Trump News for Wednesday, April 5, 2023
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Bragg’s political prosecution: Letters to the Editor - April 6, 2023
New York Post
Post readers discuss Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's charges against former President Donald Trump.
Apr 5, 2023, 11:53 PM
Trump makes play for DeSantis donors
POLITICO
Donald Trump’s campaign is reaching out directly to Ron DeSantis' donors to convince them to jump ship.
Apr 5, 2023, 11:48 PM
Melania ‘lives in an ivory tower of denial’
NEWS.com.au
Melania Trump “lives in an ivory tower of denial,” said a friend of the former first lady – who was absent as her husband made his first public comments after becoming the first commander-in-chief in US history to be arraigned on criminal charges.
Apr 5, 2023, 11:48 PM
Trump Asks Republicans in Congress to Defund Justice Department and FBI
News18
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on his fellow Republicans in Congress to slash funding for the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI, one day after pleading not guilty in New York to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Trump, who is seeking to regain the presidency in 2024, took aim at federal law enforcement authorities.
Apr 5, 2023, 11:45 PM
How frightening new AI Midjourney creates realistic fake art
New York Post
People were recently baffled by AI art of Donald Trump being aggressively arrested and Pope Francis in a Balenciaga coat circulating widely online. They were fakes — but incredibly convincing ones. Both were created by AI Midjourney, a program that’s rapidly changing art and graphics design.
Apr 5, 2023, 11:37 PM
Bragg's indictment pretends politicians never suppress embarrassing info
New York Post
Alvin Bragg said he’s charging Donald Trump with 34 felonies because Trump sought to "suppress negative information” to boost his chances in the 2016 election.
Apr 5, 2023, 11:34 PM
Did Donald Trump Ask for 'Retribution by the Courts' in 1989 Newspaper Ad?
Snopes.com
He placed ads in four newspapers in 1989 demanding reinstatement of the death penalty after a woman was mugged, beaten, and raped in Central Park.
Apr 5, 2023, 11:33 PM
Now Trump wants to defund the DoJ and FBI
The Australian Financial Review
Donald Trump, who is seeking to regain the presidency in 2024, took aim at federal law enforcement authorities even though the criminal charges against him were pursued not by them but by the Manhattan district attorney.
Apr 5, 2023, 11:30 PM
Republicans Vowed to Grill Bragg About Trump, but It’s Not So Simple
The New York Times
G.O.P. leaders have talked tough about investigating the New York prosecutor bringing charges against the former president, but behind the scenes, they are weighing how to move ahead.
Apr 5, 2023, 11:20 PM
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Don’t fall for these fake Donald Trump mug shots. He didn’t take one
The Dallas Morning News
Former President Donald Trump did not take a mug shot during his April 4 arraignment in New York City, but many social media users shared fake mug shots that...
Apr 5, 2023, 11:10 PM
What It Was Like Inside the Courtroom During Trump’s Arraignment
The New York Times
Here are some of the most important moments from the hearing where criminal charges against Donald Trump were unveiled.
Apr 5, 2023, 11:10 PM
Fresh proof Bragg's Trump case is a reach, and nakedly political
New York Post
The numbers don’t lie: Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s case against Trump is a massive outlier, not the “bread and butter” move the crime-lover claimed it was.
Apr 5, 2023, 11:07 PM
FEC: Trump-Stormy case ‘not a campaign finance violation’
Washington Examiner
A key member of the Federal Election Commission today rejected the Manhattan district attorney’s indictment of former President Donald Trump as a violation of federal election laws.
Apr 5, 2023, 11:02 PM
Donald Trump is shaping up to land himself with more problems
Independent.ie
For Joe Biden supporters, there’s always unease when he carefully threads those downward steps leaving Air Force One. A serious fall while departing the presidential plane could scupper his chances of being re-elected president.
Apr 5, 2023, 11:00 PM
‘Frustrated and upset,’ Donald Trump goes silent, then seethes as the donations rack up
Independent.ie
Donald Trump spent much of Tuesday in an unfamiliar position, at the mercy of others: whisked around Manhattan by the Secret Service; getting fingerprinted in the custody of the district attorney; sitting still and quietly before a judge.
Apr 5, 2023, 11:00 PM
Democrats write off Trump at their peril - a conviction will make him a martyr among some voters
Independent.ie
The Manhattan indictment of Donald Trump is a political trial, so what’s the political verdict? That these events are good for Trump in the short term but could become debilitating in the long run. He faces far stronger allegations than this.
Apr 5, 2023, 11:00 PM
Trump faces blame for chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan
BreakingNews.ie
The White House said Joe Biden was ‘severely constrained’ by Donald’s Trump’s previous decisions.
Apr 5, 2023, 11:00 PM
Trump created conditions for chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan, review says
BreakingNews.ie
US president Joe Biden was ‘severely constrained’ by the decisions of his predecessor Donald Trump, the report says
Apr 5, 2023, 11:00 PM
Bragg’s ‘dubious legal theory’, feds’ illegal Starbucks move and other commentary
New York Post
“It is unclear that the felony statute that Trump is accused of violating actually applies to him,” moans Vox’s Ian Millhiser.
Apr 5, 2023, 10:50 PM
Trump charges are a first in the U.S. How have trials for world leaders played out elsewhere?
CBC.ca
Donald Trump has become the first sitting or former U.S. president to face criminal charges, but history shows that leaders have faced trial in other established democracies without shaking trust in those institutions.
Apr 5, 2023, 10:40 PM
‘The Simpsons’ predicted Trump arrest, ‘Barbie’ movie 29 years ago
New York Post
"The Simpsons" is notorious for making eerily accurate "predictions" of today's headlines — but this time they might've executed a prophetic twofer.
Apr 5, 2023, 10:39 PM
Trump’s Charges Bring Doubts, Hopes and Uncertainty in Both Parties
The New York Times
To some Republicans and Democrats, the charges appeared flimsy and less consequential than many had hoped. To others, the case had the potential to reverberate politically.
Apr 5, 2023, 10:26 PM
Do Critics of Trump’s Indictment Have a Point?
The New York Times
This case may be a legal stretch, but it would be a problem to give a boss impunity after imprisoning his underling.
Apr 5, 2023, 10:24 PM
Donald Trump calls for defunding of the FBI, Justice Department ‘until they come to their senses’
PerthNow
Donald Trump has lashed out at investigators a day after facing court on criminal charges, demanding funding massive cuts for the FBI and Justice Department.
Apr 5, 2023, 10:19 PM
Opinion | The Gaping Hole in the Middle of the Trump Indictment
POLITICO
What exactly are the ‘other crimes’ the former president is alleged to have committed that justify bringing the case?
Apr 5, 2023, 10:14 PM