Trump News for Thursday, August 31, 2023
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A look inside Donald Trump's deposition: Defiance, deflection and the 'hottest brand in the world'
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
In newly public testimony, Donald Trump boasts about building a multibillion-dollar brand and saving “millions of lives” as president.
Aug 31, 2023, 11:23 PM
Letters to the Editor
New York Post
Post readers discuss reports that an ISIS-linked individual smuggled Uzbeck nationals to the border and a column arguing that President Biden and Donald Trump should drop out of the 2024 race.
Aug 31, 2023, 11:17 PM
Giuliani to enter not guilty plea in Fulton County case, waive arraignment
CBS News
Former President Donald Trump and other defendants have already filed waivers and entered not guilty pleas.
Aug 31, 2023, 11:06 PM
Brian Kemp shoots down effort to remove Trump prosecutor Fani Willis
New York Post
Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp dismissed the idea of state lawmakers holding a special session to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willi from office.
Aug 31, 2023, 11:01 PM
Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty to charges in Georgia election case
BreakingNews.ie
The former New York mayor and Mr Trump lawyer has waived his right to appear at an arraignment hearing set for September 6.
Aug 31, 2023, 11:00 PM
Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window gets 10 years before declaring ‘Trump won’
BreakingNews.ie
Dominic Pezzola told his trial there is no place in his future for politics – before falsely claiming the former US president won the 2020 election.
Aug 31, 2023, 11:00 PM
Proud Boys leader jailed for 17 years over US Capitol attack
NEWS.com.au
Two senior members of the Proud Boys militia were handed hefty prison sentences Thursday for their role in the 2021 assault on the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump.
Aug 31, 2023, 10:53 PM
Trump trial in Fulton County will be televised and live streamed, Georgia judge says
CBS News
It's the only upcoming trial for former President Donald Trump where viewers outside the courtroom will be able to watch.
Aug 31, 2023, 10:15 PM
1 inmate dead, 2 injured in stabbing at Fulton County jail where Trump was booked
New York Post
One inmate is dead and two more injured following a stabbing incident at the troubled Fulton County Jail, the same prison where Donald Trump was recently booked and could attend if convicted in Georgia.
Aug 31, 2023, 10:14 PM
Fani Willis Is Tearing Apart Georgia Republicans
Newsweek
A pro-Trump lawmaker accused GOP Governor Brian Kemp of ""allowing his disdain for President Trump to cloud his judgement" regarding attempts to punish Willis.
Aug 31, 2023, 10:11 PM
Fulton County judge gives green light for Trump Georgia 2020 election case to be televised
Cable News Network
The ruling does not extend to federal court, where no cameras or recording equipment are allowed
Aug 31, 2023, 10:01 PM
Trump asks judge to sever Georgia case from two seeking speedy trial
New York Post
Former President Donald Trump has asked an Atlanta judge to sever his case from two of 18 co-defendants in the Georgia indictment over the group’s alleged efforts to overturn 2020 election results, new court filings show.
Aug 31, 2023, 9:57 PM
Donald Trump says US avoided ‘nuclear holocaust’ with his ‘deal with North Korea’
NEWS.com.au
Former US President Donald Trump claims he averted a “nuclear holocaust” via his diplomacy with North Korea.
Aug 31, 2023, 9:12 PM
Donald Trump claims golf score drastically better than Phil Mickelson shot at same course
Irish Mirror
Phil Mickelson was one of 48 LIV Golf stars competing at Donald Trump's Bedminster course earlier this month, and the former U.S. President claims to have bettered Mickelson's score
Aug 31, 2023, 9:07 PM
Capitol Rioter Praises Trump Judge Before Getting Nearly 20 Years in Jail
Newsweek
"I respect the process and I respect the outcome. I don't agree with it, and that's why I'm appealing," Joseph Biggs at his court sentencing.
Aug 31, 2023, 8:47 PM
Barr says claims Trump trials will interfere with election ‘simply wrong’
The Hill
Former Attorney General Bill Barr pushed back against the claims that former President Trump’s trials will interfere with the 2024 election, calling them “simply wrong.” “The basic principle in the criminal justice system is if a prominent person commits a crime and they’re seeking office, that doesn’t give them immunity,” Barr said on Fox News’s…
Aug 31, 2023, 7:48 PM
Capitol Riot: Trump campaign aide told police officers to ‘go hang yourself’
NBC10 Boston
Two people who are familiar with Dylan Quattrucci confirmed to NBC News that the man in the video is him
Aug 31, 2023, 7:27 PM
ANALYSIS-DeSantis 2024 campaign escapes battering by Hurricane Idalia - for now
Devdiscourse
Storms have shaped other political campaigns in the past, and DeSantis' advisers and donors privately say a successful hurricane response could potentially help the governor close the gap with the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, former President Donald Trump. Republican strategists said DeSantis has done a good job so far.
Aug 31, 2023, 7:13 PM
Trump asks judge to sever Georgia election case from co-defendants
The Hill
In a Thursday court filing, Former President Trump asked the judge presiding over the 2020 election case in Georgia to sever his case from the co-defendants who requested a speedy trial. Trump’s legal team argued in the new filing that they would not have sufficient time to prepare their case for the Oct. 23 trial…
Aug 31, 2023, 7:00 PM
How will humans do it and when will it happen?
The Australian Financial Review
While the world was distracted by Putin and Trump, India pulled off a lunar landing. But with six nations and two billionaires eyeing up the opportunities, what will our first off-world settlement look like?
Aug 31, 2023, 7:00 PM
Capitol riot case: ex-Proud Boys organizer sentenced to 17 years
CP24 Toronto
A former organizer of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Thursday to 17 years in prison for spearheading an attack on the U.S. Capitol to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 presidential election.
Aug 31, 2023, 6:55 PM
Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case and seeks to sever his case from others
CP24 Toronto
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday and sought to sever his case from other defendants who are accused along with him of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.
Aug 31, 2023, 6:47 PM
Trump rambled so much in a NY fraud-case deposition, a lawyer griped, 'we're going to be here until midnight'
Yahoo News
Trump went on – and on – about his marble bathrooms while being deposed in NY Attorney General Letitia James' fraud lawsuit, a new transcript shows.
Aug 31, 2023, 6:34 PM