Category: Donald Trump

Trump Special Counsel Seeking GOP Lawmaker’s Phone Records Surrounding Jan. 6

Special Counsel Jack Smith, the special appointee investigating former President Donald Trump, has been seeking the communications records of various Republican lawmakers in a broader investigation into the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Smith was appointed as special counsel in November of last year. He was primarily tasked with investigating Trump’s…


Trump Special Counsel Seeking Phone Records Surrounding Jan. 6 From GOP Lawmaker

Special Counsel Jack Smith, the special appointee investigating former President Donald Trump, has been seeking the communications records of Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) in a broader investigation into the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Smith was appointed as special counsel in November of last year. He was primarily tasked with investigating…


Judge Orders Depositions of FBI Director, Trump in Federal Case

A U.S. judge on Feb. 23 sided with former FBI officials who have been seeking to depose the FBI’s director and former President Donald Trump. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson said that former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page were authorized to depose FBI Director Christopher Wray and Trump separately for up…


‘A Horrible Idea’: Critics on Both Left and Right Slam Special Grand Jury Foreperson’s Media Tour

Critics on both the left and the right are slamming a special grand jury foreperson’s media tour in which she discussed an investigation into former-President Donald Trump’s alleged criminal interference in the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia. “This was a horrible idea and I guarantee you prosecutors are wincing,” Elie Honig, CNN’s senior legal…


Vivek Ramaswamy Answers Critics, Outlines 2024 Vision in Iowa

The excitement among Iowa’s Republican state legislators was palpable; Vivek Ramaswamy, ESG skeptic and 2024 presidential hopeful, had come to the Iowa State Capitol to speak to them on Feb. 23. Like other probable 2024 contenders who have visited the state, the Indian-American entrepreneur and author of “Woke, Inc.” praised the state’s new universal school…


Residents Applaud Trump, Chastise Biden Administration in Ohio Toxic Train Derailment Village

Downtown East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 22 looked much like it does on a high school football Friday during the fall. Instead of gathering for a football game, residents congregated near the East Palestine Fire Department on a Wednesday afternoon hoping to get a glimpse of former President Donald Trump. As President Joe Biden returned…


Ohio Residents Applaud Trump, Chastise Biden Administration in Toxic Train Derailment Village

Downtown East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 22 looked much like it does on a Friday during high school football season—mostly abandoned and quiet. Instead of gathering for a football game, however, residents congregated near the East Palestine Fire Department on a Wednesday afternoon hoping to get a glimpse of former President Donald Trump. While President…


Trump Buys Food for Residents, Firemen at East Palestine McDonald’s: ‘We’re Going to Take Care’ of Them

Former President Donald Trump purchased McDonald’s for police and fire department members as well as residents during his visit to East Palestine, Ohio on Feb. 22. “We’re going to take care of the fire department, we’re going to take care of the police department, plus the people that are in here. They’re going to get a nice,…


White House Blames Republicans, Former Trump Officials for Toxic Chemical Spill in Ohio

The White House criticized Republican lawmakers and the Trump administration on Wednesday, claiming they should be to blame for the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The criticism came on the same day as former President Donald Trump visited the derailment site, during which he called out the Biden administration for its slow response. “Congressional…


Buttigieg Schedules Feb. 23 Visit to Ohio Derailment Site Amid Mounting Criticism

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday, Feb. 23—nearly three weeks after a Norfolk Southern train derailed there leaking toxic chemicals into the community. Earlier this week, Buttigieg demurred on announcing a specific date and time for a visit, telling reporters only that he was planning to do so “when the…