Month: March 2024

A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

Trump Hit With Gag Order In Hush Money Trial – Forbes

Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday banned former President Donald Trump from disparaging witnesses, prosecutors, jurors and court staff in his hush money case as it’s set to go to trial on April 15—hours after Trump attacked Merchan, his daughter, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and several others associated with the case.Former US President Donald…
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Trump Media Climbs 16% to $7.9 Billion Post-SPAC Deal Valuation – Bloomberg

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial…
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Judge in hush money case rejects Trump's bid for a delay, says trial will start April 15 – ABC News

Judge Juan Merchan rejected Trump’s bid to further delay the trial.The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money case in New York ruled Monday that the trial will begin on April 15, rejecting Trump's request for an additional delay.The case, which was initially scheduled to begin jury selection on Monday, was adjourned for…
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Donald Trump ‘Loves’ That Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is Running For President

The former president said he thinks RFK will siphon votes away from Joe Biden.

Donald Trump ‘Loves’ That Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is Running For President

The former president said he thinks RFK will siphon votes away from Joe Biden.

Donald Trump's Bible Knowledge Mocked in Viral Video – Newsweek

Donald Trump’s Bible Knowledge Mocked in Viral Video  Newsweeksource

Trump faces gag order in New York hush money criminal case – Reuters

Trump faces gag order in New York hush money criminal case  Reuterssource

Democrats fear Trump more than Biden scares GOP: Poll

More Democrats fear former President Trump being reelected than Republicans fear President Biden’s potential second term, according to a new poll. The poll found 66 percent of Democrats are extremely fearful of another Trump term in the White House, according to the results from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs. Another 11 percent of Democrats said…
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12:30 Report — Investigators unpack Baltimore bridge collapse

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 12:30 Report newsletter Subscribe <!– {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Wednesday. Guess what?! Krispy Kreme doughnuts will be sold at McDonald’s! I was way too excited to make you keep reading…
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Biden’s progressive voter strategy must include a Gaza cease-fire

Young progressive voters, the backbone and the future of the Democratic Party, are at an increasing risk of turning against the party wholescale each day the war in Gaza continues.  Foreign policy rarely tops the issues people rank when casting their votes unless something has gone horribly wrong. But this is one of those times…
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Trump media company, parent of Truth Social, begins trading on Nasdaq – ABC News

Trump himself owns 58 percent of the shares in the company.For approximately $70, you can now own a share of the company behind former President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform.Trading in Trump Media & Technology Group — which uses the ticker symbol DJT — began on the Nasdaq Tuesday morning after last week's vote for…
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Trump slow to invest in states that could decide election as some in GOP fear 'skeleton' campaign – The Associated Press

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally March 9, 2024, in Rome Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)NEW YORK (AP) — In his bid to retake the White House, few states hold as much promise for Donald Trump as Michigan.The former president…
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Trump rips hush money gag order as illegal, ‘un-American,’ unconstitutional

Former President Trump went after the judge in his New York hush money trial Wednesday after he placed a gag order on the former president the day prior, limiting what he can say publicly about the case. Trump called the order, the third of its kind he’s been hit with in his multiple legal cases,…
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Biden jokes about Trump being ‘crushed by debt’ after the former president's net worth soars to $6.4B – New York Post

Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. President Biden on Tuesday joked about presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump being “crushed by debt” a day after the former president’s net worth reportedly ballooned by billions of dollars. “The other day, a defeated guy came up to me and said, ‘Mr. President, I’m being crushed by debt…
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How Trump has Funded His $100 Million in Legal Bills – The New York Times

Trump’s Legal TroublesAdvertisement$254.1 millionin donationsVarious Trump accounts$107 millionin legal expenses$254.1 millionin donationsVarious Trump accounts$107 millionin legal expensesBy Molly Cook Escobar, Albert Sun and Shane Goldmacher Former President Donald J. Trump has spent more than $100 million since leaving office, on lawyers and other costs related to fending off various investigations, indictments and his coming criminal trials,…
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Truth Social Owner Trump Media & Technology Stock Soars in Debut – Investopedia

Truth Social Owner Trump Media & Technology Stock Soars in Debut  Investopediasource

China’s Xi holds all-male meeting with US business leaders

Several U.S. business leaders met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, when he made his case calling for closer ties between the two largest economies in the world. The all-male meeting was held in Beijing and came as the U.S. and China have had a steady improvement in relations in the past several years.…
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Judge Imposes Gag Order on Trump in Manhattan Criminal Trial – The New York Times

Trump Hush-Money CaseAdvertisementSupported byThe order limiting the former president’s speech came after Justice Juan M. Merchan set an April 15 trial date for the case, which involves a sex scandal cover-up.By Ben Protess and William K. RashbaumThe New York judge presiding over one of Donald J. Trump’s criminal trials imposed a gag order on Tuesday…
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Trump mocks McDaniel after ouster from NBC – The Hill

Former President Trump made fun of Ronna McDaniel after NBC News ended its contract with the former Republican National Committee chair following an internal uproar across the company, just days after it announced she was joining the outlet as a contributor.“Wow! Ronna McDaniel got fired by Fake News NBC. She only lasted two days, and…
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Lara Trump on 2020 election: ‘I think we’re past that’

Lara Trump thinks the Republican Party is past disputing the 2020 presidential election, she told NBC News in a Tuesday interview. Her remarks come despite the fact that her father-in-law, former President Donald Trump, continues to campaign on unfounded claims that he lost the race due to election fraud. “Well, I think we’re past that.…
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Trump’s crumbling empire gives Biden a golden opportunity  

Here’s a phrase I never thought I’d say: Donald Trump, Bible salesman.  No, that isn’t an election-induced fever dream. The embattled former president is now trying to pay off his legal judgments by hawking $60 “God Bless the U.S.A.” Bibles  co-branded with country music singer Lee Greenwood. ABC News reports that the Bibles are yet…
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Trump says RFK Jr. ‘great for MAGA’ after VP announcement

Former President Trump called Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign “great for MAGA” in a post early Wednesday. “RFK Jr. is the most Radical Left Candidate in the race, by far. He’s a big fan of the Green New Scam, and other economy killing disasters,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I guess this…
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Obama, Fearing Biden Loss to Trump, Is on the Phone to Strategize – The New York Times

AdvertisementSupported byThe former president and the current one are now on the same page about Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s political future. It was not always that way.By Katie RogersKatie Rogers covers the Biden White House and reported from Washington, where she spoke with over a dozen people for this article.As the election approaches, President Biden…
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Chris Cuomo rips NBC’s reversal on Ronna McDaniel hiring

NewsNation host Chris Cuomo criticized NBC News’s decision to oust former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor. “How is this not a ‘[former President Trump] and his people tried to rig the election, we don’t want ‘em around,’” he said on his show “Cuomo” Tuesday. “‘Cause they’ve had plenty of…
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Trump’s DJT stock creates a unique new ethical nightmare – CNN

Trump’s DJT stock creates a unique new ethical nightmare  CNNsource