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Rudy Giuliani had been at the forefront of the Trump administration's response to controversies. Giuliani was once praised for leading the country through national tragedy. Now the former federal prosecutor — like Trump — has been accused of sexual assault. Top editors give you the stories you want — delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Now — like the former president he once served — Giuliani has also been accused of sexual assault.

☆ From Mike Lindell to OAN, here's everyone Dominion and Smartmatic are suing over election conspiracy theories so far
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Grace Dean | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sidney Powell by Dominion and SmartmaticAttorney Sidney Powell at a Trump Campaign press conference. Despite being purged from Trump's "Elite Strike Force" legal team Powell used her false theories as the premise of four federal lawsuits seeking to overturn the election result. The falsehoods from Powell and Rudy Giuliani, another conspiracy theorist attorney hired by Trump to challenge his election loss, formed the basis for Dominion's lawsuit against Fox. Smartmatic filed a defamation lawsuit against Powell a month after Dominion did, suing her at the same time it sued Rudy Giuliani, a fellow conspiracy theorist, and Fox News. The company claimed that Powell and Giuliani used right-wing media outlets like Fox News to make their conspiracy theories go viral.

☆ Trump's camp is trying to force Ron DeSantis to resign and formally declare a 2024 run, accusing the governor of 'taxpayer-funded globetrotting'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ron DeSantis of running an unofficial 2024 campaign. In an email, the Trump campaign said DeSantis is engaging in "taxpayer-funded globetrotting." Ron DeSantis, accusing him of "taxpayer-funded globetrotting." An email from the Trump campaign on Monday accused DeSantis of not formally declaring a 2024 run, and using his salary as governor to fund unofficial campaign travels. The Trump campaign also said DeSantis is trying to go on international trips to "score some last-minute foreign policy credentials for his 2024 presidential campaign," further accusing the governor of "taxpayer-funded globetrotting."

☆ Here are all of the Republican elected officials backing Trump's 2024 campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Michael Burgess — the Texas congressman endorsed Trump in March after being named to the former president's campaign's Texas leadership team. Eli Crane — the Arizona freshman tweeted his support for Trump's 2024 bid the night of his announcement. Barry Moore — the Alabama congressman endorsed Trump in a radio interview in December, citing the former president's "experience level." 3 House Republican endorsed Trump days before his widely expected 2024 announcement in November. Roger Williams — the Texas congressman endorsed Trump in March after being named to the former president's campaign's Texas leadership team.

☆ The Trump campaign's fake mugshot T-shirt added 2 inches to his height
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Trump campaign is promoting a mugshot that added two inches to the former president's height. A 2020 exam by White House physicians measured Trump at 6 feet, 3 inches. The mugshot shirt shows him clocking in at 6 feet, 5 inches. The "Official Trump Mugshot White Cotton T-Shirt," available for the hefty price of $36 on Trump's campaign website, shows the former president clocking in at a lofty 6 feet, five inches. According to a 2020 physical exam conducted by the White House, Trump was 6'3" tall and weighed 244 pounds.

☆ Trump campaign raised $7 million since indictment, aide says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former US President Donald Trump sits in the rear of his limousine as he departs Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 1, 2023. Former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign raised $7 million in the days after his indictment in Manhattan, a top campaign aide said Monday. Senior Trump aide Jason Miller announced the haul as the ex-president was en route to New York City ahead of his expected arrest and arraignment on Tuesday. Trump has repeatedly decried District Attorney Alvin Bragg's probe as a "witch hunt," and has attacked the DA himself in vitriolic terms. After the grand jury's vote, Trump's campaign started running Facebook ads that seized on the development.

A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Donald Trump, possibly over a "hush-money" payment. Here's a timeline of Trump and Daniels' alleged relationship, the $130,000 payment to keep Daniels silent, and the testimonies leading to a possible indictment. Markus Schreiber/APManhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg convened a grand jury in mid-January of this year to consider an indictment against Trump. And Trump's former fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen, prosecutors' key witness, has made repeated visits to the DA's office and to the grand jury. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesThe Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Trump on Thursday, March 30.

A Manhattan grand jury weighing evidence for a possible Donald Trump "hush-money" indictment. Here's a timeline of Trump and Daniels' alleged relationship, the $130,000 payment to keep Daniels silent, and the testimonies leading to a possible indictment. Markus Schreiber/APManhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg convened a grand jury in mid-January of this year to consider an indictment against Trump. And Trump's former fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen, prosecutors' key witness, has made repeated visits to the DA's office and to the grand jury. What could happen nextThe final witnesses were scheduled to testify before the grand jury on March 20, though it is unclear when the panel may vote.

The chief judge has sole discretion over sealed federal grand jury proceedings. As chief judge, Boasberg is poised to rule on certain legal arguments raised in the grand jury probes, including efforts to restrict witnesses from testifying. Grand jury proceedings are kept from public view. Another special counsel, Robert Hur, was named by Garland in January to look into classified records found at Biden's home in Delaware and former office in Washington. During her tenure as chief judge, Howell regularly heard legal arguments in special counsel investigations.

☆ Trump's 2020 presidential campaign hired a research firm to probe the results for election fraud but found no evidence, with the findings kept away from the public: WaPo
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Trump campaign commissioned a firm to probe the 2020 election, but researchers came up empty, per The WaPo. Roughly a dozen people at the Berkeley Research Group were part of a team analyzing Trump's claims. The research didn't deliver what the Trump campaign sought and the findings were kept undisclosed. The Trump campaign envisioned using evidence from the report to bolster the then-president's claims in the public arena and in court. An individual with knowledge of the findings told The Post that the Trump team pushed for at least a dozen hypotheses to be tested.

☆ Donald Trump can access his Facebook and Instagram accounts again
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the New Hampshire Republican State Committee's Annual Meeting on January 28, 2023 in Salem, New Hampshire. Former President Donald Trump now has access to his Facebook and Instagram accounts once again, parent company Meta confirmed to CNBC on Thursday. Trump has also not yet shared from his Twitter account after it was reinstated under new owner Elon Musk in November. Trump more recently has gotten his message out through Truth Social, a social media site run by the Trump Media & Technology Group. WATCH: Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena former President Donald Trump

☆ Exclusive: Inside the extramarital affair and cash-fueled double life of Charles McGonigal, the FBI spy-hunter indicted for allegedly taking Russian money
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

She had dated federal law enforcement officials before. "Charlie McGonigal knew everybody in the national security and law enforcement world," Guerriero said, in an exclusive interview with Insider. One law enforcement source estimated that McGonigal stood to make roughly $300,000 to $350,000 a year, including annual bonuses. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, whom she knew from law enforcement circles, let her stay in a guest bedroom. During her relationship with McGonigal, Guerriero says, they never talked about politics.

It is not clear whether the special grand jury's findings will lead to criminal charges against Trump or anyone else for election interference. Members of the special grand jury voted to recommend the public release of their findings. In a statement on Monday, his Georgia-based legal team said the grand jury never subpoenaed Trump or asked him to appear voluntarily. The special grand jury had subpoena power to gather evidence and compel witness testimony but did not have the authority to issue indictments. If Willis determines that charges are warranted based on the findings, she could seek indictments from a regular grand jury.

☆ Donald Trump Jr. blamed his own cynicism for his initial belief that January 6 rioters weren't Trump supporters
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump Jr. gave the Jan. 6 committee little new information, but spoke about his own thinking. He spoke of the "Russia, Russia, Russia stuff for the last few years," an apparent reference to investigations into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia during the 2016 campaign. Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian agent during the campaign, though a final report issued by Special Counsel Robert Mueller found insufficient evidence for a broader criminal conspiracy. Even as he told Meadows that his father had to "condemn this shit ASAP," Trump also texted Meadows that he was "not convinced these were Trump supporters either," referring to the rioters. I was there," House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy reportedly told Trump in a phone call days after the attack.

☆ Trials, pardons, prison time: How Trump's legal woes could play out and what it means for 2024
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

The warrant also indicated that the Justice Department was investigating whether Trump violated three federal laws, including the Espionage Act, related to the handling of national security information. Here are some possibilities:The investigations conclude with no charges filedIn the US's 250-year history, no ex-commander in chief has ever faced criminal charges. In all, the former president, if convicted, would be facing up to 33 years of incarceration, according to legal experts. That begs the question: If Trump is charged, convicted, and winds up in prison, can he still run for president in 2024? He made headlines during his presidency for wondering why he couldn't have "my guys" at the "Trump Justice Department" do his bidding.

☆ Rudy Giuliani repeatedly lost his cool during his attorney-misconduct hearing and accused the disciplinary counsel of asking 'sneaky' questions
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Rudy Giuliani repeatedly lost his temper on day two of his attorney-misconduct proceedings. He accused the disciplinary counsel of asking "sneaky" and unfair questions. "If we can get answers, then—"Giuliani interjected, saying Fox had made an "unfair comment," and adding, "I'm defending myself, Mr. The former mayor also repeatedly failed to answer the questions he was asked and veered into long-winded explanations about Pennsylvania's voting procedures and purported voter fraud in other states. Specifically, the 2005 report by the Carter-Baker Commission said that "absentee ballots remain the largest source of potential voter fraud."

Monday marked the start of weeklong arguments before a hearing committee of the D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility, which could recommend suspending Giuliani's D.C. law license or disbarring him. A D.C. court will make the final decision on any discipline. He described how he began leading the Trump campaign's legal efforts to challenge the 2020 election results, including his work on the Pennsylvania lawsuit. Giuliani's New York law license was suspended in June 2021 after a state appeals court found that he made "demonstrably false and misleading" statements that widespread voter fraud undermined the election. His D.C. law license was temporarily suspended after the New York decision.

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File PhotoDec 5 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump's ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani "weaponized his law license" to press baseless claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, a Washington, D.C., disciplinary official argued on Monday. Leventhal also faulted the judge's reasons for dismissing the Pennsylvania lawsuit and noted that the court did not sanction Giuliani over his arguments. He described how he began leading the Trump campaign's legal efforts to challenge the 2020 election results, including his work on the Pennsylvania lawsuit. Any discipline, including suspension of Giuliani's law license or disbarment, must be imposed by a D.C. court. His D.C. law license was temporarily suspended after the New York decision.

☆ Trump said Kanye West is a 'seriously troubled man, who happens to be Black,' and defends controversial Mar-a-Lago dinner
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump recently hosted Kanye West at Mar-a-Lago for dinner along with white supremacist Nick Fuentes. While defending the dinner, Trump said the rapper was "a seriously troubled man, who happens to be Black." West claimed Trump screamed at him during the dinner over the rapper's ambitions to run for president in 2024. Trump claimed on Truth Social on Saturday that Ye had requested the meeting at Mar-a-Lago and that he gave the rapper much-needed "advice." One anonymous longtime Trump adviser told NBC News that the fallout from the Mar-a-Lago dinner was a "fucking nightmare."

☆ ‘F---ing nightmare’: Trump team does damage control after he dines with Ye and white supremacist Nick Fuentes
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Marc Caputo | Marc Caputo Is A Senior National Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

But despite Trump’s suggestion the event was “uneventful,” the fallout over his dinner with Fuentes appears to have thrown Trump’s campaign into damage control mode. In addition to Giorno and Fuentes, Ye also brought along another man who was an associate, according to the sources. Fuentes attended that event and, after Trump said he denounced white supremacy at the rally, Fuentes denounced him for that. In his video debrief, Ye said that “Trump is really impressed with Nick Fuentes. “I’m like hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, Trump.

☆ Doug Mastriano accepts $500 donation from the founder of Gab, a self-styled Christian nationalist who says Jews are unwelcome in his far-right movement
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Pennsylvania Republican Doug Mastriano accepted $500 from Andrew Torba, the CEO of Gab. Torba is a self-styled Christian nationalist whose Gab website is favored by far-right extremists. Mastriano paid Gab $5,000 to promote his campaign but later said Torba "doesn't speak for me." Sign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox. He has also said even conservative Jews are unwelcome, flatly stating, according to Media Matters: "We don't want people who are Jewish."

☆ Exclusive: Former top FBI official involved in Trump-Russia investigation under scrutiny by federal prosecutors for his own ties to Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A former high-level FBI agent who was involved in the investigation into the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia during the 2016 election has himself come under scrutiny by federal prosecutors for his ties with Russia and other foreign governments. A witness subpoena obtained by Insider indicates information that federal prosecutors were seeking about former FBI official Charles McGonigal. "It's very rare that former FBI people at all, and certainly former senior FBI people, wind up as grand-jury targets," the official said. McGonigal used his official FBI letterhead to try and arrange a business meeting with Edi Rama, the prime minister of Albania. Since he left the FBI, McGonigal has continued to trade on his expertise in counterintelligence.

☆ Trump and the GOP may be headed for an expensive divorce fight over donor and voter data
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Dave Levinthal | Tom Lobianco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

A Trump campaign spokesman did not immediately return a request for comment. Donald Trump personally trademarked the slogan, and his presidential campaign subsequently assumed the trademark. It can even generate cash for years after a political campaign goes dormant. Romney's presidential committee finally terminated itself in September, transferring much of its remaining $92,000 to Romney's US Senate campaign committee after paying off lingering bills. Donations benefited both the Trump presidential campaign and RNC.

☆ EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers ask FBI and Federal Election Commission to investigate Jared Kushner-backed Trump campaign company after Insider's reporting
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-19 | by ( Tom Lobianco | Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Trump's campaign and an affiliated committee regularly spent millions of dollars through American Made Media Consultants, according to FEC records. Insider was able to independently verify those details with other sources close to the Trump campaign. A request for comment from the Trump campaign was not immediately returned Friday evening. But in a previous statement to Insider, Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh said Lara Trump and John Pence did nothing wrong. Among those cases is one filed in July by the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center, which accused the Trump campaign of using American Made Media Consultants to illegally disguise campaign spending.

☆ EXCLUSIVE: Jared Kushner helped create a Trump campaign shell company that secretly paid the president's family members and spent $617 million in reelection cash, a source tells Insider
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-18 | by ( Tom Lobianco | Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

American Made Media Consultants became the source of consternation for President Donald Trump's campaign staff, who were kept in the dark about its operations. Despite its $617 million spending through AMMC, the Trump campaign publicly disclosed little information about the company, including how it used the money. Insider independently verified details of this person's account with other people close to the Trump campaign. The shell company — incorporated as American Made Media Consultants Corp. and American Made Media Consultants LLC — allowed Trump's campaign to skirt federally mandated disclosures. "Nothing was done without Jared's approval," the former Trump campaign advisor said.

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