Donald Trump said that he pleaded the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self incrimination as he was deposed on Wednesday as part of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil investigation into the Trump Organization.
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As a former federal prosecutor, “The View” host Sunny Hostin is feeling pretty optimistic that former president Donald Trump will be found guilty if the Department of Justice presses criminal charges against him. According to Hostin, they only prosecute matters with a level amount of certainty.Hostin’s thoughts came as the panel discussed whether the Jan.
6 hearings have provided enough clear evidence to charge the twice-impeached former president criminally, and win. As guest host Lindsey Granger noted, the win needs to be pretty well assured, or the DOJ runs the risk of inflaming Trump and his base more.“I do think that it needs to be an ironclad case,” Granger said.
“You and I talked about this before, like, prosecuting President Trump for the charges that are being discussed like seditious conspiracy, obstructing official press proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the country – these are all real things. But is it ironclad? Because if you take that shot and miss, if you take that shot and Trump is like Neo in ‘The Matrix’ and you miss, he’s gonna have all his allegiant followers telling them that he’s the one just like Neo in ‘The Matrix.’ And you’re gonna have this result that you don’t want.”Hostin was pretty confident, though, touting the abilities of federal prosecutors – including herself.“I think what’s really interesting, that a lot of people don’t know, [is] the Department of Justice has almost a 97% conviction rate,” Hostin explained.
“Because the federal prosecutors – I’m not tooting my own horn – are the best of the best in the country. And so they rarely take a shot that misses.
Donald Trump said that he pleaded the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self incrimination as he was deposed on Wednesday as part of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil investigation into the Trump Organization.
Associated Press later confirmed that a raid had taken place, citing a person familiar with the matter. The person said the raid was related to whether Trump had taken any classified information from the White House, part of an investigation that’s been ongoing since National Archives workers discovered classified documents in boxes at Trump’s resort home in Florida.New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman tweeted a screenshot of Trump’s full statement:Trump says MAL has been searched by feds pic.twitter.com/UEC5KE5pJmThe FBI did not immediately return messages seeking confirmation from TheWrap.
Ellise Shafer Donald Trump said on Monday that the FBI conducted a search of his home at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla.According to the New York Times, two people familiar with the matter said the search seemed to be focused on classified documents that Trump brought with him to Mar-a-Lago after leaving the White House. The Associated Press reports that the Justice Department had been investigating if Trump still had records in his possession after the National Archives and Records Administration said it found 15 boxes of classified material at the estate.The former president also issued a statement about the search, calling it a “raid” and comparing the situation to Watergate.“After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate,” Trump wrote in the statement, according to the Times.
Former President Donald Trump said that the FBI raided Mar-A-Lago as it executed a search warrant on the property.
In a recent ad spot from John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania lieutenant governor running for an open U.S. Senate seat, he attacked his rival, Mehmet Oz, as “not one of us” and part of the wealthy entertainment elite.
Midterm elections are in full swing, and twice-impeached former President Donald Trump has been vocal in them, endorsing candidates and his 2020 election lies about voter fraud. Many have dubbed it Trump’s “revenge tour” as he gears up to announce another run for president in 2024.
John Legend has said that Donald Trump is the reason why he and Kanye West aren’t as close friends any more.The singer-songwriter said in a new interview that their political divisions proved to be too much to maintain their friendship as strongly following years of creative collaborations.Legend told The Axe Files podcast: “[Kanye and I] aren’t friends as much as we used to be. I honestly think because we publicly disagreed on his running for office, his supporting Trump, I think it became too much for us to sustain our friendship, honestly.”West was one of the producers on Legend’s 2004 debut album ‘Get Lifted’ and released the record on his own GOOD Music label.
said in a video posted Thursday.The former Wyoming congressman expressed his support for his daughter’s effort to keep Trump out of office ahead of the Republican primary in Wyoming, where she is trailing in the polls. Liz Cheney, who voted to impeach Trump, currently serves as the vice chair of the House panel investigating the Jan.
Alex Jones will have to pay at least $4.1 million in damages to the parents of one of the 6-year-old victims in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, a jury decided on Thursday.
Ana Navarro and Alyssa Farah Griffin will be named permanent co-hosts of The View, with an announcement expected on the show on Thursday.
Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent“The View” is adding two new co-hosts: former Trump staffer, Alyssa Farah Griffin, as well as longtime contributor to the show, Ana Navarro, who Variety has learned has signed a multi-year deal as a permanent co-host, though she won’t appear every day on the show.The announcement is expected to come on today’s episode of “The View.”Both women are Republicans and will add conservative commentary to the daytime talk show, though their political brands are vastly different, despite their same party affiliation.Navarro and Farah Griffin will join moderator Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin and Sara Haines, resulting in six co-hosts for Season 26.Navarro — a fan-favorite on “The View” who identifies as a Republican, but is a staunch critic of former President Donald Trump — has appeared as a weekly guest host on the show, but never officially had a permanent spot at the Hot Topics table until now. Over the years, Variety has reported that she had been in discussions to join “The View,” but a full-time deal never materialized.
Tiffany Cross and comedian Wanda Sykes — have already slammed the network for reportedly hiring Griffin.Who will be the next co-host of @TheView? The wait is finally over! Find out only on @TheView this THURSDAY at 11e|10c|p on ABC! pic.twitter.com/xvLHqgin2ZBorn in Los Angeles on June 15, 1989, Griffin is the daughter of two journalists. Her father, Joseph Farah, was the executive news editor at the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, then an editor at Northern California’s the Sacramento Union.Her father is of Syrian and Lebanese descent.
expected to name CNN political commentator and former Trump White House staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin as a new co-host for the upcoming season, filling a seat that has been vacant since Meghan McCain exited a year ago.Prior to her time on “The View” and CNN, Farah Griffin served as press secretary for Vice President Mike Pence and Special Assistant to Trump from October 2017 to September 2019. In 2019, she became the Press Secretary for the United States Department of Defense, which she worked as until 2020.
launched a criminal investigation into the actions – and inactions – of President Trump during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
In the aftermath of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and elsewhere, gun reform continues to be a constant point of debate in the U.S., many are now advocating for red flag laws. But, in an interview with NBC Nightly News host Lester Holt this week, Attorney General Merrick Garland admitted that flagging signs of violence can be a bit hard for the DOJ.Though the interview was largely about the ongoing investigations into former president Donald Trump and others surrounding the events of Jan.
DaBaby has said that he supports Donald Trump.The rapper said in a new interview that he’s a fan of the former US President after he pardoned Kodak Black shortly before leaving office in 2021.When DaBaby was asked to share his thoughts on Kanye West’s failed presidential bid in 2020, he said that he would’ve voted for him because “he’s gangsta” [Full Send Podcast].He then responded to a question asking him whether he supported Trump. “Do I fuck with Trump? Now, hell yeah…Trump is a gangsta.
written statement claiming that she was “unaware” of the Jan. 6 insurrection as it was taking place has come under scrutiny – but not for the reason you may think. Social media users zeroed in on the signature capping off the Thursday missive, noting that it bears an uncanny resemblance to that of her husband, former president Donald Trump.“I mean, what the hell?” tweeted writer and radio host Bob Cesca above an zoomed-in image of the choppy, illegible signature.
The January 6th Committee promised another hearing of new revelations about what Donald Trump was doing for the 187 minutes it took him to urge the mob that stormed the Capitol to go home, as members sought to characterize the then-president as derelict in his duty.
The next generation! Donald Trump and ex-wife Ivana Trump’s three children — Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump — maintain busy business and political careers while raising kids at home.
To be honest, we still haven’t stopped laughing at that January 6 comment Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave lobbed at Vicki Gunvalson during their testy social media feud late last month.