Trump News for Wednesday, November 15, 2023
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"Seems like a bad strategy": Legal experts warn Trump's bid for NY mistrial could badly backfire
Salon
Trump attorneys' motion for mistrial may have run afoul of the judge's gag order, analysts say.
Nov 15, 2023, 11:58 PM

‘Witch hunt’: Eric Adams defenders sound a lot like Trump
POLITICO
Democrats and Republicans alike say the mayor's been wrongly targeted amid an FBI probe.
Nov 15, 2023, 11:49 PM

Sen. Joe Manchin says Donald Trump would destroy US democracy if he wins second term as president
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
West Virginia Sen_ Joe Manchin says if U_S_ voters give former President Donald Trump another term in the White House, “he will destroy democracy in America.”.
Nov 15, 2023, 11:02 PM

Lawyer for Trump co-defendant in Georgia case admits leaking witness videos
NBC News
Jonathan Miller, an attorney for Misty Hampton, said he shared the witness proffer videos with one of the two media outlets that reported on them.
Nov 15, 2023, 10:56 PM

'Grift more money': legal expert says Trump will keep pressing against NY judge for cash
Raw Story
One legal analyst predicts that Donald Trump will continue to use his lawyers to push the envelope in court to make more money from his supporters. Trump's lawyers in the New York fraud case submitted their motion for a mistrial Wednesday, attacking Judge Arthur Engoron and his law clerk. The accusa...
Nov 15, 2023, 10:46 PM

Prosecutor asks judge to revoke bond for Harrison Floyd in Georgia election case
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
The Georgia prosecutor pursuing a case against former President Donald Trump and others has asked a judge to revoke the bond of defendant Harrison Floyd.
Nov 15, 2023, 10:33 PM

Advocates argue to disqualify Trump from Colorado ballot over Jan. 6 attack
Devdiscourse
Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Biden in the 2024 U.S. election. Lawyers in the case on Wednesday made their final pitch to Colorado District Court Judge Sarah Wallace, who will decide the case, following a weeklong trial that featured testimony from U.S. lawmakers, legal experts and Republican political operatives.
Nov 15, 2023, 10:31 PM

Trump co-defendant in Georgia faces possible bail revocation after attacking witnesses
Raw Story
One of the co-defendants in the racketeering case that includes Donald Trump out of Fulton County, may have his bail revoked. According to a motion filed by District Attorney Fani Willis on Wednesday, Harrison Floyd should have his bail revoked because he gave interviews to conservative outlets disc...
Nov 15, 2023, 10:17 PM

Christie criticizes Haley, DeSantis for not taking on Trump more directly
The Hill
2024 GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie criticized fellow Republican candidates Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for not more directly taking on former President Trump — who has maintained a sizable lead in the primary for months. “I am the only candidate running against Donald Trump. Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis seem to be…
Nov 15, 2023, 10:16 PM

Fulton County DA seeks to revoke bond for Trump Georgia co-defendant
The Hill
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) is seeking to revoke the bond allowing a defendant in the Georgia racketeering case involving former President Trump to remain free ahead of trial. Willis’s office cited defendant Harison Floyd’s social media posts in a Wednesday court filing, argueing they were in violation of the bond agreement he…
Nov 15, 2023, 10:04 PM

What Trump’s Second Term Could Look Like
Slate
More radical, less chaotic.
Nov 15, 2023, 9:53 PM

Trump abandons his bid to move his New York hush-money criminal case from state to federal court
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
Donald Trump has given up on his monthslong fight to move his New York hush-money criminal case to federal court.
Nov 15, 2023, 9:52 PM

Biden voters say more motivated to stop Trump than to support president-Reuters/Ipsos
Devdiscourse
Americans inclined to vote for Democratic President Joe Biden in the 2024 election say they are more motivated by stopping Donald Trump from returning to the Oval Office than they are by supporting the incumbent, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Nov 15, 2023, 9:50 PM

Georgia judge to lock down ‘sensitive’ evidence in 2020 election subversion case after video leak
Cable News Network
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said Wednesday that he plans to bar the public release of “sensitive” evidence in the Georgia election subversion case against former President Donald Trump and over a dozen others after key video evidence was leaked earlier this week.
Nov 15, 2023, 9:32 PM

Lawyer for former elections supervisor says he released videos in Georgia 2020 interference case
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
A lawyer for a former elections director charged alongside former President Donald Trump and others over efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election says he released videos of prosecutors’ interviews with some of their codefendants because he thought they helped his client and the public had the right to see them.
Nov 15, 2023, 9:12 PM
Judge in Trump’s Georgia Case to Bar Release of Sensitive Evidence After Media Leaks
The Wall Street Journal
Defense attorney says he provided witness interviews to a reporter
Nov 15, 2023, 8:49 PM

Canada must protect its economy and trade from a Donald Trump 2.0 presidency
The Globe and Mail
Trump might just become president again; we must ensure we don’t get caught flat-footed when it comes to Canada-U.S. trade
Nov 15, 2023, 8:40 PM

Trump civil fraud trial: ex-president's lawyers ask for mistrial
CP24 Toronto
Lawyers for Donald Trump asked for a mistrial Wednesday in the New York civil fraud case that threatens the former president's real estate empire. His team accuses the judge of tainting the proceedings with “tangible and overwhelming” bias.
Nov 15, 2023, 8:27 PM

Trump's lawyers want a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case. They claim the judge is biased
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked for a mistrial in the New York civil fraud case that threatens the former president’s real estate empire.
Nov 15, 2023, 7:59 PM

Biden campaign considers changing digital fundraising platforms
POLITICO
Biden's team is testing alternatives to ActBlue, the small-dollar behemoth that powered much of Democrats’ anti-Trump fundraising machine.
Nov 15, 2023, 7:46 PM

Trump seeks mistrial in New York fraud case, claiming judge overseeing case is biased
CBS News
Trump attorneys argue the judge and his clerk have subjected the defendants to "tangible and overwhelming" bias and unfair treatment.
Nov 15, 2023, 7:46 PM

Who Is Jonathan Miller? Everything We Know About Leaked Georgia Tapes
Newsweek
An attorney for one of Donald Trump's co-defendants admitted to leaking discovery material in the Georgia election case.
Nov 15, 2023, 7:46 PM

Trump Georgia election case judge will issue evidence order
CNBC
Former President Donald Trump is charged with crimes related to his bid to undo his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden in Georgia.
Nov 15, 2023, 7:27 PM

Lawyer of Georgia defendant in Trump election case admits to leaking witness video
The Hill
Leaked videos. An apparent confession, later represented as a “typo.” Demands for a protective order. Media reports detailing confidential interviews with four defendants who were divulging their knowledge to state prosecutors in the Georgia racketeering case involving former President Trump set off a bizarre “whodunnit”-style hearing in state court Wednesday afternoon. It culminated with a…
Nov 15, 2023, 7:27 PM

'Sadistic': Clinical psychologist explains the 'creepy depravity' of Trump’s 'fascism'
Raw Story
During a recent rally in New Hampshire, Donald Trump said something he’s been saying for some time. He said the indictments against him are reason enough to bring indictments of his own against his enemies once he regains the presidency. “This is third-world-country stuff, ‘arrest your opponent,’” h...
Nov 15, 2023, 7:22 PM