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    ‘Not All There’ Congressman Attacks Trump IQ After Mar-A-Lago Presser

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    Democrats are trying to flip the script on Donald Trump…

    Now that senior Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race after his rapidly declining cognitive condition became impossible to ignore Democrats are desperately attempting to flip the narrative on Republican nominee Donald Trump.

    Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) PAC, on Friday suggested former President Trump may be “not all there anymore” after he held a lengthy press conference at his Mar-A-Lago estate on Thursday.

    Meeks joined CNN’s Sara Sidner to discuss Trump’s Thursday press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, which was viewed as an attempt to take back the spotlight from his new opponent, Vice President Harris who has not addressed the public in 19 days.

    “This guy, he was incoherent, nonsensical,” Meeks said Friday. “He was an individual who sounded like he had a low IQ.”

    The New York Democrat said he is “getting really nervous” listening to Trump speak because “he can’t seem to finish a sentence” and said he thinks something is “wrong with him.”

    “I don’t know, maybe it’s he is incomprehensible. Maybe he is losing a lot because, you know, he is the oldest person to run for president of the United States,” he said.

    “He’s not all there anymore,” Meeks said of Trump.

    Meeks and the CBC backed Harris’s campaign and praised Biden’s career last month. In a statement, the CBC PAC said the vice president will do an “excellent job” leading the country and said the country owes Biden a “great deal of gratitude.”

    Michael Cohen Admits To Crime Against Trump Organization

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    A surprising development…

    On Monday, former President Donald Trump’s “fixer” Michael Cohen admitted to Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche that he lied and previously stole money from the Trump Organization. The surprising admission comes as Trump’s team continues to cast the prosecution’s star witness as unreliable and untrustworthy.

    Trump’s 34 charges correspond to documents generated in repaying Cohen a total of $420,000 in 2017.

    Prosecutors say the amount included $130,000 to reimburse Cohen for the hush money payment at the center of the case, $50,000 for the tech firm bill and additional funds to “gross up” the amount for tax purposes and pay Cohen’s bonus.

    But Cohen admitted on the stand that he didn’t actually pay the tech firm, RedFinch Solutions, $50,000, despite telling the Trump Organization’s then-CFO he needed to be reimbursed for that amount.

    “You did steal from the Trump Organization based on expected reimbursement from RedFinch?” asked Todd Blanche, Trump’s attorney.

    “Yes, sir,” Cohen replied.

    Cohen’s testimony is expected to last through midday. It is unclear if the defense plans to put up a case or whether Trump himself will testify.

    The judge indicated that closing arguments in the case would be next Tuesday, delaying what was previously expected to be a near close of the trial before Memorial Day weekend, according to The Hill.

    New York Court Rejects Trump Gag Order Appeal

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    On Thursday, New York’s high court tossed out former President Trump’s appeal of the gag order in his hush money criminal case. 

    In a brief order, the court said “no substantial constitutional question is directly involved” and that it would decline to hear Trump’s appeal. 

    The gag order, which remains in partial effect ahead of Trump’s sentencing, bars the former president from making public remarks about prosecutors or their families, but has a carveout allowing remarks about Judge Juan Merchan and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D). 

    The former president has argued the gag order violates his First Amendment rights.

    Trump asked the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, to hear his challenge after his arguments were rejected by lower courts.

    The gag order once prevented Trump from attacking key witnesses — such as his ex-fixer, Michael Cohen, and porn actor Stormy Daniels — and jurors, but the judge partially lifted the order after the trial’s conclusion.  

    In May, Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment Cohen made to Daniels.

    This is a breaking news story. Click refresh for the latest updates.

    Trump Lawyers Seek to Delay Mar-a-Lago Documents Trial

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    Trump’s legal team is requesting a judge to delay the upcoming trial concerning the former president’s alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving the White House.

    “The government’s request to begin a trial of this magnitude within six months of indictment is unreasonable, telling, and would result in a miscarriage of justice,” they wrote in the brief.

    “The Government appears to favor an expedited (and therefore cursory) approach to this case,” they added.

    Trump’s attorneys also argue the trial will hinder the former president’s campaign abilities.

    “The Court now presides over a prosecution advanced by the administration of a sitting President against his chief political rival, himself a leading candidate for the Presidency of the United States,” the filing reads.

    “Therefore, a measured consideration and timeline that allows for a careful and complete review of the procedures that led to this indictment and the unprecedented legal issues presented herein best serves the interests of the Defendants and the public.”

    The Justice Department has requested a Dec. 11 trial date. Judge Aileen Cannon had earlier set an initial August trial date, which the filing also asks her to withdraw.

    The filing from Trump’s attorneys also notes the magnitude of the unclassified discovery swiftly turned over after Trump’s arraignment, including more than 800,000 pages. 

    Attorneys for Trump’s co-defendant Walt Nauta, Trump’s valet who was spotted on security camera footage moving boxes in and out of a Mar-a-Lago storage room, also signed onto the filing. Last week, Nauta pleaded not guilty in a Miami courtroom. (RELATED: Trump Valet Pleads Not Guilty in Mar-A-Lago Case)

    Pro-Trump Influencer Dead at 51

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    Pro-Trump influencer Ineitha Lynnette Hardaway, better known as “Diamond” in “Diamond and Silk” has sadly passed away according to the former president.

    In a message to his TRUTH Social account, Trump announced Diamond’s sudden passing. She was only 51 years old.

    “Really bad news for Republicans and frankly, ALL Americans,” Trump said in a post on social media. “Our beautiful Diamond, of Diamond and Silk, has just passed away at her home in the State she loved so much, North Carolina.”

    “Silk was with her all the way, and at her passing,” the message continued. “There was no better TEAM anywhere, or at any time! Diamond’s death was totally unexpected, probably her big and precious HEART just plain gave out. Rest In Peace our Magnificent Diamond, you will be greatly missed!”

    The Diamond and Silk Twitter account shared a link for people to donate to her funeral. The funds will be received by her sister Herneitha Rochelle Hardaway Richardson, also known as “Silk.”

    The duo were conservative activists who posted live-stream videos talking about politics. The occasionally appeared on conservative news shows and regularly attended rallies for the former president.

    This story is breaking. Click refresh for the latest details.

    Report: Prosecutors Allege Trump Violated Gag Order

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    Prosecutors in the hush money case against Donald Trump are asking the judge presiding over the case to fine the former President for violating his gag order.

    The Hill has more:

    Assistant District Attorney Chris Conroy said the former president in three recent Truth Social posts violated a gag order imposed by Judge Juan Merchan barring him from attacking witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and the judge’s family.

    Conroy asked that Trump be fined $1,000 for each post and be reminded he can be jailed if he continues violating the gag order. The judge has not yet ruled.

    “The defendant is aware of the April 1 order. We know that from various posts he had made,” Conroy said.

    Trump attorney Todd Blanche insisted the posts in question don’t violate the gag order, however.

    “He is responding to salacious, repeated, vehement attacks by these witnesses,” Blanche said.

    This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

    Trump Withdraws Lawsuit Against New York AG

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    Former President Donald Trump has withdrawn his lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James.

    Trump attorney Honey Rechtin filed a notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice Friday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

    The filing states that Trump “voluntarily dismisses his claims in this action” against James “without prejudice.” 

    Trump filed the lawsuit in November claiming James abused her position as attorney general to “recklessly injure” him, his family and his businesses. Trump alleged James was pursuing “a relentless, pernicious, public, and unapologetic crusade” against him “with the stated goal of destroying him personally, financially, and politically.”

    per reports from The Hill:

    After James filed a civil lawsuit against Trump and his three adult children in September over allegations of business fraud, the former president responded by suing the New York attorney general in November. 

    Trump claimed that James “abused her position as Attorney General for the State of New York to pursue a vendetta” against him.

    In her lawsuit, James accused Trump and his children of falsely inflating and deflating property values to obtain investments and tax and loan benefits, following a three-year investigation into the former president’s business practices.

    This story is breaking and will be updated as more information becomes available.

    Report: Judge Orders Trump Not To Disclose Evidence In Documents Case

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    A federal judge has just served the Trump team a loss.

    On Monday, a federal judge sided with the Justice Department’s (DOJ) request to block former President Trump from disclosing information relating to the Mar-a-Lago case after prosecutors said the investigation remains ongoing.

    The order sides with the DOJ in allowing Trump to view evidence collected in the case, including classified documents, but only in the presence of his attorneys. The order also blocks him from disseminating any information from the case with reporters or on social media.

    “Defendants shall only have access to Discovery Materials under the direct supervision of Defense Counsel or a member of Defense Counsel’s staff. Defendants shall not retain copies of Discovery Material,” Judge Bruce Reinhart, who approved the warrant to search Mar-a-Lago, wrote in the order.

    The Justice Department in its Friday request said that restrictions were required, as its investigation could yield additional arrests.

    “The materials also include information pertaining to ongoing investigations, the disclosure of which could compromise those investigations and identify uncharged individuals,” the department wrote.

    Supreme Court Rules Wrongfully Deported Man Must Return To US

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national living in Maryland, from an El Salvador prison.

    Abrego Garcia, 29, was deported to the El Salvadoran mega-prison last month for being an alleged MS-13 gang member, however, his attorneys maintain he does not have any gang ties. Garcia’s wrongful deportation has triggered an onslaught of criticisms from both sides of the aisle. (RELATED: IRS, DHS Reach Game-Changing Agreement For Trump Immigration Agenda)

    The Supreme Court sided with U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis who initially ordered federal officials to coordinate Garcia’s return back to Maryland in a Monday order, calling his deportation “wholly unlawful.”

    Fox News reports:

    “On March 15, 2025, the United States removed Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia from the United States to El Salvador, where he is currently detained in the Center for Terrorism Confinement (CECOT),” the order states. “The United States acknowledges that Abrego Garcia was subject to a withholding order forbidding his removal to El Salvador, and that the removal to El Salvador was therefore illegal.” 

    Justice Sonia Sotomayor said she “would have declined to intervene in this litigation and denied the application in full.”

    “Nevertheless, I agree with the Court’s order that the proper remedy is to provide Abrego Garcia with all the processes to which he would have been entitled had he not been unlawfully removed to El Salvador,” Sotomayor wrote. “That means the Government must comply with its obligation to provide Abrego Garcia with ‘due process of law,’ including notice and an opportunity to be heard, in any future proceedings.”

    The Justice Department responded to the order in a statement to Fox News in a statement. 

    “As the Supreme Court correctly recognized, it is the exclusive prerogative of the President to conduct foreign affairs,” the statement says. “By directly noting the deference owed to the Executive Branch, this ruling once again illustrates that activist judges do not have the jurisdiction to seize control of the President’s authority to conduct foreign policy.”

    Latest Poll Reports Dismal Decline In Kari Lake Support

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    Kari Lake speaking with supporters at a "Stand for Freedom" rally at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Scottsdale Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. [Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons]

    Republican Kari Lake is trailing behind her Democratic opponent in this cycle’s U.S. Senate race in Arizona.

    According to a Fox News poll released on Wednesday, the former TV news anchor is currently trailing Rep. Ruben Gallego by 15 points as they seek to win the Senate seat left by Independent Sen. Krysten Sinema.

    Gallego leads Lake 56% to 41%, according to the Fox News survey, which was conducted with one Republican and one Democratic polling firm. The poll had 1,014 respondents and has a margin of error of 3%.

    The bad polling data for Lake comes two days after a major Arizona police union, which endorsed Trump, threw its support behind Gallego.

    “Congressman Gallego has continually fought for robust, increased funding for America’s Law Enforcement, and specifically Arizona Law Enforcement, securing over $168,000,000,000 (BILLION) in direct support of police officers so that they have the personnel and equipment needed to both protect themselves and keep their communities safe,” the union said in a statement.

    Democrats face a tough Senate map this cycle as they hold a narrow 51-49 majority.

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