Trump News for Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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"Trump is running scared": Legal experts slam "harebrained" scheme to get NY judge to recuse
Salon
His team "continues to make frivolous and even harebrained claims in an effort to delay Trump’s legal reckoning"
Apr 2, 2024, 11:57 PM

Ukraine war briefing: Nato foreign ministers to discuss proposal for €100bn fund for Ukraine
The Guardian
Nato plan seen as a way to ‘Trump-proof’ aid for Kyiv; Zelenskiy lowers conscription age to 25. What we know on day 770
Apr 2, 2024, 11:54 PM

House Republicans introduce bill to rename Dulles Airport after Donald Trump
UPI News
House Republicans introduced legislation Tuesday to rename Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia after former President Donald Trump, despite strong objections from Democrats.
Apr 2, 2024, 11:53 PM

A New Bill Proposes Renaming The Washington Dulles International Airport "Donald J. Trump International"
Simple Flying
The bill was introduced last week by a few Republicans.
Apr 2, 2024, 11:51 PM

Donald Trump Warns 'Housewives' That Migrants Will Crawl in Their Windows
Newsweek
The former president took aim at President Joe Biden in a Michigan speech about the U.S.-Mexico border as the 2024 elections draw closer.
Apr 2, 2024, 11:35 PM

Trump loses bid to delay hush money trial
RTE.ie
A New York judge has denied Donald Trump's bid to delay his 15 April trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star until the US Supreme Court reviews claim to presidential immunity in a separate criminal case.
Apr 2, 2024, 11:00 PM

Trump leads Biden in battleground US states, poll finds
BreakingNews.ie
Trump leads Biden in battleground US states, WSJ poll finds
Apr 2, 2024, 11:00 PM

Judge rejects Trump’s request to delay hush-money trial until ruling on immunity
BreakingNews.ie
Lawyers for the presumptive Republican nominee had asked to adjourn the New York trial indefinitely.
Apr 2, 2024, 11:00 PM

Trump sues Truth Social co-founders, says they're not entitled to stock shares
NBC News
Former President Donald Trump has sued the co-founders of Truth Social, alleging they mismanaged the social media platform early on and should therefore lose their stock in the company, which recently went public.
Apr 2, 2024, 10:39 PM

The Potential Soldiers of A Second Trump Reign
Variety
The followers of Christian Nationalism want a theocracy. A chilling documentary suggests that another Trump presidency could help them get it.
Apr 2, 2024, 10:28 PM

Truth Social owner Trump Media sues two former ‘Apprentices,’ seeking to wipe out their shares
Cable News Network
Trump Media & Technology Group, the Truth Social owner controlled by former President Donald Trump, recently filed a lawsuit against two of its co-founders seeking to eliminate their stakes in the multi-billion dollar company.
Apr 2, 2024, 10:23 PM

Trump vows he'll have a 'statement' on abortion 'next week'
NBC News
Trump on Tuesday announced that his campaign would address the issue of abortion next week, a move that comes just after a Florida court paved the way for a six-week ban on the procedure.
Apr 2, 2024, 10:01 PM

Eyes on Wisconsin as battleground state one of four to hold presidential primary
The Guardian
Biden and Trump have clinched nominations, but results in New York, Rhode Island and Connecticut could hint at 2024 outcome
Apr 2, 2024, 10:00 PM

3 big hurdles Trump faces in his bid to win back Wisconsin: From the Politics Desk
NBC News
Donald Trump is campaigning in Wisconsin, a battleground state he faces clear hurdles in several key counties in the 2024 election against Joe Biden.
Apr 2, 2024, 10:00 PM

Trump Blasted in New Court Filing Amid Fight To Have Judge Recused
Newsweek
The former president has repeatedly sought to have Judge Juan Merchan recused from his hush money case.
Apr 2, 2024, 9:56 PM

Trump ally files complaint about judge who criticized Trump attacks on judiciary
Devdiscourse
Trump on social media has verbally attacked Merchan and his daughter, leading the New York judge on Monday to order him to stop targeting family members of anyone involved in the trial. Walton noted he has received numerous threats himself after presiding over cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
Apr 2, 2024, 9:47 PM

Trump tells court he's going to demand judge be removed in hush money case
Raw Story
Donald Trump filed notice that he will demand Judge Juan Merchan recuse himself from the New York City hush money case set to come to court later this month, newly revealed records show.The attorneys Monday wrote a pre-motion letter saying that after issuing the gag order, Merchan must go, according...
Apr 2, 2024, 9:42 PM

Donald Trump Petition Calls for Him to Face Fraud Investigation
Newsweek
The petitioners argue that Trump potentially misled investors in light of Truth Social shares crashing within the stock's first week on the market.
Apr 2, 2024, 9:41 PM

Keep an eye on the Wisconsin protest vote
Cable News Network
Most Americans have moved on from the presidential primaries now that they are effectively over. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have amassed enough delegates to win the Democratic and Republican nomination, respectively.
Apr 2, 2024, 9:40 PM

Trump tries to remove judge from New York hush-money trial for second time
The Guardian
Lawyers for ex-president ask Juan Merchan to recuse himself over alleged conflict of interest due to daughter’s work with Democrats
Apr 2, 2024, 9:39 PM

Mary Trump Raises Alarms About Truth Social 'Scam'
Newsweek
The former president's outspoken niece shares how she thinks Truth Social could skirt FEC rules, enabling potential foreign financial support for Trump.
Apr 2, 2024, 9:33 PM

Trump again seeks recusal of judge in hush money criminal trial
Devdiscourse
Trump denies any encounter with Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford. On Monday, Merchan expanded a gag order restricting Trump's speech about witnesses, court staff, and prosecutors to also cover trial participants' family members.
Apr 2, 2024, 9:31 PM

Trump calls migrants 'animals,' intensifying focus on illegal immigration
Devdiscourse
"He encourages white nationalists and cheers on the disgusting behavior of the extreme far right," Tyler said. Trump delivered his speech, titled "Biden's border bloodbath" in the city of Grand Rapids, where police said 25-year-old Ruby Garcia was murdered last month in her car by Brandon Ortiz-Vite, 25, who she was dating.
Apr 2, 2024, 9:31 PM

Trump taunts Biden with an empty debate lectern at his Wisconsin rally
NBC News
Trump on Tuesday issued a demonstrative call for head-to-head debates with Biden, placing an empty lectern on the stage at a rally in Wisconsin to represent where Biden could stand.
Apr 2, 2024, 9:14 PM

Trump’s $175M bond keeps prized properties from being seized - for now
The Hill
Former President Trump has secured a $175 million bond in his civil fraud case, keeping at bay the seizure of his most prized properties — for now. The bond — a fragment of the amount Trump and his co-defendants owe after a New York judge found they engaged in deceitful business practices — ensures that…
Apr 2, 2024, 9:09 PM