Trump News for Friday, February 17, 2023
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Nikki Haley, Trump's first major challenger, urges Republicans to turn the page
Reuters
Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley brought her nascent campaign to New Hampshire on Thursday, portraying herself as a conservative firebrand while warning that to win elections Republicans must stop rehashing "old issues".
Feb 17, 2023, 11:09 PM
Five Bombshells in Tucker Carlson's Texts About Election
Newsweek
From admitting Trump should concede to trying to get another reporter fired for fact-checking Trump, here are five bombshells from the newly released texts.
Feb 17, 2023, 10:35 PM
Fox hosts didn’t believe Trump election fraud claims, text messages in Dominion's lawsuit show
Yahoo News
Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham were aware that the 2020 election conspiracy theories touted by the former president were bogus, court records in a billion-dollar defamation suit against the cable news giant reveal.
Feb 17, 2023, 10:24 PM
EPA Reinstates Tougher Rules on Mercury, Other Toxins Eased Under Trump
The Wall Street Journal
Move targeting power-plant emissions is part of a broader Biden administration push on environmental and climate rules
Feb 17, 2023, 9:51 PM
DeSantis approval drops in GOP primary: poll
The Hill
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) remains the most formidable challenger to former President Trump’s hopes of reclaiming the Republican presidential nomination — but his support may be slipping. A new Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll released Friday exclusively to The Hill shows Trump leading DeSantis 46 percent to 23 percent. That marks a 5-point drop in support…
Feb 17, 2023, 9:19 PM
EPA moves to restore rule on mercury from power plants
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday reaffirmed the basis for a rule that requires “significant reductions” in mercury and other harmful pollutants from power plants, reversing a move late in former President Donald Trump's administration to roll back emissions standards.
Feb 17, 2023, 9:09 PM
Trump beats Biden, Harris in 2024 matchups: poll
The Hill
Former President Trump leads President Biden and Vice President Harris in hypothetical 2024 matchups, according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll survey released Friday exclusively to The Hill. Forty-six percent of those surveyed said they would vote for Trump over Biden if the 2024 election were held today, compared to 41 percent who said they…
Feb 17, 2023, 9:02 PM
GOP operative gets 1.5 years in prison for facilitating illegal Russian donation to Trump 2016 campaign
Cable News Network
A Republican strategist was sentenced Friday to 1.5 years in prison for facilitating an illegal contribution from a Russian businessman to Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2016.
Feb 17, 2023, 8:50 PM
Takeaways From the Report on the Trump Georgia Investigation
The New York Times
The released excerpts from the special grand jury’s report suggest that the jurors probably recommended indictments on more charges than just perjury.
Feb 17, 2023, 8:20 PM
Trump seeks to bar sexual assault evidence at trial
CNBC
The writer E. Jean Carroll is just one of many women who have accused former President Donald Trump of sexual assault or misconduct. Trump denies the claims.
Feb 17, 2023, 8:07 PM
Fox News executives refused to let Trump on-air when he called in during January 6 attack, Dominion says
Cable News Network
Former President Donald Trump tried to call into Fox News after his supporters attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, but the network refused to put him on air, according to court filings from Dominion Voting Systems in its defamation case against the company.
Feb 17, 2023, 8:00 PM
Biden E.P.A. Reinstates Mercury Limits Weakened Under Trump
The New York Times
The moves sets the stage for the agency to issue tighter controls on mercury, a neurotoxin emitted by power plants.
Feb 17, 2023, 7:52 PM
Fox News stars and staffers privately blasted election fraud claims as bogus, court filing shows
NBC News
Employees at Fox News knew that claims blaming Donald Trump’s 2020 loss on election fraud were outlandish and false, even as the network promoted them as credible, a newly unsealed court filing appears to show.
Feb 17, 2023, 7:40 PM
Ron DeSantis in a 'good' spot to take on Trump, says Scott Walker
NBC News
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is in a strong position to run against Donald Trump, according to former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who ran in the 2016 cycle.
Feb 17, 2023, 7:33 PM
Trump team has turned over additional items marked as classified, source says
FOX 4 News
Additional papers marked as classified and a laptop have been voluntarily turned over to federal investigators in recent months, a source said.
Feb 17, 2023, 7:24 PM
GOP Arizona legislators subpoenaed by special counsel in probe of Trump
Payson Roundup
PHOENIX — At least three Arizona Republican state legislators have been subpoenaed by the U.S. Justice Department’s special counsel, Jack Smith, as part of the criminal investigation into former President
Feb 17, 2023, 7:01 PM
Fox's Murdoch called election fraud claims a 'Trump myth,' Toronto's Dominion says in court filing
CBC.ca
Toronto-founded Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News exchanged volleys in court filings on Thursday in a high-stakes defamation case, with internal texts and emails appearing to provide obstacles for the top-rated cable network to overcome.
Feb 17, 2023, 6:38 PM
Trump attorneys try to ban "Access Hollywood" tape from his civil rape trial
CBS News
Attorneys for Donald Trump want to ban from his upcoming civil rape trial the "Access Hollywood" tape in which he bragged about how celebrities can molest women.
Feb 17, 2023, 6:36 PM
Off camera, Fox hosts doubted 2020 election fraud claims
The Associated Press
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — To millions of viewers, Fox News hosts gave allies of former President Donald Trump a platform to champion false claims that he lost the 2020 election because of voter fraud.
Feb 17, 2023, 6:20 PM
Fetterman to be in hospital for weeks for depression care
CNBC
Fetterman suffered a life-threatening stroke during his Senate campaign, but still defeated his Trump-backed Republican challenger, Dr. Mehmet Oz.
Feb 17, 2023, 5:54 PM
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Trump lawyers try to ban ‘Access Hollywood’ tape from trial
Chicago Tribune
Attorneys for Donald Trump want to ban from his upcoming civil rape trial the “Access Hollywood” tape in which the former president boasts graphically about how celebrities can molest women.
Feb 17, 2023, 5:46 PM
Republican National Committee Tries To Back Trump Into a Corner
Newsweek
"Trump won't commit to supporting the Republican nominee, and I won't commit to supporting him," former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said.
Feb 17, 2023, 5:35 PM
‘Less time thinking about pronouns’: Marco Rubio wants to reinstate Trump’s ban on transgender service members
Raw Story
On July 26, 2017, out of the blue, President Donald Trump in a series of tweets falsely claiming he had consulted with his generals, announced all transgender service members would be kicked out of the U.S. Armed Forces. There was no legitimate basis for the Commander-in-Chief's decision, no scienti...
Feb 17, 2023, 5:35 PM