GOP’s biggest donor funneled $20M to nationwide election denial network

The Republican Party's single biggest donor in the 2022 midterm election cycle also teamed up with a nationwide network aimed at overturning GOP election losses.Right-wing megadonor Dick Uihlein funneled tens of millions of dollars to the nonprofit Restoration Action Inc., which hired former Donald ...

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#FoxNews' #SeanHannity says he knew all along Trump lost the election

Fox News star Sean Hannity – one of former President Donald Trump's strongest allies on the air and one of his closest advisers off it – admitted under oath that he never believed the lie that Trump was cheated of victory in the 2020 presidential election by a voting tech company.

Hannity gave airtime to election falsehoods he says he didn't believe.

#Trump #TheBigLie #DominionVotingSystems
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/22/1144926308/fox-news-sean-hannity-dominion-lawsuit-trump

Fox News' Sean Hannity says he knew all along Trump lost the election

"I did not believe it for one second," Hannity said under oath about former President Trump's false claims that Dominion Voting Systems cheated him of votes in 2020. Dominion is suing Fox News.

NPR

New transcripts of closed-door testimony to the Jan. 6 committee show Donald Trump and his allies had a direct hand in the Nevada GOP's scheme to send a phony electoral certificate to Congress in a last-ditch attempt to keep the former president in power.

#Trump #FakeElectors #Nevada #GOP #TheBigLie
https://apnews.com/article/jan-6-committee-trump-nevada-election-transcripts-7aa0f2e582778b7beb0f5172c91d7fa9

Transcripts reveal link between Trump, Nevada fake electors

LAS VEGAS (AP) — New transcripts of closed-door testimony to the Jan. 6 House committee show Donald Trump and his allies had a direct hand in the Nevada Republican Party’s scheme to send a phony electoral certificate to Congress in 2020 in a last-ditch attempt to keep the former president in power.

Associated Press
16 Michigan GOP electors sued over documents claiming Trump won 2020 election

A number of Michigan GOP electors were named in a lawsuit after they falsely declared in official documents that former President Trump won the 2020 presidential election. In the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Kent County Circuit Court, three Democratic presidential electors accused the 16 Republicans of submitting fraudulent election certificates in a scheme “to steal…

The Hill

Fox News got election fraud info from woman who claims she got it through 'time travel': lawsuit

https://www.rawstory.com/fox-news-lawsuit-2659431124/

Fox News got election fraud info from woman who claims she got it through 'time travel': lawsuit

Fox News got some of its information on "election fraud" allegations against Dominion Voting Systems from a woman who claims she got the information through a form of "time travel," the election equipment company's lawsuit alleges.This detail of the Dominion lawsuit was first flagged by NBC News' Be...

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'Like a coup': Michigan Republicans raise alarms at militant far-right takeover of their party

https://www.rawstory.com/micvigan-gop-extremists/

'Like a coup': Michigan Republicans raise alarms at militant far-right takeover of their party

Moderate Republicans in Michigan are growing increasingly alarmed at the antics of far-right members of their party who are making major inroads at taking over the party using methods including armed intimidation at GOP events.According to a report from Reuters, the extremist members of America Firs...

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Sean Hannity 'had been privately disgusted by Trump for weeks': court docs

https://www.rawstory.com/sean-hannity-disgusted-by-trump/

Sean Hannity 'had been privately disgusted by Trump for weeks': court docs

Behind the scenes at Fox News after the 2020 election, it was becoming clear that conservative prime-time hosts were saying one thing to viewers and another thing privately. According to court filings by Dominion Voting Systems in their lawsuit against Fox News, the hosts of the network knew ver...

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Trump mocks Fox News' Dominion lawsuit woes: 'They look scared and frightened'

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Trump mocks Fox News' Dominion lawsuit woes: 'They look scared and frightened'

Former President Donald Trump slammed Fox News for not doing more to stand up for the validity of its false "voter fraud" claims in the $1.6 billion Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit, in a furious rant on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday."There was so much Voter Fraud & Irregularities in the 2020 ...

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Feds Inadvertently Reveal They’re Looking Into #Trump's Shady 'Recount' Campaign

It started with a FOIA looking for answers about Trump's recount efforts. It revealed that the #FEC is looking into these questions itself.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/feds-inadvertently-reveal-theyre-looking-into-donald-trumps-shady-recount-campaign

Feds Inadvertently Reveal They’re Looking Into Donald Trump’s Shady ‘Recount’ Campaign

It started with a FOIA looking for answers about Trump’s recount efforts. It revealed that the FEC is looking into these questions itself.

The Daily Beast

Donald #Trump can be sued by injured #CapitolPolice officers and Democratic lawmakers over the #January6th, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the #JusticeDepartment said Thursday in a federal court case testing Trump's legal vulnerability for his speech before the riot.

The Justice Department told a Washington federal appeals court in a legal filing that it should allow the lawsuits to move forward, rejecting Trump's argument that he is immune from the claims.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-jan-6-capitol-police-congress-immunity-d18d0c6369837c725578cf6e13c18883

Trump can be sued for Jan. 6 riot harm, Justice Dept. says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S.

Associated Press

'Racist' Trump is blowing up because he can't stand being prosecuted by Black lawyers: Former GOP strategist

https://www.rawstory.com/manhattan-da-trump-2659568185/

'Racist' Trump is blowing up because he can't stand being prosecuted by Black lawyers: Former GOP strategist

Upon learning that he could be facing indictment in New York over hush payments to an adult film star, former President Donald Trump immediately attacked Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis — all o...

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#Trump publishing private letters from #OprahWinfrey, other celebrities

Winfrey wrote to Trump after he sent her a book excerpt, from his 2000 book, "The America We Deserve," in which he wrote that his "first choice for vice president would be Oprah Winfrey."

Letters from #RichardNixon #RonaldReagan #BillClinton #PrincessDiana #HillaryClinton #TedKennedy #NorthKorea's #KimJongUn #MarioCuomo #ArnoldPalmer #JayLeno #LizaMinnelli #RegisPhilbin and many more are included.
https://www.axios.com/2023/03/09/trump-book-oprah-private-letters-celebrities

Exclusive: Trump publishing private letters from Oprah, other celebrities

"Sadly, once I announced for President, she never spoke to me again," Trump writes.

Axios

Jay Leno Says He Never Gave Donald Trump Permission to Use His Letter

https://www.newsweek.com/jay-leno-never-gave-donald-trump-permission-use-his-letter-1786926

Exclusive: Jay Leno Says He Never Gave Donald Trump Permission to Use His Letter

The new book, "Letters to Trump," will share correspondence of celebrities' writing to the former president.

Newsweek

#Trump Gets Caught Trying to Play Judges to Manufacture Trial Delays

#DonaldTrump is in so much trouble that his trials are starting to run into one another, and now his lawyers might get in trouble for fooling judges into delaying them all.

Faced with an onslaught of expensive lawsuits ranging from fraud to racketeering, Trump is desperately trying to delay several trials well into the 2024 presidential election season—and he was just called out for the scheme.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-gets-caught-trying-to-play-judges-to-manufacture-trial-delays

Donald Trump Gets Caught Trying to Play Judges to Manufacture Trial Delays

Donald Trump is in so much trouble that his trials are starting to run into one another, and now his lawyers might get in trouble for fooling judges into delaying them all.

The Daily Beast

Combative Trump attorney refuses to answer question if Trump authorized Stormy Daniels payoff

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-stormy-daniels-2659588001/

Combative Trump attorney refuses to answer question if Trump authorized Stormy Daniels payoff

Appearing on ABC's "Good Morning America," an attorney for Donald Trump was asked whether the former president would accept an invitation to testify before a Manhattan grand jury as part of an investigation into paying hush money to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election. However,...

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Trump: 'World War III is looming' and we are 'doomed' if you don't put me back in the White House

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-world-war-iii-is-looming-and-we-are-doomed-if-you-dont-out-me-back-in-the-white-house/

Trump: ‘World War III is looming’ and we are ‘doomed’ if you don’t put me back in the White House

Donald Trump is warning if Republicans don’t elect him President again we will have a third World War.“This is the most dangerous time in the history of our country,” Trump claims in a short video (below). “World War III is looming like never before in the very dark and murky background. Lack of lea...

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Trump fires back at Oprah over Raw Story report that she’s soured on ex-president

Oprah in an interview Tuesday said, "I might have thought it back then. I might have thought it 23 years ago," she said. "I'm not thinking it today."

The feeling is apparently mutual.

"Neither am I!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social website Tuesday, which included a link to the Raw Story's coverage titled “Oprah on letter she wrote praising Trump: 'I'm not thinking it today'"

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-fires-back-at-oprah-over-raw-story-report-that-shes-soured-on-ex-president/

Trump fires back at Oprah over Raw Story report that she’s soured on ex-president

Trump plans to publish Oprah’s letter in an upcoming coffee table book of letters he’s received from dignitaries and celebrities including Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton, Princess Diana and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. It’s expected to hit the stores priced at $99.

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Melania Trump's ex-friend says former First Lady knew about Trump's affair with Stormy Daniels

https://www.rawstory.com/melania-trump-s-ex-friend-says-former-first-lady-knew-about-trump-s-affair-with-stormy-daniels/

Melania Trump's ex-friend says former First Lady knew about Trump's affair with Stormy Daniels

A former friend of Melania Trump said this Tuesday that the former First Lady was aware of Donald Trump's alleged 2006 sexual encounter with porn star Stormy Daniels before his then-personal lawyer Michael Cohen sent her a $130,000 hush money payment just before the 2016 election. "‘Melania Defense’...

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The Manhattan District Attorney offered to let Donald #Trump speak to a grand jury—but only if he waived the immunity that would come with his testimony. That’s bad news for Trump.

#Manhattan #StormyDaniels
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-an-offer-to-testify-before-a-new-york-grand-jury-signals-trouble-for-trump

How an Offer to Testify Before a New York Grand Jury Signals Trouble for Trump

The Manhattan District Attorney offered to let Donald Trump speak to a grand jury—but only if he waived the immunity that would come with his testimony. That’s bad news for Trump.

The Daily Beast
Trump fundraises off possible indictment 

Former President Trump is taking advantage of his possible indictment coming this week by sending out numerous fundraising emails asking his supporters to donate to his third presidential campaign. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has signaled that he is prepared to bring charges against the former president in connection to a hush-money payment made to adult film…

The Hill

CNN Exclusive: Communications between #StormyDaniels and #Trump attorney #JoeTacopina turned over to Manhattan DA

The exchanges – said to date back to 2018, when Daniels was seeking representation – raise the possibility that attorney Joe Tacopina, could be sidelined from his defense of the former president in a case pertaining to Trump's alleged role in a scheme to pay hush money to Daniels.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/21/politics/joe-tacopina-trump-lawyer-stormy-daniels

Trump mocked over his newly unveiled 'grand plan' to dismantle the 'deep state'

In the wake of the recent launch of his 2024 campaign, Donald Trump has shared his plan to “shatter the deep state and restore government that is controlled by the people.” But in an op-ed for the conservative Washington Examiner this Wednesday, columnist Zachary Faria asks why Trump didn't do that ...

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Trump Claims Without Evidence That District Attorney 'Already Dropped' the Stormy Daniels Case

The former president has also started denying the affair with the adult actress ever occurred

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-false-claim-dropped-case-stormy-daniels-1234703907/

Trump Falsely Claims DA 'Already Dropped' Stormy Daniels Case

The former president has also started denying the affair with the adult actress ever occurred

Rolling Stone

Donald #Trump #indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime

Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, his lawyers said Thursday, making him the first former U.S. president to face a criminal charge and jolting his bid to retake the White House next year.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-hush-money-new-york-indictment-election-027d0e5ac1881a4c55c6379deae75faa

Donald Trump indicted; expected to surrender early next week

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, a historic reckoning after years of investigations into his personal, political and business dealings and an abrupt jolt to his bid to retake the White House.

Associated Press
@ne1for23 I’d like to put him back into the alternate bizzaro pocket universe he fell out of ..

Former President Donald Trump is leaning into a toxic new attack line against Black law prosecutors who could charge him with crimes: They’re "racist."

https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3yqn/trumps-toxic-new-attack-black-prosecutors-are-racist

Trump’s Toxic New Attack: Black Prosecutors Are ‘Racist’

Donald Trump is leaning into incendiary language as his legal problems grow more intense.

Eight fake Trump electors accept immunity deal in Georgia criminal investigation: report

https://www.rawstory.com/eight-fake-trump-electors-accept-immunity-deal-in-georgia-criminal-investigation-report/

Eight fake Trump electors accept immunity deal in Georgia criminal investigation: report

Eight of the 16 fake "electors" who convened to declare former President Donald Trump the winner of Georgia in 2020 have accepted an immunity agreement from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, The Washington Post reported on Friday."Prosecutors with the office of Fulton County District Atto...

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@ne1for23 weeks? Lol. 🤣😂🤦‍♂️🗑️🔥
@ne1for23 “Antics?” That’s a word you use for I love Lucy, not militant far right coups.