Sociopathic Political Leaders

Articles/Commentaries

• Trump is putting every racial, ethnic and religious minority at risk at a time of angry political polarization by Stephen Collinson CNN

• Trump Flagged for $40 Million in Undisclosed Cash Transfer by Kaitlin Lewis Newsweek

• New York appeals court reinstates gag order against Donald Trump in civil fraud trial by Lauren del Valle CNN

• Donald Trump Says He Never Swore Oath 'to Support the Constitution' by Ewan Palmer Newsweek

• I exposed Nazis — I know it’s time to call out Trump by Andrew Mitrovica Al Jazeera

• Russian mining firm puts Trump's face on its asbestos products by Oliver Milman The Guardian

• Trump and Putin vs. America by Thomas L. Friedman The New York Times

• Alleged neo-Nazi terrorist ‘entered politics as a Trump supporter’ by Lizzie Dearden Independent

• Trump and López Obrador forge a new friendship but neglect asylum seekers by J.D. Long-García America

• Trump and López Obrador forge a new friendship but neglect asylum seekers by J.D. Long-García America

• French evangelicals face backlash at home after success of Trump and Bolsonaro abroad by Tom Heneghan, Religion News Service/ National Catholic Reporter

• Finland’s Female Prime Minister Bans President Trump by Andrew Hall Patheos

• The Trump Cult by Gordon Nary

• The architect of Trump’s plot to steal the 2020 election explains himself — absurdly by Aaron Blake The Washington Post/Microsoft News

• ‘A Bully and Basically a Lowlife’: Trump Absolutely UNLEASHES on Meghan McCain, Smears John in Utterly Bonkers Statement by Colby Hall Microsoft News

• House votes to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying subpoena by Clare Foran, Zachary Cohen and Ryan Nobles CNN

• Wall Street Journal Prints an Entire Letter Trump Wrote Continuing to Push Election Lies by Josh Feldman Microsoft News

• Ann Coulter On Why She Supported Trump: ‘I Knew He Was Tacky’, But ‘I Did Not Know How Abjectly Stupid He Was’ by Alex Griffing Microsoft News

• Trump's ex-communications director has warned that if the former president wins a 2nd term he would establish an autocracy in the US by Joshua Zitser Business Insider/Microsoft News

• Wife of Trump-Backed Senate Candidate Sean Parnell Claims He Strangled Her, Beat Their Children by Althea Legaspi Rolling Stone/Microsoft News

• Trump reportedly wanted out of the GOP, until he was threatened with this by D. Hunter Schwarz Deseret News/Microsoft News

• Senator refuses to condemn Trump comments on ‘hang Mike Pence’ chant by ABC News/Microsoft News

• Trump and his regime committed — or at least condoned — mass murder. America just doesn't care by Chauncey DeVega Salon

• Trump and his allies have embraced, promoted and counseled Kyle Rittenhouse since his acquittal by Brian Schwartz CNBC/Microsoft News

• The Digital General. How Trump Ally Michael Flynn Nurtured — and Profited From — the QAnon Conspiracy Theory by Candace Rondeaux The Intercept

• The Republican party is embracing violence in the name of Trump by Jonathan Freedland The Guardian

• Trump Justice ally Clark clashed with colleagues long before election drama by Sarah N. Lynch Reuters/Microsoft News

• Republicans Are Still Floating an Insane Scenario in Which They Make Trump House Speaker in 2023 by Bess Levin Vanity Fair

• Donald Trump Jr. praises European 'riots' over COVID-19 restrictions and claims Americans sit back 'like sheep' by Alia Shoaib Business Insider/Yahoo News

• Donald Trump's Refusal to Concede Fueled the 'Emerging Domestic Threats' by William M. Arki Newsweek/Microsoft News

• Donald Trump uses expletive to attack ex-ally Benjamin Netanyahu by BBC

• Capitol attack: Cheney says Republicans must choose between Trump and truth by Martin Pengelly The Guardian

• ‘Trying to Be a Dictator’: Former Republican Governor Rips Trump, Says ‘It’s a Scary Time for Our Democracy’ by Kipp Jones Mediai

• Donald Trump Planned to Stoke Unrest, Call Out Troops, General Milley Feared by William M. Markin Newsweek

• Pro-Trump Group Invented Voter Fraud Claims Months Before Election by Kelly Weill The Daily Beast

• Donald Trump's Praise of Putin 'Despicable,' Says Former Mike Pence Advisor by Ewan Palmer Newsweek

• Trump tirade on 'racist' DAs echoes other racist tropes by Trump, Tirade on 'Racist' DAs Echoes Other Racist Tropes. Former President Donald Trump recently told a mostly white crowd at a rally in Texas that his legal troubles are the fault of Black prosecutors he called racists. by The Associated Press/U.S.News

• Sen. Lindsey Graham Mercilessly Mocked After Trump Turns On Him by Ed Mazza HuffPost

• GOP senator dodges question over whether Trump should condemn Putin by Caroline Vaki The Hill

• Former Trump Ally Chris Christie Slams Him Over Putin 'Genius' Comments by Alia Slisco Newsweek

• Trump Just Endorsed an Oath Keeper’s Plan to Seize Control of the Republican Party by Isaac Arnsdorf ProPublica

• Trump campaign ordered to pay ex-staffer more than $300,000 after trying to enforce an 'unconstitutional' nondisclosure agreement by Joshua Zitser Business Insider

• What Was Trump’s ICE Director Doing at AFPAC’s ‘Nazi Conference’? by The Daily Beast

• Fox News’ Invasion Expert Is a Trump-Appointed Putin Propagandist Who Thinks Russia Is Being ‘Too Gentle’ by Ryan Bort Rolling Stone

• Rep. Mo Brooks says Trump asked him to ‘rescind the 2020 election,’ remove Biden and call special election by Dan Mangan CNBC

• Trump-Backed McGeachin Stands by Appearance at 'White Nationalist' Event by Andrew Stanton Newsweek

• Trump aide seeking NH House seat voted in 2 states in 2016 by Drian Slodysko and Holly Ramer The Associated Press

• Judge holds former President Trump in civil contempt for failing to comply with document subpoenas from New York attorney general by Sonia Moghe and Kara Scannell CNN

• Republicans face a new reckoning over what GOP House leader McCarthy said about Trump by Claudia Grisales NPR

• Ohio GOP House Candidate Denies Supporting QAnon But Posted Videos of Himself Painting ‘TRUMP 2Q2Q’ on His Lawn by Sarah Rumpf Mediaite

• Chris Christie Hits Trump Where It Hurts Most With Scathing Twitter Retort by Josephine Harvey Huffington Post/Sports Yahoo

• Trump has a conspiracy theory about hurricanes that is 'almost too stupid for words': ex-stafferby Raw Story

• Trump Hand-Wrote Strategy Notes for Overturning the Election, Lawyer John Eastman Reveals in Court Filing by Rachel Olding The Daily Beast

• Trump suggested I be arrested for treason and executed by Extra Bulletin

• Trump reshares post on Truth Social that appears to suggest or predict a civil war in America by Cheryl Teh Insider

• Jan. 6 committee was told that Trump spoke approvingly of calls to 'Hang Mike Pence': report by Bart Jansen USA TODAY

• Donald Trump slammed for dancing after ‘disingenuously’ reading list of Texas shooting dead. ‘The bodies of the children shot dead in Uvalde aren’t even buried yet, and Trump is dancing at an NRA gun celebration’ by Gustaf Kilander Independent

• Days after Uvalde massacre, Trump rejects gun reforms at NRA event by Alexander Nazaryan Yahoo/NewsTrump’s Truth Social Is Allegedly Banning People for Talking About the January 6 Hearings Because Of Course It Is by Bess Levin Vanity Fair

• Pro-Trump Pastor Wants LGBTQ 'Indoctrinators' Executed for Treason by Mehgen Roos Newsweek

• Trumpsters Claim Dead Cows Are Proof of a Nefarious Plot to Starve Americans by Will Somme The Daily Beast

• Trump incited Jan. 6 attack after 'unhinged' White House meeting, panel told by Patricia Zengerle, Richard Cowan and Doina Chiacu Reuters

• Trump hid plan for Capitol march on day he marked as ‘wild’, panel says by The Washington Post/Flipboard

• Why is it so hard to force Donald Trump off the political stage?by Michael Sean Winters National Catholic Reporter

• Pence Cements Break From Trump: 'No Room In GOP For Apologists For Putin' by CBS News Miami

• The Cult of Donald Trump by James Risen The Intercept

• Trump blasts Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers as a 'RINO coward' after the GOP leader testified before the January 6 committee by John L. Dorman Insider

• British filmmaker who followed Trump says the former president didn't feel any culpability for Jan. 6 riot: 'Not at all' by Taylor Ardrey Insider

• Biden warns Trump and his closest followers are trying to undermine American democracy in combative speech by Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly and Kaitlan Collins CNN

• Trump All but Calls For Another January 6 If He’s Indicted Over Classified Documents by Bess Levin Vanity Fair

• Trump's ex-chief of staff told him that 'the public will come to your grave and piss on it' if he didn't lower the flag in honor of McCain's death by Business Insider

• ‘Last gasp of a dying cult’: Former GOP rep calls Trump's recent speech a 'QAnon fest' by Justin Klawans Raw Story

• Trump has called several GOP donors who contributed money to Ron DeSantis asking them to stop boosting the Florida governor: by John L. Dorman Insider

• Donald Trump twice endorses Brazil's right-wing conspiracy theorist President Jair Bolsonaro by Brandon Gage Alter Net

• Donald Trump shares Truth Social photo proclaiming him as second only to Jesus by Joshua Zitser Insider

• Video shows ‘steady stream’ leaving Trump rally after just 15 minutes by Shweta Sharm Independent

• Justice Department insists to Trump’s attorneys that he return all documents marked classified by Kaitlan Collins CNN

• George Conway said Trump is threatening to incite violence if he gets indicted: 'It's just like January 6 all over again' by Yelena Dzhanova Insider

• 'Not worth the paper it's printed on': Experts torch Donald Trump's lawsuit against CNN by Sarah K. Burris AlterNet

• Donald Trump's Nevada rally was an orgy of hate, ignorance, and right-wing propaganda by Hunter AlterNet

• Ted Cruz admitted to colleagues that all 'one hundred senators' knew Trump committed an impeachable offense: report by Tom Boggioni Raw Story

• 'A liar and a thief and a grifter': Ex-Republican voter warns of the dangers of empowering Donald Trump by Brandon Gage AlterNet

• Clarence Thomas was 'key' to a plan to delay certification of 2020 election, Trump lawyers said in emails by Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz and Sara Murray CNN

• Report Shows Trump Officials Gathered Intel on Oregon BLM Protesters by Andrew Selsky The Associated Press

• Hand count halted in Nevada county as court rips pro-Trump official by Steven Rosenfeld Independent Media Institute/AlterNet

• Recognizing and addressing violence across the political spectrum by Russell Shaw The Catholic World Report

• Trump calls for Mitch McConnell to be impeached as Oath Keepers message to him revealed The latest on the former president’s legal woes and the January 6 investigation by Oliver O'Connell,Shweta Sharma, and Andrew Naughtie The Independent

• Witness: Oath Keepers head tried to reach Trump after Jan. 6 by Lindsey Whitehurst The Associated Press/Yahoo

• Trump Demands America Rip Up the Constitution, Make Him President by Althea Legaspi Yahoo

• Holocaust denial is embedded in the Trump administration,’ says historian by MSNBC

• 'He is so done': Ann Coulter doubles down on Republicans to abandon Donald Trump by Alex Henderson AlterNet

• 'A liar and a thief and a grifter': Ex-Republican voter warns of the dangers of empowering Donald Trump by Brandon Gage AlterNet

• Trump calls for suspending the Constitution. The silence from Republicans is deafening. by EJ Montini USA Today

• Donald Trump secretly paid off millions in debt to North Korean-linked company while president by David Edwards AlterNet

• Karl Rove: GOP will 'lose and lose and lose' if Donald Trump and his 'freakish candidates' stay in charge by Brad Reed AlterNet

• Trump lays into disloyal ‘Jewish leaders,’ ignoring calls to condemn Kanye, Fuentes. Ex-president shares conspiracy theorist’s article hailing steps he took for Israel while in White House, says Jewish leaders’ ‘lack of loyalty’ costing Israel congressional support by Jacob Magid The Times of Israel

• Former Trump aide admits he ripped up records while in the White House by Meaghan Ellis AlterNet

• Trump’s bigoted dinner guest Nick Fuentes favors burning women alive by Daniel Villarrealand The New Civil Rights Movement/AlterNet

• Revealed: Trump wanted 10,000 National Guard soldiers to protect him on walk to the Capitol on J6 by Sarah K. Burrisan Raw Story/AlterNet

• 'He was fine with the sedition and the bigotry': CNN analyst torches Steve Bannon for his criticism of Trump by Meaghan Ellis AlterNet

• Revealed: Trump brazenly took tax losses he knew were fraudulent by David Cay Johnston DC Report/AlterNet

• Mark Milley’s testimony reveals Trump plan to get back at retired military officers who criticized him by Maya Boddie AlterNet

• 'Not going to back off': Expert identifies the criminal probe that should spook Donald Trump the most by Eric Dolan Raw Story/AlterNet

• Ginni Thomas tears into Kevin McCarthy in joint letter with ex-Trump attorney Cleta Mitchell by David Badash The New Civil Rights Movement/AlterNet

• Trump Organization sentenced to maximum fine following tax fraud conviction by Aaron Katersky ABC News

• Former Catholics for Trump co-chair accused of sexual assault by Brian Fraga The National Catholic Reporter

• Trump chides onetime evangelical supporters who haven’t endorsed him by Jack Jenkins Religion News Service

• Donald Trump withdraws lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James by Aaron Katersky ABC News

• Judge fines Trump, lawyer for ‘frivolous’ Clinton lawsuit by Jill Colvin The Associated Press

• Trump news – live: Trump in mob photo scandal as Georgia judge weighs whether to release grand jury report by John Bowden and Alex Woodward Independent.U

• Trump used records requests to get look behind scenes of talks over his taxes by Jason Leopold and Laura Davison Bloomberg News/Gwinnet Daily

• The private angst over Donald Trump’s racist attacks on Elaine Chao goes public by Politico/Yahoo

• “A Great Act of Disloyalty”: Trump Warns DeSantis If He Decides To Run For the White House in 2024 by Kelly Rissman Vanity Fair

• Trump used records requests to get look behind scenes of talks over his taxes by Jason Leopold and Laura Davison, Bloomberg News/Gwinnet Daily Post

• Jamie Raskin Predicts Donald Trump's 'Almost Inevitable' Indictment by Aila Slisco Newsweek

• Trump Tried to OutTransphobe DeSantis With Proposed Trans Youth Health Care Ban by Samantha Riedel them

• “A Great Act of Disloyalty”: Trump Warns DeSantis If He Decides To Run For the White House in 2024 by Kelly Rissman Vanity Fair

• DeSantis says he won't fight with Trump over Truth Social photos with high schoolers: 'I don't spend my time trying to smear other Republicans' by Kimberly Leonard Insider

• GOP fundraiser unloads on Trump: 'A metastasizing cancer' who will 'destroy the party' by Brad Reed Raw Story

• The GOP Is Starting to Plot Against Donald Trump by David Freedlander Politico

• Trump was issued subpoena for folder marked ‘Classified Evening Briefing’ discovered at Mar-a-Lago by Hugo Lowell The Guardian

• Trump was issued subpoena for folder marked ‘Classified Evening Briefing’ discovered at Mar-a-Lago by Hugo Lowell The Guardian

• Trump endorses extreme MAGA candidate Wisconsin Dems are reportedly 'giddy' to face by Brad Reed Raw Story

• 8 'secret' legal fights between Trump and Jack Smith documented by CNN report by Raw Story

• Trump Stiffed Local Cops. Now It’s Coming Back to Bite Him. Months or even years later, the Trump campaign still hasn't paid some local departments for the overtime pay they earned after working his rallies. by Jake Lahut The Daily Beast

• Trump can be sued by police over Jan 6, Justice Department says by Andrew Feinberg The Independent

• Trump LOSES It Ahead Of CPAC Speech — Accuses ‘Animal Prosecutor’ Of ‘Trying to TORTURE My People’ by Mediaite

• Low-key reception for Trump at conservative summit as 2024 race speeds ahead by Tom LoBianco Yahoo

• Biden administration seeks to rescind Trump-era rule about faith on campus by Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service

• Pence says history will hold Trump 'accountable' for Jan. 6, rebukes him for endangering his family by David Jackson USA TODAY

• Freshly-censured Trump lawyer called out for mocking Mitch McConnell fall with tortoise video.McConnell was hospitalised on Wednesday night after falling and injuring himself at a private dinner at a Washington DC hotel by Graeme Massie The Independent

• Trump says he expects to be arrested, calls for protest by Michelle L. Price, Jill Colvin, and Eric Tucker The Associated Press

• Jan. 6 Report: Trump ‘Lit That Fire’ of Capitol Insurrection by The Skanner

• Sources: Special counsel claims Trump deliberately misled his attorneys about classified documents, judge wrote by Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin, and Lucien Bruggeman Yahoo

• Top Democrat Hakeem Jeffries warns Trump’s incendiary rhetoric might ‘get someone killed’ by Alex Woodward The Independent

• Donald Trump wants you to think he's constantly the victim. Maybe he's just a bad dude. by Ingrid Jacques USA TODAY

• Trump warns of ‘potential death and destruction’ if he is charged in hush money probe by Rose Horowitch NBC News

• Why a Trump indictment will matter so little to most of his Christian supporters by Robert P. Jones Religion News Service

• Trump Attacks on Manhattan DA Are ‘Ill-Advised,’ His Attorney Admits by Peter Wade Rolling Stone

• Alex Jones issues a violent prophecy for Donald Trump's future by Sarah K. Burris Raw Story

• DOJ warrant cites fresh evidence Trump may have moved his documents around to hide them after FBI searches by Sarah K. Burris Raw Story

• 'Get off the sauce, Lindsey': Former GOP adviser urges 'parasite' Graham to dump Trump by Tom Boggioni Raw Story

• Text messages show Trump operatives wanted to use breached voting data to keep GOP control of the Senate: report by Sky Palma Raw Story

• Judge throws out Trump’s New York Times lawsuit and saddles him with legal costs by Graeme Massi The Independent

• Survey: Jewish voters strongly favor Biden over Trump in possible 2024 rematch by Ron Kampeas Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Trump Walks Out of Fox News Interview in Anger by Inter News Group

• Trump indicted for second time in three months over Mar-a-Lago secret papers by Andrew Feinberg The Independent

• Right-Wing Websites Connected to Former Trump Lawyer Are Scamming Loyal Followers With Phony Celebrity Pitches by Craig Silverman ProPublica

• Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro convicted of contempt of Congress by Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz CNN

• Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him by Kate Brumback and Eric Tucker The Associated Press

• New York judge finds Donald Trump liable for fraud by Kara Scannell CNN

• Trump goes all in on Nazi rhetoric, and the media gives him another free pass by Max Burns The Hill

• With ‘vermin,’ Trump crosses fully into Nazi territory by Robert P. Jones Religion News Service

• Judge denies motion to block Ivanka Trump testimony in New York civil fraud trial by Lauren del Valle and Jeremy Herb CNN

• Trump compares himself to Mandela and rails against Biden after filing for New Hampshire primary by Jill Colvin and Holly Ramer The Associated Press

• Trudeau Condemns Trump’s Family Separations, But Canada Has Detention Problems, Too by Dean Dettloff America

• Rudy Giuliani said he and Trump were selling pardons for $2m apiece, ex-aide claims by Andrew Feinberg The Independent

• International efforts to counter violent extremism under President Trump: A case study in dysfunction by Eric Rosand Brookings

• The bloody legacy of Rodrigo Duterte by Howard Johnson & Virma Simonette BBC News

• Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to ‘find’ him votes by Jeff Amy. Darlene Superville and Kate Brumback The Associated Press

• 'I'm the one': Philippines president takes responsibility for drug killings by Associated Press