Trump News for Wednesday, August 16, 2023
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Donald Trump indicted: Proposed Georgia trial date just one day before Super Tuesday
Washington Examiner
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis proposed a trial start date of March 2024 after the recent indictment of former President Donald Trump.
Aug 16, 2023, 11:20 PM
Why do Trump supporters remain so loyal to him?
RTE.ie
For Trump supporters, getting what they want is more important than worrying about the former president's multiple legal cases
Aug 16, 2023, 11:00 PM
Georgia law enforcement investigating IDs of grand jury being shared online
BreakingNews.ie
Trump was hit with a sweeping fourth set of criminal charges on Monday when the Georgia grand jury issued an indictment accusing him and others of efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
Aug 16, 2023, 11:00 PM
Canadian woman jailed over ricin letter sent to Trump in White House
BreakingNews.ie
Pascale Ferrier had pleaded guilty to violating biological weapons prohibitions in letters sent to Mr Trump and to police officials in Texas.
Aug 16, 2023, 11:00 PM
The Trump Indictments’ High Price
The Wall Street Journal
The prosecutions ensure U.S. political bitterness for years and payback against Democrats.
Aug 16, 2023, 10:23 PM
‘Overly optimistic’ Georgia Trump trial plan could create ‘circus,’ legal experts warn
The Hill
Fani Willis, the district attorney in Fulton County, Ga., asked a judge Wednesday to start the trial of former President Trump on charges alleging he and 18 co-defendants plotted to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results in March — just more than six months away. But legal experts told The Hill such a timeline is…
Aug 16, 2023, 10:18 PM
Key takeaways from Trump's indictment in Georgia's 2020 election interference case
CBS News
Among those charged with Trump in the Georgia case are Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows and conservative attorneys John Eastman, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell.
Aug 16, 2023, 10:18 PM
Donald Trump: Georgia prosecutor requests trial date during election primaries
Sky News
Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis said in a proposed scheduling order filed with the court on Wednesday that she wants the trial to start on 4 March next year.
Aug 16, 2023, 10:09 PM
27 Donald Trump election lies listed in his Georgia indictment
Cable News Network
A Georgia indictment of former President Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election lists at least 27 lies Trump told about the election – and that’s counting conservatively.
Aug 16, 2023, 9:45 PM
Prosecutors propose March 2024 trial date for Trump’s Georgia case
The Straits Times
The date is when Trump would be in the midst of campaigning for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Aug 16, 2023, 9:31 PM
Trump Trial Could Bankrupt Co-Defendants: Former Official
Newsweek
Michael Caputo had to liquidate his kids' college funds to pay for his legal fees. He warns that the price tag will be even higher for Trump's 18 co-defendants.
Aug 16, 2023, 9:21 PM
Congressional effort grows to strip funding from special counsel's Trump prosecutions
CBS News
House Republicans are trying to prohibit the use of federal money to pay for special counsel Jack Smith's investigation and criminal cases against Trump.
Aug 16, 2023, 9:06 PM
Congressional effort grows to defund Jack Smith's Trump prosecutions
Yahoo News
House Republicans are trying to prohibit the use of federal money to pay for special counsel Jack Smith's investigation and criminal cases against Trump.
Aug 16, 2023, 9:04 PM
Georgia prosecutors seek March 4 trial in Trump racketeering case
POLITICO
The timeline, combined with Trump’s other criminal cases, could put him in the courtroom for most of the first six months of 2024.
Aug 16, 2023, 8:16 PM
Trump being charged alongside 18 co-conspirators in Georgia RICO indictment, including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, means more chances for people to flip on him, experts say
Business Insider India
18 people were indicted alongside former President Donald Trump on Monday.Legal experts told Insider that some of them might flip on Trump and cooperate with
Aug 16, 2023, 8:13 PM
Fulton County DA seeks March 4 trial date in Trump case
The Hill
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) is requesting a March 4 start date in the trial of former President Trump and 18 co-defendants over an alleged plot to subvert the state’s 2020 election results and keep Trump in power. Willis also proposed that their arraignments occur during the week of Sept. 5, writing that the…
Aug 16, 2023, 7:34 PM
Georgia prosecutor seeks March trial date for trial of Trump and 18 others in election case
CP24 Toronto
The Georgia prosecutor who obtained an indictment this week against former President Donald Trump and 18 others wants to take the case to trial in March.
Aug 16, 2023, 7:31 PM
Trump plunges to 35% favorable rating in dire new poll that says 53% back indictments
Yahoo News
Former President Donald Trump’s popularity is plunging as his legal troubles mount. Just 35% of Americans have a favorable view of Trump compared to 62% who view him unfavorably, according to an Associated Press-NORC poll released Wednesday. The survey, which was conducted from last Friday to Monday, also found that 53% of all voters say they definitely wouldn’t vote for Trump for president in ...
Aug 16, 2023, 7:29 PM
Georgia’s peculiar pardon system is bad news for Trump
POLITICO
Unlike with the federal prosecutions, Trump has no power to shut down the case if he’s reelected.
Aug 16, 2023, 7:23 PM
California newspaper calls on McCarthy to ‘dump Trump’
The Hill
A prominent newspaper in Fresno, Calif., within House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) own district, is calling on him to “dump Trump.” The Fresno Bee’s editorial board — which has had its share of critiques of McCarthy in the past — urged the California Republican on Wednesday to “disavow” former President Trump in the wake of…
Aug 16, 2023, 7:22 PM
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For Democrats, Trump’s charges are the gift of a lifetime
The Globe and Mail
In an election year, the GOP’s leading candidate will spend week after week appearing in courtrooms
Aug 16, 2023, 7:12 PM
Trump is undermining the entire US judicial system with another big lie
The Guardian
Trump’s second big lie is almost as dangerous to the future of American democracy as was his first
Aug 16, 2023, 7:10 PM
How Trump Can Pardon Himself in Georgia, According to Mark Levin
Newsweek
Levin said there's a constitutional argument around the idea that presidential pardoning powers don't extend to state criminal charges.
Aug 16, 2023, 6:54 PM