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Trump hush money trial
May 20, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
The Bizarre Way Trump’s Allies Are Showing Loyalty to Him
The bold combo isn’t so much a statement as a courthouse faux pas.
May 20, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Is Donald Trump Afraid to Testify?
He won’t say.
May 20, 2024
Podcast
The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
MAGA Rage at Trump’s Trial Has Grown “Dangerous,” Like a “Cult”
A prominent “Never Trump” conservative talks about why the GOP’s embrace of Trump’s authoritarianism and contempt for the rule of law has him so alarmed and dismayed.
May 17, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Another Trump Stooge Admits Exactly Why He Was at Hush-Money Trial
Representative Bob Good revealed the truth about why Republicans are descending on the Trump trial en masse.
May 17, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republican Rep. Moves to Undermine Judicial System on Trump’s Behalf
Representative Andy Ogles has filed a bill to lift the gag order in Trump’s hush-money trial.
May 17, 2024
Greg Sargent
MAGA Rage at Trump’s Trial Just Got Darker and More Dangerous
Republicans aren’t just showing “loyalty to Trump.” They’re saying that Trump is more important than the rule of law.
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
Hafiz Rashid
Michael Cohen Schools Trump’s Dumb Lawyer
The key witness in the hush-money trial was forced to remind Donald Trump’s attorney how the law works.
May 16, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert Brutally Roasted Outside Trump Trial
The Republican representatives at Trump’s hush-money trial tried to hold a press conference. It did not go to plan.
May 16, 2024
Talia Jane
Lauren Boebert Admits Exactly Why Trump Stooges Descended on Trial
They’re not even trying to hide it anymore.
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 16, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump’s Idiot Lawyer Admits His Client Did Something Suspicious
Donald Trump’s attorney Will Scharf was trapped in questioning on that shady Michael Cohen payment.
May 15, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Watch: Trump Just Made the Cringiest Campaign Ad Ever
The Republicans who showed up to support Trump at his hush-money trial joined in.
May 15, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Oops! Trump Spotted Outside the Courtroom Editing Stooges’ Speeches
Donald Trump has been caught using an obvious ploy to circumvent the gag order in his hush-money trial.
May 15, 2024
Podcast
The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
Michael Cohen’s Testimony Exposes the Ugly Lunacy of the Trump “Cult”
A former federal prosecutor explains how Donald Trump’s lawyers are committing serious mistakes—and why Trump’s demand for cultlike devotion may be what’s driving them.
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
Talia Jane
Trump Draws Fire for Using Obvious Mafia Tactic on Gag Order
Trump’s “I cheated on my wife with a porn star” club seems to be helping him violate his gag order.
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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