Trump News for Friday, February 2, 2024
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Judge pauses Donald Trump's federal election interference trial pending decision on immunity
UPI News
A judge on Friday postponed the trial date in the federal election interference case against former President Donald Trump while awaiting an appeals decision on whether he is immune from the charges.
Feb 2, 2024, 11:38 PM
Prosecutors in classified files case say Trump team's version of events 'inaccurate and distorted'
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
Prosecutors in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump have told a judge that defense lawyers had painted an “inaccurate and distorted picture of events” and had unfairly sought to “cast a cloud of suspicion” over government officials who were simply trying to do their jobs.
Feb 2, 2024, 11:37 PM
Trump valet Walt Nauta was accused of sexual misconduct before hiring: report
New York Post
Donald Trump’s valet Walt Nauta had reportedly been accused of sexual misconduct by three female service members weeks before he took a job at Mar-a-Lago as the former president’s “body man.'
Feb 2, 2024, 11:36 PM
Kamala Harris Rallies Democrats, Pumps Up Biden and Warns of Trump
The New York Times
Urging South Carolina Democrats not to ignore their uncompetitive primary, she pointed to a list of Biden achievements and said Donald Trump posed a “profound threat.”
Feb 2, 2024, 11:35 PM
Oregon Republicans got banned from reelection. There's a lesson here for the effort to disqualify Trump.
Slate
Stories about the push to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas, how A.I. killed Quora, the Zyn controversy, and more.
Feb 2, 2024, 11:31 PM
'Blowout jobs report!' Trump adviser says to put politics aside and enjoy the economy
Raw Story
The U.S. economy is booming — and even former Trump White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow thinks it's time to celebrate it.Economists expected some degree of slowdown at the end of the year, but instead the jobs report smashed all expectations, with 353,000 new jobs added, unemployment holding s...
Feb 2, 2024, 11:26 PM
Right-wing media to blame for 'hard to fathom' poll results on Trump legal issues: analyst
Raw Story
Trump's ambition to return to D.C. while rowing through a legal gauntlet isn't playing a large role in many Americans' daily lives, nor is it dictating how they will vote come November 5, according to recent polling. But who's to blame?"It seems very safe to assume this lack of familiarity derives f...
Feb 2, 2024, 11:09 PM
Too many of them just won't vote for him
New York Post
In a Quinnipiac poll released this week, Donald Trump has the support of just 36% of women.
Feb 2, 2024, 11:08 PM
Trump co-defendant brings 'Real Housewives' drama to Fani Willis filing response: expert
Raw Story
A new filing from a co-defendant in former President Donald Trump’s election racketeering case has one expert concerned the trial will devolve into a wine-throwing, table-flipping, manicured finger-pointing free-for-all. Alarm bells rang for Georgia law professor Anthony Michael Kreis Friday whe...
Feb 2, 2024, 10:58 PM
'This should end the matter': Experts say Fani Willis team's response resolves allegations
Raw Story
The prosecutor handling Donald Trump's criminal case in Georgia has been accused of a number of improprieties, but legal experts say some of those may have been cleared up with responses from the prosecutors themselves.Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis is accused of corruption in connection with ...
Feb 2, 2024, 10:43 PM
Trump co-defendant contradicts Fani Willis-prosecutor relationship timeline
The Hill
A defendant in the Georgia election interference case charged alongside former President Trump has doubled down on allegations Fulton County (Ga.) District Attorney Fani Willis (D) and a top prosecutor in the case began a romantic relationship prior to his hiring. Michael Roman, a 2020 Trump campaign operative, in court filings Friday urged the judge to…
Feb 2, 2024, 10:41 PM
A Defense of Continuing to Fact-Check Trump’s Bogus Claims One by One
Slate
One publication has diligently looked into what the Donald says since 2011. It has no intention of stopping.
Feb 2, 2024, 10:38 PM
‘Fossil fuel culture invokes ‘heroic masculinity’ which marginalises women - Donald Trump speaks to this’
Times of India
Stephanie LeMenager is Barbara and Carlisle Moore Professor of English and Environmental Studies at the University of Oregon.
Feb 2, 2024, 10:30 PM
'Only reporter in Chutkan's courtroom' reveals judge's next steps on Trump trial
Raw Story
Judge Chutkan is reportedly signaling a flexibility that would allow her to easily reschedule Donald Trump's D.C. elections trial, which has fallen off the court's calendar as parties await an appeals court ruling on the former president's claimed absolute immunity.Chutkan hasn't said much publicly ...
Feb 2, 2024, 10:01 PM
Trump Spent $76 Million Over Last Two Years On Attorneys As Legal Troubles Mount Ahead Of Election
News18
Donald Trump’s storied business career is checkered by bankruptcies and blunders. His investment in Eli Bartov, a New York University accounting professor, looms as another failed venture.
Feb 2, 2024, 10:00 PM
Jan. 6 rioter who carried Trump 'Rambo' flag convicted of assaulting Capitol Police officer
NBC News
Ryan Samsel, one of the first instigators of the Capitol riot, was convicted of felony charges, along with four co-defendants.
Feb 2, 2024, 9:58 PM
US judge delays Trump's federal 2020 election subversion trial
The Guardian
Judge Tanya Chutkan orders delay in former president’s trial, which was due to start in Washington on 4 March
Feb 2, 2024, 9:39 PM
Judge in Trump's 2020 election case delays March 4 trial date
CBS News
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan delayed the March 4 trial date as an appeal over whether former President Donald Trump is immune from federal prosecution is pending.
Feb 2, 2024, 9:29 PM
Judge postpones Trump D.C. election trial pending appeal
CNBC
Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, is charged in four criminal cases, two of which relate to his 2020 loss to Joe Biden.
Feb 2, 2024, 9:28 PM
John Bolton says Nikki Haley should stay in 2024 presidential primary race through the GOP convention
CBS News
Trump's former national security adviser says Haley can "carry the flag" for every Republican who doesn't want Trump to win the presidency.
Feb 2, 2024, 9:27 PM
E Jean Carroll lawyer says Trump used coded version of C-word against her
The Guardian
Roberta Kaplan says ex-president directed ‘See you next Tuesday’ remark at her after deposition in unrelated case at Mar-a-Lago
Feb 2, 2024, 9:24 PM
Roberta Kaplan recalls Trump used vulgar slang and got angry after his lawyers offered her lunch at Mar-a-Lago
NBC News
Attorney Roberta Kaplan, who most recently represented E. Jean Carroll against Donald Trump, recounted he got angry during a deposition.
Feb 2, 2024, 9:17 PM
Judge Chutkan Calls Off Trump Trial Date
Newsweek
The presiding judge in Trump's federal election interference case has vacated the trial date previously set for March 4.
Feb 2, 2024, 9:15 PM