Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday pushed back on claims that former President Trump’s political opponents are out to kill him as “outlandish and dangerous” and urged GOP colleagues to tamp down conspiracies he worries could lead to violence. “What Donald Trump said falsely suggesting his political opponents are out to kill him is beyond…
Donald Trump claimed people are being “mugged and killed” in an angry speech aimed at Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg. The former US president, who previously signalled he would go after Mr Bragg, spoke after his defense took to the stand in his hush money trial on Tuesday (21 May). Speaking outside court, Mr Trump said: “It’s a persecution,…
It seems hard to believe, but there was a time when we Americans could go days, or even weeks, without hearing about Donald Trump. That ended nearly a decade ago, when Trump decided he wanted to be president. Now, he is a constant presence on the evening news and in the morning newspaper. He ensures it…
Former President Donald Trump was subjected to a swift and ruthless fact-check Tuesday after he raged about a new court filing that showed the FBI was authorized to use deadly force when executing a search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago country club in 2022. Trump told followers on Truth Social that the filing was proof of a political conspiracy against…
Four documents with classification markings were discovered in Donald Trump’s private quarters at Mar-a-Lago months after federal agents conducted an exhaustive sweep of the property, something a federal judge described with disbelief as part of a trove of documents newly unsealed on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell seemed to find it dubious that the…
Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to nine felony charges from his role in trying to reverse Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss to Joe Biden in Arizona. Giuliani, who was served with an indictment after his 80th birthday party with much difficulty, appeared virtually for the arraignment held in a Phoenix…
The brash tycoon is tied up in a New York courthouse while Americans gear up for its first presidential rematch since 1956. Trump is currently on trial over allegations that he falsified business records to cover up a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. A verdict could come in June – just months before Americans head to the polls in the general election. Scaramucci, who…
Donald Trump ‘s presidential campaign said Tuesday it would begin accepting donations in cryptocurrency as part of an effort to build what it calls a “crypto army” leading up to Election Day. The Trump campaign launched a fundraising page that allows “any federally permissible donor the ability to give” to its political committees using any crypto…
During his keynote address at the 153rd Annual National Rifle Association Meeting in Dallas, Texas, former President Donald Trump claimed that a former White House doctor had opined he was a “better physical specimen” than Barack Obama. Trump, deviating from his scripted speech, shared this anecdote, which garnered laughter from the audience but sparked a…
Following Donald Trump’s controversial suggestion at an NRA gathering that Joe Biden should be executed, the co-hosts of MSNBC’s The Weekend, along with former White House adviser Sarah Matthews, strongly condemned the former president’s remarks. Trump referred to Biden as “a Manchurian candidate,” alleging that he had received donations from China, Russia, and Ukraine, according…
Eleven years ago, Donald Trump delivered an uncharacteristically short and all-but-forgotten forgotten speech before a decidedly unfriendly crowd. But Trump’s extemporaneous address to professional wresting luminaries and fans during the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony in New York City — Trump himself was an inductee — is a curiosity worth momentarily revisiting, if only for what…
Robert Costello, the lone witness called by former President Donald Trump’s lawyers in defense of their client, was admonished by Judge Juan Merchan on Monday after he delivered outbursts in court and even tried to stare the judge down. Breaking down his testimony on CNN, former federal prosecutor Elliot Williams said that Costello’s behavior in…
Donald Trump’s legal team is gearing up for their final efforts to discredit Michael Cohen, the former lawyer and fixer who orchestrated the $130,000 hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. As the criminal trial against the former president resumes on Monday, the defense aims to dismantle Cohen’s credibility, a key component of the prosecution’s case….
Michael Cohen acknowledged on the stand Monday that he stole about $30,000 from his one-time employer, the Trump Organization Cohen is currently testifying about his former boss, former President Donald Trump, who is on trial in Manhattan after being charged with creating false business records to cover up a hush money scheme. He has pleaded not guilty….
Donald Trump’s hush money trial is heading into the final stretch, with prosecutors’ last and star witness back on the stand Monday for more grilling before the former president’s lawyers get their chance to put on a case. The landmark trial will kick back off in Manhattan with more defense cross-examination of former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, whose pivotal…
Donald Trump’s legal team is gearing up for their final efforts to discredit Michael Cohen, the former lawyer and fixer who orchestrated the $130,000 hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. As the criminal trial against the former president resumes on Monday, the defense aims to dismantle Cohen’s credibility, a key component of the prosecution’s case….
Michael Flynn and Roger Stone are spending time with former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Mike Lindell is warming up the Trump rally crowd and Steve Bannon is plotting election strategy with Donald Trump Jr. on his show. Paul Manafort and Corey Lewandowski may be back in the fold too, and far-right firebrand Laura Loomer nearly joined Trump’s campaign as some of the most controversial figures…
Former GOP candidate Nikki Haley, despite dropping out months ago, continues to snub Donald Trump and sway votes away from him. The former governor of South Carolina and U.N. ambassador recently thanked around 100 contributors during a private, two-day donor retreat in Charleston, South Carolina. During this event, her staff discussed the campaign’s fundraising and…
After the scathing Stormy Daniels testimony in the Manhattan courtroom, former President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail, attacking President Joe Biden in his speeches. However, according to the Daily Mail, Melania Trump allegedly isn’t too fond of Donald’s ‘impressions’ of Biden. In the past, Donald imitated Biden while speaking to the press…
Laughter filled the courtroom during former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial on Thursday when an exchange between Trump’s attorney, Todd Blanche, and Judge Juan Merchan led to a moment of levity. The incident occurred within the first 15 minutes of Blanche’s second day cross-examining Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer. Blanche’s early minutes of…