Trump News for Thursday, February 15, 2024
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Biden twists the COVID record, The NY Times frets over (imaginary) racism and more
New York Post
President Biden claimed that former President Trump didn't move quickly on "vaccinating the American public" against COVID-19, even though the vaccine wasn't even widely available until after Biden took office.
Feb 15, 2024, 11:53 PM
In fiery testimony, Fani Willis hits back at misconduct claims that threaten future of Trump case
Yahoo Canada Finance
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the witness stand Thursday and forcefully pushed back against what she described as “lies” about her romantic relationship with a special prosecutor during an extraordinary hearing over misconduct allegations that threaten to upend one of four criminal cases against Donald Trump. (Feb 15) (AP production by Javier Arciga)
Feb 15, 2024, 11:47 PM

5 revelations from the explosive Fani Willis hearing in Georgia
The Hill
Tensions exploded Thursday during a frenetic hearing to determine whether Fulton County’s district attorney’s office should be disqualified from continuing its 2020 election interference prosecution of former President Trump and his allies due to a relationship between top prosecutors on the case. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) suddenly took the witness stand to…
Feb 15, 2024, 11:33 PM

Trump’s First Criminal Trial Date Was Set for Next Month
The New York Times
Also, a Columbia surgeon published flawed studies. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
Feb 15, 2024, 11:29 PM

Migrant photo in ‘I Did That’ Biden meme is from 2018
WLTX.com
A Biden ‘I Did That’ meme with a photo apparently of a migrant caravan shared by Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards was actually taken in 2018 when Trump was president.
Feb 15, 2024, 11:21 PM

Christie does not rule out voting for Biden, but he’s ‘not there yet’
The Hill
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) has not ruled out voting for President Biden while vowing to not back former President Trump as the two head toward a likely rematch in November. Christie was asked in an interview on Crooked Media’s “Pod Save America” podcast on Wednesday whether the choice between Biden and Trump…
Feb 15, 2024, 11:18 PM

Fani Willis' testimony may blow up her prosecution of Trump.
Slate
Questionable tangents about vacations and alcohol did not help her cause.
Feb 15, 2024, 11:16 PM

In Trump Case, Thorny Conflict of Interest Question Looms
The New York Times
Defense lawyers argue that the romantic relationship between top prosecutors in the Trump election interference case in Georgia merits disqualification.
Feb 15, 2024, 11:03 PM
Supreme Court gives Jack Smith one week to respond to Trump’s request to further delay immunity decision
Yahoo News
A combative Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis takes the witness stand in a Georgia courtroom at a hearing seeking to disqualify her from the election interference case brought against former President Trump and 18 others.
Feb 15, 2024, 11:02 PM
Here's where all the cases against Trump stand as he campaigns for a return to the White House
The Associated Press
From allegations of plotting to overturn an election he lost to illegally stowing classified documents at his Florida estate, former President Donald Trump faces four criminal indictments in four different cities as he vies to reclaim the White House.
Feb 15, 2024, 10:59 PM

Trump makes final pitch to Supreme Court in fraught immunity case
Cable News Network
Former President Donald Trump made his final pitch Thursday to the Supreme Court in his effort to pause a trial over the election subversion charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
Feb 15, 2024, 10:59 PM

Trump fails to delay New York hush money trial
The Hill
NEW YORK — Former President Trump’s lawyers failed Thursday to delay his first criminal trial, spoiling Trump’s goal to delay his various prosecutions until after he has a shot at returning to the White House in November’s election. A New York judge set Trump’s hush money trial to begin with jury selection on March 25…
Feb 15, 2024, 10:51 PM

Christie says Rubio, GOP ‘all bend the knee’ by defending Trump’s NATO threats
The Hill
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is criticizing Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and others in the Republican Party for defending former President Trump’s recent comments about NATO, saying they “all bend the knee” to the former president. Christie, a former Trump supporter who launched a primary bid against him as one of the only…
Feb 15, 2024, 10:48 PM

Joe Biden's Accuser Indicted for Lying in Blow to GOP Impeachment Effort
Newsweek
A special counsel appointed by Donald Trump charged an FBI informant with lying about the Bidens' business dealings.
Feb 15, 2024, 10:34 PM
Donald Trump set to be first US president criminally tried in New York hush-money case
ABC News
A New York trial date has been set for the hush-money case against the former president, who is alleged to have paid off a porn actor and model ahead of the 2016 election.
Feb 15, 2024, 9:52 PM

Cable News Networks Go All In On "Soap Opera Coverage" Of Fani Wallis Hearing In Trump Case
Deadline
Cable news networks went all in on a Georgia proceeding today over whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from the Donald Trump election interference case because she had a romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
Feb 15, 2024, 9:52 PM

Fani Willis takes the witness stand to fight an effort to disqualify her from Trump's election case
Vancouver Is Awesome
ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the witness stand Thursday and forcefully pushed back against what she described as “lies” about her romantic relationship with a special prosecutor during an extraordinary hearing that
Feb 15, 2024, 9:51 PM