Trump News for Friday, May 19, 2023
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Winner of Mike Lindell’s $5M election fraud contest asks a federal court to make him pay
The Hill
The winner of a contest that MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell created for people to try to disprove his election fraud claims has asked a federal court to make Lindell pay him the money after the ally of former President Trump has refused. Lindell promised to pay $5 million to anyone who could disprove his data…
May 19, 2023, 11:31 PM
Prosecutors threaten new charges against Allen Weisselberg - unless he flips on Trump: report
Salon
Ex-Trump Organization financial chief already served 100 days in Rikers. Now he may be charged with perjury.
May 19, 2023, 9:27 PM
Poll finds Trump beating Biden by 7 points, DeSantis tying president in matchup
The Hill
Former President Trump leads President Biden by a 7-point margin in a new survey shared Friday with The Hill from Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll. Separately, the poll found Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) deadlocked in a tie when those surveyed were asked who they preferred in a head-to-head matchup. The results coupled together point…
May 19, 2023, 8:27 PM
What Does CNN Want From Donald Trump?
The Wall Street Journal
The town hall was as surreal and cynical as it gets.
May 19, 2023, 6:10 PM
Supreme Court Decision That Could Help Trump in Criminal Case
Newsweek
In 2000, the Supreme Court ruled that sentences can't be enhanced on facts outside of an indictment. Trump's team is likely to bring that defense in Manhattan.
May 19, 2023, 6:09 PM
How Brian Kemp solved the puzzle of the Trump-era GOP
Washington Examiner
So why isn't he running to be the party's standard-bearer?
May 19, 2023, 5:01 PM
Georgia DA likely to announce Trump indictment in August
New York Post
The Atlanta prosecutor leading the probe into former President Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results is expected to announce in August whether criminal charges will be brought.
May 19, 2023, 4:36 PM
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Data Dive with Nik Nanos: Caught between two superpowers, Canadians want to seek out new allies
The Globe and Mail
Canadians’ opinions have soured on China in recent years, and softened on the U.S. since Trump’s exit. But some European powers are getting more favourable responses than either
May 19, 2023, 4:19 PM
Trump urges hardline position as debt ceiling talks paused: ‘Do not fold!!!’
The Hill
Former President Trump on Friday urged Republican lawmakers to dig in on debt ceiling talks just as negotiations with the White House were paused over disagreements. “Republicans should not make a deal on the debt ceiling unless they get everything they want (Including the ‘kitchen sink’),” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “That’s the way the…
May 19, 2023, 4:15 PM
FACTBOX-2024 US presidential election: who is in, who is out and who is still thinking about it
Devdiscourse
Here is a list of declared candidates and other potential 2024 hopefuls in both the Democratic and Republican parties. TIM SCOTT The only Black Republican U.S. senator has low name recognition outside his home state of South Carolina, but his optimism and focus on unifying his divided party have helped him draw a contrast with the more aggressive approach by Trump and DeSantis.
May 19, 2023, 4:14 PM
DeSantis says only he can beat Biden in 2024 presidential election
The Guardian
Florida governor, expected to announce run soon, tells fundraising event Trump does not have ‘serious chance’ of being elected
May 19, 2023, 3:26 PM
Trump's Legal Woes Help Tighten Grip on Republican Nomination
Newsweek
Donald Trump now leads Ron DeSantis by 69 points with Republican voters in the race to be the party's 2024 presidential candidate.
May 19, 2023, 3:17 PM
Georgia prosecutor clears decks for possible Trump charges
The Hill
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) asked judges in the county not to schedule trials and in-person hearings in roughly the first half of August, a signal she may bring charges against former President Trump during that time. Willis also indicated about 70 percent of her staff will work remotely on various days in…
May 19, 2023, 2:18 PM
As Trump's legal woes mount, Republicans prep with a new talking point: Jury verdicts don't count
Salon
John Durham's report cements the new GOP line of attack on democracy: Rejecting the legitimacy of jury trials
May 19, 2023, 2:00 PM
Ron DeSantis claims only ‘Biden and me’ have a winning chance in 2024 US presidential race, report says - live
The Guardian
Republican Florida governor reportedly dismissed Donald Trump’s chances as he gears up to announce his candidacy on Wednesday
May 19, 2023, 1:50 PM
Biden and Trump: Our worst-case candidates
Washington Examiner
The country needs a break from the chaos of Biden and Trump's incompetence.
May 19, 2023, 1:02 PM
Want Food Assistance? GOP Says Sell Everything You Own First | Opinion
Newsweek
In their quest for a scalp, any scalp, in the debt ceiling fight, House Republicans have fallen back on an old hobbyhorse from the pre-Trump GOP.
May 19, 2023, 1:00 PM
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Durham report criticized elements of FBI’s investigation into Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign
The Dallas Morning News
What did the more-than-300-page Durham report conclude after investigators conducted more than 480 interviews, served more than 190 subpoenas and reviewed...
May 19, 2023, 1:00 PM
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Letters: Trump town hall was wrong; support law enforcement
Chicago Tribune
Letters to the editor submitted to the Daily Southtown.
May 19, 2023, 1:00 PM
Prosecutor suggests any indictments in Trump election investigation would likely come in August
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
The Atlanta prosecutor investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others broke the law while trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia seems to be suggesting that any grand jury indictments in the case would likely come in August.
May 19, 2023, 12:42 PM
Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump indicates charging decisions to come in August
Cable News Network
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who has been investigating efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, announced remote workdays for her staff in August and asked judges to refrain from in-person hearings for parts of that month, according to a letter obtained by CNN.
May 19, 2023, 12:36 PM
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Trump’s positioning on Ukraine is a problem for Biden
The Globe and Mail
Trump’s depiction of the war as a conflict in a ‘faraway land’ was music to the ears of Republican isolationists
May 19, 2023, 12:00 PM
2024 could be the last ‘battleground-state’ presidential election
The Hill
Every four years, Americans think they are voting in a national presidential election. But pragmatically speaking, the vast majority are sideline voters, watching a battleground-state presidential election from the fringes. This opinion is quantified by 2020 campaign data indicating that the Trump/Pence and Biden/Harris tickets spent $883 million of television ads across just six states…
May 19, 2023, 12:00 PM
GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina Files Paperwork to Run for President
NBC10 Boston
Tim Scott arrives as an underdog to the Republican primary field that former President Donald Trump has so far led.
May 19, 2023, 11:27 AM
Trump Says DeSantis 'Has Zero Chance' Ahead of Rumored 2024 Announcement
Newsweek
The Florida governor is expected to formally declare his presidential candidacy on May 25, setting up a face-off with the former president in the GOP primary.
May 19, 2023, 10:48 AM