Trump calls January 6 a ‘beautiful day’ in CNN town hall
Donald Trump lashed out at what he described as “cockroaches” in Washington, DC after the publication of the Durham report.
The 300-page report – from the investigation led by Trump-appointed Special Counsel John Durham – criticized the FBI for opening an investigation into alleged ties between the 2016 presidential campaign Trump and the Russian government.
“THIS IS A SCAM, LIKE Cockroaches Across WASHINGTON, DC,” the former president wrote on Truth Social in response to the findings.
Meanwhile, Mr. Trump’s name has appeared in a tumultuous lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and his former personal attorney.
Mr. Giuliani’s former assistant, Noelle Dunphy, is suing Mr. Giuliani for sexual harassment while she worked for him in 2019 and 2020. Mr. Giuliani has strongly denied the allegations.
In the lawsuit, Ms. Dunphy claims that she was informed that he and then-President Trump were offering to sell presidential pardons for $2 million each.
She also claimed that she was forced to perform oral sex on Mr. Giuliani while he was speaking on speakerphone with Mr. Trump.
Three female former Trump officials describe inappropriate behavior
After countless accusations were leveled against him in the near election and disaster of Access Hollywood one can predict that Mr. Trump will be extremely wary of the way he treats women after he takes the oath of office and moves into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
However, according to many women who have held leading roles during his four-year tenure, such a prediction is completely wrong.
In the days since a Manhattan grand jury in Carroll’s case ruled against the twice-impeached former president, three former senior Trump administration officials have spoken out to describe the behavior. Mr. Trump’s incompatibility with other female civil servants in his agency. rent.
The trio includes two of Mr Trump’s top aides, Alyssa Farah Griffin – his former White House communications director who now co-hosts the ABC show. View mode — and Stephanie Grisham, who served as both Mr. Trump’s press secretary and former first lady Melania Trump, in addition to Mrs. Trump’s chief of staff.
Andrew FeinbergMay 17, 2023 06:00
Lara Trump bombarded Donald Trump’s lies after claiming everything he said came true
Lara Trump was faced with a series of examples of her father-in-law doing things wrong after she claimed that “almost everything” he ever said came true.
Ms. Trump, wife of Eric Trump, appeared on Newsmax on Monday to discuss special counsel John Durham’s report criticizing the way the FBI handled the investigation into Russian links to the election campaign. of Trump.
“How many times did what he said actually come true? Nearly everything he’s ever said – and he’s been mocked for saying it, by the way – has come true,” Trump told Newsmax.
Donald Trump claimed before the report was released that Mr Durham was about to reveal the “crime of the century” but instead called the FBI’s actions “extremely troubling”.
The report stated that the FBI should not have started a full investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, but it did not suggest that “comprehensive changes” were made. for guidelines or policies.
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Gustaf KilanderMay 17, 2023 05:30
VIDEO: E. Jean Carroll weighs another defamation lawsuit against Trump: ‘Weighing all our options’
E. Jean Carroll weighs another defamation lawsuit against Trump: ‘Weighing all our options’
Gustaf KilanderMay 17, 2023 05:00
A suspect is hunting a Virginia congressman who attacked two of his staff members with a baseball bat. What happened?
The office of a Democratic congressman is reeling after two staffers were attacked by a man wielding a baseball bat who was reportedly looking for the lawmaker.
Xuan Kha Tran Pham was arrested Monday for the assault on the county office of Rep Gerry Connolly in Fairfax, Virginia.
Authorities are currently working to determine the suspect’s motives as two employees recover from non-life-threatening injuries to the employees.
Mr Connolly is believed to be the intended target – while the lawmaker himself said he did not think the motive was political.
“I have the best team in Congress,” Mr. Connolly said in a statement. “My county office staff is available to voters and members of the public on a daily basis. The thought that someone would take advantage of my employee’s accessibility to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and cruel.”
Here’s what we know so far:
Independent employeeMay 17, 2023 04:30
Kari Lake heads to trial on last remaining claim in Arizona governor’s race losing case
A judge rejected an offer by election officials to dismiss the final allegation of election misconduct remaining by Kari Lake, the 2022 Republican candidate for governor of Arizona. , setting up a three-day trial against the former TV presenter’s challenge to her defeat to Democrat Katie Hobbs.
In a ruling released Monday night, Judge Peter A. Thompson of the Supreme Court declined to dismiss Lake’s request to focus on efforts to verify the signatures of early voters in Maricopa County. .
Thompson said Lake should be given the opportunity to testify about whether Arizona’s most populous county correctly verified the signature on the ballot affidavit envelope.
The trial is scheduled to begin on Wednesday.
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Jacques Billeaud, AP May 17, 2023 04:00
Eric Trump threatens to sue Rachel Maddow
Eric Trump is said to have threatened to sue MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow for indicating he would appear with anti-Semitic speakers on the ReAwaken America Tour stopping at Trump National Doral in Miami this weekend.
Donald Trump’s youngest son is expected to speak later this week alongside his wife, former Fox News contributor Lara Trump, along with right-wing influencers Scott McKay and Charlie Ward, who have been accused of spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and praising Adolf Hitler, based on Daily Beast.
Maddow recorded the speaker’s schedule and expressed shock that one of Mr Trump’s sons will be making a public appearance with them.
“I really can’t believe they’re going to get on with it,” she said on a Monday broadcast.
Eric Trump took to Twitter the next night to complain about the story, saying Maddow was “on the right track” and emphasizing that his family was “the most pro-Israel family in US political history.”
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Graig GraziosiMay 17, 2023 03:30
VOICE: An attack on congressional staff shows how all-too-common political violence has become
Another day, another example of political violence. On Monday, a man walked into the district office of Democratic Representative Gerry Connolly of Virginia and allegedly assaulted two employees before he was eventually arrested.
The attack is just the latest example of how ordinary violence against elected officials has become. According to the congressman’s office, the assailant wanted to find the Virginia congressman before he chose to hit two employees with a metal baseball bat. He was eventually arrested, but not before two employees were injured.
While Mr. Connolly’s office said the injuries were not life-threatening for the employees, the attack showed that political violence is no longer confined to Washington but could spread to county offices as well.
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Eric GarciaMay 17, 2023 03:00
How Republicans and right-wing media turned Jordan Neely’s killer into a hero
In an upside-down version of the parable, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis compared the man who strangled a homeless New Yorker to death to the “good Samaritan,” the biblical figure who came to his aid. helped a man who was stripped, beaten and abandoned. dead on the side of the road.
According to eyewitness accounts, Jordan Neely cried out loudly for hunger and thirst as he boarded the Manhattan F train on May 1, saying he didn’t care if he was jailed or killed, and threw his coat. to the ground before a man identified as Daniel Penny. grabbed him from behind and pinned him to the ground for a few minutes.
“We stand with Good Samaritans like Daniel Penny,” Mr DeSantis wrote on Twitter after Mr Penny was formally charged with manslaughter on May 12. “Let’s reclaim the streets for law-abiding citizens,” he wrote.
Republican elected officials as well as the media and right-wing figures have similarly described Penny as a heroic figure, while criticizing the fact that all of the charges are aimed at him, dismissing the idea that prosecutors or law enforcement should even investigate.
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Alex WoodwardMay 17, 2023 02:30
Rudy Giuliani avoids any mention of blockbuster harassment lawsuit during hour-long YouTube show
During his 76-minute show, Mr. Giuliani did not even once mention the allegations and continued to share his opinion on the Durham report.
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Alisha Rahman SarkarMay 17, 2023 02:00
How did the FBI react to the Durham report?
The FBI indicated that it had taken dozens of corrective actions long ago. It said that had those measures been in place in 2016, the errors at the heart of the report could have been prevented.
It is also important to note that the behavior in the report took place before the current director, Christopher Wray, took the job in the fall of 2017.
What happens next?
Republicans in Congress didn’t take long to react. Representative Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said he has invited Durham to testify on Capitol Hill next week. Trump also sought to capture the report, saying it showed how the American public had been “frauded”.
Although the FBI says it has taken some steps, Durham has said that more reform may be needed. One idea, he said, would be to provide more scrutiny of politically sensitive investigations by identifying an official responsible for challenging steps taken in an investigation.
He said his team considered but ultimately did not recommend steps that could limit the FBI’s investigative agencies, including using tools under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to wiretapped. suspected espionage or terrorism.