Trump news – latest: Jared and Ivanka nearly fired by tweet, book says as Trump
Former US president Donald Trump claims he can declassify top secret documents just ‘by thinking about it’
Donald Trump took to Truth Social to predict that “war” could be on the horizon after unusual leaks were discovered on Nord Stream I and II, two natural gas pipelines running underwater from Russia to Germany.
“Everyone is talking about the big hurricane barreling into Florida, as they should be, but perhaps a far more important event in the longer term was the announcement that the Nord Stream I & II Pipelines out of Russia … has been SABOTAGED,” Trump posted on Wednesday morning. “This could lead to major escalation, or War!”
On Tuesday, a Capitol rioter was sentenced to seven years in prison for providing the taser used in the attack on police officer Michael Fanone. Reading his victim statement at the sentencing, Mr Fanone said Kyle Young deserved a cell with his co-conspirator, Mr Trump.
The news comes as the January 6 House select committee has postponed Wednesday’s supposed final public hearing in light of Hurricane Ian bearing down on Florida. Documentary footage of Trump-ally Roger Stone predicting violence and abuse of power after the 2020 election was to be shown.
Trump wanted to bomb Mexican drug labs, according to new book
Former president Donald Trump seriously weighed the idea of having drug labs in Mexico bombed after one of his top health officials suggested they be controlled by putting “lead to target” on the facilities to stem the flow of the substances across the southern border.
The one-term president reportedly floated the idea “several times” to high-ranking officials in his White House, according to New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman’s new book, Confidence Man, The Washington Post first reported.
Johanna Chisholm has the story.
Trump repeatedly asked to bomb Mexican drug labs, new book reveals
The former president reportedly proposed the idea to officials in the White House ‘several times’
Oliver O’Connell28 September 2022 17:15
Trump asks to head up group to negotiate with Putin
Donald Trump offered up his services to “head up a group” to help international leaders resolve the geopolitical quagmire that has opened after the discovery of gas leaks in major Russian gas pipelines to Europe.
On Tuesday, Sweden’s Maritime Authority said it had issued a warning after the learning of leaks on the Russian-owned Nord Stream 1 pipeline in Swedish and Danish waters, shortly after another one was found on the nearby Nord Stream 2 project.
Trump asks to head up group to negotiate with Putin in response to Nord Stream leaks
The former president claimed that the Russian invasion of Ukraine would not have happened if he were in the White House
Oliver O’Connell28 September 2022 16:44
Trump mistook ‘diverse’ congressional staffers for waitstaff
One of Donald Trump’s first White House dinners attended by leaders of Congress turned into an awkward affair with the president insulting a group of congressional staffers and clashing publicly with Nancy Pelosi, according to a new book.
The revelations come from New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman in her upcoming look into the Trump White House, Confidence Man. The book releases 4 October; exerpts detailing this incident were obtained and published Wednesday by Rolling Stone.
Trump mistook ‘diverse’ congressional staffers for waitstaff at White House gala
Awkward moment occurred during first year of Trump’s presidency
Oliver O’Connell28 September 2022 16:14
Can the January 6 committee close out with a bang?
With today’s public hearing postponed as Hurricane Ian approached Florida, how will the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack pull together all of its stunning revelations in a rescheduled finale?
Jan 6 hearings revealed details of Trump ‘coup’. Can committee close out with a bang?
Hearings turned into must-watch viewing – and now there are more, writes Andrew Buncombe
Oliver O’Connell28 September 2022 15:54
Oath Keepers lawyer had contact with Trump aide Andrew Giuliani prior to Jan 6
A member of the Oath Keepers extremist organisation, who served as the group’s lawyer and is facing charges related to the January 6 attack on the Capitol, had contact with a then-TrumpWhite House aide in the weeks leading up to the attack.
According to The Breach, a new book by ex-GOP congressman turned January 6 select committee staffer Denver Riggleman, Oath Keepers attorney Kelly SoRelle exchanged text messages with Andrew Giuliani, a Trump White House official, in the days between the November 2020 election and the pro-Trump riot on January 6.
The book also claims that Ms SoRelle unsuccessfully attempted to text a landline phone number belonging to the White House switchboard in late December 2020.
Oath Keepers lawyer had contact with Trump White House aide Andrew Giuliani
The Oath Keepers attorney,…
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