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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
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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 Wants DC Trial Held Well After Election

Filing seeks to schedule case for April 2026

(Newser) - US District Judge Tonya Chutkan asked the government and the defendant to propose dates for the election interference trial on charges being prosecuted by special counsel Jack Smith. The Justice Department proposed Jan. 2, 2024 , which would be in keeping with "the public's strong interest in a speedy...

Texas Woman Charged With Threatening Trump Judge

'If Trump doesn't get elected in 2024, we are coming to kill you,' she allegedly told Chutkan

(Newser) - A Texas woman left a voicemail message threatening to kill the judge overseeing former President Trump's federal election interference case, prosecutors say. Abigail Jo Shry, 43, allegedly called the chambers of US District Judge Tanya Chutkan on August 5, two days after the former president was arraigned in the...

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,...

One Big Wrinkle in Georgia Case: It Might Be Televised

This case against Trump is also far broader in scope than his previous indictments

(Newser) - Monday night's Georgia indictment may be the fourth of former President Trump, but it is different from the others in key ways. For starters, Trump would not be able to attempt to pardon himself should he be re-elected because it's a state case. Also:
  • Televised: Unlike a federal
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Trump Tells Witness He Shouldn't Testify

He also slams the judge in his federal election interference case days after her warning

(Newser) - Donald Trump does not appear to be too worried about a federal judge's warning to rein in his public comments. In fact, the former president went after that same judge, Tanya Chutkan, in a new Truth Social post , reports Politico . Trump called her "very biased & unfair" (in...

Judge: Trump Has Limits on Free Speech as a Defendant

But Tanya Chutkan also rejects the government's request for a blanket restrictive order

(Newser) - In a Friday hearing to determine just how much Donald Trump can talk publicly about his legal troubles, neither side got everything it wanted. But the judge in Trump's election interference case made clear that the former president will have to be abide by restrictions, even if he is...

Special Counsel Picks Date for Trump Election Trial

Schedule would air evidence before primary voting begins

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith's staff on Thursday proposed a timeline for the trial of Donald Trump on charges that he tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, one that would have the court proceeding begin on Jan. 2. That would put the election interference trial ahead...

Author of False Elector Memo: It Will Fail, but Still Worth It

'New York Times' obtains document cited in Trump indictment

(Newser) - The most recent indictment of Donald Trump made reference to what prosecutors called the "fraudulent elector memo," but the document itself was not made public. Now the New York Times has obtained and published the memo written by Trump-allied attorney Kenneth Chesebro. The broad strokes of the strategy...

Twitter Gave Special Counsel Data on Trump's Account

Company was fined $350K for delay in complying with warrant, court records state

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith's team obtained a search warrant in January for records related to former President Donald Trump's Twitter account, and Twitter complied after some initial resistance, according to court documents released Wednesday. The details were included in a decision from the federal appeals court in Washington...

Prof: Prosecuting Trump May Have 'Terrible Consequences'

Harvard's Jack Goldsmith warns that the move just isn't worth it in a 'NYT' essay

(Newser) - The Justice Department and special counsel Jack Smith made a "tragic choice" in deciding to go after former President Trump , argues Harvard Law professor Jack Goldsmith in a New York Times essay. To be clear, it's not a defense of Trump—Goldsmith calls the former president's efforts...

Trump Pushes to Have Judge Recuse Herself

Former president says he can't get a fair trial with Tanya Chutkan

(Newser) - It's not clear whether his legal team will follow up, but Donald Trump himself is pushing for the judge in his election interference case to recuse herself. In a series of posts on Truth Social over the weekend and into Monday, the former president maintained that US District Court...

Trump Team Stresses New Theme in Defense

His words about overturning election were 'aspirational,' not criminal, says attorney Lauro

(Newser) - One of former President Trump's attorneys made the "full Ginsburg" on Sunday—the shorthand for appearing on all the major political shows—and emphasized a new word in his client's defense: "aspirational." As in, Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results were not...

Pence: If Called to Testify in Trump Case, Here's What I'll Do

Former VP says he'll comply with the law, tell the truth

(Newser) - What will Mike Pence do if called to testify in the case against former President Trump for alleged election interference? "I have no plans to testify, but, look, we'll always comply with the law," he said in a CNN interview that aired Sunday on State of the ...

Trump Lawyer: Pence Could Deliver Acquittal

John Lauro also raises a 'technical violation' of Constitution defense

(Newser) - A lawyer for Donald Trump said Sunday that he'd be pleased to see former Vice President Mike Pence on the witness stand when his client is tried on charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election results. "I read his book very carefully, and if he testifies...

Trump's Social Media Post Spurs Swift DOJ Response

Judge sets Monday deadline for defense's answer to special counsel's request for protective order on evidence

(Newser) - This story has been updated with the judge's deadline. When Donald Trump was arraigned on Thursday on felony charges that he tried to overturn results of the 2020 election, he was told he wouldn't be detained. The presiding judge warned the former president, however, that it was a...

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