Jul 18 U.S. Rep. Jody Hice subpoenaed in Georgia election investigation By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Hice has been subpoenaed to testify before a special grand jury that is investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 general election in Georgia. Continue reading
Jul 18 Jury selection begins in contempt of Congress trial for ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon By Gary Fields, Associated Press Jury selection is scheduled to begin in the trial of former Trump presidential adviser Steve Bannon. Bannon faces criminal contempt of Congress charges after refusing for months to cooperate with the House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection. Continue reading
Jul 15 Georgia DA considers seeking Donald Trump testimony in 2020 election probe By Eric Tucker, Kate Brumback, Associated Press The Georgia prosecutor investigating potential criminal interference in the 2020 presidential election says she's considering requesting that former President Donald Trump testify under oath to a grand jury. Continue reading
Jul 15 NY lawsuit against Trump, 2 children delayed due to Ivana’s death By Jennifer Peltz, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The ex-president, son Donald Jr. and daughter Ivanka had been scheduled for depositions — a term for out-of-court questioning under oath — starting as soon as Friday. But New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office said it had agreed to… Continue reading
Jul 14 Ivana Trump, first wife of former President Donald Trump, has died By Jill Colvin, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The Trumps were a publicity power couple in New York in the 1980s and 1990s before their equally public, and messy, divorce after Donald Trump met his next wife, Marla Maples. Continue reading
Jul 14 Federal judge again denies Steve Bannon bid to delay his trial next week By Eric Tucker, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said in court Thursday that he was confident a fair and impartial jury could be seated despite extensive media coverage of the onetime adviser to Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 13 Wait lists at U.S. border frustrate, confuse asylum seekers By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Opaque waiting lists for asylum-seekers to enter the United States at the Mexico border have carried over from the Trump administration, frustrating many migrants to the point that they cross illegally. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Former Twitter employee says he tried to sound alarm on Donald Trump’s tweets leading up to Jan. 6 By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press A Twitter employee testified that he spent a sleepless night on Jan. 5, 2021, worrying that people might die the next day during a rally that Trump regularly promoted with angry rhetoric on his social media accounts. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 12:55 What we learned on Day 7 of the Jan. 6 hearings The Jan. 6 committee held its seventh public hearing Tuesday afternoon with a focus on connections between extremist groups and the Trump White House. The hearing ended with a dramatic revelation that former President Trump recently called a witness the… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 8:42 Jan. 6 committee focuses on connections between the violent mob and Trump Much of the evidence presented Tuesday during the Jan. 6 hearing was about what former President Trump did and didn't do surrounding the violent Capitol insurrection. Mary McCord, director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, and Jamil Jaffer,… Continue watching