Month: April 2024

A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

Playbook PM: Trump trial kicks off with mixed rulings – POLITICO

Playbook PM: Trump trial kicks off with mixed rulings  POLITICOsource

Prospective Jurors Are Dismissed in Dozens as Trump's Trial Begins – The New York Times

Trump Hush-Money TrialAdvertisementSupported byJury selection began in the Manhattan criminal case, but many who might weigh Donald J. Trump’s fate told a judge that they could not be impartial.By Jonah E. Bromwich, Ben Protess, Maggie Haberman and Kate ChristobekAfter years of investigation and weeks of delay, the criminal case known as the People of the State of…
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Trump Media shares tank after company reveals plan to sell more stock – The Guardian

Shares of Truth Social parent company have fallen 60% since March market debut as ex-president under financial pressureShares of the former president Donald Trump’s social media company slumped 12% on Monday, extending their string of losses, after the company said in a regulatory filing that it could sell millions of additional shares in coming months.The…
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Trump, Republican allies conveniently forget Iran’s 2020 offenses – MSNBC

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsBy Steve BenenIran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday, though they didn’t have much of an impact: Defense systems thwarted the attack, and no one was killed.Nevertheless, Donald Trump did what he always does: He blamed his own country, while claiming the violence wouldn’t have occurred…
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Former Trump staffer who said to 'fan the flame' after 2020 loss hired to lead Wisconsin GOP – The Associated Press

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport, Oct. 17, 2020, in Janesville, Wis. Andrew Iverson, the director of Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign in Wisconsin, who pushed allegations of widespread fraud that were ultimately…
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Prosecutor asks judge to sanction Donald Trump for gag order violation in hush money case – CNBC

Prosecutor asks judge to sanction Donald Trump for gag order violation in hush money case  CNBCsource

Dozens of potential Trump jurors excused after saying they couldn't be impartial – Axios

Dozens of potential Trump jurors excused after saying they couldn’t be impartial  Axiossource

Donald Trump Flips Out Over Barron’s Graduation Ban. Here’s What The Judge Really Said.

The former president’s disingenuous spin on his hush money trial whipped up anger on the right, including from his other sons Don Jr. and Eric.

Trump's trial: A 'freak show' on the outside and solemn on the inside – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeInside a courthouse nestled between Tribeca and Chinatown on Monday morning, former President Donald Trump’s lawyers argued with the district attorney’s office over procedures for a hush-money case that could send an ex-commander in chief to prison for the first time in American history.New…
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‘Sleepy Don’: Trump Mercilessly Mocked After Reportedly Dozing Off During Trial

The Biden campaign even offered a lullaby for the former president.

Takeaways From Day 1 of Trump’s Criminal Hush Money Trial – The New York Times

Trump Hush-Money TrialAdvertisementThe former president faces felony charges of falsifying business records to cover up a sexual scandal involving a porn star.By Jesse McKinley and Kate ChristobekThe criminal trial of Donald J. Trump, the nation’s 45th president and the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee, started Monday with potential jurors assembling in a drab courtroom in New…
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See courtroom sketches from Trump's trial – CNN

See courtroom sketches from Trump’s trial  CNNsource

Opinion | Better questions for potential Trump jurors – The Washington Post

Well, Donald Trump’s first criminal trial is beginning and they’re picking a jury. We know the 42 questions potential jurors in the former president’s trial in Manhattan were asked. They made sense. They included: “Which of the following print publications, cable and/or network programs, or online media, such as websites, blogs, or social media platforms…
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Trump Media plunges amid plan to issue more shares. It's lost $7 billion in value since its peak. – CBS News

Watch CBS News By Aimee Picchi Edited By Anne Marie Lee Updated on: April 15, 2024 / 4:42 PM EDT / CBS News After a short-lived honeymoon, former President Donald Trump’s media company is experiencing a rough reception on Wall Street. Trump Media & Technology Group — which trades under the ticker DJT, his initials…
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Marines at Trump resort did not break rules on politicking in uniform – Marine Corps Times

Marine Corps officials said a viral photo of four uniformed service members posing at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate did not take place during a political fundraiser, but instead at an approved nonprofit event without any connection to the Republican presidential nominee.In a statement posted on social media over the weekend, service officials said…
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Trump comes face-to-face with prospective jurors, anonymous to public – The Washington Post

NEW YORK — More than a year after he was criminally charged in his former home city, Donald Trump came face-to-face Monday with some of the New Yorkers who could decide his fate.To protect their anonymity, however, the 96 prospective jurors brought into a 15th-floor courtroom at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on Monday were referred…
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Trump blasts judge who warns he may miss Barron’s graduation – The Mercury News

Today's e-EditionGet Morning Report and other email newsletters Get Morning Report and other email newslettersToday's e-Edition Trending: Former President Trump fumed that the judge presiding over his first criminal trial would not say whether they’d skip court on the day that his son, Barron, graduates from high school.After the first day of court proceedings in…
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New York v. Donald Trump, Day 1: From the Politics Desk – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeWelcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill.In today’s edition, senior national political reporter Jonathan Allen looks at…
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Jake Tapper Cracks Up At Ex-Trump Lawyer’s Trump Jury Selection Anecdote

“I was floored,” Bill Brennan told the CNN anchor.

Ex-Trump attorney explains strategy he thinks could lead to a ‘victory’ for Trump in hush money trial – CNN

Ex-Trump attorney explains strategy he thinks could lead to a ‘victory’ for Trump in hush money trial  CNNsource

Court adjourns after first day of Trump’s historic criminal trial – as it happened – The Guardian US

Ex-president dozed off during calm day of proceedings in trial over hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels, with some potential jurors chosen. This blog is now closed.Police are investigating a bomb threat at the home of the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, from this morning, they said.A police spokesperson said a 911 caller reported the threat…
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Trump lawyer says ex-president would be 'compelling' on the stand in his N.Y. hush money trial – Washington Times

Trump lawyer says ex-president would be ‘compelling’ on the stand in his N.Y. hush money trial  Washington Timessource

Donald Trump's Polling Numbers Are Dropping – Newsweek

Donald Trump’s Polling Numbers Are Dropping  Newsweeksource

Jimmy Kimmel Turns 1 Of Trump’s Biggest Insults Against Him After Bizarre Court Moment

The late-night host also unveiled some damning new nicknames for the former president.

Trump's $175 Million Civil Bond Under Scrutiny as Criminal Case Begins – The Wall Street Journal

Trump’s $175 Million Civil Bond Under Scrutiny as Criminal Case Begins  The Wall Street Journalsource