Month: April 2024

A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

2 Brothers in Trump Media Insider-Trading Scheme Plead Guilty – The New York Times

AdvertisementSupported byMichael and Gerald Shvartsman, who had originally pleaded not guilty to securities fraud charges, each pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud.By Matthew GoldsteinTwo brothers from Miami pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan for their role in a nearly $23 million insider-trading scheme surrounding the 2021 announcement that former President…
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Despite gag, Trump posts claim about hush-money judge's daughter – Business Insider

A newly expanded gag order in Donald Trump’s New York hush-money case has barred him since Monday from attacking family members of his judge — but that didn’t stop him from posting links that attacked the judge’s wife and daughter on Wednesday night.Trump posted links from the website of far-right activist Laura Loomer, who criticized…
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Stephen Colbert Dumps On Trump’s Weird New Election Claim

“The Late Show” host mocked the ex-president for a strange turn of phrase about the 2020 vote.

Federal judge condemns ‘normalization’ of January 6 while sentencing defiant rioter – CNN

Federal judge condemns ‘normalization’ of January 6 while sentencing defiant rioter  CNNsource

Trump loses late bid to delay New York hush money trial – CNBC

Trump loses late bid to delay New York hush money trial  CNBCsource

Two plead guilty to insider trading related to Trump Media merger – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeTwo men pleaded guilty on Wednesday to insider trading in securities in the company that ultimately took former U.S. President Donald Trump’s media business public.Michael Shvartsman, 53, head of Miami-based venture capital firm Rocket One Capital, and his brother Gerald Shvartsman, 46, each pleaded guilty to…
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What I Saw Working at The National Enquirer During Donald Trump's Rise – The New York Times

Inside the notorious “catch and kill” campaign that now stands at the heart of the former president’s legal trial.Credit…Photo illustration by Pablo DelcanSupported byBy Lachlan CartwrightLachlan Cartwright has been a journalist for 20 years. He is currently a special correspondent at The Hollywood Reporter covering media, entertainment and politics.On Tuesday, April 4, 2023, I was…
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Jimmy Kimmel Reminds Trump Just How Much He’s Hated By People Who Know Him Best

The late-night host delivers a blunt refresher to the ex-president.

Lawmakers skeptical of enacting Trump-backed bill in Nebraska that could give him edge over Biden – ABC News

The proposal would affect how Electoral College votes are won.Multiple key lawmakers in Nebraska are pouring cold water on the prospect of passing a long gestating bill newly endorsed by former President Donald Trump and Gov. Jim Pillen that would change the state's system of awarding Electoral College votes.The proposed change, to a winner-take-all model,…
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"I would have given them an F": Professor says Trump lawyers would fail his constitutional law class – Salon

Help keep Salon independentThis article was originally published on The Conversation.Former President Donald Trump claims that the president of the United States is absolutely immune from criminal prosecution.On March 19, 2024, Trump filed his brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith for Trump’s alleged criminal attempts to…
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Manhattan DA blasts Trump for trying to delay hush money trial over publicity he's 'actively seeking' – NBC Connecticut

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg urged a judge to reject an eleventh-hour bid by Donald Trump to delay his upcoming criminal hush money trial due to biased media coverage.Bragg, who accuses Trump of falsifying business records in a scheme to conceal a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, said in a court filing shared Wednesday that the former president himself is to blame for…
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I spent 24 hours on Trump's Truth Social so you don't have to. No wonder it's tanking – Los Angeles Times

You’ve likely heard of former President Donald Trump’s mouthpiece and social media platform, Truth Social. You may have seen headlines that its stock shocked Wall Street with its much-hyped initial public offering. Or that in the week since, it has been hemorrhaging value as investors get a real sense of the company’s worth. But how…
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Trump, RNC report raising $65.6 million in March – Axios

Trump, RNC report raising $65.6 million in March  Axiossource

N.Y. judge denies Trump's bid to delay hush money trial – Axios

N.Y. judge denies Trump’s bid to delay hush money trial  Axiossource

Desi Lydic Exposes Just How Little About The Bible Trump Really Knows

“The Daily Show” correspondent called out the ex-president and other right-wingers for their latest false outrage.

Special counsel slams idea that Trump could claim classified docs as personal records – ABC News

Accepting such an argument would be “pure fiction,” the special counsel argued.Special counsel Jack Smith, responding on Tuesday to the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's classified documents case, urged her to reverse course on entertaining the idea that Trump had any personal ownership over the classified materials he has been charged with unlawfully possessing.In…
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Ex-Trump Attorney Reveals Why ‘Incompetent’ Judge Will Get Boot From Docs Case

Ty Cobb named what’s “pretty palpable” about Aileen Cannon at “this stage of the game.”

Donald Trump’s bid to delay hush-money trial denied by New York judge – The Guardian US

Ex-president had requested case be pushed back till the supreme court reviews his claim to presidential immunity in a separate caseA New York judge on Wednesday denied Donald Trump’s bid to delay his trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to Stormy Daniels until the US supreme court reviews his claim to presidential immunity…
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4 takeaways from Tuesday’s elections – CNN

4 takeaways from Tuesday’s elections  CNNsource

Manhattan DA opposes Trump's demand to delay hush money trial over 'prejudicial' media coverage – The Hill

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s (D) office is opposing former President Trump’s demand that his fast-approaching hush money trial be delayed because of prejudicial publicity. In court papers made public Wednesday, prosecutors argued the April 15 trial date should go ahead as planned, noting it was Trump’s eighth bid to postpone the schedule as part of…
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Why NBC Didn't Want Ivanka Trump to Replace Her Father on 'The Apprentice,' According to New Book – PEOPLE

Why NBC Didn’t Want Ivanka Trump to Replace Her Father on ‘The Apprentice,’ According to New Book  PEOPLEsource

New ad hammers Donald Trump's idolatry – MSNBC

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsA new ad from Faith Forward responds to 'God Made Made Trump' video by saying 'Thank God we chose a faithful president who doesn't worship himself nor undermine the Constitution he swore to uphold.' Claire McCaskill reacts.April 3, 2024 © 2024 NBC UNIVERSAL source

Trump holds slight lead over Biden in six swing states, WSJ poll finds – POLITICO

Trump holds slight lead over Biden in six swing states, WSJ poll finds  POLITICOsource

Donald Trump Wanted Ivanka to Replace Him on ‘The Apprentice’ (EXCLUSIVE) – Variety

The new book "Apprentice in Wonderland" looks back at Trump's years as NBC's most popular reality TV star — and how it shaped his political career By William Earl When Donald Trump left his seat in the boardroom as the star of his long-running NBC reality series “The Apprentice” in 2015, in order to run…
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Republicans propose renaming Dulles airport after Donald Trump – Sky News

Democrats claimed it would be more appropriate to name “a federal prison” after the former president following the proposal, which is unlikely to become law.Wednesday 3 April 2024 17:22, UKThe international airport close to central Washington DC should be renamed after Donald Trump, according to a bill introduced by a group of House Republicans.Guy Reschenthaler…
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