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Trump Wants DC Trial Held Well After Election

Filing seeks to schedule case for April 2026

(Newser) - US District Judge Tonya Chutkan asked the government and the defendant to propose dates for the election interference trial on charges being prosecuted by special counsel Jack Smith. The Justice Department proposed Jan. 2, 2024 , which would be in keeping with "the public's strong interest in a speedy...

Trump Supporters Share Info on Georgia Grand Jurors

Purported addresses, photos appeared on 'fringe' website

(Newser) - On what NBC News describes as a "fringe website that often features violent rhetoric," Donald Trump supporters are sharing what they say are the addresses, photos, and social media profiles of Georgia grand jury members. The names of the jurors were made public in the 98-page indictment of...

Giuliani Lawyer: There Are 'a Lot of Bills That He's Not Paying'

Former NYC mayor's legal fees are mounting to the point that he reportedly begged Trump for help

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani was one of 19 names , including former President Trump , included in Monday's Georgia indictments, but the former New York mayor's troubles go beyond the law. Giuliani is reportedly facing mounting legal costs for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and it has gotten so...

Proposed Trump Trial Date Is Day Before Super Tuesday

But March 4 date for Georgia trial might be unrealistic, experts say

(Newser) - Donald Trump's calendar is filling up very fast. His trial for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election could collide with his 2024 election campaign in the early months of next year: In Georgia, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Wednesday proposed that his trial begin on March...

Judge in Georgia Trump Case Became a Judge 6 Months Ago

Scott McAfee, 34, praised as diligent, knowledgeable

(Newser) - The Georgia judge assigned to one of the highest-profile cases in the state's history has only been a judge for around six months. But people who have worked with Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee say he has many qualities that could make him the right person to...

Trump Will Be Booked Differently This Time

He and co-defendants will be processed at Fulton County Jail

(Newser) - In his previous three indictments, former President Trump was booked—meaning processed and fingerprinted—at a courthouse. His fourth won't follow that same pattern. Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat's office on Tuesday said that "based on guidance received from the district attorney's office and presiding judge,...

Mar-a-Lago's Property Manager Enters Plea

Carlos De Oliveira denies 4 charges in classified documents case

(Newser) - Mar-a-Lago's property manager pleaded not guilty Tuesday to four charges in former President Trump's classified documents case. Carlos De Oliveira, 56, is accused of conspiring with Trump to keep boxes of documents from being returned to the federal government, including through the attempted deletion of security footage . The...

The Story of the Trump Indictment, in Numbers

91, for instance, is the total number of felonies he has now been charged with

(Newser) - The new indictment of Donald Trump out of Georgia is more sweeping than the previous cases against him. Here's a by-the-numbers view:
  • 1: The number of trials expected in Georgia, despite multiple defendants. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says she plans to try everyone at once, preferably in
...

Clinton on TV as Trump News Broke: 'I Can't Believe This'

She talks to Rachel Maddow in real time, says she feels no satisfaction

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton booked an appearance on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC show Monday night to talk about her new Atlantic essay on the politicization of social issues. But just before the interview began, news broke that a grand jury in Georgia had returned indictments in its investigation of Donald Trump and...

19 Names, One Serious Charge in Common

Violation of Georgia's RICO Act carries a possible 20-year prison term

(Newser) - Former President Trump is, of course, the biggest name in the Georgia indictment , but the list of 18 others includes some that will ring familiar, particularly Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and John Eastman. One thing all 19 have in common: All face a single count of "violation of the...

One Big Wrinkle in Georgia Case: It Might Be Televised

This case against Trump is also far broader in scope than his previous indictments

(Newser) - Monday night's Georgia indictment may be the fourth of former President Trump, but it is different from the others in key ways. For starters, Trump would not be able to attempt to pardon himself should he be re-elected because it's a state case. Also:
  • Televised: Unlike a federal
...

Trump Responds to New Indictment
Trump Responds
to New Indictment
Aug 15, 2023 6:22 AM CDT

Trump Responds to New Indictment

Former president calls it election interference

(Newser) - The sweeping indictment that came out of Georgia late Monday accuses former President Trump of election interference. But in a Truth Social post, Trump accuses his accusers of the same thing. "Why didn't they Indict 2.5 years ago?" he asked. "Because they wanted to do it...

Georgia Grand Jury Returns Indictments, but Details Scant
Georgia Grand Jury Has
Indicted Donald Trump
UPDATED
Aug 14, 2023 10:54 PM CDT

Georgia Grand Jury Has Indicted Donald Trump

It's the 4th criminal case against him

(Newser) - The grand jury investigating Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 loss in Georgia has indicted the former president, in what is the fourth criminal case Trump now faces. Trump was indicted on 13 charges in all, including violating Georgia's RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization) law, solicitation...

Liberals, Your 'Hero Worship' of Judges, Others May Backfire

At Politico, Michael Schaffer argues progressives are hurting their own cause in regard to Trump

(Newser) - Welcome to the state of politics in 2023: You can now buy T-shirts and coffee mugs celebrating the judge in Donald Trump's federal election-interference case. And as Michael Schaffer points out in an opinion piece at Politico Magazine , Judge Tanya Chutkan is far from the only Trump-related public figure...

Court Website Publishes, Takes Down List of Trump Charges

List quickly removed from Georgia website included racketeering counts

(Newser) - A list of criminal charges in Georgia against former President Donald Trump briefly appeared Monday on a Fulton County website, but prosecutors said Trump had not been indicted in a long-running investigation of the 2020 presidential election. A Fulton County grand jury began hearing from witnesses Monday. Shortly after 12pm,...

Trump Tells Witness He Shouldn't Testify

He also slams the judge in his federal election interference case days after her warning

(Newser) - Donald Trump does not appear to be too worried about a federal judge's warning to rein in his public comments. In fact, the former president went after that same judge, Tanya Chutkan, in a new Truth Social post , reports Politico . Trump called her "very biased & unfair" (in...

For Trump, the Georgia Case Holds a Big Threat
A Georgia Worry for Trump:
Pardon-Proof Charges
the rundown
Aug 14, 2023 10:25 AM CDT

A Georgia Worry for Trump: Pardon-Proof Charges

Former president is expected to be indicted on state charges soon

(Newser) - It looks like the fourth indictment of Donald Trump could come as soon as Tuesday , this time out of Georgia. There, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been investigating the former president's efforts to overturn his narrow 2020 election loss in the state. A grand jury is on...

Georgia's Case Against Trump to Reach Grand Jury This Week

Witnesses report they're to testify Tuesday

(Newser) - Witnesses including a former lieutenant governor say they expect to testify on Tuesday, an indication that a Georgia grand jury will begin hearing the election interference case against former President Donald Trump this week. Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan and independent journalist George Chidi confirmed their appearances have been scheduled,...

Judge: Trump Has Limits on Free Speech as a Defendant

But Tanya Chutkan also rejects the government's request for a blanket restrictive order

(Newser) - In a Friday hearing to determine just how much Donald Trump can talk publicly about his legal troubles, neither side got everything it wanted. But the judge in Trump's election interference case made clear that the former president will have to be abide by restrictions, even if he is...

Special Counsel Picks Date for Trump Election Trial

Schedule would air evidence before primary voting begins

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith's staff on Thursday proposed a timeline for the trial of Donald Trump on charges that he tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, one that would have the court proceeding begin on Jan. 2. That would put the election interference trial ahead...

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