Trump News for Sunday, May 7, 2023
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Ex-U.S. attorney
Newsweek
By extending the deadline for Trump to appear in court, Judge Lewis Kaplan took away Trump's ability to claim there was bias against him.
May 7, 2023, 11:52 PM

E. Jean Carroll Demands Trump Follow Court Order, Remove Rape Trial Posts
Newsweek
Carroll's lawyer said in a court filing that "we continue to object to Mr. Trump's public statements about evidence the Court held to be inadmissible at trial."
May 7, 2023, 11:29 PM

Trump rejects last chance to testify at New York civil trial
POLITICO
The former president is being sued by E. Jean Carroll.
May 7, 2023, 11:20 PM

Trump rape case: Even a former president is not above the law, court told
BreakingNews.ie
The former US president Donald Trump is being sued by a magazine columnist who claims he raped her in a department store dressing room.
May 7, 2023, 11:00 PM

Closing arguments set in rape and defamation suit against Trump
BreakingNews.ie
The former US president told reporters in Doonbeg, Co Clare last week that he would 'probably' attend the trial in New York
May 7, 2023, 11:00 PM

Closing arguments under way in Trump rape trial
BreakingNews.ie
Writer E Jean Carroll has said the former US president attacked her in a department store dressing room in 1996.
May 7, 2023, 11:00 PM

Huge Majority of Voters Think Biden Too Old to Serve: Poll
Newsweek
President Joe Biden is expected to be heading to a rematch against Donald Trump in 2024.
May 7, 2023, 10:48 PM

Donald Trump Breaks Silence on Bud Light Controversy
Newsweek
While praising a book that calls to "defund leftist woke companies," Trump made a pointed remark about Anheuser-Busch InBev.
May 7, 2023, 10:25 PM

Trump misses deadline to testify in E. Jean Carroll civil case
The Hill
Former President Trump will not testify at his civil trial centered around a rape allegation by writer E. Jean Carroll after his lawyers did not meet a judge-mandated deadline on Sunday to request that he testify. Trump’s legal team previously insisted he would not testify or show up to the proceedings, even after the former…
May 7, 2023, 9:46 PM
Bill Barr’s Warning on Trump
The Wall Street Journal
The former Attorney General says his one-time boss lacks the ability to deliver on his policy priorities.
May 7, 2023, 9:37 PM

Trump weighs in on Bud Light controversy: ‘time to beat the Radical Left at their own game’
The Hill
Former President Trump weighed in on the Bud Light controversy on Sunday in a Truth Social post he wrote promoting a book that calls to “defund leftist woke companies.” Trump called out Anheuser-Busch – the parent company of Bud Light – in his social media post on Sunday while promoting the “The Great Patriot Protest…
May 7, 2023, 9:22 PM
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Trump will not testify in New York rape, defamation trial
Reuters
Judge Lewis Kaplan asked Donald Trump's lawyer to tell the former president he had until Sunday afternoon to tell the court otherwise. Joseph Tacopina said last week his client waived his right.
May 7, 2023, 9:20 PM

Trump will not testify in E. Jean Carroll battery trial
Cable News Network
Former President Donald Trump will not testify in the E. Jean Carroll civil battery and defamation trial after his attorney did not inform the court of any change in strategy before a judge-imposed deadline of 5 p.m. Sunday.
May 7, 2023, 9:18 PM

DeSantis grappled during 2018 debate prep with how not to 'piss off' Trump voters, recordings obtained by ABC News show
Cable News Network
Ron DeSantis grappled with how not to "piss off" then-President Donald Trump's voters during 2018 debate preparation sessions in his first campaign for Florida governor, according to videos obtained by ABC News.
May 7, 2023, 7:03 PM
Donald Trump declines to testify in New York rape, defamation trial
Livemint
In a video deposition played for the jury on Wednesday, Trump denied raping E. Jean Carroll.
May 7, 2023, 6:30 PM

Title 42 is ending at the U.S.-Mexico border. What is it and what happens now?
The Indian Express
The COVID restrictions, known as Title 42, were first implemented under Republican then-President Donald Trump in March 2020. It allowed border agents to rapidly expel many migrants to Mexico.
May 7, 2023, 6:30 PM

Christie says the only way to defeat Trump is head on: ‘There’s only one lane’
The Hill
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), who is mulling a potential bid for the White House, said on Sunday that GOP contenders will need to “go through” former President Trump if they want to be the Republican nominee in 2024. “There’s one lane. And that one lane, Donald Trump’s at the head of. So,…
May 7, 2023, 5:52 PM

E. Jean Carroll judge 'called Trump's bluff' and forced his lawyer's hand: former prosecutor
Raw Story
Appearing on MSNBC on Sunday afternoon, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance said Donald Trump's attempt to set up the judge in the E. Jean Carroll trial for attacks should the jury rule against the former president blew up in his face.Speaking with fill-in host Michael Steele, Vance said U.S. District ...
May 7, 2023, 4:24 PM

A No Labels presidential candidate can’t win - but could determine who does
The Hill
In an interview a few days ago, Lieberman expressed ambivalence about Biden, but not about Trump.
May 7, 2023, 4:00 PM

Biden trails Trump as his approval rating hits new low in latest poll
The Straits Times
More than 38 per cent said they would vote for Mr Biden; 44 per cent said they favoured Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com.
May 7, 2023, 2:25 PM

Donald Trump 'bad' for GOP, will lose to Biden: Chris Christie
New York Post
Ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie warned that nominating Donald Trump as president will be "bad for the Republican Party" and guarantee Democrat President Joe Biden's re-election.
May 7, 2023, 1:47 PM
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Highlights of Donald Trump’s civil rape trial brought by E. Jean Carroll as jury prepares to deliberate
New York Daily News
The six men and three women who will determine whether Trump raped Carroll inside Bergdorf Goodman in the mid-1990s and defamed her when she came forward decades later have much to consider when they get to the jury room.
May 7, 2023, 11:45 AM

As 2024 elections near, US media grapples with how to cover Trump
The Guardian
CNN’s Wednesday town hall with the ex-president could be a warning bell for cable news to not repeat mistakes from 2016
May 7, 2023, 11:00 AM

Christie warns a Trump, Biden rematch ‘is bad for the Republican Party’
The Hill
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) warned on Sunday that a potential rematch between former President Trump and President Biden in 2024 would be “bad for the Republican Party.” “I’m very concerned that what we’re heading towards is a Trump-Biden rematch,” Christie said in an interview with radio talk show host John Catsimatidis on…
May 7, 2023, 11:00 AM
Trump plays the inside game to stave off '16-like convention chaos
POLITICO
The former president has been wooing delegates at his club and over the phone.
May 7, 2023, 11:00 AM