Month: December 2023

A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

Oregon Secretary of State Griffin-Valade won't block Trump from … – Oregon Capital Chronicle

Former President Donald Trump dances after addressing an Alabama Republican Party fundraiser on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023 in Montgomery, Alabama. Trump, making his first public comments since being indicted on charges of attempting to subvert the 2020 presidential election, attacked prosecutors, the Biden administration, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a rival for the Republican nomination.…
Read more

Georgia prosecutors, Donald Trump's lawyer wrangle over trial date – USA TODAY

In a freewheeling discussion Friday over picking a date for Donald Trump’s Georgia election racketeering trial, his lawyer argued there is little time to try the former president before the 2024 election − and the Republican frontrunner couldn’t be tried after then if he wins.But prosecutors seeking an August start to the trial, which could…
Read more

Trump golf club server says she was sexually harassed by supervisor, pressed into NDA by attorney Alina Habba – New York Post

Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. A former server at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, NJ, claims she was forced into having sex with her supervisor and later deceived by the former president’s attorney Alina Habba into signing a non-disclosure agreement over it.Alice Bianco filed the sexual harassment lawsuit against her employer…
Read more

Trump's campaign thinks it's getting a surprise assist from Dean … – POLITICO

Elections Joe Biden’s primary opponent is making the ex-president’s electability argument for him. Former President Donald Trump during a rally on Nov. 18, 2023, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. | Bryon Houlgrave/AP By Alex Isenstadt 12/01/2023 05:00 AM EST Link CopiedDonald Trump’s campaign believes it’s getting a welcome boost from an unexpected source.Over the past week,…
Read more

Ohio Republican Party endorses Trump

Ohio’s Republican Party endorsed former President Trump in his reelection bid for the White House on Friday. “President Trump has proven time and again that despite the unhinged and relentless attacks from the radical left, he will never give up on fighting for Ohio’s workers, business and families,”  Ohio Republican Party chair Alex M. Triantafilou…
Read more

What to watch for at Trump’s Fulton County hearing Friday – CNN

What to watch for at Trump’s Fulton County hearing Friday  CNNsource

North Dakota, Montana attorney generals fighting against cases barring Donald Trump from election ballot – KFYR

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – Nineteen attorney generals, including Montana’s Austin Knudsen and North Dakota’s Drew Wrigley, filed a brief this week asking the Colorado Supreme Court to keep former president Donald Trump on the state’s 2024 primary ballot.A lawsuit filed in state court last month argued Trump’s actions during the January 6 insurrection were a violation of…
Read more

McCarthy, Trump had explosive call after California lawmaker's ouster – USA TODAY

Former President Donald Trump and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are both expected to be major players – and major fundraisers – as the nation heads towards the 2024 elections. But as the the race approaches, and Trump faces two sets of criminal charges over his alleged attempts to steal the 2020 election, the fellow Republicans…
Read more

Trump campaign calls DeSantis 'thirsty OnlyFans wannabe' for debating Newsom: 'Kiss of death' – Fox News

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2023 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. The FAMiLY Leader…
Read more

Laxalt steps down as chair of DeSantis super PAC

Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt (R) has stepped down as chairman of the pro-DeSantis super PAC Never Back Down, according to a spokesperson from the group. The New York Times was the first outlet to report on the development.  “After nearly 26 straight months of being in a full-scale campaign, I need to return my time and attention to…
Read more

Donald Trump Can Be Sued For Jan. 6 Attack, Appeals Court Says

The court rejected Trump’s appeal to dismiss lawsuits brought by congressmen and police officers seeking civil damages over the Capitol insurrection.

Judge rejects Kari Lake’s request to examine ballot envelopes

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge rejected Kari Lake’s lawsuit request to view signed ballots of 1.3 million early voters in Arizona. Judge John Hannah’s ruling, filed Thursday, denied Lake from gaining access to the envelopes in connection to the 2022 gubernatorial race that she lost to now Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. Hannah argued the…
Read more

Trump, other defendants seek to dismiss or delay Georgia election interference case – ABC News

Attorneys will present arguments during back-to-back hearings Friday.Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and several of his co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case are set to appear in court to seek the dismissal of the case or push back on upcoming deadlines during a pair of back-to-back hearings Friday.Lawyers for Trump, former Trump campaign…
Read more

Trump’s avalanche of dishonesty: Fact-checking 102 of his false claims from this fall – CNN

Trump’s avalanche of dishonesty: Fact-checking 102 of his false claims from this fall  CNNsource

Ruled a fraud but still fighting: What's at stake in Donald Trump's … – USA TODAY

Facing charges with combined maximum prison sentences totaling hundreds of years, you would think Donald Trump’s several criminal cases would be all he can think about.But for weeks, the former president has been posting on social media about his New York civil fraud trial, sometimes even coming to court when he’s not required to. That…
Read more

Why Maggie Haberman thinks Trump may be testing the limits of reinstated gag order – CNN

Why Maggie Haberman thinks Trump may be testing the limits of reinstated gag order  CNNsource

Trump trial set for March 4, 2024, in federal case charging him with … – The Associated Press

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.A judge has set a March 4, 2024, trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. (Aug. 28)FILE – Former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate Tuesday, April 4,…
Read more

Liz Cheney tells "CBS News Sunday Morning" that the U.S. is "sleepwalking into a dictatorship" – CBS News

Watch CBS News December 1, 2023 / 9:31 AM EST / CBS News Former Republican Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney says that if Donald Trump is elected it will mean the end of the republic, and expresses alarm at how comfortable her party has become with the man and his lies. Cheney talks with John Dickerson…
Read more

Video: Report details tense phone call between Trump and McCarthy after speakership debacle – CNN

Video: Report details tense phone call between Trump and McCarthy after speakership debacle  CNNsource

Social media posts Trump claimed were made by judge's wife were not made by her, court says – CBS News

Watch CBS News By Jacob Rosen, Graham Kates, Olivia Rinaldi November 30, 2023 / 10:38 PM EST / CBS News Social media posts that former President Donald Trump claimed were made by the wife of the judge in his New York fraud trial were not made by her, a court spokesperson said.“Justice Engoron’s wife has…
Read more

Battle of the Governors

California’s Gavin Newsom and Florida’s Ron DeSantis took to the stage for red state vs. blue state debate on Fox News.

Donald Trump's trial is a test of the nation – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeWASHINGTON — The whole country is on trial now.First and foremost, Donald Trump, charged with seven counts related to his handling of classified information amid his front-running campaign for the White House, has become the only former American president to face federal prosecution.The charges…
Read more

Comedian Bill Burr defends his wife, mocks Trump supporters – MSNBC

BREAKING: George Santos expelled from Congress  Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsWhile on 'The Rich Eisen Show' in November, comedian Bill Burr mocked Trump supporters who are angry his wife gave Donald Trump the finger while at a UFC event.Dec. 1, 2023 © 2023 NBC UNIVERSAL source

Why governors don’t become presidents anymore

Govs. Gavin Newsom (D) and Ron DeSantis (R) would like to know when it will be their turn. Presidential primary polling shows a matchup between the governors of California and Florida will likely have to wait until at least 2028. By then, state executives will have been shut out of the White House for two decades, after a…
Read more

Nikki Haley’s first TV ad subtly dings Biden and Trump — but not by name – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeBy Greg HyattNikki Haley’s presidential campaign is launching its first TV ad Friday, which features Haley arguing the country has to “leave behind the chaos and drama of the past.”Although the spot doesn’t mention President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump, the message…
Read more