CNN plays tape of Trump appearing to flaunt classified military files
Despite his big lead in a congested Republican main field, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he does not understand if Donald Trump is the “strongest” prospect to handle President Joe Biden in the 2024 election.
In an interview on CNBC, Mr McCarthy said Mr Trump can beat Mr Biden however that he’s uncertain another Republican couldn’t do much better. Later in the day, the speaker appeared to walk back the remarks by informing Breitbart that the previous president is “stronger today than he was in 2016”.
On Monday night, bombshell audio revealed the previous president obviously extoling having still-classified military files about Iran after he left the White House.
In the recording, from a July 2021 conference at Mr Trump’s Bedminster golf club and launched by CNN, the previous president is heard audibly shuffling the files.
Mr Trump required to Truth Social to fume about the tape, railing versus “Deranged Special Prosecutor” Jack Smith and baselessly implicating the DOJ and FBI of dripping it.
Meanwhile, Mr Trump’s co-defendant in the categorized files case, his assistant Walt Nauta, has actually had his arraignment in Miami delayed after his flight was postponed by bad weather condition in New Jersey.
Trump-designated judge rejects unique counsel’s demand to seal witness list
The judge supervising the federal case versus Donald Trump has actually rejected unique counsel Jack Smith’s movement to seal the list of witnesses that the previous president is disallowed from getting in touch with.
In a judgment on Monday, United States District Judge Aileen Cannon – who was designated by Mr Trump and is now supervising the criminal case over his handling of categorized files on leaving the White House – said that the federal government had actually not supplied a factor regarding why the list required to be avoided public view.
Oliver O’Connell28 June 2023 04:45
Florida’s biggest authorities union ditches Trump
The biggest authorities union in Florida is braking with previous president Donald Trump to back the state’s guv, Ron DeSantis, in the 2024 Republican governmental main.
Given his recent ballot in early-voting states such as New Hampshire, this is a bit of good news for the Florida guv.
Oliver O’Connell28 June 2023 03:45
Earlier: Trump co-defendant Walt Nauta’s arraignment delayed
Former President Donald Trump’s long time assistant, Walt Nauta, might not be arraigned on Tuesday early morning as scheduled after his legal representative informed the judge that Mr Nauta might not get to Florida due to take a trip issues.
A brand-new arraignment has actually been set for 6 July. There are reports that Mr Nauta was going to request for a hold-up in the procedures as he has actually been not able to maintain regional counsel.
Oliver O’Connell28 June 2023 02:45
Trump recording: George Conway calls previous president a ‘sociopathic criminal’
George Conway, a conservative lawyer and the co-founder of the Lincoln Project, characterised Donald Trump as a “sociopathic criminal“ while discussing the damning audio capturing the former president laughing about mishandling sensitive government documents.
Mr Conway made the comments Monday during an appearance on CNN.
Oliver O’Connell28 June 2023 01:45
‘It was nasty, unfriendly, no smiling’, says Trump of latest Fox interview
Former president Donald Trump slammed Fox News host Bret Baier on Monday evening, a week after their interview where Mr Trump revealed he took documents. Mr Trump is facing a federal indictment over his retention of classified documents, including some related to national defence information.
Mr Trump spoke on Newsmax on Monday evening and complained about the interview.
Eric Garcia reports from Washington, DC.
Oliver O’Connell28 June 2023 00:45
Fox News airs new conspiracy White House ‘drummed up’ Russia coup to distract from Hunter Biden
Graig Graziosi has the details.
Oliver O’Connell28 June 2023 00:15
Trump mocked for bursting into bizarre moaning sounds in speech
Former president Donald Trump faced online mockery after making a series of strange grunting and moaning noises during his speech at the Oakland County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner.
This past weekend, Mr Trump attended the dinner in Oakland, Michigan to be honoured as “Man of the Decade”.
Oliver O’Connell27 June 2023 23:45
Voices: Florida man Ron DeSantis has no juice
After the 2022 midterm elections, Florida Gov DeSantis became almost bulletproof. As he likes to inform citizens on the stump, his almost 20-point re-election triumph acted as a brilliant area in an otherwise rough election night for Republicans.
But in spite of beginning his 2024 governmental campaign in a glitchy Twitter discussion with SpaceX executive Elon Musk, the previous GOP golden boy has actually stopped working to launch. His candidateship has actually been filled with stories of uncomfortable retail politicking and losing recommendations to previous president Donald Trump. Now there is likewise proof that his campaign is on the recession.
Oliver O’Connell27 June 2023 23:15
Trump fumes about ‘illegally leaked’ recording
In the recording, recorded throughout a July 2021 conference at Mr Trump’s Bedminster golf club and launched by CNN on Monday, the previous president is heard boasting and chuckling with partners about having “highly confidential” military files about Iran.
Oliver O’Connell27 June 2023 22:45
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