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Lawyer: Trump Was 'Pleased to Set Record Straight'

He answered questions under oath in deposition lawsuit

(Newser) - Update: Former President Trump sat for a deposition Wednesday in the defamation lawsuit brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. The deposition was taken at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, CNN reports. Lawyers representing Carroll, who accuses Trump of raping her in a New York City department store in the...

Records Show 'Exorbitant' Charges for Secret Service at Trump Hotels

Eric Trump claims rooms were 'either provided at cost, heavily discounted, or for free'

(Newser) - Secret Service agents protecting Donald Trump and members of his family were regularly charged "exorbitant" rates to stay at Trump hotels, according to a House Oversight Committee investigation that directly contradicts claims made by Eric Trump. The former president's son, who is executive vice president of the Trump...

Trump: US Jews Need to 'Get Their Act Together'

With regard to Israel, he says in controversial Truth Social post

(Newser) - Former President Trump's latest controversial post on his Truth Social platform has to do with Jewish people, specifically those who live in the same country he does. "No President has done more for Israel than I have. Somewhat surprisingly, however, our wonderful Evangelicals are far more appreciative of...

Democrats Fear Long-Term Effects of Kari Lake Winning
Kari Lake Has
Democrats Worried
Oct 16, 2022 11:40 AM CDT

Kari Lake Has Democrats Worried

If former TV anchor becomes Arizona's governor, her star power in the GOP could grow

(Newser) - Kari Lake, the Republican nominee for governor in Arizona, concerns Democrats for several reasons. One is that the 2020 election denier might very well win; polls show a close race now. Once in office, Lake could be a danger to the state's 2024 election process, Axios reports. And she'...

Justice Department Appeals Special Master in Trump Case

Filing seeks to have all of Florida judge's order thrown out

(Newser) - Fresh from a victory at the Supreme Court on Thursday, the Justice Department on Friday asked an appeals court to call off a special master's review of documents the FBI found at former President Donald Trump's Florida home. The special master was appointed by Florida federal Judge Aileen...

Haberman: Trump May Testify Under One Condition

Former president wants to do so on live TV, says 'NYT' reporter

(Newser) - A day after the House Jan. 6 panel voted to subpoena former President Trump , it remains unclear whether Trump will agree to answer questions. In an angry written response Friday, Trump didn't directly answer the question while reiterating complaints about a politically biased "Witch Hunt," per the...

Trump Forms New Company, Bringing Action From New York

James raises possibility Trump Organization II was started to avoid punishment from fraud suit

(Newser) - Donald Trump's business operation was hit with a new accusation Thursday when New York's attorney general told a court that the former president might be trying to dodge any punishment resulting from her fraud lawsuit—partly by starting a new company. Letitia James' office wrote in the filing...

Panel: Trump's Election 'Lie' Was Premeditated

President planned to declare victory no matter what, says Jan. 6 committee

(Newser) - The House Jan. 6 panel resumed making its case against former President Trump on Thursday, and one key assertion is that Trump planned to declare election victory no matter the results, reports CNN . “This big lie, President Trump’s effort to convince Americans that he had won the 2020...

Supreme Court Turns Down Trump's Request on Files

Justices stay out of fight over criminal investigation of former president

(Newser) - Update: This file has been updated with the context of the Supreme Court's earlier ruling allowing a House committee access to certain White House documents. Former President Trump failed Thursday in his attempt to pull the Supreme Court into the legal fight over classified documents seized by the FBI...

Jan. 6 Panel Plans to Vote on Trump Subpoena
Jan. 6 Panel Votes
to Subpoena Trump
UPDATED
Oct 13, 2022 2:47 PM CDT

Jan. 6 Panel Votes to Subpoena Trump

'None of this would have happened without him,' says Liz Cheney

(Newser) - Updated: The House Jan. 6 panel voted unanimously on Thursday to subpoena former President Trump to testify about his words and actions related to the Capitol riot, reports the AP . “We must seek the testimony under oath of January 6th’s central player,” said Liz Cheney, the committee’...

Trump Lashes Out After Order to Sit for Deposition

He calls nation's legal system a 'broken disgrace,' says rape accuser 'not his type'

(Newser) - Update: Former President Trump angrily lashed out Wednesday, calling the nation's legal system a "broken disgrace" after a judge ruled he must answer questions under oath next week in a defamation lawsuit lodged by a writer who says he raped her in the mid-1990s. Trump also called the...

Jan. 6 Panel Expected to Share Ginni Thomas Testimony

Thursday's hearing is set to offer 'surprising' details, a look into Trump's 'state of mind'

(Newser) - The House Jan. 6 committee is set to unveil "surprising" details, including evidence from former President Trump's Secret Service, about the 2021 attack on the Capitol in what's likely to be its last public hearing before the November midterm elections. The hearing Thursday afternoon, the 10th public...

Employee Says Trump Ordered Boxes Moved After Subpoena

And security camera footage may show exactly that happening at Mar-a-Lago

(Newser) - Former President Trump directed employees to move boxes of documents after he was subpoenaed in May for any classified documents still in his possession, according to a Trump employee who spoke to federal agents. Sources familiar with the FBI investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents talked to the...

Google Says Truth Social Is Still Barred From Play Store
Google Approves
Truth Social for Play Store
UPDATED
Oct 12, 2022 6:20 PM CDT

Google Approves Truth Social for Play Store

Move was delayed for months over content moderation concerns

(Newser) - Update: More than six months after the launch, Google has approved Donald Trump's Truth Social platform for its Play Store. The move will make it much easier for Android users, who make up almost half of US smartphone users, to download the app. Google says apps in the Play...

Justice Department to Supreme Court: Tell Trump No
DOJ to Supreme Court:
Tell Trump No
Oct 12, 2022 6:51 AM CDT

DOJ to Supreme Court: Tell Trump No

DoJ asks high court to deny Trump's appeal in Mar-a-Lago raid case

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Tuesday responded to the bid by former President Trump's legal team last week requesting that the Supreme Court intervene in the Mar-a-Lago raid case. In its filing, the DoJ asked the high court to deny the Trump team's appeal to the SCOTUS requesting that...

Trump, Bush, a Bowling Alley, and a Chinese Restaurant

Here is what the former president was talking about

(Newser) - A lot of headlines have been floating around the last few days about former President George HW Bush, a bowling alley, and a Chinese restaurant. The weird combination stems from comments made by former President Trump at a political rally, where he was defending his handling of presidential documents and...

'Great Job,' Trump Tells Spain's Far-Right Party

Vox leader calls former president a visionary in fight over borders

(Newser) - Former President Donald Trump threw his support behind Spain's far-right Sunday in a video shown at a rally in Madrid that also featured messages by the leading stars of Europe's populist right, including Italy's Giorgia Meloni and Hungary's Viktor Orban. In a recording that lasted under...

Reaction to GOP Defense of Herschel Walker: 'Um, What?'

Newt Gingrich's comments turned into punchlines

(Newser) - That Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker reportedly encouraged and paid for an ex's abortion doesn't seem to matter to a party that's working to outlaw the procedure. Republicans have come out in defense of the first-time candidate also plagued by allegations of domestic violence and physical abuse,...

DOJ 'Demands' Trump Turn Over Other Classified Docs

Sources say department isn't convinced the team has done so yet

(Newser) - The Justice Department believes former President Trump still has classified documents in his possession, according to sources who spoke to the New York Times and CNN . The sources say a top DoJ official recently told Trump's attorneys that the former president must return any documents marked as classified, indicating...

Trump: CNN Should Have to 'Prove the Big Lie'

Ex-president says network will 'never be able to prove' his claims on election fraud are false

(Newser) - Former President Trump filed a defamation suit against CNN this week, accusing it of trying to smear him "for the purpose of defeating him politically." Now, Trump has issued the cable network a challenge. "Prove the big lie," Trump said Wednesday during an appearance on "...

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