watch CBS News By Melissa Quinn September 6, 2023 / 11:00 AM / CBS News Washington — Special counsel Jack Smith warned Tuesday that former President Donald Trump’s “daily” comments risk tainting the prospective pool of jurors in Washington, D.C., in the criminal case over his alleged efforts to stop the transfer of presidential power…
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Sam Bankman-Fried Wanted to Pay Donald Trump Not to Run for …  Vanity Fairsource

The CNN anchor demanded to know why Republicans aren’t responding to the latest Donald Trump scandal.

The Democratic 2016 candidate predicted Trump will likely be the GOP’s 2024 nominee, but also suggested when the Republican fever may break.

WATCH LIVE: Former Trump attorney Sidney Powell seeks to have RICO case tossed   The Atlanta Journal Constitutionsource

By Emily Zemler Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide in President Donald Trump‘s administration who memorably testified in front of the January 6th committee, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and shared a few fittingly crazy anecdotes about her ex-bosses. Host Jimmy Kimmel introduced his guest, who is currently promoting her book, as “White House survivor Cassidy…
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Remarks made days after former chief of staff confirmed reports about Trump’s derogatory attitude to members of US militaryDonald Trump called his former chief of staff John Kelly a “lowlife with a very small brain and a very big mouth” after the former marine general confirmed reports about the ex-president’s derogatory attitude to members of…
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Jump to Exit, Donald Trump.After 2 ½ days of scowling inside — and angrily speechifying just outside — a Manhattan courtroom, the former president on Wednesday left his $250 million civil fraud trial.He doesn’t have to return until he testifies by order of a New York state subpoena some weeks from now.“I’d rather be right…
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