Trump News for Thursday, February 16, 2023
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Exclusive: Trump lawyer hires own attorney in classified documents probe
Reuters
A lawyer for former President Donald Trump retained an attorney to represent himself as prosecutors step up their inquiry into the handling of sensitive documents at Trump's Florida residence, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
Feb 16, 2023, 11:42 PM
Proud Boys member drafts subpoena to call Trump as a witness in Jan. 6 trial
CBS News
Other Jan. 6 defendants have made similar attempts to call Trump as a witness, to no avail, after judges and prosecutors alike opposed the moves.
Feb 16, 2023, 11:20 PM
Tucker Carlson told his producer Trump is 'the undisputed world champion' of destroying things and could ruin Fox News if it didn't back his election lies
Yahoo News
"At this point we're getting hurt no matter what," Carlson texted his producer two days after Fox became the first network to call Arizona for Biden, per a new court filing.
Feb 16, 2023, 11:15 PM
Fox Stars Privately Expressed Disbelief About Trump’s Election Fraud Claims
The New York Times
The comments, by Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and others, were released as part of a defamation suit against Fox News by Dominion Voter Systems.
Feb 16, 2023, 10:52 PM
Trump's Grand Jury Celebration May Be Short-Lived
Newsweek
A majority of the grand jury members believe that "one or more" witnesses who testified on Trump's behalf may have potentially committed perjury.
Feb 16, 2023, 10:36 PM
Nikki Haley's first days in GOP 2024 race preview the Trump two-step awaiting other contenders
Cable News Network
Nikki Haley's entrance into the 2024 Republican presidential race is offering the first demonstration of the difficult task awaiting other potential GOP candidates, as she seeks to stand out in what could become a crowded field -- without directly attacking former President Donald Trump or alienating his supporters.
Feb 16, 2023, 9:59 PM
Welsh Open: Amateur Daniel Wells shocks world number five Judd Trump
BBC News
Amateur Daniel Wells produces a shock at the Welsh Open by upsetting world number five Judd Trump before he is beaten by Shaun Murphy in the last 16.
Feb 16, 2023, 9:30 PM
Supreme Court cancels oral arguments in Trump-era immigration policy case
POLITICO
The nixed plans come after DOJ argued that Title 42 would be moot after public health emergency lifts in May.
Feb 16, 2023, 9:21 PM
U.S. Supreme Court cancels arguments in Republican bid to keep border expulsions
Devdiscourse
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday canceled scheduled arguments in a case in which Republicans sought to keep in place a policy introduced under former President Donald Trump that has let American officials quickly expel hundreds of thousands of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Feb 16, 2023, 9:15 PM
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Ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows subpoenaed by special counsel in Jan. 6 probe
New York Daily News
Special counsel Jack Smith is demanding that Meadows testify to what he knows about former President Donald Trump’s scheme to overturn his loss in the 2020 election
Feb 16, 2023, 9:09 PM
Fox claims Dominion cannot prove $1.6 billion damages in defamation case
Devdiscourse
Fox alleged in its filing that Dominion's damages claim has "no connection" to its value "or any supposed injury it suffered" after the network aired debunked claims that Dominion voting machines were used to rig the election against Republican Donald Trump and in favor of his Democratic rival Joe Biden. A Dominion representative declined to comment.
Feb 16, 2023, 9:07 PM
Fox hosts didn’t believe 2020 election fraud claims
The Associated Press
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hosts at Fox News had serious concerns about allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election being made by guests who were allies of former President Donald Trump, according to court filings in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against the network.
Feb 16, 2023, 8:43 PM
Findings in Georgia Trump report could be enough to bring criminal charges
The Guardian
The partial release of the grand jury report signals the investigation already contains legitimate evidence of perjury
Feb 16, 2023, 8:22 PM
A new Supreme Court decision leaves a Trump judge in charge of the Mexican border
Vox.com
Arizona v. Mayorkas shows how the Court’s Republican majority can manipulate its own procedures for partisan ends.
Feb 16, 2023, 8:10 PM
Witnesses in Trump election meddling probe may have lied under oath
The Australian Financial Review
A grand jury’s report into the election has been released as local US authorities consider whether to bring charges against the former president.
Feb 16, 2023, 8:09 PM
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Ahead of scheduled arguments, U.S. Supreme Court nixes border policy case
Reuters
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday removed from its argument calendar a Republican bid to keep in place a COVID-19 pandemic-related policy introduced under former President Donald Trump that has allowed American officials to quickly expel hundreds of thousands of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Feb 16, 2023, 8:02 PM
New poll shows GOP's divide between Trump and DeSantis
NBC News
A new national Quinnipiac University poll shows some striking fault lines emerging in the still-early 2024 Republican presidential race.
Feb 16, 2023, 7:59 PM
Grand Jury Report Is 'Bad Omen' for Trump: Ex-Prosecutor
Newsweek
"No widespread fraud took place in the Georgia 2020 presidential election that could result in overturning that election," said the special grand jury's report.
Feb 16, 2023, 7:31 PM
Supreme Court cancels Trump immigration policy Title 42 challenge
CNBC
The Supreme Court had been set to hear a case from Republican lawyers seeking to keep Title 42, the Trump-era policy that allows quick deportations of migrants.
Feb 16, 2023, 7:30 PM
Supreme Court removes oral arguments over Title 42 immigration policy from its calendar
Cable News Network
The Supreme Court said on Thursday that it has removed a case concerning a controversial Trump-era immigration policy known as Title 42 from its calendar.
Feb 16, 2023, 6:56 PM
NEWSMAKER-Fani Willis, the 'pit bull' prosecutor eyeing Trump, now has new targets
Devdiscourse
Read more about NEWSMAKER-Fani Willis, the 'pit bull' prosecutor eyeing Trump, now has new targets on Devdiscourse
Feb 16, 2023, 6:48 PM
Georgia grand jury finds no evidence of election fraud
UPI News
A grand jury in Georgia said Thursday, there was no evidence of widespread fraud in that state during the 2020 election, dismissing claims made by former President Donald Trump.
Feb 16, 2023, 6:34 PM
Witnesses in Trump election meddling probe may have lied under oath -grand jury
Devdiscourse
The grand jury's finding shows "there's something that in fact went on and people are covering it up or attempting to cover it up." Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis opened an investigation shortly after Trump's January 2021 phone call to a state official asking him to "find" more votes to overturn Democratic President Joe Biden's election victory.
Feb 16, 2023, 6:32 PM
Georgia grand jury recommends perjury indictments in 2020 election probe, report shows
Yahoo News
A special Georgia grand jury that was investigating the efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election recommended that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis seek indictments for potential perjury by some of the witnesses called to testify, according to a jury report released Thursday.
Feb 16, 2023, 6:31 PM