MufasaDec 12, 2022

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

#GOP #ElectionDenial #Election2020 #MoneyInPolitics #DickUihlein #RestorationActionInc #Trump #TheBigLie
https://www.rawstory.com/dick-uihlein-2658789982/

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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Show threadMufasaDec 24, 2022

#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
Show threadMufasaDec 27, 2022

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
Show threadMufasaJan 10, 2023

Michigan attorney general re-opens criminal probe into fake electors for Trump

#Election2020 #Michigan #FakeElectors #Trump
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/06/politics/michigan-fake-electors-attorney-general-dana-nessel-investigation

Show threadMufasaJan 17, 2023

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

#Election2020 #Michigan #FakeElectors #Trump
https://thehill.com/homenews/3812384-16-michigan-gop-electors-sued-over-documents-claiming-trump-won-2020-election/

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
Show threadMufasaFeb 18, 2023

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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Show threadMufasaFeb 18, 2023

'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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Show threadMufasaFeb 28, 2023

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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Show threadMufasaMar 1, 2023

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

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-fox-news-2659478864/

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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Show threadMufasaMar 1, 2023

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
Show threadMufasaMar 3, 2023

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
Show threadMufasaMar 11, 2023

'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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Show threadMufasaMar 11, 2023

#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
Show threadMufasaMar 11, 2023

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
Show threadMufasaMar 12, 2023

#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
Show threadMufasaMar 15, 2023

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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Show threadMufasaMar 15, 2023

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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Show threadMufasaMar 15, 2023

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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Show threadMufasaMar 16, 2023

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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Show threadMufasaMar 18, 2023

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
Show threadMufasaMar 22, 2023

Trump fundraises off possible indictment

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3911468-trump-fundraises-off-possible-indictment/

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
Show threadMufasaMar 22, 2023

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

Show threadMufasaMar 23, 2023

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

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-has-a-grand-plan-to-dismantle-the-deep-state-in-2024-why-didn-t-do-that-in-his-first-term/

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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Show threadMufasaMar 26, 2023

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
Show threadMufasaMar 30, 2023

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
Show threadMufasaApr 1, 2023

AP sources: #Trump facing at least 1 felony charge in NY case

Former President #DonaldTrump is facing multiple charges of falsifying business records, including at least one felony offense, in the indictment handed down by a Manhattan grand jury, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday.

Trump will officially be arraigned at a court in Manhattan next Tuesday.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictment-new-york-hush-money-election-488c76cf92269e2c258d5203a6e981a1

AP sources: Trump facing at least 1 felony charge in NY case

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is facing multiple charges of falsifying business records, including at least one felony offense, in the indictment handed down by a Manhattan grand jury, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday.

Associated Press
Show threadMufasaApr 1, 2023

Right-wing Trump supporters demand 'civil war' after indictment

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-indictment-2659709474/

Right-wing Trump supporters demand 'civil war' after indictment

In the wake of Donald Trump's indictment, some of his supporters took to extremist message boards to threaten the former president's opponents and warn of a coming civil war, Vice News reported. In a post on The Donald, one member wrote, “This cannot go unpunished,” adding that Manhattan D.A. Alvin ...

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Show threadMufasaApr 2, 2023

Trump makes it embarrassingly clear he doesn't know the difference between NATO and NAFTA

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-makes-it-embarrassingly-clear-he-doesn-t-know-the-difference-between-nato-and-nafta-2659677686/

Trump makes it embarrassingly clear he doesn't know the difference between NATO and NAFTA

Former President Donald Trump recently conducted a television interview where he appeared to not know the difference between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).During a recent appearance on Fox News, Trump spoke with conservative host Se...

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Show threadMufasaApr 3, 2023

Donald Trump set to speak from Florida after arraignment

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-set-to-speak-from-florida-after-arraignment/

Donald Trump set to speak from Florida after arraignment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump will speak in Florida on Tuesday evening, his office said, after his arraignment in New York City on historic charges brought after an investigation into a 2016 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump is expected to be arraigned...

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Show threadMufasaApr 4, 2023

Trump hires new lawyer in Stormy Daniels case – with Joe Tacopina expected to take a back seat

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-attorney-new-york/

Trump hires new lawyer in Stormy Daniels case – with Joe Tacopina expected to take a back seat

Donald Trump has hired a new lawyer to assist in his defense on criminal charges brought by the Manhattan district attorney.The former president brought on former federal prosecutor Todd Blanche, who was until recently a partner at law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, as part of his defense team ...

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Show threadMufasaApr 4, 2023

Judge warns Trump not to incite violence — and leaves door open for gag order

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-dodges-gag-order/

Judge warns Trump not to incite violence — and leaves door open for gag order

New York Judge Juan Merchan warned former President Donald Trump to tamp down his violent rhetoric in preparation for a criminal fraud trial.During an arraignment on Tuesday, Merchan reportedly declined to impose a gag order after the former president pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying bu...

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Show threadMufasaApr 4, 2023

Donald #Trump's historic court appearance in 60 seconds

Donald Trump made history on Tuesday, becoming the first #UnitedStates president to ever be criminally #indicted

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-65183466

Donald Trump's historic arraignment in 60 seconds

Donald Trump had an unprecedented day in New York City, pleading not guilty to 34 felony charges.

BBC News
Show threadMufasaApr 5, 2023

CNN reporter Manu Raju tweets:

Prosecutors said they expect to produce discovery in next 65 days. Trump team has until August 8 to file any motions.
Prosecutors have until Sept. 19 to respond
Judge will rule on motions at Dec. 4 hearing.
Schedule could change.
- @Lauren_delvalle reporting

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1643381955512221696

Manu Raju on Twitter

“Prosecutors said they expect to produce discovery in next 65 days. Trump team has until August 8 to file any motions. Prosecutors have until Sept. 19 to respond Judge will rule on motions at Dec. 4 hearing. Schedule could change. - @Lauren_delvalle reporting”

Twitter
Show threadMufasaApr 7, 2023

Trump holds 'emergency prayer call' to boost 'supernatural wisdom'

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-emergency-prayer/

Trump holds 'emergency prayer call' to boost 'supernatural wisdom'

Former President Donald Trump participated in an "emergency prayer call" after he was arraigned over hush money payments to cover up an affair with a porn star.In a call-in event with Intercessors for America on Tuesday, Trump began by thanking spiritual adviser Paula White."We've had a long time fr...

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Show threadMufasaApr 7, 2023

GOP lawmakers flee questions about Trump's demands to defund FBI

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-fbi-2659748381/

GOP lawmakers flee questions about Trump's demands to defund FBI

GOP House members representing districts ripe for Democratic pick-up in the 2024 general election want no part of Donald Trump's latest jihad against the FBI.Fresh off being indicted in a Manhattan courtroom on 34 felony counts, the former president lashed out at the Department of Justice and the FB...

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Show threadMufasaApr 8, 2023

Marjorie Taylor Greene warns Trump against hiring Laura Loomer

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3939649-marjorie-taylor-greene-warns-trump-against-hiring-laura-loomer/

Marjorie Taylor Greene warns Trump against hiring Laura Loomer

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) warned former President Trump against hiring far-right activist Laura Loomer, calling her “mentally unstable” and a “documented liar.”  Greene tweeted on Friday that Loomer, a former congressional candidate who has repeatedly made anti-Muslim remarks, attacked her for supporting Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) bid for House speaker and for not endorsing Loomer…

The Hill
Show threadMufasaApr 11, 2023

Former President Donald #Trump has consistently claimed without evidence that #elections are being rigged against him. He's using the criminal case against him to do it again.

#TheBigLie
https://apnews.com/article/trump-2024-election-indictment-election-interference-d97cb9d12f8bdda292deb19ccf14ecc2

Trump's response to criminal charges revives election lies

NEW YORK (AP) — Legally, the most important words former President Donald Trump said after he was charged with 34 felonies by the Manhattan District Attorney last week were “not guilty.” But, politically, the most significant may be “election interference.”

Associated Press
Show threadMufasaApr 11, 2023

Judge refuses to loosen anonymous jury rules in Trump case citing his recent attacks

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-loses-appeal-anonymous-jury/

Judge refuses to loosen anonymous jury rules in Trump case citing his recent attacks

Judges appear to be paying attention to Donald Trump's behavior in other cases, tweeted Law&Crime; reporter Adam Klasfeld, who saw a recent refusal of the federal court to hear one of Trump's appeals. In March, Senior U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that the jurors in the defamation suit with...

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Show threadMufasaApr 17, 2023

Trump sues Michael Cohen for $500 million

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-sues-michael-cohen-500-million/

Trump sues Michael Cohen for $500 million

Former President Donald Trump is suing his ex-attorney Michael Cohen for $500 million, claiming "multiple breaches of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, conversion, and breaches of contract by virtue of Defendant’s past service as Plaintiff’s employee and attorney."Cohen was disbarred in 2019 after ...

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'He told me he voted for me': Trump throws tantrum after Elon Musk admits backing Biden

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-elon-musk-2020/

'He told me he voted for me': Trump throws tantrum after Elon Musk admits backing Biden

Former President Donald Trump complained on Tuesday after billionaire Elon Musk revealed that he had voted for President Joe Biden. During an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday, Musk said he had voted for the current president in the 2020 election. "I didn't vote for Trump," ...

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Show threadMufasaApr 26, 2023

'Nobody got my approval': Trump furious he wasn't consulted about GOP debates — he's out

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-pulls-out-of-debates/

'Nobody got my approval': Trump furious he wasn't consulted about GOP debates — he's out

Former President Donald Trump intends to leave the Republican Party debates to his opponents, giving them all a free hour of media and all of the attention that follows, according to his latest post on Truth Social. The RNC announced their 2024 debates, stating that their first will be held in Milwa...

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Show threadMufasaApr 26, 2023

'Entirely inappropriate': Judge in rape trial calls out Trump's Truth Social rants

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-called-inappropriate-by-judge/

'Entirely inappropriate': Judge in rape trial calls out Trump's Truth Social rants

It didn't take long for Donald Trump to be reprimanded in court for his rants on Truth Social. Trump sounded off Wednesday against writer E. Jean Carroll, moments before she was expected to testify in her civil rape case against him."The E. Jean Carroll case, Ms. Bergdorf Goodman, is a made up SCAM,...

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Show threadMufasaApr 27, 2023

Appeals court denies #Trump bid to block #Pence testimony to #January6th grand jury

The former president was seeking an emergency order.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/26/appeals-court-trump-pence-testimony-grand-jury-00094122

Appeals court denies Trump bid to block Pence testimony to Jan. 6 grand jury

The former president was seeking an emergency order.

POLITICO
Show threadMufasaApr 27, 2023

Trump kept quiet on the Bud Light boycott. It turns out he owns Anheuser-Busch stock

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-anheuser-busch-stock-boycott-b2327379.html

Trump kept quiet on the Bud Light boycott. It turns out he owns Anheuser-Busch stock

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-president didn’t join GOP rivals in calling for boycott of company in which he owns stock

The Independent
Show threadMufasaApr 27, 2023

'If his schedule allows': Trump reportedly might not attend Melania's 53rd birthday celebration

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2659915900/

'If his schedule allows': Trump reportedly might not attend Melania's 53rd birthday celebration

Former president Donald Trump will reportedly attend his wife Melania Trump's 53rd birthday celebration "if his schedule allows."Trump, who is currently facing a defamation suit, multiple felony counts for his alleged hush-money payments in the ramp-up to the 2016 election, as well as several other ...

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Show threadMufasaApr 28, 2023

MSNBC's Mika mocks Donald Trump for forgetting Melania's birthday

https://www.rawstory.com/mika-brzezinski-trump/

MSNBC's Mika mocks Donald Trump for forgetting Melania's birthday

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Show threadMufasaApr 29, 2023

Trump hugs convicted Jan. 6 rioter who called for executing members of Congress: report

https://www.rawstory.com/micki-larson-olson/

Trump hugs convicted Jan. 6 rioter who called for executing members of Congress: report

Former President Donald Trump met with convicted January 6 Capitol rioter, Micki Larson-Olson in New Hampshire Thursday, praising her and giving her a hug before signing her backpack, reported The Washington Post. "Listen, you just hang in there. You guys are gonna be okay," Trump told Larson-Olson,...

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Show threadMufasaApr 29, 2023

Trump dodges question on whether he would sign nationwide abortion ban

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3978539-trump-dodges-question-on-whether-he-would-sign-nationwide-abortion-ban/

Trump dodges question on whether he would sign nationwide abortion ban

Former President Trump dodged a question Thursday on whether he would sign a national 15-week abortion ban as 2024 Republican contenders are facing increasing pressure to clarify their stance on curtailing abortion access at the federal level. During an interview with New Hampshire-based WMUR, Trump was asked if he would sign a 15-week abortion ban…

The Hill
Show threadMufasaJun 25, 2023

Two-thirds of Americans want Trump's documents trial televised

https://www.rawstory.com/two-thirds-of-americans-want-trump-s-documents-trial-televised/

Two-thirds of Americans want Trump's documents trial televised

As a date has been set for the trial of former President Donald Trump over the classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago, a new poll shows that most Americans want to watch the trial on their TVs. A new Quinnipiac University poll asked a number of questions about the upcoming trial, which is set ...

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Show threadMufasaJun 25, 2023

Trump has been 'quietly diverting' money away from his 2024 re-election campaign: report

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-legal-bills-2661833824/

Trump has been 'quietly diverting' money away from his 2024 re-election campaign: report

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Show threadMufasaJul 16, 2023

RNC could rescind Trump's nomination if he gets convicted of a felony: experts

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2024-2662283768/

RNC could rescind Trump's nomination if he get convicted of a felony: experts

Would the Republican Party stick with former President Donald Trump in 2024 even if he gets convicted on felony charges?Experts who spoke with The Guardian suggested that it's possible the GOP would find a way to back out of making Trump its nominee if he becomes a convicted felony ahead of the 2024...

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Show threadMufasaJul 16, 2023

Donald Trump dinged by federal regulators for accepting 'apparently excessive contributions'

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Donald Trump dinged by federal regulators for accepting ‘apparently excessive contributions’

A few of Trump's donors gave his campaign money almost every day.

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Show threadMufasaJul 16, 2023

Maybe he's less sleepy than we thought': Trump says he underestimated Biden

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-biden-not-so-sleepy/

'Maybe he's less sleepy than we thought': Trump says he underestimated Biden

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Show threadMufasaJul 16, 2023

'I'd have them taken down': #Trump says he removed #homeless people's tents

"I kept it beautiful," he said. "If I saw one tent or two tents or three tents as I was coming in from the airport, I'd have them taken down immediately because I knew that you'd have 100 tents and 1,000 tents if you don't do it."

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-says-he-removed-homeless-tents/

'I'd have them taken down': Trump says he removed homeless people's tents

Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that he had homeless encampment "tents" removed regularly when he was in office, as the former president called for a full federal government takeover of Washington, D.C.Trump, who was speaking at a Turning Point USA event, earlier said he had underestimated Joe Bide...

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Show threadMufasaJul 16, 2023

#BobWoodward's new #tapes reveal #Trump told his son #Barron that #COVID was 'very bad' and he screwed up not revealing it 'months earlier'

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-timeline-recordings/

New Woodward tape: Trump told young son COVID was 'very bad' and should have been revealed 'months earlier'

New tapes from Bob Woodward's conversations with Donald Trump reveal what the former president was telling his own family behind the scenes. Previously, recordings showed that Trump always wanted to play down the pandemic because, "I don't want to create a panic."In newly revealed recordings shared ...

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Show threadMufasaJul 17, 2023

Trump Roasted For Making Up A Law 'Out Of Thin Air' About Classified Documents

"This was a law that was passed and signed," the former president said of the nonexistent legislation.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-classified-documents-absolute-right_n_64b4f477e4b0ad7b75f3d42e

Trump Roasted For Making Up A Law 'Out Of Thin Air' About Classified Documents

"This was a law that was passed and signed," the former president said of the nonexistent legislation.

HuffPost
Show threadMufasaJul 18, 2023

‘Authoritarianism will be on the ballot’: experts sound alarm over NYT bombshell detailing Trump's plans

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‘Authoritarianism will be on the ballot’: experts sound alarm over NYT bombshell detailing Trump’s plans

Political and legal experts are sounding the alarm after a New York Times deep dive details how Donald Trump and his top allies are planning to massively reorganize the entire executive branch to hand him unprecedented power and decimate the constitutional basis of checks and balances should he win ...

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Show threadMufasaJul 18, 2023

Trump pushed 'incandescently stupid' plan to send cattle over his border wall: former staffer

"Give the ranchers ladders," Trump floated at one point.

"They can use ladders to get to the other side, but not doors. You could use small fire trucks. Call the local fire stations, and use the ladders on their trucks to help them get over."

Miles Taylor found Trump's plan "incandescently stupid" but he nonetheless managed to avoid laughing in the former president's face.

https://www.rawstory.com/trumps-border-wall-2662290051/

Trump pushed 'incandescently stupid' plan to send cattle over his border wall: former staffer

Former Trump White House staffer Miles Taylor claims in his new book that the former president was willing to go to extreme lengths to make sure that his beloved wall on the U.S.-Mexico border had no doors.As Newsweek reports, Taylor writes that Trump in 2019 was upset at reports that Texas ranchers...

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Show threadMufasaJul 18, 2023

Georgia Supreme Court denies Trump bid to derail Fulton County election probe

The former president had asked the high court to disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis from the probe and ban a grand jury report that recommends indictments.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/georgia-supreme-court-denies-trump-bid-derail-fulton-county-election-p-rcna94772

Georgia Supreme Court denies Trump bid to derail Fulton County election probe

The former president had asked the high court to disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis from the probe and ban a grand jury report that recommends indictments in the case.

NBC News
Show threadMufasaJul 20, 2023

Israel struggles to get Trump to return ancient artifacts stashed at Mar-a-Lago

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Israel struggles to get Trump to return ancient artifacts stashed at Mar-a-Lago

It seems that former President Donald Trump wasn't just stashing nuclear secrets at his Mar-a-Lago resort.Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports that Israeli officials have been trying without success to get the former president to return government-owned antiquities that were sent to the White House in ...

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Show threadMufasaJul 18, 2023

Rep Adam Schiff tweets:

The guardrails around our democracy need to be strengthened, not weakened.

The Protecting our Democracy Act would enshrine those protections into law.

Autocracy is not the answer for America and it never will be.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/us/politics/trump-plans-2025.html

https://twitter.com/RepAdamSchiff/status/1681027566495203330

Trump Plans to Expand Presidential Power Over Agencies in 2025

The former president and his backers aim to strengthen the power of the White House and limit the independence of federal agencies.

The New York Times