Trump News for Thursday, February 1, 2024
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Opinion: What explains Nikki Haley’s new tone
Cable News Network
Nikki Haley is finally unleashing on Trump, writes Julian Zelizer, after running a campaign of avoiding being tough on the former president but, if the latest Washington Post-Monmouth University poll is any indicator, it might be too late for her.
Feb 1, 2024, 11:36 PM
Ex-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg in perjury plea talks: sources
KABC-TV
Former Trump Org. Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg is in plea talks with the Manhattan district attorney's office.
Feb 1, 2024, 11:36 PM
Trump's political action committees spent nearly $50 million on legal bills in 2023, filings show
CBS News
Trump's PACs spent $50 million in donor money on attorneys, legal consulting and investigation-related fees across 2023, his latest campaign finance filings say.
Feb 1, 2024, 11:23 PM
Haley calls out Trump and his PACs for spending $50 million on legal fees
Cable News Network
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Thursday slammed Donald Trump and allied groups for spending more than $50 million of political contributors’ money on the former president’s legal expenses, calling the outlay “unconscionable” and arguing that Trump’s thin campaign schedule was the result of a cash crunch.
Feb 1, 2024, 10:51 PM
Ivanka Trump making 'private sector investments' in Miami
Page Six
Ivanka Trump is looking into some new business opportunities, we hear.
Feb 1, 2024, 10:49 PM
Trump NY fraud verdict now expected by mid-February: Court
The Hill
A New York judge is expected to issue an “early to mid-February” ruling in the $370 million civil fraud case brought against former President Trump by the New York attorney general’s office, a court spokesperson said Thursday. Judge Arthur Engoron previously said he would aim to issue a decision by the end of January but…
Feb 1, 2024, 10:39 PM
How did The Smiths end up on Donald Trump's rally playlist?
CBC.ca
Journalist and The Smiths’ fan Luke O’Neil breaks down how the band’s music got to the point of being played at Trump rallies.
Feb 1, 2024, 10:39 PM
A Biden-Trump rematch would be mostly about Trump
Cable News Network
President Joe Biden may be the incumbent in the White House, but rather than a referendum on Biden and his policies, the coming general election is shaping up to be yet another referendum on former President Donald Trump.
Feb 1, 2024, 10:35 PM
Haley takes Halloween-themed shot at Trump
POLITICO
The former South Carolina governor is going after Trump over "temper tantrums" and "legal fees."
Feb 1, 2024, 10:15 PM
Verdict in Trump’s New York fraud trial delayed until early to mid-February
The Guardian
Judge Arthur Engoron had aimed to deliver verdict on potential $370m fine in Trump Organization case by end of January
Feb 1, 2024, 9:17 PM
Senate to vote next week on bipartisan border bill, Schumer says
The Guardian
Top Senate Democrat gives timetable for vote on border security bill tied to Ukraine aid as Trump urges lawmakers to reject deal
Feb 1, 2024, 9:03 PM
These women support abortion rights. They’re still voting Trump.
NBC News
A group of female Pennsylvania voters who backed former President Donald Trump in 2020 and support at least some abortion rights said in focus group interviews that they don’t see their views on abortion as a barrier to voting for Trump again in 2024.
Feb 1, 2024, 9:00 PM
CNN Poll: Trump narrowly leads Biden in general election rematch
Cable News Network
With presidential primaries underway and a 2020 general election rematch seemingly the most likely outcome, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS shows former President Donald Trump narrowly ahead of President Joe Biden in a matchup shaping up to be a close contest nationally.
Feb 1, 2024, 9:00 PM
U.S. Senate to vote on bipartisan border bill next week, Schumer says
The Globe and Mail
Senate negotiators have been in the talks on the package for months, with former president Donald Trump urging lawmakers to reject the deal
Feb 1, 2024, 8:35 PM
Deny, attack, reverse - Trump has perfected the art of inverted victimhood
The Guardian
Trump tries to undermine allegations against him by attacking his accusers, sowing confusion and painting himself as a martyr
Feb 1, 2024, 8:09 PM
UK judge dismisses Trump suit over the Steele dossier
The Mercury News
A U.S. federal judge in Florida in 2022 dismissed a Trump lawsuit against Steele, 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and former top FBI officials, rejecting his claims that they helped concoct the Russia investigation that overshadowed much of his administration.
Feb 1, 2024, 7:30 PM
Trump's political operation, spending heavily on legal expenses, starts 2024 with $42M
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
Former President Donald Trump’s political operation has amassed about $130 million in the final months of last year, but after spending heavily he's headed into 2024 with more than $42 million.
Feb 1, 2024, 7:24 PM
Republican lawsuits challenge mail ballot deadlines
The Mercury News
Donald Trump has falsely claimed that changing vote tallies after Election Day are an indication of widespread fraud. In the wake of his loss, several Republican-controlled states moved to tighten rules around mail voting.
Feb 1, 2024, 7:08 PM
Trump, Haley campaigns ramp up attacks in South Carolina
Devdiscourse
Another state representative supporting Trump, Stewart Jones, said Haley is weak on immigration, echoing a talking point put out by the Trump campaign on Thursday. Trump has made immigration a focus of the presidential battle, seizing on an issue that is a top concern for Republican voters as the Biden administration has struggled to cope with a surge of asylum seekers on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Feb 1, 2024, 6:57 PM
A mug shot, debates and key deadlines: How Trump, Biden and Nikki Haley raise online money
NBC News
New online fundraising data show how Donald Trump turned his legal woes into campaign cash, while Nikki Haley used GOP debates Trump skipped to fuel her rise.
Feb 1, 2024, 6:45 PM
Legal experts “worried” DC appeal delay could mean Trump “losing that battle but winning the war”
Salon
Trump's immunity claim is likely to be rejected — but the delay may help push the trial into summer or fall.
Feb 1, 2024, 6:37 PM
Donald Trump needs Nikki Haley’s billionaires
The Hill
By all accounts the former president is running a much more professional and well-organized campaign this time round. But it all takes money.
Feb 1, 2024, 6:30 PM
Democracy Is Under Siege in El Salvador. Biden Needs to Speak Up | Opinion
Newsweek
As the U.S. grapples with authoritarianism at home, President Joe Biden has no business supporting a Trump-admiring autocrat in El Salvador on the eve of their elections.
Feb 1, 2024, 6:23 PM
51 percent in new survey say Trump conviction of ‘serious crime’ would be ‘fair outcome’
The Hill
More than half of U.S. voters surveyed say if former President Trump were to be convicted of a “serious crime,” that would be a “fair outcome,” according to a poll released Thursday. In the new Yahoo News/YouGov poll, 51 percent of registered voters say a conviction of a “serious crime” would be a “fair outcome…
Feb 1, 2024, 6:12 PM
Trump political action committees spent over $50m last year on legal bills
The Guardian
Filings to Federal Election Commission show scale of legal fees former president, facing 91 criminal charges, has racked up
Feb 1, 2024, 6:09 PM