Topic: Newsmax
As Newsmax defended Donald Trump against an expanded second indictment, a third indictment was looming. It did a little foreshadowing and complaining early on Aug. 1:
- Kari Lake to Newsmax: Trump Indictments Like 'Groundhog Day'
- D.C. Grand Jury Ends Day as Trump Indictment Looms
When the indictment dropped later that day, an article by Eric Mack stated that "Special counsel Jack Smith's Washington, D.C., grand jury has delivered a four-count, 45-page indictment against former President Donald Trump and listed six unnamed co-conspirators," adding that "A detailed Trump campaign statement was posted to Truth Social," which Mack reprinted. That was followed by a more detailed wire article on the indictment. After that, Newsmax once again fully activated its Trump defense mode yet again:
- Rep. Van Duyne to Newsmax: Trump Charges Distract From Hunter Biden
- Rep. Taylor Greene: Jack Smith Abusing Power of Special Counsel
- Indictment Could Propel Trump Closer to 2024 GOP Nod (wire article)
- DeSantis Decries Weaponized Government But Doesn't Mention Trump
- Dershowitz to Newsmax: Indictment Does Not Meet 'High Standard' of Going After Foe
- Ramaswamy Defends Trump, Says Indictment 'Un-American'
- Judge in D.C. Trump Case Has Handed Out Long Jan. 6 Sentences
- Don Jr. to Newsmax: Indictments Aimed at Interfering With Election
- Mark Lytle to Newsmax: 'Stark Contrast' Between Hunter vs. Trump Probes
- Speaker McCarthy: Trump Indictment Meant to Distract From Biden Revelations
- GOP Lawmakers: Trump Indictment Is Election Interference
- Comer to Newsmax: DOJ Is 'Weaponized' Against Conservatives
- Kari Lake to Newsmax: Trump Indictments Only Embolden Supporters
- Lara Trump to Newsmax: Targeting Former President Backfiring on Dems
- Republican Leaders Back Trump After Latest Indictment
Newsmax did sneak in a couple articles that attempted to tell the other side of the story:
On Aug. 2, Newsmax cranked up the Trump-fluffing (and justice-bashing) even more:
- Trump Thanks Supporters After Latest Indictment
- Rep. Fitzgerald to Newsmax: 'Nothing There' in Trump Indictment
- Matthew Whitaker to Newsmax: Jack Smith Indictment 'Creative' and 'Sloppy'
- WSJ: Smith's 'Broad Theory' Indictment 'Troubling'
- Trump Lawyer: DOJ Call for Speedy Trial 'Absurd,' Unconstitutional
- Rep. Meuser to Newsmax: Trump Indictment 'Unbelievable'
- Trump Judge Worked at Law Firm That Hired Hunter Biden
- Dershowitz to Newsmax: Trump Charges 'Don't Meet the Standard'
- Trump Fundraising Email Says He Faces 561 Years in Prison
- Ted Cruz Claims Trump Judge 'Relentlessly Hostile'
- Kari Lake to Newsmax: Americans 'See Through' IndictmentRep. Mike Collins to Newsmax: Indictments Embolden Trump Support
- Habba to Newsmax: Trump's Latest Indictment Not Lost Cause
- Are Prosecutors Aiming for Quick Trial by Not Naming Alleged Conspirators? (wire article)
- Trump Hits Back at Pence: 'No Crowds, Enthusiasm, or Loyalty'
- Taibbi to Newsmax: 'Extraordinary Political Moment' Favors Trump in '24
- Ben Carson to Newsmax: US Becoming 'Totalitarian'
- Rep. Rosendale to Newsmax: Call Rising Nationally for Equal Justice
Neewsmax did publish a few more articles telling the other side, but they were again far outnumbered by its defenses of Trump:
- Inside Who Might Be Smith's 6 Unnamed 'Co-conspirators'
- DOJ: Attorney of Trump Aide Faces Possible Conflict
- Secret Service Issues Warning Before Trump D.C. Arrival
- Hakes to Newsmax: Trump 'Had to Decide Who to Rely On'
- Pence: 'Crackpot Lawyers' Told Trump What He Wanted to Hear
- Pelosi: Trump Indictment 'Heartbreaking' for Country
Newsmax also published an Aug. 2 article it took from All Israel News highlighting a statement by Trump's campaign complaining that the indictment "is reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s, the former Soviet Union, and other authoritarian, dictatorial regimes" -- though the article also featured the Anti-Defamation League criticizing the comparison.
That's at least 32 pro-Trump articles published by Newsmax in the first two days after the third indictment.
