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Spotlight Shines Hot on Trump Prosecutor in Georgia

Focus turns to Nathan Wade, who a court filing complains was improperly hired by DA Fani Willis

(Newser) - A co-defendant in the Georgia election interference case against former President Trump filed a motion this week making a "bombshell" allegation: that Fulton County DA Fani Willis hired her romantic partner as the special prosecutor in the case against Trump, and that she and Nathan Wade both benefited financially...

Trump Prosecutor Accused of 'Improper' Relationship

Filing alleges Fulton County DA Fani Willis hired romantic partner to lead prosecution of Trump

(Newser) - The Fulton County district attorney has been accused of hiring her romantic partner as the special prosecutor in her office's prosecution of former President Trump for alleged election interference. In what the Atlanta Journal-Constitution refers to as a "bombshell" court filing, Michael Roman (a former Trump campaign official...

Supreme Court Declines to Fast-Track Trump Ruling

Case will now head to Court of Appeals

(Newser) - The Supreme Court said Friday that it will not immediately take up a plea by special counsel Jack Smith to rule on whether former President Trump can be prosecuted for his actions to overturn the 2020 election results, reports the AP . The issue will now be decided by the US...

Stefanik Files Complaint on Jan. 6 Judge: 'Highly Inappropriate'

GOP congresswoman slams Beryl Howell, who has ruled on Capitol riot, Trump cases

(Newser) - Elise Stefanik filed a complaint Friday against a federal judge who's ruled on cases involving the Jan. 6 riot and former President Donald Trump, alleging the judge engaged in "judicial misconduct," reports the Hill . The GOP congresswoman is now calling for an ethics probe into US District...

Apology Letters From Trump Co-Defendants Released

Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro issued single-sentence apologies to citizens of Georgia

(Newser) - Defendants who took plea deals in the Georgia election interference case were required to write apology letters to the state's citizens. Jenna Ellis, a former member of Donald Trump's legal team, chose to read hers aloud in court , saying she regretted her role in Trump's efforts to...

Trump Phone Data Could Be Used at Trial

Jack Smith reveals plans to do so at election interference trial

(Newser) - Former President Trump's cellphone data could be used at his federal trial on charges of election interference. Jack Smith, the special counsel in the case, said in a court filing Monday that he plans to call an expert witness who "extracted and processed data" from Trump's White...

Judge Freezes Gag Order on Trump, for Now
Trump's 'Intolerable'
Gag Order Is Reinstated
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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...

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