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☆ Reactions to appointment of a US special counsel in Hunter Biden case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Weiss said Hunter Biden may be headed for trial on criminal charges after talks on a potential plea deal reached an impasse. If Weiss negotiated the sweetheart deal that couldn’t get approved, how can he be trusted as a Special Counsel? Garland appointing Weiss as a sham special counsel on Hunter is a way to block info from Congress while claiming they're investigating. The Biden Justice Department is trying to stonewall congressional oversight as we have presented evidence to the American people about the Biden family's corruption." REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE LAUREN BOEBERT ON X:"Merrick Garland just announced that he will appoint US Attorney Weiss as Special Counsel to look into Hunter Biden's matters.

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☆ Analysis: Donald Trump's legal drama grows by the day
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Donald Trump’s already daunting legal predicament gets grimmer by the day as new details emerge of the depths to which he was prepared to stoop to reverse his defeat in the 2020 election. And as the former president’s legal team juggles court dates in different cities this week, their task in defending Trump is getting ever more complex. The stampede of developments around Trump’s cases is providing only a hint of the political and legal collision that is likely to unfold next year. But data from Trump’s account could potentially provide information about which phone – and potentially person – posted tweets to the account. Twitter data might also show any direct messages sent to or from Trump’s account.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Fani Willis, Jack Smith’s, Carlos De Oliveira, Walt Nauta, Biden, Craig Robertson, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Stormy Daniels, Bragg, George Soros, Robertson, ”, General Merrick Garland, Willis –, –, Willis, Gov, Geoff Duncan, ” Duncan, CNN’s Erin Burnett, Georgia Biden, Brad Raffensperger, CNN’s Sara Murray, Elie Honig, Smith, “, Renato Mariotti, Jake Tapper, Trump ‘, ’ ” Trump, Joe Biden’s DOJ, ” Trump Organizations: CNN, Trump, Twitter, New York Times, FBI, Democratic, Manhattan, Attorney, Republican Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Washington, Mar, Florida, Trump’s, Utah, Fulton, Coffee County , Georgia

Special counsel Jack Smith, at the beginning of 2023, obtained a search warrant for the Twitter account of Donald Trump as part of his criminal investigation into the former president's effort to reverse his loss in the 2020 election, a federal appeals court decision revealed Wednesday. The appeals court ruling says Twitter completed its production of Trump's account information for Smith's office on Feb. 9. And Twitter argued that by keeping the warrant secret from Trump, he would be unable to shield communications made using his Twitter account from prosecutors by asserting executive privilege. The unanimous ruling against the company on all points was issued by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Twitter was bought last year by Elon Musk, the billionaire who also heads Tesla , and SpaceX.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Twitter, Trump, Michelle Childs, Florence Pan, Joe Biden, Cornelia Pillard, Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Tesla, Joe Biden's DOJ Organizations: Twitter, Trump, Communications, U.S, Court, Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, SpaceX

☆ Twitter was forced to pay $350,000 after it tried to thwart Jack Smith's efforts to get Trump's records
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A federal judge forced Twitter to pay $350,000 for initially refusing to turn over records related to Trump. Special counsel Jack Smith's team had filed a search warrant for records related to @realDonaldTrump. Circuit Court of Appeals panel later upheld a lower court's decision that protected Smith's request over Twitter's First Amendment defense. It's not clear if Twitter CEO Elon Musk was aware of Smith's search warrant. Twitter was forced to pay the $350,000 fine after the district court found that it failed to turn over the records to Smith's team by the deadline.

Persons: Twitter, Jack Smith's, Donald Trump, Smith's, Trump, Joe Biden's DOJ, Peter Carr, It's, Smith, Judge Florence Pan, Elon Musk Organizations: Trump, Service, Politico, Capitol, Twitter, Biden, of Appeals Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Trump blames Megan Rapinoe and wokeness for US Women’s World Cup exit
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

While the soccer star was not the only US player to do so, she has a contentious history with the former president. In a speech introducing the star soccer player, the president praised Rapinoe’s role in securing equal pay for the US women’s soccer team and her advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights. “For nearly 40 years, the US Women’s National Soccer Team has epitomized what it means to be a champion. Biden and his wife have also repeatedly championed this Women’s World Cup team and were among several big names who helped announce the lineup back in June. As the World Cup got underway, the Bidens placed a billboard on the White House North Lawn cheering on the team.

Persons: Donald Trump, Megan Rapinoe, “, Joe Biden, ” Trump, Crooked Joe Biden, Megan, MAGA, ”, “ I’m, Megyn Kelly, Kelly, Rapinoe, it’s, Trump, ” Rapinoe, Colin Kaepernick’s, Sue Bird, Biden, Rapinoe’s, Jill Biden Organizations: Sydney CNN —, US women’s, U.S, Women’s Soccer Team, Fox News, CNN, WIN, ESPN, US, National Soccer Team, ”, White, Lawn Locations: Sweden, America, USA, United States

☆ Trump Cheers the Defeat of Rapinoe and the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Maggie Astor | More About Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When the United States lost to Sweden in the Women’s World Cup on Sunday, many American viewers saw it as a painful collapse on the grandest stage — the sort of agonizing moment that happens in sports. For former President Donald J. Trump, it was a sign of national decline. The loss was “fully emblematic of what is happening to the our once great Nation under Crooked Joe Biden,” Mr. Trump wrote on his social media platform. MAGA.”The taunt was an extension of a longstanding feud between Mr. Trump and Megan Rapinoe, the retiring soccer star who once refused to visit the Trump White House, and whose missed penalty kick contributed to the team’s loss. (After the game, Ms. Rapinoe summed up the miss as a sort of “sick joke.”)

Persons: Donald J, Crooked Joe Biden, ” Mr, Trump, ”, “, Megan, MAGA, Megan Rapinoe, Rapinoe Organizations: United, Trump, Trump White House Locations: United States, Sweden, America, USA

☆ Trump mocks Megan Rapinoe, blames Biden for USWNT's historic early World Cup elimination: 'Nice shot Megan, the USA is going to Hell!!!'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former President Donald Trump mocked US soccer star Megan Rapinoe for missing a crucial penalty kick. Trump said that USWNT's historic World Cup elimination was an example of "WOKE EQUALS FAILURE." The former president and other conservative commentators have long had a tortured relationship with the women's national team. The US women's team was coming off two-straight World Cup wins that had bolstered their legacy as the world's most dominant squad. @USWNT, you've made your country proud," Biden wrote on Twitter.

Persons: Donald Trump, Megan Rapinoe, Trump, Biden, Crooked Joe Biden, Megan, MAGA, Rapinoe, Max Miller, Clay Travis, you've, Piers Morgan, that's, Morgan Organizations: Service, US Women's Soccer, U.S, Women's Soccer Team, women's, Ohio Republican, Twitter, US Women's National, US, The New York Locations: Wall, Silicon, Sweden, America, USA, Ohio, American

☆ Trump calls for Supreme Court to 'intercede' against Biden after third indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former president Donald Trump arrives at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. on Thursday, August 3, 2023 after appearing at E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House. Less than one day after being arraigned on charges of trying to subvert the 2020 presidential race, former President Donald Trump on Friday called for the U.S. Supreme Court to step into the 2024 contest. "Resources that would have gone into Ads and Rallies, will now have to be spent fighting these Radical Left Thugs in numerous courts throughout the Country," Trump wrote. "It is Election Interference, & the Supreme Court must intercede," he wrote. In most cases, the Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction, meaning it considers cases that have been appealed from lower courts.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan, Barrett Prettyman, Trump, Crooked Joe Organizations: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Barrett Prettyman United States Court, U.S, Supreme, Trump, Republican, Thugs Locations: Ronald Reagan Washington, Arlington , Va, Florida

☆ Trump wants his election-based federal charges to be heard in a different state, like West Virginia. Experts say that isn't going to happen.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Madison Hall | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

His case will be heard by a judge and jury in Washington, DC. Trump is now trying to get the case moved to another state, like West Virginia. "The latest Fake 'case' brought by Crooked Joe Biden & Deranged Jack Smith will hopefully be moved to an impartial Venue, such as the politically unbiased nearby State of West Virginia!" In the 2020 presidential election, Biden brought in 92 percent support in the District of Columbia compared to West Virginia, which Trump won with 69 percent support. Trump is scheduled to be arraigned in Washington, DC, on Thursday in relation to the recent indictment.

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U.S. President Donald J. Trump speaks during the Victory Rally by the Republican National Committee in Dalton, Georgia, United States on January 04, 2021. The Trump campaign attacked the Biden administration and the Department of Justice in a furious statement after the grand jury investigating interference in the 2020 election handed up an indictment. The campaign in a statement did not explicitly say that Trump had been indicted in the special counsel's probe. But his campaign wrote that that "the answer is, election interference!" "President Trump has always followed the law and the Constitution, with advice from many highly accomplished attorneys," the statement said.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Biden, Trump's, Joe Biden, Kevin Breuninger Organizations: Republican National, Biden, Department of Justice, weaponized Department of Justice Locations: Dalton , Georgia, United States, Nazi Germany

Lawyers for Donald Trump were told Thursday by prosecutors to expect an indictment against the former president in connection with his efforts to reverse his loss in the 2020 election, NBC News reported. At around the same time, the grand jury that could soon vote on criminally charging Trump assembled in Washington federal court. A number of those anonymous grand jurors were spotted in the cafeteria and then going to the grand jury room on the courthouse's third floor, according to NBC. Trump last week revealed that Smith had told his lawyers on Sunday that the former president was a criminal target of that investigation and had been offered a four-day window to testify to the grand jury. Smith in early June obtained a grand jury indictment of Trump in Florida federal court on several dozen criminal counts related to his retention of classified government documents at his Mar-a-Lago club after he left office in early 2021.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Todd Blanche, John Lauro, Trump, Barrett Prettyman, Smith, Joe Biden, Biden, wasn't, Peter Carr Organizations: US Department of Justice, Lawyers, NBC News, Washington , D.C, Department of Justice, NBC, Justice, Electoral College, Congress, Trump Save America, Department, CNBC, Trump Locations: Washington ,, Washington, Trump, Florida, Lago

CNN —A federal judge ordered Friday that the trial in the classified documents case that special counsel Jack Smith brought against former President Donald Trump begin in May 2024. A Trump adviser told CNN that, given the trial date is currently set for the middle of primary season, they anticipate they’ll be able to delay the trial beyond the 2024 presidential election. “Today’s order by Judge Cannon is a major setback to the DOJ’s crusade to deny President Trump a fair legal process. The extensive schedule allows President Trump and his legal team to continue fighting this empty hoax,” Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung told CNN on Friday. CORRECTION: This story has been corrected to reflect that Cannon set the trial date to begin in a two-week period starting on May 20.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Aileen Cannon, Trump, –, it’s, they’ll, Joe Biden, Cannon, “, Judge Cannon, ” Trump, Steven Cheung, Crooked Joe Biden, Joe, Walt Nauta, ”, George Conway, Mark Meadows, E, Jean Carroll, Carroll, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels Organizations: CNN, White, GOP, Trump, DOJ, White House, New, Trump Organization Locations: Nebraska , Maryland, West Virginia, Oregon, New Jersey, Cleveland, New York, Manhattan

☆ Trump loses bid to move New York hush money criminal case to federal court
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday lost a bid to transfer to federal court his New York state court case related to a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein's decision denying that effort keeps Trump on track to go to trial March 25, 2024, in Manhattan Supreme Court in the case. "They're throwing everything they can at President Trump to prevent his re-election, because deep down, they know he's going to win. This case belongs in a federal court and we will continue to pursue all legal avenues to move it there." Trump, who is seeking the 2024 Republican nomination, is the first president, former or otherwise, to be charged in a criminal case.

Persons: Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels, Alvin Hellerstein's, Trump, Hellerstein, Michael Cohen, Trump's, Cohen, Daniels, Melania Trump, Barron Trump, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Joseph Tacopina, Alvin Bragg, Crooked Joe Biden Organizations: Wednesday, Federal, Trump, Trump Organization, Manhattan, Attorney, Republican Locations: Las Vegas, New York, Manhattan, Florida

Former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign said Wednesday that it has raised $6.6 million since news of his federal indictment broke, including more than $4.5 million online. In an announcement, the campaign said an additional $2.1 million came in at a pre-planned fundraiser Tuesday night at Trump's Bedminster golf course in New Jersey. Altogether, that's a bit more than half of the $12 million Trump's campaign previously announced raising in the six days following the news in late March that he had been indicted in New York City. That indictment alleged that Trump violated New York state law when paying an adult film actress to stay quiet about an alleged affair. Trump's campaign has sent out numerous fundraising emails asking for donations since he revealed that he had been indicted again.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Trump Organizations: Patriots, Trump, America First Movement Locations: Bedminster, New Jersey, New York City, New York, Florida

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