Trump's complaints about being unable to campaign fall apart as trial resumes
by Raw Story
Raw Story— Donald Trump frequently complains that his New York hush money trial is keeping him off the campaign trail, but he used this week's day off to hit the links instead of meet voters.Justice Juan Merchan ordered the former president to attend each day of his trial, but the judge does not hold court on Wednesdays. Trump spent the day golfing at his Bedminster, New Jersey, club instead of visiting battleground states or making his case for the 2024 election, sources told CNN.Trump has complained...
MSNBC—Eric Trump’s court presence at Donald Trump’s trial didn’t help his dad’s ‘family man’ strategy. Especially since Jan. 6, much has been written about the call-and-response dynamic between Donald Trump and his supporters. But since the beginning of the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal trial against Trump last month, a different feedback loop has been on display: After the media makes observations of the former president’s courtroom arrangements and behavior, Team Trump appears to make noticeable tweaks in response. Don’t believe me? After the press noted that Trump was sitting alone...
WWLP.com—Hope Hicks breaks down chaos of Trump’s 2016 campaign during hush money trial. Former President Trump’s ex-political adviser Hope Hicks testified for hours Friday in his hush money trial in Manhattan where she detailed the chaos that enveloped his 2016 campaign. Hicks, once a close confidant of Trump’s including when he ran for office and after he entered the White House, has testified behind closed doors in other []
The Guardian—Trump’s hush-money trial: National Enquirer publisher says he was ‘eyes and ears’ of 2016 campaign. David Pecker testifies about meeting with Trump and Michael Cohen in 2015 to discuss how he could help presidential campaignSkeptical judge and National Enquirer deal: key takeawaysJudge reprimands Trump lawyer but delays gag order rulingA former tabloid publisher testified on Tuesday in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial that he promised to be the “eyes and ears” of the 2016 presidential campaign, helped to suppress harmful stories and even arranged to purchase the silence of a doorman.David...