Month: May 2024

A chronicle of Donald Trump's Crimes or Allegations

Here’s who was with Trump at RNC’s spring meeting at Mar-a-Lago – The Hill

Former President Trump held a private lunch event at his Mar-a-Lago resort over the weekend that hosted many top GOP donors and high-profile party leaders.The fundraiser was largely seen as an audition for Trump’s vice president within the GOP. The guest list included many of those who are rumored to be on that list, including…
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At a private donor retreat, Trump team says Minnesota and Virginia are in play – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timePALM BEACH, Fla. — Top officials for former President Donald Trump’s campaign believe they can flip Democratic strongholds Minnesota and Virginia into his column in November, they told donors behind closed doors at a Republican National Committee retreat Saturday.Brandishing internal surveys, pollster Tony Fabrizio…
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Joe Biden slightly trails Donald Trump in new 2024 poll, falling behind on economy, border – USA TODAY

Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden by 2 points in a new poll, 46% to 44%, as the 2024 race for the White House presses on.The poll, released on Sunday from ABC News and Ipsos, also found that, among people already registered to vote, Biden has a razor-thin edge of one point, for…
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Top RNC lawyer resigns after less than 2 months – POLITICO

Top RNC lawyer resigns after less than 2 months  POLITICOsource

Trump's real-time reviews of 2024 VP possibles and other surrogates – Axios

Trump’s real-time reviews of 2024 VP possibles and other surrogates  Axios Here’s who was with Trump at RNC’s spring meeting at Mar-a-Lago  The Hill Trump VP race heats up in South Florida. Who even wants the job?  USA TODAY source

Trump accuses Biden of 'running a Gestapo administration' during private donor retreat – POLITICO

Trump accuses Biden of ‘running a Gestapo administration’ during private donor retreat  POLITICO Trump likens the Biden administration to the ‘Gestapo’ at a private donor event  NBC News Talk of Escape: Trump’s Possible Return Rattles D.C.  The New York Times source

Trump hosts potential VP contenders at Mar-a-Lago, including Rubio, Stefanik, Vance – NBC News

Trump hosts potential VP contenders at Mar-a-Lago, including Rubio, Stefanik, Vance  NBC Newssource

Trump hits back at claims he wants to monitor women's pregnancies, prosecute them over abortions – New York Post

Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Former President Donald Trump hit back at claims that he wants to monitor women’s pregnancies and prosecute them for having illegal abortions. “I never said that ‘some states may choose to monitor women’s pregnancies to possibly prosecute for violating any abortion bans.’ This was made up by…
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Burgum sidesteps question on political violence if Trump loses election – The Hill

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) dodged a question Sunday on whether he would be concerned about political violence if former President Trump loses the presidential election in November.Co-host Jake Tapper pressed Burgum on “State of the Union” about whether he is worried that there could be political violence if the former president loses the…
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Ex-Fulton County Prosecutor Defends Workplace Romance: ‘As American As Apple Pie’

Nathan Wade resigned so District Attorney Fani Willis could continue prosecuting the case.

Secret call tapes, rally videos, and murky denials: See the evidence Trump trial jury sees – USA TODAY

The witness list in Donald Trump’s criminal trial is getting long, and the evidence list is even longer.The former president is on trial for 34 counts of falsifying business records to disguise hush money payments issues by former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, which prosecutors say constituted an illegal campaign contribution.By time court was dismissed Friday,…
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Donald Trump Stung by Double Polling Blow – Newsweek

Donald Trump Stung by Double Polling Blow  Newsweeksource

Election Updates: Trump Calls Biden Administration the 'Gestapo' at Donor Retreat – The New York Times

Election Updates: Trump Calls Biden Administration the ‘Gestapo’ at Donor Retreat  The New York Timessource

Could a rare constitutional provision shape Donald Trump's VP pick? – Hindustan Times

Subscribe Now! Get features likeA now seldomly heard constitutional provision could change the choice of Donald Trump‘s running mate for the upcoming elections in the United States of America.The 12th Amendment, endeavoured to be approved in 1803, introduces a restriction on college voters that they are centred only with either a president or vice president…
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Burgum brushes off Trump comparing Biden admin to ‘Gestapo’ – CNN

Burgum brushes off Trump comparing Biden admin to ‘Gestapo’  CNNsource

Trump says he doesn't care about his legal troubles: 'Life is life' – Business Insider

Donald Trump told attendees at a private donor event in Florida on Saturday that he wasn’t too bothered about his numerous legal troubles.Speaking about his criminal indictments during a luncheon at Mar-a-Lago, the former president said: “If you care too much, you tend to choke. And in a way, I don’t care. It’s just, you…
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"Weirdest moment": Experts call out Trump lawyers' "planted evidence" defense over damning recording – Salon

Help keep Salon independentThe audio recording that jurors heard Thursday lays it all out: There is then-candidate Donald Trump, in September 2016, talking about a hush payment with his former fixer, Michael Cohen, including the amount and how the Trump Organization would facilitate the whole thing."We'll have to pay," Cohen can be heard telling Trump,…
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Will Judge Cannon see the irony in Trump’s latest trial motion? – MSNBC

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsIt’s hard to think of a famous Supreme Court plaintiff with whom former President Donald Trump has less in common than Lee Yick, a Chinese immigrant who was convicted of operating an unlicensed laundry in late-19th-century San Francisco. Yick sued, arguing that San Francisco’s pattern of denying permits to virtually…
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Trump needs MAGA, Biden needs protesters. Where does that leave us? – USA TODAY

A glance at news coverage or social media, pretty much at any time, shows that there are extremists in politics on both sides of the aisle. It’s disconcerting at best, and terrifying at worst.The sad truth is that those extreme edges of the parties have become necessary to win the White House. Former President Donald…
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Donald Trump Echoes Mitt Romney’s Comment About People Automatically Voting Democrat

In 2012, then-Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said that 47% of Americans automatically vote Democrat because “these are people who pay no income tax.”

Kinzinger predicts how Trump will handle potential VP candidates leading up to election – CNN

Kinzinger predicts how Trump will handle potential VP candidates leading up to election  CNNsource

More Americans trust Trump on economy, inflation than Biden: Poll 

More Americans say they trust former President Trump on the economy and inflation than they do President Biden, a new poll found. The ABC News/Ipsos poll found that economy and inflation were among the top issues for Americans in this upcoming presidential election, with more Americans saying they trust Trump on the issues than Biden.…
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Biden races clock on health regulations with eye on potential Trump return

President Biden’s administration is working overtime to ensure his health care priorities are protected from a potential second Trump White House.  In recent weeks, regulatory agencies have been racing against the clock to finalize some of their most consequential policies, such as abortion data privacy, antidiscrimination protections for transgender patients and nursing home minimum staffing. …
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Trump vows to fight 'anti-white feeling' in the United States. His allies have a plan – Reuters

Trump vows to fight ‘anti-white feeling’ in the United States. His allies have a plan  Reuterssource

Who is Hope Hicks, longtime Trump aide who is testifying in NY hush money case? – CNN

Who is Hope Hicks, longtime Trump aide who is testifying in NY hush money case?  CNNsource