Trump News for Monday, October 2, 2023
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Former federal judge rips Washington Post over 14th Amendment editorial
The Hill
Former federal judge Michael Luttig ripped The Washington Post’s Monday op-ed against invoking the 14th Amendment to disqualify former President Trump from the 2024 election, calling it “perhaps the most journalistically incompetent and irresponsible” piece he has ever read on the U.S. Constitution. Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868 in the aftermath of…
Oct 2, 2023, 11:31 PM
Trump's civil fraud trial gets underway in New York as both sides lay out case
CBS News
Former President Donald Trump appeared in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday as the trial in his civil fraud case got underway.
Oct 2, 2023, 11:29 PM
Will Gavin Newsom copy Trump and overthrow the Dem elite?
New York Post
Gavin Newsom wants to be Donald Trump.
Oct 2, 2023, 11:18 PM
Trial judge imposes gag order after Trump attacks clerk
RTE.ie
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's civil fraud trial has imposed a gag order - promising sanctions for any violations - after the former US president used social media to lash out against the judge's top law clerk.
Oct 2, 2023, 11:00 PM
Judge issues gagging order on Donald Trump after comments about court clerk
BreakingNews.ie
It came after Trump recirculated a disparaging social media post about Allison Greenfield
Oct 2, 2023, 11:00 PM
Donald Trump returning to court as trial into business practices continues
BreakingNews.ie
The Republican frontrunner for president has confirmed he’ll be back to watch during the trial’s second day.
Oct 2, 2023, 11:00 PM
Bid launched to oust Kevin McCarthy as US House Speaker
RTE.ie
An attempt has been made to oust US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post, triggering the most serious showdown yet within the Republican party as it battles to contain supporters of ex-president Donald Trump.
Oct 2, 2023, 11:00 PM
How RFK Jr could hurt Biden, Trump in 2024 election with independent bid
BreakingNews.ie
How RFK Jr could hurt Biden, Trump in 2024 election with independent bid
Oct 2, 2023, 11:00 PM
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US Supreme Court rejects former Trump lawyer Eastman's appeal over emails
Reuters
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal by John Eastman, a conservative lawyer indicted in August over his role in efforts to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss, in a case involving 10 emails that he had sought to shield from congressional investigators.
Oct 2, 2023, 10:46 PM
Donald Trump’s Fraud Trial in New York
The Wall Street Journal
Is this a case about inflated asset values or partisan politics? Yes.
Oct 2, 2023, 10:39 PM
Donald Trump generated 'more than $100m' through fraud, court hears as trial begins
Sky News
Donald Trump hit out at a "sham" trial as he stands accused of reaping more than $100m through fraud. He faces a potential $250m fine and could even lose Trump Tower.
Oct 2, 2023, 10:28 PM
Fact Check: Trump's 'Violent Thugs' Storm His NYC Courtroom, Leaving 'Many Injured'?
Yahoo News
"My goodness. I have something for you that is simultaneously amazing, but frankly a little disturbing," YouTube creator Christo Aivalis reported.
Oct 2, 2023, 10:26 PM
Judge implores media to stop saying he valued Mar-a-Lago at $18M
New York Post
A judge deciding Donald Trump's fate in a $250 million civil fraud case implored the media to stop saying he valued Mar-a-Lago at $18 million.
Oct 2, 2023, 10:22 PM
Exclusive: John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump
Yahoo News
John Kelly, the longest-serving White House chief of staff for Donald Trump, offered his harshest criticism yet of the former president in an exclusive statement to CNN.
Oct 2, 2023, 9:58 PM
Trump’s Fraud Trial Begins
The New York Times
Also, a threat to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
Oct 2, 2023, 9:50 PM
Trump knows he's lost fraud case, GOP legal expert John Yoo says
New York Post
John Yoo, a prominent GOP legal commentator, claimed Donald Trump has given up hopes of winning his $250 million civil fraud trial in New York and is instead focused on using the case to "amplify his political message.
Oct 2, 2023, 9:47 PM
Trump saves fireworks for outside court on first day of fraud trial
The Guardian
Trump was a quiet presence inside court, but outside he said ‘deranged’ judge overseeing case ‘should be out of office’
Oct 2, 2023, 9:46 PM
Gen. Mark Milley on Trump, China and threats to America
NBC News
The former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Gen. Mark Milley tells NBC News’ Lester Holt that it’s vital for the American military to stay out of politics.
Oct 2, 2023, 9:37 PM
Trump fundraises off fraud trial: ‘Nothing can break me’
The Hill
Former President Trump on Monday was quick to fundraise off of his fraud trial in New York after proceedings wrapped for the day. Trump’s campaign blasted out a fundraising email with a subject line of “I just left the courthouse” roughly 20 minutes after court was dismissed in Manhattan, where the former president had been…
Oct 2, 2023, 9:22 PM
Angry Trump condemns ‘disgraceful’ fraud trial amid misstated wealth allegations
Irish Mirror
“Disgraceful trial,” he said during a lunch break, after listening to lawyers for New York attorney general Letitia James portray him as a habitual liar.
Oct 2, 2023, 9:00 PM
John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump
Cable News Network
John Kelly, the longest-serving White House chief of staff for Donald Trump, offered his harshest criticism yet of the former president in an exclusive statement to CNN.
Oct 2, 2023, 9:00 PM
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Trump reaped over $100 million through fraud, New York says as trial starts
Reuters
A defiant Donald Trump attacked New York's attorney general and the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial as it began on Monday, with a state lawyer accusing the former president of generating more than $100 million by lying about his real estate empire.
Oct 2, 2023, 8:58 PM
Donald Trump Says Shoplifters Should be Shot, but Does He Know Who Most Shoplifters Are?
Yahoo News
When former President Trump hysterically called for shoplifters to be shot in a speech last week before California Republicans, we know who he thinks he’s talking about: Black and Brown people. “We will immediately stop all of the pillaging and theft,” Trump said. “Very simply: If you rob a store, you can fully expect to be shot as you are leaving that store. Shot!”
Oct 2, 2023, 8:49 PM