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Bad News for Trump on His Tax Returns

Judge rejects former president's lawsuit to shield them from Congress

(Newser) - Bad news for Donald Trump in his bid to keep his tax returns from Congress: A federal judge dismissed his case, ruling that the Treasury Department can in fact turn them over to Congress. But Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, put his ruling on hold for 14 days pending...

Fox Host's Jan. 6 Text to Meadows: 'This Is Hurting All of Us'

Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, Brian Kilmeade all frantically messaged Trump's then-chief of staff

(Newser) - On Monday evening, a House panel probing what happened during the Capitol riot voted unanimously to recommend Mark Meadows, the chief of staff for former President Trump, be held in contempt of Congress. Among the evidence read aloud before the vote were a series of text messages sent to Meadows...

Trump Fumes at Netanyahu, Drops F-Bomb in Interview
Trump Fumes at Netanyahu,
Drops F-Bomb in Interview
the rundown
Dec 10, 2021 11:00 AM CST

Trump Fumes at Netanyahu, Drops F-Bomb in Interview

He says former Israeli leader should not have congratulated Joe Biden after the election

(Newser) - Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu had strong ties when both were leading their respective nations. Today, not so much. In an interview with Israeli journalist Barak Ravid for Ravid's new book, Trump seethes at the former prime minister for congratulating Joe Biden after the 2020 election he continues to...

Jan. 6 Panel Recommends Contempt Charge for Meadows

Trump's former chief of staff sues committee

(Newser) - Update: The committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack says it is pursuing criminal contempt of Congress charges against Donald Trump's former chief of staff. Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson said Wednesday that the panel had "no choice" but to advance charges after Mark Meadows failed to appear for...

Nunes Leaving House to Work for Trump

Former president hires a defender to run his new social media enterprise

(Newser) - Rep. Devin Nunes had his eye on the chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee—assuming Republicans win the House next year. Instead, he's resigning from office to become chief executive officer of the Trump Media and Technology Group, per NBC . "Congressman Devin Nunes is a fighter and...

Analysis: Trump Came in Contact With 500 After Positive Test

Former POTUS has denied testing positive 6 days before announcement

(Newser) - Donald Trump's former chief of staff claims the former POTUS tested positive for COVID-19 six days prior to the positive test that was actually announced by the White House—and if that's true, the Washington Post estimates Trump came in contact with 500 people between that test and...

Trump Could Pick Anybody for 2024 Race, Aides Say

Even Republicans considering presidential campaigns just want to be No. 2, Roger Stone says

(Newser) - We only think Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and other Republican politicians are mapping out presidential campaigns. Roger Stone, longtime adviser to former President Donald Trump, said it's all a show, Politico reports. "There's no question that people running for president are...

Pics Emerge of Meeting Between Trump, Rittenhouse

Former president says he met with recently acquitted teen at Mar-a-Lago

(Newser) - Kyle Rittenhouse may be on the outs with the current president, but he's apparently getting on well with the former one. In an interview that aired Tuesday evening on Sean Hannity's Fox News program, former President Trump announced he'd recently met at Mar-a-Lago with the 18-year-old Wisconsin...

'Backsliding Democracies' Now Include US

Group cites several factors, but the election fraud claim is the biggest

(Newser) - The US has been experiencing a "visible deterioration" in its relationship with democracy since 2019, a think tank says. And the organization saw a "decline in the quality of freedom of association and assembly" during the protests after the killing of George Floyd last year. But "a...

At Rioter's Sentencing, Judge Puts More Blame on Trump

Mob was lied to about election by 'people who should know better,' Amit Mehta says

(Newser) - Former President Donald Trump wasn't in a Washington, DC, courtroom when a Capitol rioter was sentenced Friday, but a federal judge brought him into the discussion. "You were a pawn in a game directed and played by people who should know better," Judge Amit Mehta told John...

Rittenhouse: 'Self-Defense Is Not Illegal'

President Biden, former President Trump also offer their reactions to Wisconsin teen's acquittal

(Newser) - It was an emotional day Friday for Kyle Rittenhouse after he was acquitted for the shootings of three men in Kenosha in 2020, but the Wisconsin teen pulled himself together to chat with Fox News' Tucker Carlson afterward. The 18-year-old's reaction to the day's events: "The jury...

Trump Is Out With Surprise Photo Book
Trump Is Out With
Surprise Photo Book
Nov 19, 2021 10:30 AM CST

Trump Is Out With Surprise Photo Book

'Our Journey Together' is a collection of pics, with captions by the former president

(Newser) - Donald Trump has released a surprise new book, though not a traditional one for a former president. Our Journey Together is a picture book—a collection of more than 300 official White House photographs from his presidency. "My father picked every single photo in this book, wrote all the...

Rupert Murdoch Speaks His Mind on Trump

Says former president should stop focusing on the past

(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch doesn't often speak poorly—or, for that matter, at all—about former President Trump, but the News Corp founder let his opinion be known at the annual meeting of company stockholders Wednesday. Speaking of "the current American political debate," he said, "It is crucial...

McConnell Tried to Bar Trump From Inauguration, Book Says

Former president responds by calling senator 'old crow'

(Newser) - Sen. Mitch McConnell wanted to shut Donald Trump out of President Biden’s inauguration, a new book claims. ABC News Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl says in Betrayal that the Kentucky Republican was more concerned with the danger of giving the outgoing president an opportunity to disrupt the peaceful transfer of...

Bannon Surrenders to FBI &mdash;and Livestreams It
As Bannon Surrenders to FBI,
GOP Warns of Payback
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Nov 15, 2021 11:15 AM CST

As Bannon Surrenders to FBI, GOP Warns of Payback

Former Trump aide faces jail time if convicted of contempt of Congress

(Newser) - Steve Bannon didn't just surrender to the FBI on Monday—he livestreamed the moment for supporters and remained defiant about the controversy. The ally of former President Trump has been indicted on charges of contempt of Congress for refusing to testify or hand over documents to a House panel...

Trump Selling His Marquee Hotel in DC

Trump International Hotel to become a Waldorf Astoria

(Newser) - One of the biggest prizes in former President's Trump's constellation of hotels won't be in the family business much longer. The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump International Hotel in DC—located just blocks from the White House—is being sold and will become a Waldorf Astoria....

Trump Kicks Off Weekend With Double Legal Win

Former 'Apprentice' contender drops defamation suit, judge dismisses Michael Cohen complaint

(Newser) - It was a good day on the legal front Friday for Donald Trump, who saw one lawsuit against him dropped and another one dismissed. CNN reports that Summer Zervos, a former contestant on The Apprentice who'd filed a defamation complaint in 2017 against Trump after he denied her sexual...

On Senator's Side, GOP Brass. In Challenger's Corner, Trump

Alaska's Murkowski launches 2022 reelection campaign, with Trump endorsee Tshibaka looming

(Newser) - Only one of seven Republican senators who found Donald Trump guilty in his second impeachment trial is up for reelection in 2022, and she's now officially made her bid, with a challenger who's been endorsed by the former president. Lisa Murkowski filed on Friday to run for her...

Ex-Trump Official Meadows Defies Subpoena Over Jan. 6

Ex-chief of staff could be held in contempt as a result

(Newser) - Steve Bannon may have company soon in the eyes of Congress. Mark Meadows, who served as chief of staff under former President Trump, failed to show up on Friday for a hearing before the House panel investigating the events of Jan. 6, reports NBC News . When Bannon defied his own...

Judge: Trump Can&#39;t Ensure His Records Are Kept Secret
Trump Wins Reprieve
on Transfer of Records
UPDATED
Nov 11, 2021 3:40 PM CST

Trump Wins Reprieve on Transfer of Records

Court temporarily bars National Archives from handing over Jan. 6 documents to House panel

(Newser) - Update: This file has been updated to reflect the court's Thursday ruling. House investigators may eventually get their hands on records from the Trump White House in regard to the Capitol riot, but it won't be on Friday. A federal appeals court in DC temporarily blocked their release...

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