Hilary Clinton knocks Donald Trump being in ‘trouble’
Donald Trump’s new social media venture — Truth Social — was downloaded to Apple iOS devices of users who preordered the app, Reuters reported.
The former president’s Truth Social was all set to launch in Apple’s App Store on Monday. However, several users complained of being stuck on the waiting list.
It comes as Fox News reported that the former president’s fundraising committees raked in $7.2 million in January. It was also reported that Mr Trump’s Save America PAC, Save America JFC (joint fundraising committee) and MAGA PAC report ending January with a massive $123.8 million cash in hand.
Meanwhile, in a letter to Congress on Friday, the US National Archives and Records Administration revealed that the former president brought several boxes that contained classified information to his Florida residence.
David Ferriero, the archivist of the United States said: “NARA has identified items marked as classified national security information within the boxes.”
Democratic US Representative Carolyn Maloney said in a statement that “these new revelations deepen my concern about former President Trump’s flagrant disregard for federal records laws and the potential impact on our historical record”.
And on Thursday last week, a New York judge — Justice Arthur Engoron — ruled in favour of Attorney General Letitia James and said that Mr Trump and two of his adult children must answer questions under oath in the state attorney general’s civil probe into their family company’s business.
ICYMI: Judge rejects Trump bid to quash conspiracy lawsuits
A US district judge on 18 February said that the former president doesn’t have “absolute immunity” from multiple civil lawsuits seeking to hold him accountable for the 6 January riots.
Judge Amit Mehta said that the president’s rally speech on 6 January last year preceded the assault and “can reasonably be viewed as a collective action.”
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Maroosha Muzaffar21 February 2022 07:00
Truth Social goes live – but many users report being stuck on waiting list
Reuters reports that Donald Trump’s new social media venture — the Truth Social app — was downloaded to Apple iOS devices of users who preordered the app.
The former president’s Truth Social was all set to launch in Apple’s App Store on Monday.
Many people on Twitter also shared screenshots of their iOS App Store and reported that the app was live but it appeared that those who were attempting to join were getting a message saying they are on a waiting list.
Mr Trump had said that he was launching his own social media platform to “stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech” after he was banned by Twitter, Facebook and YouTube in the aftermath of Capitol Hill building riots on 6 January last year.
Truth Social is launched by Trump Media & Technology Group and is headed up by former dairy farmer turned Republican representative Devin Nunes.
Maroosha Muzaffar21 February 2022 06:05
Trump in talks to host controversial Saudi-backed golf league – report
Donald Trump is reported to be in talks to host events at his US golf clubs for a golf league backed by Saudi Arabia.
The Washington Post cited three people familiar with the matter saying that Mr Trump’s golf courses in Bedminster, New Jersey, and Doral, Florida are in the running to be used as sites for the league.
The Post reported that the Trump Organisation has been in talks with LIV Golf Investments, a company backed by the Saudi state.
The move is controversial as Amnesty International has in the past accused Saudi Arabia of “sportswashing” to bolster its image in the world and divert attention away from its alleged human rights abuses.
An unnamed source was quoted as saying that the former president has personally discussed the prospect of hosting the golf events with Greg Norman, the Australian former golfer who is the CEO of LIV Golf Investments.
Maroosha Muzaffar21 February 2022 06:00
DOJ to modify Trump-era ‘China Initiative’
The US Department of Justice is soon going to modify the Trump-era “China Initiative” programme, the New York Times reported.
Mr Trump had launched the programme led by the National Security Division, which was meant to counter “nation-state threats to the United States”.
The Times reported that one of the likely changes in the programme includes changing the name from China Initiative.
The modifications are the result of a three-month evaluation undertaken by Matthew G Olsen, the head of the Justice Department’s national security division.
Republican leaders have argued that any change in the programme would indicate that Joe Biden’s White House is going soft on Beijing.
Maroosha Muzaffar21 February 2022 05:45
Trump’s days are ‘numbered,’ Glen Kirschner says
American attorney and former US Army prosecutor Glenn Kirschner predicted that the former president “will be indicted” and that his “days are numbered”.
On Thursday, Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron said that Mr Trump and his two adult children must comply with Attorney General Letitia James’ subpoena and must answer questions under oath.
On his Twitter, Mr Kirschner said: “Donald Trump will be indicted. I’m not sure which jurisdiction will indict him first but he will be indicted.”
The former US Army prosecutor said that the “investigative circle continues to tighten around Donald Trump” and that “his days are numbered”.He added: “It’s coming, it’s coming. It’s not coming quickly enough but Justice is coming.”
Maroosha Muzaffar21 February 2022 05:30
Donald Trump’s fundraising committees rake in $7.2m
In January, Donald Trump’s fundraising committees raised as much as $7.2m, Fox Business reported on Sunday — the highest such amount reported by any former president.
Taylor Budowich, communications director for the former president and the Save America PAC, was quoted as saying: “2022 is here and President Donald J Trump’s political organisations are positioned to carry his America First message into battleground races across the nation.”
In January, Mr Trump’s Save America PAC, Save America (joint fundraising committee) and MAGA PAC had collectively raised $123.8m, Fox reported.
Mr Budowich continued: “Unlike any Republican before him, [Donald Trump] continues to bring in an unprecedented number of new dollars and new donors into the movement, an effort that benefits candidates and causes up and down the ballot.”
Maroosha Muzaffar21 February 2022 05:15
ICYMI: Donald Trump brought classified information to his Florida residence
In a letter to the Congress on Friday, the Archivist of the United States confirmed that Donald Trump brought boxes of documents that contained classified information to his Mar-a-Lago residence.
Earlier this month, the National Archives and Records Administration had retrieved 15 boxes from Mr Trump’s Florida residence and said that these “should have been transferred to NARA from the White House at the end of the Trump Administration in January 2021.”
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Maroosha Muzaffar21 February 2022 04:45
Donald Trump’s social media platform set to launch today
Former US President Donald Trump is set to launch his new social media venture — Truth Social — on Monday.
The app will be made available for public use from today, posts from an executive on a test version of the app suggested, Sunday.
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Maroosha Muzaffar21 February 2022 04:30
Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s live blog ahead of the launch of Donald Trump’s ‘Truth Social’ app on Monday.
Maroosha Muzaffar21 February 2022 04:15