Aug 13 Trump brings Florida lawmakers to Iowa State Fair in shot at rival DeSantis By Thomas Beaumont, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press On Saturday at the Iowa State Fair, Donald Trump tried to set himself apart from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Trump's main rival with more than five months until Iowa's leadoff caucuses and who was on the fairgrounds at the same time. Continue reading
Aug 11 Judge warns Trump against 'inflammatory statements,' agrees to limited protective order in 2020 election case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press “Your client’s defense is supposed to happen in this courtroom, not on the internet,” U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan told Trump's lawyers. Continue reading
Aug 11 Judge hears arguments over protective order in Trump's 2020 election case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press At the start of Friday's hearing, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said she is prepared to rule immediately on some of the defense’s proposed revisions and plans to issue a protective order “as quickly as possible” after the hearing. Continue reading
Aug 10 Prosecutors seek Jan. 2 trial date for Trump in 2020 election conspiracy trial By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Trump faces charges including conspiracy to defraud the U.S. The Republican ex-president has pleaded not guilty. The GOP presidential primary front-runner portrays the case against him as politically motivated. Continue reading
Aug 10 All 16 Michigan Republicans accused of being fake electors for Trump plead not guilty By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Last month, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced criminal charges, including forgery and conspiracy to commit election forgery, against the 16 Republicans who participated in the fake elector scheme. Continue reading
Aug 10 Trump valet Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case By Curt Anderson, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira was again unable to enter a plea in the case on Thursday because he hasn't secured a Florida-based attorney. Continue reading
Aug 10 Mar-a-Lago property manager and Trump's aide to return to court in the classified documents case By Curt Anderson, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Property manager Carlos De Oliveira is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Fort Pierce on charges including conspiracy to obstruct justice in the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith, while Walt Nauta, a Trump aide, is expected to enter… Continue reading
Aug 09 Where the criminal cases against Trump stand By Lisa Desjardins, Joshua Barajas A guide to each federal and state case facing Donald Trump, who’s also the current Republican front-runner in the 2024 presidential race. Continue reading
Aug 09 Trump wants his election conspiracy trial moved away from Washington. That won't be easy By Alanna Durkin, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Trump and his attorney say they're eyeing West Virginia, which Trump easily won in 2020. But there's a notoriously high bar for proving the jury pool is so biased or tainted by pretrial publicity that the trial must be moved. Continue reading
Aug 09 Special counsel obtained search warrant for Twitter to turn over info on Trump's account, documents say By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The details were included in a decision from the federal appeals court in Washington rejecting Twitter's claim that it should not have been held in contempt or sanctioned. Continue reading