Month: April 2024

A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

Retired judge says statute cited in Trump’s motion raises concerns about judge in hush money case – CNN

Retired judge says statute cited in Trump’s motion raises concerns about judge in hush money case  CNNsource

Kid Rock defends Trump's music taste as 'freakin' the best' after media backlash – Fox News

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Trump’s legal delaying tactics dealt a blow as he lashes out at judge’s family – The Guardian US

New York hush-money trial still on course for 15 April start but ruling in classified documents case has prosecutors concernedDonald Trump faced mounting trouble this week in his legal universe, with judges overseeing two of Trump’s legal cases refusing to accept his attempts to delay and toss the prosecution – and the former president doubling…
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Melania Trump to host Log Cabin Republicans fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago – MSNBC

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsBy Clarissa-Jan LimMelania Trump is set to hold her first major political event of the year at Mar-a-Lago later this month: a fundraiser for Log Cabin Republicans, an LGBT Republican organization.According to Politico, which obtained a copy of the invitation, at the April 20 event the Log Cabin Republicans will…
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Dems Have Hilarious Response to GOP Plan to Name Airport After Trump – The New Republic

A group of House Democrats came up with the perfect response on Friday to a Republican-backed measure to rename the Washington, D.C.-area Dulles International Airport after Donald Trump.Whether it was an act of sycophancy or just plain trolling, House Republicans introduced a bill last week to rename the airport to Donald J. Trump International Airport.…
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Judge rejects Trump’s bid to get Georgia election case dismissed. Hear why – CNN

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to get Georgia election case dismissed. Hear why  CNNsource

Trump campaign expecting to raise $43 million at high-dollar Florida fundraiser – The Associated Press

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with John Paulson during a meeting of the Economic Club of New York in New York, Nov. 12, 2019. Trump’s campaign is expecting to raise more than $40 million on Saturday, April 6,…
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Donald Trump's Actual Record on COVID-19 – Progressive.org – Progressive.org

Andrea Hanks/Official White House Photo (Public domain)A look back at how the former President botched the defining challenge of his presidency.by Bill Lueders April 5, 20244:49 PMDonald Trump, in seeking election to a second term, is promising to bring back the good ol’ days when he was in charge. He’s even used the time-honored political…
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Donald Trump's Big Mouth Could Cost Him Even More on Truth Social – The New Republic

Even after bragging about his assets and businesses got him in legal trouble, Donald Trump just can’t stop. After a rough week for his new social media venture, Trump Media & Technology Group, or TMTG, the former president ranted on his Truth Social account Thursday about how great the platform is doing—at least, in his…
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Trump’s Trial Lawyer Gambled a Gilded Manhattan Career to Represent Him – The Seattle Times

Just over a year ago, Todd Blanche was a registered New York Democrat and a partner at Wall Street’s oldest law firm, where the nation’s corporate elite go for legal help. Now, he is a registered Florida Republican who runs his own firm, where the biggest client is a man both famous and infamous for…
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Trump suffers blows in two criminal cases as insurer questioned over fraud bond: Live – The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inRepublican presidential candidate suffers string of legal setbacks Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profileDonald Trump suffered legal setbacks in both his…
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Bookman: Eastman's law license suspension suggests peril for Trump, allies in Georgia RICO case • Florida Phoenix – Florida Phoenix

John Eastman sits in Fulton Superior Court in during a 2023 hearing. Jason Getz-Pool/Getty ImagesSo far, Donald Trump and his fellow defendants in the Fulton County election-racketeering case have managed to turn the spotlight away from their own alleged misdeeds to those of District Attorney Fani Willis. (And yes, Willis herself has helped make that…
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Democrats See the GOP Bill to Rename Airport After Trump, Raise Them One to Name a Federal Prison After Him Instead – Vanity Fair

Democrats See the GOP Bill to Rename Airport After Trump, Raise Them One to Name a Federal Prison After Him Instead  Vanity Fairsource

Ohio Senator JD Vance blocking installation of April Perry as US Attorney for Chicago as retribution for Trump's legal troubles – WLS-TV

WATCH LIVECHICAGO (WLS) — The U.S. Capitol and Chicago's downtown federal building are 702 miles apart. But when there is a political blockage in place, the two may as well be worlds apart. The city and the northern district are into their second year with an interim top federal law enforcement official. The United States…
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When Mike Ditka said no to Donald Trump — and Hope Hicks feared she'd hear, 'You're fired!' – Chicago Sun-Times

Former Chicago Bears Coach Mike Ditka (left) speaks at a news conference in Pittsburgh in 2015; Former President Donald Trump (right) speaks at a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.Keith Srakocic/AP; Scott Olson/Getty ImagesLoyalty.The first and last doctrine in Donald J. Trump’s world.It’s the fealty line no one is permitted to cross. Do so.…
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‘Are you better off today than four years ago?’ is the wrong question

“Are you better off today than you were four years ago?” Roundly criticized for its blatant revisionism, House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) question last month had an unintended consequence: It finally pushed the COVID-19 pandemic to the forefront of the 2024 presidential campaign’s rhetoric.   The Biden campaign’s eventual response, a video ad featuring a montage of…
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In rare appearance, Melania Trump to headline Mar-a-Lago fundraiser for conservative LGBT group – ABC News

The former first lady has mostly stayed away from Trump’s 2024 campaign trail.Former first lady Melania Trump will be headlining a Mar-a-Lago fundraiser later this month for Log Cabin Republicans, the largest organization representing LGBT conservatives in the United States.It's a rare appearance at a fundraising event by the former first lady, who has mostly…
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New Trump Filling in Hush Money Case Gets Around Gag Order – TIME

With his first criminal trial set to start in 10 days, Donald Trump on Friday launched a fresh attack on the judge presiding over the case, one that also tests the boundaries of a gag order issued by the judge against him.Trump’s presidential campaign publicized a motion filed earlier this week demanding Judge Juan Merchan…
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Trump’s lawyers can’t force NBC to turn over ‘Stormy’ documentary materials, judge rules – PBS NewsHour

Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Leave your feedbackNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers were blocked Friday from forcing NBC to provide them with materials related to the TV network’s recent documentary about porn actor Stormy Daniels, a key prosecution witness at the former president’s upcoming hush-money criminal trial in…
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Trump Expects To Raise $43 Million This Weekend At Biggest Fundraiser Yet

Billionaire John Paulson will lend his Florida mansion to an event for around 100 people.

Trump subpoena to NBC over Stormy Daniels documentary blocked by judge – Reuters

Trump subpoena to NBC over Stormy Daniels documentary blocked by judge  Reuterssource

Hear Trump explain away Melania’s absence from the campaign trail – CNN

Hear Trump explain away Melania’s absence from the campaign trail  CNNsource

More than 500 New Yorkers set to be considered as jurors in Trump's "hush money" trial – CBS News

Watch CBS News By Graham Kates Updated on: April 5, 2024 / 1:22 PM EDT / CBS News Several hundred Manhattan residents were recently sent notices to appear at the borough’s criminal court on April 15. Whether they know it or not, they’re under consideration to be jurors in perhaps the most high-profile criminal trial…
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N.Y. AG skeptical of Donald Trump's bond posting that one legal expert calls 'financial chicanery' – UPI News

April 5 (UPI) — New York Attorney General Letitia James has called Donald Trump‘s $175 million bond posting into question, despite a corrected submission. A former assistant in the attorney general’s office tells UPI the posting is deficient for a number of reasons. James’ office filed a notice of exception on Thursday after Trump’s attorneys…
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