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☆ Trump Allies May Be Kept Out of Fox News Spin Room After Trump Shuns Debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Maggie Astor | More About Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The memo, which was first reported by Axios, does not mention Mr. Trump, and the restrictions apply to all candidates who aren’t participating — a category that also includes those who didn’t meet the donor and polling thresholds to qualify. In practice, though, it will affect Mr. Trump more significantly than anyone else, since he is the front-runner in the Republican primary and is actively trying to snub the debate while still getting its benefits. Mr. Trump’s decision to skip the first Republican National Committee-sanctioned debate of the 2024 race was a slap in the face to both the party and Fox News. Mr. Trump has frequently complained about Fox News’s coverage of him. At least three senior members of Mr. Trump’s campaign — Chris LaCivita, Jason Miller and Steven Cheung — plan to attend the debate in person, The Times has reported.

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☆ Trump seeks to steer attention away from first 2024 GOP debate as rivals make final preparations for Milwaukee
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

As his rivals prepare for the two-hour showdown on Fox News, Trump’s campaign is attempting to counter-program the debate. But Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. and other surrogates planned to travel to Milwaukee, where they would have had opportunities to weigh in on national broadcasts before and after the debate in the spin room. Ahead of the debate, some candidates are offering previews of their lines of attack – including criticizing Trump for choosing not to participate. “Every one of us who have qualified for that debate stage ought to be on the stage willing to square off and answer those tough questions,” Pence said. Overall, 42% say Trump is their first choice, followed by 19% supporting DeSantis.

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☆ Gov. Ron DeSantis angers Trump supporters suggesting they are 'listless vessels' – echoes Clinton's 'deplorables' jab, they say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis criticized those who have blind allegiance to Donald Trump, calling them "listless vessels." Ron DeSantis has angered Trump supporters by appearing to call them "listless vessels." To Ron DeSantis, they are 'listless vessels.' Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung also weighed in: "DeSantis goes full-blown Hillary and calls MAGA supporters 'Listless Vessels." "The dishonest media refuses to report the facts—Donald Trump and some congressional endorsers are "listless vessels."

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☆ Trump to skip Republican debate, interview with ex-Fox host Carlson -NYT
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Aug 11, 2023; Bedminster, New Jersey, USA; Former President Donald Trump holds papers showing the projections for the 2024 republican candidate primary polls during the first round of the LIV Golf Bedminster golf tournament at Trump National Bedminster. /Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump plans to skip the first Republican primary debate next week and instead sit for an online interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the New York Times reported, citing people briefed on the matter. Trump has also criticized Fox, which is hosting the debate, over its recent coverage of him. Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said nothing had been confirmed on the candidate's debate plans, without elaborating. Representatives for Fox, which parted ways earlier this year with Carlson, and the Republican National Committee could not immediately be reached for comment.

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☆ Reactions to appointment of a special counsel in Hunter Biden case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Weiss said Hunter Biden may be headed for trial on criminal charges after talks on a potential plea deal reached an impasse. If Weiss negotiated the sweetheart deal that couldn’t get approved, how can he be trusted as a Special Counsel? Garland appointing Weiss as a sham special counsel on Hunter is a way to block info from Congress while claiming they're investigating. The Biden Justice Department is trying to stonewall congressional oversight as we have presented evidence to the American people about the Biden family's corruption." REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE LAUREN BOEBERT ON X:"Merrick Garland just announced that he will appoint US Attorney Weiss as Special Counsel to look into Hunter Biden's matters.

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☆ Reactions to appointment of a US special counsel in Hunter Biden case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

☆ DeSantis Bluntly Acknowledges Trump’s 2020 Defeat: ‘Of Course He Lost’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Nicholas Nehamas | More About Nicholas Nehamas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Now, Mr. DeSantis’s increasingly aggressive stance suggests that Mr. Trump’s legal problems have sent his Republican competitors looking for some way to take advantage. Mr. DeSantis’s latest answer, while accurate, may put him at odds with much of the Republican base. Mr. Trump continues to insist that he was the rightful winner. In a statement, Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Mr. Trump, said that “Ron DeSantis should really stop being Joe Biden’s biggest cheerleader.”So far, of the most prominent candidates, former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey and former Vice President Mike Pence have spoken out most strongly against Mr. Trump.

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☆ 40 million ways Trump’s campaign is morphing into his legal defense
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Legal net tightens while Trump creates new echo of first impeachmentTrump’s legal struggles still dominate the Republican race. Despite Trump’s legal woes, no rival Republican has shown much sign of narrowing his double-digit lead in national primary polls. The PAC, Save America, has spent more than $40 million on legal fees since the start of this year, a source familiar with the matter told CNN, which is more than double the amount the group spent on legal fees in all of 2022. The details of the spending on legal fees by Trump’s PAC were first reported by the Washington Post. “I have good friends who did nothing wrong who had their legal fees paid by Save America PAC.

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☆ Pro-Trump super PAC spent more than $40 million this year on legal fees for the former president and others in his orbit, surpassing all other campaign expenses, The Washington Post reported
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Those legal troubles have cost Trump's super PAC, Save America, about $40.2 million, The Washington Post reports. Trump's team plans to create a fund dedicated to addressing some of the legal fees, per The New York Times. In total, the PAC spent $56 million on legal fees since Trump left office, The Post reported. The mounting bills aren't just limited to providing legal defense for Trump, including two indictments to which he has pleaded not guilty. Susan Wiles, CEO of Save America PAC, did not respond to a request for comment.

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☆ Opinion: Why are Trump’s donors paying for his legal fees?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Dean Obeidallah | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Trump’s political action committee, Save America, has spent more than $40 million on legal fees since the start of 2023, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. The PAC also shelled out $16 million-plus on legal costs the previous year, Federal Election Commission records show. However, Paul Seamus Ryan, a campaign finance expert, recently told The Washington Post he did not see any “legal red flags” with the PAC paying Trump’s fees. It is disgraceful that Trump is using funds from small donors that they believed would fund his campaign for his own personal legal woes. But even Trump knows the more he spends on legal fees, the less he has for his 2024 campaign.

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☆ Former US President Trump has spent $40 million on legal fees, Washington Post reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump's political action committee is expected to report on Monday that it has spent about $40 million in legal fees in the first half of 2023 to defend Trump and his advisers, among others, the Washington Post reported. The New York Times separately reported that the PAC has sought the return of $60 million it made to another group supporting Trump, a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Post said the PAC's spending on legal costs has drawn scrutiny from prosecutors about potential conflicts of interest between Trump and witnesses. Trump's Save America PAC is expected to disclose about $40.2 million in legal spending in a filing on Monday, the Post said, citing people who spoke on condition of anonymity. Trump faces dozens of federal charges in Florida over the retention of sensitive government records at his home in the state.

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☆ Judge says CNN’s use of ‘Big Lie’ regarding Trump isn’t defamation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Dan Berman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Washington CNN —A federal judge in Florida on Friday dismissed a $475 million defamation lawsuit former President Donald Trump brought against CNN that accused the network of defaming him by using the phrase “the big lie” and allegedly comparing him to Adolf Hitler. District Judge Raag Singhal, a 2019 appointee of Trump’s, said that use of the phrase or similar statements are opinion that don’t meet the standard for defamation. “Being “Hitler-like” is not a verifiable statement of fact that would support a defamation claim,” Singhal added. “Like Trump and CNN personalities … the Court finds Nazi references in the political discourse (made by whichever ‘side’) to be odious and repugnant,” Singhal wrote. CNN will be held responsible for their wrongful mistreatment of President Trump and his supporters.”CNN declined to comment on the decision.

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Former President Donald Trump has a week of campaign stops on the calendar as he gears up for another collision with the law — a departure from the lead-up to the first two criminal indictments he faced this year. Trump had no public official campaign stops in the five days before each of his first two indictments, in New York and Florida. On Tuesday, the former president will attend a campaign fundraising event in New Orleans, with tickets going for $23,200 per person/per couple. On Friday, Trump will speak at the Republican Party of Iowa’s 2023 Lincoln Dinner alongside most other 2024 GOP presidential candidates. Trump is also leveraging the specter of an indictment in his fundraising tactics.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, “, Joe Biden’s, ” Trump, Steven Cheung Organizations: Republican Party of, Biden Department of Justice, NBC, White Locations: New York, Florida, New Orleans, Iowa, Pennsylvania

CNN —A federal judge ordered Friday that the trial in the classified documents case that special counsel Jack Smith brought against former President Donald Trump begin in May 2024. A Trump adviser told CNN that, given the trial date is currently set for the middle of primary season, they anticipate they’ll be able to delay the trial beyond the 2024 presidential election. “Today’s order by Judge Cannon is a major setback to the DOJ’s crusade to deny President Trump a fair legal process. The extensive schedule allows President Trump and his legal team to continue fighting this empty hoax,” Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung told CNN on Friday. CORRECTION: This story has been corrected to reflect that Cannon set the trial date to begin in a two-week period starting on May 20.

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☆ New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu vows to be 'an aggressive proponent' of any GOP Trump foe: 'He's yesterday's news'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu vowed to work with Trump's GOP primary foes. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyNew Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu vowed to use his platform as leader of a key early state to boost former President Donald Trump's best-placed primary foe. "I'm gonna be an aggressive proponent of everybody else (besides Trump) and a proponent of the Republican Party.

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☆ An Iowa Republican state lawmaker switched his support from Trump to DeSantis after the ex-president blasted Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds over her neutrality in the 2024 GOP primary
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Iowa state Sen. Jeff Reichman on Thursday flipped his 2024 support from Trump to DeSantis. Both Trump and DeSantis are making a major play for Iowa, the first-in-the-nation GOP caucus state. Ron DeSantis of Florida days after the ex-president blasted the state's governor, Kim Reynolds, over her neutrality in the GOP primary. Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung dismissed Reichman, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq, over his shift in support. "There is no room for weak-kneed and lily-livered people on Team Trump.

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Biden, who launched his campaign on April 25, had $77 million in cash on hand at the end of June across several affiliated fundraising entities and the Democratic Party. The Republican front-runner, former President Donald Trump, raised more than $35 million during the April-June period, a campaign official had said. Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis raised $20 million in the same period, his campaign said. Trump launched his campaign in June that year but had already started raising money, while Obama launched his campaign on April 4. Reuters GraphicsThe Biden campaign is required to submit more detailed financial records to the Federal Election Commission by Saturday.

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DeSantis is scheduled to visit Iowa on Friday, his third trip to the state since declaring his presidential bid. His wife, Casey DeSantis, last week traveled to Iowa to launch a national "Mamas for DeSantis" campaign focused on parental rights, hoping to win over the swing vote of suburban Republican women. DeSantis' supporters are also emphasizing what they see as the similarities between DeSantis and Kim Reynolds, Iowa's popular Republican governor, said one person close to the campaign. "The campaign has the most sophisticated and experienced team ever in Iowa, and is poised to crush DeSantis," Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung said. A dearth of reliable polling in Iowa makes it difficult to assess the real strength of both DeSantis and Trump in the state.

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☆ Ron DeSantis says he won't deign to be Trump's running mate because the 'No. 2 guy' doesn't 'really have any authority'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis said on Tuesday that he won't consider being Donald Trump's VP pick for 2024. Ron DeSantis said on Tuesday that he doesn't plan to run as former President Donald Trump's vice president in 2024, even if he's offered the spot. "I'm not a number two guy," DeSantis told the conservative podcast "Wisconsin Right Now." He's called DeSantis insulting nicknames like "Ron DeSanctimonious" and "Ron DeSaster." "Ron DeSantis isn't anybody's guy.

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☆ DeSantis rakes in $20 million in presidential campaign's first six weeks, rivaling Trump's haul
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis said Thursday it raised $20 million in the six weeks since the Republican launched his bid for the White House. Separately, a major pro-DeSantis super PAC, Never Back Down, amassed $130 million since the group launched in March, a source familiar told CNBC. Absent the joint fundraising committee, Trump's campaign raised about $14.5 million in the first quarter of 2023 and $3.8 million in the last month-and-a-half of 2022 for a total of $18.3 million. Asked for comment, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung directed CNBC to his tweet disputing the DeSantis campaign's fundraising math. Trump raised $28.3M in his first two quarters as an announced candidate, and $35M in this most-recent quarter."

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☆ State Department review of 2021 Afghanistan evacuation critical of Biden, Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Jonathan Landay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Victor Mancilla/Handout via... Read moreWASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. State Department report on Friay criticized the handling of the 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan, saying decisions by President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump to withdraw troops had "serious consequences for the viability" and security of the former U.S.-backed government. The review, and a similar Pentagon study, contributed to a report released by the White House in April. But the State Department review's critical findings were not reflected in the White House report.cWhite House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended Biden's handling of the Afghan pullout. "I can't speak to that internal coordination piece and how the administration settled on the core conclusions that it presented" in April, a senior State Department official said. The review said State Department planning for the evacuation "was hindered" because it was "unclear" which senior official "had the lead."

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It was unclear what proportion of the $70 million raised by Americans for Prosperity Action, the Koch network super PAC, will go directly to tackling Trump. News of the $70 million raised was first reported by the New York Times on Thursday. The Koch-backed network of political organizations was founded by Charles and his brother David Koch, who died in 2019. The Koch network has yet to back a candidate, but has joined other big Republican donors in scrambling to try to defeat Trump. The Koch network intends to make an endorsement before the Iowa caucus in early 2024, the AFP official said.

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☆ Trump lawyer who quit classified documents case withdraws from $475 million CNN defamation suit
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

An attorney who quit the team defending Donald Trump in the criminal classified documents case said Friday he would no longer represent the former president in a separate defamation lawsuit against CNN. The lawyer, Jim Trusty, said in a court filing that his request to withdraw from the $475 million civil suit "is based upon irreconcilable differences" with Trump. Lindsey Halligan, Trump's remaining attorney in the defamation case, referred CNBC to the former president's spokesman Steven Cheung, who said that the defamation suit is "entering a new phase as more irrefutable facts are revealed." They bear little resemblance to Trump's civil defamation suit against CNN, which was filed in October. The outlet noted that Trump's lawsuit hinges on just five CNN pieces.

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☆ Trump post-arraignment donor dinner was full of crab cakes, burgers and rage
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Trump hosted the group, as well as aides, for a "candlelight dinner" at his golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey. Trump had just returned to his golf course after being arraigned and pleading not guilty in a Miami federal courthouse. "Voters, donors, and activists are all energized to send President Trump back to the White House," Steven Cheung, a spokesman for the Trump campaign, said in a statement to CNBC. "My message to President Trump this evening at Bedminster 'Damn the Torpedoes, Full speed ahead'!" The support from core Trump supporters contrasts with big money efforts to take him down.

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☆ Trumpworld is attacking DeSantis over his inconsistent name pronunciation: 'If you can't get your name right, how can you lead a country?'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump's campaign jabbed at Ron DeSantis over his changing pronunciation of his last name. a Trump campaign spokesperson said. "Ron DeSantis is a phony who can't decide how to pronounce his name," Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a statement first obtained by Axios. asked a Twitter and Truth Social user who goes by the handle @_johnnymaga who assembled the video Trump shared in March. Correction: June 1, 2023 — An earlier version of this story misspelled the last name of a Trump spokesperson.

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