“I’m a more honest person than you”: Trump concludes Pierce Morgan’s interview
A new congressional report details how senior Trump officials – including Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin – intervened to send $ 700 million in Covid-19 support to a troubled transportation company, despite objections from Ministry of Defense.
Meanwhile, a Jan. 6 selection committee is considering trying to get testimony from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy after an additional leaked audio shows he was discussing Mr Trump’s responsibility for the Jan. 6 riot – and called on extremists. members of his group to be banned. Twitter.
A new audio released last night included Mr McCarthy, who is voiced concern that some Republicans in the House of Representatives are inciting violence, especially by pointing out Matt Gaetz of Florida, whom he said was “putting people in danger”.
Major members of the Republican House have so far refused to speak publicly to their leader, but Mr Goetz has already spoken out against Mr McCarthy, complaining that he and his deputy, Steve Scalis, “hold views on President Trump and me who have shared hiccup conversations with Liz Cheney, not us.
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Trump says he is afraid of being attacked with “dangerous fruits”
Former President Donald Trump has said he fears angry protesters will hit him with “very dangerous” fruit during his campaign rallies.
“I wanted people to be ready because we were vigilant that they would bear fruit,” Mr Trump said in his October 2021 testimony, according to a transcript of the case filed in court on Tuesday.
The 45th president of the United States said that “tomatoes are bad” and that “some fruits are much worse,” writes The Washington Post.
“But it is very dangerous. … I remember this particular event because everyone was alert. “They were going to hit – they were going to hit hard,” he said.
Mr Trump testified in a civil lawsuit filed by a group of protesters, claiming they were attacked by his bodyguards in 2015.
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This is what Republican candidates spent to earn on Trump’s property
The Independent has collected data from Federal Election Commission documents from early 2021 to the end of March 2022, which show that Republican candidates spent $ 1.28 million on Mr. Trump’s property in Florida, New York. , California, Washington and Las Vegas.
One of the biggest sources of income was Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, where the former president withdrew from the camp.
Since 2021, the candidates have spent more than $ 700,000 at the Palm Beach Club – some of them after receiving his approval, as was the case with Representative Ted Bud, who is running for the North Carolina Senate.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar April 28, 2022 06:46
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Pierce Morgan Uncensored with Trump has dropped 100,000 viewers
The second episode of Pierce Morgan’s uncensored television series starring former President Donald Trump was watched by about 100,000 people less than the debut.
The special edition, which aired on April 26 on the newly formed talkTV channel, included the final part of Morgan’s interview with Mr. Trump.
According to Deadline, the episode was watched by an average of 200,000 people throughout the hour. That’s still more than the BBC News and Sky News figures, but significantly less than Monday’s premiere, which averaged 317,000 viewers.
In a one-star review of the first episode of Uncensored, The Independent’s Nick Hilton described it as “a really tortured part of the broadcast.”
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar April 28, 2022 06:10
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McCarthy assures his colleagues that he never asked Trump to resign
Speaking in private, Republican Party leader Kevin McCarthy assured his colleagues that he had never asked former President Donald Trump to resign over the January 6 Capitol riots.
It was Mr McCarthy’s first face-to-face meeting with Republicans in the House of Representatives amid the effects of his criticism of the former president and far-right members.
One Republican in the House said the meeting was “cathartic” for lawmakers, while another expressed confidence that McCarthy would be the “next speaker”, according to the Associated Press.
“He has the support of the conference, and then a little bit,” said Dan Dan Meuser as he left a private session at GOP headquarters. “You guys have been obsessed since January 6th. Nobody cares, “spokesman Glenn Grotman told reporters, adding that” this is history. “
Alicia Rahaman Sarkar April 28, 2022 05:39
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Republicans fear Trump’s return to Twitter, owned by Elon Musk
While some Republicans have publicly hailed the $ 44 billion purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk as a major victory for free speech, there are reports that some have viewed it with awe.
For a series of top GOP representatives, they told Politico Playbook about their serious concerns that the new Musk-led Twitter will become a haven for the return of already banned accounts, namely Donald Trump.
“If I were a Democrat, I would beg Elon Musk to bring Trump back to Twitter,” said an anonymous member of the People’s Party’s leadership in the House of Representatives of Politico, who asked not to be identified in order to speak freely.
Justin Vallejo April 28, 2022 05:00
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A whistleblower in the case of Deutsche Bank and Donald Trump has been found dead
An informant who reportedly worked with authorities to investigate Deutsche Bank’s activities and links to former President Donald Trump has been found dead at a high school in Los Angeles.
Valentine Brooksmith, 46, was found dead Monday around 7 a.m. local time, more than a year after he went missing, the Los Angeles County Office said. He was last seen on April 6, 2021, driving a red Mini Cooper in Griffith Park.
Broeksmit has offered hundreds of bank documents to federal investigators and journalists seeking links between the bank and Mr Trump, ABC10News reported.
Journalist Scott Stedman said he did not suspect a fake game in his friend’s death because he was fighting drugs.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar April 28, 2022 04:53
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Republicans applaud as Republican candidate says Fauci should be executed by shooting
John Bennett, who is also running for Congress, said Dr. Fauci should be tried and executed without offering any explanation for stopping the campaign before his June election.
Dr. Fauci has been subjected to repeated death threats and harassment since becoming a public figure in the fight against the White House pandemic, and in 2020 he revealed that he and his family need constant protection.
Justin Vallejo April 28, 2022 04:00
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New York says it is completing an investigation into Trump’s finances for a “Russian nesting doll”
According to reports, the New York State Prosecutor’s Office is close to finding out the finances of the Trump Organization for a “Russian nesting doll”.
Lawyers said they were still waiting to search two mobile phones belonging to Donald Trump, plus the laptop of a longtime executive assistant, after being pressed for why the three-year investigation took so long.
“The trial is over,” Judge Kevin Wallace, a senior law enforcement adviser in New York State, told CNN.
Justin Vallejo April 28, 2022 03:00
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ICYMI: Tucker Carlson calls Kevin McCarthy a “puppet of the Democratic Party”
Fox News presenter Tucker Carlson condemned Kevin McCarthy for sounding like an “MSNBC contributor” in private recordings in which the Republican congressman supported the Silicon Valley censorship of his Republican counterparts.
In a segment titled “The Left’s Meltdown” on Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, Carlson said Democratic and Republican party figures were united in their support for political censorship.
Justin Vallejo April 28, 2022 02:00
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JD Vance increases in Fox News poll for Ohio Senate race after Donald Trump’s approval
In a poll released Wednesday, Mr Vance’s support jumped from 11% in March to 23%, putting him at the forefront of previous leaders Josh Mandel and Mike Gibbons, who were 20 and 22% respectively. in a March Fox News survey.
Justin Vallejo April 28, 2022 01:00
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