We’ve shown how Newsmax flooded the zone with pro-Trump comments and talking heads in the first two days after Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts in his New York trial. With the weekend of June 1-2, things slowed down:
- DeSantis: Trump Won’t Lose Voting Rights in Florida
- Rep. Anthony D’Esposito to Newsmax: Only Thing Biden Has Is ‘Sham Trial’
- Former Acting AG Whitaker to Newsmax: SDNY Important Puzzle Piece
- Trump Witness Says Judge Merchan ‘Totally Overreacted’ During Trial
- Lara Trump: Americans Have ‘Spoken With Their Wallets’ After Verdict
- Rep. Zinke to Newsmax: Trump Verdict Erodes the Constitution
- Pete King to Newsmax: Trump Case a ‘Terrible Abuse’
- Dershowitz to Newsmax: Trump Will Get 2-3 Years, Suspended, for ‘Message’
- Newt Gingrich: Trump Verdict Feeds the Left, Fuels the Right
- Rep. Van Duyne to Newsmax: Biden, Dems Used System Against Trump
- Napolitano to Newsmax: ‘Take It to the Bank’: No Jail for Trump
With the start of a new week on June 3, things started to pick up a little:
- Trump: ‘Supreme Court Must Decide’ N.Y. Case
- Rep. Donalds to Newsmax: Jailing Trump Would be ‘Abject Disaster’
- Danielle Alvarez to Newsmax: Trump Support Befuddles Dems
- Trump Spokesperson Leavitt to Newsmax: Confident in Appeal
- Will Scharf to Newsmax: Weaponization of Justice Led By Biden
Plus, there was this article: “Trump Campaign Raises $141M in May.”
On June 4 — the fifth day after the verdict — Newsmax served up one more blast of sycophantic toadying:
- Alan Dershowitz to Newsmax: DA Bragg ‘Started a War Which Will Not End’
- RNC’s Whatley to Newsmax: Plans Underway if Trump Is Jailed
- Karoline Leavitt to Newsmax: Quarter of May Trump Donors New to Campaign
- Van Drew to Newsmax: Garland’s DOJ Most ‘Corrupt’ I’ve Seen
- Rep. Cline to Newsmax: ‘No Brainer’ to Hold Garland in Contempt
Trump also made an June 4 appearance on Newsmax, which resulted in these articles:
- Donald Trump to Newsmax: My Conviction ‘Bad Precedent’
- Donald Trump to Newsmax: Tim Scott ‘Incredible’ Surrogate
By our count, Newsmax published at least 44 pro-Trump articles in the five days after the verdict.