Trump claims Georgia DA had an affair with a gang member
Donald Trump has continued to rail against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in Georgia on his Truth Social platform in a swirl of protestations, accusations, and unfounded rumour-mongering, as it looks increasingly likely a grand jury will soon return a fourth criminal indictment against the former president.
Ms Willis’s office has notified at least two witnesses to appear on Tuesday before the grand jury investigating Mr Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
Presenting a case to jurors early next week is the strongest indication yet that prosecutors are preparing to issue indictments in the coming days.
In the latest revelation regarding the sweeping case against the former president and his allies, CNN reports that prosecutors are in possession of text messages and emails directly connecting Mr Trump’s legal team to an early January 2021 voting systems breach in Coffee County, a deep red district some 200 miles from Atlanta.
These messages are said to show that the breach was a top-down push by the Trump team to access voting software. More than a dozen people are expected to be charged in the Fulton County investigation.
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Democratic Rep Jamie Raskin told ABC’s This Week that a report will be released concerning the Trump’s family business dealings with foreign governments.
Oliver O’Connell13 August 2023 18:00
Will ‘junk fees’ be a winning issue for Biden and House Democrats?
Congressional Democrats are teaming up with the Biden administration and a progressive advocacy group to turn policy efforts to curb “ junk fees ” into a political rallying cry, betting that a small but potentially potent kitchen table issue will resonate with voters.
President Joe Biden promised in this year’s State of the Union address to target unexpected fees tacked on to things like plane and concert tickets, hotel rooms, hospital and cellphone bills and housing transactions. He’s since worked with major businesses to see that pricing is more transparent about all fees.
Oliver O’Connell13 August 2023 17:45
Watch: Trump has ‘made himself a martyr’ as investigations give ‘oxygen’ to his race, says Georgia official
Oliver O’Connell13 August 2023 17:30
Nevada: Land of confusion
The Nevada GOP is insisting on holding its own caucus despite a new state law calling for a primary election, a move critics say is designed to benefit former President Donald Trump. The competing contests are likely to confuse some and require GOP campaigns to spend extra time and money educating voters in one of the earliest states to cast ballots for the presidential nomination.
Oliver O’Connell13 August 2023 17:15
Watch: Georgia official says Trump must stop repeating false claims
Gabriel Sterling, a Republican and a top Georgia election official told ABC’s This Week that former President Donald Trump lost the state in 2020 and needs to stop repeating false claims.
“It’s just creating a lot of tension and a lot of chaos. It’s completely unnecessary.”
Oliver O’Connell13 August 2023 17:00
Joined by Florida officials, Trump’s Iowa state fair spectacle clouds DeSantis
Gone was the helicopter, but Donald Trump on Saturday renewed his reputation for defying norms and creating a mega-celebrity’s spectacle at the Iowa State Fair.
Trump, in fewer than two hours on the steaming fairgrounds in Des Moines, attracted thousands of sweating, chanting supporters to his stops at the Iowa Pork Producers tent, a baby farm animal exhibit and a popular Grand Concourse pub.
All the while, Trump not-so-subtly tried to set himself apart from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Trump’s main rival with more than five months until Iowa’s leadoff caucuses and who was on the fairgrounds at the same time.
Oliver O’Connell13 August 2023 16:45
Is Pence a MAGA Republican?
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Oliver O’Connell13 August 2023 16:30
Full story: Georgia prosecutors have text messages linking Trump team to voting system breach, report says
Georgia prosecutors have reportedly obtained text messages linking a breach of voting machines to members of Donald Trump’s team as a grand jury prepares to hear evidence in a case surrounding the former president’s attempts to overturn 2020 election results in the state.
As Mr Trump and his allies hunted for evidence of fraud to undermine Joe Biden’s definitive victory, a local elections official allegedly sent a “written invitation” to attorneys working for then-President Trump, according to text messages reportedly obtained by CNN.
Oliver O’Connell13 August 2023 16:15
Christie: ‘When are we going to stop pretending that this is normal?’
In an appearance on ABC’s This Week, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says that if Donald Trump is indicted in Georgia, the US “will have the front-runner for the Republican nomination for president out on bail in four different jurisdictions.”
“When are we going to stop pretending that this is normal?” he asks.
Oliver O’Connell13 August 2023 16:00
Trump lawyer shut down by judge as he claims protective order would give Biden an ‘advantage’
The federal Washington, DC judge in the 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump rejected the notion put forward by lead defence lawyer John Lauro that a protective order barring Mr Trump from speaking about the evidence in the case would be an “enormous advantage” to President Joe Biden.
Judge Tanya Chutkan told Mr Lauro during the protective order hearing on Friday that Mr Trump’s campaigning “has to yield to the orderly administration of justice”.
“That’s how it’s going to have to be,” she added.
Gustaf Kilander filed this report.
Oliver O’Connell13 August 2023 15:45