Trump News for Friday, January 20, 2023
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The five hardest hits from a judge’s scathing ruling against former President Trump
The Hill
Former President Trump suffered yet another legal setback on Thursday, when a U.S. district judge ordered him and his lead attorney to pay almost $1 million in costs and fees to numerous defendants, including Hillary Clinton, after a Trump suit the judge found to be without merit. The stark finding appears to have had an instant…
Jan 20, 2023, 11:42 PM
Donald Trump and lawyer fined nearly $1m for 'bogus' legal claim against Hillary Clinton
Sky News
As well as the fine for his claim against Hillary Clinton and her advisers, the former US president withdrew his lawsuit against New York attorney general Letitia James, which was called "vexatious" by the same Florida judge.
Jan 20, 2023, 11:19 PM
Ivana Trump's will left a $1M condo to her ex-nanny
New York Post
Ivana Trump, who passed away last July, left her former nanny and assistant Dorothy Curry substantial property -- while former president Donald got nothing.
Jan 20, 2023, 11:06 PM
Pompeo alleges Haley plotted with Kushner and Ivanka Trump to try to become vice president
Cable News Network
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claims in his upcoming memoir that former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley plotted with former President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka and his son-in-law Jared Kushner to try to become Trump's vice president, according to an excerpt of the book obtained by CNN.
Jan 20, 2023, 10:10 PM
Top Haley staffer joins Pence’s political group
The Hill
A top staffer to Nikki Haley’s political nonprofit is leaving to join former Vice President Mike Pence’s advocacy group as both former Trump administration officials ready potential 2024 campaigns. Tim Chapman, who has served as executive director of Haley’s Stand for America since 2020, is departing to become a senior adviser to Pence’s group, Advancing…
Jan 20, 2023, 9:51 PM
Operative jumps from Haley PAC to Pence's amid 2024 jostling
The Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The executive director of former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley's political action committee is leaving to help run PAC efforts for former Vice President Mike Pence, a defection that comes as both former Trump administration officials consider 2024 Republican presidential bids.
Jan 20, 2023, 9:00 PM
Philip Esformes, whose prison sentence Trump commuted, loses appeal
CNBC
Donald Trump, while president, commuted the sentence of Florida nursing home operator Philip Esformes. The DOJ plans to retry him on deadlocked fraud counts.
Jan 20, 2023, 8:14 PM
Former top Trump ‘loyalty cop’ John McEntee testifies before grand jury: CNN
Raw Story
John McEntee, the former presidential body turned top Trump White House aide in charge of personnel, was subpoenaed in the special counsel’s investigation into Donald Trump’s actions related to the January 6 insurrection, and testified before a grand jury Friday, CNN reports.McEntee began his career...
Jan 20, 2023, 8:11 PM
Donald Trump Hit With Nearly $1 Million Sanctions For Lawsuit
Deadline
A day after a federal judge ordered Donald Trump and his attorney to pay nearly $1 million in sanctions for filing a quickly dismissed lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and 30 others, the former president dropped a case against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Jan 20, 2023, 7:20 PM
Trump’s tax cuts paid for themselves
Washington Examiner
How many times have you heard President Joe Biden or Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) berate the Trump tax cuts as “a giveaway to the rich?”
Jan 20, 2023, 7:05 PM
Nikki Haley's Chances of Beating Donald Trump in 2024 Primary
Newsweek
"As she points out, she has never lost a race," Republican strategist Matt Klink told Newsweek. Here's what experts and polls say about a 2024 bid from Haley.
Jan 20, 2023, 7:01 PM
Trump ordered to pay nearly $1 million for "frivolous" lawsuit, drops another suit soon after
CBS News
A federal judge concluded that Trump's lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and others was "completely frivolous."
Jan 20, 2023, 6:25 PM
Despite Being Accused of Cheating Against Tiger Woods, Donald Trump Has The Last Laugh After Latest Report Puts Him Ahead of Every Other American President
Essentially Sports
Donald Trump loves to play golf, and that is apparent in a recent list of former Presidents' rank on the basis of their golf handicaps.
Jan 20, 2023, 6:07 PM
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Trump drops suit against N.Y. AG James after being fined $1M
New York Daily News
Trump pulled the plug a day after a federal judge ordered him and his lawyer to pay $937,989.39 for abusing the legal system to make political points.
Jan 20, 2023, 6:02 PM
John McEntee: Former Trump aide appears before grand jury on Trump-related investigations
Cable News Network
Former Trump White House aide John McEntee appeared on Friday before a grand jury on Trump-related investigations at the federal courthouse in Washington, DC.
Jan 20, 2023, 6:02 PM
Donald Trump withdraws lawsuit against New York attorney general
UPI News
Former president Donald Trump Friday, withdrew a lawsuit from Federal Court in Florida against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Jan 20, 2023, 5:57 PM
Donald Trump Drops Lawsuit Against His Biggest Enemy
Newsweek
The decision to back down from the suit comes after Trump and his attorney were slapped with nearly $1 million in sanctions on Thursday.
Jan 20, 2023, 5:26 PM
Trump Tells Republicans What Funding to Cut as McCarthy Eyes Deal With Dems
Newsweek
Donald Trump said Republicans shouldn't "vote to cut a single penny from Medicare or Social Security to help pay for Joe Biden's reckless spending spree."
Jan 20, 2023, 5:25 PM
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Trump warns U.S. House Republicans not to touch Social Security, Medicare
The Globe and Mail
The former president’s call to protect the two single largest federal spending programs could put him at odds with some House Republicans who have said they should not be off the table in budget talks
Jan 20, 2023, 5:05 PM
Trump drops Florida lawsuit against New York attorney general
NBC News
Former President Donald Trump has dropped the federal lawsuit he filed in Florida against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Jan 20, 2023, 4:53 PM
Trump Hit With $1 Million Fine for Lawsuit Deemed Frivolous
The Wall Street Journal
Federal judge levies sanctions over suit alleging Democrats sought to rig 2016 election
Jan 20, 2023, 4:49 PM
Biden Takes a Line From Trump's Attorney to Explain His Document Scandal
Newsweek
The phrase "there's no there there" is not new to the political arena. It's a defense that's been used by Democrats and Republicans, including Donald Trump.
Jan 20, 2023, 4:44 PM
Trump is heavy favorite in GOP 2024 primary: poll
The Hill
Former President Trump is the clear favorite to win the 2024 Republican presidential nod, despite Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) swelling national profile, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey released exclusively to The Hill. In a hypothetical eight-way primary, 48 percent of Republican voters said they would back Trump for the nod, while…
Jan 20, 2023, 4:40 PM