Trump News for Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Donald Trump was abruptly called to the witness stand and then fined $10,000 on Wednesday after the judge in his civil fraud trial said the former president had violated a gag order.

“You could be forgiven for assuming that scientific truth would play a pivotal role” in the output of Scientific American, quips James Esses at Spiked Online. “But not any more, it seems.”

A Colorado judge has rejected another attempt by former President Donald Trump to throw out a lawsuit seeking to block him from the 2024 presidential ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban.”

Donald Trump had claimed was talking not about the clerk but about his former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen.

Donald Trump stormed out of his New York civil fraud trial Wednesday after being called to the stand for a surprise hearing in which the judge scolded him as "not credible" — and fined him $10,000.

A former constitutional lawyer, Mr Johnson is an avowed supporter of Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A low-key lawmaker who has been in the House for less than a decade, new House Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t instantly recognizable to most Americans.

Former President Donald Trump was fined $10,000 on Wednesday after being called to the witness stand by the judge in his civil-fraud trial to answer for comments he made during a break in the proceedings. Photo: Yuki Iwamura/Associated Press

Inside the courtroom as Donald Trump is called to testify, fined and eventually storms out

The new speaker, an unsung enabler of Trump's last-ditch effort, privately urged his colleagues to oppose the election results the day before the attack on the Capitol.

While not the party's top choice, the deeply religious Mr Johnson has few foes and an important backer in former president Donald Trump

An apparent backtrack by Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen threw the New York civil fraud trial into more chaos Wednesday afternoon.

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Gasps were heard in the court as the defeated former president threw his arms in the air and walked out, sending Secret Service agents chasing after him.

Trump knows the walls are closing in.

The previously little-known rightwinger from Louisiana shows all the hallmarks of the ex-president’s voice

The judge had ordered all participants in the trial not to comment publicly about his staff.

Louisiana congressman known as ‘Maga Mike’, elected House speaker Wednesday, is staunch Trump supporter and election denier

The former president derided those who might flip on him to avoid prosecution but said he believes chief-of-staff will stand by him

Could the fourth time be the charm for the House GOP? Politico seems to think so, noting that their pick of Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker nominee late Tuesday came with "no...

Exclusive: Fulton County DA has discussed plea deals with at least 6 more Trump co-defendants

Johnson is among the most staunchly conservative members of Congress and a strong supporter of former President Donald Trump.

If you read the news that Republicans have selected Rep. Mike Johnson to be the next speaker of the House, second in line to the presidency, and thought to yourself, “Who is Mike Johnson,” you’re not alone.

Judge Arthur Engoron fines former President Donald Trump another $10,000 Wednesday for violating a gag order he put in place to prevent Trump from disparaging members of his staff.