Trump News for Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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Trump may not attend arraignment in Fulton County
CBS News
It would be the only time former President Donald Trump did not appear in-person for his arraignment in the four criminal cases against him.
Aug 29, 2023, 11:21 PM
Law professor calls out Trump for trying to “manipulate the clock” in both ways as judge cracks down
Salon
Trump is complaining that the charges “are too late” and the trial is “too soon,” says legal scholar.
Aug 29, 2023, 11:07 PM
Donald Trump’s trial to begin in March 2024
PerthNow
Donald Trump’s trial for plotting to overturn the 2020 US election result has been set for 4 March 2024, almost eight months to the day ahead of the next presidential poll.
Aug 29, 2023, 11:00 PM
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Trump co-defendant Powell pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case
Reuters
Attorney Sidney Powell, one of 18 co-defendants in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case, has waived a formal arraignment and pleaded not guilty, a court filing shows.
Aug 29, 2023, 10:38 PM
Ex-Trump attorney Sidney Powell pleads not guilty in Ga. election interference case
UPI News
Sidney Powell, an attorney who worked on former President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign, waived her right to arraignment and pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Georgia's election interference case.
Aug 29, 2023, 9:53 PM
Lawyers indicted with Trump say they were doing their jobs. But that may be a tough argument to make
The Associated Press
The 18 defendants charged alongside former President Donald Trump in this month’s racketeering indictment in Fulton County, Georgia, include more than a half-dozen lawyers.
Aug 29, 2023, 9:52 PM
Trump cited the 'Scottsboro Boys' case when he asked for a 2026 trial. Judge Chutkan rejected any comparison
Cable News Network
When Donald Trump urged the judge in his federal election subversion case to set his trial for April 2026 earlier this month, he cited a landmark Supreme Court decision concerning the infamous 1931 Scottsboro Boys cases to bolster his argument that special counsel Jack Smith isn’t giving him enough time to prepare a defense.
Aug 29, 2023, 9:40 PM
Trump faces new risks in skipping debates
The Hill
Former President Trump has said he does not regret skipping the first Republican presidential primary debate, but there are signs he may not be able to dodge the stage indefinitely. Trump has indicated he does not plan to participate in the debates, pointing to his comfortable lead in the polls. Advisers said they would be…
Aug 29, 2023, 9:12 PM
A major development in the fight against high Medicare prescription drug costs
Cable News Network
While much of the oxygen in the US political conversation is sucked up by former President Donald Trump’s forthcoming trials, there is other news to report.
Aug 29, 2023, 8:58 PM
N.H. attorney general 'carefully reviewing' arguments that could keep Trump off state's ballot
POLITICO
It's the latest development in a long-shot effort by some Republicans to use the 14th Amendment to prevent the former president from appearing on the 2024 ballot.
Aug 29, 2023, 8:47 PM
The defense of Trump’s “perfect phone call” is really something.
Slate
The “perfect phone call” is back in the news this week.
Aug 29, 2023, 8:30 PM
Trump Georgia prosecutor wants speedy trials done together
CNBC
Former President Donald Trump and 18 others are accused of conspiring to illegally seek to overturn his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden in Georgia.
Aug 29, 2023, 8:26 PM
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Francis Suarez drops out of Republican presidential primary
New York Daily News
Just 76 days after launching his campaign, Suarez pulled the plug on his effort to challenge former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others in the crowded field.
Aug 29, 2023, 7:03 PM
Sidney Powell pleads not guilty in Georgia election interference case
The Hill
Sidney Powell, a one-time attorney for former President Trump’s 2020 campaign who helped promulgate false claims of election fraud, has pleaded not guilty in the Georgia election interference case. Powell and 18 others — including Trump — are accused of joining a criminal conspiracy to keep the former president in power after he lost the 2020 presidential race…
Aug 29, 2023, 6:31 PM
‘Joe Biden will lead US to World War III,’ Donald Trump calls him 'mental catastrophe'
Livemint
Former US President Donald Trump calls Joe Biden a 'mental catastrophe' and claims he will lead the US into World War III. Trump also criticizes Biden's handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal and faces a federal trial for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
Aug 29, 2023, 6:30 PM
Pro-Christie super PAC debuts new ad featuring Trump mug shot
The Hill
New Hampshire residents will soon see former President Trump’s mug shot in a new ad from Tell It Like It Is, the super PAC backing Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie. The 30-second ad titled “Winning Again” features a series of clips of Trump, including a photo of his mug shot, which was taken last week…
Aug 29, 2023, 6:02 PM
Key Trump trial date used to be Inauguration Day
Cable News Network
It’s a coincidence of the 2024 calendar and US history.
Aug 29, 2023, 5:55 PM
Chris Christie warns if Trump wins the GOP nomination 'we're going to lose this election'
NBC News
Chris Christie said Trump’s trial in the special counsel's election interference case and other legal woes will kill the GOP’s chances of winning the 2024 race if the former president becomes the GOP nominee.
Aug 29, 2023, 5:11 PM
“He is toast”: Legal experts call out Mark Meadows’ “incriminating admission” on the witness stand
Salon
“Meadows in some respects has even more criminal exposure than Trump,” law professor warns.
Aug 29, 2023, 5:01 PM
Republicans mulling Biden impeachment inquiry taking orders from ‘puppet master’ Trump: Jeffries
The Hill
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday morning that Republicans considering an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden are taking “orders” from former President Trump. “They have nothing to show for their majority throughout the year,” Jeffries said on CNN. “And so, as a natural consequence of that, they just continue to take orders…
Aug 29, 2023, 4:21 PM
First attack ad with Trump’s mug shot hits the airwaves
NBC News
Former President Donald Trump's mug shot is now appearing on TV in New Hampshire, thanks to a super PAC backing one of his Republican 2024 rivals.
Aug 29, 2023, 4:16 PM
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Ramaswamy praises himself for grilling Sharpton in 2004 race
New York Daily News
Like Sharpton in the 2004 race, Ramaswamy is running as a political outsider, albeit one who largely agrees with frontrunner former President Donald Trump.
Aug 29, 2023, 4:16 PM
Trump attacks Judge Chutkan on Truth Social and vows to "appeal" trial date - which "is not a thing"
Yahoo News
Former Trump WH lawyer Ty Cobb warned that he could instead face "sanctions" over "out of bounds" attack on court
Aug 29, 2023, 4:05 PM
Trump supporter on trial for Jan. 6 charges says he was 'very comfy' in senator’s chair
NBC News
Brandon Fellows, a Donald Trump supporter, said at his trial Tuesday that he "felt very comfy" sitting in a senator's seat during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Aug 29, 2023, 3:56 PM
Trump's scheduled trial dates and where they fall in the presidential primary calendar
CBS News
Former President Trump has a busy 2024. Track all the key dates here.
Aug 29, 2023, 3:23 PM