David Graham: “Not long ago, the idea that a former president—or major-party presidential nominee—would face serious legal jeopardy was nearly unthinkable. Today, merely keeping track of the many cases against Donald Trump requires a law degree, a great deal of attention, or both.”
The Candyman
Washington Post: “A long-awaited inspector general’s report released last month faulted previous White House medical teams for widely dispensing sedatives and stimulants, failing to maintain records on potent drugs including fentanyl, providing care to potentially hundreds of ineligible White House staff and contractors, and flouting other federal regulations…”
“Former staffers said those practices were shaped by Ronny Jackson, an emergency medicine physician who led the team under President Barack Obama, continued to exert control over it as President Donald Trump’s personal doctor, and ultimately spent nearly 14 years in the White House.”
“Now a Republican congressman, Jackson used his proximity to both presidents to build influence by dispensing medical care and drugs without proper procedures, the staffers said — conduct that earned him nicknames such as ‘Candyman’ or ‘Dr. Feelgood.’
Verdict in Trump’s Civil Trial Expected Today
“A verdict is expected Friday in Donald Trump’s New York civil fraud trial, adding to a consequential week on the former president’s legal calendar,” the AP reports.
“Trump could be hit with millions of dollars in penalties and other sanctions in the decision by Judge Arthur Engoron, who has already ruled that the former president inflated his wealth on financial statements that were given to banks, insurers and others to make deals and secure loans.”
Trump Permits January 6-Related Lawsuits to Advance
“Donald Trump is passing up the chance to add a fourth case to a trio of Trump-related appeals already stacked up at the Supreme Court,” Politico reports.
“Trump elected not to ask the justices to reverse a federal appeals court ruling issued in December rejecting his claim that presidents have absolute immunity from being sued for actions taken while they are in office.”
“That means at least three lawsuits brought against him in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol can advance to the next phase — a period of limited evidence-gathering related to Trump’s activities on Jan. 6, 2021 and whether they were official or political in nature.”
Trump Media Merger Gets Regulatory Nod
“The funding partner for Trump Media & Technology Group said it has received regulatory approval from securities regulators that will allow it to proceed with a long-delayed merger,” CBS News reports.
“The combination could provide former President Donald Trump with a stake worth almost $4 billion.”
“Clearing this regulatory hurdle amounts to a major win for Trump and his media business, which runs the conservative-leaning Truth Social platform. The merger has been in the works since October 2021, but had stalled because of regulatory concerns and other roadblocks.”
Judge Sets Trump Trial for March 25
“A judge on Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to throw out the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal charges against him and said he plans to set a trial date for next month, clearing the way for the first prosecution of a former American president,” the New York Times reports.
“The judge, Juan Merchan, announced the decision at a hearing in a Lower Manhattan courtroom as Mr. Trump looked on from the defense table. The former president’s lawyers objected to the judge’s decision for jury selection to begin on March 25, noting that the six-week trial would conflict with Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign.”
Wall Street Journal: “Todd Blanche, a lawyer for Trump, said that his client’s constitutional rights were being violated because the former president isn’t being given enough time to prepare for trial. Blanche said there were 42 primaries and caucuses between March 1 and what he expected to be the end of the New York trial.”
Trump’s Trial Schedule Comes Into Focus
“Donald Trump is expected at the defendant’s table in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday for a conference that could confirm he’ll be tried next month for allegedly falsifying hush money repayment records — the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president,” the Washington Post reports.
“At the same hour in Atlanta, a team of Trump’s lawyers will appear with some of his co-defendants for a hearing in a separate indictment, in which Trump and others are accused of a vast scheme to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. That hearing will focus on alleged misconduct by the prosecutor.”
“The dual court sessions could help crystallize the timing and viability of two of Trump’s four criminal cases, with additional clarity coming after a hearing in Florida on March 1.”
Quote of the Day
“At the NATO summit in 2018, Trump came very close to withdrawing from NATO right there at the summit. So each of these comments, as he makes them now over six years, to me simply reinforces that the notion of withdrawing from NATO is very serious with him. People say, ‘Well, he’s not really serious. He’s negotiating with NATO.’ Look, I was there when he almost withdrew, and he’s not negotiating — because his goal here is not to strengthen NATO, it’s to lay the groundwork to get out.”
— Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, quoted by Politico.
How Trump Warmed Up to His Daughter-in-Law
“Lara Trump may be her father-in-law’s pick for the next co-chair of the Republican National Committee, but according to Donald Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, it was only after her public flattery of the former president that he began to warm up to his second son Eric’s wife,” the Daily Beast reports.
Said Cohen: “Donald didn’t even like her for many, many years. He didn’t want Eric to even marry her.”
But Cohen said Donald Trump changed his mind: “He’s watching television, and he sees this girl, this blonde, talking about him on television, and it caught his attention. And he’s like, ‘Woah, woah, these are like, beautiful things. These are… really incredible, beautiful things.’ He realized, ‘Oh my God, that’s my daughter-in-law. That’s Lara Trump.’”
Kushner Defends Business Dealings with Saudi Arabia
Jared Kushner defended his business dealings after leaving government with the Saudi crown prince who was implicated in the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, the AP reports.
He also defended Prince Mohammed bin Salman when asked if he believed U.S. intelligence reports that the prince approved the 2018 killing of Khashoggi.
Said Kushner: “Are we really still doing this?”
He added: “I know the person who I dealt with. I think he’s a visionary leader. I think what he’s done in that region is transformational.”
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Kushner Says He’ll Sit Out a Second Trump Term
Jared Kushner told Axios he plans to sit out a potential second Trump administration, saying he’s committed to his work with his investment firm.
Said Kushner: “I suspect that if he gets into office again, he would have just a level of competence and professionalism, even more so than it was in the last administration.”
Trump Will Attend Court Hearing in New York, Not Georgia
Donald Trump is now expected to attend Thursday’s hearing in his New York hush money case and not planning to travel to Georgia for a hearing there on his election interference case on same day, CNN reports.
Trump’s advisers made the case that the New York hearing is more important.
Supreme Court Gives Special Counsel a Week to Respond
“Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday told Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith to respond to a request by Donald Trump to delay implementing an appeals court ruling that found he does not have presidential immunity in his federal elections interference criminal case,” CNBC reports.
“Roberts gave Smith a full week, until Feb. 20, to file an answer to the former president’s request, suggesting that the court might take its time reviewing broader questions related to the issue of immunity.”
Trump Has Completely Remade the Republican Party
Jonathan Chait: “The party’s trajectory since the insurrection is stark. In the days after January 6, 2021, Trump was deemed totally toxic. Business groups pledged to deny funds to any Republican candidate who refused to accept the election result. But since then, Liz Cheney was purged from her leadership post for continuing to maintain that the insurrection was wrong, then was successfully targeted in a primary. Mike Pence, once the ultimate Republican hyperpartisan, became loathed solely because he refused to help steal the election. The House replaced its Speaker with one of the legal architects of Trump’s coup attempt.”
“If Trump returns to office, he won’t literally need allies who say he won in 2020. What he will need is for the entire party to understand that the price of disobedience of any of his whims, however deranged or illegal it may be, is political death.”
All of Trump’s Criminal Cases Reach Inflection Point
“Donald Trump’s muddled calendar of criminal cases may get a lot clearer this week,” Politico reports.
“Each of Trump’s four criminal cases is set to reach a clarifying inflection point over the next few days as he barrels toward a rematch with President Joe Biden.”
NOTUS: Trump’s trials are on a collision course with November.
Trump to Attend Hearing on Complaint Against Prosecutors
“Donald Trump plans to attend a Thursday hearing in Atlanta on allegations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis engaged in an improper personal relationship with the lead prosecutor on the election interference case,” the Washington Post reports.
“Trump has a scheduled appearance in New York the same day for a pretrial conference in a case that’s slated to go to trial on March 25.”
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Delay His Trial
“Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to extend the delay in his election interference trial, saying he is immune from prosecution on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss,” the AP reports.
“The Supreme Court’s decision on what to do, and how quickly it acts, could determine whether the Republican presidential primary frontrunner stands trial in the case before the November.”
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