Nov 21 Georgia DA Fani Willis appears in court to argue that Trump co-defendant’s bond should be revoked By Kate Brumback, Associated Press In her first time appearing in court in the case since the indictment was filed in August, Willis on Tuesday presented the prosecution's case against Harrison Floyd, who was a leader in the organization Black Voices for Trump. Continue reading
Nov 21 Judge to weigh revoking bond of Trump co-defendant in Georgia election case By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Four defendants have pleaded guilty after reaching a deal with prosecutors that includes a promise to testify in any trials in the case. Continue reading
Nov 20 Trump lawyers urge court to revoke gag order in 2020 election case By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Trump attorney John Sauer told a three-judge panel on Monday that the order was unprecedented and sets a terrible precedent on core political speech. Continue reading
Nov 19 Texas Gov. Abbott endorses Trump at campaign stop on southern border By Jill Colvin, Paul J. Weber, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Donald Trump returned to the U.S.-Mexico border for a visit Sunday and was endorsed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas as the former president campaigns on a hard-line immigration agenda that would be far more expansive than the policies… Continue reading
Nov 17 Colorado judge keeps Trump on ballot, rejecting challenge under Constitution’s insurrection clause By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The ruling Friday rejected the attempt to bar the former president under a part of the Constitution's 14th Amendment that prohibits someone from holding office who had "engaged in insurrection or rebellion."… Continue reading
Nov 17 Judge rejects Trump’s request for a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press In a ruling Friday, Judge Arthur Engoron rejected claims from the former president's lawyers that the proceedings are infected with political bias. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 7:10 Jonathan Karl explores Trump’s grasp on GOP in new book, ‘Tired of Winning’ By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Murrey Jacobson, Karina Cuevas, Alexa Gold With a year before Election Day, polls show former President Trump continues to lead the Republican field and could likely be the party’s nominee to challenge President Joe Biden. Jonathan Karl is ABC's chief Washington correspondent and the author of,… Continue watching
Nov 17 Speaker Mike Johnson says he’ll make 44,000 hours of Jan. 6 footage available to the general public By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The videos show some of the fighting up close and give a bird's eye view of the Capitol complex as hundreds of Trump's supporters stormed the building, violently attacking police officers and breaking in through windows and doors. Continue reading
Nov 16 New York judge lifts gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in fraud trial By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The trial judge had imposed the gag order last month and later fined Trump $15,000 for violations after the former president made a disparaging social media post about a court clerk. Continue reading
Nov 15 Hunter Biden wants Trump documents subpoenaed to investigate any political pressure on criminal case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Hunter Biden has asked a judge to approve subpoenas for documents from Donald Trump and former Justice Department officials related to whether political pressure wrongly influenced the criminal case against him. Continue reading