Trump News for Monday, April 17, 2023
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Two-thirds say Congress shouldn’t interfere with Trump legal probes: poll
The Hill
Two-thirds of respondents said in a new CBS News/You Gov poll that Congress shouldn’t interfere with recent legal investigations involving former President Trump. The new poll, published Monday, found that 67 percent of respondents said that GOP lawmakers shouldn’t interfere with the investigations involving former President Trump, while 33 percent of respondents said that GOP…
Apr 17, 2023, 11:59 PM
5 takeaways from Jim Jordan’s NYC hearing into Alvin Bragg and crime
The Hill
A new battle in the political war over former President Trump’s indictment took place in New York on Monday. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a key Trump ally, held a field hearing. The hearing’s official title was “Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan” — and several such victims did testify. But the hearing was…
Apr 17, 2023, 11:32 PM
Elon Musk to start ‘TruthGPT’ AI platform
The Australian Financial Review
The billionaire says his new artificial intelligence platform, which has a similar name to Donald Trump’s Truth Social, will seek to understand the nature of the universe.
Apr 17, 2023, 11:26 PM
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Ron DeSantis threatens to retaliate against Disney after Trump trolled him for ‘Mickey Mouse’ deal
New York Daily News
Days after Trump mocked him, DeSantis vowed the state would reassert control over an Orlando-area municipal district that Disney has sought to maintain its grip on.
Apr 17, 2023, 11:10 PM
Liz Cheney memoir to revisit aftermath of US Capitol siege
BreakingNews.ie
Ms Cheney has said she wants to ensure that Donald Trump, who has announced his candidacy for 2024, will never be president again.
Apr 17, 2023, 11:00 PM
Joint Chiefs shuffle: Biden’s top contenders to replace Trump’s military leaders
POLITICO
Besides the chair, the Pentagon could also see new leaders for the Army, Navy, Marines and possibly the Air Force this year.
Apr 17, 2023, 10:30 PM
Nine more US states join federal lawsuit against Google over ad tech
Devdiscourse
Google has denied any wrongdoing and has asked Judge Leonie Brinkema in the Eastern District of Virginia to dismiss the lawsuit. The Justice Department's ad tech lawsuit followed a separate lawsuit filed in 2020, at the end of the Trump administration, that accused Google of violating antitrust law to maintain its dominance in search.
Apr 17, 2023, 10:01 PM
GOP immigration bill sketches battle lines for 2024
The Hill
House Republicans on Monday unveiled a 130-page immigration bill packed with President Trump-era immigration proposals that is poised to set battle lines within the GOP and between the two parties. Among other proposals, the bill includes severe restrictions on asylum-seekers, an issue that’s caused a rift in the party and led to a public feud…
Apr 17, 2023, 9:47 PM
GOP confronts raucous field hearing on NYC crime
The Hill
Lawmakers of both parties may have gotten more than they bargained for during a field hearing in New York City on Monday organized in the shadow of former President Trump’s indictment in the city. Ostensibly about high crime rates in New York under the leadership of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D), who is prosecuting…
Apr 17, 2023, 9:06 PM
CBS News poll: Most say congressional Republicans should let Trump investigations run their course
CBS News
But a majority of Republicans would have the GOP in Congress try to stop them.
Apr 17, 2023, 9:00 PM
House Judiciary hearing on crime in Manhattan brings out victims' grieving families, Trump supporters
Yahoo News
On Monday the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on crime at a federal building in lower Manhattan. Although field hearings, held outside of Washington, D.C., are a well-established practice, Monday’s was a remarkable, sometimes rancorous display of discord.
Apr 17, 2023, 7:53 PM
Is Alvin Bragg’s Case Against Trump Constitutional?
The Wall Street Journal
Biden—and all future presidents—should hope that it is judged to violate the Supremacy Clause.
Apr 17, 2023, 7:24 PM
In Trump N.Y. case, Rep. Jim Jordan challenges Manhattan DA's lawsuit
UPI News
Attorneys for House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan have struck back at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, filing an opposition to his lawsuit on Monday.
Apr 17, 2023, 6:43 PM
Judge rejects Donald Trump effort to delay trial on E. Jean Carroll rape allegations
UPI News
A federal judge in New York said Monday that E. Jean Carroll's defamation and battery civil trial against former President Donald Trump can move toward its April 25 start after denying him a one-month "cooling off" perio
Apr 17, 2023, 6:23 PM
Judge rejects Trump request to delay rape trial over negative publicity
The Guardian
The court said that Trump himself ‘provoked’ some of the publicity and cannot claim prejudice to delay next week’s trial start
Apr 17, 2023, 6:03 PM
Partisan Bickering, Outbursts Interrupt House Judiciary Committee’s Hearing in New York
The Wall Street Journal
Republicans criticize Manhattan district attorney’s handling of crime; Democrats say ‘sham’ hearing stems from Trump indictment
Apr 17, 2023, 5:57 PM
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NYC crime victims rail against Manhattan DA Bragg in chaotic House GOP hearing ripped as ‘sham’ by Dems
New York Daily News
The hearing, convened by the House Judiciary Committee’s GOP members at the Javits Federal Building in Manhattan, turned tumultuous off the bat as a group of anti-Trump activists tried to storm into the room right as testimony was about to get underway.
Apr 17, 2023, 5:49 PM
Trump urges Murdoch to embrace false 2020 election claims in Dominion trial
The Hill
Former President Trump is urging Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of Fox Corp., to embrace his false allegations of voter fraud if the media mogul is to give testimony during a jury trial in the defamation lawsuit facing Fox News this week. “Fox News is in big trouble if they do not expose the truth on…
Apr 17, 2023, 5:32 PM
US House won't raise debt limit without spending cuts, says Republican leader Kevin McCarthy
Firstpost
McCarthy, a close ally of former president Donald Trump, said President Joe Biden's policies added trillions of dollars of debt to the US fiscal portfolio, which he argued had also caused the inflation crisis
Apr 17, 2023, 5:27 PM
Judge denies Trump bid to delay E. Jean Carroll rape trial in NYC
New York Post
A federal judge on Monday shot down Donald Trump’s bid to delay his trial on allegations he sexually assaulted and defamed advice columnist E. Jean Carroll that’s set to begin next week.
Apr 17, 2023, 5:01 PM
Trump Holding April Campaign Event in Manchester, NH
NBC10 Boston
Donald Trump last appeared in New Hampshire in January, when he was the keynote speaker at a New Hampshire Republican State Committee fundraiser.
Apr 17, 2023, 5:00 PM
Nadler says Jordan ‘is doing the bidding’ of Trump with hearing on Manhattan crime
The Hill
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) accused Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) of “doing the bidding” of former President Trump during the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on violent crime in Manhattan on Monday. The GOP-led committee announced the field hearing in New York City shortly after a grand jury empaneled by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) voted…
Apr 17, 2023, 4:56 PM
'Hypocrisy': New York Democrats deride Judiciary Committee's Manhattan hearing
POLITICO
“This hearing is being called for one reason and one reason only: to protect Donald Trump," said Rep. Jerry Nadler.
Apr 17, 2023, 4:40 PM