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☆ This is the moment Trump changed American politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Being elected president shortly after surviving the publication of the leaked “Access Hollywood” tape in 2016 is the moment in which Donald Trump defied political gravity. The ‘Access Hollywood’ tape reexaminedTrump’s 2016 victory in the Electoral College seems only more improbable in the retelling. It is worth revisiting the earthquake the “Access Hollywood” tape set off in the 2016 campaign. Return of the tapeNow, the “Access Hollywood” tape is back. Video Ad Feedback Trump asked if he stands by comments from 'Access Hollywood' tape.

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☆ Schism over Russia drives Republicans apart
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Zachary Wolf | Analysis Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —There are emerging signs of a deep schism in the Republican Party over how or even whether the US should stand up to authoritarianism in Russia. With a not-so-subtle nod to Trump’s failure to criticize Russia for Navalny’s death, she compared elections in democracies to those in autocracies. Compare it with House Speaker Mike Johnson, who, at Trump’s behest, is refusing to bow to pressure to allow a vote on US aid to Ukraine. If it is clear where Haley and Trump stand on opposing Russia and helping Ukraine, what’s in Johnson’s mind is a secret. “If there is a Mike Johnson plan, there aren’t any House Republicans that are aware of its existence.” Read their full report.

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☆ Kristen Stewart says Donald Trump's social media posts about her cheating on Robert Pattinson inspired her to come out
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kristen Stewart reflected on the events that led to her coming out as gay on "Saturday Night Live." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementKristen Stewart has said that Donald Trump's past criticism of her inspired her to address her sexuality for the first time while hosting "Saturday Night Live" in 2017. Robert Pattinson should not take back Kristen Stewart. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 17, 2012"Robert Pattinson should not take back Kristen Stewart," Trump posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, in 2012 after paparazzi photographs of Stewart kissing director Rupert Sanders were released, causing a media firestorm.

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☆ Snoop Dogg does hard U-turn, now says he has nothing but 'love and respect' for Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewSnoop Dogg has nothing but kind things to say about Donald Trump these days. Former President Donald Trump. Advertisement"So I have nothing but love and respect for Donald Trump," Snoop Dogg added. In November 2017, Snoop Dogg took it one step further by releasing cover art for his EP, "Make America Crip Again." "I love what they did," Snoop Dogg told the New York Post in January 2021.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Michael Harris, Snoop, Scott Eisen, Harris, Snoop Dogg's, Trump, Snoop Dogg, Ronald Klump, Obama, Donald J, Snoop's Organizations: Service, Sunday Times, Business, Row Records, The New York Times, Trump, Trump ., New York Post Locations: London, Canada

☆ Fact Check: No evidence of Trump post to nominate Judge Cannon to Supreme Court
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

When I win (AGAIN - I NEVER LOST) I will make Judge Cannon a SUPREME COURT JUSTICE as soon as a vacancy is made. I will remake the SUPREME COURT so that these WITCH HUNTS by CORRUPT MEN will never happen again in our Great Country! MAGA!”However, the post does not appear on Trump’s Truth Social timeline (archived) or on Trump’s website (archived). Judge Cannon is a Trump appointee presiding over the classified documents criminal case against Trump. There is no evidence that Trump posted on Truth Social promising to make Judge Cannon a Supreme Court Justice if he wins the 2024 Presidential election.

Persons: Donald Trump, Aileen Cannon, Judge Cannon, Cannon, LOONEY JACK SMITH, Liz Harrington’s, Harrington, Trump, Read Organizations: Florida U.S, Facebook, U.S, Supreme, DAVID, SUPREME, JUSTICE, MEN, Trump, Truth, Justice, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Florida

Tuesday, Trump and Cohen are expected to be face to face in a New York courtroom as Cohen delivers testimony as part of the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case against the former president. When Cohen takes the stand, he will face down a very angry Donald Trump. Cohen is expected to testify about meetings with former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg and Trump regarding Trump’s financial statements and net worth. Cohen has claimed there were meetings with Weisselberg and Trump about Trump’s net worth before the financial statements were filed. Eric Trump said in a deposition for the case that he didn’t remember being involved in any appraisals for Trump properties.

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☆ Fact Check: No evidence of Trump post on ‘Judge Chutney’ after partial gag order
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence that former U.S. President Donald Trump published a Truth Social post saying that a district judge has “dared to put herself above the first amendment,” despite a screenshot circulating online. The screenshot appears as a post apparently published via Trump’s official Truth Social account (@realDonaldTrump) and reads, in part, “DO YOU THINK I WILL BE GAGGED? While it is true that Trump called the partial gag order “unconstitutional” in a Truth Social post published on Oct. 16, Reuters found no evidence that the all-caps post circulating online ever appeared on his feed. The statement is not found on Trump’s Truth Social account, nor could Reuters find credible reports saying that Trump published the post. There is no evidence that former President Trump posted the statement.

Persons: Donald Trump, “, Tanya Chutkan, Trump, Liz Harrington, Harrington, Read Organizations: Trump, BIDEN, Twitter, Facebook, Reuters, Thomson

☆ Biden's campaign team just joined Truth Social, and it already has more followers than Trump's campaign team
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Biden's campaign team has more followers on Truth Social than the Trump team. The Biden campaign said it joined Truth Social "because we thought it would be very funny." AdvertisementAdvertisementPresident Joe Biden's campaign team account on Truth Social has more followers than Donald Trump's team does. The Biden campaign said on Monday that it had joined Truth Social "mostly because we thought it would be very funny." As of press time, Biden's campaign account had about 27,900 followers.

Persons: Biden, Trump, —, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump's, Axios, Joe Biden Organizations: Trump, Service, Facebook, YouTube, Fox News Digital

CNN —Twitter turned over at least 32 direct messages from former President Donald Trump’s account – @realDonaldTrump – to special counsel Jack Smith earlier this year as part of the federal election subversion investigation, according to newly unsealed court filings. The unsealed filings shed new light on the extent of the special counsel investigation into Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. Much of that conduct played out publicly, including on Trump’s Twitter account, where he promoted bogus claims of mass fraud and urged government officials to disrupt certification of the results. At the time of the prosecutors’ court argument to the appeals court, Trump wasn’t charged in federal court in either case. Another court filing unsealed Friday said that the warrant sought information from October 2020 through January 2021.

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Trump, who had over 88 million followers when Twitter banned him, posted a photo on Thursday of the mug shot with the words: "ELECTION INTERFERENCE! On Thursday evening, Trump broke from a vow that he would stick exclusively with his new platform Truth Social, the app developed by his Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) startup. Trump had 6.4 million followers on Truth Social as of Thursday. Truth Social has been Trump’s main source of direct communication with his followers since he began posting on the app regularly in May. The former president has used Truth Social to promote his allies, criticize his opponents and defend his reputation amid legal scrutiny from state, congressional and federal investigators.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Elon Musk, ”, Georgia's, Tucker Carlson, TMTG, DWAC, Eric Beech, Costas Pitas, Mike Scarcella, Howard Goller, Stephen Coates Organizations: Twitter, U.S . Capitol, House, U.S, REUTERS Acquire, Fox News, Trump Media & Technology, Trump, Department of Justice, SEC, DWAC, TMTG, U.S . Constitution, Thomson Locations: Fulton County Jail, Georgia, Francisco, U.S ., U.S, California, Pasadena , California

☆ A federal judge wondered if Elon Musk was trying to 'cozy up' to Trump by trying to inform him about a search warrant into his social media account
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In January, federal prosecutors obtained a search warrant to obtain information from Trump's personal Twitter account. Twitter's legal team argued that it needed to inform Trump of the warrant. The judge asked if this was a result of Twitter owner Elon Musk trying to "cozy up" to Trump. News of the search warrant broke on August 9, though it was not clear at the time what data, Smith and his team were working to obtain. Twitter's team simply said it has "no interest other than litigating its constitutional rights"Howell ended up fining Twitter $350,000 for taking too long to comply with the warrant.

Persons: Trump, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Jack Smith's, Smith, Beryl Howell, Howell excoriated, Howell, Twitter's, Musk Organizations: Twitter, Trump, Service, US, Prosecutors, Truth Locations: Wall, Silicon, .

☆ Georgia prosecutors are using 12 tweets of Trump's as part of its RICO charge against Trump and associates
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Georgia grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump and associates for their alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The indictment notes 161 different acts of racketeering activity by Trump and his associates as part of their alleged violations of Georgia's RICO Act. While Trump may not have written each tweet himself, the indictment specifically notes the listed tweets were "caused to be tweeted" by Trump. Unrelated to new charges brought against Trump and his associates in Georgia, federal prosecutors in the federal Washington, DC, case against Trump successfully obtained a search warrant for records relating to the former president's Twitter account. Below are the 12 tweets posted to the @realDonaldTrump account that Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis and a grand jury say further the former president's criminal conspiracy:Fulton County Superior CourtFulton County Superior CourtFulton County Superior CourtFulton County Superior CourtFulton County Superior CourtFulton County Superior CourtFulton County Superior CourtFulton County Superior CourtFulton County Superior CourtFulton County Superior Court

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Fani Willis, Rudy Giuliani Organizations: Service, Trump, Twitter, Fulton County Superior Court, Superior Court Locations: Georgia, Wall, Silicon, Washington, Fulton County, Fulton County Superior Court Fulton, Superior Court Fulton

☆ Analysis: Donald Trump's legal drama grows by the day
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Donald Trump’s already daunting legal predicament gets grimmer by the day as new details emerge of the depths to which he was prepared to stoop to reverse his defeat in the 2020 election. And as the former president’s legal team juggles court dates in different cities this week, their task in defending Trump is getting ever more complex. The stampede of developments around Trump’s cases is providing only a hint of the political and legal collision that is likely to unfold next year. But data from Trump’s account could potentially provide information about which phone – and potentially person – posted tweets to the account. Twitter data might also show any direct messages sent to or from Trump’s account.

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CNN —The special counsel investigation into Donald Trump secured a search warrant of the former president’s Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump, according to a newly unsealed court filing. The search was so secret that Twitter was initially barred from telling Trump the search warrant had been obtained for his account, and the company, now known as “X,” was fined $350,000 because it delayed producing the records sought under the search warrant. The search warrant special counsel Jack Smith obtained sought “data and records related” to Trump’s account, and ultimately, the platform was allowed to share some information about the search warrant with the former president. It said that Smith’s office had “difficulties” when it first attempted to serve Twitter with the search warrant and nondisclosure order. The next week, however, prosecutors contacted Twitter’s lawyer to check on the status of their compliance with the search warrant.

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☆ Twitter was forced to pay $350,000 after it tried to thwart Jack Smith's efforts to get Trump's records
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A federal judge forced Twitter to pay $350,000 for initially refusing to turn over records related to Trump. Special counsel Jack Smith's team had filed a search warrant for records related to @realDonaldTrump. Circuit Court of Appeals panel later upheld a lower court's decision that protected Smith's request over Twitter's First Amendment defense. It's not clear if Twitter CEO Elon Musk was aware of Smith's search warrant. Twitter was forced to pay the $350,000 fine after the district court found that it failed to turn over the records to Smith's team by the deadline.

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☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Trump post blames legal team for not hiding documents from DOJ
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump did not publish a Truth Social post blaming his “old legal team” for circumstances surrounding his June 2023 indictment that included charges of unauthorized retention of classified documents. The screenshot circulating without that context and without a date shows a purported post from Trump’s official Truth Social handle (@realDonaldTrump). MY NEW LEGAL TEAM IS THE VERY BEST PEOPLE. MY OLD LEGAL TEAM OF LOSERS AND LIARS GOT ME INTO THIS. Trump did not blame his legal team of being incapable of hiding classified documents in a June 2023 Truth Social Post seen in a fabricated screenshot.

Persons: Donald Trump, JACK SMITH, Jack Smith, General Merrick Garland, Liz Harrington, Trump Organizations: U.S, OF JUSTICE, Trump

☆ Fact Check-No evidence of Trump Truth Social post blaming personal aide following indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence that a screenshot purporting to show a social media post published by former U.S. President Donald Trump blaming a personal aide, Walt Nuata, following his indictment is real, despite a screenshot circulating online. The image circulated after U.S. prosecutors unsealed a 37-criminal count indictment against Trump on June 9, accusing him of unauthorized retention of sensitive documents (here). Trump has maintained his innocence and has claimed that the indictment is an attempt to undermine his re-election bid (here). The screenshot appears to show a post published via Trump’s official Truth Social account (@realDonaldTrump). While it is true that Trump posted via Truth Social on June 9, claiming that Nauta was also indicted (here), Reuters found no evidence that the post blaming Nauta for the indictment was published.

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☆ Fact Check-No evidence Donald Trump posted on Truth Social about forgetting to ‘give back some paperwork’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

There is no evidence that former U.S. president Donald Trump published a social media post on his Truth Social platform about forgetting “to give back some paperwork”, despite a screenshot circulating online. The screenshot appears to show a post published via Trump’s official Truth Social account (@realDonaldTrump). While Trump did call Smith a “thug” in a June 13 Truth Social post (here), there is no evidence the statement circulating online is real. There is no evidence that Trump published a social media post about forgetting “to give back some paperwork.” An online account said they created the screenshot satirically. Read more about our work to fact-check social media posts (here).

Persons: Donald Trump, “, JACK SMITH, Jack Smith, Trump, Smith, ”, Liz, Harrington, Read Organizations: THE, TRUMP, Trump, Prosecutors, Reuters

☆ Fact Check-Video does not show Trump supporters marching to the Miami courthouse in June 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of people with “Trump 2020” flags near the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. has been falsely labeled as footage of supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump marching to the Miami courthouse in June 2023 following his indictment. On Friday, a federal grand jury indicted Trump on 37 criminal counts including retaining classified government documents after leaving the White House in 2021, Reuters reported (here). “President @realDonaldTrump supporters gather peacefully, and march towards the Miami court house,” reads a tweet sharing the video along with the hashtags “#TrumpIndicment” and “#Trump2024” (here) (archive.is/L0Atb). The video, however, shows the U.S. Supreme Court and the Library of Congress situated in Washington, D.C. – both visible in the background. Video shows Trump supporters marching towards the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, not the Miami courthouse in Florida in 2023.

Persons: “, Donald Trump, Trump, Read Organizations: “ Trump, Supreme, White House, Reuters, Facebook, U.S, Washington , D.C, Trump Locations: U.S, Washington ,, Miami, Washington, Florida

☆ Fact Check-No evidence of Donald Trump Truth Social post saying he secretly pardoned himself
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence that former U.S. President Donald Trump published a Truth Social post claiming that he plans to issue himself a “secret pardon” after prosecutors unsealed an indictment against him on June 9. The screenshot appears to show a post published via Donald Trump’s official Truth Social account (@realDonaldTrump). A search through Trump’s Truth Social account did not reveal the post, however (here). Archived versions of his Truth Social saved on June 9 and 10 (here), (here). Reuters did not find any credible media reports on Trump posting on Truth Social a plan to issue himself a pardon (archive.is/wip/OSoTa), (archive.is/wip/ybOH4).

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☆ Fact Check-No evidence Donald Trump made all-caps Truth Social post on being deposed ‘by an animal’
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence that former U.S. President Donald Trump posted an all-caps message that he was deposed “by an animal” following his deposition before New York’s attorney general Letitia James on April 13. Reuters did not find any evidence that Trump posted the above statement. The earliest iteration Reuters could find of the screenshot stems from a satirical Twitter account posted on April 13 (here), archived (archive.is/wip/DwZVe). A search via Trump’s Truth Social account did not reveal the post (here) or his official website (www.donaldjtrump.com/news). Reuters did not find the post when examining Trump’s Truth Social account.

What they alleged: Election fraud, algorithm flips, Venezuela ties, kickbacks. What they alleged: Election fraud, algorithm flips, Venezuela ties. #MAGA @realDonaldTrump #AmericaFirst #Dobbs,” Dobbs wrote. #MAGA #AmericaFirst #Dobbs,” Dobbs wrote. Key false quote: “Every outlet in the country, they go, ‘Mike Lindell, there’s no evidence, and he’s making fraudulent statements.’ No.

☆ Fact Check-No evidence that Donald Trump insulted his inner circle on social media
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An image of what appears to be a social media message from former U.S. President Donald Trump insulting members of his inner circle has been circulating online. But the message does not come up in searches of Trump’s actual account on his Truth Social platform. The message does not come up in searches of Trump’s Truth Social account (here) or his official website (www.donaldjtrump.com/news), or archived versions of the website (here), (here) and the Truth Social account (here), (here) . A search through Trump spokesperson Liz Harrington’s Twitter account did not reveal the post (twitter.com/realLizUSA). Read more about our work to fact-check social media posts (here).

☆ A conservative commentator who sexually harassed AOC is suing her for blocking him on Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The lawsuit also provides a screenshot from Stein's account showing that he was blocked. Stein's lawyer requests that he immediately be unblocked from the @AOC Twitter account, Ocasio-Cortez' personal account, which the suit describes as her de facto "official" account. "Mr. Stein desires to engage in political discussions in the robust public forum that is Ms. Cortez's huge Twitter account," Stein's lawyer wrote. Following the harassment from Stein, Ocasio-Cortez called the incident "deeply disgusting" and said Stein was "seeking extremist fame." However, she said in 2019 that she would not stop blocking people on her personal @AOC account and she stood by her decision.

☆ Fact Check-‘Storm is upon us’ tweet attributed to Trump and shared online is fabricated
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A screenshot purporting to show a tweet published by former U.S. President Donald Trump using a popularized phrase associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory movement is fabricated. The screenshot appears to show a tweet published via Trump’s official Twitter account (@realDonaldTrump) and reads: “My Fellow Americans, The Storm Is Upon Us!! !”‘The Storm’ is a phrase used among QAnon conspiracy theory believers that refers to the moment when people thought to have wronged the believers, including politicians and celebrities, are arrested (here). Trump’s Twitter account was reinstated on Nov. 20, 2022, although the former president has not tweeted since his reinstatement (twitter.com/realDonaldTrump), (here). A screenshot of a tweet attributed to Donald Trump using a popularized phrase associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory movement is fabricated.

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