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Biden says he wouldn’t run again if Trump wasn’t there

Joe Biden, President of the United States, has said in the past that his decision to run in 2020 would have been different if Donald Trump hadn’t entered the race, but he recently added to his comments, which surprised many, at a recent fundraiser in Boston, when he told Democratic supporters that he was only entering the race because Trump wanted to be re-elected.

Biden declared:

“If Trump wasn’t running, I’m not sure I’d run.”

Then he added:

“We can’t let him win.”

This is a rare revelation from President Biden in which he directly links his desire for a second term to the goal of stopping Trump’s political renaissance, and the statement caught many of his top political campaign officials and advisors off guard.

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Joe Biden’s stance on Donald Trump’s candidacy is not unprecedented, since he has repeatedly portrayed Trump, particularly after Charlottesville, as a threat to American democracy. And the bizarre statements made during a Fox News town hall debate, broadcast live and hosted by Sean Hannity, in which the former president alluded to the possibility of him becoming a dictator should he win the election, only give further ammunition to Biden’s convictions.

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Americans should expect a controversial and intense campaign ahead of the next presidential elections in 2024!

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Trump won’t be a dictator, “except on day one”

Former President Donald Trump once again sparked controversy during a televised Town Hall with Fox News host Sean Hannity, during an exchange in which he was asked about his past rhetoric and potential for abuse of power.

Hannity asked Trump a series of questions during the interview, but one in particular stood out:

“Under no circumstances, you are promising America tonight, you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody?”, Hannity asked, to which Trump replied:

“Except for day one.”

The former U.S. president’s response confused and prompted several questions, and was notably criticized by Biden’s campaign manager:

“Donald Trump has been telling us exactly what he will do if he’s reelected and tonight he said he will be a dictator on day one. Americans should believe him.”

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It remains to be seen how Trump’s comments will affect his supporters or discourage undecided votes for the 2024 US elections!

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Truth Social suffers a $73M loss and faces an uncertain future

Truth Social, former President Donald Trump’s venture into the competitive social media landscape, continues to face financial difficulties, and, according to several reports, the platform’s losses have amounted to $73 million in just one year since its launch in early 2022.

This raises questions about its viability, Reuters reports.

The financial difficulties facing Truth Social are revealed in financial reports recently published by Digital World Acquisition Corp. According to this information, the platform achieved net sales of $1.4 million in its first year, but only $2.3 million in the first six months of 2023. The platform also suffered a loss of $50 million in 2022 and a loss of $23 million in the first half of 2023.

These figures certainly cast a shadow over the financial stability of Trump Media & Technology Group, Truth Social’s parent company.

Indeed, questions have been raised about Trump Media & Technology Group’s future as a company.

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In these circumstances, the disclosure of former Congressman Devin Nunes’ salary as CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group also shocked many… he reportedly received $750,000 in 2022!

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The Special Purpose Acquisition Compagny merger was originally scheduled for completion in 2021. However, delays, legal complications and doubts on the part of several investors have marred the process ever since.

These financial disclosures add a hint of concern that Trump Media & Technology Group could face difficulties if it does not make significant progress in completing its merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp.

Trump estimated the value of Trump Media & Technology Group at between $5 million and $25 million when he reported it to the Federal Election Commission earlier this year. This is a dramatic drop from the $875 million valuation achieved when Special Purpose Acquisition Compagny and Digital World Acquisition Corp. merged.

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Digital World Acquisition Corp. recently revealed that it had lost a planned investment of $191.5 million!

Digital World Acquisition Corp. also revealed the need to correct financial statements up to 2022, as these were no longer reliable due to an error in accounting for certain expenses. The company’s shares plummeted as the merger proposal dragged on, as evidenced by the drop in market capitalization from nearly $4 billion to $545 million in March 2022.

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In addition to all these financial problems, Trump Media & Technology Group’s success is said to be directly linked to the public’s perception of Trump. Trump Media & Technology Group acknowledged that its future could be threatened if Trump’s popularity or reputation declined, in addition to the potential negative effects of Trump’s ongoing lawsuits.

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Judge gags Trump: “He’s a criminal defendant”

Donald Trump could well face serious sanctions if he violates the ban imposed on him this Monday in the federal trial for his alleged attempts to nullify the results of the 2020 election, after the judge in the case issued her decision to impose a ban on any public comment aimed at prosecutors, court staff, as well as witnesses.

Trump is now very limited in what he can say about the federal prosecution of Special Counsel Jack Smith.

“His presidential candidacy does not give him carte blanche to vilify public servants who are simply doing their jobs,” explained Judge Tanya Chutkan when she issued her ruling.

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Trump is no longer allowed to harass or threaten certain people, due to the restrictions imposed on him this morning, including Special Counsel Jack Smith’s staff, court personnel and numerous witnesses:

“Mr. Trump is a criminal defendant. He is facing four felony charges. He is under the supervision of the criminal justice system and he must follow his conditions of release.”

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Judge Chutkan thus gave Trump and his lawyers a serious warning:

“Politics stops at this courtroom door.”

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Donald Trump’s fraud trial begins in New York!

“No one is above the law.”

The civil fraud trial opened in New York on Monday, October 2, as Trump faces charges of overstating his businesses and properties.

Donald Trump is accused of falsely inflating the value of his business empire and his net worth by billions of dollars, in order to obtain better business contracts, financial loans and interest rates, among other things.

The details of these charges are overwhelming, as he is accused of persistent and repeated fraud, falsification of business records, conspiracy to falsify business records, publishing false financial statements, conspiracy to falsify financial statements, insurance fraud and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud.

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Cameras were briefly allowed into the classroom before the court proceedings began, as Trump sat with his lawyers.

The judge has already ruled in the majority of this case, that Trump overvalued his businesses and properties for fraudulent financial gain, and declared:

“It’s a fantasy world… not the real world.”

Certainly harsh words about the management of Trump’s businesses by Donald Trump and his sons.

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Trump, who was not required to be present at the opening of this civil trial, is banking on the publicity it will bring for his presidential campaign, but New York Attorney General Letitia James’ message before the trial is clear:

“My message is simple. No matter how powerful you are… No matter how much money you think you may have… Nobody is above the law.”

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The attorney general in the case is seeking $250 million in damages, banishment from serving as officers of a New York company and a five-year ban on business transactions, which would put an end to the Trump Organization.

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Recall that the Trump Organization has developed and managed a wide range of real estate properties, including luxury condominiums, office buildings, hotels and resorts. Some of the most famous properties include the Trump Tower in New York and the Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The organization has operated Trump-branded hotels and resorts in various parts of the world. These properties are often associated with luxury and upscale accommodations.

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Donald Trump was, in fact, the face of the organization for many years, but stepped away from day-to-day operations while President of the United States. His children, in particular Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump, played an important role in running the company.

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Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are also targeted in the fraud trial, while Ivanka Trump was cleared of all charges earlier this year.

The former President of the United States is expected to testify in his defense next week, while the trial is expected to last until December 22.

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Radio host pranks Donald Trump

“To pull off a stunt of this magnitude, it usually takes several months of work.”

Wednesday, September 13, radio show Ça rentre au poste (Énergie 94.3 Montréal) pulled off a very good stunt… by pranking former U.S. President Donald Trump on the phone!

It was the concept of Sébastien Trudel and his sidekick Jason Rockman, who had the pleasure of talking to Donald Trump on the phone while pretending to be… Clint Eastwood, it seems!

Well, I had an interesting phone call today..Stay tuned

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“To pull off a stunt of this magnitude, it usually takes several months of work. It’s incredible to have managed to outsmart all these people in just a few hours. This isn’t the first time someone has tried to frame American presidents. I never thought we’d be able to trick Donald Trump into calling his golf club,” says Sébastien Trudel.

The complete telephone conversation will be presented during the Thursday, September 14 broadcast.

For those who miss the live broadcast on Énergie, the interview will subsequently be available on the iHeartRadio website.

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Again, Trump is found guilty of defamation against E. Jean Carroll!

Donald Trump has once again been found guilty of defamation against E. Jean Carroll, and a jury will be convened next January to determine the amount of damages, which will be added to the five million dollars already awarded to Carroll in the first trial she won last May.

In 2019, Carroll published a memoir entitled What Do We Need Men For? A Modest Proposal, in which she details various experiences with men throughout her life.

In it, Carroll alleged that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in the dressing room of a Bergdorf Goodman department store in the mid-1990s. She claimed that Trump, at the time a real estate mogul and TV personality, had forcibly kissed and sexually assaulted her.

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Trump vehemently denied the allegations and said he had never met Carroll, despite a photo showing them together at a social event in the 1980s.

Carroll filed a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump in November 2019, claiming that he had falsely accused her of lying about the incident and damaged her reputation.

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In October 2020, the US Department of Justice, under the Trump administration, sought to intervene in the trial and defend Trump, arguing that he was acting in his official capacity as president when he denied Carroll’s allegations, but to no avail. The trial finally took place last May.

At the conclusion of the civil trial, Donald Trump was found guilty of sexually assaulting Carroll in the 1990s (not guilty of rape) and of defaming her in comments made in 2019 and 2022.

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In addition, now, the judge also allowed E. Jean Carroll to include comments made by Trump at a CNN Town Hall hosted by Kaitlan Collins last May, just days after she lost her case against Carroll, in the second case.

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“This woman, I don’t know her. I never met her. I have no idea who she is. I had a picture taken years ago with her and her husband, nice guy John Johnson. He was a newscaster, very nice man. She called him an ape, happens to be African-American. Called him an ape… the judge wouldn’t allow us to put that in. Her dog or her cat was named vagina, the judge wouldn’t allow to put that in. All these things, but with her, they can put in anything… Access Hollywood,” the former president said.

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The trial scheduled to determine the amount of damages will take place on January 15, 2024.

Donald Trump has a new hearing date to his already busy judicial calendar!

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Is Vladimir Putin a “dead man walking”?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly been living on borrowed time since the death of Wagner band leader Yevgeny Prigozhin on August 23, Radar Online reports.

According to at least one known source, Professor Anthony Glees, political scientist and Director of European Studies at Brunel University, Wagner’s troops are seeking revenge for the death of their leader, and Putin should be “very careful” on future trips.

This warning is particularly valid for Putin’s visit to China next October, he believes.

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“His presidential jet could be shot down over the steppes of eastern Russia by Wagner group members who may have access to a Buk missile system amongst their arsenal,” Glees explains first.

“He’s a dead man walking,” concludes the professor.

On August 23, a plane suddenly crashed in northern Russia with the leader of the Wagner military group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, on board.

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Shortly before his death, the leader of the mercenary group had helped the Russians advance into Ukraine since the start of the invasion, then organized a full-scale rebellion against the Kremlin, claiming that Russian troops were targeting the mercenaries. Yevgeny Prigozhin decided to turn back when he entered Moscow, citing an agreement reached between him and Vladimir Putin, a deal brokered by the Belarusian president, while many experts claimed that Prigozhin’s hours were now numbered!

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And indeed, his presumed death is widely considered by observers to have been at Putin’s direction… as well as according to Prigozhin’s troops, who could now seek revenge for the alleged murder of their leader.

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Trump: A key witness at Mar-A-Lago retracts his testimony

A person identified as Donald Trump’s Employee 4, who was a key witness in the case involving the secret documents illegally stored at Mar-A-Lago, has reportedly recently recanted his testimony in the indictment implicating Trump as well as two other defendants on record.

According to NBC News, Yuscil Taveras reportedly worked at the Mar-A-Lago golf club as director of information technology and was a key material witness in the events leading up to the alleged attempt to erase surveillance camera footage, with the FBI ordering Trump to provide all surveillance footage from Mar-A-Lago.

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While under investigation for possible perjury charges, Taveras reportedly changed lawyers, who were previously paid by Trump’s Save America PAC, according to new documents submitted by Jack Smith.

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“Immediately after receiving new counsel, Trump Employee 4 recanted his earlier false testimony and provided information that implicated Nauta, [Carlos] De Oliveira and Trump in efforts to suppress security camera footage, as set forth in the superseding indictment,” reads the new document filed in court by Smith.

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According to prosecutors on the case, Carlos De Oliveira, Trump’s property manager and co-defendant on the case, attempted to convince Taveras to delete the Mar-a-Lago security footage.

A trial has been set for May 20, 2024, in the case of the classified Mar-a-Lago documents, and Donald J. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 40 counts under the Espionage Act.

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Donald Trump’s company commits $1.6M fraud

Donald Trump ‘s organization has been fined a hefty $1.6 million, the maximum fine in this case, for evading taxes for the past 15 years, while giving huge benefits to executives.

Perks like cars, free apartments and private school tuition…

The fine is monstrous, but prosecutors have specified that this penalty is only worth a fraction of the revenues of Donald Trump‘s organization.

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Recall that this move came just days after Allen Weisselberg, the company’s CFO, was jailed for five months at Rikers Island. He was the mastermind behind the whole scenario.

Of course, Donald Trump has denied this illegal tax evasion by his executives, who have not been tried for these charges.