Trump trial live updates: Trump assistant recalls seeing Stormy Daniels in Trump Tower Trump attorney Emil Bove, continuing his cross-examination of former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, returned to a theme he emphasized yesterday: that the National Enquirer's supportive ... 04/26/2024 - 4:31 am | View Link
Trump trial day 6 highlights: David Pecker testifies on ‘catch-and-kill’ scheme Testimony resumed in Donald Trump's hush money trial Tuesday, with David Pecker, longtime publisher of the National Enquirer, taking the stand again. 04/23/2024 - 8:00 am | View Link
Tabloid Publisher Testifies Trump Asked Him to ‘Help the Campaign’ Prosecutors in Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial say he has violated a gag order barring him from attacking witnesses and others close to the case, which centers on a hush-money payment to a porn star. 04/23/2024 - 1:34 am | View Link
Rubio joins in big moment for female sports Record-setting moments — and viewership — at the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. Female Olympians matching numbers with their male counterparts for the very first time. A high-profile push from U. 04/15/2024 - 1:32 am | View Link
As it happened: First jurors sworn in after judge's stern warning to Trump Seven jurors have been chosen, but dozens of potential jurors have been excused after saying they could not be impartial. 04/19/2016 - 2:00 pm | View Link
CNN's Dana Bash reacts to Joshua Steinglass' cross-examination of David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, about whether he suppressed stories to help a presidential candidate during the 2016 elections.
While facing a mountain of legal problems, Donald Trump, who ran his 2016 campaign on locking his opponent, Hillary Clinton, up even though she was never charged with any crimes, denies ever wanting to imprison her. Voters have bad memories at times, but the lock her up chants at every single Trump rally are unforgettable.
Some are wondering why South Dakota's Governor included her animal killing spree in her upcoming memoir. "She includes her story about the ill-fated Cricket, she says, to illustrate her willingness, in politics as well as in South Dakota life, to do anything “difficult, messy and ugly” if it simply needs to be done." There is also a story about a wayward aggressive goat that was dealt with decisively, that is to say with a bullet to the brain.
On Trump's shortlist for running-mate, Noem must think such anecdotes paint in a good light.
Trump’s political operatives are putting together a plan that would give him input into the Federal Reserve, including making him an “acting” central bank board member, according to the Wall Street Journal. Via CNBC:
The plans, which the Journal report described as highly secretive, are part of a 10-page document that suggests Trump — if elected — would be consulted on interest rate decisions.
Jamie Raskin hilariously suggested that the RNC headquarters could host the Supreme Court after wingnut justices appeared open to recognizing some form of presidential immunity yesterday. Via HuffPost:
Host Joy Reid, who noted that Trump’s federal election interference case could be remanded back to the D. C. Circuit Court of Appeals and thus further delay the trial past Election Day, called the Supreme Court majority “so clearly politicians” before looping in Raskin.
“Well, they’re politicians who are not even subject to popular election unlike me.