Donald Trump has dismissed recent media reports that say he fell asleep in his ongoing trial about the hush money payments in New York. Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, in a recess in the Manhattan Supreme Court trial to address the claims.
“Contrary to the Fake News Media, I don’t fall asleep during the Crooked D.A.’s Witch Hunt, especially not today,” he wrote.
He continued, “I simply close my beautiful blue eyes, sometimes, listen intensely, and take it All in!!!”
After the post, online critics rushed to social media to mock his praise of his eye color.
Earlier, Trump’s campaign had vehemently criticized multiple reporters, such as Maggie Haberman from The New York Times, who observed Trump seemingly doze off on the first day of jury selection. Throughout the trial, which entered its tenth day on Thursday, there have been several instances...
“Contrary to the Fake News Media, I don’t fall asleep during the Crooked D.A.’s Witch Hunt, especially not today,” he wrote.
He continued, “I simply close my beautiful blue eyes, sometimes, listen intensely, and take it All in!!!”
After the post, online critics rushed to social media to mock his praise of his eye color.
Earlier, Trump’s campaign had vehemently criticized multiple reporters, such as Maggie Haberman from The New York Times, who observed Trump seemingly doze off on the first day of jury selection. Throughout the trial, which entered its tenth day on Thursday, there have been several instances...
- 5/3/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Former President Donald Trump denied reports that he has fallen asleep during certain moments of the hush money trial, insisting that he is still awake even if his eyes are closed.
Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, “Contrary to the Fake News Media, I don’t fall asleep during the Crooked D.A.’s Witch Hunt, especially not today. I simply close my beautiful blue eyes, sometimes, listen intensely, and take it All in!!!”
The notion that Trump dozed off largely started during jury selection, when Maggie Haberman of The New York Times reported that Trump “appeared to nod off a few times, his mouth going slack and his head drooping onto his chest.” She wrote that his attorney, Todd Blanche, “appeared to jolt” Trump awake so that he would notice notes that he had passed to him during the proceedings.
Trump has since complained of the...
Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, “Contrary to the Fake News Media, I don’t fall asleep during the Crooked D.A.’s Witch Hunt, especially not today. I simply close my beautiful blue eyes, sometimes, listen intensely, and take it All in!!!”
The notion that Trump dozed off largely started during jury selection, when Maggie Haberman of The New York Times reported that Trump “appeared to nod off a few times, his mouth going slack and his head drooping onto his chest.” She wrote that his attorney, Todd Blanche, “appeared to jolt” Trump awake so that he would notice notes that he had passed to him during the proceedings.
Trump has since complained of the...
- 5/2/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump needed to be woken up by his lawyer, Todd Blanche, after he fell asleep during his New York hush money trial for the fourth time since the trial proceedings started.
“Trump is struggling to stay awake,” Susanne Craig, a reporter for The New York Times, wrote regarding Trump’s behavior during the trial. “His eyes were closed for a short period. He was jolted awake when Todd Blanche, his lawyer, nudged him while sliding a note in front of him.”
MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin reported that the former president’s lawyers are using tricks to keep him awake.
“I guess they have tried a number of different devices,” Rubin said. “Yeah, sleeping for a lot of it. I would say they’ve tried a number of different devices to keep Trump awake. Partially in response, or what appears to be in response to collective press corps observations.
“Trump is struggling to stay awake,” Susanne Craig, a reporter for The New York Times, wrote regarding Trump’s behavior during the trial. “His eyes were closed for a short period. He was jolted awake when Todd Blanche, his lawyer, nudged him while sliding a note in front of him.”
MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin reported that the former president’s lawyers are using tricks to keep him awake.
“I guess they have tried a number of different devices,” Rubin said. “Yeah, sleeping for a lot of it. I would say they’ve tried a number of different devices to keep Trump awake. Partially in response, or what appears to be in response to collective press corps observations.
- 5/1/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
It’s been Donald Trump’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week.
The past and potentially future leader of the free world spent most of it in a dingy Manhattan courtroom, no longer the master of his domain. It’s a place where he dutifully sits down when the judge tells him to sit, where he’s unable to say whatever he wants, where he’s not allowed to use his phone. And worst of all, where there’s no red button for him to push when he wants a Diet Coke. And according to him, it was bitterly cold — “freezing,” in fact, sounding like your elderly uncle at Thanksgiving. Forget a legal defense; someone needs to give him a sweater.
The criminal hearing in which he’s facing 34 felony counts is not the trial we deserve. That would be either the Georgia election interference case, the federal classified...
The past and potentially future leader of the free world spent most of it in a dingy Manhattan courtroom, no longer the master of his domain. It’s a place where he dutifully sits down when the judge tells him to sit, where he’s unable to say whatever he wants, where he’s not allowed to use his phone. And worst of all, where there’s no red button for him to push when he wants a Diet Coke. And according to him, it was bitterly cold — “freezing,” in fact, sounding like your elderly uncle at Thanksgiving. Forget a legal defense; someone needs to give him a sweater.
The criminal hearing in which he’s facing 34 felony counts is not the trial we deserve. That would be either the Georgia election interference case, the federal classified...
- 4/26/2024
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated with jury selection info: When networks and other news outlets descend on the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse today for opening statements in Donald Trump’s latest trial, much will be made of the fact that this is a moment like no other: A former president, before a jury, facing criminal proceedings.
The case itself has been referred to as the “hush money” case or the “Stormy Daniels case,” far sexier titles than the underlying issues involved: Falsification of business records.
That isn’t to say there hasn’t been drama, as Trump’s relentless attacks on the judge and his family members, along with potential witnesses, signaled raucous moments in the courtroom, just as was seen as he faced civil proceedings in cases brought by writer E. Jean Carroll and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Last week, as a jury of seven men and five women were selected, Judge...
The case itself has been referred to as the “hush money” case or the “Stormy Daniels case,” far sexier titles than the underlying issues involved: Falsification of business records.
That isn’t to say there hasn’t been drama, as Trump’s relentless attacks on the judge and his family members, along with potential witnesses, signaled raucous moments in the courtroom, just as was seen as he faced civil proceedings in cases brought by writer E. Jean Carroll and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Last week, as a jury of seven men and five women were selected, Judge...
- 4/22/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump, if you take it from him, is cherishing the opportunity to stand trial on criminal charges related to a hush-money payment to a porn star. “I’m very proud to be here,” he told reporters before heading into court on Monday, calling the proceedings an “assault on America” that his presence, presumably, would serve to expose. “I’m very honored to be here,” the former president added.
Trump hasn’t been taking to martyrdom very well behind the scenes, though, three sources with knowledge of the matter tell Rolling Stone.
Trump hasn’t been taking to martyrdom very well behind the scenes, though, three sources with knowledge of the matter tell Rolling Stone.
- 4/20/2024
- by Ryan Bort, Asawin Suebsaeng and Catherina Gioino
- Rollingstone.com
Update: A full jury of 12 and six alternates in has been selected in Donald Trump’s hush money trial.
The remaining alternates were sworn in, keying up the expected start of opening statements on Monday.
Previously: As Donald Trump’s hush money trial entered its fourth day, devoted to the selection of alternate jurors, The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman reported that the former president appeared to have dozed off again.
Haberman wrote, “Trump appears to have fallen asleep in court again. It happened several times just now. His eyes were closed for extended periods and his head dropped down twice.”
Haberman’s report earlier in the week that Trump had fallen asleep elicited extensive pickup and commentary, with late night comedians ridiculing the scene. Trump at one point glared at Haberman.
Trump has complained of the cold courtroom as he has been required to be present for jury selection.
The remaining alternates were sworn in, keying up the expected start of opening statements on Monday.
Previously: As Donald Trump’s hush money trial entered its fourth day, devoted to the selection of alternate jurors, The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman reported that the former president appeared to have dozed off again.
Haberman wrote, “Trump appears to have fallen asleep in court again. It happened several times just now. His eyes were closed for extended periods and his head dropped down twice.”
Haberman’s report earlier in the week that Trump had fallen asleep elicited extensive pickup and commentary, with late night comedians ridiculing the scene. Trump at one point glared at Haberman.
Trump has complained of the cold courtroom as he has been required to be present for jury selection.
- 4/19/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump claimed on Friday that he has been stripped of his constitutional right to speak to the press … while ranting to a giant gaggle of reporters.
The former president took time before entering court in his criminal hush money trial to once again complain about a gag order barring him from attacking witnesses, prosecutors, court staff, and jurors involved in the case.
“The gag order has to come off. People are allowed to speak about me and I have a gag order,” Trump said. “They are taking away my constitutional rights to speak,...
The former president took time before entering court in his criminal hush money trial to once again complain about a gag order barring him from attacking witnesses, prosecutors, court staff, and jurors involved in the case.
“The gag order has to come off. People are allowed to speak about me and I have a gag order,” Trump said. “They are taking away my constitutional rights to speak,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
During jury selection for Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial, Judge Juan Merchan accused the former president of “intimidating” a juror after he made a gesture and muttered at him.
Merchan asked Trump’s attorney, Todd Blanche, to “speak to him” about his behavior.
“Your client was audibly uttering something. He was gesturing and muttering in the direction [of the juror],” the judge said to Blanche.
“I will not tolerate that,” Judge Merchan added, raising his voice. “I will not have any jurors intimidated in this courtroom. Take a minute and speak to your client about it!”
On day two of jury selection, the former president and his lawyers had a potential juror dismissed over a Facebook post he wrote about Trump in 2017.
“Get him out and lock him up,” the man wrote.
When the potential juror had been called into court to explain his actions, he admitted that he had...
Merchan asked Trump’s attorney, Todd Blanche, to “speak to him” about his behavior.
“Your client was audibly uttering something. He was gesturing and muttering in the direction [of the juror],” the judge said to Blanche.
“I will not tolerate that,” Judge Merchan added, raising his voice. “I will not have any jurors intimidated in this courtroom. Take a minute and speak to your client about it!”
On day two of jury selection, the former president and his lawyers had a potential juror dismissed over a Facebook post he wrote about Trump in 2017.
“Get him out and lock him up,” the man wrote.
When the potential juror had been called into court to explain his actions, he admitted that he had...
- 4/17/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Former President Donald Trump seemed to fall asleep a few times during his court appearance on the first day of his hush money trial in Manhattan.
“Trump has apparently jolted back awake, noticing the notes his lawyer passed him several minutes ago,” Maggie Haberman, a reporter for The New York Times, wrote in the paper.
Haberman later said that Trump glared at her in the courtroom after she reported he had fallen asleep during the trial.
“After the thirty-some jurors remaining file out of the room for a brief afternoon break, Trump rises,” the Law360 reporter Frank Runyeon mentioned in the press pool report. “After the jurors leave the courtroom, he stares over at Da Alvin Bragg. Then Trump turns his eyes to the press pool.”
“As he exits, he glares at New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman for several seconds as he walks out,” Runyeon wrote.
During an interview...
“Trump has apparently jolted back awake, noticing the notes his lawyer passed him several minutes ago,” Maggie Haberman, a reporter for The New York Times, wrote in the paper.
Haberman later said that Trump glared at her in the courtroom after she reported he had fallen asleep during the trial.
“After the thirty-some jurors remaining file out of the room for a brief afternoon break, Trump rises,” the Law360 reporter Frank Runyeon mentioned in the press pool report. “After the jurors leave the courtroom, he stares over at Da Alvin Bragg. Then Trump turns his eyes to the press pool.”
“As he exits, he glares at New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman for several seconds as he walks out,” Runyeon wrote.
During an interview...
- 4/16/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Donald Trump again blasted the judge in his hush money trial, before entering the courtroom this morning for what is a long slog through jury selection.
In what is likely to be a routine moment for each day’s proceedings, the former president stopped in the courthouse hallway to make brief remarks to reporters, seizing on the media’s need for visuals given the restrictions on cameras in the courtroom itself.
Trump called Judge Juan Merchan a “Trump hating judge” who should be recused from the case, although efforts to remove the judge have so far been rejected. Trump also again claimed that the case, involving hush money payments paid to Stormy Daniels in advance of the 2016 election, was orchestrated by Joe Biden. After Trump’s remarks, CNN quickly went to a fact check to note that the case is brought in the state of New York, not at the federal level,...
In what is likely to be a routine moment for each day’s proceedings, the former president stopped in the courthouse hallway to make brief remarks to reporters, seizing on the media’s need for visuals given the restrictions on cameras in the courtroom itself.
Trump called Judge Juan Merchan a “Trump hating judge” who should be recused from the case, although efforts to remove the judge have so far been rejected. Trump also again claimed that the case, involving hush money payments paid to Stormy Daniels in advance of the 2016 election, was orchestrated by Joe Biden. After Trump’s remarks, CNN quickly went to a fact check to note that the case is brought in the state of New York, not at the federal level,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Sean Piccoli and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Jon Stewart mocked Donald Trump on The Daily Show as the former Potus campaigns and makes a run for the White House amid the hush money criminal trial.
“Our former president and illustrious historian, Donald J. Trump, spoke near one of America’s most hallowed battlefields,” Stewart said on the Comedy Central show. “And if you thought Lincoln consecrated Gettysburg with his soaring rhetoric… Well, buckle up.”
Stewart cut to a Trump rally where the former president incoherently talked about the Battle of Gettysburg, saying, “What an unbelievable, I mean, it was so much and so interesting and so vicious and horrible, and it’s so beautiful in so many different ways. It represented such a big portion of the success of this country. Gettysburg, wow.”
The show’s host joked that Trump’s statement was “plagiarized, almost directly, from my seventh-grade book report.”
Stewart joked, trying to make sense of Trump’s words,...
“Our former president and illustrious historian, Donald J. Trump, spoke near one of America’s most hallowed battlefields,” Stewart said on the Comedy Central show. “And if you thought Lincoln consecrated Gettysburg with his soaring rhetoric… Well, buckle up.”
Stewart cut to a Trump rally where the former president incoherently talked about the Battle of Gettysburg, saying, “What an unbelievable, I mean, it was so much and so interesting and so vicious and horrible, and it’s so beautiful in so many different ways. It represented such a big portion of the success of this country. Gettysburg, wow.”
The show’s host joked that Trump’s statement was “plagiarized, almost directly, from my seventh-grade book report.”
Stewart joked, trying to make sense of Trump’s words,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Update: Jury selection has ended for the day in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, with 11 people so far having gone through an extensive questionnaire. A total of 32 potential jurors were left in the courtroom.
After the prospective jurors left the courtroom, Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche requested that his client be excused from the proceedings on April 25. That’s the day that the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump’s claims of immunity from prosecution.
But Merchan rejected the request. “Arguing before the Supreme Court is a big deal, and I can certainly appreciate why your client would want to be there. But a trial in New York Supreme Court … is also a big deal,” he said, per a pool report. “I will see him here next week.”
The trial will be dark on Wednesdays, when Merchan has other court duties. But he has not ruled out...
After the prospective jurors left the courtroom, Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche requested that his client be excused from the proceedings on April 25. That’s the day that the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump’s claims of immunity from prosecution.
But Merchan rejected the request. “Arguing before the Supreme Court is a big deal, and I can certainly appreciate why your client would want to be there. But a trial in New York Supreme Court … is also a big deal,” he said, per a pool report. “I will see him here next week.”
The trial will be dark on Wednesdays, when Merchan has other court duties. But he has not ruled out...
- 4/15/2024
- by Sean Piccoli and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump has been in court plenty of times in the past few months, but on Monday, he became the first American president to stand trial for an alleged criminal offense. Day one of the former president’s trial on charges related to a 2016 hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels began in Manhattan — and tensions ran high.
State prosecutors and Trump’s attorneys kicked things off by arguing over what evidence will be admissible during the proceedings, and it quickly became clear that the jury selection process might take quite a while.
State prosecutors and Trump’s attorneys kicked things off by arguing over what evidence will be admissible during the proceedings, and it quickly became clear that the jury selection process might take quite a while.
- 4/15/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez, Catherina Gioino and Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Tom Emmer has withdrawn his name contention to become the next House Speaker hours after Republicans nominated him for the position and Donald Trump trashed him on Truth Social.
Republicans nominated Tom Emmer to become the next House Speaker in a closed-door vote Tuesday morning. The nod toward the Minnesota congressman came amid weeks of turmoil as the party struggles to coalesce around a leader to replace Kevin McCarty, whom it ousted from the position earlier this month.
Emmer emerged from a handful of candidates who put their names forward for the position,...
Republicans nominated Tom Emmer to become the next House Speaker in a closed-door vote Tuesday morning. The nod toward the Minnesota congressman came amid weeks of turmoil as the party struggles to coalesce around a leader to replace Kevin McCarty, whom it ousted from the position earlier this month.
Emmer emerged from a handful of candidates who put their names forward for the position,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Hey, "The Late Show With Host Stephen Colbert" fans. Unfortunately, we are back in your faces on this Monday to let you know that CBS will be forced to deliver another set of repeat episodes of The Late Show this entire week, July 24-28, 2023 due to the very intense and ongoing WGA writers strike. As we previously reported, this strike is so serious that the actors union have also started striking against the studios due to some of the same issues the writers are dealing with, which is residuals from all the streaming that's going on and protections from being ripped off by artificial intelligence. Right now, the studios aren't talking to either the actors or writers unions. So, this strike could go on for quite a while. With all that said, we did track down the repeat episode of The Late Show that CBS will be serving up this week.
- 7/25/2023
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
The real life inspirations for powerful oligarch Logan Roy and his dysfunctional family on Succession are well-documented. Roy and his right wing media empire Waystar Royco are very clearly based on Australian billionaire Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp imprint. Neither HBO nor Succession creator Jesse Armstrong made much of an effort to hide that early on.
In fact, the seed for the idea that would eventually bloom into the beloved four-season drama began when Armstrong sought to tell the real life story of the Murdoch family’s malevolent influence on the world. In the book Succession: The Complete Scripts, Armstrong fleshes out what that story would have been like.
“The original idea, a faux-documentary laying out Rupert Murdoch’s business secrets, with them delivered straight to camera, evolved as I worked into a sort of TV play, set at the media owner’s 80th birthday party. Channel 4 were supportive,...
In fact, the seed for the idea that would eventually bloom into the beloved four-season drama began when Armstrong sought to tell the real life story of the Murdoch family’s malevolent influence on the world. In the book Succession: The Complete Scripts, Armstrong fleshes out what that story would have been like.
“The original idea, a faux-documentary laying out Rupert Murdoch’s business secrets, with them delivered straight to camera, evolved as I worked into a sort of TV play, set at the media owner’s 80th birthday party. Channel 4 were supportive,...
- 6/1/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
CNN has set a May premiere date for the final installment of its “Decades Series,” TheWrap can reveal exclusively.
“The 2010s,” which will premiere Sunday, May 7 at 9 p.m. Et., explores the decade that gave us Instagram, most of President Barack Obama’s administration, marriage equality, Black Lives Matter, #MeToo and Trumpism, per the official logline.
The seven part series will feature archival footage and interviews with cultural staples during the decade, including EP Tom Hanks, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Benny Blanco, Bill Kristol, David Remnick, Este Haim, Finneas, Fiona Hill, Jemele Hill, Lena Waithe, Maggie Haberman, Rami Malek, Reince Priebu, Vince Gilligan and Ted Sarandos.
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“The 2010s,” which will premiere Sunday, May 7 at 9 p.m. Et., explores the decade that gave us Instagram, most of President Barack Obama’s administration, marriage equality, Black Lives Matter, #MeToo and Trumpism, per the official logline.
The seven part series will feature archival footage and interviews with cultural staples during the decade, including EP Tom Hanks, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Benny Blanco, Bill Kristol, David Remnick, Este Haim, Finneas, Fiona Hill, Jemele Hill, Lena Waithe, Maggie Haberman, Rami Malek, Reince Priebu, Vince Gilligan and Ted Sarandos.
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Drawing from the CNN family, network anchors and correspondents will be featured in the series, including anchor Chris Wallace, anchor and Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
When we last did a deep dive on “Saturday Night Live,” the venerable sketch comedy show was facing some headwinds going into its 48th season. Its 47th season was the first time in six years where the show saw a decline in audience demand, according to Parrot Analytics‘ data, which takes into account consumer research, streaming, downloads and social media, among other engagement. On top of that, a wave of cast retirements at the end of last season had set the show up for some growing pains as a new generation of cast members found their footing.
However, with change comes opportunity. This could be a pivotal year for the show to make inroads with the younger audiences it has been trying to win over.
“Saturday Night Live” audience demographics (Parrot Analytics)
Looking at the current audience demographics for “SNL,” we can see that it clearly resonates most with the oldest generations.
However, with change comes opportunity. This could be a pivotal year for the show to make inroads with the younger audiences it has been trying to win over.
“Saturday Night Live” audience demographics (Parrot Analytics)
Looking at the current audience demographics for “SNL,” we can see that it clearly resonates most with the oldest generations.
- 4/17/2023
- by Christofer Hamilton
- The Wrap
“Saturday Night Live” might know its audience a little too well. Speculating in a mock commercial on Saturday that the Manhattan D.A.’s case against Donald Trump isn’t as airtight as it could be, the long-running sketch comedy series on NBC leveled with its viewers, joking that there’s a new meditation news app for people “whose entire personality is hating Donald Trump.” It’s called CNZen.
Host Molly Shannon even suited up as renowned New York Times reporter, CNN analyst and Trump critic Maggie Haberman to provide indictment-inspired Asmr for total relaxation through trying times.
“These days, it’s hard not to feel stressed out and overwhelmed. Sure, Trump got indicted. But now everyone says the case against him is weak and that he’ll never serve any jail time. As someone whose entire personality is hating Donald Trump, you need more,” the commercial began with cast member Ego Nwodim as narrator.
Host Molly Shannon even suited up as renowned New York Times reporter, CNN analyst and Trump critic Maggie Haberman to provide indictment-inspired Asmr for total relaxation through trying times.
“These days, it’s hard not to feel stressed out and overwhelmed. Sure, Trump got indicted. But now everyone says the case against him is weak and that he’ll never serve any jail time. As someone whose entire personality is hating Donald Trump, you need more,” the commercial began with cast member Ego Nwodim as narrator.
- 4/9/2023
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
A New York grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump, the former “Apprentice” star who also served as President of the United States from 2017-2021.
The charges stem from Trump paying adult film actress and director Stormy Daniels a six-figure sum as hush money over a one-night stand he had with her in 2006, when his wife Melania was pregnant with their only child, Barron.
Specific charges were not known at press time. Speaking on MSNBC the afternoon of March 30, former Mueller investigation attorney Andrew Weissmann said he assumed at least one felony charge would be forthcoming.
Trump’s one-time lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, arranged for Daniels in 2016 to receive a $130,000 check so as to withhold the news of their tryst from the public, just as the reality TV star was in the clubhouse turn on his successful presidential bid. But when Daniels went public with the hush-money payment...
The charges stem from Trump paying adult film actress and director Stormy Daniels a six-figure sum as hush money over a one-night stand he had with her in 2006, when his wife Melania was pregnant with their only child, Barron.
Specific charges were not known at press time. Speaking on MSNBC the afternoon of March 30, former Mueller investigation attorney Andrew Weissmann said he assumed at least one felony charge would be forthcoming.
Trump’s one-time lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, arranged for Daniels in 2016 to receive a $130,000 check so as to withhold the news of their tryst from the public, just as the reality TV star was in the clubhouse turn on his successful presidential bid. But when Daniels went public with the hush-money payment...
- 3/30/2023
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
The Mooch is back on the airwaves.
Anthony Scaramucci, famed for his 11-day stint as Donald Trump’s White House Director of Communications, is launching his latest podcast.
He will launch Open Book, a weekly interview show, on January 25.
It marks his return to the medium, having previously hosted a show on Mooch.fm and Mooch and the Mrs with his wife Deidre Ball.
Each week, Scaramucci will invite a guest on to go deep into a piece of their work – whether it’s a book, an in-depth feature story, or an opinion piece – and dig into why it matters, what we can learn from the past, and how their work is shaping our future.
He will also hope listeners can learn a bit more about him, from his blue-collar upbringing to Harvard Law School, from his time at Goldman Sachs to founding SkyBridge Capital, a multi-billion dollar asset manager,...
Anthony Scaramucci, famed for his 11-day stint as Donald Trump’s White House Director of Communications, is launching his latest podcast.
He will launch Open Book, a weekly interview show, on January 25.
It marks his return to the medium, having previously hosted a show on Mooch.fm and Mooch and the Mrs with his wife Deidre Ball.
Each week, Scaramucci will invite a guest on to go deep into a piece of their work – whether it’s a book, an in-depth feature story, or an opinion piece – and dig into why it matters, what we can learn from the past, and how their work is shaping our future.
He will also hope listeners can learn a bit more about him, from his blue-collar upbringing to Harvard Law School, from his time at Goldman Sachs to founding SkyBridge Capital, a multi-billion dollar asset manager,...
- 1/18/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s the morning after Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign announcement and major donors are already running for the hills. Blackstone co-founder and CEO Stephen Schwarzman declared that he will not be backing Donald Trump in his renewed bid for the presidency. Schwarzman is the second high-level Trump donor to say he’s taking his money elsewhere in the last two weeks.
In a statement to Axios announcing his decision, Schwarzman indicated he believes “it is time for the Republican Party to turn to a new generation of leaders and I...
In a statement to Axios announcing his decision, Schwarzman indicated he believes “it is time for the Republican Party to turn to a new generation of leaders and I...
- 11/16/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
It’s a long tradition in Hollywood to make historical biopics about United States Presidents. Good or bad, eventually a biopic will emerge. So, that begs the question—when will we see Donald Trump get the biopic treatment? Well, it appears the project that was seemingly going to be one of the first has recently been aborted.
According to The Ankler, Apple has stopped development on a Donald Trump biopic, based on the recent book, “Confidence Man” by author Maggie Haberman.
Continue reading Apple Reportedly Cancels Plans To Develop Donald Trump Biopic at The Playlist.
According to The Ankler, Apple has stopped development on a Donald Trump biopic, based on the recent book, “Confidence Man” by author Maggie Haberman.
Continue reading Apple Reportedly Cancels Plans To Develop Donald Trump Biopic at The Playlist.
- 11/16/2022
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Update, 3:10 Pm: Donald Trump groused that the “no longer great” New York Post and The Wall Street Journal are “all in” for Ron DeSantis, his potential rival for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
Trump also bashed DeSantis, labeling him as “Ron DeSanctimonious” and as an “average Republican Governor with great Public Relations.”
“Ron came to me in desperate shape in 2017—he was politically dead, losing in a landslide to a very good Agriculture Commissioner, Adam Putnam, who was loaded up with cash and great poll numbers,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Ron had low approval, bad polls, and no money, but he said that if I would Endorse him, he could win. I didn’t know Adam so I said, “Let’s give it a shot, Ron.” When I Endorsed it was as though, to use a bad term, a nuclear weapon went off.”
He took further credit for...
Trump also bashed DeSantis, labeling him as “Ron DeSanctimonious” and as an “average Republican Governor with great Public Relations.”
“Ron came to me in desperate shape in 2017—he was politically dead, losing in a landslide to a very good Agriculture Commissioner, Adam Putnam, who was loaded up with cash and great poll numbers,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Ron had low approval, bad polls, and no money, but he said that if I would Endorse him, he could win. I didn’t know Adam so I said, “Let’s give it a shot, Ron.” When I Endorsed it was as though, to use a bad term, a nuclear weapon went off.”
He took further credit for...
- 11/10/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Maher instinctively knows what doom awaits Democrats on Tuesday’s Election Day, as polling indicates an arrow pointing down for Big Blue,
So despite a few jokes at the top of the show, he spent the bulk of Friday’s Real Time trying to figure out how things went so wrong for an administration that came into office with the most votes in history and control of the legislative branch.
This week’s panel discussion included senior political correspondent for The New York Times and author of Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, Maggie Haberman, and The Washington Post columnist and host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Gps, Fareed Zakaria.
Neither of the guests disagreed with Maher’s rather gloomy assessment of Democrat prospects.
Maher asked why the Supreme Court throwing abortion back to the states had so little impact on voter sentiment.
So despite a few jokes at the top of the show, he spent the bulk of Friday’s Real Time trying to figure out how things went so wrong for an administration that came into office with the most votes in history and control of the legislative branch.
This week’s panel discussion included senior political correspondent for The New York Times and author of Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, Maggie Haberman, and The Washington Post columnist and host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Gps, Fareed Zakaria.
Neither of the guests disagreed with Maher’s rather gloomy assessment of Democrat prospects.
Maher asked why the Supreme Court throwing abortion back to the states had so little impact on voter sentiment.
- 11/5/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The Jan. 6 committee has officially subpoenaed Donald Trump.
“This subpoena calls for testimony and relevant documents in your possession on these related topics,” the committee wrote in a letter to the former president after listing several bullet points outlining the former president’s role in working to overturn the election, culminating with the riot at the Capitol.
“We recognize that a subpoena to a former President is a significant and historic action,” the committee continues. “We do not take this action lightly.”
The committee asked Trump to provide documents by Nov.
“This subpoena calls for testimony and relevant documents in your possession on these related topics,” the committee wrote in a letter to the former president after listing several bullet points outlining the former president’s role in working to overturn the election, culminating with the riot at the Capitol.
“We recognize that a subpoena to a former President is a significant and historic action,” the committee continues. “We do not take this action lightly.”
The committee asked Trump to provide documents by Nov.
- 10/21/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
It’s the end of an era for Chicago P.D. fans who watched Jesse Lee Soffer and his character Jay Halstead exit stage right following 9+ seasons on Wednesday night. Soffer shared a message of gratitude via social media as he looks toward the future.
“For anyone that’s ever been a Halstead fan, I just want you to know that I’m grateful. Thank you for going on this journey with me. I’m just grateful,” he posted on Twitter.
For anyone that’s ever been a Halstead fan, I just want you to know that I’m grateful. Thank you for going on this journey with me. I’m just grateful. ❤️
— Jesse Lee Soffer (@jesseleesoffer) October 6, 2022
The actor live-tweeted the episode titled “A Good Man,” which saw Halstead come to terms with his evolution into the grey area of law enforcement much like Voight (Jason Beghe), and a...
“For anyone that’s ever been a Halstead fan, I just want you to know that I’m grateful. Thank you for going on this journey with me. I’m just grateful,” he posted on Twitter.
For anyone that’s ever been a Halstead fan, I just want you to know that I’m grateful. Thank you for going on this journey with me. I’m just grateful. ❤️
— Jesse Lee Soffer (@jesseleesoffer) October 6, 2022
The actor live-tweeted the episode titled “A Good Man,” which saw Halstead come to terms with his evolution into the grey area of law enforcement much like Voight (Jason Beghe), and a...
- 10/6/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Seth Meyers couldn’t contain his glee — or his mockery — on Wednesday night, after it was revealed in Maggie Haberman’s forthcoming book that Trump once “loudly complained” about “the odor” that followed Rudy Giuliani out of the bathroom. In fact, the late night host dedicated most of his “A Closer Look” segment to it.
According to Haberman’s book, while the twice-impeached former president was aboard one of his planes with Giuliani, Trump made it a point to “loudly complain” about the smell after Giuliani had used one of the planes bathrooms, “so that other aides could hear.” Per Haberman’s reporting, Trump yelled “Rudy! That’s f—ing disgusting!”
Meyers joked that this particular revelation from Haberman’s book is “a story of immense significance to the future of our nation” and “one of those shocking stories that you also definitely could have predicted.” But as goofy as it was,...
According to Haberman’s book, while the twice-impeached former president was aboard one of his planes with Giuliani, Trump made it a point to “loudly complain” about the smell after Giuliani had used one of the planes bathrooms, “so that other aides could hear.” Per Haberman’s reporting, Trump yelled “Rudy! That’s f—ing disgusting!”
Meyers joked that this particular revelation from Haberman’s book is “a story of immense significance to the future of our nation” and “one of those shocking stories that you also definitely could have predicted.” But as goofy as it was,...
- 10/6/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Jimmy Kimmel talked about several weirder details about Maggie Haberman’s new Donald Trump biography in his monologue on Wednesday night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live — most notably very off-putting stories about Trump’s love life, including one that involved a Michael Bolton concert.
Haberman received a lot of criticism for the new book, “Confidence Man,” because it would seem there were instances of her learning information of national importance while writing it that she held back from the public to make her book juicier.
But not everything in that book was stuff she could have reported sooner than she did. Some of it is gossipy and weird and somewhat funny info that really fleshes out the character of a man who tried to overthrow the government when he lost an election. Like the stuff Kimmel talked about.
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Haberman received a lot of criticism for the new book, “Confidence Man,” because it would seem there were instances of her learning information of national importance while writing it that she held back from the public to make her book juicier.
But not everything in that book was stuff she could have reported sooner than she did. Some of it is gossipy and weird and somewhat funny info that really fleshes out the character of a man who tried to overthrow the government when he lost an election. Like the stuff Kimmel talked about.
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- 10/6/2022
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Spoiler Alert: This post contain details about Maggie Haberman’s Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, which was published today.
“Trump’s not an actor,” Maggie Haberman says of the man who once fronted The Apprentice and occupied the Oval Office. “He just happened to be in this role on television playing himself,” the New York Times reporter often called “the Trump whisperer” adds of her primary subject for nearly the past decade. “He is a former real estate executive who ran a relatively small firm, who constantly was trying to make himself look much bigger so people didn’t see, in various ways, how small he was. And that I think is problematic for the presidency, because he’s really incurious.”
The former Apprentice host may be incurious, but many are very curious about what Haberman has unearthed on one of the planet...
“Trump’s not an actor,” Maggie Haberman says of the man who once fronted The Apprentice and occupied the Oval Office. “He just happened to be in this role on television playing himself,” the New York Times reporter often called “the Trump whisperer” adds of her primary subject for nearly the past decade. “He is a former real estate executive who ran a relatively small firm, who constantly was trying to make himself look much bigger so people didn’t see, in various ways, how small he was. And that I think is problematic for the presidency, because he’s really incurious.”
The former Apprentice host may be incurious, but many are very curious about what Haberman has unearthed on one of the planet...
- 10/4/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump fired off his latest defamation lawsuit against a news outlet Monday, this time seeking 475 million in punitive damages from CNN over what his lawyers say was an effort to “defame the Plaintiff in the minds of its viewers and readers for the purpose of defeating him politically.”
Trump’s lawsuit (read it here) focuses on references made by CNN on-air figures to the “Big Lie,” or the former president’s unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. Trump contends that the references compare him to Adolf Hitler.
“CNN’s highly defamatory and persistent association of the Plaintiff to Hitler and Hitler’s ‘Big Lie’ is no mistaken misappropriation,” Trump’s attorneys write. “It is wanton and malicious ‘reporting’ intended to feed a narrative and to achieve a desired end: to cause readers and viewers to associate the Plaintiff with the lowest of low, to fear him,...
Trump’s lawsuit (read it here) focuses on references made by CNN on-air figures to the “Big Lie,” or the former president’s unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. Trump contends that the references compare him to Adolf Hitler.
“CNN’s highly defamatory and persistent association of the Plaintiff to Hitler and Hitler’s ‘Big Lie’ is no mistaken misappropriation,” Trump’s attorneys write. “It is wanton and malicious ‘reporting’ intended to feed a narrative and to achieve a desired end: to cause readers and viewers to associate the Plaintiff with the lowest of low, to fear him,...
- 10/3/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Maggie Haberman, the New York Times reporter and CNN analyst, is being hotly discussed as she released her anticipated new book Confidence Man, which details her time coving the Donald Trump White House.
Some of the reveals included several instances of racist behavior by the ex-President, that he nearly fired Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner via Tweet, and that he flushed documents down the toilet in violation of the Presidential Records Act.
She also painted a picture of the Trump White House as extremely dysfunctional, with several top aides concerned about the President’s mental health behind closed doors.
While many of the reveals of the book have been shocking, it is also discouraging to see a journalist sitting on information for years to release it in a book. It reads as little more than a cold and calculated move to spike book sales, when the important part should be...
Some of the reveals included several instances of racist behavior by the ex-President, that he nearly fired Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner via Tweet, and that he flushed documents down the toilet in violation of the Presidential Records Act.
She also painted a picture of the Trump White House as extremely dysfunctional, with several top aides concerned about the President’s mental health behind closed doors.
While many of the reveals of the book have been shocking, it is also discouraging to see a journalist sitting on information for years to release it in a book. It reads as little more than a cold and calculated move to spike book sales, when the important part should be...
- 10/2/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
During the 2020 election, Jared Kushner tried to artificially “inflate” Donald Trump’s sinking numbers in the polls against Joe Biden, according to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman’s new book. Within Team Trump, Haberman reports, the purpose of Kushner’s request was clear — he just wanted to juke the survey numbers, in the hopes of keeping his father-in-law from flying into a rage.
In Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, Haberman writes, “Kushner, who oversaw reelection strategy from his post as a White House senior adviser,...
In Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, Haberman writes, “Kushner, who oversaw reelection strategy from his post as a White House senior adviser,...
- 9/30/2022
- by Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
For years, Fox News star Tucker Carlson has served as a vital voice in Donald Trump’s ear, including privately urging him not to bomb Iran, giving him ideas for crackdowns on immigrants and the homeless, and even gossiping with the former president about another man’s “fucking gross” sexual ongoings. During Trump’s fourth year in office, Carlson also held a secret meeting at the White House with Jared Kushner as part of a pressure campaign aimed at forcing Trump to pardon Roger Stone, according to the upcoming book Confidence Man.
- 9/30/2022
- by Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Another day, another episode of “The Daily Show” where Trevor Noah takes a shot at former president Donald Trump. On Thursday night’s episode, the late night host had a good laugh about reports that Trump asked the valet who brought him Diet Coke how he could remain in office after the 2020 election.
The reporting comes from New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman’s upcoming book, “Confidence Man.” According to Haberman, Trump told nearly every aide he came in contact with (including the soda valet) that he would refuse to leave office, even consulting them on strategies for overturning the election.
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“Oh man, that is so much pressure to put on your soda guy. Like, he asked the valet who brings him Diet Coke?” Noah said. “He was just like,...
The reporting comes from New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman’s upcoming book, “Confidence Man.” According to Haberman, Trump told nearly every aide he came in contact with (including the soda valet) that he would refuse to leave office, even consulting them on strategies for overturning the election.
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“Oh man, that is so much pressure to put on your soda guy. Like, he asked the valet who brings him Diet Coke?” Noah said. “He was just like,...
- 9/30/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
Twice-impeached former president Donald Trump offered to head up peace talks between Russia and Ukraine this week, and Jimmy Fallon thinks there might be some logic behind that. On Wednesday’s show, the late night host joked that Trump is an “expert” in foreign affairs — but maybe not the political kind.
Trump was an early target in Fallon’s monologue thanks to his latest antics. In a post to his social media app Truth Social on Wednesday, he noted that the war between Russia and Ukraine “would definitely not have happened if I were President.” He went on to offer his personal assistance in establishing a peace deal, writing: “Both sides need and want it. The entire World is at stake. I will head up group???”
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As always,...
Trump was an early target in Fallon’s monologue thanks to his latest antics. In a post to his social media app Truth Social on Wednesday, he noted that the war between Russia and Ukraine “would definitely not have happened if I were President.” He went on to offer his personal assistance in establishing a peace deal, writing: “Both sides need and want it. The entire World is at stake. I will head up group???”
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Seth Meyers Isn’t Sure Trump Should Testify to Jan. 6 Committee: Like ‘Putting a Chimpanzee in a School Play’ (Video)
As always,...
- 9/29/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
It was January of 2017, and a newly inaugurated President Donald Trump held a reception at the White House to meet with top congressional leaders. Hors d’oeuvres were on the menu. And the new president turned to a row of racially diverse Democratic staffers and asked them to retrieve the canapes, according to a new book.
“Why don’t you get” the food, Trump told staffers for Sen. Chuck Schumer, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and others, according to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman’s new book, Confidence Man.
Then-White House...
“Why don’t you get” the food, Trump told staffers for Sen. Chuck Schumer, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and others, according to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman’s new book, Confidence Man.
Then-White House...
- 9/28/2022
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Patrick Reis
- Rollingstone.com
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman on Friday labeled former president Donald Trump as the “biggest demagogue” in politics the country has seen “in modern memory,” and “possibly in the history of the country.”
In an unusually blunt statement for a reporter, Haberman told CNN’s “New Day” anchors John Berman and Brianna Keilar that the recent suit brought by New York State attorney general Letitia James against the Trump Organization, Trump and his adult children touches on sore points for the former president.
“There’s no question that having a prosecutor stand up there and say he is not worth what he claims – he has made all kinds of statements about his finances that are not true – is something that he has tried to avoid for many, many decades,” Haberman said. “On a personal level for him, that cuts a little differently.”
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The reporter also found Trump...
In an unusually blunt statement for a reporter, Haberman told CNN’s “New Day” anchors John Berman and Brianna Keilar that the recent suit brought by New York State attorney general Letitia James against the Trump Organization, Trump and his adult children touches on sore points for the former president.
“There’s no question that having a prosecutor stand up there and say he is not worth what he claims – he has made all kinds of statements about his finances that are not true – is something that he has tried to avoid for many, many decades,” Haberman said. “On a personal level for him, that cuts a little differently.”
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- 9/23/2022
- by Eileen AJ Connelly
- The Wrap
At the end of Saturday night’s Trump rally, something strange (well, more strange than usual) happened. As the former president delivered the eight-minute monologue that concluded his speech, dramatic strings music began to play in the background and a portion of the mesmerized crowd raised their hands with their pointer fingers extended in an odd salute.
Trump's rally in Youngstown, Ohio, ends with the dramatic music playing. Strange vibes. pic.twitter.com/wMQwAJ5QfU
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 18, 2022
The song has not been definitively identified, although some — including The...
Trump's rally in Youngstown, Ohio, ends with the dramatic music playing. Strange vibes. pic.twitter.com/wMQwAJ5QfU
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 18, 2022
The song has not been definitively identified, although some — including The...
- 9/18/2022
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Former President Donald Trump told aides he would not leave the White House after his loss in the 2020 election, according to an upcoming book by New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman, details of which have been reported by CNN.
“I’m just not going to leave,” Trump allegedly told staff, according to Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, which is set to be released on Oct. 4. Haberman details how the former president initially accepted his electoral loss but quickly latched onto narratives of electoral fraud.
“I’m just not going to leave,” Trump allegedly told staff, according to Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, which is set to be released on Oct. 4. Haberman details how the former president initially accepted his electoral loss but quickly latched onto narratives of electoral fraud.
- 9/12/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
The FBI raided Mar-a-Lago as it executed a search warrant on the property on Monday, Donald Trump said.
It is unclear exactly why the FBI obtained the search warrant, but The New York Times reported that it was related to an investigation of boxes of classified material that were brought to Mar-a-Lago after Trump’s presidency ended, rather than turned over the National Archives.
The raid also comes as the Justice Department has been investigating Trump’s conduct related to January 6th, The Washington Post reported last month.
The news of the search warrant on a former president, believed to be unprecedented, quickly dominated coverage on cable news. Typically, for a judge to sign off on a search warrant, there has to be probable cause that a crime was committed, senior legal analyst Elie Honig said on CNN. The network reported that the agents arrived on Monday morning and remained there for several hours.
It is unclear exactly why the FBI obtained the search warrant, but The New York Times reported that it was related to an investigation of boxes of classified material that were brought to Mar-a-Lago after Trump’s presidency ended, rather than turned over the National Archives.
The raid also comes as the Justice Department has been investigating Trump’s conduct related to January 6th, The Washington Post reported last month.
The news of the search warrant on a former president, believed to be unprecedented, quickly dominated coverage on cable news. Typically, for a judge to sign off on a search warrant, there has to be probable cause that a crime was committed, senior legal analyst Elie Honig said on CNN. The network reported that the agents arrived on Monday morning and remained there for several hours.
- 8/8/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
In the weeks after the 2020 election, then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows met with Rep. Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican who was trying to get the election results overturned. Afterwards, Meadows burned documents in his office, his former aide Cassidy Hutchinson told the Jan. 6 committee, Politico reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with her testimony.
It’s unclear which papers Meadows may have burned, but the issue is a “key focus” of the committee, which grilled Hutchinson over the incident for around 90 minutes, according to Politico.
Lawyers for...
It’s unclear which papers Meadows may have burned, but the issue is a “key focus” of the committee, which grilled Hutchinson over the incident for around 90 minutes, according to Politico.
Lawyers for...
- 5/26/2022
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
David McCormick, one of two remaining Republican candidates for Senate in Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit on Monday requesting that counties don’t discard absentee and mail-in ballots that lack handwritten dates. Mehmet Oz, the preferred candidate of former President Donald Trump, currently leads McCormick by fewer than 1,000 votes, and according to Maggie Haberman of The New York Times, the Republican National Committee and the Pennsylvania Republican Party are intervening to ensure these undated ballots are not counted.
Under state law, ballots must be sealed and returned to election offices inside a second,...
Under state law, ballots must be sealed and returned to election offices inside a second,...
- 5/24/2022
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
Federal prosecutors have launched a grand jury investigation into whether the trove of classified White House documents that wound up in Mar-a-Lago were tampered with, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
The National Archives discovered in January that former President Donald Trump took boxes of official documents to Palm Beach upon leaving the White House. Some of those boxes were clearly labeled as classified, raising questions about whether Trump may have violated the Presidential Records Act. The discovery was made as the Archives were retrieving the material after it was subpoenaed by the Jan.
The National Archives discovered in January that former President Donald Trump took boxes of official documents to Palm Beach upon leaving the White House. Some of those boxes were clearly labeled as classified, raising questions about whether Trump may have violated the Presidential Records Act. The discovery was made as the Archives were retrieving the material after it was subpoenaed by the Jan.
- 5/12/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Elon Musk’s deal to acquire Twitter has had its ups and downs, much like the stock price of most of his companies. But it seems like a final arrangement is approaching, and that once it arrives Musk will be pulling the strings of the social networking platform where he spends a great deal of his time.
CNBC reported on Thursday that Musk is expected to serve as Twitter’s temporary CEO as soon as the deal is official. It was previously reported that Musk had selected a CEO to...
CNBC reported on Thursday that Musk is expected to serve as Twitter’s temporary CEO as soon as the deal is official. It was previously reported that Musk had selected a CEO to...
- 5/5/2022
- by Jack Crosbie
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump doesn’t seem too bothered that Kevin McCarthy privately trashed him after the attack on the Capitol.
The former president and the House minority leader spoke last week after The New York Times reported on the latter’s post-Jan. 6 comments, with the former seeming more amused than anything, noting that McCarthy’s failure to follow through on his tough talk was a sign of the Republican Party’s support for him. Punchbowl News on Thursday pointed to a new excerpt from the Times writers’ new book in which...
The former president and the House minority leader spoke last week after The New York Times reported on the latter’s post-Jan. 6 comments, with the former seeming more amused than anything, noting that McCarthy’s failure to follow through on his tough talk was a sign of the Republican Party’s support for him. Punchbowl News on Thursday pointed to a new excerpt from the Times writers’ new book in which...
- 4/28/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Former President Donald Trump took classified material to Mar-a-Lago, the National Archives confirmed on Friday. The confirmation came in response to a Feb. 9 letter from the House Oversight Committee, which has been investigating the matter.
“Because Nara identified classified information in the boxes, Nara staff has been in communication with the Department of Justice,” wrote U.S. Archivist David Ferriero.
“Nara has also learned that some White House staff conducted official business using non-official electronic messaging accounts that were not copied or forwarded into their official electronic messaging accounts,” Ferriero added.
“Because Nara identified classified information in the boxes, Nara staff has been in communication with the Department of Justice,” wrote U.S. Archivist David Ferriero.
“Nara has also learned that some White House staff conducted official business using non-official electronic messaging accounts that were not copied or forwarded into their official electronic messaging accounts,” Ferriero added.
- 2/18/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The Jan. 6 committee has been closely scrutinizing former President Trump’s communications on the day of the attack on the Capitol. Investigators seem to have discovered more than the White House wanted to document.
The New York Times reported on Thursday that the panel has found gaps in the White House call logs from last Jan. 6, and that phone records are absent during periods when the committee knows Trump was on the phone.
The committee’s effort to piece together a record of Trump’s conversations during the riot was always going to be difficult,...
The New York Times reported on Thursday that the panel has found gaps in the White House call logs from last Jan. 6, and that phone records are absent during periods when the committee knows Trump was on the phone.
The committee’s effort to piece together a record of Trump’s conversations during the riot was always going to be difficult,...
- 2/10/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The women of “The View” are certainly concerned the former president was apparently flushing official White House documents down toilets, but they also couldn’t resist poking fun at the matter on Thursday.
The allegations were brought forth by author Maggie Haberman this week, who says in her upcoming book that, while Trump was in office, White House staff would periodically find wads of paper clogging a toilet. Those pieces of paper are believed to be official documents that Trump had flushed.
Kicking off their “Hot Topics” discussion, host Ana Navarro criticized the hypocrisy of Trump and the Republican party for fixating on Hilary Clinton’s emails, while Trump was allegedly doing this. “I mean, I knew they were full of crap, but I didn’t realize it went this far,” she joked.
Moderator Joy Behar then turned to Sunny Hostin, asking why Trump would flush documents instead of shredding...
The allegations were brought forth by author Maggie Haberman this week, who says in her upcoming book that, while Trump was in office, White House staff would periodically find wads of paper clogging a toilet. Those pieces of paper are believed to be official documents that Trump had flushed.
Kicking off their “Hot Topics” discussion, host Ana Navarro criticized the hypocrisy of Trump and the Republican party for fixating on Hilary Clinton’s emails, while Trump was allegedly doing this. “I mean, I knew they were full of crap, but I didn’t realize it went this far,” she joked.
Moderator Joy Behar then turned to Sunny Hostin, asking why Trump would flush documents instead of shredding...
- 2/10/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
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