Trump News for Thursday, April 6, 2023
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Dilemma for Judge in Trump Case: Whether to Muzzle the Former President
The New York Times
Justice Juan M. Merchan cautioned Donald Trump against incendiary rhetoric. Then the former president went after the judge’s family.
Apr 6, 2023, 11:50 PM

Is Tiffany Trump Donald's new 'First Daughter'?
Page Six
Is Tiffany Trump, who was at Mar-a-Lago after Trump's indictment, stepping into the role of Donald Trump's 'First Daughter' now that Ivanka Trump has quit politics.
Apr 6, 2023, 11:24 PM

White House denies 'chaos' during Afghanistan withdrawal: 'Didn't see it from my perch'
Washington Examiner
The White House pushed back on the idea President Joe Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan was chaotic, defending its summary of administration-wide after-action reports that transfers much of the responsibility to former President Donald Trump.
Apr 6, 2023, 11:14 PM

Biden Afghanistan report mostly blames Trump for chaotic US withdrawal
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Apr 6, 2023, 11:05 PM
Stormy Daniels tells Piers Morgan she doesn’t want Trump jailed: ‘The king has been dethroned’
Independent.ie
Stormy Daniels says that she felt “sad” to see Donald Trump make history as the first president to be arrested and arraigned in court on criminal charges linked to hush money payments he made to her.
Apr 6, 2023, 11:00 PM

All the President’s mendacity
Deccan Herald
Donald Trump has the dubious distinction of being the first former US President to be criminally charged. The charges relate to hush money payments to former porn actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election to stop her from going public with her account of their sexual encounters. The charge includes 34 felony counts of falsification of business records to
Apr 6, 2023, 10:56 PM

Can Trump run for president from prison? Yes, and it’s been done before.
POLITICO
He could follow the playbook of the socialist firebrand Eugene V. Debs, who in 1920 received nearly a million votes while behind bars.
Apr 6, 2023, 10:52 PM

Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump
Boston.com
The Biden administration laid the blame on Donald Trump for the deadly and chaotic 2021 withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
Apr 6, 2023, 10:21 PM
The case against Trump is neither trivial nor political. Is it enough to convict him? That’s what the trial is for
The Globe and Mail
The indictment of the former president is being assailed on every conceivable ground – other than his innocence
Apr 6, 2023, 10:00 PM

Megyn Kelly: Media treating Stormy Daniels ‘like she’s Joan of Arc’
The Hill
Former Fox News host and conservative pundit Megyn Kelly said the media is treating Stormy Daniels — the adult film star at the center of former President Trump’s most recent legal woes — “like she’s Joan of Arc.” Kelly, joined by the hosts of the “Ruthless Podcast,” played a clip of Daniels’s recent interview with…
Apr 6, 2023, 9:52 PM

Trump faces blame for chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan
Belfast Telegraph
President Joe Biden’s administration has blamed his predecessor, Donald Trump, for the deadly and chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in 2021.
Apr 6, 2023, 9:45 PM
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Ex-DOJ lawyer tells jury he met with Chinese to further illegal lobbying campaign
Reuters
A former U.S. Department of Justice attorney told a jury on Thursday that he simultaneously worked on behalf of hip-hop artist Pras Michel, as part of an illegal foreign influence campaign to persuade the Trump administration to return a dissident to China.
Apr 6, 2023, 9:38 PM

Stormy Daniels reveals moment she broke down in tears amid Donald Trump storm in bombshell Piers Morgan interview
The Irish Sun
STORMY Daniels revealed the moment she broke down in tears amid the uproar over her alleged affair with Donald Trump.The mum-of-one, 44, opened up to
Apr 6, 2023, 9:30 PM
Trump cops blame for chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Australian Financial Review
President Joe Biden’s choices “were severely constrained by conditions created by his predecessor”, the White House said.
Apr 6, 2023, 9:24 PM

McCaul calls Kirby’s comments on Afghanistan withdrawal ‘disgraceful and insulting’
The Hill
The GOP chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday blasted the White House for dismissing the idea that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was chaotic and shifting blame on the Trump administration for creating unfavorable conditions for the pullout. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), whose committee is leading a probe of the Biden administration’s…
Apr 6, 2023, 9:24 PM

Pic of Judge's Daughter Politicized and Manipulated After Trump Arraignment
Snopes.com
The photograph of Juan Merchan with his daughter was digitally manipulated by internet users.
Apr 6, 2023, 9:15 PM
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Florida Rep. Byron Donalds endorses Trump for president in big snub of DeSantis
New York Daily News
A rising star on the far right wing of the GOP, Donalds said Trump stands alone as the one Republican who can take back the country in 2024.
Apr 6, 2023, 9:12 PM
Gov. DeSantis calls out Fed Chair Powell
Yahoo Canada Finance
Yahoo Finance political columnist Rick Newman joins the Live Show to discuss Florida Gov Ron DeSantis' criticism of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, and former President Trump's felony charges.
Apr 6, 2023, 8:53 PM

House Judiciary chair subpoenas former Manhattan prosecutor who investigated Trump
CBS News
Mark Pomerantz turned down a request to voluntarily cooperate with a congressional investigation.
Apr 6, 2023, 8:50 PM

Merseyside couple wanting 'quiet' wedding marry at site of Trump's arraignment
Liverpool Echo
The couple thought their dream wedding was going to be cancelled
Apr 6, 2023, 8:45 PM
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Americans divided over criminal charges against Trump - Reuters/Ipsos poll
Reuters
The prosecution of former President Donald Trump has evenly divided Americans but appears to have boosted his chances of winning the Republican nomination for the 2024 election, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday.
Apr 6, 2023, 8:30 PM

Stormy Daniels was riding horse named 'Redemption' when Donald Trump was indicted
Irish Mirror
Stormy Daniels has opened up to Piers Morgan about the moment she found out Donald Trump had been indicted
Apr 6, 2023, 8:05 PM
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Biden hopes to convince Americans Afghan chaos was caused by Trump’s lack of a plan
The Irish Times
President’s poll numbers never recovered after the sudden withdrawal from Kabul
Apr 6, 2023, 8:03 PM

The Trump Cable News Coverage Was Good, Actually
POLITICO
The media scolds are wrong.
Apr 6, 2023, 7:44 PM

White House blames Trump for 2021 Afghanistan troop withdrawal chaos
The Guardian
Biden administration releases review saying president’s options were ‘severely constrained’ by decisions of predecessor
Apr 6, 2023, 7:38 PM