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Trump's Possible 11th-Hour Cash Cow: Truth Social

Social media company is set to go public, but there are restrictions on what the former president can do

(Newser) - Donald Trump has been struggling to come up with the cash to take care of his massive legal bills as he faces down four criminal indictments, a $454 million civil fraud judgment (bond on that is due by Monday ), and escalating costs owed to E. Jean Carroll , and he'...

Trump's New RNC Deal Is Paying His Legal Bills

Agreement reportedly directs money to campaign, PAC that pays his legal fees before RNC gets a cut

(Newser) - Donald Trump's new joint fundraising agreement with the Republican National Committee directs donations to his campaign and a political action committee that pays the former president's legal bills before the RNC gets a cut, per a fundraising invitation obtained by the AP . The unorthodox diversion of funds to...

New York Takes a Step Toward Seizing Trump Property

State filing could mean Westchester County property is a target for seizure

(Newser) - The New York attorney general's office may have found something in Donald Trump's real estate portfolio it likes. New state filings in Westchester County could be a sign that it's moving toward seizing Seven Springs, Trump's golf course and private estate north of Manhattan, CNN reports. If...

Trump to Pence on Jan. 6: Certifying Is a 'Career Killer'

'New York Times' reports on the previously undisclosed warning

(Newser) - The New York Times is reporting on a previously undisclosed warning that then-President Trump delivered to Mike Pence the morning of the Capitol violence:
  • "Mike, this is a political career killer if you do this," Trump told his vice president in a phone call on Jan. 6, 2021,
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Trump Eyes 2016 Rival as Running Mate: Report

Marco Rubio being looked at for vice president, national security position

(Newser) - Donald Trump's shortlist for running mate "remains on the long side" with enough names "to fill an entire season of The Apprentice," per NBC News , though a familiar name is reportedly moving up that list: Marco Rubio. The third-term Florida senator who ran against Trump in...

Emhoff Blasts Trump's 'Toxic' Remarks on Jews

Former president said Jews who vote for Democrats hate their religion and Israel

(Newser) - Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff had strong words for Donald Trump Tuesday over the former president's claim that Jews who vote for Democrats hate their religion and hate Israel. "This is a disgusting, toxic, antisemitic thing to say, by anyone, let alone a former president of the United States...

Biggest Test in Tuesday's Voting: Trump's Clout

Former president is backing Bernie Moreno in Tuesday's Ohio contest

(Newser) - It's another voting day in a handful of states, and the big race to watch is the GOP primary in Ohio for Senate. For one thing, the race will have national implications come November when the winner faces off against incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown. For another, the race is...

Trump Sues ABC, Stephanopoulos
Trump Sues ABC,
Stephanopoulos
Mar 19, 2024 11:21 AM CDT

Trump Sues ABC, Stephanopoulos

Alleges defamation in interview with Rep. Nancy Mace

(Newser) - Former President Trump had a busily litigious Monday, filing court documents saying that he can't raise the enormous bond in his civil fraud case, and as the Hill reports, suing ABC News and George Stephanopoulos for defamation. The lawsuit stems from an interview Stephanopoulos did with GOP Rep. Nancy...

Trump Can&#39;t Secure Bond. Now What?
Trump Can't Secure
Bond. Now What?
the rundown
Mar 19, 2024 9:49 AM CDT

Trump Can't Secure Bond. Now What?

If he can't do so by Monday, New York state might start seizing assets

(Newser) - Donald Trump is up against a tight deadline to come up with a lot of cash. His lawyers said Monday that they can't secure a bond to guarantee payment of the $450-million-plus judgment against him in a civil fraud case in New York. The former president is appealing the...

Trump Fights Ruling That Keeps Willis on Election Case

Georgia motion seeks appeal in effort to remove entire district attorney's office from prosecution

(Newser) - Donald Trump's lawyers filed an emergency appeal Monday in Georgia of a ruling that allows Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the former president's election fraud case. Judge Scott McAfee decided last week that either Willis or special prosecutor Nathan Wade, with whom she had...

Trump: Ponying Up $454M Bond 'Not Possible'

Lawyers tell appellate court he'd have to post $557M in collateral

(Newser) - Donald Trump's lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it's impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of his $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals. The former president's lawyers wrote in a court filing that "obtaining an appeal...

Trump Defends 'Poisoned' Line on Migrants

In Fox interview, former president defends use of charged rhetoric

(Newser) - Donald Trump took much flak last year when he declared that migrants were "poisoning the blood of our country." Over the weekend, he amplified the sentiment, and he explained why in a Fox News interview.
  • "Why do you use words like 'vermin' and 'poisoning of
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Biden Gives, Gets at Joke-Filled Event

President uses age as a punchline about himself, Trump to Gridiron Club

(Newser) - President Biden kidded on the square about issues including age—his and Donald Trump's—in a jokey address to the Gridiron Club on Saturday night. The yearly, $400-a-plate dinner for Washington politicos and reporters included speeches from others, as well, who zinged the president in their turns. One was...

Trump Warns of a 'Bloodbath' If He Loses

But what kind of a bloodbath is open to interpretation

(Newser) - Donald Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on Saturday, with his remarks on migrants and about a potential "bloodbath" should he lose the election drawing particular attention. But there is disagreement about what he actually meant on the latter:
  • The line: While talking about the economy,
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Pence Answers on Whether He's Endorsing Trump

Ex-VP says he can't 'in good conscience' give his former boss a thumbs-up for November

(Newser) - Mike Pence hasn't shied away from criticizing his old boss, former President Donald Trump, especially regarding the debacle of Jan. 6, but many have been waiting to see if the ex-vice president would offer his thumbs-up to Trump for the upcoming election. Now, we have our answer—and it'...

Judge Delays Trump Trial Over Late Evidence Dump

Criminal case will be held up at least 30 days, though defense asked for 90

(Newser) - A judge on Friday delayed Donald Trump's hush-money criminal trial until at least mid-April after his lawyers said they need more time to sift through a profusion of evidence they only recently obtained from a previous federal investigation into the matter. Judge Juan Manuel Merchan agreed to a 30-day...

Judge: Fani Willis Can Stay on Case, With One Condition

Her former romantic partner must go as lead prosecutor

(Newser) - Nathan Wade has withdrawn from the case , allowing Fani Willis to remain.

Trump Loses Attempt to Toss Classified Documents Case

He has similar motions still in play, and in New York, a delay in hush-money case is possible

(Newser) - This file has been updated with the judge's decision on a motion to dismiss. Donald Trump's legal travails had two notable developments on Thursday:
  • Classified documents: In Florida, the former president looked on in court as his lawyers urged a federal judge to dismiss the case accusing him
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Georgia Judge Dismisses Some Charges Against Trump

6 counts, including 3 against former president, are thrown out in election tampering case

(Newser) - The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Trump, but many other counts in the indictment remain, reports the AP . Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote in an order that six of the counts in the indictment must...

Report: Trump Tried to Get Musk to Buy 2nd Social Media Site

'WaPo' reports on the evolving relationship between the billionaires

(Newser) - The presumptive Republican nominee for president and the world's second-richest man have a cozier relationship than previously known, according to a Washington Post report, which describes numerous conversations in which Donald Trump and Elon Musk discussed politics, business, and the potential sale of Truth Social. According to the Post,...

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