Trump News for Friday, June 16, 2023
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Don’s classified doc bust: Letters to the Editor - June 17, 2023
New York Post
The Issue: The arraignment of Donald Trump on 37 counts related to possession of classified documents. There is no doubt in my mind that former President...
Jun 16, 2023, 11:44 PM
Jack Smith seeks court order to ensure Trump, defense don't share evidence turned over in discovery
KABC-TV
Special counsel Jack Smith's team asked for a court order to bar Donald Trump and his defense from publicly disclosing materials shared in discovery.
Jun 16, 2023, 10:47 PM
Trump Is Only a Co-Star in America’s Unreality Show
The Wall Street Journal
His voters see no reason to disown a dishonorable champion against dishonorable opponents.
Jun 16, 2023, 10:37 PM
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Haake: Trump’s lawyers to the rescue - ours, not his
Chicago Tribune
Either the GOP’s better angels will pivot back to the rule of law — and soon — or a major cohort of Americans will renounce the legal system altogether, convinced by Trump that it is partisan and rigged.
Jun 16, 2023, 10:21 PM
Donald Trump and Boris Johnson finally face the consequences of their own actions
NEWS.com.au
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Jun 16, 2023, 9:31 PM
Special counsel seeks court order to ensure Trump and his defense don't share materials turned over in discovery
Cable News Network
Special counsel Jack Smith’s team is asking the judge in the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president and his defense team from publicly disclosing some of the materials shared in the criminal case as part of the discovery process.
Jun 16, 2023, 9:26 PM
Trump holds clear lead in GOP primary field after indictment: poll
The Hill
Former President Trump maintains a strong lead in the crowded Republican presidential primary after he was indicted on federal charges in a classified documents case, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey released exclusively to The Hill on Friday. Fifty-nine percent of Republican voters said that if the GOP primary were held today, they…
Jun 16, 2023, 9:25 PM
Trump beats Biden by 6 points in 2024 matchup: poll
The Hill
Former President Trump leads President Biden by six points in a 2024 presidential race hypothetical matchup in a new survey shared Friday with The Hill from Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll. The poll found that 45 percent of respondents said they would vote for Trump if the 2024 election were held today between the former president and…
Jun 16, 2023, 9:15 PM
Inside the $100 million door-knocking effort to boost Ron DeSantis
NBC News
Allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis see their large-scale door-knocking program as the centerpiece of an effort to overtake former President Donald Trump.
Jun 16, 2023, 9:13 PM
Trump repeatedly celebrated the inclusion of transgender women in his beauty pageant
Cable News Network
Years before he said he was running for president to “defeat the cult of gender ideology,” Donald Trump welcomed and praised the inclusion of transgender women in the Miss Universe pageant.
Jun 16, 2023, 8:55 PM
DOJ seeks protective order to prevent Trump from releasing classified materials amid ongoing investigation
The Hill
The Justice Department on Friday filed a motion seeking to block former President Trump from releasing any classified materials that will be shared with his legal team during his prosecution for the mishandling of records at Mar-a-Lago, noting that some are still being used in the course of their investigation. The documents “include information pertaining…
Jun 16, 2023, 8:20 PM
Silvio Berlusconi bigger, more sinister than Donald Trump or Rupert Murdoch
The Canberra Times
Silvio Berlusconi changed Italy dramatically. And not in a good way.
Jun 16, 2023, 7:30 PM
Trump fires back at Kelly after ‘scared s-less’ remarks
The Hill
Former President Trump attacked his former chief of staff John Kelly after Kelly said the former president is is “scared s—less” over pending federal changes that he mishandled classified information. “John Kelly pretended to be a ‘tough guy,’ but was actually weak and ineffective, born with a VERY small ‘brain.’ He had a hard time…
Jun 16, 2023, 7:24 PM
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Lawyer splits with Trump in CNN case, citing 'irreconcilable differences'
Reuters
The split underscores tensions within Donald Trump’s circle of lawyers, which has been rife with reports of infighting as he fought unsuccessfully to stave off an indictment over classified documents.
Jun 16, 2023, 7:02 PM
Chris Wallace says Trump conviction ‘could be a life sentence’
The Hill
CNN anchor Chris Wallace said if former President Trump is convicted on any of the charges against him in federal court stemming from his handling of classified documents, he could die in prison. “Well, look, you’d have to be crazy not to be worried,” Wallace said about how Trump might be feeling. “It’s, almost everyone,…
Jun 16, 2023, 6:55 PM
Trump claims he's "exonerated" and demands his boxes back. Experts say he's "confessing to intent"
Salon
“Every time he 'speaks' he brings himself one step closer to conviction," national security attorney warns.
Jun 16, 2023, 6:46 PM
What to Make of Trump’s Federal Indictment
The Wall Street Journal
Both sides insist that they want equal justice under the law.
Jun 16, 2023, 6:07 PM
Mike Pence Says Donald Trump May Ditch Conservatives
The Wall Street Journal
The former Vice President says he differs with ‘my former running mate’ on entitlements, Ukraine and abortion. He also believes American voters have a ‘hunger’ for civility.
Jun 16, 2023, 5:40 PM
The Guardian view on Trump and political violence: more than words
The Guardian
Editorial: Though extremist groups are under renewed pressure, the threat they pose has not disappeared
Jun 16, 2023, 5:30 PM
MSNBC host: Trump’s “deeply weird” obsession with his boxes suggests “this is all about the money”
Salon
Report detailing Trump's attachment to "beautiful mind" boxes may have hinted at the "motive," host says.
Jun 16, 2023, 5:07 PM
Trump attorney who left classified documents defense departs another Trump case
The Hill
Attorney Jim Trusty withdrew from representing former President Trump in his defamation suit against CNN, days after Trusty stopped representing Trump in his criminal classified documents case. In court documents filed Friday, Trusty cited “irreconcilable differences” between him and the former president, who is seeking $475 million in punitive damages from the cable network over…
Jun 16, 2023, 4:19 PM
Trump lawyers push again to shift 'hush money' case to feds
New York Post
Donald Trump's lawyers blasted Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for allegedly bringing charges against their client out of "political motivation."
Jun 16, 2023, 4:07 PM
To save their own skins, Trump and Johnson are destroying something precious: our faith in the law
The Guardian
Both men sing from the Berlusconi songsheet, denouncing charges against them as partisan attacks while we pay the price, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
Jun 16, 2023, 4:04 PM
Scarborough says he thinks Trump kept documents to make deals: ‘This is all about money’
The Hill
MSNBC pundit Joe Scarborough suggested Friday that former President Trump held on to government secrets after leaving the White House for financial reasons. “If you’re trying to figure out Donald Trump’s motive, whatever it is, we’ve been saying for eight years, it’s all about money,” Scarborough said on “Morning Joe,” before noting he has “absolutely…
Jun 16, 2023, 3:20 PM
Schwarzenegger: Trump won’t win in 2024
The Hill
Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t worried about former President Trump getting reelected, saying, “I don’t think it’s going to happen.” “But I mean, that’s just my thinking,” the “Terminator” star and former Republican governor of California said in an interview on CNN’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” airing Friday. “I just don’t think that you get reelected…
Jun 16, 2023, 2:47 PM