Trump News for Monday, August 28, 2023
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Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows takes the stand in Georgia case
CBS News
Meadows is seeking to fight the charges in federal court rather than in state court.
Aug 28, 2023, 11:56 PM
Judge sets March 2024 trial date in Trump's federal case related to 2020 election
CBS News
The trial for Donald Trump's election-related case in Washington, D.C., could be the first of the former president's four pending criminal cases to go to trial.
Aug 28, 2023, 11:55 PM
In Georgia case, former Trump aide Meadows says he was doing his job
Devdiscourse
Donald Trump's onetime White House chief of staff Mark Meadows testified on Monday that he was doing his job when he helped Trump try to reverse his 2020 election loss, as the former aide sought to have his criminal case moved to potentially more favorable terrain in federal court.
Aug 28, 2023, 11:00 PM
Fact check: Trump falsely claims he 'never' faced an impeachment inquiry
Cable News Network
Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Monday that he “never” faced an impeachment inquiry.
Aug 28, 2023, 10:22 PM
Judge scrambles election with decision on Trump trial date
The Hill
The judge in former President Trump’s Jan. 6-related federal case landed a bombshell Monday when she set a date for his trial. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan announced jury selection in the trial would begin March 4 — the day before Super Tuesday, the biggest day on the GOP primary calendar. In making her decision,…
Aug 28, 2023, 10:22 PM
How concerned should you be about the latest COVID wave?
Slate
Stories about Nikki Haley's case against Trump, voting rights in Tennessee, and what it's like to be inside the mouth of a whale.
Aug 28, 2023, 10:18 PM
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Evening Update: Deadly Montreal fire now being investigated as arson
The Globe and Mail
Also: Trump’s federal elections trail set for March; stolen totem pole begins journey home
Aug 28, 2023, 9:37 PM
Analysis: Trump's trial calendar vs. the US political calendar
Cable News Network
Donald Trump’s very complicated legal calendar is coming into view. It currently appears that his criminal trials will occur after a large portion of Republican primary voters have decided whether to make him their nominee for the third consecutive time, but before Election Day.
Aug 28, 2023, 9:36 PM
GOP House appropriations committee member seeks to 'defund' Trump probes
UPI News
A Republican member of the House Appropriations Committee and staunch backer of Donald Trump said Monday he will seek to withhold federal funding for legal cases against the former president.
Aug 28, 2023, 9:32 PM
Trump trial set for Super Tuesday eve
The Hill
{beacon} Evening Report Monday, August 28 © AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File Trump’s DC trial to start on eve of Super Tuesday Former President Trump faces a jam-packed first few months of 2024, with trials and primaries at times occurring on back-to-back days. The judge overseeing the federal case into efforts to overturn the…
Aug 28, 2023, 9:13 PM
Foxconn's Promises to Wisconsin Are Dead
Gizmodo
The manufacturing project became infamous when former President Trump broke ground at the site and red flags became immediately apparent.
Aug 28, 2023, 9:10 PM
A New Trial Date. A New Primary Season.
The New York Times
A March trial could become the center of gravity of the G.O.P. primary, structuring the campaigns of Donald Trump and his rivals.
Aug 28, 2023, 9:08 PM
Peter Navarro's testimony is 'weak sauce'
The Mercury News
The absence of testimony from Trump could leave Navarro, who has pleaded not guilty, without direct evidence that he was acting at the direction of the former president when he declined to testify and turn over records to Congress.
Aug 28, 2023, 9:01 PM
Navarro says Trump wanted him to assert privileges during Jan. 6 panel investigation
The Hill
Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro testified in federal court Monday that former President Trump made it “very clear” executive privilege should be invoked over testimony he was subpoenaed to give the House Jan. 6 committee investigating the Capitol attack last year. Navarro was charged with contempt of Congress after refusing to cooperate with…
Aug 28, 2023, 8:49 PM
Peter Navarro, facing trial for contempt of Congress, says Trump invoked executive privilege
POLITICO
The former top trade adviser testified that Donald Trump told him to stiff-arm the Jan. 6 committee.
Aug 28, 2023, 8:46 PM
Trump's Key Defenses in Jan. 6 Case Could Backfire: Legal Analyst
Newsweek
Trump's key defenses, Steven Lubet writes, would hinge on either asserting that he genuine believed his fraud claims, or that he was misled by lawyers.
Aug 28, 2023, 8:39 PM
DeSantis campaign calls Trump claim he might drop out of 2024 race ‘fake news’
The Hill
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) presidential campaign Monday railed against former President Trump’s suggestion that DeSantis might drop out of the 2024 presidential election, calling Trump’s claim “fake news.” “This is fake news,” DeSantis’s press secretary Bryan Griffin wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Clearly, Donald Trump and his army of consultants are…
Aug 28, 2023, 8:30 PM
How Mark Meadows is trying to upend the Georgia elections case
Vox.com
The first big hearing in the case over Trump’s interference in the Georgia 2020 election could shape how the trial will unfold.
Aug 28, 2023, 8:10 PM
Trump, campaign lash out at trial date in Jan. 6 federal case
The Hill
Former President Trump and his campaign Monday lashed out at the federal judge overseeing his trial in Washington, D.C., over his efforts to subvert the 2020 election shortly after she scheduled his trial to begin for March. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan set Trump’s D.C. trial for March 4 after special counsel Jack Smith’s team…
Aug 28, 2023, 8:05 PM
Ex-US attorney thinks Trump may “fire” his lawyer after “thoroughly unprofessional” court stunt
Yahoo News
Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected Trump's 2026 trial date after twice warning attorney John Lauro to calm down
Aug 28, 2023, 8:01 PM
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Trump says he'll appeal DC trial date; legal experts say that's not possible
Reuters
Donald Trump said on Monday he would appeal the scheduling of a March 2024 trial over his alleged efforts to subvert his 2020 election defeat, though legal experts said such a move was not possible before a verdict is reached in the case.
Aug 28, 2023, 7:51 PM
"Not a great statement": Legal experts say Trump lawyer just destroyed his argument to delay trial
Salon
Alina Habba told Fox News Trump didn't need to "prep" for his trial because he's "incredibly intelligent."
Aug 28, 2023, 7:29 PM
Biden Should Pull a Trump and Skip the Debates | Opinion
Newsweek
Donald ditched the Republicans and Joe should ditch Donald.
Aug 28, 2023, 7:27 PM
Peter Navarro says Trump told him to assert privilege during Jan. 6 committee investigation
CBS News
Navarro urged judge to allow him to defend himself at contempt of Congress trial by testifying that Trump told him not to comply with congressional subpoena.
Aug 28, 2023, 7:26 PM