Month: November 2023

A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

Morning Report — Senate barrels toward border fight 

Senators are headed for a showdown over a U.S.-Mexico border deal that’s critical to unlocking aid for Ukraine and Israel.  GOP negotiators in the upper chamber are expressing doubts that even if they can come to an agreement, it won’t be one that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) can sell to his own members. Johnson, just…
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Dutch election winner Geert Wilders is an anti-Islam firebrand known … – The Associated Press

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Geert Wilders, leader of the Party for Freedom, known as PVV, answers questions to media after announcement of the first preliminary results of general elections in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)Geert Wilders, leader of the Party for Freedom, known as PVV, answers questions…
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GOP senators feel ambushed by Trump’s policy promises 

Former President Trump is creating new political headaches for Republicans locked in a highly competitive battle to win back the Senate majority by making extreme statements on health care, immigration and other issues unlikely to play well with swing voters in key states.   Trump shook up Republicans on Capitol Hill over the weekend by…
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Sununu set to play key role in GOP’s New Hampshire primary

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) is set to play a critical role in the Granite State’s first-in-the-nation primary, where Nikki Haley is hoping a strong result could turn her into a real contender for the GOP crown. Sununu is serving his fourth term as New Hampshire’s governor and remains popular, both with voters and…
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Trump's Backdoor Attempts to Delay His Trials Are Backfiring – The Daily Beast

SEARCHThe New York judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial won’t even consider pushing it back, especially after prosecutors accused defense lawyers of delay games.Political Investigations ReporterDonald Trump’s calendar is filling up—and not with campaign events.The former president is battling conflicting trial dates in a number of courts, and judges are now hopping on the…
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Mike Pence: My Son Had to Remind Me Not to Let Trump Steal the Election – Vanity Fair

Mike Pence: My Son Had to Remind Me Not to Let Trump Steal the Election  Vanity Fairsource

Trump misleadingly cites 'duplicate' ballots in disputed Georgia … – The Associated Press

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – In this Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, file photo, election workers in Fulton County began working through a recount of ballots in Atlanta. The Associated Press on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, reported on social media posts misleadingly claiming that a recent court filing has revealed that 3,600…
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Trump uses 'Soros-funded Democrats' as enemy in latest … – Colorado Springs Gazette

Daily Weather Report Powered By: Former President Donald Trump bashed “Soros-funded Democrats” in an email to supporters using various efforts to kick him off ballots next year as a fundraising push.The fundraising email blamed “Soros-funded Democrats” for the effort to get him taken off the 2024 ballot in Colorado, along with several other states.BIDEN’S ‘PATHETIC’…
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Trump's J6 legal defense: he never swore to support the Constitution, despite taking an oath to protect it – Boing Boing

In MAGA land, where lies are cherished sacraments, Trump is the god-emperor of prevarication. He is so used to getting away with telling fibs that he forgets that people who haven’t been brainwashed won’t give him a free pass.For example, Trump’s lawyers argue that the former President is exempt from Section 3 of the 14th…
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Co-founder of Students for Trump charged with assault – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeA co-founder of Students for Trump has been arrested and charged with assault, according to North Carolina court documents.Ryan Fournier faces misdemeanor charges of assault on a female and assault with a deadly weapon, according to the court documents, which allege he grabbed the…
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‘How Humiliating’: Critics Taunt ‘Groveling’ Kevin McCarthy Over Trump Revelation

The former speaker is put on blast over a wild claim in Liz Cheney’s new book.

Trump's Second Term Plans – The Assignment with Audie Cornish … – CNN

Back to episodes listMass deportations, a weaponized justice department, purges of civil servants: these are among the plans that former President Trump and his allies are making for a second term in the White House. CNN national correspondent Kristen Holmes has been traveling to Trump’s rallies and she has an analysis of what’s in the works…
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Ex-Federal Prosecutor Thinks Trump’s Lawyers Doomed Him With Latest ‘Dumb’ Move

Elizabeth de la Vega explained how any possible benefit “will be destroyed.”

Trump embraces the Jan. 6 rioters on the trail. In court, his lawyers hope to distance him from them – The Seattle Times

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has embraced the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 as patriots, vowed to pardon a large portion of them if he wins a second term and even collaborated on a song with a group of jailed defendants.In his election interference case in Washington, his lawyers are…
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Will Donald Trump win the 2024 Republican nomination? – Yahoo News

Will Donald Trump win the 2024 Republican nomination?  Yahoo Newssource

Judge rules former President Donald Trump is eligible for Colorado's primary ballot – CBS News

Watch CBS News By Jesse Sarles, Jennifer McRae Updated on: November 17, 2023 / 10:33 PM MST / CBS/AP A Denver District Court judge has issued a ruling that former President Donald Trump can appear on the Colorado primary ballot. The decision came down just before 5 p.m. Friday. At issue was whether he was…
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Ex-Bush Strategist Predicts Exactly When Donald Trump Will Be Convicted

Matthew Dowd argued why “it’s going to be so weird.”

Trump’s Truth Social Lost Tens of Millions Since Launch, New Filing Shows – Hollywood Reporter

Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterThe company that TMTG is planned to merge with, DWAC, broke out the surprising results in a securities filing Monday. By Alex Weprin Media & Business Writer Since launching, former President Donald Trump‘s Truth Social and its parent company Trump Media…
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‘Crazy’: Trump pardon of Kushner pal is a taste of ‘tough on crime’ presidency – MSNBC

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsJen Psaki discusses New York Times reporting that reveals new details from former President Donald Trump's final hour pardons. Psaki discusses how Trump granting clemency to an alleged loan shark derailed the Department of Justice investigation and the threat of a second Trump term.  Nov. 28, 2023 © 2023 NBC UNIVERSAL source

Jimmy Kimmel Mocks ‘Desperate’ Fox News For Weirdest Biden Burn Ever

The late-night host shows how the network is getting increasingly bizarre in its attacks on the president.

‘Daily Show’ Guest Host Michelle Wolf Calls Total BS On Trump’s Latest Swerve

“It’s like the Kool-Aid man suddenly caring about walls,” the comedian joked.

In new challenge to indictment, Trump's lawyers argue he had good basis to question election results – The Associated Press

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks to Texas state troopers and guardsmen at the South Texas International Airport, Nov. 19, 2023, in Edinburg, Texas. Trump’s lawyers are arguing that he had a good faith basis to question the outcome of the 2020 election…
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Donald Trump's lawyers urge NY appeals court to overturn gag order, arguing fines were 'in a fit of pique' – USA TODAY

Donald Trump’s lawyers urged a New York appeals court Monday to keep blocking the gag order in his high-stakes civil fraud trial by arguing the restrictions were too broad and the judge had imposed $15,000 in fines “in a fit of pique.”The judge in the case, Arthur Engoron, had placed a series of restrictions on…
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‘Trump’s Not Eating’: Kevin McCarthy’s Bonkers Explanation For His 2021 Mar-A-Lago Visit

Liz Cheney’s new book contains a stunning detail about McCarthy’s widely panned trip to Florida.

Jake Tapper Laughs at Story That Trump Was Too Depressed to Eat After 2020 Election Loss: 'Malarkey' | Video – Yahoo Entertainment

Jake Tapper Laughs at Story That Trump Was Too Depressed to Eat After 2020 Election Loss: ‘Malarkey’ | Video  Yahoo Entertainmentsource