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Jump to Why Georgia?Donald Trump and his merry band of indicted lawyers and fake electors tried to overturn the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, New Mexico, and Michigan.But only the Peach State has brought criminal charges against them.The criminal indictment against Trump and his 18 co-defendants from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis…
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Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Kate Brumback, Associated Press Kate Brumback, Associated Press Leave your feedbackATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor who has brought charges accusing former President Donald Trump and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election…
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Sunday pushed back against claims from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that getting involved in a state election process is consistent with the job of a U.S. senator. In an interview on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki,” Klobuchar refrained from commenting explicitly on Graham, noting that prosecutors decided not to move…
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Takeaways from the Georgia indictment of Donald Trump and 18 others  CNNsource

We already knew that Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants were charged with trying to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. On Friday, we learned how close many more of the former president's allies came to being prosecuted too.A newly released report shows that the grand jury which investigated alleged election interference in Georgia voted to…
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Fox News debate moderators didn’t mention Trump for nearly an hour. It wasn’t an accident  CNNsource

AdvertisementSupported byGuest EssayBy Elizabeth SpiersMs. Spiers, a contributing Opinion writer, is a journalist and digital media strategist.When Luis Rubiales, the president of Spain’s soccer federation, faced global backlash for kissing Jenni Hermoso, a member of the Spanish team that won the Women’s World Cup, he did not exhibit remorse or embarrassment. Nor did he when…
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Elections The ex-president’s allies want his competition to drop out as they start focusing on Biden. But Trump’s team insists he’s not taking anything for granted. Former President Donald Trump is on what seems like a glidepath to the nomination. He has largely eschewed traditional day-to-day campaigning and his social media missives toggle between attacks…
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Trump allegedly overstated his net worth by 17% to 39% each year.Former President Donald Trump inflated his net worth by at least $3.6 billion, the New York attorney general’s office said in a new court filing Friday, a sum far larger than earlier estimates.The filing is part of the state’s $250 million civil lawsuit against…
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Trump’s Truth Social Challenge Now Is to Get a Deal Done  The Wall Street Journalsource

Haberman: This is the message Trump wanted to convey in his mug shot  CNNsource

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday said he would be open to speaking to No Labels if they approached him about a potential third-party presidential run. “What about No Labels?” NBC’s Chuck Todd asked Cassidy. “You’ve been showing up at their events. You even said that if, you know, people have pointed out you were…
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August 28, 2023 – The next phase of Trump’s Georgia and federal 2020 election subversion cases  CNNsource

Donald Trump’s First Post-Mugshot Rally Doesn’t Disappoint: “I’m Being Indicted For You”  Vanity Fair Former President Trump Speaks at South Dakota Monumental Leaders Rally  C-SPAN ‘I’m Being Indicted for You,’ Trump Tells South Dakota Rally  The New York Times source

Politics “The fact is former president Trump led the opposition to my decision to reopen Georgia — the first state in the country to do so,” Kemp wrote in a post. After local, state and federal coronavirus measures began shutting down American public life in March 2020, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp moved to reopen some…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsBarriers constructed along the U.S.-Mexico border during the Trump administration caused “significant damage and destruction” to the environment and cultural sites, the Government Accountability Office said in a report Thursday.The watchdog’s 72-page document says former President Donald Trump’s efforts to deliver on a campaign promise — to construct more than 450…
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The phrase “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,” often mistakenly attributed to Thomas Jefferson, has been used by countless Americans since 1800. Calls to protect the principles of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution remain urgently relevant in 2023, when extremists have taken control of the Republican Party — via attempts to overthrow the…
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The campaigns for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R ) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are both pushing back on former President Trump’s “COVID Tyrant” claims. Kemp responded to a video of Trump where the former president said that “COIVD Tyrant[s]” want to take away Americans’ freedoms and called on people to “not comply.” Kemp appeared to…
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Trump’s lawyers agree to $200K bond in Georgia trial  NBC Newssource

Dale fact-checks Trump’s claim of increased Black support after mug shot  CNNsource

Politics “The fact is former president Trump led the opposition to my decision to reopen Georgia — the first state in the country to do so,” Kemp wrote in a post. After local, state and federal coronavirus measures began shutting down American public life in March 2020, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp moved to reopen some…
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Trump quietly adds new attorney to January 6 legal team  CNNsource

September 8, 2023 Judge rejects Mark Meadows’ bid to move 2020 election case  CNNsource

Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen weighed in on whether the former president, if elected to office, would pardon several of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists who were sentenced.What Happened: Trump would likely pardon several insurrectionists or commute their punishment in some way if he were to return to the White House, said Cohen in an…
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Watch CBS News By Anthony Salvanto, Kabir Khanna, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus Updated on: August 20, 2023 / 7:35 PM / CBS News Well, there’s no debate about this: Right now, the Republican Party would easily renominate Donald Trump for 2024. And it’s not close. The former president now holds his largest lead over his…
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