Trump News for Thursday, December 14, 2023
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Trump lawyers mocked for one-line apologies in Georgia: 'Bart Simpson chalkboard energy'
Raw Story
Love means never having to say you’re sorry you helped conspire to overturn a presidential election. But then again, there probably isn’t much love lost between Donald Trump’s plea-copping attorneys and the Fulton County District Attorney, who forced the pair to write apology letters to the peo...
Dec 14, 2023, 11:49 PM
Haley vs. Trump vs. Biden
The Wall Street Journal
She beats the President by 17 in the latest WSJ poll. Trump wins by 4.
Dec 14, 2023, 11:42 PM
"Improper": Legal analyst says gag order appeal was rejected because "Trump screwed up"
Salon
New York appellate court shot down Trump's attempt to get rid of Judge Arthur Engoron's gag order.
Dec 14, 2023, 11:35 PM
McCarthy’s exit interview: Gaetz, Trump and Mike Johnson
The Hill
Soon after he delivered his final floor speech on Thursday, ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) offered critiques on his replacement’s legislative strategy, unloaded on Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), and said he is open to serving in a second Trump administration. McCarthy is resigning from the House before the end of the year rather than serving…
Dec 14, 2023, 11:34 PM
Trump lawyer Alina Habba humiliated in appeals court during Michael Cohen hearing
Raw Story
Former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was back in court on Thursday for his ongoing case U.S. vs. Cohen, in which the ex-fixer argues that his case against former Attorney General Bill Barr, and the Trump government should be able to move forward. Among the issues cited is that Cohen was told by ...
Dec 14, 2023, 10:55 PM
Ivanka Trump appears with 'pal' Kim Kardashian at Justin Timberlake show
The Mercury News
Kardashian seems insistent on rehabilitating Ivanka Trump's public image, given that she also invited her to her 43rd birthday party in October.
Dec 14, 2023, 10:47 PM
Donald Trump Rants He's Worth 'Billions' More Than Documents Show
Newsweek
The former president again claimed that the business fraud suit against him is "fake" and politically motivated.
Dec 14, 2023, 10:40 PM
Michigan court rejects challenges to Trump's spot on 2024 primary ballot
Devdiscourse
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Dec 14, 2023, 10:40 PM
Experts say Donald Trump's good legal luck is about to run out in D.C. case
Raw Story
Former President Donald Trump was likely hoping to blockade the 2020 federal election interference case with his "presidential immunity" appeal, forcing Judge Tanya Chutkan to kick the can until after the 2024 election can be held. But his strategy could be about to blow up in his face, wrote legal ...
Dec 14, 2023, 10:06 PM
Jack Smith's latest 'rare' move shows he still has his eye on John Eastman: report
Raw Story
Special Counsel Jack Smith's office is asking for transcripts from the disbarment trial of the former Donald Trump attorney John Eastman, Politico reported. According to Politico's Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein, the request shows that prosecutors still have their eye on Eastman, who played a signifi...
Dec 14, 2023, 9:46 PM
Liz Cheney warns 'depraved' Trump would not leave office if elected
Washington Examiner
Former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney is warning that if former President Donald Trump is elected in 2024, checks and balances designed to protect the government structure will fail to control him.
Dec 14, 2023, 9:44 PM
Trump's first criminal trial is scheduled to begin in March but legal appeals threaten that date
The Associated Press
It's looking increasingly unlikely that Donald Trump's 2020 election interference trial in Washington will start in March.
Dec 14, 2023, 9:30 PM
Jan. 6 committee chair uses choice words to smack down Biden impeachment effort
Raw Story
WASHINGTON — Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) is calling the attempt to impeach President Joe Biden outright "bulls--t."Thompson, who served as the chairman for the House Select Committee investigating 2020 and Jan. 6, told Raw Story at the Capitol on Thursday that the Trump impeachment was for an actual...
Dec 14, 2023, 9:29 PM
Kim Kardashian and Ivanka Trump go glam in coordinating black gowns at Fontainebleau Las Vegas opening
Page Six
Kim Kardashian and Ivanka Trump got all gussied up in glamorous gowns for a night out at the grand opening of Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Wednesday night.
Dec 14, 2023, 9:22 PM
Appeals court rebuffs Trump’s challenge to New York gag order
POLITICO
The gag order bars Trump from commenting on the staff of the judge overseeing Trump’s civil fraud trial.
Dec 14, 2023, 8:15 PM
Trump sets expectations for Iowa: He wants to win - by a lot
NBC News
Donald Trump is setting new expectations for the 2024 Iowa Republican caucuses, saying he wants to defeat Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley by a wide margin.
Dec 14, 2023, 8:11 PM
Jack Smith is still scrutinizing John Eastman
POLITICO
Eastman, a former top Trump attorney, is facing the loss of his law license in California — and the special counsel's office appears to be interested in materials from that case.
Dec 14, 2023, 7:56 PM
Opinion: Why Trump will always outshine Ramaswamy
Cable News Network
Vivek Ramaswamy cannot match Donald Trump’s native skill at theater and spectacle, Bill Carter writes.
Dec 14, 2023, 7:56 PM
Liz Cheney trashed for denouncing Trump supporters - after she supported him
Raw Story
Liz Cheney might be positioning herself as the Republican hero who stood up to Donald Trump, but she can't erase history, a New York Times columnist wrote Thursday.While Cheney has said over and over in her well-publicized book, "Oath and Honor," that it’s up to Republicans who have seen through Tru...
Dec 14, 2023, 7:55 PM
Jan. 6 Trump trial on track despite Supreme Court intervention.
Slate
It has been a busy week at the United States Supreme Court for Donald Trump’s fate.
Dec 14, 2023, 7:51 PM
NY appeals court hands Trump a defeat over gag order
The Mercury News
In rejecting the challenge Thursday, the appeals court said Trump didn’t use the proper legal vehicle to challenge the gag order and sanctions.
Dec 14, 2023, 6:33 PM
The Conservative Coterie Behind Trump’s Second-Term Agenda
Livemint
A small group of loyalists is influencing his campaign policy plans, as many past top aides have broken with the former president.
Dec 14, 2023, 6:30 PM
Trump loses challenge to gag order in New York civil fraud case
The Globe and Mail
The gag order was initially paused by a judge on Nov. 16 when Trump appealed, but a panel of judges reinstated it two weeks later
Dec 14, 2023, 6:11 PM