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    Trump Moves For Hush Money Mistrial

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    On Tuesday, Donald Trump’s attorneys moved for a mistrial in his first criminal case, citing the salacious testimony of ex-porn star Stormy Daniels.

    “The guardrails for this witness, answering questions from the government, were just thrown to the side,” Trump attorney Todd Blanche said.

    Prosecutors called Daniels, a porn star, to the stand on Tuesday.

    “I do think some things were better unsaid,” Judge Juan Merchan said. “I don’t believe we are at the point where a mistrial is warranted.” 

    The Hill reports:

    Blanche asked for a mistrial after the court reconvened following the lunch break. Daniels had taken the stand in the morning, testifying in sordid detail about the alleged sexual encounter.

    Blanche suggested that Daniels’ story has changed since 2016 from a consensual affair to be more dubious and that some of the details the jury was allowed to hear, including that he didn’t use a condom, were inappropriate.

    “How can you just let them ring the bell?” Blanche said.

    Susan Hoffinger, a prosecutor with the Manhattan district attorney’s office, pushed back against Blanche’s accusations.

    “In your motions, your honor did not put any guardrails on the testimony,” she said, claiming that Daniels’s story has been public for several years and the defense should not be surprised by her testimony.

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

    House Democrat Accuses ‘Right-Wing Organizations’ Of Training In The Hills For Future Attacks

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    Former President of the United States Donald Trump speaking with attendees at the 2022 Student Action Summit at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. [Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons]

    A prominent House Democrat floated a conspiracy theory on MSNBC yesterday without providing a shred of evidence.

    Warning of violence if Donald Trump loses the 2024 presidential election, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) told host Jonathan Capehart that she intends to ask the Justice Department and the White House what, exactly, President Joe Biden will do if his Republican challenger refuses to accept the election results.

    Waters then accused unnamed “right-wing organizations” of “training up in the hills somewhere,” implying that extremist violence against the government is likely, if not inevitable.

    JUST IN: Rep. Maxine Waters launches new conspiracy theory that Trump supporters are “training up in the hills” for a coordinated attack.

    Waters also called on the DOJ to investigate this made up threat in her head.

    “I tell you what I’m going to do. I’m going to ask the Justice… pic.twitter.com/x4WFCGsSzZ— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 6, 2024

    “Trump says in that, in that Time interview, interview that he would not seek to overturn or ignore the Constitution’s prohibition on a third term,” Capehart said, according to the transcript. “Should the American people believe that? Do you believe that?” he continued.

    “No! Absolutely not,” an indignant Waters declared. “As I said, you can’t believe anything that Donald Trump has to say. Donald Trump will do any and everything that he can possibly get away with. He does not at all support the Constitution of the United States of America. This is a man who we better be careful about.”

    Then came her uncorroborated claims about Trump “connected” groups preparing to attack:

    And I tell you what I’m going to do. I’m going to ask the Justice Department and I’m going to ask the president to tell us what they are going to do to protect this country against violence if he loses. I want to know about all of those right-wing organizations that he’s connected with who are training up in the hills somewhere and targeting, you know, what communities they’re going to attack. We need to know now, given that he’s telling us that there’s going to be violence if he loses. We need to know what his plan is and how we’re going to be protected.

    Mediaite’s Isaac Schorr has more:

    During his interview with Time, Trump said he “wouldn’t be in favor” of an effort to challenge the 22nd Amendment and seek a third term.

    “I wouldn’t be in favor of it. I wouldn’t be in favor of a challenge. Not for me,” mused Trump. “I wouldn’t be in favor of it at all. I intend to serve four years and do a great job. And I want to bring our country back. I want to put it back on the right track.”

    You can read the Trump Time Magazine interview in its entirety here.

    Article Published With The Permission of American Liberty News.

    Report: Stormy Daniels Preparing To Testify In Hush Money Trial

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    Stormy Daniels, the pornographic actress who allegedly had an affair with then-candidate Donald Trump, will testify regarding the hush money payment made by Michael Cohen to cover it up, according to two sources.

    Her attorney Clark Brewster confirmed to The Hill that his client was “likely” to testify during the trial’s third week of witness testimony.

    The former president reacted to the news angrily on Truth Social before reportedly deleting the messages.

    In his statement posted at 7:30 a.m. on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he has “just recently been told who the witness is today.”

    “This is unprecedented, no time for lawyers to prepare,” the former president wrote in the now-deleted post. “No Judge has ever run a trial in such a biased and partisan way.”

    He also proceeded to attack the judge in the case.

    “He is CROOKED & HIGHLY CONFLICTED, even taking away my First Amendment Rights. Now he’s threatening me with JAIL & THEY HAVE NO CASE -This according to virtually all Legal Scholars & Experts! Why isn’t the Fake News Media reporting his Conflict?” Trump said.

    Trump is being charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records to make alleged hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels.

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

    Ivanka Trump Signals Potential New White House Role

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    Could Donald Trump’s second White House administration include family members after all?

    Ivanka Trump, the former President’s oldest daughter, signaled a willingness to return to politics if her father wins another term in the White House.

    Puck’s Tara Palmeri reported, citing someone familiar with the matter, that the former president’s daughter, who served in his first administration, is “warming to the idea of trying to be helpful” again. The source told Palmeri that Ivanka Trump is “privately not ruling out having some sort of role.”

    “She’s not like ‘Hell no’ anymore,” the person said.

    Ivanka Trump served as an advisor in her father’s administration but announced in 2022 that she was leaving politics behind even though her father is running again. Other Trump family members have also made similar statements regarding future roles in the White House.

    “This time around, I am choosing to prioritize my young children and the private life we are creating as a family. I do not plan to be involved in politics,” she said at the time.

    Palmeri reported that Ivanka Trump has been advised to wait to make a full dive back onto the Trump team until the GOP convention this summer.

    A spokesperson for the couple said in a statement that both are still committed to being in the private sector currently.

    “As they’ve both repeatedly stated, Ivanka and Jared continue to focus on their family and lives in the private sector and do not intend to go back to politics,” the spokesperson said.

    Ivanka Trump’s husband, Jared Kushner, also served as a senior advisor in Trump’s administration, helping to negotiate the historic Abraham Accords. 

    New York Judge Finds Trump In Contempt Of Gag Order – Again

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    On Monday, New York hush money trial Judge Juan Merchan found former President Donald Trump violated a gag order a 10th time.

    The latest violation prompted the sternest warning yet from Merchan who warned Trump may face jail time if he continues to violate the court order.

    Judge Juan Merchan ordered Trump to pay $1,000 for attacking jurors in his historic criminal trial, according to The Hill.

    “Defendant is hereby put on notice that if appropriate and warranted, future violations of its lawful orders will be punishable by incarceration,” Merchan wrote. 

    But the judge handed Trump a partial win, ruling that prosecutors had not proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump violated his gag order in three other statements.  

    Trump has criticized the order, asserting it violates his First Amendment rights to respond to political attacks as the presumptive Republican nominee becomes the first former U.S. president to face a criminal trial. 

    The gag order bars Trump from insulting witnesses, jurors, prosecutors, court staff or the judge’s family. It doesn’t bar him from attacking the judge himself or Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D)

    The judge has now found Trump breached his gag order a total of 10 times and must pay $1,000 for each violation.

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

    Kim Godwin Steps Down As ABC News President

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    There’s a shakeup in broadcast journalism…

    Over the weekend, ABC News president Kim Godwin announced she is stepping down from her role.

    “I have decided to retire from broadcast journalism,” she said in a lengthy statement to company staff. “Anyone who’s passionate about what we do knows there’s no other business like it, so this was not an easy or quick decision. But after considerable reflection, I’m certain it’s the right one for me as I look to the future and prioritize what’s most important for me and my family.”

    Disney Networks president Debra OConnell said in a statement, “Dana and I would like to take this opportunity to express our deepest gratitude to Kim for her service as president of ABC News. Kim has navigated this team through consequential times in our world, and she did so with respect for the brand and profession – and for that and more, we thank her.”

    Godwin’s decision to retire comes after she struggled to navigate the waters at the network with the news division “suffering from a cutthroat and toxic culture,” the report said.

    She reportedly angered people with her leadership style which included making “swift moves” and creating an inner circle that “alienated staffers.”

    Former President Donald Trump responded to the news in a post on social media.

    “Happy to report that Kim Godwin, Head of ABC, has resigned,” he said. “Could it be the unfair reporting on EVERYTHING TRUMP? In any event, GOOD RIDDANCE! Hopefully somebody else will be able to control George Slopadopolous and the rest of the Fake News Thugs over at ABC? Best wishes Kim!”

    Justice Department Indics Texas Congressman

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    On Friday, the Department of Justice indicted Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas).

    The news comes more than two years after FBI agents raided Cuellar’s home and campaign office in connection to an Azerbaijan corruption probe.

    Although agents were tight-lipped, reports alleged that after befriending Azerbaijani oil executives, Cuellar pushed the nation’s agenda and business interests in Congress.

    The charges against Cuellar have not been disclosed. An announcement from Justice is expected shortly.

    Cuellar made a statement in response to the rapidly evolving events on Friday morning: “I want to be clear that both my wife and I are innocent of these allegations. Everything I have done in Congress has been to serve the people of South Texas.”

    “Let me be clear, I’m running for re-election and will win this November,” he concluded.

    Article Published With The Permission of American Liberty News.

    SEC Charges Trump Media Auditor With ‘Massive Fraud’

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    The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the auditor of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. with “massive fraud.”

    Former President Donald Trump owns the majority of the American media and technology company.

    The accounting firm BF Borgers CPA and its owner, Benjamin Borgers, have been permanently banned from practicing as accountants and have been fined $14 million.

    Trump Media, which owns Truth Social, saw a 9% drop in stock price since trading began Friday, according to CNBC:

    The agency accused BF Borgers and its owner of “deliberate and systemic failures to comply with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) standards in its audits and reviews incorporated in more than 1,500 SEC filings from January 2021 through June 2023,” according to a press release.

    The respondents also were charged with falsely telling clients that the auditor’s work would comply with PCAOB standards, with fabricating audit documents to make it seem that the work did comply with those standards, and “falsely stating in audit reports included in more than 500 public company SEC filings that the firm’s audits complied with PCAOB standards,” the release said.

    “Ben Borgers and his audit firm, BF Borgers, were responsible for one of the largest wholesale failures by gatekeepers in our financial markets,” SEC Enforcement Division Director Gurbir Grewal said in a statement.

    …

    A spokeswoman for Trump Media did not immediately respond to comment on the SEC complaint.

    According to the government agency’s announcement, the fraud has affected over 1,500 SEC filings.

    Article Published With The Permission of American Liberty News.

    Report: RFK Jr. Campaign Operative Charged With Assault

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    A prominent political operative for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign has been charged with assault after allegedly choking and punching a woman in New York last weekend.

    Trent Pool, a petition circulator, is running Kennedy’s ballot access fight was charged with assault and criminal obstruction of breathing.

    Mediaite has more:

    According to an NYPD spokesperson, a little after 5 a.m. on Saturday morning Pool was engaged in a “verbal dispute” with a 25-year-old woman at the ritzy Soho Grand hotel in downtown Manhattan.

    Police said the woman reported that Pool “wrapped his hand around her neck making it hard for her to breathe and then struck her in the face with a closed fist, causing pain.”

    The woman refused medical attention, and Pool was arrested without incident.

    In February, Pool was arrested for fourth-degree assault in Seattle, Washington, a spokesperson for SPD confirmed.

    Pool’s firm, Accelevate 2020, which specializes in ballot access, petition and general campaign consulting, is being paid by the Kennedy campaign. Another ballot access firm run by Pool, Public Appeal, is also being paid by a super PAC supporting Kennedy, FEC reports show.

    Ex-Trump Aide Says She Won’t Vote For Former President

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    Donald Trump via Gage Skidmore Flickr

    Former Trump aide Sarah Matthews is turning her back on her old boss…

    On Monday, Matthews said she would not cast for Trump in November.

    “When we have a candidate on the ballot who will not uphold the Constitution, then I feel like I have to put policy aside” Matthews said on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki.”

    “And I wanna support the person who is best suited to defeat Donald Trump,” she added in the clip, highlighted by Mediaite.

    “I think it’s my duty to pick the person I think would do the least harm to the country,” Barr said on Fox News’s “America’s Newsroom.” “And in my mind, that’s — I will vote the Republican ticket.”

    Matthews said she has talked with a lot of Republicans, including high-ranking elected officials, who “bash” Trump privately. But, she added, “many of them will not even say it publicly.” 

    “What they often say is that they’re supporting him because of the policies, that they want the conservative agenda. And where I get really frustrated is that they’re treating this like it’s a normal election, a normal Republican candidate and a normal Democratic candidate,” Matthews continued. “Well, this couldn’t be anything further from the case.”

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