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The scheduled April 25 trial relates to Trump's alleged rape of Carroll in late 1995 or early 1996 in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in Manhattan. In his Oct. 12 post, Trump said he did not know Carroll, that she made up the rape claim to promote her memoir, and that the claim was a "hoax," "lie," "con job" and "complete scam." Trump said his post amounted to commentary about Carroll's earlier lawsuit and his defenses, and therefore was protected. But the judge said Trump's post was neither a "report of any judicial proceeding" nor a "fair and true report" of such a proceeding that would justify immunity. The case is Carroll v Trump, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No 22-10016.

☆ Fact Check-March 2023 posts saying Manhattan DA has resigned and dropped Trump investigation stem from edited video
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s probe into whether Donald Trump falsified business records is ongoing and there’s no evidence that Bragg has resigned from his position. One Facebook user said: “Manhattan D.A., Alvin Bragg has now stated that all charges (what charges?) against President Trump have been dropped, and that Bragg is now resigning as D.A. There is no evidence Bragg has resigned, and his office has not indicted Trump on any charges. The claim appears to stem from a digitally altered video of Bragg.

☆ Trump live updates: Former president calls criminal probe 'new way of cheating in elections'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former US President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Waco, Texas, US, on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Former President Donald Trump has ramped up criticism of the criminal investigation into his then-lawyer's hush money payment to a porn star before the 2016 election. Trump is framing the probe by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office as a new way of "cheating" in elections. Bragg's investigation is focused on the Trump Organization recording Trump's reimbursement to Cohen for the payment as "legal expenses." Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018 to multiple federal crimes, including to a federal campaign finance violation for the payment to Daniels.

☆ Trump's 'hush money' grand jury may have already voted. But the DA can slow-walk filing an indictment, experts say.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It's possible the Trump 'hush-money' grand jury has already voted to indict, ex-prosecutors say. NBC reported Tuesday that the grand jury is not meeting for the rest of this week. The grand jury last met on Monday afternoon, hearing testimony from former Trump ally and National Enquirer publisher David Pecker. And already, the office of District Attorney Alvin Bragg has had to deal with hoax bomb threats and an anthrax scare. The post was soon deleted and Trump attorney Joe Tacopina has said the image was posted by a staffer, not by Trump himself.

☆ Trump allies have privately been asking him to rein in talk of 'death and destruction' as he rails against a possible indictment: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The former president has been asking his confidantes what they think of his social media posts. The sources added that Trump has asked several confidants what they think of his recent explosive posts on social media, per Rolling Stone. The post containing the image of Trump with the baseball bat has since been deleted from Trump's Truth Social account. Trump's other raging remarks directed at the investigation, such as his warning of "potential death and destruction" if he were indicted, sre still up on Truth Social. In one such post, Trump claimed Bragg "IS JUST CARRYING OUT THE PLANS OF THE RADICAL LEFT LUNATICS.

March 27 (Reuters) - A former National Enquirer publisher testified on Monday before a Manhattan grand jury hearing evidence about former President Donald Trump's role in a hush-money payment to a porn star, said a person familiar with the matter. The grand jury's proceedings are shrouded in secrecy and the timing of a grand jury vote is unclear. [1/8] An officer from the New York City Police Department (NYPD) Canine Unit checks outside the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, U.S., March 27, 2023. Costello testified before the grand jury last week. Trump faces several other criminal investigations, including one tied to the Jan. 6th assault on the U.S. Capitol.

☆ Trump Probe Places Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg in Spotlight
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Corinne Ramey | James Fanelli | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg ’s pursuit of potential criminal charges against former President Donald Trump could provide a case for the history books while also testing one of New York City’s top prosecutors, a newcomer to political office who built his career in state and federal law enforcement. Mr. Bragg, 49 years old, took office in January of last year, becoming the first Black district attorney in Manhattan after winning the nomination in a crowded Democratic field and then triumphing in his first run for public office. He campaigned by touting his lengthy record in law enforcement, which includes stints with the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York and the New York attorney general, as well as sharing his personal experiences living with crime and aggressive policing while growing up in Harlem during the 1980s crack epidemic.

☆ Former Tabloid Publisher Testifies Again Before Trump Grand Jury
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Corinne Ramey | Joe Palazzolo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, made his second appearance before a grand jury investigating the payment of hush money to a porn star who alleged a sexual encounter with former President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter. Mr. Pecker was among the earliest witnesses in the grand jury investigation by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg . With his appearance on Monday, he may be among the last. Mr. Bragg’s office could seek a vote on an indictment of Mr. Trump as soon as this week.

☆ Trump's Waco rally fans take his word as gospel and can't fathom voting for anyone else: 'Whatever he says is just golden for me'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

"All the solutions we need are strictly Donald J. Trump," one diehard fan told Insider. "I"m just waiting for Trump," the Waco resident, who declined to give his last name, told Insider. Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida mingles with MAGA supporters during former US President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas. Nguyen Adams, who said she wouldn't call herself a full-fledged Trump supporter, told Insider she was there mainly out of curiosity. The world is not safe," Edy told Insider, adding that she's worried that America is being taken over by communists and freedom-hating domestic terrorists.

☆ Trump live updates: Grand jury set to resume as former president blasts DA's probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former US President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Waco, Texas, US, on Saturday, March 25, 2023. The New York City grand jury that for nearly two months has been hearing testimony and reviewing evidence related to a hush money payment benefiting former President Donald Trump is set to resume work Monday. The grand jury, which could be asked to issue an indictment of Trump today, returns two days after he spoke to supporters at his 2024 presidential campaign's first rally in Waco, Texas. Trump, who denies having sex with Daniels, later reimbursed Cohen for the payment, which the Trump Organization claimed was for legal expenses. In addition to the Manhattan probe, Trump is under criminal investigation by a Georgia prosecutor for potentially illegal efforts to overturn his loss in that state's 2020 presidential election.

REUTERS/Eduardo MunozMarch 27 (Reuters) - A Manhattan grand jury hearing evidence about former President Donald Trump's role in a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels was expected to reconvene on Monday, a law enforcement source said. The grand jury, which has been meeting since January, could indict Trump over the handling of the payment, which would make him the first U.S. president to face a criminal charge in court. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has been presenting evidence about the $130,000 payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels in the final weeks of Trump's 2016 election campaign. Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen has said he made the payment at Trump's direction to buy her silence about a sexual liaison she says she had with Trump in 2006. Trump faces several other criminal investigations, including one tied to the Jan. 6th assault on the U.S. Capitol.

☆ Trump 'hush money' grand jury back to work Monday after week-long hiatus: sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Manhattan grand jury will be back Monday afternoon on the Trump 'hush-money' case, sources tell Insider. It is unknown if the secret grand jury will hear from additional witnesses or is nearing a vote. It's unclear whether the grand jury, which meets in the afternoon, will hear additional witnesses Monday, or if they are nearing a vote. The grand jury last met on Monday, March 20, when it heard testimony by a rebuttal witness at the request of Trump's defense team. The grand jury is believed to have heard from two former Trump advisors, Hope Hicks, and Kellyanne Conway, who may have knowledge of the payment from their time on the 2016 campaign.

☆ Trump tried to mock Ron DeSantis at his Texas rally. He was met with mostly silence from the audience.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis during his rally speech in Waco, Texas. Ron DeSantis during a rally in Waco, Texas, on Saturday were met with a muted response from his usually adoring audience. During his speech, Trump said DeSantis begged him for an endorsement with "tears in his eyes" when running for Florida governor in 2018. In contrast, Trump's rally crowd jeered loudly when he trash-talked other people. Representatives for Trump and DeSantis did not immediately reply to Insider's requests for comment made outside regular business hours.

☆ Trump tried to mock Ron DeSantis at his Texas rally and acted out how the governor supposedly cried in front of him. He was met with mostly silence.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis during his rally speech in Waco, Texas. Ron DeSantis during a Saturday rally in Waco, Texas, were met with a muted response from his usually-adoring audience. At his rally on Saturday, Trump said DeSantis had "tears in his eyes," when asking for support in the gubernatorial race. In contrast, Trump's rally crowd jeered loudly when he trash-talked other people. Representatives of Trump and DeSantis did not immediately reply to Insider's requests for comment made outside regular business hours.

☆ The Manhattan DA's office investigating Trump has been 'inundated' with hundreds of angry calls spewing racial slurs and parroting Trump's rhetoric
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Manhattan attorney's office investigating Donald Trump has been "inundated" with calls from angry supporters. The callers have been parroting Trump's rhetoric and hurling racial slurs against DA Alvin Bragg. In recent days, the Manhattan DA's office has been the victim of several death threats. In a since-deleted post, Trump also shared a photo of himself holding a baseball bat, ready to swing, next to Bragg. "I'm not his social media consultant," Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina told NBC's Chuck Todd on "Meet the Press" on Sunday.

☆ US lawmaker says FBI briefed him on Trump's rhetoric over New York probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Senator Mark Warner said on Sunday he was briefed by the FBI on Donald Trump's rhetoric after the former president verbally lashed out at a New York prosecutor overseeing a grand jury investigation into alleged hush-money payments. "They have seen no specific threats but the level of rhetoric on some of these right-wing sites has increased." Trump's lawyer, Joseph Tacopina, said on Sunday that some of Trump's online attacks against Bragg were ill-advised. "I'm not his social media consultant. New York City Mayor Eric Adams also said on Sunday the city was prepared for any fallout from a potential Trump indictment.

☆ Awaiting possible indictment, Trump rallies in Waco and vows to 'destroy the deep state'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Jonathan Allen | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump at first rally since announcing his 2024 presidential campaign, at the Waco Regional Airport on March 25, 2023 in Waco, Texas. "Either the deep state destroys America or we destroy the deep state," Trump said of the stakes of his bid for a return to the Oval Office. In comments to reporters on his plane after the rally, Trump further tore into DeSantis saying, "He's got no personality. Former US President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Waco, Texas, US, on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Former US President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Waco, Texas, US, on Saturday, March 25, 2023.

☆ Why is the Trump 'hush-money' grand jury taking so @#$%& long? Wrong question, experts say.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

An uncanny lack of secrecy surrounds the secret Trump 'hush money' grand jury now underway in NY. Grand jury witnesses, lawyers, and Trump himself are shouting about each other on TV and online. The right question may be, "Why is this supposedly secret grand jury such a honking, spotlit spectacle?" On Friday, an envelope of white powder was sent to Bragg at the office building where the grand jury sits. The grand jury was not there that day, and the powder proved non-hazardous.

☆ Bragg pushes back after House Republicans escalate oversight into Trump hush money case
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Summer Concepcion | Julie Tsirkin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has dismissed another letter by three House Republican chairmen seeking more information related to the hush money probe that could lead to an indictment of former President Donald Trump. "Contrary to the central argument set forth in your letter, this matter does not simply involve local or state interests," the lawmakers wrote. It is not appropriate for Congress to interfere with pending local investigations," Bragg wrote. Their request came after Trump falsely predicted last weekend in a post to his social media platform Truth Social that he would be arrested Tuesday. The Manhattan DA's office then slammed the Republicans on Thursday, arguing they had overstepped with their request.

☆ Trump's own attorney says the former president's TruthSocial posts attacking Manhattan prosecutor ahead of possible indictment were 'ill-advised'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump attorney Joe Tacopina said Trump's Truth Social posts targeting the Manhattan DA were "ill-advised." "I'm not his social media consultant," Attorney Joe Tacopina told NBC's Chuck Todd on "Meet the Press" on Sunday. "I think that was an ill-advised post that one of his social media people put up, and he quickly took down when he realized the rhetoric and photo that was attached to it." Todd pointed out that Tacopina was "only referring to the baseball bat" as Trump's comments about "death & destruction" remained visible on his Truth Social page. In one Truth Social post, Trump said Bragg is "CARRYING OUT THE PLANS OF THE RADICAL LEFT LUNATICS.

☆ Republicans Push for Access to Trump Case Documents on Potential Indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( Natalie Andrews | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg this week rebuffed an initial request by the lawmakers. House Republicans pressed Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to cooperate with their request for information about the potential indictment of former President Donald Trump over his role in paying hush money to a porn star. In a Saturday letter to Mr. Bragg, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R., Ohio), Oversight Chairman James Comer (R., Ky.), and House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R., Wis.) outlined their reasoning for why Congress should have access to communications, documents and testimony relating to the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation.

☆ Staring down a possible indictment, Trump holds a rally in Waco. A Texas newspaper said the choice isn't a dog whistle but an 'air horn' to far-right groups.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Thirty years ago, federal agents seized the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas. Trump's scheduled rally in Waco falls in the middle of the anniversary of the months-long standoff. The New York Times reported that Trump's visit to Waco falls on the 30-year anniversary of the Branch Davidian siege. Although no indictment has been announced, Trump has continued to rally his supporters and make allusions to violence. Trump supporters like Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Matt Gaetz of Florida as well as conservative pundits like Dan Bongino have spoken out in support of Trump.

☆ Manhattan DA warns staff they might hear 'fictional explosions' as Lady Gaga films 'Joker' sequel nearby and threats loom over Trump investigation
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg warned his already nervous staff that they might hear "fictional explosions" near their office. The Manhattan office has faced threats amid the hush-money investigation into Donald Trump. There's been crowds of media and police, increased security measures, violent threats, a package of "suspicious white powder," and now, warnings of "fictitious explosions" from a movie shoot. Bragg's warning came after a package with "suspicious white powder" arrived at the address where the grand jury is meeting. "You may see reports about an envelope of white powder that was sent to the office.

☆ New York Post and New York Daily News torch Trump for threats against Bragg in rare moment of agreement
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Both New York tabloids on Saturday called out Trump's violent rhetoric toward Alvin Bragg. But both the liberal-leaning New York Daily News and conservative-leaning New York Post shared a rare moment of consensus on Saturday when they both condemned the threats of violence made by Donald Trump in response to news that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg could soon indict the former president. Similarly, The New York Daily News called Trump "THE DANGEROUS DON," adding that New York politicians slammed "Trump's 'racist bile.'" In one post he referred to Bragg as a George "Soros-backed animal," prompting New York politicians to condemn him for racism and anti-Semitism, according to the Daily News. The New York Post, which was once a reliable Trump stalwart, has recently turned its back on the former president.

☆ Trump Suggests New York Indictment Could Bring ‘Potential Death and Destruction’
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Corinne Ramey | Alex Leary | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

NEW YORK—Donald Trump is escalating threatening rhetoric as a Manhattan grand jury hearing evidence about his role in paying hush money to a porn star is set to reconvene next week and many of his GOP allies have suggested any protests should be peaceful. The former president and 2024 White House candidate early Friday lashed out on social media at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and questioned why he would be charged, “when it is known by all that NO Crime has been committed, & also known that potential death & destruction in such a false charge could be catastrophic for our Country?”

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