Trump News for Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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Trump headed to trial in NYC in rape and defamation case in April
New York Daily News
Manhattan Federal Court Judge Lewis Kaplan set an April 25 trial date hours after Trump’s lawyers asked him to push the case back to June.
Feb 7, 2023, 11:45 PM
Trump amplifies posts claiming DeSantis was 'grooming high school girls'
Yahoo News
Former President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday, seizing on a story that his rival for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination partied with underage students when he worked as a teacher at a Georgia high school.
Feb 7, 2023, 11:34 PM
The Koch Network Dumps Trump
The Wall Street Journal
Americans for Prosperity won’t back him in 2024, ending an awkward marriage.
Feb 7, 2023, 11:22 PM
Manhattan DA, former prosecutor trade barbs over decision on prosecuting Trump
NBC News
In his book, Mark Pomerantz, who led the Manhattan D.A.’s investigation of Trump's finances, says D.A. Alvin Bragg should've filed charges. Bragg says the case wasn't ready.
Feb 7, 2023, 11:10 PM
Trump Announces 'Play by Play' of Biden's State of the Union
Newsweek
"This speech has the opportunity to rival any of the World's great orators, including, Lincoln, Washington, and…Sir Winston Churchill," Trump posted Tuesday.
Feb 7, 2023, 10:57 PM
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Trump shares old photo of DeSantis appearing to party with teen girls when he was teacher
New York Daily News
Trump shared a post that denounced DeSantis as 'pretty gross' for 'cuddling' with the female students.
Feb 7, 2023, 10:45 PM
Experts demand Biden get tough on China, say Trump got policy 'right'
New York Post
A top former military and diplomatic official urged President Biden to act like his predecessor toward Beijing, saying the "[Trump] administration's tougher approach is right."
Feb 7, 2023, 10:21 PM
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Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is appalled by book about his office’s Trump probe
New York Daily News
Bragg said he has not read Mark Pomerantz’s new tome, “People vs. Trump: An Inside Account,” but is sickened by what he’s heard.
Feb 7, 2023, 10:15 PM
Conservative groups look beyond Trump for 2024 GOP nominee
Devdiscourse
Read more about Conservative groups look beyond Trump for 2024 GOP nominee on Devdiscourse
Feb 7, 2023, 9:43 PM
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6 things about ex-Manhattan prosecutor Mark Pomerantz’s new book on the case against Trump
New York Daily News
"The People v. Donald Trump" hit book shelves Tuesday with a slew of never-before-revealed details about the battle to hold the former president accountable
Feb 7, 2023, 9:28 PM
Michael Cohen to meet NY investigators for 15th time in ongoing Trump probe
The Hill
Michael Cohen, former President Trump’s long-time personal attorney, said he will meet with the Manhattan district attorney’s office on Wednesday as investigators appear to be nearing a decision on whether to seek charges against Trump. Cohen said on his podcast “Political Beatdown” that the meeting with District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s (D) office will mark Cohen’s…
Feb 7, 2023, 9:24 PM
Sarah Huckabee Sanders will give the official GOP rebuttal to the State of the Union. It's quite the symbolic choice.
Slate
The former Trump press secretary—and current governor of Arkansas—is giving the official GOP response to the State of the Union.
Feb 7, 2023, 9:20 PM
Did Chinese-Sent Surveillance Balloons Fly Over the US During Trump’s Presidency?
Snopes.com
Glen VanHerck, the head of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), said the flights went undetected by the military.
Feb 7, 2023, 9:02 PM
Trump rips Club for Growth after he wasn’t invited to donor retreat
The Hill
Former President Donald Trump lashed out on Tuesday against the Club for Growth, a leading conservative group, after he was left off the guest list of its annual donor retreat. In a post on his social media site, Truth Social, Trump ripped the group as the “Club For NO Growth,” and recounted how his ties to…
Feb 7, 2023, 8:28 PM
Michael Cohen to meet with Manhattan DA amidst Trump grand jury
POLITICO
Cohen said he will be meeting with District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Wednesday.
Feb 7, 2023, 8:06 PM
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, From Trump’s Mouthpiece to G.O.P. Mascot
The New York Times
The Arkansas governor perfectly reflects the moral compromises of her party.
Feb 7, 2023, 8:00 PM
Trump Official Responsible for SOTU Fence Outraging Republicans
Newsweek
Biden actually has little control over the decision.
Feb 7, 2023, 7:32 PM
Trump Rages Over Being Left Out of Conservative Event
Newsweek
Trump slammed the Club for Growth as "an assemblage of political misfits, globalists, and losers" after the group left him off their annual guest list.
Feb 7, 2023, 7:29 PM
Mexico rejects any effort to reinstate 'remain in Mexico' policy for asylum-seekers
KABC-TV
Mexico is rejecting any effort to reinstate the Trump-era 'remain in Mexico' policy for asylum-seekers.
Feb 7, 2023, 7:00 PM
Prosecutors seek a rat in Trumpville
The Hill
A cooperating co-conspirator is the lynchpin of any prosecution, but in Trump’s case, when we reach the scene of crime, the rat just isn’t there.
Feb 7, 2023, 7:00 PM
Trump set to respond to Biden’s State of the Union speech
The Hill
Former President Trump will respond to President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, according to a person familiar with Trump’s plans, offering a rebuttal that is separate from the official GOP response. Trump, who has already launched his 2024 White House bid, will offer his remarks to Biden as the two men…
Feb 7, 2023, 6:46 PM
Former Prosecutor Just Gave Trump a New Defense Strategy
Newsweek
A new book about the case against Trump "will be Exhibit A in all sorts of motions that Donald Trump could make" to dismiss charges.
Feb 7, 2023, 6:31 PM
Did Cher Say, 'If Trump Is Elected to be President in 2024, I'm Going to Blow My Brains Out'?
Snopes.com
We looked for the source of these purported remarks, which went back farther than expected.
Feb 7, 2023, 6:00 PM