Trump News for Monday, June 19, 2023
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FBI slowed investigation into Trump's role in January 6 for fear of appearing political, Washington Post reports
Cable News Network
The FBI, mindful of not wanting to appear partisan, had for months held off on launching a formal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s role in efforts to subvert the 2020 election, The Washington Post reported Monday, though the episode doesn’t appear to have significantly hampered prosecutors’ ability to look at Trump for federal crimes in the past two years.
Jun 19, 2023, 11:52 PM
Brit Hume: Trump defense of taking documents ‘incoherent’
The Hill
Fox News analyst Brit Hume said Monday that former President Trump’s defense for keeping classified documents was borderline “incoherent.” “His answers on the matter of the law seem to verge on incoherent,” Hume said after a portion of Trump’s interview with Fox anchor Bret Baier aired on the network. “He seemed to be saying the…
Jun 19, 2023, 11:15 PM
'I was very busy.' Trump gives new reason he didn't hand over classified documents
Yahoo News
In an interview with Bret Baier, Donald Trump said he didn't give back classified documents because he first wanted to take out his personal possessions.
Jun 19, 2023, 11:03 PM
Lawyer faces disciplinary hearing over plot to keep Donald Trump in power
BreakingNews.ie
John Eastman faces 11 disciplinary charges stemming from his development of a dubious legal strategy aimed at helping Mr Trump overturn the election.
Jun 19, 2023, 11:00 PM
Trump, Fox’s Bret Baier spar over former president’s 2020 election claims
The Hill
Former President Trump and Fox News anchor Bret Baier argued over Trump’s false claims of a rigged election in 2020 during a contentious interview that aired Monday on the network. “First of all, I won in 2020 by a lot,” Trump said when Baier asked him how he plans to appeal to independent voters in…
Jun 19, 2023, 10:38 PM
Trump defends keeping classified docs in contentious exchange with Fox’s Baier
The Hill
Former President Donald Trump on Monday defended his retention of classified materials after leaving the White House, telling Fox News he did not have time to go through the boxes filled with the documents. “Why not just hand them over then?” Fox anchor Bret Baier asked in Trump’s first interview since being arraigned last week…
Jun 19, 2023, 10:26 PM
Former Trump lawyer Alan Dershowitz bashes indictments against ex-president
New York Post
Famed attorney Alan Dershowitz said the indictment of former President Donald Trump in New York is the "worst case" he has ever seen.
Jun 19, 2023, 10:19 PM
I wanted to 'get all my personal things out' of classified doc boxes 'and I was very busy'
New York Post
Former President Donald Trump suggested Monday that he just didn't have time to comply with a federal subpoena for his White House documents, claiming he needed to "go through the boxes and get all my personal things out ... and I was very busy."
Jun 19, 2023, 10:14 PM
Donald Trump Talks Ballot-Stuffing With Fox News’ Bret Baier, Who Then Says, “You Lost The 2020 Election”
Deadline
UPDATE: Donald Trump offered a fusillade of unfounded claims and falsehoods in his interview with Fox News' Bret Baier, who seems to have gone into the sit down with a strategy to challenge the former president on certain topics and move on at other moments.
Jun 19, 2023, 9:28 PM
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U.S. judge orders Donald Trump’s lawyers not to release evidence in documents probe
The Globe and Mail
Order from U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart also put strict conditions on the former president’s access to the materials
Jun 19, 2023, 9:10 PM
Politics latest: Johnson 'spewing Trump-like conspiracies', MPs at partygate debate told; Sunak under fire for not showing up; Rees-Mogg told 'that's a mic drop' after he interrupts
Sky News
MPs are debating the partygate report on Boris Johnson - watch live in the stream below. Rishi Sunak has not turned up for the debate, while the former PM's allies are expected to boycott a vote on whether to accept the findings of the report later this evening.
Jun 19, 2023, 8:29 PM
Sketch artist responds to critics who say he made Trump 'too young,' 'good looking'
Washington Examiner
A courtroom sketch artist is speaking out after critics attacked him for making former President Donald Trump look "too young" and "good looking" during his arraignment last week.
Jun 19, 2023, 8:13 PM
Democrat Stacey Plaskett says Trump ‘needs to be shot' in TV stumble over alleged mishandling of classified documents
New York Post
Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) stumbled over her words during a Sunday interview on MSNBC, saying former President Donald Trump “needs to be shot” over his alleged mishandling of classified documents before quickly correcting herself that he should be “stopped.”
Jun 19, 2023, 8:01 PM
Trump rips Quinnipiac, Fox News over poll
The Hill
Former President Trump tore into Quinnipiac and Fox News over a poll showing him trailing President Biden in a head-to-head matchup. “The Quinnipiac Poll FoxNews keeps showing on “TRUMP” vs. Biden is not just an old Poll, it is a BAD Poll,” Trump wrote Monday on Truth Social. “It under samples Republicans by 10 points,…
Jun 19, 2023, 7:23 PM
Donald Trump Restricted From Info in His Criminal Case
Newsweek
A federal judge passed an order Monday forbidding the former president from sharing information related to discovery materials on social media.
Jun 19, 2023, 7:21 PM
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Popular Seinfeld actor talks new show You Hurt My Feelings and Donald Trump
PerthNow
Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ performance in the brilliantly slow-burn comedy You Hurt My Feelings shows just how far she’s come since reaching icon status in Seinfeld.
Jun 19, 2023, 6:00 PM
Politics latest: Boris Johnson 'spewing Trump-like conspiracies', MPs debating partygate report told; Rees-Mogg told 'that's a mic drop' after he interrupts
Sky News
MPs are debating the partygate report on Boris Johnson - watch live in the stream below. Rishi Sunak has not turned up for the debate, while the former PM's allies are expected to boycott the vote.
Jun 19, 2023, 5:16 PM
Trump faces questions about whether he'll drag down the Republican Party after his indictments
The Pioneer
For now, no one comes close to Donald Trump in his command of the voters who'll decide the...
Jun 19, 2023, 4:56 PM
Is Johnson now so different from Trump?
New Statesman
The Conservatives have failed to learn from the Republicans’ mistakes.
Jun 19, 2023, 4:17 PM
Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he illegally kept classified documents
FOX 4 News
Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging he hoarded classified documents detailing sensitive military secrets and schemed to thwart government efforts to get them back.
Jun 19, 2023, 3:14 PM
Key takeaways from Trump's court appearance in Miami
FOX 4 News
The former president, accused of being careless with some of the country’s most sensitive secrets and obstructing authorities as they tried to recover critical documents, pleaded not guilty to 37 charges.
Jun 19, 2023, 3:14 PM
Federal case against Trump is ‘entirely of his own making’
Boston.com
Former AG Bill Barr, in an interview with CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” walked through the severity of the charges against Trump.
Jun 19, 2023, 3:05 PM
Texas Congressman Randy Weber talks why GOP continues to back Trump
FOX 4 News
On tonight's edition of Texas, The Issue Is: we speak with Congressman Randy Weber, who like most of Texas Republican delegation, is hanging tough with Donald Trump despite mounting criminal charges the former president faces.
Jun 19, 2023, 3:05 PM
Judge orders Trump not to disclose evidence in documents case
The Hill
A federal magistrate judge Monday agreed to a motion from the Justice Department to block former President Trump from disclosing information relating to the Mar-a-Lago case, after prosecutors said the investigation remains ongoing. The order sides with the Justice Department in allowing Trump to see evidence collected in the case — including classified documents — but…
Jun 19, 2023, 2:40 PM