Trump News for Monday, February 5, 2024
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Donald Trump Trial Could Derail Judge Chutkan's Travel Plans
Newsweek
The delay is viewed as a victory for Trump, who has been pushing to postpone his four criminal trials until after the election.
Feb 5, 2024, 11:55 PM
Ron DeSantis' 'sledgehammer' debate memo leaker outed: report
Raw Story
When a document surfaced over late summer foreshadowing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' GOP primary debate strategy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, its origin had been anonymous.The document told DeSantis “to take a sledgehammer” to rival Vivek Ramaswamy and make sure to "defend Donald Trump" when he's cut down...
Feb 5, 2024, 11:54 PM
Bankrupt trucker Yellow repays $700 million Covid loan
CNBC
The $700 million loan to trucking giant Yellow was made at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and caused a rift in the Trump administration.
Feb 5, 2024, 11:54 PM
Donald Trump's Supreme Court Filing Makes Bold New Statement
Newsweek
Trump is currently his removal from Colorado ballots before the highest court in the land.
Feb 5, 2024, 11:43 PM
Why Trump and Nikki Haley won't appear on the same ballot in Nevada
NBC News
Why Republicans are holding caucuses and a presidential primary in Nevada this week — meaning Donald Trump and Nikki Haley won't be on the same ballot.
Feb 5, 2024, 11:35 PM
Trump wants to debate Biden 'now' while ignoring Nikki Haley's challenge in 2024 race
New York Post
Donald Trump announced Monday that he wants to debate President Biden "now" -- despite boycotting all of the Republican primary debates.
Feb 5, 2024, 11:31 PM
James O'Keefe, Project Veritas settle suit over bogus voter fraud claims cited by Trump campaign
NBC News
A Postal Service worker admitted in the settlement that he only heard "a fragment" of a conversation between a supervisor and a postmaster, who later filed a lawsuit.
Feb 5, 2024, 11:23 PM
Michael Cohen spotted entering the D.A.'s office as Stormy Daniels hush money trial nears
Raw Story
Former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen spotted at Manhattan District Attorney's office amid legal action and speculation over Stormy Daniels hush money case.
Feb 5, 2024, 11:15 PM
Why Haley could lose to ‘none of these candidates’ on Nevada primary ballot
The Hill
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s top competition in Nevada’s state-run primary is a “none of these candidates” ballot option. After tension over the presidential nominating system in the state, Nevada will hold both a primary and Republican Party caucus this week. Former President Trump, the GOP front-runner, is the only big name on Thursday’s caucus ballot, while Haley…
Feb 5, 2024, 11:13 PM
Jack Smith filing accuses 'Trump and his lawyers of being conspiracy theorists': reporter
Raw Story
Special counsel Jack Smith is going further than he has before in accusing former President Donald Trump and his attorneys of being "conspiracy theorists" in their arguments against the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, Politico reporter Betsy Woodruff Swan told MSNBC's Ali Velshi on Monday.This...
Feb 5, 2024, 10:48 PM
Biden scrambles to catch Trump's record judicial nomination numbers
POLITICO
Whether Joe Biden can deliver on his promise to remake the federal judiciary partially depends on how much Republicans will cooperate in an election year.
Feb 5, 2024, 10:45 PM
The Retribution Presidency
The New York Times
A former White House official has a warning about Donald Trump.
Feb 5, 2024, 10:36 PM
Nikki Haley backs AUKUS subs deal to counter China aggression
The Australian Financial Review
Donald Trump’s close rival for the Republican president has backed the AUKUS agreement and the sale of submarines to Australia.
Feb 5, 2024, 10:35 PM
Trump seeks debate with Biden in 2024 presidential race
Devdiscourse
Nikki is ready to put her conservative record and vision for a strong and proud America up against Trump's campaign of chaos and vendettas," Haley campaign spokesperson Olivia Perez-Cubas said. Trump's comments reflect a desire to focus on a likely election matchup with Biden, who on Saturday won the South Carolina Democratic primary and is expected to win his party's nomination.
Feb 5, 2024, 10:30 PM
Trump says border bill ‘very bad’ for Lankford’s career
The Hill
Former President Trump on Monday railed against the bipartisan border agreement and took aim at Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), a key negotiator, for his role in brokering the deal. In an interview on “The Dan Bongino Show,” Trump denied endorsing Lankford’s candidacy in 2022 — despite doing so publicly — and did not rule out…
Feb 5, 2024, 10:28 PM
Trump judge hints at summer trial in election interference case
New York Daily News
Judge Tanya Chutkan told lawyers on a separate case that she plans to be out of the country on vacation in early August, unless the Trump case is back on her plate.
Feb 5, 2024, 10:18 PM
Trump says he wants to debate Biden
NBC News
The Republican National Committee decided in 2022 to withdraw from the quadrennial events set up by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
Feb 5, 2024, 10:17 PM
Biden on Trump calling for debate: ’I would want to debate me, too’
The Hill
President Biden on Monday told reporters he understands why former President Trump wants a debate between them — because Trump has time on his hands. Trump called for a debate against Biden during a radio interview on “The Dan Bongino Show,” saying, “I’d like to debate him now because we should debate,” NBC reported. Trump added…
Feb 5, 2024, 10:03 PM
Trump Jan. 6 trial judge worried delay could cancel foreign trip
New York Post
DC federal Judge Tanya Chutkan briefly implied that former President Donald Trump's unresolved trial in the federal 2020 election subversion case could take place after the Republican National Convention.
Feb 5, 2024, 9:59 PM
Trump calls to debate Biden, president shrugs him off
CNBC
Donald Trump skipped every GOP primary debate, but he is urging Joe Biden to debate him while ignoring similar calls from ex-U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley.
Feb 5, 2024, 9:46 PM
Aileen Cannon Sets Private Hearing With Donald Trump's Attorneys
Newsweek
The attorneys are scheduled to appear with Cannon on February 13 to discuss a statute regarding classified evidence.
Feb 5, 2024, 9:19 PM
SpaceX launch set for NASA science probe once targeted by Trump
Raw Story
A NASA satellite that will look at the tiniest parts of the air and ocean is set for an overnight launch from the Space Coast after a years-long path to the launch pad that staved off repeated attempts by the Trump administration to cancel the mission. The Plankton, Aerosol Cloud Ocean Ecosystem (PA...
Feb 5, 2024, 8:47 PM
Haley hits Trump’s nod to Xi: ‘Praising dictators is not normal’
The Hill
Nikki Haley on Monday criticized former President Trump’s praise of Chinese President Xi Jinping, calling it abnormal. “Praising dictators is not normal. Make America normal again,” Haley, Trump’s last remaining rival for the GOP presidential nomination, wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Haley was responding to Trump’s comments over the weekend describing…
Feb 5, 2024, 8:46 PM
ABC News hosts abruptly shuts down interview with J.D. Vance over right-wing nonsense
Salon
Vance argued Trump could defy Supreme Court — and said he would not have certified 2020 election results.
Feb 5, 2024, 8:37 PM