Trump News for Thursday, June 29, 2023
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Ron DeSantis criticized over 'homophobic' video
Reuters
The video attacked Donald Trump's past statements in support of gay rights.
Jun 29, 2023, 11:56 PM
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Trump, DeSantis allies drive a 2024 election spending spree
Reuters
Two groups allied with former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have pumped more than $30 million into the 2024 Republican presidential race, more than five times the spending by all outside groups at the same point in the 2020 campaign, according to a Reuters analysis, in a sign of the intense competition between the two frontrunners.
Jun 29, 2023, 11:56 PM
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Trump says may skip first Republican debate, hold rival event
Reuters
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he might not participate in the Republican Party's first 2024 election primary debate in August and may hold an alternative event, citing his lead in opinion polls and what he claims is the hosting network's bias against him.
Jun 29, 2023, 11:56 PM
EXCLUSIVE-Trump says may skip first Republican debate, hold rival event
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he might not participate in the Republican Party's first 2024 election primary debate in August and may hold an alternative event, citing his lead in opinion polls and what he claims is the hosting network's bias against him.
Jun 29, 2023, 11:28 PM
EXCLUSIVE-Trump, longtime admirer of Putin, says aborted mutiny 'somewhat weakened' Russian leader
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump, a longtime admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said on Thursday Putin has been "somewhat weakened" by an aborted mutiny and that now is the time for the United States to try to broker a negotiated peace settlement between Russia and Ukraine. "I want people to stop dying over this ridiculous war," Trump told Reuters in a telephone interview.
Jun 29, 2023, 11:17 PM
Koch network raises more than $70 million, launches new anti-Trump ads in early-voting states
Cable News Network
The influential network associated with conservative billionaire Charles Koch has collected more than $70 million for political races, the group announced Thursday, as it gears up to help shape the outcome of next year’s contests up and down the ballot and encourage Republican voters to bypass former President Donald Trump in the White House nomination fight.
Jun 29, 2023, 11:13 PM
Trump, longtime admirer of Putin, says aborted mutiny 'somewhat weakened' Russian leader
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Trump, longtime admirer of Putin, says aborted mutiny 'somewhat weakened' Russian leader
Jun 29, 2023, 11:00 PM
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US targets China over semiconductors
Reuters
U.S.-China tensions over semiconductors began with the Trump administration's trade war and have ratcheted up under President Joe Biden's leadership as Washington looks to undercut Beijing's efforts to build its high-tech industry.
Jun 29, 2023, 10:50 PM
“She is a potential government witness”: Top Trump campaign official cited in indictment revealed
Salon
"She will either be held in contempt for failing to cooperate, or, cooperate and be deemed disloyal": attorney
Jun 29, 2023, 10:49 PM
"Cheapest S.O.B. I've ever met": Chris Christie calls out Trump's campaign donation "grift"
Salon
"He's the richest candidate in this race, yet he is using public money to pay his legal fees," Christie said.
Jun 29, 2023, 10:02 PM
Judge rejects Donald Trump bid to dismiss E. Jean Carroll's first defamation lawsuit
Devdiscourse
Alina Habba, a lawyer for Trump, said: "We disagree with the court's decision and will be taking the appropriate steps to preserve all viable defenses." The case is separate from last month's verdict by a federal jury in Manhattan that Trump pay Carroll $5 million for defamation and sexual abuse, after Trump in October 2022 similarly denied their alleged encounter.
Jun 29, 2023, 9:58 PM
The 2024 Presidential Race Barrels Toward the Rapids
The Wall Street Journal
The seemingly inevitable rematch between Trump and Biden has the country in a state of anxiety.
Jun 29, 2023, 9:57 PM
Trump loses bid to toss E. Jean Carroll's defamation suit
New York Post
Donald Trump lost his bid to have accuser E. Jean Carroll’s open defamation lawsuit tossed out -- with a judge finding he can’t invoke presidential immunity.
Jun 29, 2023, 9:06 PM
Judge rejects Trump’s ‘presidential immunity’ defense in second E. Jean Carroll case
POLITICO
The ruling paves the way for Trump to stand trial in the civil lawsuit in January.
Jun 29, 2023, 8:50 PM
Top Trump campaign aide Susie Wiles met numerous times with special counsel investigators in documents probe
Cable News Network
A senior campaign official for Donald Trump was allegedly shown a classified map by the former president during a meeting at his New Jersey golf club after Trump left office, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Jun 29, 2023, 8:33 PM
Judge denies Trump motion to dismiss Carroll defamation lawsuit
Cable News Network
A federal judge denied Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit, finding the former president’s legal arguments are “without merit.”
Jun 29, 2023, 7:45 PM
US conservative group led by billionaire Koch set to spend to beat Trump
Devdiscourse
By Alexandra Ulmer June 29 (Reuters) - The conservative U.S. political network led by billionaire Charles Koch has raised over $70 million to spend on political races, an official with the group said on Thursday, with a key goal of stopping former President Donald Trump from clinching the 2024 Republican nomination.
Jun 29, 2023, 7:33 PM
3 charged in insider trading case related to taking Trump media firm public, accused of making $22M
The Associated Press
Three Florida men have been charged with making $22 million through illegal insider trading before the public announcement that an acquisition firm was going to take former President Donald Trump's media company public.
Jun 29, 2023, 6:42 PM
Donald Trump may skip first Republican debate for 2024 polls, hold alternative event, says ‘Why would I give them time?’
Livemint
Former President Donald Trump may not participate in the Republican Party's first primary debate for the 2024 election, citing bias against him by Fox News and his lead in opinion polls. He suggested holding an alternative event instead.
Jun 29, 2023, 6:30 PM
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US supreme court ruling on college admissions spells end for affirmative action, says Biden
The Irish Times
Trump says decision that race can no longer be taken into consideration as a specific basis for granting admission is ‘a great day for America’
Jun 29, 2023, 6:24 PM