Month: April 2024

Trump attorney drills down on role of McDougal’s lawyer as a source for the National Enquirer  CNNsource

Donald Trump has many enemies – or so he says.   But it seems that David Pecker, the ex-National Enquirer publisher and lead witness in the Manhattan district attorney’s case against the former president who has an immunity agreement with the very prosecutors targeting Trump, is not among them.  “David’s been very nice,” the former president…
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Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.) announced Friday that he is retiring at the end of this year, adding to a wave of congressional retirements. “It has been the greatest honor of Katie’s and my life to represent you in Congress,” Posey said in a statement. “And, polls suggest that because of YOUR support, I could remain…
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Trump’s “Absolute Immunity” ClaimAdvertisementSupported byNews AnalysisThursday’s Supreme Court hearing was memorable for its discussion of coups, assassinations and internments — but very little about the former president’s conduct.By Adam LiptakReporting from WashingtonBefore the Supreme Court heard arguments on Thursday on former President Donald J. Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution, his stance was…
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“You’re losing all credibility with the court,” judge tells Trump attorney  CNNsource

A group of Democratic governors mocked Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) on social media after a passage from her upcoming book entered the spotlight over a story about killing her family dog. In the story, Noem describes getting frustrated with the nearly 14-month-old “Cricket,” a wirehaired pointer, during a hunting trip. The Democrats responded to the…
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Trump is now accused of violating the limited gag order 14 times.As former President Donald Trump awaits a ruling on whether he will be held in contempt for violating his gag order, prosecutors on Thursday accused him of making four more violations.The limited gag order, which was issued by Judge Juan Merchan ahead of Trump's…
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Stephanie Grisham, the former press secretary for former President Trump, said former first lady Melania Trump is watching her husband’s hush money trial and is sure she’s not happy with the new details coming to light. While Trump sat in a Manhattan courtroom this week, he complained about being away from Melania on her birthday.…
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Biden says he’s happy to debate Trump ahead of November’s election  CNNsource

Former President Donald Trump, in a rebuke of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) over the continued battle on how to approach in vitro fertilization (IVF), said Republicans are the “leader[s]” on the issue. “Gavin Newscum, the failed Governor of California, who is allowing his once beautiful State to go to Hell, refuses to recognize that…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeWASHINGTON — Over the past several weeks, President Joe Biden has privately expressed confidence that he’s going to win the November election, according to three people familiar with his comments, in a shift from the frustration with the status of his campaign that he…
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The Miami Grand Prix sent a cease and desist letter Friday night to a prominent Trump fundraiser, informing him that he cannot use a suite at an upcoming Formula One race as a high-dollar fundraiser for the Trump campaign. Trump, according to multiple people familiar with the event, has been planning to attend the race.The…
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On Thursday, the judge in Trump’s New York hush money case has scheduled a morning hearing on prosecutors’ most recent push to punish Trump over the gag order.

Splashy testimony dominates first week of Trump’s hush money trial  The Hillsource

Rudy Giuliani’s Mounting Legal Trouble: Here Are All The Issues Trump Attorney Faces Amid Arizona Indictment  Forbessource

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Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterPresident Biden told Howard Stern he’s down to debate Trump after all — but will he really? By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large At least one televised presidential debate might happen this election year after all. President Joe Biden told radio host Howard…
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Former Attorney General Bill Barr suggested Friday that people may take former President Trump “too literally,” and Trump wouldn’t carry out serious actions he threatens against other people. When CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins asked Barr if he remembered when the former president said the person who leaked information about him going to a bunker during…
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The Supreme Court Appears Poised to Protect the Presidency—and Donald Trump  The New Yorkersource

LIVE UPDATESFormer President Trump was in court on Day 8 of his criminal trial in New York.Day 4 of witness testimonies underway in Trump’s hush money trialFormer President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy…
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Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsChris Hayes on the Trump immunity arguments: “The conservative justices seemed to be almost openly colluding with Donald Trump, reconceptualizing the president as a sort of lawless dictator and just ignoring all constitutional, textual, and historical evidence that points in the other direction.” Jamelle Bouie joins to discuss. April 27, 2024…
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NEW YORK — The eighth day of Donald Trump‘s New York hush money trial gave the former president’s legal team their chance to attack the story prosecutors have so far told of Trump colluding with a tabloid executive to boost his 2016 presidential campaign.Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified this week about an alleged scheme to…
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Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterDonald Trump faced the first of what could be many criminal cases this week, as CNN and MSNBC covered the trial exhaustively and the usual right-wing apologists fretted about the former president’s well-being. By Frank Scheck It’s been Donald Trump’s terrible,…
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Witnesses on Friday included Donald Trump’s longtime assistant.The first week of arguments in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial concluded Friday after jurors heard testimony from witnesses including Trump's longtime assistant, Ronna Graff, who shared details of her 34 years at the Trump Organization and said she had a "vague recollection" of spotting Stormy Daniels…
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