Trump News for Monday, July 17, 2023
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Jury selection starts in Michael Cohen’s case against the Trump Organization
New York Daily News
Jury selection got underway in Manhattan Monday in Michael Cohen’s lawsuit against the Trump Organization, in which the former president’s one-time fixer is demanding over $1 million in lawyers’ fees incurred in the years since their fallout.
Jul 17, 2023, 11:47 PM

Georgia Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to head off potential indictment
POLITICO
In a unanimous ruling, the court brushed aside a long-shot request to shut down the grand jury probe led by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
Jul 17, 2023, 11:35 PM
Georgia’s top court rejects Trump attempt to thwart prosecutor in 2020 election investigation
The Globe and Mail
Georgia Supreme Court denies Trump’s petition to block district attorney from prosecuting him over 2020 election claims
Jul 17, 2023, 11:31 PM

Manchin keeps presidential buzz alive with New Hampshire visit
The Hill
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is keeping his Democratic colleagues guessing about whether he will run for another Senate term or challenge President Biden as a third-party candidate, which Democrats fear would tip the 2024 presidential race to Donald Trump or another Republican and create a tougher road to keeping their Senate majority. He stirred new…
Jul 17, 2023, 11:15 PM
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Judge Aileen Cannon set for debut as Trump Mar-a-Lago documents trial kicks off
New York Daily News
The controversial jurist may decide whether to delay Trump’s trial until after the 2024 presidential election.
Jul 17, 2023, 11:12 PM

Michigan charges 16 Republicans accused of being fake electors for Donald Trump
BreakingNews.ie
The 16 people are accused of submitting false certificates confirming they were legitimate electors despite Joe Biden’s victory in the state in 2020.
Jul 17, 2023, 11:00 PM

Trump says he is target in US 2020 election probe
RTE.ie
Former US president Donald Trump has said he had received a letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith stating that he was a target of a grand jury investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election result.
Jul 17, 2023, 11:00 PM

DA interview suggests “indictments are coming”: Trump lawyers “better buckle their seat belts”
Salon
"Something is coming and she's very prepared for whatever is coming," reporter who interviewed Fani Willis.
Jul 17, 2023, 10:54 PM

Why Democrats might be content to see Biden lose in 2024
New York Post
In national surveys where he trails, Trump is often behind by just a point or two, but national polls actually underestimated Trump’s support in 2016 and 2020.
Jul 17, 2023, 10:45 PM

Georgia Supreme Court Rejects Trump Effort to Quash Investigation
The New York Times
With indictment decisions imminent, the court refused to scuttle an investigation into whether the former president and his allies interfered in the 2020 election.
Jul 17, 2023, 10:39 PM
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Trump's bid to block Georgia election probe rejected by state's top court
Reuters
Georgia's top court on Monday rejected former President Donald Trump's latest effort to block an investigation into whether he and his allies illegally sought to interfere with the state's 2020 election, weeks before prosecutors are expected to seek formal charges.
Jul 17, 2023, 10:33 PM

DeSantis PAC uses AI-generated Trump voice in ad attacking ex-prez
POLITICO
The spot illustrates the new frontiers in political advertising.
Jul 17, 2023, 10:21 PM

Georgia Supreme Court dismisses Trump bid to shut down Fulton County probe
Cable News Network
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a long shot legal bid from former President Donald Trump to essentially shut down the Fulton County criminal probe into his attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia.
Jul 17, 2023, 10:20 PM

Georgia Supreme Court denies Trump bid to quash Fulton County investigation
The Hill
The Georgia Supreme Court Monday declined to take up an effort from former President Donald Trump to quash an investigation into his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. The unanimous decision from the court’s nine justices was swiftly delivered just days after Trump’s legal team asked the court Friday to block an…
Jul 17, 2023, 10:15 PM

Accused Discord leaker Jack Teixeira argues he should be let out of jail as he awaits his classified leaks trial, citing Trump's release
Cable News Network
The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who is accused of posting a trove of classified documents to social media asked a judge to reconsider his detention on Monday, pointing out that he is charged with the same federal counts as former President Donald Trump and that prosecutors did not oppose Trump’s release.
Jul 17, 2023, 10:14 PM
‘No Labels’ Equals Trump?
The Wall Street Journal
A third party calling itself an ‘insurance policy’ won’t exactly stir voter passions.
Jul 17, 2023, 10:12 PM
Turning Point Action's student activists were torn between Trump and DeSantis last year. Not anymore
The Associated Press
One year later, there is no more doubt. Attendees at this year’s meeting booed at even the suggestion of a contested GOP primary.
Jul 17, 2023, 10:04 PM
DeSantis disappoints, and some Republicans seek new Trump-slaying savior
Yahoo News
Ron DeSantis has plenty of time to turn his campaign around, but questions about temperament and personality — the most vexing questions DeSantis faces — do not lend themselves to easy fixes.
Jul 17, 2023, 9:56 PM