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Almost immediately after the judge in his New York hush money criminal trial ruled that he was in contempt of court, Donald Trump's campaign sent out a fundraising email in an attempt to capitalize on the ruling.

“A Democrat judge JUST HELD ME IN CONTEMPT OF COURT!” the email sent out on Tuesday read, according to Politico.

“I was fined $9,000 for 9 gag order violations. THEY WANT TO SILENCE ME! They think they can BLEED ME DRY and SHUT ME UP, but I’ll NEVER stop fighting for YOU," read the email, which included a donation link. ...

In the wake of Donald Trump's recent meeting with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, where the two reportedly made peace after trading barbs during the 2024 presidential campaign, sparking speculation that DeSantis could be chosen as Trump's running mate, a new report says that he isn't the only one trekking to Mar-a-Lago to curry favor from the former president.

Details about how Republican money is being spent, revealed by The Independent, shows who's working hard to gain Trump's ear.

"Kari Lake, the presumptive Republican nominee for Arizona’s open U.S. Senate seat, has spent an eye-opening $21,638.08 since the beginning of the 2024 cycle on catering services and facility rental services at Mar-a-Lago," The Independent's report stated. ...

House Democratic leadership has announced they will block the attempt from some Republicans to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson — an effort spearheaded by right-wing lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene.

“We will vote to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Motion to Vacate the Chair. If she invokes the motion, it will not succeed,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar said in a statement, according to Politico.

“At this moment, upon completion of our national security work, the time has come to turn the page on this chapter of Pro-Putin Republican obstruction,” the leaders wrote. ...

If fundraising or other means of getting cash falters, Donald Trump is close to running out of funds to pay his legal bills as his New York hush money criminal trial continues, according to a new report.

Trump is racking up significant legal bills as the trial, where he's accused of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to adult movie star Stormy Daniels, enters into its second week. He's also facing three other indictments that could result in trials beginning this year.

Newsweek reported that Trump has been paying his lawyers using the Save America PAC, which has doled out more than $62 million for legal fees since January 2023. At the end of March, the PAC had around $4 million in cash — after spending $5.4 million on legal bills in the previous month. ...

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has executed search warrants on Google and X and obtained hundreds of files related to the state's probe into the effort to subvert the 2020 election, according to a new report. Among them, a message from one Republican writer requesting he be spared from Trump's "conspiracy theories."

The search warrants came after CNN uncovered secret social media accounts belonging to pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro.

Prosecutors now have access to Chesebro's email and private direct messages on X, formerly known as Twitter, according to CNN. Nine months ago, the state's fake electors were charged with forgery and other crimes for signing certificates that falsely claimed former President Donald Trump won the state in the 2020 election. ...