mar-a-lago
NEITHER HAIR NOR THERE
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Dined With Donald Trump, Further Cementing Their Florida Bona Fides
Meanwhile, Donald Trump's hair took a headline tour after he turned up in a new 'do
By Kase Wickman
Inside the Hive
Why Did Joe and Mika Really Visit Mar-a-Lago?
And what does their meeting suggest about Donald Trump’s influence on the media industry?
By Brian Stelter
Making Amends
Morning Joe Is Trying to “Restart Communications” with Donald Trump
Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough revealed their trip to Mar-a-Lago on Monday’s show. Détente with the president-elect comes amid MSNBC’s cratering ratings and questions about whether “resistance” media takes shape in a second term.
By Natalie Korach
Excerpt
The Woman Who Engineered Donald Trump’s Rise From the Ashes of 2020
In an excerpt of Trump in Exile, Meridith McGraw reveals how the former president was overwhelmed by the dysfunction his election loss brought upon Mar-a-Lago—until Susie Wiles took the wheel of his comeback campaign. “I don’t know who’s in charge,” he told Wiles. “I need you to fix it.”
By Meridith McGraw
GOP
Mike Johnson Makes Pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago to Save His Speakership
And he got what he wanted: an endorsement from Donald Trump.
By Jack McCordick
Trump Trials and Tribulations
Trump’s Claims of Political Bias Shot Down by Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Office
“The defendants’ legal problems,” federal prosecutors argued, “are solely of their own making.”
By Jack McCordick
Crime
Trump and His Adult Sons Are Planning a Dinner Party From Hell to Raise Money for His Alleged Coconspirators: Report
The candlelit Mar-a-Lago dinner is expected to raise up to $1 million to pay his codefendants’ legal bills.
By Bess Levin
Trump
Trump’s Political Group Spent Over $40 Million on Legal Costs
In 2020 and 2021, the committee spent less than half that amount.
By Jack McCordick
Oopsies
Of Course Trump Is Holding Onto Antiquities Israel Desperately Wants Back From Mar-a-Lago: Report
Attempts to recover the items have apparently been unsuccessful.
By Bess Levin
2024
Kari Lake, Gunning for a Spot on Trump’s Ticket, “Practically Lives” at Mar-a-Lago: Report
The failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate, and rabid election denier, is apparently at Trump’s Florida resort and home “more than Melania.”
By Bess Levin
DOJ Indictment
Donald Trump Advisers Worry Over Legal Team Civil War: “It’s All Coming to a Head”
Some in Trumpworld are blaming Boris Epshteyn for dysfunction that could hamper the former president’s defense.
By Gabriel Sherman
Crime
The Laugh-Out-Loud Funniest—and Sh-t-Your-Pants Scariest—Details of the Case Against Trump
From stacking government documents next to the toilet to being caught on tape saying things like “This is secret information. Look, look at this,” there’s actually a lot of real comedy here. Less funny is the fact that a guy accused of violating the Espionage Act could still get off—and become president.
By Bess Levin
May it please the court
Trump-Friendly Judge To Oversee Mar-a-Lago Document Trial, Dealing Potential Blow to Prosecution
He's the first-ever former president to face federal charges. And now, perhaps the first to stand trial before a judge he appointed.
By Jack McCordick
Crime
We’re Sure There’s a Totally Innocent Reason the Mar-a-Lago Surveillance Footage Room Flooded Amidst the DOJ’s Trump Investigation
Prosecutors are said to have found the timing “suspicious,” because hello? It’s suspicious as hell!
By Bess Levin
Levin Report
Report: It Sure Sounds Like Trump’s Lawyer Gave the DOJ Evidence He Obstructed Justice!
Evan Corcoran gave special counsel Jack Smith 50 pages of handwritten notes as part of the classified documents investigation.
By Bess Levin
Melania Watch
Melania Trump Just Wants to Be Left Alone, You Monsters
Following an uptick in attention brought on by her husband’s indictment, the idle queen of Mar-a-Lago has also said (through an emissary) that the only one who can speak on her thoughts is her.
By Kenzie Bryant
Brunch
Melania Trump Has Risen
The former first lady, famous for Staying Out of It, made a public appearance for the first time in over a week at Mar-a-Lago on Easter Sunday.
By Kenzie Bryant
Looking Backward
The Game of “Where’s Melania?” Begins Again
As media, supporters, and haters track Donald Trump’s every move, a throwback to the era of “where’s Melania?” revs up.
By Kenzie Bryant
Crime
Report: The DOJ Has Uncovered “Significant” Evidence Trump May Have Obstructed Justice, Which Is as Big a Deal as It Sounds
Special counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the classified-documents probe, is said to be “trying to determine” if he can ask a grand jury to criminally charge the former president.
By Bess Levin
Classified Documents
Report: Mar-a-Lago Waiters and Housekeeper Subpoenaed by the Special Counsel Investigating Trump
Will the pool boys be next?
By Bess Levin