Trump News for Thursday, July 13, 2023
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Hunter Biden's lawyer sends cease-and-desist letter to Trump over inciteful social media posts
New York Post
An attorney for embattled first son Hunter Biden sent a cease and desist letter to former President Donald Trump’s legal team claiming his posts on social media “could lead to [Hunter Biden’s] or his family’s injury,” according to a report.
Jul 13, 2023, 11:52 PM
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The long road to reining in short-term plans
News-Medical.net
It took more than two years, but the Biden administration has finally kept a promise made by then-candidate Joe Biden to roll back the Trump administration's expansion of short-term, limited-duration health plans.
Jul 13, 2023, 11:17 PM
Special counsel opposes Trump effort to delay classified docs trial until after 2024 election
NBC News
Special counsel Jack Smith is opposing former President Donald Trump’s request to delay the trial over his alleged mishandling of classified documents until after the 2024 election.
Jul 13, 2023, 11:13 PM
Iowa lawmaker flips endorsement to DeSantis after Trump attacks governor
New York Post
Sen. Jeff Reichman, who previously endorsed former President Donald Trump has decided to back Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after Trump attacked Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Jul 13, 2023, 11:03 PM
‘No basis’ to delay Trump classified documents trial, prosecutors say
The Guardian
Prosecution filing sharply rejects postponing trial until after 2024 election because of complexity of discovery and jury concerns
Jul 13, 2023, 11:01 PM
Trump asks Georgia court to disqualify election probe prosecutor
BreakingNews.ie
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been investigating since 2021 whether Donald Trump and his allies broke any election laws.
Jul 13, 2023, 11:00 PM
Justice Dept asks judge in Trump documents case to disregard his motion seeking delay
CBS News
Trump attorneys have asked to delay the former president's federal trial, potentially until after the 2024 election.
Jul 13, 2023, 10:39 PM
DOJ fights Trump request for ‘indeterminate’ trial date in documents case
The Hill
The Justice Department (DOJ) Thursday strongly opposed a motion from former President Trump’s legal team to indefinitely delay the Mar-a-Lago trial until after the 2024 election. “There is no basis in law or fact for proceeding in such an indeterminate and open-ended fashion, and the defendants provide none,” the Justice Department wrote. Trump’s team offered a…
Jul 13, 2023, 10:34 PM
Prosecutors Push Back on Trump’s Request to Delay Documents Trial
The New York Times
The office of the special counsel, Jack Smith, said there “is no basis in law or fact” for granting a motion from former President Donald J. Trump that could push the start of the trial until after Election Day.
Jul 13, 2023, 10:32 PM
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Feds trash Trump’s demand to delay documents trial until after vote
New York Daily News
Federal prosecutors derided the claims by Trump that putting him on trial before voters go to the polls in November 2024 would amount to an unfair interference in the election.
Jul 13, 2023, 10:11 PM
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Chris Christie celebrates getting enough donors to make GOP debate
New York Daily News
The former New Jersey governor said the show of support means GOP voters want to see someone take on Trump directly.
Jul 13, 2023, 10:06 PM
No Reason to Delay Trump’s Trial, Prosecutors Say
The Wall Street Journal
Justice Department wants to start this year, countering former president’s argument that he can’t get fair trial until after 2024 election
Jul 13, 2023, 10:00 PM
Trump son-in-law Kushner testified before grand jury probing ex-president -NYT
Devdiscourse
The second is an investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 U.S. election that the Republican Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden. A spokesperson for Smith's office declined to comment on the New York Times report.
Jul 13, 2023, 9:58 PM
Special counsel rips apart Trump's plea to delay Mar-a-Lago classified documents trial
Cable News Network
Special counsel Jack Smith told a federal judge Thursday that there was no reason to postpone scheduling a trial date in the classified documents case against Donald Trump, in a court filing that aggressively rejected the reasons the former president and his co-defendant gave for why the trial should be delayed.
Jul 13, 2023, 9:52 PM
Trump criticizes end of White House cocaine probe
The Hill
Former President Trump criticized the Secret Service Thursday for ending its investigation into the cocaine discovered at the White House, suggesting it shows a “two tier level of justice.” “Despite all of the cameras pointing directly at the ‘scene of the crime,’ and the greatest forensics anywhere in the World, they just can’t figure it…
Jul 13, 2023, 9:50 PM
Trump-aligned super PAC paid Melania Trump $155K in 2021
The Hill
A since-shuttered super PAC that was aligned with former President Donald Trump made a $155,000 payment to former first lady Melania Trump in 2021, according to a new expenditure filing. The filing, which was first reported by The New York Times, showed that Make America Great Again, Again made the payment in December 2021 for…
Jul 13, 2023, 9:40 PM
Trump trial date: Special counsel blasts Trump’s bid to delay documents case until 2024 election
POLITICO
Federal prosecutors said Trump should not be allowed to use "baseless" legal arguments to delay his trial.
Jul 13, 2023, 9:30 PM
Jared Kushner and Hope Hicks testified before grand jury investigating 2020 election interference, sources say
Cable News Network
Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, testified before the grand jury investigating the aftermath of the 2020 election and the actions of the then-president and others, a source familiar with the testimony confirmed to CNN.
Jul 13, 2023, 9:08 PM
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Justice Kavanaugh seeks to dispel the notion that the Supreme Court is partisan
The Globe and Mail
The Supreme Court has been reshaped by the three justices nominated by President Donald Trump, including Kavanaugh himself
Jul 13, 2023, 9:00 PM
Trump Super PAC Made $155,000 Payment to Melania Trump in 2021
The New York Times
The money was listed as pay for a “speaking engagement” by Ms. Trump in a new personal financial disclosure by her husband.
Jul 13, 2023, 8:32 PM
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US resists calls by Trump to postpone trial in classified documents case
Reuters
Trump's lawyers are requesting postponement to give time for Trump to handle running for the US Republican presidential nomination.
Jul 13, 2023, 8:31 PM
ICE Disobeyed Biden Deportation Priorities, Stuck With Trump’s
The Intercept
Biden told ICE to stop pursuing immigrants who aren’t security risks for deportation, but the agency continued to uphold Trump’s priorities.
Jul 13, 2023, 8:20 PM
Iowa state senator flips endorsement from Trump to DeSantis
The Hill
An Iowa state senator announced Thursday he was backing Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in the 2024 presidential primary process, flipping his support from Donald Trump after the former president lashed out at Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R). “Iowa Republicans must be united if we are going to take our country back and reverse Joe Biden’s failures,” said Jeff Reichman…
Jul 13, 2023, 7:56 PM
Kavanaugh: No warring camps at Supreme Court
POLITICO
The Trump-appointed justice insisted that the court is not divided along partisan lines, despite a flurry of major polarized decisions.
Jul 13, 2023, 7:49 PM