Trump News for Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas
POLITICO
It marks the administration’s first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency.
Oct 4, 2023, 11:48 PM
Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy and the Ripples of Republican Chaos - The New York Times
The New York Times
Republicans’ impulses to disrupt and destroy keep winning out.
Oct 4, 2023, 11:00 PM
Donald Trump ‘may visit Capitol to address Republicans’ as they pick new speaker
BreakingNews.ie
It would be his first trip to the Capitol since his supporters violently stormed the building on January 6 2021.
Oct 4, 2023, 11:00 PM
Evidence at fraud trial shows Trump’s financial statements were key to loan deal
BreakingNews.ie
Former Trump company controller Jeffrey McConney gave evidence on day four of the trial.
Oct 4, 2023, 11:00 PM
Trump lawyers seek dismissal of election subversion case, arguing immunity
BreakingNews.ie
It is the most pointed attack yet by defence lawyers on the federal case.
Oct 4, 2023, 11:00 PM
Trump’s lawyers seek to postpone classified documents trial until after election
BreakingNews.ie
The trial on charges of illegally hoarding classified documents is currently scheduled for May 20 2024, in Florida.
Oct 4, 2023, 11:00 PM
Biden to build new border wall, touted by Trump, in policy reversal
BreakingNews.ie
Biden to build new border wall, touted by Trump, in policy reversal
Oct 4, 2023, 11:00 PM
Legal experts warn Trump is risking judge's wrath after "noisily complaining" in courtroom
Salon
"I can't wait to see how long the judge puts up with Trump's steady stream of kvetching," says ex-prosecutor.
Oct 4, 2023, 10:51 PM
Democrats Try to Knock Out No Labels
The Wall Street Journal
They want to engineer a Biden-Trump rematch by killing an alternative.
Oct 4, 2023, 10:37 PM
Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson calls out John Kelly: ‘He knew Mr. Trump's record’
POLITICO
She's considering suing him for defamation.
Oct 4, 2023, 10:32 PM
Why there is no jury in the New York civil case against Trump
Cable News Network
Former President Donald Trump has complained repeatedly that the civil trial in New York, where he’s accused of business fraud, does not have a jury – and the fate of the case is up to Judge Arthur Engoron.
Oct 4, 2023, 10:27 PM
Why did the speaker of the House get ousted?
Slate
Stories about Trump's gag order, Nancy Pelosi getting kicked out of her office space, antitrust cases against Google and Amazon, and more.
Oct 4, 2023, 10:16 PM
Steve Bannon Helped Stoke the McCarthy Ouster, Boosting Gaetz and Rebels
The New York Times
The former Trump adviser has helped create the spectacle of G.O.P. dysfunction, using it to build his own following and those of the right-wing House rebels who took down Kevin McCarthy.
Oct 4, 2023, 9:43 PM
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Trump campaign says it raised over $45.5 million in third quarter
Reuters
Donald Trump's campaign said on Wednesday it raised over $45.5 million in the third quarter from July to September, nearly 30% higher than it raised in the previous quarter while the former U.S. president faces multiple legal charges.
Oct 4, 2023, 9:27 PM
Letitia James' New Warning to Donald Trump
Newsweek
While speaking to press on Wednesday, Letitia James warned former president Donald Trump that the "Donald Trump show is over."
Oct 4, 2023, 9:17 PM
Can Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin be the Republican who finally topples Trump?
Yahoo News
As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis falters, GOP elites are hoping Youngkin will make a last-minute bid to halt Donald Trump's march to the 2024 Republican nomination.
Oct 4, 2023, 9:07 PM
FACTBOX-Who are the candidates running in the 2024 US presidential election?
Devdiscourse
He has a firm grip on his party's right wing, but may struggle to get moderates and independents to support him in a general election should he win the Republican nomination. RON DESANTIS After a glitch-filled campaign launch in May on Twitter, now called X, DeSantis has positioned himself to the right of Trump on a number of key social issues such as abortion.
Oct 4, 2023, 8:59 PM
Trump lawyers go after accountant and appeal major pretrial ruling in New York fraud case
CP24 Toronto
Warned to mind his out-of-court comments, former President Donald Trump returned to his New York civil fraud trial Wednesday as his defense lawyers closely questioned an accountant who prepared financial statements at the heart of the case.
Oct 4, 2023, 8:33 PM
Trump back in court as fraud trial probes who was responsible for his financial statements
CP24 Toronto
The fraud trial that could block former President Donald Trump from doing business in New York drilled down Wednesday into the question of who - his company or hired accountants - bore responsibility for financial statements that the state calls fraudulent.
Oct 4, 2023, 8:33 PM
Trump bails out of fraud trial on 3rd day: He came, he scowled, he got gagged, and left
Yahoo News
"The Donald Trump show is over," NY AG Letitia James quipped after her lead defendant left the courthouse.
Oct 4, 2023, 8:28 PM
"Jesus!": Judge explodes at Trump lawyer for trying to "waste time" during questioning
Yahoo News
"I have a thick skin, but it's really being pierced here," Judge Arthur Engoron said
Oct 4, 2023, 8:09 PM
'This is ridiculous'
New York Post
A judge lost his patience with Donald Trump's lawyers as they grilled a witness at a $250 million fraud trial -- which the former president plans to leave.
Oct 4, 2023, 7:42 PM
Trump appeals ruling stripping him of New York business certificates
The Hill
Former President Trump on Wednesday appealed a court ruling that found he committed fraud and ordered his New York business certificates be stripped. Trump’s trial in the civil case, brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), is ongoing. Just prior to the trial, the judge ruled that James had already proven the core of her…
Oct 4, 2023, 7:22 PM
This Is Why Trump Keeps Antagonizing the Judge in His Fraud Trial
The New York Times
He’s not just seeking publicity. He’s laying the groundwork for his eventual appeal — and for 2024.
Oct 4, 2023, 7:00 PM
Donald Trump could bid for Speaker of the House of Representatives to 'unify' GOP
The News International
Former US President Donald Trump showed his willingness to become a short-term speaker of the House of Representatives Thursday to act as a unifier as he is planning to pay a visit to Capitol Hill...
Oct 4, 2023, 7:00 PM