Category: Donald Trump

Trump allies at center of Jan. 6 cases navigate dueling prosecutions

Dueling election interference cases targeting Donald Trump’s efforts to stay in office after losing the 2020 contest are creating complexities both for prosecutors and five other defendants accused of aiding the former president. Special counsel Jack Smith detailed six co-conspirators in his federal case against Trump, five of whom are now also among the 18 people charged with Trump in Georgia by Fulton County District Attorney…

Trump likely to get mugshot in Georgia

Like any other criminal defendant in Fulton County, Ga., former President Trump is expected to receive a mugshot upon surrendering at the local jail. Trump and 18 co-defendants are charged with plotting to subvert Georgia’s 2020 election results. The former president said Monday evening that he plans to turn himself in Thursday. If Trump receives a mugshot upon surrendering, it would mark a departure from the…

Georgia prosecutors found texts and emails that link Trump’s legal team to a voting breach, report says

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. AP Photo/Ben Gray Ga. prosecutors have found emails and texts linking members of Trump’s legal team to a key voting breach, per CNN. The breach in question occurred in Coffee County, a rural GOP-heavy jurisdiction in southeastern Georgia. Investigators are looking into the roles that Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell may have played in the breach, per CNN. The…

Trump files counterclaim against Carroll for defamation

Former President Trump filed a counterclaim Tuesday in his latest legal battle with author E. Jean Carroll, accusing her of defamation just a month after a jury found him liable for sexual abusing and defaming her by denying her allegations. Trump filed the counterclaim on Tuesday that alleged that Carroll defamed him when she accused him of raping her during an appearance on CNN on…

A former Russian diplomat says the attempted Wagner mutiny is ‘just another step’ toward Putin’s eventual ouster

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin. GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images; Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Boris Bondarev told Newsweek he believes the Wagner mutiny will hasten Putin’s ouster. “His war was from the very beginning doomed. This mutiny is just another step,” Bondarev said. Bondarev said there has been growing “disappointment and anger” among Russia’s elite over the war. A former Russian…

The Memo: Trailing DeSantis declines to hit Trump head-on

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is trailing former President Trump by a long way in GOP primary polls — but he’s still not hitting the 45th president with any bare-knuckle punches. DeSantis edged the temperature up only a notch or two with his speech at a Faith and Freedom Coalition event in Washington on Friday. The Florida governor never mentioned Trump’s name during the 30-minute address….

Ivanka Trump buried a photo of her dad at his granddaughter’s Bat Mitzvah so deeply in her Instagram Stories you...

Former President Donald Trump and daughter Ivanka Trump make their way to board Air Force One on January 4, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Ivanka Trump left her father off her Instagram grid for a post about her daughter’s Bat Mitzvah. Donald Trump and his wife Melania were relegated to one of the last images on her Instagram Stories. You must scroll through 20…

Trump slams his former press secretary Kayleigh McEnany

Former President Trump slammed his onetime press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Tuesday, accusing her of providing the “wrong” poll numbers during an appearance on Fox News. “Kayleigh ‘Milktoast’ McEnany just gave out the wrong poll numbers on FoxNews. I am 34 points up on DeSanctimonious, not 25 up,” Trump said in a Truth Social post, using his nickname for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). “While 25…

Five high-profile Trump supporters who’ve switched to Ron DeSantis

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has picked up support for his presidential campaign from what might at first appear an unlikely place: people who had worked for former President Trump’s campaign or administration or supported him.  Multiple former Trump supporters are backing DeSantis’s challenge to Trump for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.  Here are the most notable former Trumpers currently on Team DeSantis:  Ken Cuccinelli  Cuccinelli, a former…

Trump wished the ‘Mothers, Wives, and Lovers’ of ‘Marxists’ and ‘Communists’ a happy Mother’s Day — but didn’t send well...

Donald Trump. Robert Perry/Getty Images Trump wished Happy Mother’s Day to the “Mothers, Wives, and Lovers” of “Radical Left Fascists.” It was in keeping with Trump’s tradition of using happy occasions to attack his political rivals. But his Mother’s Day wishes did not extend to his wife Melania Trump, with whom he shares a son.  In a time-honored tradition, former President Donald Trump once again…

Pro-DeSantis PAC positions Florida governor as successor to Trump

A super PAC that is calling on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to run for president released a new advertisement on Friday, presenting him as the GOP successor to former President Trump in 2024. The Never Back Down PAC, which former senior Trump administration official Ken Cuccinelli founded to urge DeSantis to run, called the ad “Winner,” presenting DeSantis as the future of the Republican…

Tucker Carlson’s exit deals blow to Fox News 

Tucker Carlson’s shock exit from Fox News deals a blow to the top-rated cable news network, depriving it of its biggest primetime star and his proven ability to deliver ratings.   Fox will now have to figure out who will replace Carlson in what is widely seen as a watershed moment for the network’s editorial strategy.   Carlson’s ousting comes less than a week after the…

Trump’s 27-minute speech in Mar-a-Lago after his arrest sounded like a man ‘griping to you about his bad divorce,’ Chris...

Donald Trump (left) and Chris Christie (right). Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Chris Christie says Trump’s “act” and fixation on past grievances is getting old. Christie commented on ABC about Trump’s rambling, post-arrest speech at Mar-a-Lago. Christie said the speech made Trump sound like a man “‘griping to you about his bad divorce.” Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says former President Donald Trump’s fixation…

Bolton warns Manhattan case could be ‘rocket fuel’ for Trump campaign

Former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton said on Sunday that depending on the outcome of the case, the indictment of former President Trump in Manhattan could be “rocket fuel” to his 2024 presidential campaign. “If Trump is acquitted or he gets the case dismissed because it’s not legally sufficient or for whatever reason, that will be rocket fuel, because he can say, I told…

One Of The Exonerated Central Park Five Has Just One Word For Donald Trump After Indictment

Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated Central Park Five, kept it short and sweet when reacting to former President Donald Trump‘s indictment on Thursday, offering one poignant word to the situation. “For those asking about my statement on the indictment of Donald Trump – who never said sorry for calling for my execution – here it is: Karma” Salaam tweeted upon learning of Trump’s 34-count indictment. Central…

‘Shocked’ Donald Trump Speaks Out After 34-Count Indictment Filed Against Him In Stormy Daniels Case

After being officially indicted by a grand jury, former president Donald Trump has responded to charges he was allegedly involved in a hush-money scheme during his 2016 presidential campaign after being hit with a 34-count indictment in the Stormy Daniels case. Trump called the indictment “political persecution” and accused Democrats of being “crooked.” Trump Maintains Innocence After 34-Count Indictment Handed Down For 2016 Hush-Money Scheme…

Why is the Trump ‘hush-money’ grand jury taking so @#$%& long? Wrong question, experts say.

Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, right, and Cohen’s lawyer, Lanny Davis, left, face a ravening press corps outside the Trump ‘hush money’ grand jury in Manhattan. Mary Altaffer/AP An uncanny lack of secrecy surrounds the secret Trump ‘hush money’ grand jury now underway in NY. Grand jury witnesses, lawyers, and Trump himself are shouting about each other on TV and online. The…

Trump shares possibility of no indictment in hush money case

Former President Trump shared a post late Tuesday suggesting that he may not face an indictment after all in the Manhattan district attorney’s probe into a hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The former president posted an image of a Fox News article with the headline “Sources say there’s real chance DA may choose not to charge Trump as rumors swirl” to Truth Social. Trump…

Donald Trump: Will He Be Arrested This Week? If So, What Will Happen Next?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock in a cave on Mars these past eight years (which sounds like sounds like a pretty sweet alternative to live in these United States, tbh) then you’re probably aware that no one knows how to get the entire internet all riled up quite like Donald John Trump. The inimitable 45 flexed this talent in a new and intriguing…

House Republicans seek testimony from Manhattan DA on Trump hush money probe

A trio of Republican House chairman are demanding testimony from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg ahead of his potential prosecution of former President Trump in connection with hush money payments made ahead of the 2016 election. The letter to Bragg comes after Trump claimed over the weekend he could be arrested as soon as Tuesday and asked his supporters to prepare to protest on his…

Michael Cohen says he will appear as rebuttal witness at Manhattan DA office on Monday

Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to former President Trump, said on Sunday that he was asked to appear as a rebuttal witness at the Manhattan District Attorney’s office on Monday but added he did not know any other details on the matter. MSNBC’s Alex Witt asked Cohen if he expected any other witnesses to be at the office, citing multiple reports. Cohen said he…

Bing AI’s celebrity mode helped me speak to 7 famous stars, politicians, and fictional characters. Some were too robotic, while...

Lucasfilm/”Attack of the Clones”// Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage // FOX via Getty Images Users of Microsoft’s Bing AI chatbot recently discovered that it has a celebrity mode. The celebrity mode allows users to impersonate celebrities.  Insider tried the celeb mode on famous characters and people to test its accuracy. Users of Microsoft’s Bing AI chatbot recently discovered the application has a secret mode that can impersonate celebrities,…

Michael Cohen to testify at Trump ‘hush money’ grand jury next week in last step before a possible indictment

Michael Cohen and Donald Trump. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Michael Cohen is set to testify next week before the Trump “hush money” grand jury in Manhattan. It could be a final step before a vote on an indictment charging Trump with falsifying business records. If indicted, Trump would become the first former president to ever face criminal charges. Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-nemesis, will be the final…

Trump is publishing a book of 150 private letters he’s received, including at least one of the ‘love letters’ he...

Donald Trump. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Donald Trump is releasing a new book titled “Letters to Trump.” It will contain 150 letters sent to Trump from people like Kim Jong Un and Princess Diana. This is his second book under Winning Team Publishing, a company run by Donald Trump Jr., his oldest son. Former President Donald Trump is publishing a new book, compiling some of the…

Trump was invited to testify before a New York grand jury, suggesting an indictment could be near, New York Times...

Former President Donald Trump Joe Raedle/Getty Images The Manhattan DA’s office has been probing Trump’s role in an illegal, 2016 hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels. Prosecutors offered Trump a chance to testify before a grand jury next week, per The New York Times. Such invitations are rarely accepted, but signal a grand jury may be close to voting on an indictment. Manhattan prosecutors recently offered…

Kellyanne Conway meets again with Manhattan district attorney as Trump hush-money probe barrels toward possible indictment

Former White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Ex-Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway was back for a 2nd meeting with Manhattan prosecutors Wednesday. She directly links Trump to a 2016 hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen has alleged. A Manhattan grand jury is hearing evidence relating to the illegal, election-eve payment.  Kellyanne Conway returned on Wednesday for a second…

Tucker Carlson said in private messages that he actually hates Trump ‘passionately:’ ‘I can’t handle much more of this’

Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump. Jason Koerner/Getty Images and Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Fox News host Tucker Carlson bashed former President Donald Trump in private, per new court filings. Newly released texts show Carlson telling a confidant in 2021 that he hated Trump “passionately.” They also reveal how Carlson fantasized about not having to cover Trump after the latter’s 2020 loss. Fox News host Tucker Carlson…

Murdoch said Fox News hosts should say the election is over ‘to stop the Trump myth’ that it was stolen

Former President Donald Trump, left, and Rupert Murdoch, right, in a composite image. Getty Images New court documents reveal internal Fox News execs dealing with Trump’s election fraud claims. In an email, chairman Rupert Murdoch discussed having prime-time anchors acknowledge Biden’s win. A joint statement would “go a long way to stop the Trump myth that the election stolen,” he wrote. New court documents revealed…

Trump has been testing new nicknames for Ron DeSantis like ‘Tiny D’ and ‘Ron DisHonest:’ Bloomberg

Ron DeSantis (left) and Donald Trump. Mario Tama/Getty Images; Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Donald Trump is privately workshopping some fresh nicknames for Ron DeSantis, Bloomberg reports. Those include “Tiny D,” “Ron DisHonest,” and “RonDeEstablishment.” Trump denied a report from The New York Times that he wanted to call DeSantis “Meatball Ron.” Former President Donald Trump is trialing some more nicknames for Florida Gov….

Buttigieg knocks ‘East Coast elite’ over criticism of East Palestine train derailment response

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg fired back at Republican criticism over his response to the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, blasting his critics as “card-carrying members of the East Coast elite.” “It’s really rich to see some of these folks — the former president, these Fox hosts — who are literally lifelong card-carrying members of the East Coast elite, whose…