Donald Trump deliberately withheld disaster aid to states he deemed politically hostile to him as US president and will do so again unimpeded if he returns to the White House, several former Trump administration officials have warned. read more
David Rothkopf So, let me get this straight, according to Bob Woodward's new book War, Donald Trump was sitting in Mar-a-Lago on a trove of stolen U.S. national secrets and while there, had Vladimir Putin on speed dial for regular private chats? After he tried to overthrow our government? And Putin is helping his campaign now by flooding our electorate with toxic disinformation? And there are people who would actually vote for this guy? read more
Donald Trump's truthfulness as well as his knowledge of Middle East geography has come under fresh scrutiny after the former president claimed to have been to Gaza -- although there is no evidence of him ever visiting the war-torn Palestinian territory. read more
The joint editorial board of North Carolina's two largest newspapers, The Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer, rebuked former President Donald Trump on Saturday over his false claims about the federal response to Hurricane Helene. In an op-ed published by the newspapers on Saturday titled, "Shame on Donald Trump for worsening NC's Helene tragedy with political lies" the joint editorial board critiqued Trump's remarks for trying to benefit himself politically instead of bringing the community together. read more
The 78-year-old former president said nearly seven weeks ago that he'd "very gladly" release his medical records. Has he kept that promise? Of course not. read more
Judge clarifies: Yes, Trump was found to have raped E. Jean Carroll (www.washingtonpost.com).
Bottom line?
"The finding that Ms. Carroll failed to prove that she was raped' within the meaning of the New York Penal Law does not mean that she failed to prove that Mr. Trump raped' her as many people commonly understand the word rape,' " [Judge Lewis A.] Kaplan wrote.
He added: "Indeed, as the evidence at trial recounted below makes clear, the jury found that Mr. Trump in fact did exactly that."
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