• Trump, in Pennsylvania, attacks judge as first criminal trial looms

    The former president has frequently attacked Justice Juan Merchan and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in the past, accusing both men of exhibiting political bias against him

  • Trump, in Pennsylvania, attacks judge as first criminal trial looms

    SCHNECKSVILLE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -Donald Trump again slammed the judge overseeing his first criminal trial during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, comments that portend a rough-and-tumble several weeks ahead as the former president gears up for court. Trump is expected to be in Manhattan on Monday for the beginning of the trial, a case involving hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. The former president has frequently attacked Justice Juan Merchan and Manhattan District...

  • Less than a day before first criminal trial begins, Trump attacks judge—again

    With less than 24 hours until his first criminal trial kicks off, Donald Trump is doing what you’d probably expect: attacking the judge presiding over the case. In a post on Truth Social, Trump alleged that Judge Juan Merchan might be “the most highly conflicted Judge in New York State history” and complained of a “Fake […]

  • Exclusive: Trump Media saved in 2022 by Russian-American under criminal investigation

    Trump’s social media company went public relying partly on loans from trust managed by person of interest to prosecutorsDonald Trump’s social media company Trump Media managed to go public last week only after it had been kept afloat in 2022 by emergency loans provided in part by a Russian-American businessman under scrutiny in a federal insider-trading and money-laundering investigation.The former US president stands to gain billions of dollars – his stake is currently valued at about $4bn –...

    • MSNBC

    Rachel Maddow on Trump's criminal trial: He is dragging a ‘litany of criminality’ into elex

    MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber to discuss day one of Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York. Nicolle Wallace, Jen Psaki, Chris Hayes and Alex Wagner also join. (Bookmark The Beat’s YouTube playlist, updated daily: https://msnbc.com/ari. Connect with Ari on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AriMelber IG: https://www.instagram.com/arimelber Merch: msnbc.com/beat5)

    • CNN

    Ex-Trump official predicts Melania’s behavior amid Trump criminal trial

    Former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham explains how she believes Donald and Melania Trump feel after a New York appellate judge denied an attempt to delay his hush money trial.

    • Forbes

    Trump Scheduled For Trump Media Lawsuit Deposition Same Day His Criminal Trial Begins This Month

    The former president will sit for a deposition after two co-founders of Truth Social’s parent company accused him of trying to dilute their shares.

    • MSNBC

    Trump’s trial starts: After failed delay tactics, Trump becomes 1st ex-POTUS to face criminal trial

    MSNBC’s Ari Melber is joined by Joy Reid, Lawrence O’Donnell, Jen Psaki, and Chris Hayes to discuss day one of his criminal trial in New York. (Bookmark The Beat’s YouTube playlist, updated daily: https://msnbc.com/ari. Connect with Ari on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AriMelber IG: https://www.instagram.com/arimelber Merch: msnbc.com/beat5)

  • Trump's Motivation for Attack on RFK Jr. Questioned

    Former President Donald Trump's motives are being questioned after he denounced independent 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as "the most radical left candidate."Kennedy, the son of ex-U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, has arguably become as well known for his anti-vaccine stance as his illustrious family name over the past two decades.Despite being from a family of famous Democrats, some have suggested that Kennedy's position on...

  • Reader's View: MSNBC endlessly attacks Trump

    "What are they afraid of by not allowing opposing voices?"

    • WCVB

    US preparing for potentially 'significant' Iran attack

    The commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard escalated threats for an airstrike that killed seven of the group’s members, including two Iranian generals, earlier this week.

  • Whitmer fundraises off Trump’s attacks in Michigan

    Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) launched a fundraising campaign Wednesday, using former President Trump's attacks against her from earlier this week. "I just want to make sure you heard: Donald Trump was just in Michigan. He spent his time here launching personal attacks and lies against me," Whitmer wrote in a fundraising pitch for the