In a court filing on Monday, Donald Trump's lawyers sprung the news we've all suspected: Trump doesn't have the money to pay the $454 million civil fraud judgment levied against him for lying to banks and insurers about his supposed wealth for decades. Trump has appealed that ruling, or is trying to, but there's a catch: In order to appeal the verdict, he has to post a bond fully covering the judgment against him—and the coup-attempting "billionaire" doesn't have it. Here’s CNBC: ″Defendants’...
Former President Donald Trump saluted January 6, 2021, Capitol rioters at a rally in Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday.The Context:Trump, who was in Ohio for a campaign stop at the Buckeye Values PAC rally, honored and thanked the participants of the deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol."Please rise for the horribly and unfairly treated January 6 hostages," an announcer said. Trump then saluted and the crowd stood as the "J6 Hostages' Song," a rendition of the National Anthem, played. The song, "Justice for...
Former US President Donald Trump’s business empire saw its single-greatest day on record resulting in a surge in his wealth. As Donald Trump faces a deadline to post a bond of more than $500 million in a New York fraud lawsuit, an appeals court cut the amount he has to give to $175 million. He said that hw would cover the amount while his social media company Trump Media & Technology Group completed a 29-month-long merger process, With this, shares worth billions of dollars on paper are now...
President Joe Biden, appearing at one of DC’s oldest traditions, the Gridiron Dinner, made some sharp quips about his rival Donald Trump but then turned serious about the threat that his rival poses to democracy. The dinner tradition, which dates to the 19th century, is a white-tie night with journalists performing musical skits and politicians […]
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The end of the line could be near for New Jersey’s almighty political machine. A federal judge in Trenton is poised to rule as early as this week on a lawsuit aimed at kneecapping local bigwigs’ influence over party primaries and the nominating process. Democratic Senate candidate Andy Kim is asking the court for a preliminary injunction banishing the so-called party line – a ballot structure that allows county leaders to give preferential placement to their endorsed primary hopefuls. A ruling...
Donald Trump may be seeing his "worst nightmare" come true after the date was confirmed for his falsifying business records trial in New York, according to his niece.Mary Trump, author, podcast host and frequent critic of her uncle, was reacting to Judge Juan Merchan setting an April 15 date for the trial where the former president has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in relation to so-called "hush money" he arranged his former lawyer Michael Cohen to pay...
Mary Trump, the estranged niece of Donald Trump, mocked her uncle's new venture of helping peddle a version of the Bible, saying on Tuesday, "He's never prayed in his life."The former president shared a video message for Holy Week on Tuesday to his Truth Social account, announcing that he was endorsing a "God Bless the USA Bible," which costs $59.99.The Bible is named after the Lee Greenwood song that is often played at Trump's campaign events, and according to the website selling the product,...
March 25 (UPI) — New York Attorney General Letitia James may soon seize the properties of Donald Trump if he does not pay a $454 judgment against him for civil fraud Monday. The former president’s prized Trump Tower, the Trump Building — both in New York — and more than a dozen golf and social clubs, including the Mar-a-Lago resort […] The post Trump Tower, Mar-a-Lago among Donald Trump properties at risk in fraud case first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
Ex-US president planning to list Trump Media & Technology Group if merger with special purpose acquisition company goes aheadHow does Trump stand to make $3bn from Truth Social being listed on the market?Donald Trump’s wealth is set to increase by about $3.4bn (£2.7bn) if a shareholder vote on Friday paves the way for the float of his Trump Media business.The former US president is preparing to list Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates the Truth Social tech platform, via a merger with...
For this episode of Trump's Trials, host Scott Detrow speaks with NPR's Andrea Bernstein. An appeals court has cut the bond former President Donald Trump has to post from $454 million to $175 million in his civil fraud trial. The news came the same day as the deadline before the New York Attorney General could start seizing Trump properties to pay off the massive judgement. And in a separate New York court, a judge sharply rebuked Trump's lawyers in his hush money criminal case and set a trial...
The former model supported her husband at the polls on Thursday in a black-and-white designer outfit.