Trump News for Wednesday, February 7, 2024
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Trump's latest move causes backlash against Caitlyn Jenner: report
Raw Story
Donald Trump-supporting former Olympic athlete Caitlyn Jenner is on the receiving end of a barrage of anti-transgender outrage from the right, after she dared to agree with the former president that a certain culture war should end, reported The Daily Beast.Bud Light, along with its parent company A...
Feb 7, 2024, 11:59 PM
Trump faces 'huge blow' if forced to pony up hundreds of millions in NY cases
New York Post
Donald Trump could be forced to pony up hundreds of millions in two New York civil cases – even if he plans to appeal, experts said.
Feb 7, 2024, 11:53 PM
Democrats Want Joe Biden to Challenge RFK, Third Parties
Newsweek
Democrat Jim Kessler warns Joe Biden of third party candidates, stating a "vote for a third party candidate, is a Trump vote."
Feb 7, 2024, 11:44 PM
We read all the amicus briefs in Trump v. Anderson so you don't have to
POLITICO
There were nearly 80 amicus briefs filed in Trump v. Anderson.
Feb 7, 2024, 11:41 PM
Here's how Trump is using 'liberal rationale' to choose V.P. pick: ex-GOP lawmaker
Raw Story
Donald Trump's team has railed against diversity measures championed by progressives, but is using that same logic to pick his potential vice president, a former Republican lawmaker said on Wednesday.Former GOP representative Adam Kinzinger said that, by his count, there are approximately 15 individ...
Feb 7, 2024, 11:36 PM
Pierre Poilievre’s carbon tax opposition is embarrassing his party on Ukraine
The Globe and Mail
The Prime Minister now has exactly the ammunition he needs to paint the Conservative leader as a MAGA Trump acolyte
Feb 7, 2024, 11:35 PM
Immunity ruling boosts chances of a speedy Jan. 6 trial for Trump
Salon
How the D.C. circuit's rejection of Trump's immunity claim opens the door to an early federal trial
Feb 7, 2024, 11:33 PM
FirstUp: RBI concludes MPC meet, Pakistan holds polls, US SC hears Trump ban plea... today's big stories
Firstpost
The RBI will conclude its three-day Monetary Policy Committee meet in Mumbai. Across the border, Pakistan is set to hold its general elections today. The United States Supreme Court will have former president Donald Trump's political future in its hands. Here's a guide to today's big stories
Feb 7, 2024, 11:30 PM
Why Biden is losing to Trump in the polls despite a 'booming' economy
New York Post
President Biden ought to be cruising to an easy re-election. But recent polls, especially NBC News’ this week, show him slipping further behind near-certain GOP nominee Donald Trump.
Feb 7, 2024, 11:28 PM
Judge criticizes Trump’s midtrial mistrial request in E. Jean Carroll defamation case
The Globe and Mail
U.S. judge says denying Trump lawyer’s motion for mistrial during defamation case was an easy decision
Feb 7, 2024, 11:24 PM
Donald Trump loses 'pointless' mistrial motion in defamation damages case
UPI News
Former president Donald Trump's motion to declare a mistrial in the E. Jean Carroll civil defamation case lacked merit and was "entirely pointless," a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Feb 7, 2024, 11:22 PM
Trump told supporters to ignore Nevada's primary; they humiliated Haley anyway
Devdiscourse
Some Republican voters said they came to the decision to cast a symbolic vote against Haley on their own, without direction from Nevada party officials or the Trump campaign. "I got no messages, no emails," said Republican Party member Mark Lipp.
Feb 7, 2024, 11:17 PM
Georgia prosecutor in Trump case fights testifying about relationship
Devdiscourse
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee is expected to weigh the requests to disqualify Willis at the Feb. 15 hearing. Trump and 14 allies have pleaded not guilty to racketeering and other charges as a part of what prosecutors allege was a conspiracy to overturn Trump’s narrow defeat in Georgia following the 2020 election.
Feb 7, 2024, 11:06 PM
Judge rejects Trump’s mistrial motions in E Jean Carroll defamation case
The Guardian
Judge Lewis Kaplan, who ruled from the bench, reportedly said allowing for a mistrial ‘would have been entirely pointless’
Feb 7, 2024, 11:05 PM
Full List of Democrats Who Voted Against Border Deal
Newsweek
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the bill was killed by Republicans to help Donald Trump in November's election.
Feb 7, 2024, 10:47 PM
Fulton County DA Willis seeks to quash subpoenas ahead of hearing on efforts to remove her from Trump case
Cable News Network
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is asking a superior court to reject subpoenas for her and several staff members to testify at a hearing next week where they could face questions about her relationship with her top deputy, characterizing the attempt to dismiss her from the Georgia election subversion case against Donald Trump and his allies as a “spectacle.”
Feb 7, 2024, 10:46 PM
N.Y. judge might set Trump up to commit yet another crime after fraud case: report
Raw Story
If Trump continues doing business in New York, he could be criminally prosecuted, according to a Newsweek report. Syracuse University College of Law professor Gregory Germain told the outlet that former President Donald Trump would be committing a crime should the appeals court uphold Manhattan Supr...
Feb 7, 2024, 10:42 PM
Fulton County DA’s office moves to quash Fani Willis, top prosecutor subpoenas ahead of hearing
The Hill
The Fulton County district attorney’s office asked a Georgia judge Wednesday to quash subpoenas of top prosecutors in former President Trump’s 2020 election interference case that would require them to testify at a hearing next week over whether they should be booted from the case. After accusing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) and special…
Feb 7, 2024, 10:27 PM
Republicans kill border bill in a sign of Trump's strength and McConnell's waning influence
NBC News
Mitch McConnell pushed Senate Republicans to pass a bipartisan immigration and Ukraine aid deal. Encouraged by Donald Trump, they killed it instead.
Feb 7, 2024, 10:20 PM
'Get this over with': GOP senators get 'heated' as disagreements mount over new bill
Raw Story
Senate Republicans have shot down the bipartisan border security bill after days of walkbacks and rejection prompted by former President Donald Trump's opposition to the deal. But that may not be the end of the story.According to Punchbowl News' Andrew Desiderio, there is a growing sense in the GOP ...
Feb 7, 2024, 10:16 PM
Anti-Israel protesters shut down Fifth Ave. as Biden calls Trump 'existential threat' at NYC fundraiser
New York Post
The president's fundraising tour of New York City that was beset by anti-Israel protesters who blocked Fifth Avenue outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Feb 7, 2024, 10:16 PM
Trump lawyers claim DA Fani Willis 'stoked racial animus'
New York Post
Trump's lawyers don't buy District Attorney Fani Willis' claims she wasn't referring to Trump defendants in her "playing the race card" speech.
Feb 7, 2024, 10:15 PM
Opinion: Trump asks Supreme Court to pause his trial. It shouldn’t take the bait
Cable News Network
The Supreme Court should decline any move for a stay and instead allow the trial to proceed, says Joshua A. Douglas. The country needs to know whether Trump is convicted of these crimes before the November election.
Feb 7, 2024, 10:13 PM
Trump motion for mistrial in E. Jean Carroll case is denied
NBC News
The ruling comes after a New York jury reached a verdict last month awarding Carroll $83.3 million in damages.
Feb 7, 2024, 10:10 PM