Uncle Sam might soon be knocking on Donald Trump’s door — to the tune of more than $100 million.
A joint investigation by the New York Times and ProPublica found the former president and real estate mogul had claimed the same construction project as a tax write-off twice, reporting hundreds of millions of dollars in losses that are under ongoing audit by the IRS.
The audit stems from the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, Trump’s most recent major construction project. Built in 2008 on the cusp of the Great Recession,...
A joint investigation by the New York Times and ProPublica found the former president and real estate mogul had claimed the same construction project as a tax write-off twice, reporting hundreds of millions of dollars in losses that are under ongoing audit by the IRS.
The audit stems from the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, Trump’s most recent major construction project. Built in 2008 on the cusp of the Great Recession,...
- 5/11/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
“You’ve acted and had sex in over 200 porn movies, right?”
“And there are naked men and naked women having sex in those movies?”
“But according to you, seeing a man sitting on a bed in a T-shirt and boxers was so upsetting, you became light-headed and almost fainted?”
In one of the more intense stretches of Donald Trump’s hush-money case so far, Susan Necheles, one of the former president’s attorneys, victim-blamed Stormy Daniels for the alleged sexual encounter with Trump — a sexual encounter Trump’s defense team...
“And there are naked men and naked women having sex in those movies?”
“But according to you, seeing a man sitting on a bed in a T-shirt and boxers was so upsetting, you became light-headed and almost fainted?”
In one of the more intense stretches of Donald Trump’s hush-money case so far, Susan Necheles, one of the former president’s attorneys, victim-blamed Stormy Daniels for the alleged sexual encounter with Trump — a sexual encounter Trump’s defense team...
- 5/11/2024
- by Catherina Gioino
- Rollingstone.com
We all know he’s guilty — even the New York appeals court majority that ordered a new trial for Harvey Weinstein knows it. That makes the narrow, 4-3 reversal of Weinstein’s conviction all the more enraging.
Anyone who has ever watched a cop show knows how difficult it is to get a conviction in a sexual assault case. Yet the court majority found that the trial judge made an “egregious” mistake in letting three women testify about alleged sexual assaults even though their claims were not part of the charges against Weinstein (known as “Molineux witnesses”). Without that testimony, the majority concluded that Weinstein might have walked.
Dissenting Judge Anthony Cannataro wrote that the decision was “endangering decades of progress in this incredibly complex and nuanced area of law.” What message does the New York appeals court ruling send? In a new trial, the women whose testimony achieved the...
Anyone who has ever watched a cop show knows how difficult it is to get a conviction in a sexual assault case. Yet the court majority found that the trial judge made an “egregious” mistake in letting three women testify about alleged sexual assaults even though their claims were not part of the charges against Weinstein (known as “Molineux witnesses”). Without that testimony, the majority concluded that Weinstein might have walked.
Dissenting Judge Anthony Cannataro wrote that the decision was “endangering decades of progress in this incredibly complex and nuanced area of law.” What message does the New York appeals court ruling send? In a new trial, the women whose testimony achieved the...
- 4/30/2024
- by Kim Masters
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A federal judge has rejected Donald Trump’s bid for a new trial in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case against him, keeping the former president on the hook for $83 million in damages.
In January, after years of legal action, a New York jury found that Trump repeatedly defamed her after she accused him of sexual assault. Trump’s lawyers appealed the decision — which called for $7.3 million in compensatory damages, $11 million in reputation repair damages, and $65 million in putative damages — and sought a new trial.
The retrial bid was rejected...
In January, after years of legal action, a New York jury found that Trump repeatedly defamed her after she accused him of sexual assault. Trump’s lawyers appealed the decision — which called for $7.3 million in compensatory damages, $11 million in reputation repair damages, and $65 million in putative damages — and sought a new trial.
The retrial bid was rejected...
- 4/25/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
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 said Saturday he is willing to go to jail, but not for the crimes he’s accused of committing.
The presumptive GOP candidate said he wanted to violate the expanded gag order against him in his upcoming hush money trial. In fact, he would be willing to make himself a martyr and serve jail time if the judge found him guilty of violating the order.
In a three-part post on his tanking social media company, Truth Social, Trump lashed out at the New York judge who granted the gag order,...
The presumptive GOP candidate said he wanted to violate the expanded gag order against him in his upcoming hush money trial. In fact, he would be willing to make himself a martyr and serve jail time if the judge found him guilty of violating the order.
In a three-part post on his tanking social media company, Truth Social, Trump lashed out at the New York judge who granted the gag order,...
- 4/6/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
John Oliver took shots at Donald Trump’s “cash grabs,” including mugshot T-shirts (which read “Not Guilty”), branded cologne, a Bible, mini speakers with Trump’s likeness, and gold-colored earpods and sneakers, on Sunday’s edition of Last Week Tonight.
The HBO late night host started the segment by noting that Trump has “had a rough run in the courts lately. Between the E. Jean Carroll defamation judgment and New York State’s fraud case, he’s on the hook for over half a billion dollars, but even that doesn’t capture the full extent of the financial damage. Apparently since leaving office, he spent more than $100 million on legal bills alone, which averages more than $90,000 a day, none of it paid for with his own money,” Oliver added, citing a New York Times report. “In fact, a lot has come from his supporters because he’s repeatedly used his...
The HBO late night host started the segment by noting that Trump has “had a rough run in the courts lately. Between the E. Jean Carroll defamation judgment and New York State’s fraud case, he’s on the hook for over half a billion dollars, but even that doesn’t capture the full extent of the financial damage. Apparently since leaving office, he spent more than $100 million on legal bills alone, which averages more than $90,000 a day, none of it paid for with his own money,” Oliver added, citing a New York Times report. “In fact, a lot has come from his supporters because he’s repeatedly used his...
- 4/1/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For a third time this week, Donald Trump went on an unhinged social media attack targeting the daughter of the judge in his upcoming hush money trial — this time calling her out by name.
“Judge Juan Merchan is totally compromised, and should be removed from this Trump Non-Case immediately” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account Thursday, adding that his daughter “is a Rabid Trump Hater, who has admitted to having conversations with her father about me, and yet he gagged me.” Rolling Stone has withheld her name as she...
“Judge Juan Merchan is totally compromised, and should be removed from this Trump Non-Case immediately” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account Thursday, adding that his daughter “is a Rabid Trump Hater, who has admitted to having conversations with her father about me, and yet he gagged me.” Rolling Stone has withheld her name as she...
- 3/28/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
Former President Donald Trump said he has almost $500 million in cash after Trump’s lawyers said he did not have enough funds to pay a $464 million bond. The bond was part of Judge Arthur Engoron’s ruling for the civil fraud case brought against Trump by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Thirty bond organizations previously rejected Trump and his team after Engoron gave him 30 days to pay from the official order.
Trump’s assets risked being seized if he does not come up the $464 million by Monday.
In February, James said she was ready to seize his assets if he does not pay on time and stated her office’s determination to collect the fine from Trump.
In a post to Truth Social, Trump wrote in all caps, “Through hard work, talent, and luck, I currently have almost five hundred million dollars in cash, a substantial amount of which...
Thirty bond organizations previously rejected Trump and his team after Engoron gave him 30 days to pay from the official order.
Trump’s assets risked being seized if he does not come up the $464 million by Monday.
In February, James said she was ready to seize his assets if he does not pay on time and stated her office’s determination to collect the fine from Trump.
In a post to Truth Social, Trump wrote in all caps, “Through hard work, talent, and luck, I currently have almost five hundred million dollars in cash, a substantial amount of which...
- 3/23/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
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“She’s one of those politicians that actually gave a damn about the people, her constituents and the people of the country that she is a citizen of,” Regina King says of former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm on today’s Deadline ElectionLine podcast – as you can hear above.
Perfectly timed for the 2024 election and the pivotal juncture America finds itself at, the King starring, and John Ridley directed Shirley launches today on Netflix.
“This is a legendary person,...
“She’s one of those politicians that actually gave a damn about the people, her constituents and the people of the country that she is a citizen of,” Regina King says of former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm on today’s Deadline ElectionLine podcast – as you can hear above.
Perfectly timed for the 2024 election and the pivotal juncture America finds itself at, the King starring, and John Ridley directed Shirley launches today on Netflix.
“This is a legendary person,...
- 3/22/2024
- by Dominic Patten and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
According to those who’ve spoken to him lately, former President Donald Trump doesn’t seem to think he’s actually going to win his defamation lawsuit against ABC News and its star host George Stephanopoulos — but that’s not the point.
Over the weekend, Stephanopoulos asserted that Trump had been “found liable for rape and defaming” the victim, writer E. Jean Carroll, by judges and two juries. As a factual matter, a jury found Trump defamed and sexually abused Carroll — and he was ordered to pay $83 million for defaming her again.
Over the weekend, Stephanopoulos asserted that Trump had been “found liable for rape and defaming” the victim, writer E. Jean Carroll, by judges and two juries. As a factual matter, a jury found Trump defamed and sexually abused Carroll — and he was ordered to pay $83 million for defaming her again.
- 3/21/2024
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Former President Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against ABC News and George Stephanopoulos over the remarks the anchor made during an interview with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) on This Week.
Trump’s lawsuit, filed in a federal court in Miami on March 18, focused on how Stephanopoulos, at many points in his questioning, mentioned that the former president was found “liable for rape.” The jury found him liable for sexual abuse under New York law, but not rape.
“These statements were and remain false, and were made by Defendant Stephanopoulos with actual malice or with a reckless disregard for the truth given that Defendant Stephanopoulos knows that these statements are patently and demonstrably false,” Trump’s attorney, Alejandro Brito, wrote in the 20-page complaint.
“Indeed, the jury expressly found that Plaintiff did not commit rape and, as demonstrated below, Defendant George Stephanopoulos was aware of the jury’s finding...
Trump’s lawsuit, filed in a federal court in Miami on March 18, focused on how Stephanopoulos, at many points in his questioning, mentioned that the former president was found “liable for rape.” The jury found him liable for sexual abuse under New York law, but not rape.
“These statements were and remain false, and were made by Defendant Stephanopoulos with actual malice or with a reckless disregard for the truth given that Defendant Stephanopoulos knows that these statements are patently and demonstrably false,” Trump’s attorney, Alejandro Brito, wrote in the 20-page complaint.
“Indeed, the jury expressly found that Plaintiff did not commit rape and, as demonstrated below, Defendant George Stephanopoulos was aware of the jury’s finding...
- 3/19/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
If there’s one thing Donald Trump hates more than losing an election, it’s people thinking he isn’t as rich as he claims he is.
On Monday, lawyers for the former president indicated he had been unable to secure the $464 million bond needed to appeal a massive New York civil fraud ruling against him and his company. The filing revealed that 30 underwriters declined to back the bond, which was worth 130 percent of the $355 million civil fraud judgment leveled against him and the Trump Organization in February.
Trump is pissed,...
On Monday, lawyers for the former president indicated he had been unable to secure the $464 million bond needed to appeal a massive New York civil fraud ruling against him and his company. The filing revealed that 30 underwriters declined to back the bond, which was worth 130 percent of the $355 million civil fraud judgment leveled against him and the Trump Organization in February.
Trump is pissed,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Former President Donald Trump has filed a defamation suit against ABC News and one of its best known anchors, George Stephanopoulos, alleging that the TV journalist damaged Trump’s standing by saying on air that he had been found liable for raping E. Jean Carroll, a journalist and writer who recently won a defamation suit against the former Commander in Chief.
The suit, filed Monday in the Miami division of Southern District of Florida in the U.S. District Court, attempts to make the case that Stephanopoulos during the course of a recent broadcast of ABC News’ “This Week” defamed Trump by stating the rape allegations several times. While Trump was found liable by a jury of assaulting Carroll sexually, the judge in the trial indicated that Carroll had not failed to prove that Trump raped her, citing New York’s narrow legal definition of the crime.
ABC News declined to comment on the matter.
The suit, filed Monday in the Miami division of Southern District of Florida in the U.S. District Court, attempts to make the case that Stephanopoulos during the course of a recent broadcast of ABC News’ “This Week” defamed Trump by stating the rape allegations several times. While Trump was found liable by a jury of assaulting Carroll sexually, the judge in the trial indicated that Carroll had not failed to prove that Trump raped her, citing New York’s narrow legal definition of the crime.
ABC News declined to comment on the matter.
- 3/19/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Former President Donald Trump has again filed a defamation lawsuit against a major media outlet, this time over comments that ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos made during a contentious recent interview with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-sc).
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Miami, claims that Stephanopoulos defamed him during his questioning of Mace during an interview on This Week.
During the interview, Stephanopoulos played a video in which Mace said that she was a victim of rape. He first asked Mace, “You endorsed Donald Trump for president. Judges and two separate juries have found him liable for rape and for defaming the victim of that rape. How do you square your endorsement of Donald Trump with the testimony that we just saw?”
Mace said to Stephanopoulos, “I’ve lived for 30 years with an incredible amount of shame over being raped. I didn’t come forward because of that...
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Miami, claims that Stephanopoulos defamed him during his questioning of Mace during an interview on This Week.
During the interview, Stephanopoulos played a video in which Mace said that she was a victim of rape. He first asked Mace, “You endorsed Donald Trump for president. Judges and two separate juries have found him liable for rape and for defaming the victim of that rape. How do you square your endorsement of Donald Trump with the testimony that we just saw?”
Mace said to Stephanopoulos, “I’ve lived for 30 years with an incredible amount of shame over being raped. I didn’t come forward because of that...
- 3/19/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Former President Donald Trump makes an appearance in a New York state courtroom to be arraigned on felony criminal charges on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against ABC News after one of its journalists erroneously said he was found legally liable for rape.
The comments were made by journalist George Stephanopolous during the March 10th episode of “This Week,” during which he repeatedly asked South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace to explain why she would support Trump despite a recently-decided civil trial that found him liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll.
During the interview, Stephanopolous repeatedly said a civil jury in New York state had found former President Trump “liable for rape,” though the actual case decided whether Trump was liable for sexual assault. A state judge overseeing the case later affirmed the outcome of the case did not hold Trump...
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against ABC News after one of its journalists erroneously said he was found legally liable for rape.
The comments were made by journalist George Stephanopolous during the March 10th episode of “This Week,” during which he repeatedly asked South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace to explain why she would support Trump despite a recently-decided civil trial that found him liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll.
During the interview, Stephanopolous repeatedly said a civil jury in New York state had found former President Trump “liable for rape,” though the actual case decided whether Trump was liable for sexual assault. A state judge overseeing the case later affirmed the outcome of the case did not hold Trump...
- 3/19/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Missed Monday’s late-night monologues? We’ve got you covered with our round-up of the night’s best laughs from across the dial.
Not Creditable
Donald Trump’s lawyers on Monday announced that their client cannot post the $454 million bond necessary to appeal a New York court’s verdict that the former President spent decades illegally inflating his supposed wealth to banks and insurers. With Trump recently having come up with a $91 million bond earlier this month (thanks to Russia-connected Chubb Insurance) to cover his appeal of a jury verdict that he defamed writer E. Jean Carroll, it appears that creditors are unwilling to extend the “billionaire” any further financial support.
With the late-night Jimmys—Fallon and Kimmel—being the only two hosts on duty this week, it was up to them to shoulder the joke-writing burden of mocking a guy infamous for flaunting his wealth for suddenly being exposed as overextended,...
Not Creditable
Donald Trump’s lawyers on Monday announced that their client cannot post the $454 million bond necessary to appeal a New York court’s verdict that the former President spent decades illegally inflating his supposed wealth to banks and insurers. With Trump recently having come up with a $91 million bond earlier this month (thanks to Russia-connected Chubb Insurance) to cover his appeal of a jury verdict that he defamed writer E. Jean Carroll, it appears that creditors are unwilling to extend the “billionaire” any further financial support.
With the late-night Jimmys—Fallon and Kimmel—being the only two hosts on duty this week, it was up to them to shoulder the joke-writing burden of mocking a guy infamous for flaunting his wealth for suddenly being exposed as overextended,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Dennis Perkins
- LateNighter
Donald Trump has been unable to secure the nearly $500 million he needs to delay the collection of a massive $355 million civil fraud judgment leveled against him and the Trump Organization in February.
In a New York court filing submitted Monday, Trump’s attorneys wrote: “Despite scouring the market, we have been unsuccessful in our effort to obtain a bond for the Judgment Amount for Defendants for the simple reason that obtaining an appeal bond for $464 million is a practical impossibility under the circumstances presented.”
The bond is a necessary stipulation...
In a New York court filing submitted Monday, Trump’s attorneys wrote: “Despite scouring the market, we have been unsuccessful in our effort to obtain a bond for the Judgment Amount for Defendants for the simple reason that obtaining an appeal bond for $464 million is a practical impossibility under the circumstances presented.”
The bond is a necessary stipulation...
- 3/18/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Bill Maher tapes his show, which means news that breaks on Friday is usually not mentioned.
Such was the case on Friday’s Real Time, as earlier in the day, stories broke that Maher has fired his longtime agents at CAA, allegedly over not being invited to agency head Bryan Lourd’s A-list house party during Oscars week.
Ironically, Maher’s “New Rules” editorial was about the trend toward whining about the small stuff in life.
“Being obsessed with your mental heath is bad for your mental heath,” he proclaimed. He tied it to why President Joe Biden’s approval rating is so low “when things are pretty good.” He cited the modern blessings of next day shopping, stuffed crust pizza, and porn on your phone. So “cheer the f**k up,” he advised.
“Yes, you are on the spectrum,” Maher said. “So’s everyone alive. That’s why they call it a spectrum.
Such was the case on Friday’s Real Time, as earlier in the day, stories broke that Maher has fired his longtime agents at CAA, allegedly over not being invited to agency head Bryan Lourd’s A-list house party during Oscars week.
Ironically, Maher’s “New Rules” editorial was about the trend toward whining about the small stuff in life.
“Being obsessed with your mental heath is bad for your mental heath,” he proclaimed. He tied it to why President Joe Biden’s approval rating is so low “when things are pretty good.” He cited the modern blessings of next day shopping, stuffed crust pizza, and porn on your phone. So “cheer the f**k up,” he advised.
“Yes, you are on the spectrum,” Maher said. “So’s everyone alive. That’s why they call it a spectrum.
- 3/16/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Roberta Kaplan, the attorney representing columnist E. Jean Carroll, indicated that Former President Donald Trump could face another defamation lawsuit for attacking her client during a Georgia campaign rally.
On March 8, Trump posted the $91.6 million bond for the $83.3 million civil defamation judgment in favor of Carroll. The higher amount had been required due to interest payments that the former president owed.
This bond was issued by Federal Insurance Company, a division of Chubb, which needed extensive collateral, probably including mostly cast assets.
“I just posted a $91 million bond – $91 million – on a fake story – totally made up story,” the former president said during the rally. “Think of it, 91 million I could say things about what it would cost normally – 91 million – based on false accusations made about me by a woman that I knew nothing about, didn’t know, never heard of. I know nothing about her.”
“She wrote a book she...
On March 8, Trump posted the $91.6 million bond for the $83.3 million civil defamation judgment in favor of Carroll. The higher amount had been required due to interest payments that the former president owed.
This bond was issued by Federal Insurance Company, a division of Chubb, which needed extensive collateral, probably including mostly cast assets.
“I just posted a $91 million bond – $91 million – on a fake story – totally made up story,” the former president said during the rally. “Think of it, 91 million I could say things about what it would cost normally – 91 million – based on false accusations made about me by a woman that I knew nothing about, didn’t know, never heard of. I know nothing about her.”
“She wrote a book she...
- 3/15/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
NFL Sunday Ticket subscriber Leo Tolstoy once wrote, “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” That’s an apt summation of the New England Patriots during their championship run in the first two decades of this century. There were six Super Bowl wins, but everyone — particularly quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick — seemed to be on an endless deployment aboard the Hms Misery. Proud of their accomplishments? Absolutely. Enjoyed the ride? Not so much. Eventually, Brady jumped ship for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Apple TV+’s docuseries “Dynasty” has devoted 10 episodes to the Patriots of quarterback Tom Brady, coach Bill Belichick and owner Robert Kraft. The series is a fascinating if overlong examination — an episode on temporary Qb Matt Cassel feels like a preseason telecast — of the formidable business question: If an organization is questing for eternal excellence, does that mean...
Apple TV+’s docuseries “Dynasty” has devoted 10 episodes to the Patriots of quarterback Tom Brady, coach Bill Belichick and owner Robert Kraft. The series is a fascinating if overlong examination — an episode on temporary Qb Matt Cassel feels like a preseason telecast — of the formidable business question: If an organization is questing for eternal excellence, does that mean...
- 3/13/2024
- by Stephen Rodrick
- Variety Film + TV
After cries of nepotism from critics, Lara Trump was elected co-chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) on Friday morning.
Michael Whatley, the head of the North Carolina Republican Party, won the position of chair after receiving the backing of former president Donald Trump.
The former chair of the RNC Ronna McDaniel stepped down at the suggestion of Trump after seven years in service after poor fundraising results were announced last month.
The only candidate for co-chair was Lara Trump, who was elected unanimously to the position.
Lara, the daughter-in-law of the former president who is married to his son, Eric Trump, was dogged by charges of nepotism from the moment her name was floated for the position.
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During her goodbye remarks, McDaniel praised Donald Trump and announced her support for his candidacy. She asked other RNC members for their support as well.
Lara...
Michael Whatley, the head of the North Carolina Republican Party, won the position of chair after receiving the backing of former president Donald Trump.
The former chair of the RNC Ronna McDaniel stepped down at the suggestion of Trump after seven years in service after poor fundraising results were announced last month.
The only candidate for co-chair was Lara Trump, who was elected unanimously to the position.
Lara, the daughter-in-law of the former president who is married to his son, Eric Trump, was dogged by charges of nepotism from the moment her name was floated for the position.
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During her goodbye remarks, McDaniel praised Donald Trump and announced her support for his candidacy. She asked other RNC members for their support as well.
Lara...
- 3/10/2024
- by Anushka Desai
- Uinterview
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, riding high on his Super Tuesday blowout with his only contender Nikki Haley dropping out of the race, took to a podium in Rome, Georgia on Saturday for a “Get out the Vote Rally” as his Democratic opponent, President Joe Biden, also appeared in the battleground state in dueling campaign visits following Biden’s rousing State of the Union address.
Self-awareness does not appear to be one of Trump’s finer suits, and this speech was no exception as he opened by mocking Biden’s stutter,...
Self-awareness does not appear to be one of Trump’s finer suits, and this speech was no exception as he opened by mocking Biden’s stutter,...
- 3/10/2024
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
On Friday morning, former President Donald Trump posted a $91.6 million bond for the $83.3 million civil defamation judgment in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll. The higher amount was required due to interest payments owed by Trump.
The bond was issued by Federal Insurance Company, a division of Chubb, which required extensive collateral, likely including mostly cast assets.
On Thursday, Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Trump’s request for a delay, ruling that Trump must either pay Carroll by Monday or provide a bond or assets as collateral while he appeals the jury’s verdict from January, which found him guilty of defaming Carroll after she accused him of rape in 2019.
This civil judgment is just one of three financial obligations Trump faces, with a total of $540 million owed to the New York attorney general and Carroll.
Trump’s legal team had sought a pause in the Carroll case judgment until after...
The bond was issued by Federal Insurance Company, a division of Chubb, which required extensive collateral, likely including mostly cast assets.
On Thursday, Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Trump’s request for a delay, ruling that Trump must either pay Carroll by Monday or provide a bond or assets as collateral while he appeals the jury’s verdict from January, which found him guilty of defaming Carroll after she accused him of rape in 2019.
This civil judgment is just one of three financial obligations Trump faces, with a total of $540 million owed to the New York attorney general and Carroll.
Trump’s legal team had sought a pause in the Carroll case judgment until after...
- 3/8/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Donald Trump owes a lot of money in New York — including the state itself — after being found liable in multiple civil trials in Manhattan Court. He really, really, really, doesn’t want to pay up. On Friday, the former president posted a $91.6 million bond in order to appeal the ruling against him in a civil defamation case brought against him by author E. Jean Carroll.
In January, Trump was ordered to pay Carroll $83.3 million after being found liable for repeatedly defaming Carroll in the aftermath of a separate civil lawsuit...
In January, Trump was ordered to pay Carroll $83.3 million after being found liable for repeatedly defaming Carroll in the aftermath of a separate civil lawsuit...
- 3/8/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
In a bid to secure a much-needed cash infusion for his presidential campaign, Donald Trump recently met with the billionaire CEO of Tesla Elon Musk and a small group of affluent Republican donors in Palm Beach, Florida.
The meeting served as an opportunity for Trump to court potential major donors as he prepares for the general election against President Joe Biden.
In February, a staggering $454 million penalty was imposed on Trump as part of his New York civil fraud case. Trump’s legal team, after being denied a $100 million bond, acknowledged in a court filing that he may be compelled to sell properties to secure the necessary funds for the full bond amount unless an emergency stay is granted.
The civil penalty is separate from the $83.3 million sum awarded in the defamation case filed by writer E. Jean Carroll. Additionally, Trump faces the weight of four ongoing criminal cases, further...
The meeting served as an opportunity for Trump to court potential major donors as he prepares for the general election against President Joe Biden.
In February, a staggering $454 million penalty was imposed on Trump as part of his New York civil fraud case. Trump’s legal team, after being denied a $100 million bond, acknowledged in a court filing that he may be compelled to sell properties to secure the necessary funds for the full bond amount unless an emergency stay is granted.
The civil penalty is separate from the $83.3 million sum awarded in the defamation case filed by writer E. Jean Carroll. Additionally, Trump faces the weight of four ongoing criminal cases, further...
- 3/7/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Donald Trump met with a group of prospective donors on Sunday, among them Elon Musk, The New York Times reported.
The group gathered at Palm Beach, Florida, per the publication. It is unclear if the billionaire has decided to donate to the GOP frontrunner’s campaign, although he claims he will not. “Just to be super clear, I am not donating money to either candidate for US President,” he wrote Wednesday on X. (There are plenty of other ways Musk could get money to Trump outside of donating directly to his campaign,...
The group gathered at Palm Beach, Florida, per the publication. It is unclear if the billionaire has decided to donate to the GOP frontrunner’s campaign, although he claims he will not. “Just to be super clear, I am not donating money to either candidate for US President,” he wrote Wednesday on X. (There are plenty of other ways Musk could get money to Trump outside of donating directly to his campaign,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
In a recent court filing, former President Donald Trump expressed concerns about his financial situation as he prepares to appeal a $454 million civil fraud verdict imposed by the state of New York. With limited options at his disposal, the former president must either pay the full judgment by March 25 or secure a bond worth at least 110% of the amount to temporarily suspend the fine during the appeals process.
However, obtaining an appeal bond requires cash, selling properties (or using them as collateral), which would tie up a substantial portion, if not all, of his liquid assets for an extended period.
The Trump Organization owns or invests in multiple office towers from New York to San Francisco. 40 Wall Street, one of the key properties, was purchased by Trump in 1995 and is what his business hails as “one of the great real estate deals of all time.” In 2015, it was valued at $540 million.
However, obtaining an appeal bond requires cash, selling properties (or using them as collateral), which would tie up a substantial portion, if not all, of his liquid assets for an extended period.
The Trump Organization owns or invests in multiple office towers from New York to San Francisco. 40 Wall Street, one of the key properties, was purchased by Trump in 1995 and is what his business hails as “one of the great real estate deals of all time.” In 2015, it was valued at $540 million.
- 3/5/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Author and advice columnist E. Jean Carroll has raised significant suspicions about her ability to collect the $83 million judgment awarded to her in a defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump.
Last month the federal jury in New York awarded Carroll the $83.3 million after Trump was found guilty of defamation for denying her sexual assault allegations when she came forward publicly in 2019. Trump has consistently denied Carroll’s claims with the assertion that she fabricated the story to promote her book.
Trump recently proposed posting a $100 million bond in the fraud case in the appeals process, with the claim that the exorbitant judgment made it impossible to secure a bond for the full amount.
However, a New York judge ruled that enforcement of the multimillion-dollar judgment would only be paused if Trump could post a complete bond. If Trump fails to post the full judgment, New York Attorney General Letitia James...
Last month the federal jury in New York awarded Carroll the $83.3 million after Trump was found guilty of defamation for denying her sexual assault allegations when she came forward publicly in 2019. Trump has consistently denied Carroll’s claims with the assertion that she fabricated the story to promote her book.
Trump recently proposed posting a $100 million bond in the fraud case in the appeals process, with the claim that the exorbitant judgment made it impossible to secure a bond for the full amount.
However, a New York judge ruled that enforcement of the multimillion-dollar judgment would only be paused if Trump could post a complete bond. If Trump fails to post the full judgment, New York Attorney General Letitia James...
- 3/4/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Just over 12 hours after winning big in the GOP Michigan primary, Donald Trump lost big today in his desire to hit pause on the $464 million judgment he owes out of a New York fraud trial.
In his second swing at getting the big bucks judgment and $112,000 per day in interest personally halted the self-declared billionaire former president and de facto Republican nominee had already been forced to eat crow earlier. Pulling a typical Trump move, the ex-Celebrity Apprentice host loudly plead relatively poverty and quietly admitted that he would be forced to sell some of his real estate properties if the court declined his stay request.
Waiting to file an appeal on the fraud trial Trump and his lawyers had tried to get the court to accept a bond of a much lower $100 million for the court freezing the process.
Associate Justice Anil C. Singh declined.
Though the Empire...
In his second swing at getting the big bucks judgment and $112,000 per day in interest personally halted the self-declared billionaire former president and de facto Republican nominee had already been forced to eat crow earlier. Pulling a typical Trump move, the ex-Celebrity Apprentice host loudly plead relatively poverty and quietly admitted that he would be forced to sell some of his real estate properties if the court declined his stay request.
Waiting to file an appeal on the fraud trial Trump and his lawyers had tried to get the court to accept a bond of a much lower $100 million for the court freezing the process.
Associate Justice Anil C. Singh declined.
Though the Empire...
- 2/28/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
In response to the $454 million penalty levied against Donald Trump in his New York civil fraud case, the former president offered to pay a $100 million bond — less than a quarter of what he owes.
In a court filing Wednesday, attorneys for Trump called the $454 million an “unprecedented and unconstitutional sum” coupled with the “draconian injunctive relief” for the payment. His attorneys requested an emergency stay on the court’s payment until his team has finished appealing the ruling.
The request was denied, with Judge Anil Singh ruling that Trump must...
In a court filing Wednesday, attorneys for Trump called the $454 million an “unprecedented and unconstitutional sum” coupled with the “draconian injunctive relief” for the payment. His attorneys requested an emergency stay on the court’s payment until his team has finished appealing the ruling.
The request was denied, with Judge Anil Singh ruling that Trump must...
- 2/28/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
Former President Donald Trump once again pretended not to know E. Jean Carroll during remarks at a Michigan Rally, even after being ordered to pay the columnist $83 million in a defamation case last month.
Carroll, who was found to have been sexually assaulted by the former president in the 1990s, filed a defamation suit after Trump made similar comments about their relationship. In January, a jury found him guilty of defamation and ordered him to pay Carroll $83.3 million in damages.
This is the second defamation suit that Carroll has filed against Trump. The former president was previously ordered to pay her $5 million after being found guilty of defamation and sexual assault.
Trump spoke at a Get Out the Vote Rally in Waterford Township, Michigan. He began by talking about the outcome of his recent Manhattan civil fraud trial in which he was ordered to pay $355 million and banned from doing...
Carroll, who was found to have been sexually assaulted by the former president in the 1990s, filed a defamation suit after Trump made similar comments about their relationship. In January, a jury found him guilty of defamation and ordered him to pay Carroll $83.3 million in damages.
This is the second defamation suit that Carroll has filed against Trump. The former president was previously ordered to pay her $5 million after being found guilty of defamation and sexual assault.
Trump spoke at a Get Out the Vote Rally in Waterford Township, Michigan. He began by talking about the outcome of his recent Manhattan civil fraud trial in which he was ordered to pay $355 million and banned from doing...
- 2/23/2024
- by Ava Lombardi
- Uinterview
Former President Donald Trump continues to spiral deeper into a financial crisis as his legal battles eat away at his donors’ funds. According to the latest filing with the Federal Election Commission, Trump’s Save America leadership political action committee (Pac) reported a meager $8,508 in donations for the entire month of January, while spending $3.9 million.
The bulk of these expenses, nearly $3 million, went towards legal fees.
Simultaneously, Trump’s campaign reported a net loss that exceeded $2.6 million for January. Despite raising approximately $8.8 million, a separate filing revealed that the campaign spent around $11.5 million.
After the release of Trump’s financial filings, his primary challenger, former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-South Carolina), showed her campaign’s strength when she reported $11.5 million in receipts for the previous month. This marked the first fundraising period where Haley’s campaign outpaced Trump’s.
Despite minimal donations in January, the Save America Pac (established by Trump...
The bulk of these expenses, nearly $3 million, went towards legal fees.
Simultaneously, Trump’s campaign reported a net loss that exceeded $2.6 million for January. Despite raising approximately $8.8 million, a separate filing revealed that the campaign spent around $11.5 million.
After the release of Trump’s financial filings, his primary challenger, former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-South Carolina), showed her campaign’s strength when she reported $11.5 million in receipts for the previous month. This marked the first fundraising period where Haley’s campaign outpaced Trump’s.
Despite minimal donations in January, the Save America Pac (established by Trump...
- 2/22/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
In the latest development of Donald Trump‘s legal battles, New York Attorney General Letitia James declared that her office is ready to seize Trump’s buildings if he fails to pay the $354 million fine imposed by a judge in his civil fraud case on time.
In conversation with ABC News’ Aaron Katersky, James emphasized that if Trump cannot cover the judgment, her office will seek judgment enforcement mechanisms in court and request the seizure of his assets.
Judge Arthur Engoron ruled last week that Trump must pay $354.8 million, along with approximately $100 million in pre-judgment interest, after it was found that he had inflated his net worth to obtain more favorable loan terms.
Trump has continuously denied any wrongdoing and plans to appeal the ruling.
James expressed confidence in the strength of her case on appeal and reiterated her office’s determination to collect the court-ordered fine from Trump. She...
In conversation with ABC News’ Aaron Katersky, James emphasized that if Trump cannot cover the judgment, her office will seek judgment enforcement mechanisms in court and request the seizure of his assets.
Judge Arthur Engoron ruled last week that Trump must pay $354.8 million, along with approximately $100 million in pre-judgment interest, after it was found that he had inflated his net worth to obtain more favorable loan terms.
Trump has continuously denied any wrongdoing and plans to appeal the ruling.
James expressed confidence in the strength of her case on appeal and reiterated her office’s determination to collect the court-ordered fine from Trump. She...
- 2/22/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, the last remaining Republican presidential candidate running against former President Donald Trump for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, warned that Trump could use the Republican National Committee (RNC) as a “piggy bank” to pay for his mounting legal fees.
“My biggest issue is, I don’t want the RNC to become his legal defense fund,” she told CNN.
Haley’s comments came just hours after New York Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump to pay $355 million in fines for defrauding banks and insurance companies by overstating his net worth.
New York Attorney General Leticia James brought this case and alleged that Trump had falsified financial documents to obtain loans.
A few weeks before, a jury ordered Trump to pay advice columnist E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million for defaming her after he had sexually abused her.
Haley expressed her concerns for the Republican party. If the RNC is...
“My biggest issue is, I don’t want the RNC to become his legal defense fund,” she told CNN.
Haley’s comments came just hours after New York Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump to pay $355 million in fines for defrauding banks and insurance companies by overstating his net worth.
New York Attorney General Leticia James brought this case and alleged that Trump had falsified financial documents to obtain loans.
A few weeks before, a jury ordered Trump to pay advice columnist E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million for defaming her after he had sexually abused her.
Haley expressed her concerns for the Republican party. If the RNC is...
- 2/19/2024
- by Anushka Desai
- Uinterview
A pro-Trump trucker and right-wing influencer who goes by the handle Chicago Ray posted a video to X, formerly Twitter, on Friday night claiming that he has spoken to “at least” 10 truckers who will “start refusing loads” headed for New York City. Ray wants truckers to stop deliveries to the city in the wake of a New York court ruling ordering the former president to pay $355 million in damages after he and the Trump Organization were found liable for committing financial fraud. And Trump supports their efforts.
“Such an honor...
“Such an honor...
- 2/18/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump spoke in Waterford Township, Michigan at an airplane hangar on Saturday, Feb. 17, for a Get Out the Vote Rally in the crucial battleground state. He appeared wearing black gloves and a red Maga baseball cap, and immediately began lambasting some of his recent legal woes when he took the podium.
Trump’s appearance follows rulings in two separate New York cases last week. On Friday, Judge Engoron ordered Trump to pay $355 million in damages after the Trump Organization was found liable for financial fraud, which Trump vowed to appeal following the ruling.
Trump’s appearance follows rulings in two separate New York cases last week. On Friday, Judge Engoron ordered Trump to pay $355 million in damages after the Trump Organization was found liable for financial fraud, which Trump vowed to appeal following the ruling.
- 2/18/2024
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Trump vowed to appeal the $355 million fraud penalty handed down to him on Friday, after Judge Arthur Engoron found the Trump Organization liable for financial fraud and barred him from serving as a corporate officer or a director of a company in New York for three years.
The former president took to his perch at Mar-a-Lago soon after to denounce the ruling. Trump accused Engoron of being “crooked” and of having built a “perfect company,” despite being penalized for overvaluing his properties and inflating his net worth over several years — deceiving banks,...
The former president took to his perch at Mar-a-Lago soon after to denounce the ruling. Trump accused Engoron of being “crooked” and of having built a “perfect company,” despite being penalized for overvaluing his properties and inflating his net worth over several years — deceiving banks,...
- 2/17/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump had another very bad day in court.
On Friday (February 16), New York’s Judge Arthur Engoron issued their ruling in the civil fraud trial case, which accused the former president of lying about his personal worth and the value of his company.
According to reporting by Forbes, Donald was fined $364 million. Additional reporting by ABC News noted that he is unable to act as an officer of a company in New York for three years.
Keep reading to find out more…
Donald‘s sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr. were involved in the lawsuit and were also each fined $4 million and cannot act as an officer of a company for two years.
The politician is likely to appeal the ruling. He has denied all of the claims, which were brought up by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
The latest ruling against Donald comes just a few weeks...
On Friday (February 16), New York’s Judge Arthur Engoron issued their ruling in the civil fraud trial case, which accused the former president of lying about his personal worth and the value of his company.
According to reporting by Forbes, Donald was fined $364 million. Additional reporting by ABC News noted that he is unable to act as an officer of a company in New York for three years.
Keep reading to find out more…
Donald‘s sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr. were involved in the lawsuit and were also each fined $4 million and cannot act as an officer of a company for two years.
The politician is likely to appeal the ruling. He has denied all of the claims, which were brought up by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
The latest ruling against Donald comes just a few weeks...
- 2/16/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Donald Trump has been ordered to pay $355 million in damages and barred the former president “from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation or other legal entity in New York for a period of three years.”
Judge Arthur Engoron handed the ruling down on Friday in the wake of Trump and the Trump Organization being found liable for financial fraud. Engoron also ordered Trump’s adult sons, Don Jr. and Eric, to pay $4 million each
Trump is expected to appeal the ruling.
The scathing decision concludes a contentious,...
Judge Arthur Engoron handed the ruling down on Friday in the wake of Trump and the Trump Organization being found liable for financial fraud. Engoron also ordered Trump’s adult sons, Don Jr. and Eric, to pay $4 million each
Trump is expected to appeal the ruling.
The scathing decision concludes a contentious,...
- 2/16/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump’s first criminal trial is slated to begin in March 25.
A Manhattan judge on Thursday rejected Trump’s bid to toss out District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s criminal case accusing the former president of fraudulently paying off a porn star ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Judge Juan Merchan followed up tossing the motion to dismiss the charges by slating the trial to begin with jury selection on March 25. It will be Trump’s first criminal trial during a presidential campaign that has and surely will continue to be...
A Manhattan judge on Thursday rejected Trump’s bid to toss out District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s criminal case accusing the former president of fraudulently paying off a porn star ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Judge Juan Merchan followed up tossing the motion to dismiss the charges by slating the trial to begin with jury selection on March 25. It will be Trump’s first criminal trial during a presidential campaign that has and surely will continue to be...
- 2/15/2024
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
High-profile attorney Roberta Kaplan claimed that Donald Trump threw papers across the table at his Mar-a-Lago residence after learning that his legal team would provide her lunch.
During Thursday’s episode of the George Conway Explains It All podcast, Kaplan said that she rejected the former president’s request that they work through their lunch break because he believed the deposition was a “waste of time.”
“And then you could kind of see the wheel spinning in his brain. You could really almost see it,” she said. “And he said, ‘Well, you’re here in Mar-a-Lago. What do you think you’re going to do for lunch? Where are you going to get lunch?'”
Kaplan told Trump that his legal team had “graciously offered to provide” her team with a meal, “At which point there was a huge pile of documents, exhibits, sitting in front of him, and he...
During Thursday’s episode of the George Conway Explains It All podcast, Kaplan said that she rejected the former president’s request that they work through their lunch break because he believed the deposition was a “waste of time.”
“And then you could kind of see the wheel spinning in his brain. You could really almost see it,” she said. “And he said, ‘Well, you’re here in Mar-a-Lago. What do you think you’re going to do for lunch? Where are you going to get lunch?'”
Kaplan told Trump that his legal team had “graciously offered to provide” her team with a meal, “At which point there was a huge pile of documents, exhibits, sitting in front of him, and he...
- 2/11/2024
- by Ava Lombardi
- Uinterview
According to new findings from a financial monitor, former President Donald Trump did not disclose payments of more than $40 million to himself, undervalued the annual management costs of the Trump building by $1.6 million and waited eight months to disclose the dissolution of some of his companies.
The report was submitted by retired federal judge Barbara Jones, who is monitoring Trump’s companies during his Manhattan trial. Jones delivered the news to Judge Arthur Engoron, who will decide this month how much in penalties to impose on Trump for fraudulent asset evaluation.
Engoron issued a partial summary judgment in the case in September, ruling that Trump and executives at the Trump Organization committed fraud. New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking $370 million of the profits that the former president made.
Engoron will likely consider Jones’ report when deciding whether Trump should be banned for life from the New York real estate business,...
The report was submitted by retired federal judge Barbara Jones, who is monitoring Trump’s companies during his Manhattan trial. Jones delivered the news to Judge Arthur Engoron, who will decide this month how much in penalties to impose on Trump for fraudulent asset evaluation.
Engoron issued a partial summary judgment in the case in September, ruling that Trump and executives at the Trump Organization committed fraud. New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking $370 million of the profits that the former president made.
Engoron will likely consider Jones’ report when deciding whether Trump should be banned for life from the New York real estate business,...
- 2/9/2024
- by Ava Lombardi
- Uinterview
Nikki Haley joined the Saturday Night Live cast in their cold open segment. The Republican presidential candidate played the role of a concerned South Carolina voter.
During a mock CNN Town Hall, Haley stood from the audience and asked Donald Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, “Why won’t you debate Nikki Haley?”
The audience erupted in cheers while Johnson’s Trump character reacted negatively. “Oh my god, it’s her! The woman who was in charge of security on January 6. It’s Nancy Pelosi!”
Host of the mock CNN Town Hall Charles Barkley, played by Kenan Thompson, chimed in: “For the 100th time, that is not Nancy Pelosi. It is Nikki Haley!”
The line references Trump’s real mix-up of Haley and Nancy Pelosi last month. Trump called out Haley for her lack of security efforts on the January 6 Capitol storming, yet Haley was not in Washington at the...
During a mock CNN Town Hall, Haley stood from the audience and asked Donald Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, “Why won’t you debate Nikki Haley?”
The audience erupted in cheers while Johnson’s Trump character reacted negatively. “Oh my god, it’s her! The woman who was in charge of security on January 6. It’s Nancy Pelosi!”
Host of the mock CNN Town Hall Charles Barkley, played by Kenan Thompson, chimed in: “For the 100th time, that is not Nancy Pelosi. It is Nikki Haley!”
The line references Trump’s real mix-up of Haley and Nancy Pelosi last month. Trump called out Haley for her lack of security efforts on the January 6 Capitol storming, yet Haley was not in Washington at the...
- 2/5/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) reportedly “threw Donald Trump under the bus” during his testimony before a grand jury in the Georgia election fraud case.
Graham says that Trump would have believed that “Martians came and stole the election” from him back in 2020 when Joe Biden won the race for the White House.
In the new book Find Me the Votes: A Hard-Charging Georgia Prosecutor, a Rogue President, and the Plot to Steal an American Election, writers Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman wrote, “After fighting a four-month legal battle all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to block his grand jury subpoena – and losing … Graham turned on a dime ‘and threw Trump under the bus.”
“According to secret grand jury testimony in Fulton county confirmed by the authors, Graham testified that if you told Trump’ that Martians came and stole the election, he’d probably believe you.’ He...
Graham says that Trump would have believed that “Martians came and stole the election” from him back in 2020 when Joe Biden won the race for the White House.
In the new book Find Me the Votes: A Hard-Charging Georgia Prosecutor, a Rogue President, and the Plot to Steal an American Election, writers Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman wrote, “After fighting a four-month legal battle all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to block his grand jury subpoena – and losing … Graham turned on a dime ‘and threw Trump under the bus.”
“According to secret grand jury testimony in Fulton county confirmed by the authors, Graham testified that if you told Trump’ that Martians came and stole the election, he’d probably believe you.’ He...
- 2/5/2024
- by Casey Rivera
- Uinterview
Roberta Kaplan, the lead lawyer for E. Jean Carroll in her defamation suit against former President Donald Trump, threatened to pursue sanctions against Trump’s lawyer, Alina Habba, for making a false claim about her relationship with U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, who presided over the case.
On January 29, Habba stated in a letter to the federal court in Manhattan that Judge Kaplan had a conflict of interest that might warrant overturning the $83.3 million jury award for Carroll.
In her letter, Trump’s lawyer cited a New York Post article mentioning the judge allegedly working with Kaplan. (The two are not related.)
They both worked at Paul, Weiss Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison in the early 1990s, before Kaplan left to become a founding partner of Kaplan Hecker & Fink Llp.
“They overlapped for less than two years in the early 90s at a large law firm when he was a senior...
On January 29, Habba stated in a letter to the federal court in Manhattan that Judge Kaplan had a conflict of interest that might warrant overturning the $83.3 million jury award for Carroll.
In her letter, Trump’s lawyer cited a New York Post article mentioning the judge allegedly working with Kaplan. (The two are not related.)
They both worked at Paul, Weiss Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison in the early 1990s, before Kaplan left to become a founding partner of Kaplan Hecker & Fink Llp.
“They overlapped for less than two years in the early 90s at a large law firm when he was a senior...
- 2/2/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
After last Friday’s verdict awarding author E. Jean Carroll the $83 million from a New York City jury, she claimed she would donate the winnings to a cause that Donald Trump “hates” and will “cause him pain.”
In 2019, Carroll accused Trump of sexual assault and won after several years of legal battles. After winning the lawsuit, she has started dreaming up ways to use her new earnings. One of the ideas she has had is to create a fund for women who Trump has assaulted.
While on Good Morning America, Carroll announced that she cried after the trial following an exchange of smiles between herself and the jury.
This is not the first time that a jury has ruled in favor of Carroll over Trump after an assault that occurred in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the 90s. A jury previously awarded her $5 million in damages last year in a separate case.
In 2019, Carroll accused Trump of sexual assault and won after several years of legal battles. After winning the lawsuit, she has started dreaming up ways to use her new earnings. One of the ideas she has had is to create a fund for women who Trump has assaulted.
While on Good Morning America, Carroll announced that she cried after the trial following an exchange of smiles between herself and the jury.
This is not the first time that a jury has ruled in favor of Carroll over Trump after an assault that occurred in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the 90s. A jury previously awarded her $5 million in damages last year in a separate case.
- 2/2/2024
- by Morgan Lee Powers
- Uinterview
The day after Donald Trump was indicted on charges related to his alleged post-presidency mishandling of classified documents, the former president revealed that his longtime aide and valet, Walt Nauta, had also been charged by the Justice Department.
In a Truth Social post, Trump described Nauta as a “wonderful man” and former Navy enlistee who had “served proudly with me in the White House, retired as Senior Chief, and then transitioned into private life as a personal aide.” But the former president left out a critical detail of Nauta’s...
In a Truth Social post, Trump described Nauta as a “wonderful man” and former Navy enlistee who had “served proudly with me in the White House, retired as Senior Chief, and then transitioned into private life as a personal aide.” But the former president left out a critical detail of Nauta’s...
- 2/2/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said that it was “really appalling” that former President Donald Trump would lobby against the passing of a bipartisan border security bill being negotiated in the Senate.
A $100 billion spending package that would offer to fund for Ukraine, Israel and the United States southern border ground to a halt after Republicans demanded more border security measures. A bipartisan group of senators have been working for weeks to reach a comprise bill.
Romney made his comment after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell cooled to the bill after Trump voiced his opposition.
“It was hard for me to see what Leader McConnell was suggesting,” Romney told CNN. “He seemed to be of two minds in the conversation.”
“But reading the reports this morning, and the fact that he hasn’t corrected them, suggests he is inclined to listen to what former President Trump wants, and former President Trump...
A $100 billion spending package that would offer to fund for Ukraine, Israel and the United States southern border ground to a halt after Republicans demanded more border security measures. A bipartisan group of senators have been working for weeks to reach a comprise bill.
Romney made his comment after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell cooled to the bill after Trump voiced his opposition.
“It was hard for me to see what Leader McConnell was suggesting,” Romney told CNN. “He seemed to be of two minds in the conversation.”
“But reading the reports this morning, and the fact that he hasn’t corrected them, suggests he is inclined to listen to what former President Trump wants, and former President Trump...
- 1/31/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Update: E. Jean Carroll appeared on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show on Monday night, where she said that encountering former President Donald Trump in court was like being in the presence of “nothing.”
“He is like a walrus snorting, and like a rhino flopping his hands. He is not there. That is what is the surprising thing to me,” she said.
That said, she said that she was “terrified” over the experience, which she said was the first time that she had seen him in person since 1996. That is when she claimed that he sexually assaulted her. A jury last year found Trump liable, and last week another jury ordered Trump to pay $83.3 million in a defamation verdict.
Even though she said that she was frightened when she took the stand, with Trump watching her from his seat, “Amazingly I looked out and he was nothing. He was a phantom.
“He is like a walrus snorting, and like a rhino flopping his hands. He is not there. That is what is the surprising thing to me,” she said.
That said, she said that she was “terrified” over the experience, which she said was the first time that she had seen him in person since 1996. That is when she claimed that he sexually assaulted her. A jury last year found Trump liable, and last week another jury ordered Trump to pay $83.3 million in a defamation verdict.
Even though she said that she was frightened when she took the stand, with Trump watching her from his seat, “Amazingly I looked out and he was nothing. He was a phantom.
- 1/29/2024
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
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