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Election 2016
June 3, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Jail-Shy Trump Suddenly Backs Away From Major Catchphrase
The former president insisted he had never even called to imprison Hillary Clinton.
June 3, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Panicking Felon Trump Begs His Favorite Justices for Mercy
The former president has faith in at least one court, apparently.
May 31, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Felon Trump Drives Up Jail Time Odds With Every Word
The former president’s gag order is still in place—and he just violated it.
May 31, 2024
Paige Oamek
How Trump’s Guilty Verdict Is Literally Tanking His Value
He’s running out of scams to shill.
May 31, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Convicted Felon Trump’s Idiot Lawyer Doubles Down on Absurd Defense
Todd Blanche claimed he wouldn’t change anything about their legal defense strategy.
May 30, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Convicted Felon Trump Forced to Beg Most Embarrassing Ally for Help
The former president will have to ask Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for the right to vote.
May 30, 2024
Alex Shephard
Trump’s Historic Conviction Is a Hollow Victory
Yes, the former president is now a “convicted felon.” But does that change anything?
May 30, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
It’s Official: Donald Trump Is a Convicted Felon
And so concludes the former president’s first criminal trial.
May 30, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Vindictive Trump Plots Ruthless Revenge Over His Legal Battles
A spokesperson for the former president warned that “justice needs to be served.”
May 29, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Panicking Trump Hilariously Melts Down as Hush-Money Jury Convenes
The former president’s latest rant hints at bigger fears.
May 28, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
In Major Defection, Former Trump Ally Predicts Guilty Verdict
Trump’s former attorney Ty Cobb had some choice words.
May 28, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Blasts “Human Scum” Before Hush-Money Closing Arguments
The former president took aim at all of his trial judges.
May 23, 2024
Alex Shephard
Trump’s Disastrous Veep Search Hints at a Deeper Problem
He’s leading Biden in the polls and catching up in fundraising. So why can’t Trump find a good running mate?
May 17, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
You Won’t Believe What Hypocrite James Comer Is Attacking Biden on Now
The House Oversight Committee chair is furious Biden invoked executive privilege.
May 17, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Idiot Trump Wrecks Hush-Money Defense in Just Six Words
The former president accidentally admitted the NDA he had with Stormy Daniels was “illegal.”
May 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Michael Cohen Buries Trump in One Exchange on Hush-Money Trial
Cohen said he always sought Trump’s sign-off, even if it upset the 2016 campaign team.
May 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Lauren Boebert and Company Move Crucial Meeting to Attend Trump Trial
The House Oversight Committee rescheduled a meeting on holding Merrick Garland in contempt.
May 14, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Idiot Lawyers Blew a Major Chance to Question Michael Cohen
It’s unclear if they achieved anything while cross-examining the star hush-money trial witness.
May 14, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Lawyer Tries to Trip Up Michael Cohen but Ends Up Owning Himself
Todd Blanche read out some choice insults from Cohen’s TikTok.
May 14, 2024
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani
Michael Cohen Exposes Trump’s Damning Reaction to FBI Raids
Michael Cohen revealed his former boss’s reaction while testifying in the hush-money trial.

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