Trump News for Monday, January 8, 2024
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Trump legal news brief: Appeals court denies Trump request for review of immunity claim in Carroll defamation suit
Yahoo News
The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejects a request by lawyers for former President Donald Trump for the full court to review whether federal immunity protects him from being sued for defamation by columnist E. Jean Carroll.
Civil LitigationFederal CourtsLegal & Justice
Jan 8, 2024, 11:40 PM
Another Donald Trump term won’t break American democracy
The Australian Financial Review
I believe in America enough to think that it would take more than another term of Trump as president to destroy American democracy.
2028 PresidentialElections & Politics
Jan 8, 2024, 11:20 PM

Donald Trump slams claim he had sex on 'regular occasions' in Jeffrey Epstein's mansion after bombshell 4th doc release
The Irish Sun
DONALD Trump has slammed claims that he had sex on regular occasions in Jeffrey Epstein's mansion following a bombshell release of newly unsealed docu
Media & CommunicationsPersonal & FamilyPersonal Legal
Jan 8, 2024, 11:15 PM

Judge in Trump election subversion case targeted by fake 911 ‘swatting’ call
The Guardian
Police called to Washington home of Tanya Chutkan on Sunday night after shooting reported – but no such incident took place
Criminal CasesLegal & JusticeSecurity & Intelligence
Jan 8, 2024, 10:05 PM

'Trump's been implicated': Alex Jones stunned by new Jeffrey Epstein documents
Raw Story
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was unsure how to react on Monday after learning that former President Donald Trump had been named in a tranche of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein."I was given, during breaks, big national news that Trump's been implicated," Jones said. "Okay. And I can't speak to...
Media & CommunicationsPersonal & FamilyPersonal Legal
Jan 8, 2024, 9:58 PM
Trump seeks to capitalise on his week from hell
The Australian Financial Review
In what his own senior adviser told reporters was a ‘scheduling nightmare’, the GOP frontrunner’s court battles are starting to crowd out his campaign appearances.
Criminal CasesElections & PoliticsLegal & Justice
Jan 8, 2024, 8:55 PM

Federal judge overseeing election case against Trump was victim of swatting incident
Cable News Network
The federal judge overseeing the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, was the victim of a swatting call on her home late Sunday night.
Criminal CasesLegal & JusticeSecurity & Intelligence
Jan 8, 2024, 8:52 PM

Biden assails Trump for trying to turn election ‘loss into a lie’
The Guardian
US president says 2024 a battle for truth over lies in Charleston speech interrupted by protesters calling for Gaza ceasefire
2028 PresidentialElections & PoliticsSocial Issues & Culture
Jan 8, 2024, 8:41 PM

Judge In Trump's DC Election Case Is Targeted By Fake Emergency Call In Latest High-profile Swatting
News18
A home owned by the judge overseeing the federal election subversion case against former president Donald Trump was targeted by a fake emergency call Sunday night, the latest in a spate of similar false swatting reports at the homes of public officials in recent days.
Criminal CasesLegal & JusticeSecurity & Intelligence
Jan 8, 2024, 8:30 PM

The New Jan. 6 Testimony Against Trump Will Be Devastating at Trial
Slate
The introduction of such testimony from Trump’s closest aides establishes his criminal intent and should seal his fate in the trial to come.
Criminal CasesDOJ ActionsLegal & Justice
Jan 8, 2024, 7:41 PM

'He is a loser’: Biden lets rip on Donald Trump in South Carolina church speech
Raw Story
President Joe Biden seemed to rebuke Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Monday after she failed to cite slavery as the cause of the U.S. Civil War. He also slammed Donald Trump's claim that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.While speaking at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charles...
2028 PresidentialElections & PoliticsSocial Issues & Culture
Jan 8, 2024, 6:45 PM

Trump says Civil War could have been negotiated
The Hill
Former President Trump said he believed the Civil War could have been avoided through negotiation, though that would’ve changed the legacy of former President Lincoln. Trump, at an Iowa rally Saturday, said he finds the conflict “fascinating” but “so horrible.” He also noted the high death toll. “So many mistakes were made. See, there was…
Campaign EventsMedia & CommunicationsSocial Issues & Culture
Jan 8, 2024, 6:42 PM

Biden goes after Trump in second straight speech for pushing ‘second lost cause’
The Hill
President Biden on Monday sought to connect the fallout of the Civil War with the aftermath of the 2020 election as he warned truth and basic freedoms were at risk if former President Trump won another term in the White House. Biden drew comparisons between the Civil War, when he said defeated Confederates could not…
2028 PresidentialElections & PoliticsSocial Issues & Culture
Jan 8, 2024, 6:30 PM

Donald Trump’s Immunity Appeal Opens New Campaign Front
Livemint
The former president will hear his lawyers’ arguments in courtroom, but for him the case is more political than legal.
Criminal CasesFederal CourtsLegal & Justice
Jan 8, 2024, 6:30 PM

New Biden administration rule seeks to make more gig workers employees
Livemint
The move reverses a Trump-era policy and could impose stricter test for Uber, Lyft, and others to classify workers as contractors
Economy & FinanceLaborPolicy & Legislation
Jan 8, 2024, 6:30 PM

Trump backers release NH ad blasting Nikki Haley over 2015 criminals’ comment
New York Post
Make America Great Again Inc., the super PAC backing Donald Trump, released a new ad attacking 2024 rival Nikki Haley on Monday over her recent comments on immigration.
2028 PresidentialElections & PoliticsPolicy & Legislation
Jan 8, 2024, 6:29 PM

Donald Trump's Georgia Case May Be in Jeopardy: Legal Analyst
Newsweek
Trump's defense team "is hoping that the immunity issue provides a complete shield," one legal expert told Newsweek on Monday.
Criminal CasesLegal & JusticeRegional & State
Jan 8, 2024, 6:26 PM
Trump says he'll attend appeals court arguments over immunity in 2020 election case
CBS News
A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will weigh whether former President Donald Trump is entitled to broad immunity from federal prosecution on Tuesday.
Criminal CasesFederal CourtsLegal & Justice
Jan 8, 2024, 6:07 PM

Tanya Chutkan, the judge overseeing Trump's federal election interference case, appears to be victim of 'swatting'
NBC News
WASHINGTON — Police and fire trucks showed up Sunday night at the house of Tanya Chutkan, the federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election interference case after she appeared to be the target of an attempted "swatting" attack.
Criminal CasesLegal & JusticeSecurity & Intelligence
Jan 8, 2024, 6:04 PM

Biden’s Harsh Attack on Trump in a Campaign Speech
The New York Times
Readers agree with the president that democracy is imperiled if his predecessor is elected. Also: The Japan plane crash; how the movie “Munich” resonates.
2028 PresidentialElections & PoliticsMedia & Communications
Jan 8, 2024, 5:59 PM

Biden speaks at site of white supremacist murders to claim a Trump-led hate agenda
KABC-TV
President Joe Biden on Monday traveled to Charleston, South Carolina, to give campaign remarks at Mother Emanuel Church, where he'll lay out 2024 e...
2028 PresidentialElections & PoliticsSocial Issues & Culture
Jan 8, 2024, 5:45 PM

'So what?' Ex-aide shares Trump's reaction when told Mike Pence's life was at risk
Raw Story
In his election interference case against Donald Trump, special counsel Jack Smith is trying to show how the former president responded when the U.S. Capitol Building was under attack on January 6, 2021. Smith, according to ABC News, has uncovered new details about that response — details that ABC N...
Criminal CasesDOJ ActionsLegal & Justice
Jan 8, 2024, 5:30 PM

Mia Farrow Admits She Would Move To Ireland If Donald Trump Re-Elected
Extra.ie
Mia Farrow has admitted she would move to Ireland if Donald Trump was re-elected in this year's US Presidential election.
2028 PresidentialElections & PoliticsMedia & Communications
Jan 8, 2024, 5:27 PM

Trump seeks dismissal of Georgia indictment, again claiming broad immunity
POLITICO
His new arguments in the Fulton County case echo the immunity claims he's pushing in his federal election interference case.
Criminal CasesLegal & JusticeRegional & State
Jan 8, 2024, 5:16 PM

Trump moves to dismiss Georgia election case on presidential immunity grounds
NBC News
Former President Donald Trump is moving to have the election interference charges against him in Georgia thrown out, arguing he's protected by presidential immunity.
Criminal CasesLegal & JusticeRegional & State
Jan 8, 2024, 5:01 PM