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Judge Freezes Gag Order on Trump, for Now
Trump's 'Intolerable'
Gag Order Is Reinstated
UPDATED
Oct 30, 2023 12:30 AM CDT

Trump's 'Intolerable' Gag Order Is Reinstated

Judge Tanya Chutkan un-freezes order she imposed in his election interference case

(Newser) - US District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Sunday reinstated a gag order against former President Trump, denying his request to suspend the order and allow him to speak freely while his appeal plays out. The decision came two days after she temporarily froze the gag order while she considered Trump's...

Trump Campaign Says It Raised $45.5M in 3 Months

That's triple what DeSantis says he raised during same time period

(Newser) - Former President Trump's campaign announced its third-quarter fundraising haul Wednesday, saying it brought in $45.5 million from July through September. The New York Times , which notes the total can't be independently verified until public reports are filed by October 15, calls it an "enormous" sum. It'...

Combative Trump Brings Campaign Flair to Courthouse

Delivering fiery comments for TV during trial breaks could be the plan for upcoming trials

(Newser) - Former President Trump has complained that court dates will pull him off the campaign trail, but he addressed the scheduling conflict on Monday by combining a campaign-rally attitude with a defendant's righteous anger at the New York courthouse where his civil fraud trial began . The presidential candidate found the...

Trump Gives Up on Moving Georgia Trial

Judge had been unmoved by Mark Meadows' similar request

(Newser) - Donald Trump will not seek to have his Georgia election interference case transferred to federal court, his attorneys said in a filing Thursday—three weeks after a judge rejected a similar attempt by the former president's White House chief of staff. The notice filed in federal court in Atlanta...

Trump: I'll Testify I Didn't Order Any Tapes Destroyed

Former president denies Mar-a-Lago allegation in 'Meet the Press' interview

(Newser) - Former President Trump says he's willing to testify under oath that he didn't order staffers to destroy surveillance tapes at Mar-a-Lago. In an interview with Meet the Press that airs Sunday, Trump denied prosecutors' allegations that he ordered the tapes destroyed to cover up his handling of classified...

Trump Weighs In on the Idea of Pardoning Himself

He says he could have done it as president, but 'had 'no interest in even thinking about it'

(Newser) - In an interview Thursday with Meet the Press that will air in full Sunday, former President Trump addressed the idea of pardoning himself should he be convicted of any crimes. Asked whether he would pardon himself were he to be re-elected in 2024, Trump gave a quite lengthy answer (watch...

Georgia Judge's Decision Spares Trump a Trial Next Month

Ruling separates two who wanted a speedy trial from the former president and 16 others

(Newser) - It's a break for Donald Trump: The former president will not have to go on trial next month in his Georgia indictment . Instead, only two of the 19 defendants will do so—former Trump attorneys Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, reports the New York Times . Those two requested a...

Mar-a-Lago's Ex-IT Chief Will Testify Against Trump: Report

Yuscil Taveras reportedly signs deal to avoid prosecution in classified documents case

(Newser) - A former attorney for the Mar-a-Lago ex-employee who flipped against his onetime boss , former President Trump, has revealed more about what allegedly went down. The former head of IT at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, identified by media outlets as Yuscil Taveras, has agreed to testify as a witness for the...

Georgia Judge Voices Doubt on Holding One Big Election Trial

Court rejects individual proceedings for Chesebro, Powell

(Newser) - A judge on Wednesday turned down requests by lawyers Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell for separate trials in the Georgia election interference case , saying they can be tried fairly together. The two have pleaded not guilty to the charges in an indictment outlining efforts to overturn Donald Trump's loss...

Jack Smith Slams Trump's 'Daily Extrajudicial Statements'

Jack Smith accuses ex-president of remarks that could taint jury pool in election interference case

(Newser) - A mostly sealed court battle between Team Trump and special counsel Jack Smith, who's currently prosecuting two criminal cases against the former president, has spurred a new court filing in which Smith says Trump's remarks online could taint the jury pool in his election interference indictment. As CNN...

Judge: Trump's Georgia Trial Will Be Streamed on YouTube

Also Thursday, the former president pleaded not guilty in the sprawling case

(Newser) - When former President Trump goes on trial in Georgia, the world apparently will be able to follow along on YouTube. The judge presiding over the case ruled Thursday that the proceedings will be live-streamed on the court's YouTube channel, reports WSB-TV . Other media outlets will be allowed to have...

Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Georgia Case

Former president won't have to appear in court next week at arraignment hearing

(Newser) - Former President Trump has pleaded not guilty and waived arraignment in the case accusing him and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia, per the AP . That means he won't have to show up for an arraignment hearing that Fulton County Superior...

Trump Rises in Polls After Mugshot Release

Recent surveys show former president increasing his lead over rivals for GOP nomination

(Newser) - A presidential candidate who skips debates and has had a mugshot released after one of several criminal indictments wouldn't normally be expected to stay in the race, let alone remain the frontrunner. But the latter is exactly what's happening for former President Trump, whose lead over rivals for...

Trump Faces 'Easter Egg' Complication in Georgia Case

His desire to move it to federal court may be undercut by timeline of the allegations

(Newser) - The indictments against Donald Trump are out. Now comes the legal wrangling to figure out crucial details, including when the trials might be held and in which jurisdictions. On Monday morning, the judge in Trump's federal election interference case set a trial date of March 4, 2024 , which just...

Federal Judge Sets Trial Date for Trump

March 4, 2024, the day before Super Tuesday

(Newser) - A judge on Monday set a March 4, 2024, trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The decision from US District Judge Tanya Chutkan denied a defense request to push the trial...

Trump Raises $7.1M After Booking
Money Pours In
After Trump's Booking
Aug 27, 2023 11:15 AM CDT

Money Pours In After Trump's Booking

Campaign warns other sellers of mug shot merchandise

(Newser) - Donald Trump's booking at the Fulton County Jail resulted in his biggest wave of donations yet. His presidential campaign reported $7.1 million has been raised since he surrendered in Georgia on Thursday, Politico reports. Friday's haul was $4.18 million, which an aide called the campaign's...

5 Takes on &#39;The Mug Shot&#39;
5 Takes on 'The Mug Shot'
the rundown
Aug 25, 2023 1:44 PM CDT

5 Takes on 'The Mug Shot'

'He gave his haters nothing,' writes one observer

(Newser) - Donald Trump's mug shot was, not surprisingly, a big topic of conversation Friday. Some samples:
  • A payoff: The "photo offers a rough visage, formidable and extremely serious—which is what I assume he was going for," writes Mark Leibovich at the Atlantic . "He made an effort
...

Trump&#39;s Mugshot Is Out
Donald Trump's Mugshot Is Out
Aug 24, 2023 9:44 PM CDT

Donald Trump's Mugshot Is Out

Booking photo makes history

(Newser) - Former President Trump's mugshot was released shortly after he was booked on 13 state felony charges in Georgia on Thursday . This is his first booking photo; none were taken for his previous three indictments. In fact, the snap made history as the first mugshot known to have been taken...

Trump Is Arrested, Released on Georgia Charges
Trump Is Arrested, Released
on Georgia Charges
updated
Aug 24, 2023 7:36 PM CDT

Trump Is Arrested, Released on Georgia Charges

Former president has mugshot taken and is fingerprinted at Fulton County Jail

(Newser) - Former President Trump turned himself in Thursday evening at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, where he was arrested and booked on 13 state felony charges involving efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia. Trump spent about 20 minutes in the jail—a quicker booking than his co-defendants...

All but Two Candidates Pledge to Support Trump

Chris Christie and Asa Hutchinson do not raise their hands

(Newser) - When the topic of Donald Trump emerged in the second hour of the first GOP debate, the Fox News moderators asked the eight candidates on stage to raise their hands if they would support Trump as the nominee even if he is convicted of a crime. Only Chris Christie and...

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