Trump News for Thursday, January 4, 2024
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GOP Tees Up a 2016 Repeat
The Wall Street Journal
Trump is weak for an effective incumbent, but the field will have to unify to beat him.
Jan 4, 2024, 11:23 PM
Trump businesses made millions from foreign governments during presidency: Democrats' Report
Washington Examiner
A new report from House Democrats found that 20 foreign governments spent at least $7.8 million at properties owned by Donald Trump while he was president.
Jan 4, 2024, 11:21 PM
A Solution to the Trump Ballot Conundrum
The Wall Street Journal
An 1869 case points the way for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jan 4, 2024, 11:20 PM
Chris Christie Says His 2016 Trump Endorsement Was A ‘Mistake’
The Huffington Post
The GOP presidential candidate has since become a staunch critic of the former president.
Jan 4, 2024, 10:35 PM
Donald Trump's businesses received millions in payments from foreign governments while he was in office, report finds
ABC News
Mr Trump continued to profit from foreign governments while he was US president, with businesses tied to him receiving at least $11.6 million in foreign payments from 20 countries during his four years in the White House
Jan 4, 2024, 10:17 PM
Colorado voters file response to Trump's US Supreme Court appeal
Devdiscourse
Read more about Colorado voters file response to Trump's US Supreme Court appeal on Devdiscourse
Jan 4, 2024, 10:10 PM
Trump smacked down by judge for 'utterly frivolous' longshot bid in E. Jean Carroll case
Raw Story
A federal judge blasted former President Donald Trump for an "utterly frivolous" motion in E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against him.U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled against Trump's motion to exclude a deposition he gave after Carroll said he raped her. Trump has claimed that Carroll...
Jan 4, 2024, 9:12 PM
US: Voters file objection to Trump's name on Illinois ballot
Devdiscourse
The board is set to hear 32 other objections to the proposed ballot at its January 11 meeting.
Jan 4, 2024, 9:08 PM
Farah Griffin criticizes Trump for not walking back Ghislaine Maxwell arrest remarks
The Hill
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a co-host of ABC’s “The View,” criticized former President Trump for not walking back his 2020 remarks about Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and associate of Jeffrey Epstein. “But listen, there’s a lot in the far right who want to wish-cast these liberal elites being part of the Epstein things,” Farah Griffin…
Jan 4, 2024, 8:57 PM
Elise Stefanik Withdraws Endorsement Of GOP Candidate Who Mildly Criticized Trump
The Huffington Post
House hopeful Craig Riedel called Trump "arrogant." Can you believe that?
Jan 4, 2024, 8:35 PM
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Filing for presidential primary begins in Illinois
Chicago Tribune
Representatives for President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley filed petitions for the March partisan primary in Illinois.
Jan 4, 2024, 8:25 PM
Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Jackson and Donald Trump among famous faces named in bombshell Jeffrey Epstein papers
PerthNow
After a judge ordered the documents to be made public, it’s been revealed stars from Leonardo DiCaprio to Michael Jackson and Donald Trump have been named in sensational court documents identifying associates of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Jan 4, 2024, 8:02 PM
Trump hammers Cruz as senator holds back endorsement: 'He shouldn't even exist'
Washington Examiner
Former President Donald Trump is reportedly upset at Republican politicians who have held out their endorsement in the 2024 presidential race, including former 2016 primary rival Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).
Jan 4, 2024, 7:27 PM
“No shame. No decency”: Experts shocked at "weakness" of Trump’s bizarre Supreme Court ballot appeal
Salon
“It's really sort of beyond the pale and legally wrong," says former Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann.
Jan 4, 2024, 7:14 PM
Trump business reportedly got at least $7.8-million in foreign payments during presidency
The Globe and Mail
Trump broke with U.S. precedent and did not divest from his businesses or put them into a blind trust when he took office, instead leaving his adult sons to manage them
Jan 4, 2024, 6:46 PM
Stefanik withdraws support from GOP candidate who criticized Trump
The Hill
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) withdrew her support from a former Ohio state lawmaker’s bid for Congress over his reported criticism of former President Trump. “Earlier this week, I informed Craig Riedel (OH-09) that I will be withdrawing my endorsement. I was very disappointed in his inappropriate comments regarding President Trump,” Stefanik wrote Thursday in a…
Jan 4, 2024, 6:25 PM
House Oversight Dems accuse James Comer of obstructing probe into Trump finances
Raw Story
The House Oversight and Reform Committee Democrats published a nearly 200-page report Thursday detailing what they uncovered in an over two-year investigation into cash Donald Trump brought into his businesses while president — but they said their efforts were stymied by the committee chair."The lim...
Jan 4, 2024, 6:19 PM
Trump Asks Court To Find Jack Smith In Contempt
The Huffington Post
The indicted former president is looking to further stall his trial in case his play for absolute immunity fails.
Jan 4, 2024, 6:00 PM
Trump's businesses got at least $7.8 million in foreign payments while he was president, House Democrats say
CBS News
Donald Trump's businesses got at least $7.8 million from foreign governments and government-backed entities from 20 countries while he was president, according to a new report.
Jan 4, 2024, 5:44 PM
George Conway And Jen Psaki Scorch 2 GOP Leaders Who Just Endorsed Trump
The Huffington Post
"It's sad and pathetic, and it's an addiction to Donald Trump by the core of the Republican Party," Psaki said on MSNBC.
Jan 4, 2024, 5:41 PM
FACTBOX-Who are the candidates running in the 2024 US presidential election?
Devdiscourse
Christie saw just 2% support in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. ASA HUTCHINSON The former Arkansas governor launched his bid for the White House in April with a call for Trump to step aside to deal with the former president's first indictment.
Jan 4, 2024, 5:34 PM
Jeffrey Epstein court documents unsealed, naming Prince Andrew and former President Trump
Yahoo Canada Finance
Dozens of previously sealed court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein were made public late Wednesday, as a court releases more records from a years-old lawsuit connected to the late financier. (Jan. 4)
Jan 4, 2024, 5:26 PM
Christie to Hugh Hewitt: ‘I’ve never had a less substantive interview in my life’
The Hill
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie blasted radio host Hugh Hewitt during a contentious interview Thursday, faulting him for a lack of substantive questions. The contentiousness set in after Hewitt asked the former New Jersey governor, a critic of former President Trump, whom he would vote for in a general election between Trump and President Biden.…
Jan 4, 2024, 4:52 PM
Ahead of Jan. 6, poll flashes warning signs about 2024 election aftermath
Yahoo News
A USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll finds 52% of Trump supporters express "no confidence" in an accurate vote count in November. Would they accept a loss?
Jan 4, 2024, 4:47 PM
Trump received millions from foreign governments as president
The Australian Financial Review
Donald Trump’s businesses received at least $11.6 million from 20 foreign governments during his time in the White House, a House Democrat report showed.
Jan 4, 2024, 4:14 PM