Trump News for Thursday, August 17, 2023
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Trump cancels news conference to release report on 2020 election
Reuters
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had canceled a press conference scheduled for next week to release a report into the 2020 election in Georgia, saying his attorneys would put his arguments in court filings instead.
Aug 17, 2023, 11:53 PM
How Republicans can beat Trump at his own game at the debate
New York Post
None of the GOP candidates are speaking directly and consistently to the forgotten Americans.
Aug 17, 2023, 11:28 PM
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Trump lawyers seek April 2026 trial date in federal election subversion case
The Globe and Mail
Trump lawyers asking for April 2026 date for case charging former president of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election
Aug 17, 2023, 11:14 PM
Trump proposes April 2026 trial in federal election subversion case
Cable News Network
Former President Donald Trump is asking the federal judge overseeing special counsel Jack Smith’s criminal election subversion case against him to set the trial for April 2026.
Aug 17, 2023, 11:05 PM
Judge finds Donald Trump's appeal in E Jean Carroll case 'frivolous'
BreakingNews.ie
Judge finds Donald Trump's appeal in E Jean Carroll case 'frivolous'
Aug 17, 2023, 11:00 PM
Quiz: How many times has Donald Trump been indicted?
BreakingNews.ie
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Aug 17, 2023, 11:00 PM
Trump proposes 2026 trial date in federal election case
RTE.ie
Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a federal judge in Washington to schedule an April 2026 trial for the former president, on federal charges that he allegedly sought to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
Aug 17, 2023, 11:00 PM
Threats made after Trump grand jury identified online
RTE.ie
Police in the US state of Georgia are investigating threats related to former president Donald Trump's election interference investigation in Georgia, after names and addresses of grand jury members were posted online.
Aug 17, 2023, 11:00 PM
Trump reacts to Georgia indictment for first time on camera: 'I have four of them now'
Cable News Network
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday reacted for the first time on camera to the Georgia indictment that accuses him of being the head of a “criminal enterprise” to overturn the 2020 election, dismissing the criminal charges as a “witch hunt” and a “horrible thing for the country.”
Aug 17, 2023, 10:33 PM
Trump lashes out at Fox News as debate decision looms: 'And then they want me to debate!'
Washington Examiner
Less than a week before the Republican National Committee's first primary debate, which is being broadcast on Fox News, former President Donald Trump wrote two social media posts criticizing the network.
Aug 17, 2023, 10:00 PM
Names and addresses of Trump jurors in Georgia posted on rightwing websites
The Guardian
Georgia grand jury targeted after private information published online
Aug 17, 2023, 9:54 PM
Citibank subpoenaed over US House probe into alleged data sharing with FBI
Devdiscourse
Congress eventually certified the election results even as Trump continued repeating his false assertion that he won those elections. Trump's fellow Republicans currently hold a narrow majority in the House of Representatives while Biden's fellow Democrats are in a narrow majority in the Senate.
Aug 17, 2023, 9:46 PM
Trump’s Getting Special Treatment
Slate
The First Amendment doesn’t have special caveats and carve-outs for the rich and famous or for putative presidential contenders.
Aug 17, 2023, 9:44 PM
Officials Investigate Threats Against Trump Grand Jurors in Georgia
The New York Times
Some of the jurors’ identities have been shared on social media, with suggestions that they be harassed or made “infamous.”
Aug 17, 2023, 9:36 PM
Ron DeSantis super PAC debate memo advises him to defend Trump and "hammer" Ramaswamy
CBS News
A memo from the "Never Back Down" super PAC was briefly posted online on Wednesday.
Aug 17, 2023, 9:35 PM
Canadian woman sentenced to nearly 22 years for ricin letter sent to Trump at White House
POLITICO
Pascale Ferrier had pleaded guilty to violating biological weapons prohibitions in letters sent to Trump and to police officials in Texas.
Aug 17, 2023, 9:26 PM
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Georgia law enforcement probe threats after Trump grand jury ID'd online
Reuters
Law enforcement officials were investigating threats related to former President Donald Trump's election interference probe in Georgia, after the names and addresses of grand jury members were shared online, the local sheriff's office said.
Aug 17, 2023, 9:16 PM
New Georgia oversight commission causes concern over political retaliation
UPI News
As the election interference case against Donald Trump in Fulton County, Ga., moves closer to trial, a new state oversight commission has raised concerns about political retaliation against the prosecuting attorney.
Aug 17, 2023, 9:13 PM
What to know about Trump's criminal indictment in the Georgia election subversion case
Cable News Network
State charges unsealed earlier this week against Donald Trump and 18 others in the Georgia election subversion probe opened a new chapter in the former president’s post-White House legal saga and forced the nation to turn its attention to yet another complex criminal case concerning efforts to undermine Joe Biden’s 2020 victory.
Aug 17, 2023, 9:06 PM
Photos this week: August 10-17, 2023
Cable News Network
Former US President Donald Trump was criminally charged this week in a sweeping Georgia indictment that accuses him of being the head of a “criminal enterprise” to overturn the 2020 election.
Aug 17, 2023, 9:01 PM
The identities behind the 30 unindicted co-conspirators in Trump's Georgia case
Cable News Network
Fulton County’s sweeping indictment against former President Donald Trump and 18 additional co-defendants also includes details involving 30 “unindicted co-conspirators” – people who Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis alleges took part in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election.
Aug 17, 2023, 8:59 PM
Donald Trump indicted: Georgia senator demands special session for Fani Willis impeachment inquiry
Washington Examiner
Republican Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore sent a letter to Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) requesting an emergency session of the legislature to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
Aug 17, 2023, 8:52 PM
Trump says he would not reappoint Powell to lead Federal Reserve
The Hill
Former President Trump said in an interview aired Thursday that, if reelected to the White House in 2024, he would not reappoint Jerome Powell to lead the Federal Reserve for another term. “I would not reappoint him. I thought he was always late, whether it was good or bad, but he was always late,” Trump…
Aug 17, 2023, 8:52 PM
Arizona AG investigating 2020 alleged fake electors tied to Trump
CBS News
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes' office is conducting an ongoing investigation into an alleged fake elector situation.
Aug 17, 2023, 8:48 PM