Trump News for Friday, April 12, 2024
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Billionaire Trump megadonor is funding "moderate" campaign to defeat progressive lawmaker Summer Lee
Salon
"Every cycle Republican billionaires find a new Super PAC to spend millions of dollars against me," Lee says
Apr 12, 2024, 11:59 PM
Trump says embattled House Republican Speaker Johnson doing 'good job'
Devdiscourse
Donald Trump threw his support behind embattled U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday, seeking to demonstrate unity as Johnson struggles to quell dissent within his fractious Republican majority. "He's doing a really good job under very tough circumstances," Trump said at a press conference with Johnson at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Apr 12, 2024, 11:58 PM
'One broken man abused by another broken man': Trump-Johnson presser ridiculed online
Raw Story
Former President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson's Mar-a-Lago press conference Friday was met with almost immediate scorn from a slew of social media skeptics. Trump and Johnson's national address focused on an "election integrity" bill the two Republicans argued was necessary to prevent "hund...
Apr 12, 2024, 11:31 PM
Recovering from Trump
The Mercury News
East Bay Times Letters to the Editor for April 14, 2024
Apr 12, 2024, 11:30 PM
'I stand with the speaker.' Trump backs Speaker Mike Johnson amid rebellion from right
Yahoo News
Trump and Johnson met in Palm Beach Friday as the House speaker faces pressure from the right. Trump said, "I stand with the speaker."
Apr 12, 2024, 11:29 PM
Judge rejects Trump’s attempt to delay hush money trial over pretrial publicity
Cable News Network
Judge Juan Merchan has rejected yet another attempt by former President Donald Trump to delay his criminal hush money trial set to begin in New York on Monday.
Apr 12, 2024, 11:15 PM
Trump boasts ‘We broke Roe v Wade’ as abortion dogs GOP election hopes
The Guardian
Republican presumptive nominee struggles to articulate position on divisive issue after meeting with House speaker
Apr 12, 2024, 11:04 PM
Donald Trump says he will 'absolutely' testify at his hush money criminal trial in New York
Yahoo Canada Finance
Former President Donald Trump said he "absolutely" plans to testify at his historic hush money criminal trial, which begins next Monday in New York. The Republican presidential candidate is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records.
Apr 12, 2024, 11:03 PM
Trump's hush money trial: What to know with jury selection to begin Monday
The Associated Press
Donald Trump will make history as the first former president to stand trial on criminal charges when his hush money case opens with jury selection.
Apr 12, 2024, 11:01 PM
Kamala Harris blames Donald Trump for Arizona abortion-ban debacle in speech
The Guardian
‘They’ve turned the clock to the 1800s’, said the US vice-president as she excoriated ex-president as ‘architect of healthcare crisis’
Apr 12, 2024, 11:01 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene doubles down on Mike Johnson beef after Trump boosts House Speaker
Raw Story
Former President Donald Trump sent a very clear message on Friday when he held an "election integrity" press conference with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) at Mar-a-Lago: the speaker has Trump's confidence. It was in some ways a jab at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who has led the push in r...
Apr 12, 2024, 10:57 PM
Donald Trump and Mike Johnson Discuss Election Integrity and Immigration
Yahoo Canada Finance
House Speaker Mike Johnson met with former President Donald Trump on Friday in Florida to discuss immigration laws and election integrity. Photo: Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press
Apr 12, 2024, 10:40 PM
Trump and Mike Johnson zero in on noncitizen voting. It’s already illegal and very rare.
NBC News
Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson want to crack down on noncitizen voting, even though it's already illegal and rarely happens.
Apr 12, 2024, 10:13 PM
Trump says he would 'absolutely' testify in his New York criminal trial
NBC News
Former President Donald Trump told reporters Friday he would "absolutely" testify in his upcoming hush money trial that is set to begin on Monday.
Apr 12, 2024, 10:07 PM
Donald Trump Questioned on Marjorie Taylor Greene's Rift With Mike Johnson
Newsweek
During a press conference with Johnson, Trump was asked about the congresswoman's criticisms of the House speaker.
Apr 12, 2024, 10:06 PM
Fact checking Trump and Johnson’s election integrity announcement
Cable News Network
Former President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson raised concerns Friday about the integrity of US elections, in a joint appearance at Mar-a-Lago that featured false claims about voting.
Apr 12, 2024, 10:02 PM
Judge declines to delay Trump’s NY hush money trial after Trump complains of pretrial publicity
The Globe and Mail
Judge Juan M. Merchan turned down defence’s postponement request, ruling it did ‘not align with reality’
Apr 12, 2024, 10:00 PM
Judge declines to delay Trump’s NY hush money trial over complaints of pretrial publicity
Vancouver Is Awesome
NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump's hush money criminal case on Friday turned down the former president’s request to postpone his trial because of publicity about the case.
Apr 12, 2024, 9:59 PM
Judge gives last-minute denial to Trump's demand to stop hush money trial
Raw Story
Judge Juan Merchan made a last-minute ruling Friday that denied Donald Trump's attempt to stop his New York hush money trial, claiming pretrial publicity made it impossible for him to get a fair trial.The first of the former president's criminal cases to go before a jury is now almost certain to sta...
Apr 12, 2024, 9:56 PM
Trump says he would testify in upcoming hush money trial
CNBC
"All I can do is tell the truth," said Trump, who is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
Apr 12, 2024, 9:55 PM