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Right on Cue....This is what he says after a judge rules that his is NOT IMMUNE FROM THE LAW.. It is actually a Complete fit a Toddler would throw. His literal argument is that he is above the law and it doesn't apply to him and then throws this embarrassing and stupid tantrum when someone tells him he is in fact NOT above the law.
Former President Donald Trump raged at “Trump Hating” Federal District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan a day after he filed an appeal of her order denying his motion for a dismissal on presidential immunity grounds.
On Friday morning, Trump lashed out at the legal cases closing in around him, including the January 6 case and the “Obama appointed Trump Hating Judge presiding over it:
The rant comes one day after Trump showed up in court once again for the trial in the fraud case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James and presided over by Judge Arthur Engoron, where reporters peppered him with questions.
Former Republican deputy AG: Donald Ayer
"These three pending criminal cases—and the civil cases involving E. Jean Carroll and the New York attorney general’s allegations of systematic business fraud—all show [Trump], day by day as events unfold, to be subject like everyone else to society’s rules of conduct," Ayer wrote. "Not only the convictions that may well result, but the judicial proceedings themselves are graphic demonstrations for all to see that our democratic rule of law, and not Donald Trump, is indeed supreme.""The filing of charges in any criminal case is a watershed moment, ending what may be many months or years of laborious investigation with no predictable outcome. A criminal indictment states the claims of society against the defendant. At that point, the rights of both the defendant and the public to a speedy trial kick in, and the flow of events becomes more orderly and predictable."
"That concern also counseled that initial enforcement efforts relating to the events of January 6 should focus most attention on the violent offenders, against whom cases could most readily be made, with the idea of following leads upward to ultimately reach the organizers and leaders," "The earnest pursuit of that project led to more than 500 arrests within six months of January 6, and ultimately made it the largest investigation in the department’s history, with charges filed against well over 1,000 defendants in almost all 50 states."
Ayer concluded that the Trump investigations prove that "our rule of law is durable and works," and suggested Americans follow the guidance of former President Abraham Lincoln when he said the rule of law should be made "the political religion of the Nation."
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Donald Trump Complains His Lawyer Gave Him 'Not Good Advice'
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-complains-lawyer-gave-not-good-advice-1850674
NASCAR, Macy's and BlackRock Inc are all anti White Bigots....who knew.
Trump Allies Attack Corporate ‘Bigotry’ Against White Men
One complaint accuses Macy’s Inc. of discriminating against White men. Another levels that allegation against BlackRock Inc.
A third points a finger at, of all things, NASCAR – a largely White sport where Confederate flags were prevalent until they were banned in 2020.
Those three legal actions, and some 20 more like them, have one person in common: Stephen Miller.
Miller, the architect of anti-immigration policies under former President Donald Trump, is emerging as a key figure in preparing a hardline conservative agenda in the event Trump returns to the White House.
And Miller is clear: Now that the US Supreme Court has rejected affirmative action at the nation’s colleges, he’s bent on eradicating diversity initiatives in American business as well.
“We are going to completely transform the legal architecture in this country,” Miller says.
No company or workplace will be left untouched, he vows. Racial-bias training, inclusive hiring practices, efforts to promote women and narrow the gender pay gap: all of that and more is on the line.
The prospect is rippling through corporate America and prompting companies to rethink diversity initiatives. If sustained, the push will inevitably set back the already-slow progress in leveling the playing field for millions of women and minorities.
Trump himself went after corporate diversity before. He issued an executive order in 2020 banning the federal government, as well as its contractors, from offering certain training on gender and race; instruction the order called “malign.” President Joe Biden promptly rescinded the order.
Now, the Trump administration-in-waiting is laying the groundwork for the next, perhaps final battle. The legal advocacy group behind the recent equal-opportunity complaints, Miller’s America First Legal, is part of a well-financed network that aims to populate a second Trump administration with arch conservatives. Their goal is to remove legal restraints that held Trump back and enable a new administration to pursue a sweeping agenda that would upend core elements of US governance.
If Trump is re-elected, Miller and other allies hope to mobilize the Justice Department to prosecute its efforts. The new administration could direct the DOJ and other agencies to stamp out diversity initiatives, which many corporations embraced with new urgency following the murder of George Floyd.
The threat of civil action will hang over every boardroom. Miller doesn’t rule out criminal charges.
The goal: “To completely invert the risk calculus corporations have assumed they’ve had for many years,” Miller says.
His central argument channels the grievance politics of the Trump era and is bound to resonate with Trump’s base of White voters without college degrees.
Miller says affirmative action and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives – efforts rooted in the Civil Rights Era of the 1960s – are in fact forms of prejudice. He wants to usher in a new era in which no one will get a leg-up because of race, gender, identity or background, even if the goal is to rectify historical inequalities.
“This DEI bigotry is sinister, wrong, immoral – and must be defeated,” Miller says.
That’s not the view from the corner office. Despite well-publicized diversity efforts, White men dominate the nation’s business life. It wasn’t until this year, for instance, that the share of Fortune 500 companies led by female chief executive officers exceeded 10%.
And yet, Miller and his group maintain that it is White men who are being discriminated against.
Gene Hamilton, a Miller ally who played a key role in Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy that led to family separations at the border, acknowledges that many people support efforts to hire women and minorities. He says that support is misplaced.
“I'm sorry that a lot of Americans don't see it this way,” says Hamilton, now general counsel of Miller’s group. “I feel sorry for them.”
Since 2022, AFL has filed 25 complaints with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against a range of companies. The EEOC hasn’t taken up any of them, and it’s unclear if it will. EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows said in June that the SCOTUS decision on college admissions “does not address employer efforts to foster diverse and inclusive workforces.” A spokesperson for the commission confirmed receipt of the complaints but couldn’t comment further.
Macy's and NASCAR didn’t respond to requests for comment. Macy's this week hired Tracy Preston, a veteran retail lawyer and advocate for corporate diversity, as chief legal officer.
Miller says a second Trump administration would bring to bear the power of the federal government to challenge companies that embrace social justice. He predicts the issue will reach the Supreme Court, where Trump appointed three justices, for a six-member conservative majority.
Miller says his aim is to launch “a full legal civil rights movement.”
The prospect has already prompted some companies to reconsider diversity-in-hiring programs, particularly those offering extra resources to women and minorities.
In April, AFL went after BlackRock for supposedly favoring Black, Hispanic, LGBTQ+ and disabled students for a scholarship program. Last month, the asset-management giant eliminated online references to those cohorts for the program. It now says it seeks students who have demonstrated leadership and exemplified “BlackRock principles in their communities.”
A spokesperson for BlackRock said the firm is “proud” to increase the size of its scholarship and “expand its eligibility.”
PriceWaterhouseCoopers made similar changes to its descriptions for entry-level jobs following a complaint by AFL. PwC didn’t respond to requests for comment. The changes at the two firms have not been reported previously.
Many corporations celebrated and expanded diversity programs in the heat of the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements. Now, given the legal risks, they may start to pull back.
David Lopez, a former general counsel of the EEOC, sums up companies’ reaction this way: “They don’t want to get sued.”
“They’ll basically shut down all of these diversity efforts,” Lopez says, “and strangle them in the cradle.”
AFL is part of a larger effort known as “Project 2025” that has brought together dozens of conservative groups to plan for a potential second Trump administration. The group’s 900-page manifesto, which Hamilton wrote and Miller consulted on, suggests mobilizing the civil rights division of the Justice Department against corporate diversity initiatives, among other things.
At stake are requirements that companies report race-related data, a key tool in creating affirmative-action programs. DEI offices within the federal government are also on the line.
Miller’s group is only one part of Trump’s administration-in-waiting. AFL is headquartered in the same Capitol Hill townhouse as a range of other Trump-linked nonprofit groups, including the umbrella organization, Conservative Partnership Institute, led by his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, and the Center for Renewing America, headed by Russel Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget under Trump.
Together, AFL and CPI reported more than $80 million of revenue in 2022, according to their tax filings. The total for Miller’s group was $44.4 million – up seven times from 2021. Of that, $27 million came from a single anonymous donor. As a nonprofit, the group isn’t required to disclose its donors; Miller declined to comment on the financials.
Miller wants even more money to prosecute the Trump agenda. In a video emailed to AFL’s listserv in October, he addressed the camera with urgency.
“We are engaged in a massive litigation blitz to defend your rights and your freedoms,” Miller said, according to a copy of the email shared with Bloomberg.
Miller held up stacks of papers he said were AFL’s recent lawsuits – one against Meta Platforms Inc., another against the FBI, another against Progressive Insurance.
“One lawsuit after another, one urgent investigation after another – but we need your help,” Miller said. “Please, click below and donate today.”
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when you make claim you want to be Dictator (more than once now)...then there should not be a chance to "Adapt". You should be rejected by political parties an American citizens alike....and What Politician in their right mind thinks American's want to live in a Dictatorship?!!??
I can't imagine the response if a Democrat would come out and flat out say they are going to be a dictator
The former House speaker made the remarks during an interview that aired on CBS' Sunday Morning program.
McCarthy revealed that he would endorse Trump for president in 2024 and would be willing to serve in the cabinet if offered the "right position."
"You praise Trump's policies," CBS correspondent Robert Costa noted. "You say he's a good guy. But many Americans, they look at his language, they listen to his speeches, and they hear an authoritarian. Some say even a fascist on the horizon in this country. What do you say to those people who have those real concerns?"
"Look, I don't see that, and this is what I tell President Trump, too," McCarthy responded. "What President Trump needs to do in this campaign, it needs to be about rebuilding, restoring, renewing America. It can't be about revenge."
"He's talking about retribution, day in, day out," Costa observed.
"He needs to stop that," McCarthy insisted. "He needs to stop that."
"You think he's going to listen to you saying, 'Stop that. Stop that'? He hasn't listened to anybody before," the CBS correspondent pointed out.
"That's not true," the former speaker insisted. "He will adapt when he gets all the facts."
"He's not backing away from his calls for retribution," Costa pressed.
"Yeah, but remember, you have a check and balance system," McCarthy opined.
"Where's the check and balance on him in the Republican Party?" Costa challenged.
"America doesn't want to see the idea of retribution," McCarthy remarked. "If it's rebuild, restore, and renew, then I think you'll see that. And look – that's him."
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I can't imagine the response if a Democrat would come out and flat out say they are going to be a dictator
Kevin McCarthy expects Trump to 'adapt' after realizing people don't want a dictator
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said he expected Donald Trump to "adapt" and discard his authoritarian tendencies when he realizes Americans don't want a dictator.The former House speaker made the remarks during an interview that aired on CBS' Sunday Morning program.
McCarthy revealed that he would endorse Trump for president in 2024 and would be willing to serve in the cabinet if offered the "right position."
"You praise Trump's policies," CBS correspondent Robert Costa noted. "You say he's a good guy. But many Americans, they look at his language, they listen to his speeches, and they hear an authoritarian. Some say even a fascist on the horizon in this country. What do you say to those people who have those real concerns?"
"Look, I don't see that, and this is what I tell President Trump, too," McCarthy responded. "What President Trump needs to do in this campaign, it needs to be about rebuilding, restoring, renewing America. It can't be about revenge."
"He's talking about retribution, day in, day out," Costa observed.
"He needs to stop that," McCarthy insisted. "He needs to stop that."
"You think he's going to listen to you saying, 'Stop that. Stop that'? He hasn't listened to anybody before," the CBS correspondent pointed out.
"That's not true," the former speaker insisted. "He will adapt when he gets all the facts."
"He's not backing away from his calls for retribution," Costa pressed.
"Yeah, but remember, you have a check and balance system," McCarthy opined.
"Where's the check and balance on him in the Republican Party?" Costa challenged.
"America doesn't want to see the idea of retribution," McCarthy remarked. "If it's rebuild, restore, and renew, then I think you'll see that. And look – that's him."
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No clue why Trump felt we need to go back to this topic. At this time......but here we are
Trump Claims General Called His Response To 'Grab 'Em' Tape Scandal The 'Bravest Thing I've Ever Seen'
The ex-President was instantly dragged on X, formerly Twitter, after claiming an unnamed 'general' who had seen soldiers die on the battlefield found his response to a question during a presidential debate about the 'Access Hollywood' tape scandal to be 'the bravest thing I've ever seen.'
"Sir, I’ve been on the battlefield, men have gone down on my left and on my right, I stood on hills where soldiers were killed..."
"...but I believe the bravest thing I’ve ever seen was the night you went onto that stage with Hillary Clinton after what happened, and then that woman asked you the first question about it, and [you] said ‘locker room talk.’”
Trump then reiterated his response to the general's praise, recalling that he dismissed the controversy as "locker room talk" during the debate, emphasizing:
"It’s locker room talk. What the hell? What are you talking about? Locker room talk."
Trump Claims General Called His Response To 'Grab 'Em' Tape Scandal The 'Bravest Thing I've Ever Seen'
The ex-President was instantly dragged on X, formerly Twitter, after claiming an unnamed 'general' who had seen soldiers die on the battlefield found his response to a question during a presidential debate about the 'Access Hollywood' tape scandal to be 'the bravest thing I've ever seen.'
"Sir, I’ve been on the battlefield, men have gone down on my left and on my right, I stood on hills where soldiers were killed..."
"...but I believe the bravest thing I’ve ever seen was the night you went onto that stage with Hillary Clinton after what happened, and then that woman asked you the first question about it, and [you] said ‘locker room talk.’”
Trump then reiterated his response to the general's praise, recalling that he dismissed the controversy as "locker room talk" during the debate, emphasizing:
"It’s locker room talk. What the hell? What are you talking about? Locker room talk."
Trump Launches Arrest-Worn Suit and "Mugshot Edition" Trading Cards
Trump is launching his third series of $99 digital trading cards "due to the great excitement and success" of his previous series. In other words, his supporters bought up the bizarre, low quality digital images of Trump.
Trump's trading cards have been ridiculed online for their low quality images. Others have argued that the trading cards stole imagery from other sources. One of the cards below shows Trump wielding lightning in his hands and walking near the Ca
pitol.
Trump is launching his third series of $99 digital trading cards "due to the great excitement and success" of his previous series. In other words, his supporters bought up the bizarre, low quality digital images of Trump.
Trump's trading cards have been ridiculed online for their low quality images. Others have argued that the trading cards stole imagery from other sources. One of the cards below shows Trump wielding lightning in his hands and walking near the Ca
pitol.
Always be grifting.
if you or ANY of your Family members are still donating to this guy to help pay for his legal defense....please note you are being Grifted.
New tax filings show Trump’s legal defense fund raising about $1.6 million over the last six months and spending less than $30,000. But more notable than how little the legal defense group has spent is what they didn’t spend it on—namely, legal services—as well as what they paid for: a party at Mar-a-Lago.
The group—a political nonprofit called the “Patriot Legal Defense Fund”—was created by Trump campaign officials in July to help pay down the beleaguered former president’s snowballing court costs.
While the fund can accept unlimited donations from both individuals and corporations, its first periodic financial report, submitted to the Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday, indicates a phlegmatic start, with only about $1.6 million in receipts. (Trump’s 2024 campaign had raised about $56.7 million as of Sept. 30.) Even more alarming from the group is that the majority of that money—$1 million—came from a single contribution, given by a donor couple whose previous association with QAnon conspiracy theory forced the campaign to cancel a fundraiser ahead of the 2020 election.
The fund says its purpose is to “raise money and pay for or help defray legal expenses related to defending against legal actions arising from an individual or group’s participation in the political process.” But none of its expenses appear related to that mission.
In fact, the Patriot Legal Defense Fund spent just $28,578 over the last six months, with Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club getting $18,136 for “banquet hall” fees in late November. The second biggest payout went to Trump political adviser Michael Glassner, who runs the fund and received $2,500 for “consulting,” paid through his public affairs firm C&M Transcontinental.
A representative for the fund did not immediately reply to The Daily Beast’s request for comment.
It’s unclear why the fund reported no legal expenses. Trump has been hemorrhaging cash for years due to ever-mounting legal fees, and that pressure has only increased after the PLDF launched in July.
Trump Legal Defense Fund’s Biggest Expense Was Mar-a-Lago
A legal defense fund for Donald Trump appears to have placed its spending priorities in a strange place: Mar-a-Lago.New tax filings show Trump’s legal defense fund raising about $1.6 million over the last six months and spending less than $30,000. But more notable than how little the legal defense group has spent is what they didn’t spend it on—namely, legal services—as well as what they paid for: a party at Mar-a-Lago.
The group—a political nonprofit called the “Patriot Legal Defense Fund”—was created by Trump campaign officials in July to help pay down the beleaguered former president’s snowballing court costs.
While the fund can accept unlimited donations from both individuals and corporations, its first periodic financial report, submitted to the Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday, indicates a phlegmatic start, with only about $1.6 million in receipts. (Trump’s 2024 campaign had raised about $56.7 million as of Sept. 30.) Even more alarming from the group is that the majority of that money—$1 million—came from a single contribution, given by a donor couple whose previous association with QAnon conspiracy theory forced the campaign to cancel a fundraiser ahead of the 2020 election.
The fund says its purpose is to “raise money and pay for or help defray legal expenses related to defending against legal actions arising from an individual or group’s participation in the political process.” But none of its expenses appear related to that mission.
In fact, the Patriot Legal Defense Fund spent just $28,578 over the last six months, with Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club getting $18,136 for “banquet hall” fees in late November. The second biggest payout went to Trump political adviser Michael Glassner, who runs the fund and received $2,500 for “consulting,” paid through his public affairs firm C&M Transcontinental.
A representative for the fund did not immediately reply to The Daily Beast’s request for comment.
It’s unclear why the fund reported no legal expenses. Trump has been hemorrhaging cash for years due to ever-mounting legal fees, and that pressure has only increased after the PLDF launched in July.
Report Trump looking at deal with North Korea if he is re-elected to change current us policy of NK having nukes and recognize NK as a nuclear country as long as they do not build any more than the 3 nukes they have now
'That's not Christianity': Pastor mocked for claiming there will be 'retribution' against promoters of 'evil' after Donald Trump becomes president
CORALVILLE, IOWA: Before Donald Trump took the stage to address his supporters at the rally in Coralville, Iowa, on December 13, the crowd witnessed a pastor warning of "retribution" to people who "promoted evil" in the country.Rev. Joel Tenney, an Evangelical pastor from Tiffin, Iowa, was appointed to lead the crowd in prayer about an hour before Trump came to the stage.
However, before the prayer, the pastor said the 2024 presidential election was a "spiritual battle". "This election is part of a spiritual battle. There are demonic forces at play. But judgment is coming. When Trump becomes the 47th president, there will be retribution against all those who have promoted evil in this country," Tenney said.
This was Trump's third trip to the Hawkeye State, with only a month left for the Iowa Caucus on January 15, 2024.
Pastor Joel Tenney speaks in support of Donald Trump
The Evangelist pastor began with a political statement instead of a prayer. "I will begin in a moment to lead us all in prayer but for just a moment I will speak to you as a pastor to a nation in decline and to a nation on the brink of calamities ruin."He continued with a criticism of the Biden administration, saying that "we have witnessed a sitting president weaponized the entire legal system to try and steal an election and imprison his leading opponent Donald Trump despite committing no crime."
According to Tenney, America should do two things to change its "spiritual state": firstly, people should "become godly again" by "submitting" themselves "to Jesus Christ" and secondly, by re-electing "President Trump for the third time".
Reiterating Trump supporters' claim of the former President winning the 2020 election, the pastor said, "But this time he will have his seat in the Oval Office."
Donald Trump asks Iowans to 'put big numbers up'
With only weeks left for the Iowa caucus, Trump, who continues to dominate over the other Republican presidential candidates, asked the state's GOP voters to increase his "margin of victory," reported Associated Press.
"We have to put big numbers up, really big numbers," he said. "We are leading by a lot but you have to go out and vote. That margin of victory is so, so powerful."
Like Pastor Tenney, the billionaire former president also painted an unpleasant picture of the US under the Biden administration. He described the US as a nation in ruin "where free speech is no longer allowed and where crime is rampant" and where "once revered airports, those beautiful, beautiful airports, are dirty."
To a cheering crowd, Trump promised that together with his supporters, he would liberate the country "from the tyrants and villains once and for all".
It is almost like Trump is a pathological liar and his supporters are too dumb to pick up on it.
