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Trump Co-Defendant Chesebro Pleads Guilty

Deal comes as jury selection was getting underway in Georgia

(Newser) - Another big plea deal in the Georgia case against Donald Trump and multiple co-defendants: Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony on Friday just as jury selection was getting underway in his trial on charges accusing him of participating in efforts to overturn Trump's loss in the state in...

Sidney Powell&#39;s Plea May Be &#39;Very Bad News&#39; for Trump
Sidney Powell's Plea May Be
'Very Bad News' for Trump
the rundown
Oct 19, 2023 2:02 PM CDT

Sidney Powell's Plea May Be 'Very Bad News' for Trump

Former Trump attorney may be called to testify against the former president

(Newser) - Tuesday's guilty plea in Georgia by former Donald Trump attorney Sidney Powell is being called a big win for prosecutors and a big loss for the former president, per the New York Times . "I think it's very bad news for Trump," says Georgia State University law...

Oprah: No, I Didn't Ask Romney to Run for White House With Me

She disputes claim in new book

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey is disputing a new book's assertion that she once called Mitt Romney to suggest they run for the White House on the same ticket. Yes, the spokesperson says, Winfrey did indeed call the Utah Republican in the run-up to the 2020 election, but not to float a...

Woman Arrested at Trump Trial
Woman Arrested
at Trump Trial
Oct 18, 2023 5:01 PM CDT

Woman Arrested at Trump Trial

State court employee tried to approach former president, yelled that she wanted to assist him

(Newser) - Donald Trump wasn't in any danger during an odd incident in his civil fraud trial in New York Wednesday, authorities say. A woman later identified as a court employee was arrested after she tried to approach the former president as he sat in the Manhattan courtroom, ABC News reports....

Judge Imposes Narrow Gag Order on Trump
Trump Appeals Gag Order
Judge Imposed on Him
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Oct 18, 2023 12:00 AM CDT

Trump Appeals Gag Order Judge Imposed on Him

He is not allowed to publicly attack prosecutors, witnesses, or the judge's staff

(Newser) - Immediately after Judge Tanya Chutkan imposed a partial gag order on Donald Trump Monday, the former president called the move "unconstitutional." Now he's going further: On Tuseday, his attorneys filed a formal notice of appeal against the order, NBC News reports. They said imposing the gag order...

Trump Seeks Damages Over 'Scandalous' Dossier

Lawyer tells British court evidence will show Steele dossier is false

(Newser) - A lawyer for Donald Trump told a London judge Monday that the ex-president plans to prove that a discredited report by a former British spy that contained "shocking and scandalous claims" that he was compromised by Russians in his first bid for the presidency was wrong and harmed his...

Judge Laughs Out Loud Amid Trump Gag Order Hearing

Judge Chutkan disagrees with Trump attorney who says restrictions now in place are working

(Newser) - A judge on Monday was trying to figure out whether to impose a stricter gag order on Donald Trump in regard to his federal election interference case , and an early moment stood out. Trump attorney John Lauro told US District Judge Tanya Chutkan that no further restrictions were necessary because...

$1B Headed Back to Investors in Trump's Struggling Truth Social Deal

But Trump Media paints the move as 'in the best interest of ... completing our merger'

(Newser) - The publicly listed shell company that raised $1 billion to merge with former President Trump's media company won't end up with any of it. Investors have canceled $467 million in funding, Digital World Acquisition Corp. said in a Thursday regulatory filing. DWAC CEO Eric Swider said in a...

Biden Team, GOP Rivals Wonder What Trump Sees in Hezbollah

Pence, DeSantis join criticism of front-runner for calling terrorist group 'smart'

(Newser) - White House and Biden campaign aides expressed disgust and bafflement Thursday for Donald Trump's expressed admiration for Hezbollah. "Sickening rhetoric," Kevin Munoz, a campaign spokesperson, posted on X, in response to the former president's remarks to supporters in Florida on Wednesday night. Trump's comments were...

Fani Willis: Jordan Is Trying to Obstruct Trump Case

Georgia prosecutor refuses 2nd request for investigation details

(Newser) - Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis has penned another letter in an attempt to shut down Jim Jordan's efforts to gain information about her investigation into former President Trump and his allies. After the Fulton County district attorney refused to turn over all records related to her investigation into 2020 election...

Trump Slams Netanyahu in Campaign Speech

Says Israeli leader 'let us down' over 2020 mission to kill Iranian general

(Newser) - Former President Trump has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of betraying him just before the US killed a top Iranian general in 2020, breaking from the Republican presidential primary field's uniform support of Israel as it responds to Hamas' deadly attack. Trump's comments at a rally in...

Trump Didn't Make This List, and He's Not Happy

Former president slams 'Forbes' after not making it into the magazine's top 400 billionaires

(Newser) - This year's Forbes 400 list of America's richest came out last week, and the magazine notes the "superrich are riding high again," making back $500 billion they collectively lost last year. Elon Musk tops the list with his $251 billion, followed by the usual suspects of...

Judge Temporarily Blocks Dissolution of Trump Entities

But appellate judge also refuses Trump's request to halt $250 million civil fraud trial

(Newser) - A New York appellate judge's order to cancel some of Donald Trump's business licenses has been temporarily blocked. CNN reports that the Friday ruling by Associate Justice Peter Moulton gives the Trump Organization and other business entities owned by the former president at least a month's reprieve,...

Trump Abruptly Drops $500M Lawsuit Against Michael Cohen

Former president had been due to sit for deposition Monday

(Newser) - Former President Trump has abruptly dropped a federal lawsuit he filed against Michael Cohen, his former "fixer," earlier this year. Trump had sought more than $500 million in damages from Cohen, claiming he had "spread falsehoods" about him. Trump had been ordered to sit for a deposition...

Trump Allegedly Told Nuclear Sub Secrets to Aussie Billionaire

Federal prosecutors have since interviewed Anthony Pratt

(Newser) - Former President Trump allegedly shared classified information about US nuclear submarines with a billionaire Australian businessman who then went on to share the information with more than a dozen other people, according to sources who spoke to ABC News and the New York Times . Anthony Pratt, a member of Trump'...

'The Trump Show Is Over,' Says NY AG

Former president departs fraud trial Wednesday after attack on Letitia James

(Newser) - Former President Trump said he chose to attend his $250 million civil business fraud trial in New York this week to show "how corrupt it is." He also claimed Wednesday that "I'm stuck here because I have a corrupt attorney general," referring to Letitia James,...

Trump Appears to Rule Out Serving as Speaker

He says he's 'totally' focused on White House bid

(Newser) - Two Republicans announced their bids to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker Wednesday, and a third appeared to rule himself out. Donald Trump, speaking to reporters outside the Manhattan courthouse where his civil fraud trial is taking place, said he is "totally" focused on his presidential campaign, the...

Report: Prosecutors Looking at Giuliani's Drinking Habits

The 'New York Times' talks to friends who claim he has a problem

(Newser) - "It's actually one of the saddest things I can think about in politics," says a longtime friend of Rudy Giuliani of the former New York mayor's increased drinking. That friend—former New York City Council president Andrew Stein—went on the record, telling the New York ...

John Kelly Confirms Trump Remarks on Veterans

Former WH chief of staff says ex-boss 'has no idea what America is all about'

(Newser) - John Kelly, who served as chief of staff to former President Donald Trump, went on the record Monday to confirm "a number of damning stories" about Trump in a statement to CNN . And what a statement it is. Kelly described Trump as "a person who is not truthful...

Trump Hit With Gag Order in NY Civil Trial

Judge's order followed Truth Social post about law clerk

(Newser) - A New York judge sternly imposed a limited gag order in Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial Tuesday after the former president disparaged a key court staffer. Amid a long day of testimony, Judge Arthur Engoron issued the order, which applies to all parties in the case and pertains...

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