Month: January 2024

A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

Donald Trump awaits judgment in civil fraud case – USA TODAY

Hello OnPolitics readers! This is an important week for former President Donald Trump as he awaits judgment in a civil fraud case that could level $370 million in penalties and threaten to dissolve his real estate empire.The New York state court decision is expected to come just days after Trump was ordered by a jury…
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Carroll compares Trump to ‘walrus snorting’ and ‘rhino flopping his hands’ – The Hill

Columnist E. Jean Carroll likened former President Trump to a “walrus snorting” Monday, as she described her experience being in the same room as Trump for the first time since the late 1990s, around the time she accused the former president of sexually abusing her in a department store.Flanked by her two lawyers, Shawn Crowley…
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Donald Trump PACs Reportedly Spent $50 Million In Donor Funds On Legal Fees Last Year

The Trump campaign will be required to disclose the payments in FEC filings on Wednesday.

Fulton County says cyberattack did not impact Trump election interference case – CBS News

Watch CBS News January 30, 2024 / 7:28 PM EST / CBS/AP Officials said the court and other systems in Georgia’s most populous county were hacked over the weekend, interrupting routine operations, but the district attorney’s office said the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump was unaffected.Fulton County, which includes most of Atlanta, was…
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Morning Report — House-Senate border battle intensifies 

Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter Subscribe Impeachment and taxes marked the…
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Trump Biographer Mocks Donald Trump’s Money Situation With A Brutal Reminder

David Cay Johnston recalled an old boast from the former president.

Donald Trump will not win a war against the Swifties – Business Insider

If former President Donald Trump and his campaign choose to attack Taylor Swift, he’ll have to defeat a far scarier and more dangerous force than Joe Biden’s reelection campaign: her scorned fans.After weeks of Republican media pundits and a former presidential candidate vilifying her, going as far as saying she’s a Defense Department psy-op, it…
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China sees two 'bowls of poison' in Biden and Trump and ponders who is the lesser of two evils – The Associated Press

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden speaks on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, left, and former President Donald Trump speaks on July 8, 2023, in Las Vegas. As the U.S. presidential campaign moves closer to a Donald Trump-Joe Biden rematch, China is watching uneasily.(AP…
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The RNC will meet privately after Trump allies pull resolution to call him the 'presumptive nominee' – The Associated Press

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel speaks before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News, Nov. 8, 2023, in Miami. The RNC is meeting behind closed doors in Las Vegas, but top party officials will no longer consider a resolution proposed to declare former…
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Georgia Trump Prosecutor Wade Settles Divorce Case—As DA Fani Willis Called To Testify – Forbes

Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis may not need to testify in a sordid divorce case involving an alleged affair she had with Georgia special prosecutor Nathan Wade, who on Tuesday settled the divorce case with his wife, as Willis faces conflict of interest allegations that have cast a shadow on former President Donald…
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Biden mocks Trump during Florida fundraiser – POLITICO – POLITICO

2024 Elections He lamented that Florida had faced a “real dose of Trumpism.” President Joe Biden greets Mayor Daniella Levine Cava of Miami-Dade County met ahead of his fundraising event in Miami. | Evan Vucci/AP By Kimberly Leonard 01/30/2024 06:03 PM EST Link CopiedMIAMI — President Joe Biden came to South Florida to cash in…
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CNN’s Dana Bash Tries ‘Not To Laugh’ At Latest Right-Wing Meltdown

Bash’s colleague Oliver Darcy agreed the claims are “absurd” and “outrageous.”

Joe Biden Reveals What World Leaders Are Telling Him About Donald Trump – Yahoo! Voices

Joe Biden Reveals What World Leaders Are Telling Him About Donald Trump  Yahoo! Voicessource

WATCH: Illinois declines to remove Trump from ballot based on 14th Amendment challenge – PBS NewsHour

Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Leave your feedbackCHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ election board on Tuesday kept former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot, a week before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021,…
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Press: Donald Trump is the perfect witness for the prosecution – The Hill

There’s nobody, not even Donald Trump, who wasn’t gobsmacked by the jury’s verdict in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case. $83.3 million! Even for mega-millionaire Donald Trump, that’s a lotta money.No wonder the Powerball-size verdict gobbled up all the headlines. But the real significance of the verdict lies not in the mountain of money Trump must pay…
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Trump puts on full-court press for big-time donors — and nabs more than a few – POLITICO

2024 Elections The former president has scored a commitment from Ron DeSantis’ former top money man, among others. Donald Trump has not always enjoyed a warm relationship with the Republican Party’s well-heeled donor set, though he has made courting them a priority this time around. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images By Alex Isenstadt 01/30/2024 05:00 AM…
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Alina Habba May Have Used Fake Person in Trump Case: E. Jean Carroll Lawyer – Newsweek

Alina Habba May Have Used Fake Person in Trump Case: E. Jean Carroll Lawyer  Newsweeksource

What a second Trump term could mean for abortion restrictions – The 19th*

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John Bolton rips Trump in new edition of memoir – The Hill

Former national security adviser John Bolton dug into former President Trump in the new edition of his memoir, warning that the former president is a selfish man focused on the retribution of his enemies, according to multiple media reports. Bolton, who was once an ally of Trump and served in his White House in 2018…
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Trump to stay on Illinois ballot; board declines to remove him over 14th Amendment – CBS Chicago

Watch CBS News By Chris Tye Updated on: January 30, 2024 / 4:20 PM CST / CBS Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) — Former President Donald Trump’s name will stay on the ballot in the March primary in Illinois, after the state’s election board ruled Tuesday it doesn’t have the authority to determine whether he violated the…
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Dem Lawmaker Rips GOP Reps To Their Faces: ‘You Bend The Knee To The Orange Jesus’

Rep. Rob Menendez says he’s “had it” with the partisanship of Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee.

Trump to stay on Illinois ballot; board declines to remove him over 14th Amendment – CBS News

Watch CBS News By Chris Tye Updated on: January 30, 2024 / 4:20 PM CST / CBS Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) — Former President Donald Trump’s name will stay on the ballot in the March primary in Illinois, after the state’s election board ruled Tuesday it doesn’t have the authority to determine whether he violated the…
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US Election 2024: Biden Dubs Trump a ‘Loser’ at Fundraiser in South Florida – Bloomberg

US Election 2024: Biden Dubs Trump a ‘Loser’ at Fundraiser in South Florida  Bloombergsource

Trump legal news brief: Trump attorney quickly backs down after E. Jean Carroll lawyer threatens her with sanctions – Yahoo News

Trump legal news brief: Trump attorney quickly backs down after E. Jean Carroll lawyer threatens her with sanctions  Yahoo Newssource

Retired conservative judge: ‘Trump disqualified himself’ from ballot – The Hill

Retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday arguing that former President Trump is disqualified to run for public office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.Luttig, a longtime conservative jurist on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, argued the Supreme Court justices, when they…
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