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☆ Trump to appear in CNN town hall on the heels of E. Jean Carroll sex abuse verdict
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Trump is set to appear Wednesday night on CNN for a live town hall in New Hampshire. The town hall marks Trump's first appearance on the network since the 2016 presidential campaign, according to CNN. Since that time, Trump has railed against the network, its ratings, its leadership and many of its on-air personalities. The town hall comes one day after a New York jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation in a civil case brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll. Trump appeared to chide CNN ahead of the town hall, suggesting in a social media post that the network booked him "because they are rightfully desperate to get these fantastic (TRUMP!)

☆ Factbox: An overview of Donald Trump’s legal troubles
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Trump denies the allegations and the affair but has admitted to reimbursing Cohen for his payment to Daniels. Trump's reimbursement checks for the suppression payment falsely stated that the money was for a "retainer agreement," prosecutors said. Prosecutors say Trump falsified records in part to cover up the fact that the payment to Daniels exceeded federal campaign contribution limits. U.S. CAPITOL ATTACKThe U.S. Justice Department has an investigation under way into Trump's actions after he lost the 2020 election. NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL CIVIL LAWSUITNew York Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump and his Trump Organization last September for fraud.

☆ Trump town hall will test CNN CEO Chris Licht's disinformation rule
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a commercial break during a live one-hour NBC News town hall forum with a group of Florida voters in Miami, Florida, U.S., October 15, 2020. On Wednesday, CNN will welcome former President Donald Trump to participate in a town hall. Clearly, CNN has different standards for Trump than it does spokespeople for Trump that cycle through cable news networks as daily guests. CNN vowed to hold Trump accountable during the town hall. "President Trump is the Republican frontrunner, and our job despite his unique circumstances is to do what we do best," a CNN spokesperson said.

☆ Seth Meyers Contemplates the 2024 Presidential Matchup
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Trish Bendix | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now. A Painful Re-pairingBefore the Hollywood writers’ strike was announced on Monday, Seth Meyers ruminated on the forthcoming 2024 presidential campaign, wondering who might be the Republican front-runner. “We’re still a year and a half away, so a lot could change,” Meyers said. “Like, I don’t know, the Republican nominee could be running while under house arrest.”

☆ US Senator Tim Scott teases May 22 announcement on presidential bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Senator Tim Scott plans to announce his decision on entering the 2024 presidential on May 22, according to media reports on Sunday, in a potential challenge to former President Donald Trump for the party's nomination. He made the announcement at a town hall in South Carolina on Sunday, according to media reports. Scott launched a presidential exploratory committee earlier this month, which allowed him to raise his national profile and continue fundraising with fewer regulatory limitations than a formal campaign. If Scott formally announces his intent to enter the presidential race, he will join former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley in the quest for the Republican nomination. Former biotech executive Vivek Ramaswamy, conservative talk radio host Larry Elder and former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson are also Republican contenders.

☆ Biden takes his re-election pitch to financial backers
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden made his pitch for re-election on Friday night to a small group that may prove essential to his candidacy: the wealthy. Biden may need to raise and spend more than $1 billion to run a competitive campaign in 2024, allies believe. A Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday showed that a majority of registered voters do not want either Biden or Trump, 76, to run again. Instead, Biden has mostly filled his days with traditional Oval Office duties, including hosting South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol for a state visit. On Saturday, Biden is due to deliver light-hearted remarks at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.

☆ Testimony in Trump rape accuser's civil trial starts, as Trump attacks claim
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] E. Jean Carroll, Former U.S. President Donald Trump rape accuser, departs following the start of a civil case at Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S., April 25, 2023. Carroll was about 52 and Trump was 49 at the time of the alleged rape. The first witness to testify, Cheryl Beall, described the layout of the store where the alleged rape occurred. Carroll, 79, is suing Trump for defamation after he denied her rape claim in an October post on Truth Social. Other possible witnesses for Carroll include two friends in whom she confided about Trump's alleged rape, and two other women who have accused Trump of sexual assault.

☆ Testimony in Trump rape accuser's trial gets underway
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] E. Jean Carroll, Former U.S. President Donald Trump rape accuser, departs following the start of a civil case at Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S., April 25, 2023. Carroll, 79, is suing Trump for defamation after he denied her rape claim in an October post on his Truth Social platform. The trial before U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan is expected to last one to two weeks. Other possible witnesses for Carroll include two friends in whom she confided about Trump's alleged rape, and two other women who have accused Trump of sexual assault. He is not required to appear at the trial, and his lawyer Joe Tacopina said on Tuesday he was "not sure" whether Trump would testify.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., April 14, 2023. CARROLL SAYS TRUMP CALLED HER 'THAT ADVICE LADY'Carroll said her encounter with Trump at the Bergdorf Goodman store occurred in late 1995 or early 1996. It also includes two other women who have accused Trump of sexual misconduct, which Trump also denies. Trump pleaded not guilty to those charges on April 4 at a New York state courthouse, a three-minute walk from Tuesday's trial. Carroll is also suing Trump for defamation after he first denied her rape claim in June 2019, when he was still president.

She told jurors they would also hear testimony from two other women who say Trump sexually assaulted them, which Trump denies. Trump's lawyer Joe Tacopina countered in his opening statement that the evidence will show the former U.S. president did not assault Carroll. Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts on April 4 at a New York state courthouse, a three-minute walk from Tuesday's trial. Trump did not attend the trial and is not required to, and according to lawyers from both sides is unlikely to testify. Carroll is also suing Trump for defamation after he first denied her rape claim in June 2019, when he was still president.

☆ Your Tuesday Evening Briefing
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a speech later in the day to a labor group in Washington, Biden focused more on bread-and-butter issues, boasting of his record of creating jobs and financing new roads and bridges. While the 2024 contest may be a rematch — Trump is for now the Republican front-runner — the landscape for Biden looks different. Early poll numbers, which should be taken with a grain of salt, show a tight race no matter the potential candidates. But history may be on Biden’s side: Only four presidents have lost re-election bids in the past century. In related news, Biden tapped Julie Chávez Rodríguez, the highest-ranking Latina in the White House and a granddaughter of Cesar Chávez, to run his campaign.

A series of upcoming challenges, from the ongoing war in Ukraine to a still-uncertain economy, could provide hurdles to Biden’s reelection. The Washington beltway event may be indicative of what’s to come for the Biden reelection campaign strategy. “Just like four years ago—I’m off to teach and Joe’s launched his (re-election) campaign! Obama held his first reelection campaign rally in May 2012, 13 months after announcing his bid for a second term. The wait for a Biden reelection rally could be just as long.

[1/2] Former U.S. President Donald Trump departs from Trump Tower to give a deposition to New York Attorney General Letitia James who sued Trump and his Trump Organization, in New York City, U.S., April 13, 2023. Former Manhattan prosecutor Mark Pomerantz will testify May 12, a spokesperson for the chairman of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee said. The committee subpoenaed him in connection with the probe that led to Trump becoming the first ex-president to be criminally charged. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, sued Jim Jordan, the Republican chair of the committee, to block the subpoena. Trump, the Republican front-runner in the 2024 presidential nominating campaign, pleaded not guilty on April 4 to 34 felony charges.

☆ Ex-prosecutor in New York Trump probe wins congressional deposition delay
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

April 20 (Reuters) - Mark Pomerantz, the former prosecutor who once led the Manhattan district attorney's criminal inquiry into former U.S. President Donald Trump, on Thursday won a delay to his deposition before a Republican-led congressional committee, court records showed. The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday granted a temporary delay to Pomerantz's deposition to allow a three-judge panel to consider the case. Pomerantz's closed-door deposition had been scheduled for 10 a.m. EST (1400 GMT) before the Judiciary Committee. Spokespeople for the Judiciary Committee did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday. Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York; editing by Diane Craft and Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

[1/2] U.S. President Donald Trump rape accuser E. Jean Carroll arrives for her hearing at federal court during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 21, 2020. There, he called Carroll's rape claim a "Hoax and a lie" for promoting her memoir, and maintained that she was "not my type!" Carroll first sued Trump for defamation in November 2019, five months after he first denied her rape claim. She has long accused Trump of stalling, and U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan has rejected multiple efforts by Trump to delay Carroll's case. Last year, Trump refused to let his Trump Organization concede wrongdoing in a New York criminal tax fraud case, which ended in a conviction that is being appealed.

☆ Ex-prosecutor in New York Trump probe to testify in congressional deposition
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

April 20 (Reuters) - Mark Pomerantz, the former prosecutor who once led the Manhattan district attorney's criminal inquiry into the business practices of ex-president Donald Trump, is set to appear for a deposition before a Republican-led congressional committee on Thursday. The subpoena came from the House Judiciary Committee, and the closed-door deposition is scheduled for 10 a.m. EST (1400 GMT) at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. But Jordan's lawyer countered that the committee needed Pomerantz's testimony to weigh legislation restricting what he called "politically motivated prosecutions" of presidents. But in her written ruling, she said he would be free to object and decline to answer questions if appropriate. Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York; editing by Diane Craft and Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

[1/2] Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., April 14, 2023. Kaplan said Trump has no obligation to show up or testify, and his lawyers, who said Trump "wishes to appear," can renew the request if he doesn't. The judge also noted that Trump, the Republican front-runner in the 2024 presidential campaign, is planning a New Hampshire campaign stop on April 27, which would be the trial's third day. Carroll, 79, has accused Trump, 76, of raping her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in Manhattan in late 1995 or early 1996. Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

[1/2] New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks during a news conference at 1 Police Plaza in New York City, U.S., April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File PhotoNEW YORK, April 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday said she would rule "promptly" in a standoff between the Manhattan prosecutor who got Donald Trump indicted and one of the former president's staunchest Republican allies in Congress. U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil heard arguments from both sides on Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan. Bragg has called the subpoena an unconstitutional "incursion" into a state criminal case, and payback for charging Trump in the first indictment of a former U.S. president. Pomerantz urged Vyskocil to block the subpoena and said he played no role in Bragg's decision to charge Trump.

☆ Manhattan DA, Republican congressman to face off in court over subpoena in Trump case
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks during a news conference at 1 Police Plaza in New York City, U.S., April 18, 2023. A hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) in federal court in Manhattan before U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil. Bragg has called the subpoena an unconstitutional "incursion" into a state criminal case, and payback for charging Trump in the first indictment of a former U.S. president. Jordan countered that lawmakers needed Pomerantz's testimony, now scheduled for Thursday, as they weigh legislation to let presidents move state criminal actions to federal court. Pomerantz urged Vyskocil to block the subpoena and said he played no role in Bragg's decision to charge Trump.

☆ Trump appeals order for Pence to testify in special counsel Jan. 6 probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump are trying to block ex-Vice President Mike Pence from testifying in a special counsel investigation of Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, NBC News reported Monday. Trump's legal team has appealed that order from U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington, D.C., NBC reported, citing a source familiar with the litigation. The spokesman, who also derided special counsel Jack Smith's probe as a "witch hunt," said those standards "protect a President's ability to confer with his Vice President on matters of the security of the United States." Attorneys for Trump and spokespeople for Pence and the special counsel did not immediately respond to CNBC's requests for comment. Boasberg ordered Pence to comply with the grand jury subpoena late last month, NBC reported.

☆ Trump to make first 2024 campaign appearance in South Carolina
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a rally at Florence Regional Airport in Florence, South Carolina, U.S., March 12, 2022. Two well-known South Carolina Republicans - U.S. South Carolina holds outsize influence as one of the first states to hold presidential nominating contests during election years. The Republicans have chosen to maintain the traditional sequence for the first three states: Iowa, New Hampshire and then South Carolina. Two other South Carolina Republicans - former Governor Nikki Haley and U.S.

☆ The Biden administration just made it easier for Trump to keep a key promise on prescription drugs if he wins in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The Biden administration presented a plan on Wednesday to let the government negotiate drug prices. Trump, who once accused Big Pharma of "getting away with murder," could be president when drug prices fall. Gutting the prescription drug provision would come at a cost to the federal government. President Trump signed a series of four executive orders aimed at lowering prices that for prescription drugs in the United States. "There has been no bigger champion of lowering prescription costs and putting Americans first than President Trump," Steven Cheung, Trump's 2024 campaign spokesman, told Insider.

☆ Trump expected to make a 'special announcement' at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday after months of 2024 rumors
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Kayla Gallagher | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump is expected to announce a 2024 presidential run at an event at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday. 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 PolicyFormer President Donald Trump has promised a "special announcement" on Tuesday at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, where he is widely expected to kick off his 2024 presidential run. "President Trump is going to announce on Tuesday that he's running for president, and it's going to be a very professional, very buttoned-up announcement," Miller said on Bannon's podcast, the "War Room." "I'll be advising him that he move his announcement until after the Georgia runoff," Miller told the Associated Press. "There's only one person to blame for that and that's Donald Trump … The only animating factor in determining an endorsement is, 'Do you believe the 2020 election was stolen or don't you?'"

☆ Former WH Press Sec. Jen Psaki said Donald Trump is a 'loser' who cost seats for Republicans in the midterms
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jen Psaki said former President Donald Trump is a "loser" after Tuesday's disappointing GOP results. Ron DeSantis may be the path forward for the Republican party. He cost seats for the Republicans in the House and Senate," Psaki said, noting that Trump is "still winning among Republican primary voters." Ron DeSantis, who easily won reelection on Tuesday with nearly 60% of the vote. "The magic of Ron DeSantis – who had a very good week, I think we can all agree – it hasn't played out yet.

☆ Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer defeats Trump pick Tudor Dixon, winning a second term, NBC News projects
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Gretchen Whitmer won a second term after defeating Republican challenger Tudor Dixon, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, NBC News projected. Whitmer led by about 6 percentage points with more than 70% of the vote in, according to NBC. As the economy became top of mind for voters, Whitmer cast herself as a bipartisan leader and deal-maker. She frequently touted passing a balanced budget every year of her term and her commitment to rebuilding Michigan's crumbling roads. Trump endorsed Dixon four days before the state's primary.

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