Newsweek - Donald Trump declared hundreds of classified documents as "personal" as he was moving them from the White House to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump's former valet has claimed in court. Walt Nauta, and former Mar-a-Lago property manager, Carlos De Oliveira, have pleaded not guilty in a Florida federal court to assisting Trump in hiding classified documents at the estate. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 40 charges over allegations he illegally retained about 300 classified documents, among other presidential records, when he left the White House in January 2021. He is also accused of obstructing federal attempts to retrieve them from his Mar-a-Lago estat
NY Times -Donald J. Trump’s lawyers disclosed on Monday that he had failed to secure a roughly half-billion dollar bond in his civil fraud case in New York, arguing that doing so was “a practical impossibility.” The filing, coming one week before the bond is due, raised the prospect that the former president might face a financial crisis unless an appeals court comes to his rescue. Mr. Trump has asked the appeals court to pause the $454 million judgment that a New York judge imposed on Mr. Trump last month, or accept a bond of only $100 million. The former president has been unable to secure the full bond, his lawyers said in the court filing on Monday, despite “diligent efforts.” Those efforts included approaching about 30 companies, and yet, they said, he has encountered “insurmountable difficulties.” The judge in the civil fraud case, Arthur F. Engoron, levied the penalty and other punishments on Mr. Trump after concluding that he had fraudulently inflated his net worth to obtain favorable loans and other benefits. The case, brought by the New York attorney general, Letitia James, has posed a grave financial threat to Mr. Trump.He must post an appeal bond in excess of that amount — possibly more than $500 million to reflect the interest he will owe — to prevent Ms. James from seizing his a
Express - If Trump fails to pay up, the state "could levy and sell his assets, lien his real property, and garnish anyone who owes him money," according to Syracuse University law professor Gregory Germain. Asset seizure is a usual legal strategy when a defendant lacks sufficient cash for a civil penalty. Notably, OJ Simpson's Heisman Trophy was seized and auctioned off in 1999 to meet part of a $33.5 million wrongful death judgment against him.
- Put America in more debt in 4 years than any president had in 7 years.
- Had supporters who attempted to overthrow a democratic election.
- Made $7.8 million from 20 foreign governments during his presidency.
- Was the only President since WWII who left the White House with fewer Americans employed than when he started.
- Attempted to bring forth "fake electors" to overturn a fair election.
- Has been found liable of fraud and sexual assault
- Asked Russia for help in his 2016 campaign
- Refused to send federal aid to New York City amid the first COVID-19 wave because the virus was hitting Democratic-voting states hardest.
RBReich: Trump's 2nd-term economic agenda would hurt workers & kids to help the rich. He wants to:
-Cut taxes more for the rich
-Defund the IRS so the rich can cheat
-End student loan forgiveness
-End overtime rules
-Slash school lunches
-Allow child labor
Thirty years ago Barbara Walters called out Trump for his lies
Guardian - Donald Trump’s continuing lavish praise and support for Vladimir Putin are fueling alarm among former intelligence officials and other experts who fear another Trump presidency would benefit Moscow and harm American democracy and interests overseas. Trump praised the Russian president as a “genius” and “pretty savvy” when Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, and has boasted he would end the war in a “day”, sparking critics’ fears that if he’s elected again Trump would help Russia achieve a favorable peace deal by cutting off aid to Kyiv. Trump also recently greenlit Russia to “do whatever the hell they want” to Nato members who don’t pay enough to the alliance. “Trump views Putin as a strongman,” said Fiona Hill, a senior fellow at Brookings Institution and a national security official in the first two years of Trump’s administration. “In a way they’re working in parallel because they’re both trying to weaken the US, but for very different reasons.”
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