Aug 30 As Trump and Republicans target Georgia DA Fani Willis for retribution, the state’s governor opts out By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Republicans in Washington and Georgia are looking for ways to punish Willis for indicting Trump. But Georgia Gov. Kemp and some other Republicans in the state are opting out of the push, even as Trump eggs it on. Continue reading
Aug 29 Conservatives aim to restructure U.S. government and replace it with Trump’s vision By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The goal is to avoid the pitfalls of Trump’s first years in office, when the Republican president’s team was ill-prepared, his Cabinet nominees had trouble winning Senate confirmation and policies were met with resistance. Continue reading
Aug 28 Trump and 18 others charged in the Georgia 2020 election case are scheduled to be arraigned on Sept. 6 By Associated Press Fulton County court records on Monday show all 19 defendants have been scheduled for arraignment on Sept. 6, when they may enter pleas. Continue reading
Aug 28 Americans offer unflattering assessments of both Biden and Trump in latest AP-NORC poll By Will Weissert, Emily Swanson, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Americans asked to describe the Democrat in the White House and the Republican best positioned to face him in next year’s election say President Joe Biden is “old” and “confused” and say former President Donald Trump is “corrupt” and “dishonest.”… Continue reading
Aug 28 Judge sets March 4 trial date for Trump’s federal election subversion case By Eric Tucker, Lindsay Whitehurst, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The Republican ex-president was charged earlier this month in a four-count indictment with scheming to undo the result of the election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. Continue reading
Aug 25 Who is indicted alongside Trump in Georgia election case? By Hannah Grabenstein, Justin Stabley Fulton County District Attorney has asked for Georgia's 2020 election interference trial to start in October. Here's what we know about the defendants. Continue reading
Aug 25 Donald Trump and 18 others indicted in Georgia election case meet the deadline to surrender at jail By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump and the 18 people indicted along with him in Georgia on charges that they participated in a wide-ranging illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election have all turned themselves in to a jail… Continue reading
Aug 25 What you need to know about Sidney Powell’s 2020 election charges By Hannah Grabenstein Former President Donald Trump's onetime lawyer Sidney Powell faced seven counts in Fulton County, Georgia, and is believed to be one of six unidentified co-conspirators in special counsel Jack Smith's federal indictment. Both are focused on Trump's alleged efforts to… Continue reading
Aug 24 Photo: Mug shot of Donald Trump released after arrest in Georgia By Associated Press Trump’s surrender to law enforcement authorities has become by now a familiar election-season routine in a way that belies the unprecedented spectacle of a former president being booked, in four different cities, on felony criminal charges. Continue reading
Aug 24 Trump arrives at Atlanta jail to surrender on charges he attempted to overturn his 2020 election loss By Eric Tucker, Kate Brumback, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a former American president. Continue reading