Scandal

Jon Karl Incredulous as Pence Dismisses Concerns About Jan. 6-Style Chaos if Trump is Arrested: He's Telling People to ‘Take Our Nation Back!'

5 days ago | By Mediaite

ABC News' Jon Karl put former Vice President Mike Pence under intense questioning over the possibility that his former boss is once again inciting his supporters to create chaos.
Karl interviewed Pence in Iowa, kicking things off with former President Donald Trump's angry calls for “protest” over the apparent likelihood he is about to be indicted over the Stormy Daniels hush money scandal. Pence was asked if Trump's calls for protest are “irresponsible.” The former veep doubled down by denouncing the prospect of Trump's arrest as a “politically charged prosecution.”
“I'm taken aback at the...
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Maggie Haberman Shatters the Notion Trump is Relishing His Potential Arrest, Even if it Helps Him Politically: He's Not ‘Excited' About Getting ‘Fingerprinted'

5 days ago | By Mediaite

Even if there are political benefits for former President Donald Trump if he were to be arrested, that doesn't mean he's looking forward to it.
That's according to Maggie Haberman - the New York Times correspondent who is widely considered the most plugged-in Trump-world reporter of all. Appearing on CNN's State of the Union Sunday, Haberman - who is also a CNN political analyst - dispelled the notion Trump is somehow looking forward to facing charges, should he be indicted over the Stormy Daniels hush money payout scandal.
“He's very anxious about the prospect of being indicted for a...
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ABC's Jon Karl Confronts Pence With Stunning Audio of Trump Defending ‘Hang Make Pence!' Chanters: He's ‘Justifying' People ‘Calling for You to Be Hanged!'

5 days ago | By Mediaite

Former Vice President Mike Pence faced an intense interview from ABC News's Jon Karl - during which he was forced to directly respond to Donald Trump defending his supporters who wanted to hunt him down and execute him.
Pence spoke with Karl amid Trump's calls for his supporters to protest the possibility that the former president will be indicted over the Stormy Daniels hush money scandal. In one part of the conversation, Karl asked Pence about Trump attempting to blame him for the siege Trump's supporters launched on the U.S. Capitol.
PENCE: Well, I know one of the attorneys that was...
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Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Defiant Amid Trump's Call to Protest His Possible Arrest: ‘We Do Not Tolerate Attempts to Intimidate Our Office'

5 days ago | By Mediaite

AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg warned that New York law enforcement won't tolerate threats or intimidations by Donald Trump's supporters - whom the former president urged to protest his potential upcoming indictment.
Politico's Erica Orden obtained an email Bragg sent to his employees this weekend - with the DA's office thought to be preparing to arrest and criminally charge Trump over the Stormy Daniels hush money scandal. The ex-president responded to this impending action with a series of angry social media statements - claiming he will be arrested on...
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