Trump News for Saturday, August 5, 2023
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Justice Department requests protective order in Trump election interference case to limit his public comments
CBS News
The order would limit what information former President Donald Trump and his legal team could share publicly about the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
Aug 5, 2023, 11:59 PM
Trump calls Mike Pence 'delusional' in sharpest attack yet on his former vice president
Cable News Network
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at Mike Pence, his former vice president and GOP presidential primary opponent, calling him “delusional” and “not a very good person.”
Aug 5, 2023, 11:51 PM
Trump lawyer claims former president never asked Mike Pence to overturn election
BreakingNews.ie
Mike Pence, who was Donald Trump’s vice president, flatly denied the claims
Aug 5, 2023, 11:00 PM
Quiz: Trump's legal woes stack up as he battles for White House return
BreakingNews.ie
Test your knowledge on Donald Trump's latest legal debacle, concerning criminal charges relating to the aftermath of the 2020 US presidential election
Aug 5, 2023, 11:00 PM
DeSantis warns GOP will lose in 2024 if candidates act like Trump
Washington Examiner
“That is not the way a great nation should be conducting itself," DeSantis said. "That is not the way the president of the United States should be conducting himself.”
Aug 5, 2023, 10:29 PM
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Trump speaks in Columbia at SC Republican fundraising event days after arraignment
WIS10
Former President Donald Trump is expected to arrive in Columbia on Saturday evening to headline the biggest event of the South Carolina Republican party history, according to event organizers.
Aug 5, 2023, 9:13 PM
Donald Trump facing 561 years in prison
NEWS.com.au
Former president Donald Trump is facing 561 years in prison if he is convicted of all the charges he is facing.
Aug 5, 2023, 8:53 PM
Donald Trump indictment: Prosecutors alert judge to ex-US President's ‘Coming After You!’ post
Livemint
Citing for a protective order, prosecutors in their request sought prohibiting Trump and his lawyers from publicly disclosing evidence they receive during the discovery process.
Aug 5, 2023, 6:30 PM
Prosecutors ask judge to issue protective order after Trump post appears to promise revenge
CBC.ca
The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge overseeing the criminal case against Donald Trump in Washington to step in after the former president published a post online that appeared to promise revenge on anyone who goes after him.
Aug 5, 2023, 6:26 PM
On the Campaign Trail, an Impossible Task: Ignoring Trump’s Latest Charges
The New York Times
Voters pressed them to weigh in. Reporters asked about pardons. Mike Pence was heckled. Republicans found it’s not easy to escape the fallout from Donald J. Trump’s legal peril.
Aug 5, 2023, 6:04 PM
The Observer view on the latest charges against Donald Trump: America needs to see the ex-president brought to justice
The Guardian
The former Republican leader’s claims about the 2020 election have done great harm to US democracy. They must be exposed for the blatant lies they are
Aug 5, 2023, 6:03 PM
Judge Chutkan Gives Donald Trump New Deadline After Truth Social Threat
Newsweek
"The Truth post cited is the definition of political speech..." a spokesperson for Trump said overnight.
Aug 5, 2023, 5:40 PM
Trump-Pardoned War Criminal Clint Lorance Tries to Become Lawyer
The Intercept
Clint Lorance’s bid to become a lawyer is being opposed by his own troops, who saw him murder two innocent Afghan civilians.
Aug 5, 2023, 4:39 PM
Donald Trump defends 'harmful' social media post as 'political speech'
Sky News
The all-capitals message was posted to the former US president's Truth Social platform a day after he pleaded not guilty in court to charges related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
Aug 5, 2023, 4:33 PM
Trump's Social Media Post Spurs Swift DOJ Response
Newser
This story has been updated with the judge's deadline. When Donald Trump was arraigned on Thursday on felony charges that he tried to overturn results of the 2020 election,...
Aug 5, 2023, 4:30 PM
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Federal judge muzzles Trump, issues protective order on Jan. 6 trial documents
New York Daily News
The federal court followed a Friday four-page filing from Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith asking for a strict order to muzzle Trump.
Aug 5, 2023, 4:17 PM
You can’t make this up: Trump as a fictional character
Salon
A novelist looks at Trump as a fictional character
Aug 5, 2023, 4:00 PM
Trump’s Legal Team Is Enmeshed in a Tangle of Possible Conflicts
The New York Times
Former President Donald J. Trump’s growing cast of lawyers is marked by a web of overlapping interests encompassing witnesses, co-defendants and potential targets.
Aug 5, 2023, 3:59 PM
The big reason Trump leads the GOP field: Republicans think he won the 2020 election
Cable News Network
The 2024 presidential election is on the horizon, but we just can’t seem to leave 2020 behind. Former President Donald Trump was indicted and arraigned this week on charges related to efforts to overturn that electoral outcome. At the same time, primary polls indicate that Trump and President Joe Biden are by far the most likely to represent their parties once more in next year’s general election.
Aug 5, 2023, 3:02 PM
Jan. 6 Prosecutors Ask for Protective Order, Citing Trump Post
The New York Times
In seeking a judge’s order, the government was drawing attention to the former president’s longstanding habit of attacking those involved in criminal cases against him.
Aug 5, 2023, 2:52 PM
Republicans Chose Their Fate When They Chose to Shield Trump
The New York Times
No candidate is coming close to defeating him in the primaries.
Aug 5, 2023, 2:03 PM
Justice Department faces biggest test in its history with election conspiracy case against Trump
CP24 Toronto
When the Justice Department was announcing the highest-profile prosecution in its history in Washington, Attorney General Merrick Garland was 100 miles away, meeting with local police in Philadelphia.
Aug 5, 2023, 1:46 PM
Donald Trump Former Aide Sebastian Gorka Showdown With BBC Journalist
Deadline
The former White House aide was defending Trump on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme.
Aug 5, 2023, 12:43 PM