In a courtroom in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to charges related to his alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election and incitement of the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Trump, who is the frontrunner in the Republican primary …
Read More »Congress, GOP Presidential Candidates React To Trump Indictment
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Members of Congress and Republicans competing against Donald Trump in the presidential primary quickly reacted Tuesday to the latest indictment against the former president, falling largely along party lines. This one, by a federal grand jury, stems from Trump’s alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 election …
Read More »How The Fake Electors In Seven States Are Central To The Trump Jan. 6 Indictment
Jacob Fischler, Washington State Standard The federal indictment accusing Donald Trump of trying to stay in power after losing the 2020 presidential election includes detailed accusations of Trump and his alleged co-conspirators’ pressure on individual state officials. The central plot to overturn the election, as described in the indictment a federal grand …
Read More »Trump Indicted for Trying to Overturn 2020 Election
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday was indicted by a federal grand jury in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump—now the leading candidate for the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination—faces four charges: conspiracy …
Read More »Fani Willis to Announce Charging Decisions in Trump Election Interference Investigation by Sept. 1
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has reaffirmed her commitment to announce charging decisions by September 1st in her investigation into attempts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. Willis stated that the work has been completed after two and a …
Read More »New Federal Charges Allege Trump, Aide Tried to Delete Mar-a-Lago Security Video
Donald Trump on Thursday was hit with additional federal charges in connection with his alleged mishandling of classified documents, while a third person—a worker at the former president and 2024 Republican candidate’s Mar-a-Lago resort—was newly indicted in the case. Already facing 37 federal charges for his alleged unlawful possession and …
Read More »Candidates Return To Iowa Caucus Trail As New Poll Shows Opening For Trump Challengers
Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch Former President Donald Trump has kept a hold on his frontrunner position as candidates head back to the Iowa campaign trail, but new polling shows there could be room for others to gain footing in the field. A Fox Business poll of Iowa Republicans published …
Read More »Trump Says He Has Been Told He Is A Target Of Special Counsel’s Jan. 6 Investigation
Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch Donald Trump has received a target letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith, he said Tuesday, indicating another indictment of the former president is likely over his role in encouraging the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump posted to his social media site, …
Read More »Georgia Supreme Court Rejects ‘Desperate and Frivolous’ Attempt by Trump to Kill 2020 Probe
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday unanimously rejected a bid by former President Donald Trump—who is seeking the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination—to effectively end Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ probe into his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. The former president’s legal team last week filed petitions with …
Read More »Trump Legal Team Revives Push To Disqualify Fulton D.A. Weeks Ahead Of Expected Indictments
Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys have filed a petition asking the Georgia Supreme Court to block the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office from pursuing cases against Trump and his allies for alleged criminal interference in the 2020 presidential election. The frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential …
Read More »Grand Jury Selected To Hear Evidence In Georgia Trump Case
Donna Lowry, GPB News The Fulton County grand jury determining if former President Donald Trump should face criminal charges in Georgia is now seated. Ninety-six people arrived at Fulton County Superior Court for grand jury duty early Tuesday morning, unaware that some would hear evidence on whether to indict Trump …
Read More »Trump Seeks Delay In Classified Documents Case Until After 2024 Election
Former President Donald Trump and his personal aide, Walt Nauta, are requesting a lengthy delay before their trial for allegedly hoarding military secrets at Mar-a-Lago. They argue that proceeding with the trial while Trump remains a candidate for president would make it difficult to seat an impartial jury. The defense …
Read More »National Spotlight Looms For Fulton Probe As Trump Campaigns For White House Return
Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Fulton County could dominate national headlines this summer if District Attorney Fani Willis files criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and his inner circle over alleged 2020 election interference. Law enforcement agencies have been informed by Willis that additional security around the downtown Atlanta courthouse …
Read More »Jan. 6 Defendant Arrested With 2 Guns, Machete Near Obama’s D.C. Home
According to federal authorities, a Trump supporter, Taylor Taranto, who participated in storming the Capitol on January 6, 2021, was arrested near former President Barack Obama’s home. When he was arrested, he had two guns and 400 rounds of ammunition in his van, which he appeared to be living in. …
Read More »‘Even More Damning Than It Reads’: Listen to Audio of Trump Bragging About Secret Docs
Multiple news outlets obtained and published audio late Monday of Donald Trump discussing a document that he took from the White House after losing the 2020 election and—according to the former president’s own words—didn’t declassify. Federal prosecutors cited the two-minute recording in their recently unsealed indictment that charges Trump with …
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