Trump News for Monday, February 6, 2023
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NORAD missed Chinese spy balloon flights during Trump admin, general admits
New York Post
A top military commander said the US had not detected previous incursions by Chinese spy balloons as they took place during the Trump administration.
Feb 6, 2023, 11:42 PM
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Chinese surveillance balloons flew near Texas during Trump’s term, defense officials say
The Dallas Morning News
WASHINGTON — As political squabbles over the sighting of a Chinese balloon over several states last week continue, a senior U.S. defense official has said...
Feb 6, 2023, 11:31 PM
White House: Improved surveillance caught Chinese balloon
FOX 4 News
U.S. officials said Monday that improvements ordered by President Biden to strengthen defenses against Chinese espionage helped spot the spy balloon — and determine that similar flights were conducted at multiple points during the Trump administration.
Feb 6, 2023, 10:46 PM
Ex-Manhattan prosecutor describes internal clash over charging Trump
The Hill
The Manhattan district attorney possessed sufficient evidence to convict former President Trump last year and was wrong to not seek charges, an ex-prosecutor in the case contends in his forthcoming book. Mark Pomerantz argued his team built a “solid case” for securing Trump’s conviction on financial crimes, and he offered a searing criticism of how…
Feb 6, 2023, 10:24 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene Reverses Course on Spy Balloons, Calls for Probe
Newsweek
The congresswoman Monday walked back her denial of Chinese spy balloons during the Trump administration and called for an investigation into the Pentagon.
Feb 6, 2023, 10:21 PM
Trump Embarks on New Crusade After String of Legal Losses
Newsweek
Trump announced he is suing the Pulitzer Prize Board over its recognition of reporting on his alleged ties to Russia during 2016.
Feb 6, 2023, 8:56 PM
Former Manhattan prosecutor says ‘many bits and pieces of evidence’ could be used to charge Trump
The Hill
Former Manhattan prosecutor Mark Pomerantz says “many bits and pieces of evidence” could be used to bring criminal charges against former President Trump for his business and tax dealings. The former special assistant district attorney (DA) for New York County said prosecutors could pull together enough evidence to prove that Trump willfully OK’d the manipulation…
Feb 6, 2023, 8:42 PM
Education Issues Vault to Top of the G.O.P.’s Presidential Race
The New York Times
Donald Trump and possible rivals, like Gov. Ron DeSantis, are making appeals to conservative voters on race and gender issues, but such messages had a mixed record in November’s midterm elections.
Feb 6, 2023, 8:15 PM
Trump Could Face Logistical Nightmare if Charges Land in Multiple States
Newsweek
Trump's 2024 campaign could be impacted by several state and federal investigations.
Feb 6, 2023, 8:12 PM
Top general says Trump-era spy balloons flew over the U.S. undetected
POLITICO
Gen. Glen VanHerck cited a "gap" in capability that caused the DoD to miss the incursions.
Feb 6, 2023, 7:44 PM
Pentagon says it had an 'awareness gap' that led to failure to detect 3 Chinese balloons under Trump
Cable News Network
The American military had a "domain awareness gap" that allowed three other suspected Chinese spy balloons to transit the continental United States undetected under the Trump administration, the Pentagon general responsible for providing air and missile defense over North America said on Monday.
Feb 6, 2023, 7:32 PM
Pentagon May Have Purposefully Hidden Spy Balloon From Trump: Republican
Newsweek
"And there is some speculation...that the Pentagon deliberately did it because they thought Trump would be too provocative and too aggressive," Mike Waltz said.
Feb 6, 2023, 7:16 PM
Marco Rubio Slammed for Fearing China Balloon not 'Trump Insurrection'
Newsweek
Ex-GOP strategist Steve Schmidt accused the Florida Republican of "fear-mongering" over the suspected spy balloon, which was shot down over the weekend.
Feb 6, 2023, 7:10 PM
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U.S. failed to detect past Chinese spy balloons over United States, senior general says
The Globe and Mail
Chinese spy balloons had briefly flown over the U.S. at least three times during Trump’s administration and one previously under Biden, Pentagon says
Feb 6, 2023, 7:10 PM
Trump porn star payment a ‘zombie case’ that wouldn’t die, ex-prosecutor says in book
The Guardian
Mark Pomerantz writes of frustration of attempt to make hush money to Stormy Daniels a money-laundering case
Feb 6, 2023, 7:05 PM
Biden Gets Ominous Warning About His 2024 Run
Newsweek
While more voters said they'd be angry if former President Donald Trump were elected in 2024, only 7 percent said they would be enthusiastic if Biden won.
Feb 6, 2023, 7:01 PM
Greene calls for probe into why Trump was unaware of previous Chinese balloons
The Hill
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday called for a probe into why former President Trump was apparently not informed of previous Chinese surveillance balloons that Biden officials are saying crossed over the U.S. at least three times during the previous administration. “If it’s true the Pentagon purposely did NOT tell President Trump of Chinese…
Feb 6, 2023, 6:11 PM
Julián Castro: Latest Trump-Biden poll ‘should be worrisome’ for Democrats
The Hill
Former Obama Cabinet member Julián Castro said recent polling that shows President Biden lagging behind former President Trump in a potential 2024 rematch should raise some eyebrows in the Democratic Party. An ABC-Washington Post poll this week showed that Trump had a 48 percent to 45 percent advantage over the incumbent president, a gap that…
Feb 6, 2023, 6:02 PM
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Trump unloads on ex-prosecutor Mark Pomerantz’s new book on Manhattan DA’s fraud probe
New York Daily News
Trump said the fact that a onetime top lawyer could attack him so fiercely proves that the entire criminal justice system is biased against him.
Feb 6, 2023, 5:39 PM
Reel Suspects boards Belgian Donald Trump-Inspired dark comedy ‘Krump’
Deadline
Jean-Benoit Ugeux stars as a fallen ex-porn actor who embarks on a hopeless mission to raise 50,000 euros to get back his kidnapped daughter.
Feb 6, 2023, 5:17 PM
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Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘When Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis becomes president ... the first thing they need to do is clean house’
Chicago Tribune
Talk of the County
Feb 6, 2023, 5:15 PM
Do You Miss the Trump Foreign Policy Yet?
The Wall Street Journal
Sen. J.D. Vance says it was all about ‘no new wars.’ But there’s more to it.
Feb 6, 2023, 4:50 PM