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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...

Mugshots Follow Surrender of Trump&#39;s Co-Accused
Mugshots in Trump's
Georgia Case Start Rolling In
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Aug 23, 2023 6:34 AM CDT

Mugshots in Trump's Georgia Case Start Rolling In

The former president will reportedly sit for one, too

(Newser) - Four of former President Trump's co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case have turned themselves in, and two have had their mugshots released, while three others are fighting to avoid appearing at Fulton County Jail at all. The latest:
  • More surrenders: Georgia bail bondsman Scott Hall surrendered just before
...

DOJ: After 180 on Testimony, Employee Implicated Trump

DOJ says Trump employee switched lawyers and immediately retracted prior testimony

(Newser) - Lawyers in the classified documents case against former President Trump say that one of Trump's employees, a potential witness in the case, changed his grand jury testimony to be more incriminating for Trump. The witness, described in court documents only as Mar-a-Lago's director of information technology, has been...

Trump Attorney John Eastman Surrenders in Georgia

He is one of the 19 people accused there of trying to illegally overturn election results

(Newser) - John Eastman, the conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot to overturn the former president's 2020 election loss. Eastman was booked at the Fulton County jail before being...

Trump Razzes Prosecutor About Being 'Flight Risk'

He jokes that Fani Willis thinks he'll fly to Russia

(Newser) - The fourth of former President Trump's indictments is unique in one more way : Unlike the first three, he's going to have to post bond in Georgia. After announcing that he would turn himself in on Thursday, Trump took to Truth Social to joke that Fulton County District Attorney...

Trump Has Landslide Numbers in Latest Primary Poll

Former president at 62% to DeSantis' 16% in new CBS poll

(Newser) - When former President Trump confirmed on Sunday that he would be skipping this week's Republican debate, he cited a new CBS News poll reaffirming that he has a big lead in the race. Trump was not exaggerating the point. His lead over the Republican challengers has only grown as...

Trump: Yep, I'm Skipping First Republican Debate

And possibly all the others, though that's not entirely clear

(Newser) - Former President Trump is officially out: Trump confirmed Sunday in a Truth Social post that he will not be attending the first Republican debate of the 2024 presidential primary season when it is held Wednesday. "New CBS POLL, just out, has me leading the field by 'legendary' numbers,...

Trump Cancels Press Conference His Advisers Were Worried About

Says his lawyers would prefer to put information in formal legal filings

(Newser) - Former President Trump was expected to speak out against the election interference charges he faces in Georgia during a Monday press conference, but that press conference has now been canceled. In a post to his Truth Social network Thursday, Trump wrote, per ABC News , "Rather than releasing the Report...

Trump Supporters Share Info on Georgia Grand Jurors

Purported addresses, photos appeared on 'fringe' website

(Newser) - On what NBC News describes as a "fringe website that often features violent rhetoric," Donald Trump supporters are sharing what they say are the addresses, photos, and social media profiles of Georgia grand jury members. The names of the jurors were made public in the 98-page indictment of...

Proposed Trump Trial Date Is Day Before Super Tuesday

But March 4 date for Georgia trial might be unrealistic, experts say

(Newser) - Donald Trump's calendar is filling up very fast. His trial for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election could collide with his 2024 election campaign in the early months of next year: In Georgia, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Wednesday proposed that his trial begin on March...

Trump Will Be Booked Differently This Time

He and co-defendants will be processed at Fulton County Jail

(Newser) - In his previous three indictments, former President Trump was booked—meaning processed and fingerprinted—at a courthouse. His fourth won't follow that same pattern. Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat's office on Tuesday said that "based on guidance received from the district attorney's office and presiding judge,...

The Story of the Trump Indictment, in Numbers

91, for instance, is the total number of felonies he has now been charged with

(Newser) - The new indictment of Donald Trump out of Georgia is more sweeping than the previous cases against him. Here's a by-the-numbers view:
  • 1: The number of trials expected in Georgia, despite multiple defendants. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says she plans to try everyone at once, preferably in
...

Clinton on TV as Trump News Broke: 'I Can't Believe This'

She talks to Rachel Maddow in real time, says she feels no satisfaction

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton booked an appearance on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC show Monday night to talk about her new Atlantic essay on the politicization of social issues. But just before the interview began, news broke that a grand jury in Georgia had returned indictments in its investigation of Donald Trump and...

19 Names, One Serious Charge in Common

Violation of Georgia's RICO Act carries a possible 20-year prison term

(Newser) - Former President Trump is, of course, the biggest name in the Georgia indictment , but the list of 18 others includes some that will ring familiar, particularly Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and John Eastman. One thing all 19 have in common: All face a single count of "violation of the...

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