Month: October 2023

The former president's attorneys requested the meeting with AG Merrick Garland.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…
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The co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” couldn’t believe the former president’s courthouse antics.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C) slammed the New York fraud case against former President Trump, calling it a “friggin’ joke.” Graham echoed Trump’s attacks on New York Attorney General Letitia James in an appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity” Monday night, claiming that she brought the case against the former president for political reasons. “Let’s look at…
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“Legally, it’s irrelevant,” Andrew Weissmann said of the argument presented by Trump and his attorneys.

Former President Trump railed against the “creeps” and “losers” of late-night talk shows, as the programs made their inaugural return after a months-long writers strike. Trump, without pointing to specific examples, accused the talk shows of acting as a “campaign contribution” to Democrats in a pair of social-media posts early Tuesday morning, saying he knew…
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The former New Jersey governor made what could be one of his most definitive statements yet on the former president.

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Former President Trump said he would return to court on Tuesday for the second day of a civil trial in New York centered on claims that Trump grossly overstated his wealth and engaged in a pattern of fraud. Trump, in a social media post early Tuesday morning, described the opening day of the trial as…
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The Fox News host had a laugh at the ex-president’s appeal to Black voters.

Exclusive: John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump  CNNsource

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Trump’s 2016 Democratic rival used one of the late senator’s most iconic quotes to call out the former president.

“This is a very dangerous period we’re about to enter into here,” the former Trump adviser said.

Among the many controversies Donald Trump has courted during his time in politics, perhaps none engender the kinds of emotions as his comments — and reported comments — denigrating veterans and the war-wounded. But some of the most serious reports about what he’s said have gone largely unconfirmed by key players.That changed in a major…
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An accountant who prepared the former president’s financial statements for years was expected to be back on the witness stand for a second day.

New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office made the footage public during the first day of former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial.

Former President Donald Trump went on a bizarre rant on Sunday evening, ranking his preferred forms of violent death.The Republican presidential candidate was speaking at a campaign event in Iowa on Sunday evening, when he randomly pitched the scenario of being stuck on a sinking battery-powered boat in the ocean. Getting into incredible detail, he…
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Neal Katyal picks apart the flaws in Trump’s remaining legal arguments in the New York civil fraud case.

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on as he attends the North Carolina Republican Party convention in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. June 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) – Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Sunday defended Special Counsel Jack Smith's 37-count indictment against Donald…
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What should we make of Donald Trump’s surprising recent decision not to try moving Fulton County Dist. Atty. Fani Willis’ case against him to federal court?Most observers, including me, had anticipated that Trump would attempt to get the case out of the Georgia court, and not simply because it’s a standard move for a former…
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“The Tonight Show” host also returned to the air with a zinger for Rep. Lauren Boebert.

The former president is ticked that the late-night hosts are back and already making fun of him.

October 2, 2023 – Trump civil fraud trial in New York begins  CNN Key Takeaways From the First Day of Trump’s Civil Fraud Trial  The New York Times Fox Host Points Out Insanity of Trump’s ‘Jury’ Claim  The Daily Beast source

The “Late Night” comedian predicted a hilariously terrifying outcome for the former president, and it involves Rudy Giuliani.

The “Late Show” host also had a gag about Eric Trump that was literally painful.