memeorandum: E. Jean Carroll's Lawyer: Trump Told Me ‘See You Next Tuesday’ (The Daily Beast)

12:35 PM ET, February 3, 2024

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E. Jean Carroll's Lawyer: Trump Told Me ‘See You Next Tuesday’ — ALL CLASS — Roberta Kaplan, the attorney who represented E. Jean Carroll in her successful lawsuit against Donald Trump, says the ex-president used a vulgarity on her at the end of a deposition at Mar-a-Lago.

Discussion: Business Insider, PinkNews, HuffPost, NBC News, The Hill, MeidasTouch, Jezebel and CNN

New York Times:

After Speedy Start, Appeals Court Slows Down on Trump Immunity Decision — The implications have started coming into focus with the scrapping of March 4 as the start date for the former president's federal trial on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election.

Discussion: New York Post, National Review, CNBC, Deadline, CBS News, Fox News, DNyuz and Fox 8 Cleveland WJW

Lauren Irwin / The Hill:

Trump markets himself as an outsider in new campaign ad: ‘Embrace the label’ — Former President Trump released a new campaign advertisement on his Truth Social site where he calls himself an outsider and tells supporters to embrace being one too. — “Treat the word ‘impossible’ as nothing more than motivation.

Discussion: Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Crooks and Liars

Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:

At R.N.C. Meeting, Talk Is of Coming Trump Merger and Chairwoman's Fate — Donald Trump has long worked closely with Ronna McDaniel, the head of the Republican National Committee. In private, he has begun to question its direction under her leadership. — In early 2021, when former …

Discussion: Associated Press, KRDO, Raw Story and NBC News

Politico:

Biden's economy keeps messing up Trump's message — “You can't blame the president when policies go wrong, and then say he's not responsible if things are going right.” — The U.S. economy just keeps getting better. And it's forcing Donald Trump and his allies to contort the talking points …

Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo, New Republic, Washington Examiner, USA Today, Democrats, Political Wire and New York Magazine

Philip Bump / Washington Post:

Most Republicans aren't aware of Trump's various legal issues — There is an assumption, probably particularly among those who cover the news and those who read it, that Donald Trump's legal travails are common knowledge. We talk about things like the potential effects of a Trump conviction …

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Raw Story and Outside the Beltway

Washington Post:
The ‘runt’ of Trump cases now likely to be his first criminal trial

Discussion: Rolling Stone, New York Times, Politico, Raw Story, Law & Crime, Forbes and The Guardian

Ron Filipkowski / MeidasTouch:
Trump Campaign Paid $20K to Fake a Union Rally

Discussion: PoliticusUSA

Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Judge suspends Trump's March election interference trial while awaiting immunity ruling

Associated Press:
Trump spent $76 million over last two years on attorneys as legal troubles mount ahead of election

Discussion: OpenSecrets.org, Political Wire and Washington Post

Drew Harwell / Washington Post:

The wild probe into investors of DWAC, Trump Media's proposed merger ally — Sales of Digital World Acquisition stock triggered a widespread federal probe that involved a confidential informant, a secret airport phone scan and an elite anti-money-laundering squad. Three people were indicted, but the investigation continues.

Discussion: Raw Story

Oriana Pawlyk / Politico:

Ted Cruz wants lawmakers to get security escorts through America's airports — Cruz told POLITICO that his amendment is about ensuring that political VIPs aren't endangered as they pass through public spaces in airports. — Viral photos of politicians jetting off to a tropical hideaway during …

Discussion: Washington Examiner and View from the Wing

Katherine Fung / Newsweek:

Exclusive: Republican Hits Clarence Thomas With Lawsuit Over His Taxes — Republican John Anthony Castro is filing a lawsuit against Clarence Thomas, accusing the U.S. Supreme Court associate justice of failing to file his income taxes, Newsweek has learned.

Discussion: Raw Story

Politico:

Special counsel mounts forceful — and unusual — defense of Trump classified documents case — The routine filing features a public rebuttal of “misimpressions” allegedly fueled by the former president. — Special counsel Jack Smith used a routine legal filing Friday to offer …

Discussion: Associated Press, PoliticusUSA, Benzinga, Raw Story, NBC News, Law & Crime, DNyuz, Washington Post, Political Wire, Plain Dealer and New York Post

Tristan Snell / The Daily Beast:
I Prosecuted Donald Trump and Won. Here's How It's Done.

Discussion: DNyuz and Raw Story

Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:

Supreme Court may look to the Civil War to resolve whether Trump can be on the ballot — Chief Justice Salmon Chase's handling of cases involving Confederate President Jefferson Davis and a Black man in Virginia help inform the Supreme Court ahead of Feb. 8 hearing.

Discussion: Reason

U.S. Central Command:

CENTCOM Statement on U.S. Strikes in Iraq and Syria — TAMPA, Fla. - At 4:00 p.m. (EST) Feb. 02, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups.

Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Live updates: US retaliates after deadly drone attack on Jordan base

Discussion: New York Post, Israpundit, Raw Story, Mediaite, National Review, USA Today, The Gateway Pundit and UPI

NBC News:
President Biden: ‘If you harm an American, we will respond’

Discussion: NPR, The Daily Signal and The Hill

Associated Press:
US bolsters defenses around Jordan base as it readies strikes in response to drone attack

Discussion: Politico, Washington Times, FDD, The Hill, DNyuz, CAIR, Associated Press, Honolulu Star-Advertiser and RedState

Dan De Luce / NBC News:
U.S. retaliatory strikes start in Iraq and Syria in first response to Jordan drone attack

Discussion: DNyuz, Washington Post, Daily Caller News Foundation, Outside the Beltway, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Caitlin Johnstone, Shore News Network, Politico, Al-Monitor, The Spectator World, Metro.co.uk, CBS News, Reuters, Benzinga, ABC News and Semafor

Bianca Quilantan / Politico:

Education Department sends final Title IX rule to OMB for approval — Department officials were initially supposed to finalize the regulation on sexual misconduct and gender identity in May of 2023. — A long-awaited policy that mandates how schools respond to sexual misconduct …

New York Times:

Kamala Harris Bolsters Biden for 2024 and Lays Groundwork for 2028 — Stumping for the president ahead of South Carolina's Democratic primary, Ms. Harris has been working to shore up his vulnerabilities with Black voters and younger voters. — For decades, ambitious politicians with eyes …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, CBS News, nationalinterest.org, Politico, ABC News and DNyuz

Raw Story:

South Dakota apologizes — and pays transgender advocacy group $300,000 for discrimination — The state of South Dakota has issued an apology letter and a $300,000 payment to a transgender advocacy group for the abrupt cancellation of a Department of Health contract in 2022.

Discussion: PinkNews

Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:

Trump's Lackeys Have Found Fani Willis' Weakness — They are making a cynical move to derail or delay the case. Here's what she should do to stop it. … The racketeering case that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis brought against Donald Trump and 18 MAGA minions is so strong …