Donald Trump indictment – latest news
Donald Trump has abruptly cancelled his proposed press conference at which he claimed he was going to unveil a report that would “exonerate” him in the criminal case over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.
In a Truth Social post late on Thursday night, the former president claimed that rather than releasing it on Monday, “my lawyers would prefer putting this, I believe, Irrefutable & Overwhelming evidence of Election Fraud & Irregularities in formal Legal Filings”.
The former president and 18 of his allies were indicted on Monday for running a criminal enterprise to try to thwart the will of the American people and keep Mr Trump in power at all costs.
Meanwhile, in Mr Trump’s federal criminal case over efforts to overturn the 2020 election, his legal team are asking the judge to delay the trial – for three years.
Lawyers for the former president asked Judge Tanya Chutkan for the trial to take place in April 2026, more than two years later than special counsel Jack Smith’s proposed date of January 2024 and – notably – long after the 2024 election.
On Thursday night, the former president also appeared at a Nashville fundraiser – with a surprise on stage appearance by Kid Rock.
What’s next for Donald Trump after his Georgia indictment?
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Rachel Sharp18 August 2023 09:20
Trump cancels press conference where he claimed he would be ‘exonerated’ of Georgia charges
Donald Trump has cancelled a press conference where he claimed he was going to unveil a report that would clear him of any wrongdoing and charges he tried to interfere with the presidential election in Georgia.
The former president took to Truth Social on Thursday evening to say that he would not be going through with the Friday media event – scheduled for 11am est – at the advice of his lawyers.
“Rather than releasing the Report on the Rigged & Stolen Georgia 2020 Presidential Election on Monday, my lawyers would prefer putting this, I believe, Irrefutable & Overwhelming evidence of Election Fraud & Irregularities in formal Legal Filings as we fight to dismiss this disgraceful Indictment by a publicity & campaign finance seeking D.A., who sadly presides over a record breaking Murder & Violent Crime area, Atlanta. Therefore, the News Conference is no longer necessary!” he wrote on Truth Social.
Mr Trump had vowed to hold the press conference after being indicted this week on 13 felony counts in Georgia, where he and members of his campaign sought to alter the results of the 2020 presidential election and prove baseless claims of voter and election fraud.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, whose office is overseeing the prosecution of the former president in Georgia, has given Mr Trump a surrender date of no later than 25 August.
Rachel Sharp18 August 2023 08:59
Trumpworld hanging by a thread as co-accused pressured to flip on ex-president
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Andrew Feinberg looks at the prospects.
Oliver O’Connell18 August 2023 08:30
Giuliani biographer has a theory for why ex-New York mayor is so loyal to Trump
A biographer who wrote the book on the life and career of “America’s Mayor” has a new theory for why Rudy Giuliani remains so doggedly loyal to Donald Trump even after it has been proven time and time again that the two never had any convincing proof of election fraud from the 2020 contest.
Andrew Kirtzman gave his take on the topic to MSNBC’s Chris Jansing during an interview this week; Mr Kirtzman is the author of Giuliani: The Rise and Tragic Fall of America’s Mayor.
Mr Kirtzman explains that the major turning point in Mr Giuliani’s political life came in 2008, when he failed to deliver a competitive performance in that year’s presidential primary race, despite all expectations for him to do so.
Oliver O’Connell18 August 2023 07:45
Watch: As indictments stack up, how might the 2024 trial scheduled play out?
In an appearance on CNN This Morning, senior legal analyst Elie Honig explained how Donald Trump’s trial schedule is currently stacking up for 2024 and which legal proceedings might get prioritised ahead of November’s presidential election.
Oliver O’Connell18 August 2023 06:45
New video shows Roger Stone ‘working to overturn 2020 election’
The video aired by MSNBC on Wednesday was obtained by Danish filmmaker Christoffer Guldbrandsen for his 2023 documentary A Storm Foretold.
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