Trump News for Friday, February 3, 2023
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'Four more years': Democratic loyalists embrace Biden 2024 plan
Devdiscourse
They have largely dismissed suggestions that Democrats need fresh leadership or polls like the Reuters/Ipsos one showing Biden on 40% approval, a figure that matches where Trump was at this stage in his presidency. Trump has already launched his 2024 campaign but is expected to face a primary challenge, including from his former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley.
Feb 3, 2023, 11:56 PM
Why Trump's head-on attack on DeSantis' COVID policies will never fly
New York Post
Donald Trump's early attacks on the COVID record of Ron DeSantis show that he knows the Florida governor has outflanked him on the populist right
Feb 3, 2023, 11:46 PM
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Ex-prosecutor Mark Pomerantz accuses Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg of botching Trump investigation in new book: report
New York Daily News
Bragg has already tried to halt the publication of Mark Pomerantz’s “People vs. Donald Trump,” which hits shelves on Tuesday.
Feb 3, 2023, 11:31 PM
Manhattan DA’s Office Explored Charging Donald Trump, Says Former Prosecutor
The Wall Street Journal
New book outlines efforts, ultimately aborted, to bring criminal charges against former president
Feb 3, 2023, 11:21 PM
Pence traveling to South Carolina amid 2024 speculation
The Hill
Former Vice President Pence is traveling to South Carolina on Monday amid increasing speculation that he’s eyeing a 2024 White House bid and following former President Trump’s visit to the state last month. Pence will visit with local law enforcement officials, including Chief Reggie Burgess, while in North Charleston and participate in a law enforcement…
Feb 3, 2023, 10:50 PM
Ex-prosecutor's new book details fight over indicting Trump
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
As the Manhattan district attorney’s office again ramps up its yearslong investigation of Donald Trump, a new book by a former prosecutor who once led the probe details just how close the former president came to getting indicted — and laments friction with the new D.
Feb 3, 2023, 10:00 PM
Prosecutors likened Trump to mob boss and had to prove he wasn’t insane - book
The Guardian
Mark Pomerantz, who was on New York team investigating tax affairs, reportedly compares ex-president to John Gotti
Feb 3, 2023, 9:59 PM
Trump splits with McCarthy on Babbitt’s death: ‘I totally disagree’
The Hill
Former President Trump said Thursday that he “totally” disagrees with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on the death of Ashli Babbitt, a Jan. 6 rioter who was shot and killed by Capitol Police. After Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed on Tuesday that Babbitt had been murdered during the pro-Trump insurrection, McCarthy broke with the Georgia congresswoman,…
Feb 3, 2023, 9:30 PM
This week in Bidenomics: Bragathon
Yahoo Canada Finance
Biden can now claim economic superlatives that eluded his bombastic predecessor, Donald Trump.
Feb 3, 2023, 8:06 PM
Trump Jr. Calls on Montanans to Destroy the Chinese Spy Balloon Themselves
Newsweek
The balloon is 60,000 feet in the air, well above the range any civilian firearm could accurately hit.
Feb 3, 2023, 7:59 PM
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‘Speak Out’ reader opinion: Time will tell if Tom Brady stays retired this time
Chicago Tribune
Speak Out readers discuss Tom Brady, Biden and Trump.
Feb 3, 2023, 7:46 PM
Former Trump official led feds to Telegram group livestreaming child abuse
Ars Technica
At least 17 charged after authorities gained access to encrypted messages.
Feb 3, 2023, 7:24 PM
Trump Likened to Mob Boss John Gotti in Ex-Prosecutor’s New Book
The New York Times
Mark F. Pomerantz, who resigned from the Manhattan district attorney’s office last year, wrote that he had pursued a racketeering case against the former president.
Feb 3, 2023, 7:21 PM
Democrats, Seeing a Weaker Trump, Are Falling in Line Behind Biden
The New York Times
Concerns about the president’s age are being overcome by enthusiasm about his record so far, optimism about the G.O.P. field — and the absence of better options.
Feb 3, 2023, 7:16 PM
Trump's Legal Trouble in Georgia Is Pressuring Bragg to Step Up: Kirschner
Newsweek
One district attorney investigating Trump might be the impetus for another to also feel compelled to indict, said the former federal prosecutor.
Feb 3, 2023, 7:10 PM
How a rogue balloon could scupper US-China relations
New Statesman
A Chinese surveillance balloon has been spotted over the US. Donald Trump wants the military to shoot it down.
Feb 3, 2023, 6:32 PM
Trump Needs a Confrontation. His G.O.P. Rivals Don’t Have to Give Him One.
The New York Times
For now, allowing the former president to fade is wiser than attacking him.
Feb 3, 2023, 6:00 PM
Trump splits with ally McCarthy over Ashli Babbitt shooting on Jan. 6
NBC News
Former President Donald Trump took a jab at House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for defending the Capitol Police officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6.
Feb 3, 2023, 5:46 PM
Trump spent 2020 attacking ballot drop boxes - but now he’s demanding they be deployed in churches
Raw Story
Donald Trump laid the groundwork early in the 2020 election for his possible defeat by attacking voting by mail and ballot drop boxes, insisting they should be illegal while making clear if he lost the White House those proven safe and effective means of voting would be to blame.But now, with a flai...
Feb 3, 2023, 5:21 PM
Super Bowl 2023 prediction, odds, reasons for hope for both teams: Eagles' balance may trump Chiefs' resume
CBS Sports
An early forecast of Super Bowl LVII
Feb 3, 2023, 4:36 PM
Trump Does Complete 180 on Election Issue
Newsweek
The former president previously called ballot drop boxes a "security disaster," now he says he wants them "everywhere."
Feb 3, 2023, 4:30 PM
Has Nikki Haley got what it takes to challenge Donald Trump?
Evening Standard
The former South Carolina governor is poised to run against Trump as a Republican presidential candidate. Maddy Mussen on how she set her sights on the White House
Feb 3, 2023, 4:21 PM
Seth Meyers on Republican agenda: ‘It’s just about making the libs mad’
The Guardian
Late-night hosts discussed the ongoing rivalry between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis and how gas stoves continue to be a talking point
Feb 3, 2023, 4:17 PM
Chinese Spy Balloon Puts U.S. Back on Cold War Footing
Newsweek
Some Republicans such as former President Donald Trump have called for the balloon to be shot down as it crosses the U.S.
Feb 3, 2023, 3:58 PM
Trump Operatives Laughed About Talking to Black People During 2020 Campaign
Newsweek
Leaked audio features members of Trump's campaign team in Wisconsin speaking in a meeting shortly after Election Day.
Feb 3, 2023, 3:53 PM