Trump News for Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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U.S. rejoins UNESCO: "It's a historic moment!"
CBS News
Trump pulled the U.S. out of the U.N. agency. Here's why the Biden administration believes America "can't afford to be absent any longer."
Jul 11, 2023, 11:14 PM
US says it no longer deems Trump immune from lawsuit
RTE.ie
Donald Trump has suffered a legal defeat as the US government reversed its earlier position that the former president could be immune from E Jean Carroll's $10 million defamation lawsuit against him.
Jul 11, 2023, 11:00 PM
Justice Department takes unusual step to try to protect Trump from testifying in lawsuit over FBI firing
Cable News Network
The Justice Department has taken an unusual step in court to try to protect former President Donald Trump from testifying under oath in a lawsuit from former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.
Jul 11, 2023, 10:55 PM
Trump not entitled to immunity in Carroll defamation lawsuit, DoJ says
The Guardian
In reversal DoJ says presidency doesn’t shield Trump from writer’s lawsuit, paving way for possible trial in January
Jul 11, 2023, 10:45 PM
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Trump can be held liable in writer’s defamation lawsuit after Justice Department reverses course
The Globe and Mail
U.S. Justice Department says Trump not protected from liability in defamation lawsuit because he was president
Jul 11, 2023, 10:30 PM
Justice Department reverses position, won't support shielding Trump in original E. Jean Carroll lawsuit
CBS News
The lawsuit has remained active and has yet to go to trial.
Jul 11, 2023, 10:27 PM
US says it no longer deems Donald Trump immune from E. Jean Carroll lawsuit
Devdiscourse
They also said Trump sprung his counterclaim too late, to further delay "this otherwise trial-ready, much-delayed case." Trump, who is again seeking the presidency, sued Carroll on June 27, objecting to a CNN interview following the verdict where she said "oh yes he did, oh yes he did" when asked about the jury finding that he did not commit rape.
Jul 11, 2023, 10:21 PM
‘5 laps ahead': Trump thumbs his nose at Iowa traditions
POLITICO
The former president is jabbing at Iowa’s popular governor and skipping events in the state.
Jul 11, 2023, 10:18 PM
Trump “Muslim Ban” Returns for 2024 Presidential Election
The Intercept
Trump’s “Muslim ban” is back in his campaign speeches — even as the Republican Party courts Muslim voters.
Jul 11, 2023, 9:14 PM
E. Jean Carroll: DOJ no longer believes Trump should have immunity from defamation lawsuit
Cable News Network
The Justice Department has reversed course and said it no longer believes that Donald Trump should be entitled to immunity for his response to E. Jean Carroll’s accusation of sexual assault, allowing the civil lawsuit to move forward to trial in January.
Jul 11, 2023, 9:08 PM
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E. Jean Carroll asks judge to throw out Donald Trump's defamation counterclaim
Reuters
The writer E. Jean Carroll, who convinced a jury that Donald Trump owed her $5 million for sexually abusing and defaming her, asked a judge to dismiss the former U.S. president's countersuit that she defamed him by repeating her claim that he raped her.
Jul 11, 2023, 7:43 PM
Donald Trump loses immunity in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit, Justice Department says ‘comments weren't job-related’
Livemint
Donald Trump had previously claimed immunity as president, but the department's change in position removes a legal obstacle for Carroll. Trial is scheduled to begin at the start of the presidential primary season. Trump's spokesperson criticised move ‘as politically weaponiing the justice system.’
Jul 11, 2023, 6:30 PM
Georgia grand jury selected in Trump case over attempt to overturn 2020 defeat
The Guardian
Grand jury will decide later this summer whether the former president and his associates will face criminal charges
Jul 11, 2023, 5:33 PM
MAGA voters on 2024: 'Trump has faults. We all do'
Washington Examiner
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA — Former President Donald Trump lost the 2016 popular vote to the most unpopular politician of a generation and lost the 2020 presidential election to an elderly man who barely left his house.
Jul 11, 2023, 5:30 PM
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Trump lawyers demand delay of Mar-a-Lago documents trial until after 2024 election
New York Daily News
Trump, who holds a dominant lead in the Republican primary race, claims holding a trial in the normal time frame of a few months after his arraignment would prevent him from getting a fair trial and could interfere with his ability to run a successful presidential campaign.
Jul 11, 2023, 3:37 PM
How Trump will fight the classified documents charges he's facing
Cable News Network
Former President Donald Trump and his co-defendant Walt Nauta on Monday night laid out some of the legal attacks they’ll potentially launch against charges related to the alleged mishandling of classified information brought against them by special counsel Jack Smith.
Jul 11, 2023, 2:59 PM
From Mike Pence to 'fake' electors, here's who has testified to the January 6 grand jury or met with prosecutors
Cable News Network
For months, federal prosecutors have brought witnesses in front of a grand jury in Washington, DC, to investigate efforts by former President Donald Trump and his close allies to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Jul 11, 2023, 2:58 PM
Jake Tapper defends CNN over Donald Trump town hall
New York Post
CNN's senior political anchor Jake Tapper defended his network's decision to stage a town hall with Donald Trump earlier this year.
Jul 11, 2023, 2:31 PM
Grand jury to be chosen ahead of potential Georgia Trump indictment
CBS News
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has indicated in letters to county officials that potential indictments in the case could come between July 31 and Aug. 18.
Jul 11, 2023, 2:24 PM
Trump Lawyers Seek Indefinite Postponement of Documents Trial
The New York Times
The former president’s legal team argued in a court filing that no trial date should be set until all “substantive motions” in the case were resolved, setting up an early key decision by Judge Aileen M. Cannon.
Jul 11, 2023, 2:23 PM
Trump documents trial judge sets first hearing; Georgia grand jury set to weigh 2020 election charges - live
The Guardian
Aileen Cannon sets 18 July for hearing as ex-US president asks for trial delay; grand jury to decide if Trump has case to answer on election interference
Jul 11, 2023, 2:12 PM
Trump lawyers seek to delay classified documents trial until after 2024 election
UPI News
Former President Donald Trump's lawyers argued in a new court filing that the criminal trial over Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents should be delayed until after next year's presidential election.
Jul 11, 2023, 2:07 PM
Donald Trump’s Attorneys Urge Postponement Of Federal Trial Start Date Until After 2024 Election
Deadline
Former President Donald Trump's attorneys want to delay the start of a federal criminal trial until after the 2024 election and are asking a judge to postpone setting any date for the start of the proceedings.
Jul 11, 2023, 1:51 PM
Christie: Trump goes to bed every night ‘thinking about the sound of the jail cell door closing’
The Hill
GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie said Tuesday that former President Trump goes to bed every night thinking about the threat of going to jail over his 37-count federal indictment in the classified documents case. Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, said based on the indictment, he believes Trump would be convicted and ultimately face…
Jul 11, 2023, 1:25 PM