Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump will testify under oath on July 15. A state appeals court last month upheld Manhattan Judge Arthur Engoron’s ruling in February that subpoenas issued by New York Attorney General Letitia James are valid. James’ office has been investigating potentially fraudulent financial practices …
Read More »Confederate Flags, Conspiracies, and the Ghost of JFK Jr.: What I Saw at Trump's Bananas Texas Rally
Conroe, Texas —The Donald Trump train made its second stop here this Saturday with a coterie of politicians, conspiracy theorists, and grifters in tow. It came on the heels of a Lara Trump rally in north Texas this past Thursday and just two weeks after a similar rally in Phoenix, …
Read More »'Look at All Those People Fighting for Me': Trump 'Gleefully' Watched Jan. 6 Riot, Says Former Press Secretary
Former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said on Thursday that former President Trump was “gleeful” as he watched as his supporters descend on the Capitol last Jan. 6. “He was in the dining room gleefully watching on his TV as he often did. ‘Look at all those people fighting …
Read More »Republicans Promised to Banish Jan. 6 Insurrectionists. A Year Later, They've Purged Jan. 6 Critics
A year ago, top Republicans were clear-eyed — and forceful — in their repudiations of president Trump, blaming him directly for the Jan 6 insurrection at the Capitol and blasting his false claims that he was robbed of a second term. How a year can change people. Republicans, with very …
Read More »Peter Navarro: Trump Distributed Bogus Election Fraud Research to 'Every' Congressional Republican
When the 2020 election didn’t go Trump’s way, Peter Navarro did something dangerous. He began to do his own research. Navarro, an economist whom Donald Trump tapped to lead his trade war against China, didn’t stay in his lane at the White House. He’d already inserted himself in the administration’s …
Read More »Trump Claimed 5,000 Dead People Voted in Georgia. The Real Number… Was Four
In early January, then-President Donald Trump invoked debunked, baseless conspiracy theories, and just flat-out lied in an attempt to pressure Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to overturn the results of that state’s presidential election. In addition to making the laughable assertion that the attendance at his campaign rallies was …
Read More »Counties That Voted Trump Have Much Higher Covid Death Rates, Analysis Finds
A new NPR analysis reveals that since May of this year, people living in counties that voted for Donald Trump have been almost three times as likely to die from Covid-19 than those living in counties that Joe Biden won. NPR published its findings on Sunday after examining the number …
Read More »Michael Cohen Says Prosecutors 'Are Going After Donald, Don Jr., Eric, and Ivanka'
“They committed crimes,” Michael Cohen, former personal attorney to Donald Trump, said of the Trump Organization, adding, “I can assure you that Donald Trump is guilty of his own crimes.” But prosecutors aren’t just focused on Trump, Cohen said, “They are going after Donald, Don Jr., Eric, Ivanka.” Appearing on …
Read More »A Pretty Big Portion of Republicans Feel Violence May Be Necessary to 'Save Our Country': Poll
A disturbing new poll revealed that one-third of Republicans believe that violence may be necessary “in order to save our country.” The poll, from the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), demonstrates the hold that conspiracy theories and lies have on the GOP even with Trump out of office. Robert …
Read More »'Nobody's Off-Limits,' Including Trump, Jan. 6 Chair Says of Subpoenas
The chair of the Jan. 6 Select Committee, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), said that he is open to the idea of subpoenaing former President Donald Trump, if that is where the evidence leads. Asked onFace the Nation by host Margaret Brennan if the committee would subpoena Trump himself, Thompson said …
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