Trump News for Friday, March 15, 2024
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Top House GOP campaigner urges candidates to ’embrace’ Trump
The Hill
The leader of the House GOP campaign arm is urging his colleagues to “embrace” former President Trump, which he contends is a winning strategy across all districts. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) is encouraging his conference colleagues to support Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee in 2024, in his push to regain the Oval Office and welcome…
Mar 15, 2024, 11:50 PM

NYC judge delays Trump's hush money trial, says 'significant questions of fact' must be resolved
New York Daily News
The judge told the parties to come to court on March 25, when the trial was slated to begin, to address a dispute related to old records tied to Michael Cohen's case.
Mar 15, 2024, 11:33 PM

Peter Navarro files emergency appeal to Supreme Court to hold off prison sentence
UPI News
Former Trump administration adviser Peter Navarro filed a last-ditch appeal to the Supreme Court Friday, just days before his scheduled prison sentence.
Mar 15, 2024, 11:19 PM

Judge delays Trump’s hush-money criminal trial until mid-April
WLTX.com
Donald Trump’s New York hush-money criminal trial was delayed until at least mid-April as the judge seeks answers about a last-minute evidence dump.
Mar 15, 2024, 11:02 PM
Prosecutor leaves Georgia election case against Trump after relationship with district attorney
Yahoo Canada Finance
A special prosecutor who had a romantic relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has withdrawn from the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump.
Mar 15, 2024, 10:53 PM

Trump bond and Chubb insurance company: What we can VERIFY
WLTX.com
VERIFY fact-checks if a Russian company backed Trump’s bond in the E. Jean Carroll case and whether Trump nominated CEO Evan Greenberg for a committee.
Mar 15, 2024, 10:47 PM

Donald Trump wanted trial delays, and he's getting them. Hush-money case is latest to be put off
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
Delays in Donald Trump’s criminal cases are increasing the possibility Americans will be deep into the presidential election season before they know whether or not he has been convicted of any wrongdoing.
Mar 15, 2024, 10:42 PM
Trump hush money trial delayed until at least April
The Australian Financial Review
The judge’s decision to delay the first-ever criminal trial of a former US president marks a victory for Donald Trump in the lead-up to the November election.
Mar 15, 2024, 10:41 PM

READ: Nathan Wade’s resignation letter
The Hill
Nathan Wade, who helped lead former President Trump’s criminal prosecution in Georgia, resigned on Friday after a Georgia judge ruled that either he or Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) must step down due to a conflict of interest. Judge Scott McAfee’s decision comes after news broke in January that Willis and Wade engaged in a once-romantic relationship.…
Mar 15, 2024, 10:37 PM

Mike Pence says he will not endorse Donald Trump for president
UPI News
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday he would not endorse Donald Trump for president in 2024.
Mar 15, 2024, 10:35 PM
Takeaways from the scathing ruling that allows DA Fani Willis to remain on the Trump election subversion case
Yahoo News
Judge Scott McAfee is allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue on the election subversion case against Donald Trump – but first she’ll have to fire special prosecutor Nathan Wade after an embarrassing two months that put Willis and Wade on trial themselves over their romantic relationship.
Mar 15, 2024, 10:22 PM

Ex-Trump adviser files emergency appeal to Supreme Court to avoid prison time
KABC-TV
Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro has filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court in an attempt to remain out of prison as he appeals his contempt ...
Mar 15, 2024, 10:15 PM

Trump hush money trial postponed until mid-April, judge rules
NBC News
The trial in the New York hush money case against former President Donald Trump has been delayed until the middle of April, Judge Juan Merchan ruled Friday.
Mar 15, 2024, 10:11 PM

FACTBOX-Donald Trump's tangled web of legal and financial worries
Devdiscourse
The justices put on hold the criminal case being pursued by Special Counsel Jack Smith in Washington and will review a lower court's rejection of Trump's immunity claim. A decision is expected by the end of June, further delaying a trial that had been scheduled to begin on March 4.
Mar 15, 2024, 9:59 PM

Pence Says He Won’t Endorse Trump for President
The New York Times
The former vice president under Donald J. Trump said that the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was not the sole factor in his decision.
Mar 15, 2024, 9:57 PM

Why the VP picks may matter more than usual in 2024: From the Politics Desk
NBC News
The vice presidential nominees may matter more than usual in the 2024 election as Donald Trump and RFK Jr. consider a list of running mates.
Mar 15, 2024, 9:56 PM

Judge pushes Donald Trump's N.Y. hush-money trial to mid-April
UPI News
The judge in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial in Manhattan agreed Friday to delay the start of the trial.
Mar 15, 2024, 9:55 PM

Former Vice President Mike Pence says he's not endorsing Trump
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
Former Vice President Mike Pence says he will not be backing Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
Mar 15, 2024, 9:49 PM

Judge delays Trump "hush money" criminal trial
CBS News
Trump's Manhattan trial on felony charges related to "hush money" payments to an adult film star was originally scheduled to begin on March 25.
Mar 15, 2024, 9:47 PM

Trump White House official Peter Navarro asks Supreme Court to stave off contempt sentence
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
Trump White House official Peter Navarro appealed to the Supreme Court Friday to allow him to stay out of prison as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction.
Mar 15, 2024, 9:45 PM

What to know about judge's ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump's Georgia election case
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can prosecute Donald Trump on charges that he interfered with Georgia’s 2020 election now that a special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship has withdrawn from the case.
Mar 15, 2024, 9:43 PM

Trump hush money trial delayed until at least April, judge rules
Devdiscourse
Trump has pleaded not guilty in the New York case to 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide his former lawyer Michael Cohen's $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels for her silence about a sexual encounter she has said they had a decade earlier.
Mar 15, 2024, 9:37 PM

Ex-US VP Mike Pence declines to endorse Trump for president
The Straits Times
Trump tried to pressure Pence into helping him overturn his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Mar 15, 2024, 9:27 PM