Trump news today: Ex-president sues CNN for $475m over defamation

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Former US president Donald Trump claims he can declassify top secret documents just by thinking about it

Donald Trump has filed a $475m lawsuit against CNN for defamation, claiming the network fears that he will run again in 2024.

It comes as lawyers for Mr. Trump sought to delay a hearing in the case of classified documents recovered from the former president’s Mar-a-Lago home.

After the Justice Department appealed a recent ruling appointing a so-called special master to review the documents, Mr. Trump’s lawyers want to push back a hearing on the matter to January 2023.

Meanwhile, it has been claimed that the arrest of notorious paedophile Jeffrey Epsteins longtime associate Ghislane Maxwell left former president Donald Trump anxious that she might raise his name to investigators or the press.

That’s according to a new book by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, which The Independent obtained ahead of its publication today.

And elsewhere, the Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared silent days after his wife and Mr. Trump’s former transportation secretary were subjected to racist comments from the former president.

Key pointsShow latest update 1664868628Trump sent staffer to buy Superman shirt for planned dramatic reveal while in hospital with Covid

While in hospital with Covid-19 in October 2020, former president Donald Trump was so enamored of the visual of him emerging from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and ripping his dress shirt open to reveal Supermans iconic logo that he sent a campaign staffer on a shopping trip in search of a Superman t-shirt.

Read the full story by Andrew Feinberg here:

Trump sent staffer to buy Superman shirt for him while in hospital with Covid

Inspiration for the stunt was drawn from Mr. Trump’s recollection of watching singer James Brown throw his cape while onstage

Maroosha Muzaffar4 October 2022 08:30

1664866800 Author Maggie Haberman on Trumps desire to run again

New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman has been on a publicity blitz promoting her new Trump tell-all. Ms Haberman told her own publication in a Q&A-style interview that Donald Trump would likely make another bid for the White House in order to get revenge on Joe Biden.

Read more from The Independents Andrew Buncombe:

Maggie Haberman says Trump is driven to run again by desire for revenge on Biden

In new book journalist quotes ex-president referring to her as his psychiatrist

David Taintor4 October 2022 08:00

1664865028ICYMI: Prosecutors say Oath Keepers planned armed rebellion on Jan 6 as seditious conspiracy trial begins

The leader of a far-right anti-government militia group and four of its members planned to attack the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 to violently obstruct Joe Bidens presidency, according to opening arguments from federal prosecutors in the seditious conspiracy trial against members of the Oath Keepers.

They did not go to the Capitol to defend or help, according to assistant US Attorney Jeff Nestler. They went to attack.

Read the full story by Alex Woodward here:

Oath Keepers planned armed rebellion on Jan 6, according to federal prosecutors

Opening arguments begin in the trial of Stewart Rhodes and members of the far-right militia group

Maroosha Muzaffar4 October 2022 07:30

1664864188Georgia election probe enters new phase with search warrants

The Georgia prosecutor investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies broke the law trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state is seeking search warrants in the case, a sign that the wide-ranging probe has entered a new phase.

Read the full story here:

Georgia election probe enters new phase with search warrants

The Georgia prosecutor investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies broke the law trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state is seeking search warrants in the case

Maroosha Muzaffar4 October 2022 07:16

1664860498Trump asked aides if Ghislaine Maxwell had mentioned him after her arrest

The arrest of notorious paedophile Jeffrey Epsteins longtime associate Ghislane Maxwell left former president Donald Trump anxious that she might raise his name to investigators or the press, according to a new book by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, which The Independent obtained ahead of publication.

Read the full story by Andrew Feinberg here:

Trump asked aides if Ghislaine Maxwell had mentioned him after her arrest

In her book Confidence Man, Maggie Haberman writes that Mr Trump queried aides about the now-convicted sex trafficker during an Oval Office meeting

Maroosha Muzaffar4 October 2022 06:14

1664859600 Conservatives pounce on Kamala Harris – but miss key context

Vice President Kamala Harris has faced criticism from conservatives over recent comments she made in the wake of Hurricane Ian. While missing the key context of the question Ms Harris was responding to, conservatives claimed that the vice president was arguing that hurricane relief would take equity into account. But that’s not what she was saying.

Read more from The Independents John Bowden:

How conservatives are taking Kamala Harriss equity comments out of context

VP’s discussion about the effects of climate change is misunderstood by her eager opponents

David Taintor4 October 2022 06:00

1664854237 Trump nicknames Maggie Haberman Maggot after serving as a source for her book

Donald Trump nicknamed New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman Maggot after serving as a source for her book.

Maggot Hagerman of the Unfunded Liability plagued New York Times is my self appointed Biographer, even though she got the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax & the Mueller Report conclusion completely wrong, & refused to write about the FACT that the Democrats spied on my campaign, Lied to Congress, & Cheated and Lied to the FISA Court, Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social about Ms Habermans new book Confidence Man.

Read the full story by Gustaf Kilander here:

Trump nicknames Maggie Haberman Maggot after serving as a source for her book

Here we go again! Another Fake book is out, this one, supposedly very boring and stale

Maroosha Muzaffar4 October 2022 04:30

1664853491Stewart Rhodes urged allies to reject 2020 outcome hours after Election Day, trial hears

Hours after Election Day on November 3, 2020, the leader of a far-right anti-government militia group called on his allies to resist a potential Joe Biden victory, which would not be declared until several days later.

The left, including the Democratic Party seek our destruction, Stewart Rhodes allegedly wrote in a message on the encrypted chat app Signal after 1am on November 4, just hours after polls had closed.

We must defeat them, the message continued. Even if one of them occupies the White House.

Read the full story by Alex Woodward here:

Stewart Rhodes called on Oath Keepers to reject election within hours, trial hears

Far-right militia leader called on group to resist Biden’s victory days before the results were in. Then he messaged Roger Stone: We need to roll

Maroosha Muzaffar4 October 2022 04:18

1664852453Trump ally Gaetz votes against hurricane relief money in home state of Florida after Ian devastation

Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, a vocal ally of Donald Trump, just voted against setting aside funds for hurricane relief efforts in his home state of Florida as part of his bid to vote against any Democrat-led spending bills floated in Congress.

The far-right Republicans hardline stance has won some support from other hardline conservatives in the House but did not materialize into anything close to what would have been necessary to tank the continuing resolution passed by the House and Senate to fund the government and provide relief funding .

Read more in The Independent:

Matt Gaetz votes against hurricane relief money in his home state of Florida

Rick Scott also voted against it and Marco Rubio was not present

John Bowden4 October 2022 04:00

1664848853Tillerson to testify at corruption trial of Trump adviser

Donald Trumps first secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, testified on Monday against the ex-chair of Trumps inaugural committee.

Tom Barrack, a billionaire private equity manager and Trump confidant, is accused of secretly working as a foreign agent for the United Arab Emirates.

The former Exxon Mobil CEO, famously fired by the ex-president via tweet in 2018, was the highest-profile witness so far at the trial.

Read more in The Independent:

Tillerson to testify at corruption trial of Trump adviser

Rex Tillerson, who served as secretary of state under former president Donald Trump, is set to testify against the former chair of Trump’s inaugural committee

John Bowden4 October 2022 03:00

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