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DOJ Says Trump Not Liable for 'Crude' Comments on E. Jean Carroll

Justice Department lawyers want to replace former POTUS as defendant in lawsuit

(Newser) - Former President Trump cannot be held personally liable for “crude" and “disrespectful” remarks he made while president about a woman who accused him of rape, Justice Department lawyers said Monday in arguing for him to be replaced by the United States as defendant in a defamation lawsuit. The...

Cheney: Trump Sounds Like Chinese Communists

Rhetoric is 'dangerous and damaging,' House Republican says

(Newser) - Rep. Liz Cheney, a Republican opponent of former President Trump, says she's heard rhetoric like his before. "When you hear the language he's using now, it is essentially the same things that the Chinese Communist Party, for example, says about the United States and our democracy,"...

Stormy Daniels Would Love to Talk to Grand Jury About Trump

She says her lawyer has spoken to prosecutors

(Newser) - A special grand jury has now been convened in the Manhattan district attorney's investigation of Donald Trump and other Trump Organization figures—and Stormy Daniels would be more than happy to cooperate. The adult film star told CNN 's New Day Monday that while she hasn't been...

Price Drop Means Trump Buildings Have Bargains
Prices Plunge
in Trump Buildings
Jun 4, 2021 4:55 PM CDT

Prices Plunge in Trump Buildings

There are bargains, but some real estate shoppers aren't interested because of the name over the door

(Newser) - The building has stunning Manhattan skyline views, its spa offers deep-tissue massages, and the fancy restaurant off the lobby serves prime steaks. Best of all, many apartments at the Trump World Tower are selling at a deep discount—assuming the buyer doesn't mind the name over the door. "...

Trump Turning Up the Heat on a Familiar Foe—Fauci

Biden expresses confidence in doctor as attacks on the right escalate

(Newser) - Dr. Anthony Fauci has talked about his friction with former President Trump and how Trump's supporters harassed him and his family as a result. Things may be about to get much worse on those fronts for the doctor, even with COVID on the wane. Axios reports that Trump intends...

Facebook Suspends Trump for 2 Years
Facebook Suspends
Trump for 2 Years
Jun 4, 2021 12:02 PM CDT

Facebook Suspends Trump for 2 Years

At that point, he could be allowed back but faces permanent suspension over further infractions

(Newser) - Facebook says it will suspend former President Trump’s accounts for two years following its finding that he stoked violence ahead of the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection. “At the end of this period, we will look to experts to assess whether the risk to public safety has receded,"...

FEC Fines Enquirer Owner Over Payment but Not Trump

Company that was run by David Pecker to pay $187K in McDougal case

(Newser) - The Federal Election Commission has fined the publisher of the National Enquirer over its involvement in a payment made to keep Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Donald Trump, to keep quiet about the relationship during the 2016 presidential campaign. The $150,000...

Trump&#39;s Blog Page Is No More
Trump's Blog Page Is No More
Jun 2, 2021 10:30 AM CDT

Trump's Blog Page Is No More

'From the Desk of Donald J. Trump' won't be returning, an aide confirms

(Newser) - "From the Desk of Donald J. Trump," we hardly knew thee. The former president's blog ended up lasting just shy of a month. Senior aide Jason Miller confirmed to CNBC that the page has been shut down for good. "It was just auxiliary to the broader...

Trump Reportedly Making Claims About Being 'Reinstated'

Maggie Haberman of 'NYT' says former president is telling people he expects it by August

(Newser) - Maggie Haberman of the New York Times covered President Trump while he was in office, and she now reports that he's intent on getting back there sooner than people think. On Twitter , Haberman writes that Trump "has been telling a number of people he's in contact with...

Trump, Paul Ryan Trade Slams Over GOP&#39;s Future
Trump Fires Back at Paul Ryan
After a Critical Speech
the rundown
May 28, 2021 11:21 AM CDT

Trump Fires Back at Paul Ryan After a Critical Speech

Calls former House speaker a 'curse to the Republican party'

(Newser) - Two familiar names within the GOP are criticizing one another in regard to the future of the Republican Party—former President Trump and former House Speaker Paul Ryan. The one difference is that Ryan didn't mention Trump by name in his criticism, while the former president didn't hold...

Trump Denounces Grand Jury Move as a 'Witch Hunt'

Manhattan DA convenes panel, which could lead to charges

(Newser) - The Manhattan district attorney's investigation into the Trump Organization has entered a new phase that could lead to an indictment of the former president, insiders say. Sources tell the Washington Post that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. has convened a special grand jury that may be asked to...

DOJ Appeals Judge's Order on Trump Obstruction Memo

Agrees to release part of it, doesn't want to release the whole thing

(Newser) - The Biden administration said Monday that it would appeal a judge's order directing it to release in its entirety a legal memo on whether President Trump had obstructed justice during the Russia investigation. But it also agreed to make a brief portion of the document public, the AP reports....

Secret Service Just Paid $40K to Guard Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Washington Post tallies up the bill since Jan. 20

(Newser) - Like all former presidents, Donald Trump still gets protection from the Secret Service. But the Washington Post reports that Trump's protection comes with a unique wrinkle: He gets to charge the agency for the privilege. More specifically, his Trump Organization has been charging $396.15 a night for the...

Trump Doesn't Like New Turn in Investigation

New York state case has become criminal

(Newser) - On Tuesday, New York prosecutors announced they're working on a criminal investigation of the Trump Organization, after starting out with a civil case. On Wednesday, former President Trump made his feelings about that development clear. "There is nothing more corrupt than an investigation that is in desperate search...

Trump Moves Out of Mar-a-Lago
Trump Moves
Out of Mar-a-Lago
May 19, 2021 9:55 AM CDT

Trump Moves Out of Mar-a-Lago

He's set up a base at his NJ golf club for the summer: CNN

(Newser) - Donald Trump is no longer calling Mar-a-Lago home. The former president departed Palm Beach, Fla., a week ago for his golf club in Bedminster, NJ, where he'll reside until early fall with wife Melania and son Barron, CNN reports. The outlet notes he was also accompanied by several staff...

New York's Trump Organization Investigation Is Now Criminal

AG is expanding what had previously been a civil probe

(Newser) - The New York attorney general's office said Tuesday that it is conducting a criminal investigation into former President Trump's business empire, expanding what had previously been a civil probe, the AP reports. “We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the company is no longer...

Bidens Topped Typical Tax Bite
Bidens Topped
Typical Tax Bite
May 17, 2021 7:05 PM CDT

Bidens Topped Typical Tax Bite

Campaign cut into couple's income, returns show

(Newser) - President Biden restored a long-standing presidential tradition Monday by releasing his tax returns, showing that 25.9% of the first couple's income went to the federal government in 2020. The average federal income tax rate is just over 14%. Biden and his wife, Jill, a teacher, earned $607,336...

Arizona Republican Calls Trump's Claim 'Unhinged'

Elections official wants 'insane lies' about 2020 results to stop

(Newser) - The Republican who now leads the Arizona county elections department targeted by a GOP audit of the 2020 election results is slamming former President Trump and others in his party for their continued falsehoods about how the election was run. Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer on Saturday called a Trump...

'Bring It On,' Cheney Says of Primary Fight

Warning about Trump's hold on the party, ousted leader won't rule out running for president

(Newser) - Rep. Liz Cheney foreshadowed a lengthy struggle for control of the Republican Party in an interview Thursday, a battle that could include a primary challenge for her, an effort to keep former President Trump from winning back his old job, and possibly a criminal investigation of his conduct surrounding the...

Secret Service Agents Grew Unusually Close to 2 Trumps

New book says Vanessa Trump dated member of the family's detail

(Newser) - The apparent closeness of the relationships between Secret Service agents and two of the Trumps they were guarding raised concerns at the agency, a new book says. To lessen the chances of their judgment being compromised, agents aren't allowed to maintain personal relationships with the people they protect, the...

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