Trump Crime Family Archives

News & Guts: “Wednesday marks six months since Trump’s reluctant departure from The Oval Office. The milestone wipes away certain post-presidency perks, including funding for staff. Gone, too, is Secret Service protection for Trump’s adult children. Trump and his wife Melania are entitled to it for life; Barron, the couple’s 15-year-old son, will be protected by the Secret Service until he’s 16.”

Trump Campaign Poured Millions Into Trump Business

February 8, 2021 Buck Banks

$2.8 million

Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, which never received a cent from the former president, moved an estimated $2.8 million of donor money into the Trump Organization—including at least $81,000 since Trump lost the election, Forbes reports.

Family of Welshers

February 1, 2021 Buck Banks

Now Eric Trump is a feisty and loyal young pup,
In the electoral college betting pool, he ante’d up.
Eric bet that his Daddy
Would get a cool 320,
We don’t know what he lost, but we’d bet he didn’t pay up.

You Can Rent Javanka’s D.C. Home for $18k Per Month

January 29, 2021 Buck Banks

$18,000

“Now that Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner are joining her father in sunny Florida, their prestigious Washington, D.C., house is up for grabs for $18,000 a month,” McClatchy reports.

Recruiting a New Gang

January 19, 2021 Buck Banks

Trump’s four years were no walk in the rose garden,
And as he slinks into history, few are feeling maudlin.
No, it’s a day for the odds-makers,
Who are finding plenty of takers
To bet on which and how many criminals he’ll pardon.

Javanka’s Secret Service Detail’s Bathroom Privilegdes Cost Taxpayers $100,000

January 14, 2021 Buck Banks

$100,000

Washington Post: “Instructed not to use any of the half-dozen bathrooms inside the couple’s house, the Secret Service detail assigned to President Trump’s daughter and son-in-law spent months searching for a reliable restroom to use on the job… After resorting to a porta-potty, as well as bathrooms at the nearby home of former president Barack Obama and the not-so-nearby residence of Vice President Pence, the agents finally found a toilet to call their own. … But it came at a cost to U.S. taxpayers. Since September 2017, the federal government has been spending $3,000 a month — more than $100,000 to date — to rent a basement studio, with a bathroom, from a neighbor of the Kushner family.”

$250 million

New York Times: “He now faces not only the prospect of having to pay $250 million in damages, but he could also lose properties like Trump Tower that are inextricably linked to his brand.”

65%

A new Navigator Research poll finds that 65% of Americans now believe Donald Trump has committed a crime — including 68% of independents.

$905,570

Since he left office, Donald Trump’s various political committees have spent $905,570 at his own properties, the HuffPost reports.

$2.8 million

Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, which never received a cent from the former president, moved an estimated $2.8 million of donor money into the Trump Organization—including at least $81,000 since Trump lost the election, Forbes reports.

$18,000

“Now that Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner are joining her father in sunny Florida, their prestigious Washington, D.C., house is up for grabs for $18,000 a month,” McClatchy reports.

$100,000

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Nick Catoggio

“Honestly, every time I hear you, I feel a little bit dumber for what you say.”

— Nikki Haley, at the Republican presidential debate, to Vivek Ramaswamy.

“Ahead of the second Republican debate, the DeSantis camp is plagued by growing doubts among donors and allies that their biggest unspoken problem may be the candidate, not the campaign.”

— Tina Nguyen

“This week, I hope to see my colleagues fully address the alleged systemic corruption of Senator Menendez with the same vigor and velocity they brought to concerns about our dress code.”

— Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), in a statement.

“House Republicans are gleefully letting Donald Trump function as their chief political strategist at the expense of American families. Trump’s behavior is shameful, but unsurprising from someone who has demonstrated he couldn’t care less about the American people.”

— A spokesman for President Biden’s campaign hit House Republicans for heeding Donald Trump’s calls to dig in on a government shutdown if they don’t get “everything,” The Hill reports.

Numerati

$250 million

New York Times: “He now faces not only the prospect of having to pay $250 million in damages, but he could also lose properties like Trump Tower that are inextricably linked to his brand.”

56%

A new NBC News poll finds that 56% of registered voters say Congress should not hold impeachment hearings to start the process of removing President Biden from office, while 39% say it should.

43%

A new Monmouth poll finds that if the federal government does shut down, 43% of the American public will hold the Republicans in Congress most responsible while 27% will place the blame on President Biden and 21% will blame congressional Democrats.

11th

President Joe Biden’s younger dog, Commander, bit another U.S. Secret Service agent at the White House Monday evening, the 11th known biting incident involving the 2-year-old German Shepherd, CNN reports.

65%

A new Pew Research poll finds that 65% of Americans “say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency. …. A third favor keeping the current Electoral College system.”