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Trump called January 6 a good day at the CNN town hall
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A top lawyer for former President Donald Trump is walking away from his legal defense efforts, blaming Mr Trump’s top aide Boris Epshteyn for allegedly being dishonest and disloyal in his work to help former the president’s lawyer in his defense against an investigation into whether he kept classified documents illegally.
His exit came as the National Archives announced it had found a trove of records proving Donald Trump and his advisers knew they were breaking rules by bringing classified documents to Mar-a -Lago, according to a report.
The agency sent a letter, obtained by CNN, to Mr Trump this week showing it had found 16 records showing he and his top advisers were aware of the proper declassification process when he was president.
The 16 records in question reflect all communications involving the president’s close advisers, some of which were directed to you personally, regarding whether, why, and how you should declassify certain classified records, writes archivist Debra Steidel Wall.
These records will be given to Special Counsel Jack Smith as part of the criminal investigation into Mr Trump’s handling of classified documents.
Key pointsShow latest update 1684738850Ex-Trump lawyer reveals in-fighting between former president’s legal team
A lawyer working on Donald Trump’s legal team has quit, citing in-fighting between former presidents’ inner circle.
In an interview with CNN on Saturday, Timothy Parlatore explained that the reason for his departure was an ongoing feud with Boris Epshteyn, another of Mr Trump’s legal advisers.
Mr Epshteyn, according to Mr Parlatore, is stonewalling the legal team in their attempts to ascertain whether all the presidential records that Mr Trump took with him when he left the White House have been handed over to the National Archives.
John Bowden has a story:
John Bowden22 May 2023 08:00
1684738800Trump attorney quits legal team
One of Donald Trump’s lawyers, Timothy Parlatore, quit the former president’s legal team and in a statement on Saturday, accused a top adviser to Mr Trump of being dishonest.
In an interview with CNN, he said Mr Trumps aide Boris Epshteyn was stonewalling members of the legal team and preventing them from adequately defending the former president against an investigation into whether he illegally retained classified documents.
The real reason is that some individuals made the defense of the president more difficult than necessary, Mr Parlatore said on Saturday. There was an individual working for him, Boris Epshteyn, who really did everything he could to try to hinder us, to prevent us from doing what we could to defend the president.
John Bowden22 May 2023 08:00
1684735200CNNs Christiane Amanpour criticizes network at Trump town hall
CNN’s town hall with Donald Trump proved so divisive that even its own staff spoke out at the event – with Christiane Amanpour the latest of the network’s high-profile names to voice their dissatisfaction.
The event in New Hampshire drew 3.3 million viewers, who watched as the former president sparred with CNN moderator Kaitlan Collins, whom Mr Trump described as a rude person.
Speaking in an address at the Columbia Journalism School on Wednesday, Amanpour said if she were Collins, she would have dropped the microphone as soon as Mr Trump called her evil, adding that she had spoken to the network’s CEO Chris Licht and told him the ex- the president should not appear in that particular format.
John Bowden22 May 2023 07:00
1684731600Village People slap Trump with cease-and-desist after his Macho Man dance
70s disco band the Village People have asked Donald Trump to stop using impersonators while playing their music without permission.
The wife of one of the band members on Monday sent a cease-and-desist letter to the former president, according to reports.
Mr Trump has been using songs by bands such as YMCA and Macho Man at his events and rallies for years now.
John Bowden22 May 2023 06:00
1684728009Trump campaign knocks DeSantis over Disney’s Florida expansion cancellation
Donald Trumps 2024 campaign is going after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over news that Disney is canceling a $1bn plan to expand its business in Florida.
The campaign for the former president to return to the White House sent out a fundraising email on May 18 after news broke about the planned relocation of several thousand staff to the Orlando area.
Headline: President Trump is always right, the email included a Truth Social post from Mr Trump dated April 18.
Oliver O’Connell and Alex Woodward report:
John Bowden22 May 2023 05:00
1684696504The most disturbing allegations from Giuliani’s lawsuit
Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City and Donald Trump’s personal attorney, has been hit with a $10m sexual assault and harassment lawsuit from a former aide who worked for him between 2019 and 2021.
In a civil complaint filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Monday, Mr Giulianis said former employee Noelle Dunphy, 43, began sexually abusing her almost immediately after hiring her as an off-the-books business development director and public relations consultant in January 2019, after which he was constantly harassed for having sex, drinking excessively, withholding his salary, boasting about his ability to sell presidential pardons for $2 million each and engaging in alcoholic racist.
John Bowden21 May 2023 20:15
1684693804Damn new evidence spells trouble for Trump in Mar-a-Lago classified documents probe
Donald Trump’s legal troubles may be heating up after the National Archives found a trove of records that prove the former president knew he wasn’t supposed to take classified documents to Mar-a-Lago, according to a report.
The National Archives sent a letter, obtained by CNN, to Mr Trump this week revealing it had found 16 presidential records showing he and his top advisers were aware of the proper declassification process when he was in the White House .
John Bowden21 May 2023 19:30
1684691381Chris Christie could join the 2024 race for president within days
Chris Christie is said to be entering the 2024 presidential race soon.
The Republican former governor of New Jersey will make the announcement within days, and will focus on the key swing state of New Hampshire, according to New Hampshire Today, citing multiple anonymous sources with knowledge of the campaign.
Josh Marcus has more at The Independent:
John Bowden21 May 2023 18:49
1684688679Trump uses Tim Scotts announcement to mock Ron DeSantis
Former president Donald Trumps campaign used Sen Tim Scott’s (R – South Carolina) entry into the 2024 Republican presidential race to hit his primary rival, Florida governor Ron DeSantis.
Mr Scott, the Senate’s only Black Republican, has filed papers to run for president. He is largely expected to announce his candidacy on Monday.
But Mr Trumps campaign spokesman Taylor Budowich used Mr Scotts planned announcement to continue the campaign’s attacks on Mr DeSantis.
John Bowden21 May 2023 18:04
1684685444Trump-supporting congressman avoids six-week abortion ban
Rep. Byron Donalds, a freshman Florida Republican who was a standout member of his caucus during the speaker’s gavel negotiations in January, would not commit Sunday to supporting a six-week abortion ban at the national level. Such a ban has been introduced into law by Republicans in many states, including Florida where it recently became law.
Watch the moment, via Meet the Press:
John Bowden21 May 2023 17:10
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