Month: December 2023

A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

News reports: Former Trump lawyer to testify before Nevada grand jury about 2020 fake electors – KOLO

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -Several news media outlets report that former Donald Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro agreed to testify before a Nevada grand jury investigating fake electors in the 2020 election.Robert Langford, a Nevada lawyer representing Chesebro in the fake elector case, declined to confirm plans for discussions between prosecutors and his client. The Washington Post…
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Trump Slams John Kerry In Wild Town Hall, Insisting Climate Change Isn’t A Problem

“The only global warming we should be thinking about or worrying about is nuclear global warming,” the ex-president said as vilified Biden’s climate envoy.

Video: Tapper calls Biden admission about 2024 presidential race 'stunning' – CNN

Video: Tapper calls Biden admission about 2024 presidential race ‘stunning’  CNNsource

Biden 'not sure' he would seek re-election if Trump was not running – Yahoo News

Biden ‘not sure’ he would seek re-election if Trump was not running  Yahoo Newssource

‘Daily Show’ Guest Host Charlamagne Tha God Reveals The ‘Only’ Way To Stop Trump

The radio host has a plan to keep the former president from returning as a dictator.

From Trump to Congress, Republican defense orthodoxy crumbles – Defense News

WASHINGTON ― An exasperated Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador, laid into Vivek Ramaswamy — a former biotech CEO with no experience as an elected official — over his lack of foreign policy credentials during the first Republican presidential primary debate in August.Haley accused Ramaswamy of seeking to appease U.S. adversaries…
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Trump Says He Would Only Abuse Power On Day 1 Of New Presidency

The former president declined to say if he would use his office to go “after people” if he’s elected again in 2024.

Trump’s Anti-science Stance Is Bad for Everyone – The Atlantic

A re­elected Donald Trump would continue to attack studies that stand in the way of his agenda—and to make support for scientific inquiry a tribal belief.The president of the United States cannot control the trajectory of a hurricane, but he can—we learned in 2019—force the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to endorse a trajectory that…
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Trump ‘sent’” supporters on violent path to obstruct election, prosecutors say – The Washington Post

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday accused former president Donald Trump of a long pattern of lying about elections and encouraging violence, saying he “sent” supporters to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to criminally block the election results.In a new court filing, prosecutors working for special counsel Jack Smith went further than they did in…
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“Clueless”: Legal analyst says Trump lawyers screwed up request for expedited gag order appeal – Salon

Help keep Salon independentA New York appellate court on Monday denied former President Donald Trump’s request to expedite his appeal of gag orders in the New York fraud trial.“The application for interim relief seeking expedited grant of leave to the Court of Appeals is denied, as such a motion must be decided by a full…
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Cheney says Trump ‘projecting’ with Biden threat to democracy accusations

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) characterized former President Trump as “projecting” when he claims President Biden is the threat to democracy. CNN’s Anderson Cooper pressed Cheney, once a top-ranking House Republican, on what she would say to Republicans who believe Trump’s claims that it is Biden, not him, who is a threat to democracy in…
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Trump is selling $35 Christmas wrapping paper featuring his mug shot – Business Insider

Jump to Former President Donald Trump is continuing to milk his mugshot, this time with a Christmas wrapping paper featuring his scowling face from August’s Georgia indictment.Fans of Trump will need to spend $35 to clinch the “Never Surrender” wrapping paper, which is filled with black-and-white images of Trump’s mug shot photoshopped with a Santa…
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Cheney says her father told her she was ‘in danger’ on Jan. 6

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Tuesday revealed her father told her she was “in danger” on Jan. 6, 2021 following former President Trump’s speech to supporters shortly before some members of the group rioted at the Capitol. Speaking to a crowd near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, Trump said, “We got to…
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Jan. 6 attack was 'exactly' what Trump intended, special counsel claims in court filing – ABC News

Jack Smith has detailed more evidence he plans to introduce at Trump's trial.Special counsel Jack Smith, in a court filing Tuesday, detailed additional evidence he plans to introduce at the trial of former President Donald Trump on charges of unlawfully trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election, including evidence of Trump's alleged state…
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Trump blasts Liz Cheney over her 'dictatorship' remarks on TODAY – TODAY

Trump blasts Liz Cheney over her ‘dictatorship’ remarks on TODAY  TODAYsource

Cheney: Republicans in Congress ‘can’t be counted on to defend’ Constitution  

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said Tuesday that Republicans in Congress can’t be relied on to “defend” the Constitution. “I think the lesson that we’ve seen over the course of the last couple of years is that this group of elected Republicans can’t be counted on to defend the Constitution,” Cheney said  in an interview…
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Trump’s Corruption Unbound – The Atlantic

Donald Trump and his cronies left his first administration with a playbook for self-enrichment in a second term.In the annals of government ethics, the year 2017 exists in a bygone era. That September, Donald Trump’s secretary of health and human services, Tom Price, resigned in disgrace. His unforgivable sin was chartering private jets funded by…
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Hunter Biden ripped by prosecutors for trying to subpoena Donald Trump: Attorneys tell judge he 'doesn't have – Daily Mail

Hunter Biden ripped by prosecutors for trying to subpoena Donald Trump: Attorneys tell judge he ‘doesn’t have  Daily Mailsource

Biden tells donors he’s ‘not sure I’d be running’ in 2024 if Trump wasn’t in the race – CNN

Biden tells donors he’s ‘not sure I’d be running’ in 2024 if Trump wasn’t in the race  CNNsource

Donald Trump wants highest New York court to overturn gag order – CBS News

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Here's how Biden campaign will respond to the Republican debate – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeWASHINGTON — While the Republican presidential primary field is shrinking, President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign is expanding its war room operation this week to include back-to-back rapid responses to both former President Donald Trump’s town hall with Fox News on Tuesday night and the…
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A second Trump administration will 'come after' people in the media in the courts, an ally says – Yahoo News

A second Trump administration will ‘come after’ people in the media in the courts, an ally says  Yahoo Newssource

Eric Ham: Donald Trump's looming cash crunch – CTV News

With less than 50 days until Republican voters begin the process of determining their nominee to take on President Joe Biden, a storm is brewing within the GOP. Donald Trump’s iron grip on the party and the polls remains unquestioned, but GOP super-donors are rapidly aligning behind surging candidate, Nikki Haley. Long-time mega-donors, including banking…
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Liz Cheney Reveals 'Dangerous And Chilling' Moment She Overheard Trump's True Plan – Yahoo News

Liz Cheney Reveals ‘Dangerous And Chilling’ Moment She Overheard Trump’s True Plan  Yahoo Newssource