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Did Pence Do the Right Thing? Candidates Weigh In

GOP rivals praise the former vice president's actions

(Newser) - The first hour of the Wednesday night Republican debate was largely devoid of the topic of Donald Trump. That changed in hour two, however, as the Fox News moderators asked about the absent frontrunner. At one point, the specific question was posed: Did Mike Pence do the right thing when...

Mugshots Follow Surrender of Trump&#39;s Co-Accused
Mugshots in Trump's
Georgia Case Start Rolling In
the rundown
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
...

DOJ: After 180 on Testimony, Employee Implicated Trump

DOJ says Trump employee switched lawyers and immediately retracted prior testimony

(Newser) - Lawyers in the classified documents case against former President Trump say that one of Trump's employees, a potential witness in the case, changed his grand jury testimony to be more incriminating for Trump. The witness, described in court documents only as Mar-a-Lago's director of information technology, has been...

Trump Attorney John Eastman Surrenders in Georgia

He is one of the 19 people accused there of trying to illegally overturn election results

(Newser) - John Eastman, the conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot to overturn the former president's 2020 election loss. Eastman was booked at the Fulton County jail before being...

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 Says He'll Surrender in Georgia on Thursday

Order bars former president from intimidating witnesses, co-defendants

(Newser) - Former President Donald Trump posted Monday night that he'll surrender to authorities on Thursday to be processed in connection with the election subversion charges he faces. "Can you believe it? I'll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be arrested," Trump wrote on Truth Social....

2 Constitutional Scholars Say Trump Ineligible to Run
New Argument Asserts
Trump Is Ineligible to Run
the Rundown
Aug 21, 2023 11:30 AM CDT

New Argument Asserts Trump Is Ineligible to Run

Law review article cites a clause in the 14th Amendment about supporting an insurrection

(Newser) - Former President Trump is miles and miles ahead of his Republican competitors. But if an upcoming law review article is correct, the former president shouldn't even be running in the first place. The argument that Trump is constitutionally ineligible is being made by conservative scholars William Baude of the...

Trump Has Landslide Numbers in Latest Primary Poll

Former president at 62% to DeSantis' 16% in new CBS poll

(Newser) - When former President Trump confirmed on Sunday that he would be skipping this week's Republican debate, he cited a new CBS News poll reaffirming that he has a big lead in the race. Trump was not exaggerating the point. His lead over the Republican challengers has only grown as...

Trump: Yep, I'm Skipping First Republican Debate

And possibly all the others, though that's not entirely clear

(Newser) - Former President Trump is officially out: Trump confirmed Sunday in a Truth Social post that he will not be attending the first Republican debate of the 2024 presidential primary season when it is held Wednesday. "New CBS POLL, just out, has me leading the field by 'legendary' numbers,...

Files Show Politics Permeated Hunter Biden-Justice Talks

Lawyer warned president could take the stand in a trial

(Newser) - As Hunter Biden's lawyers argued with the Justice Department to dissuade it from filing charges, one of them slipped a bombshell into a 32-page letter. Should Hunter Biden be charged, Chris Clark wrote, "President Biden now unquestionably would be a fact witness for the defense in any criminal...

New Men's Groups Aim to Turn Masculinity on Its Head

They're gathering to do breathing exercises, talk, and be more vulnerable, per 'Washington Post'

(Newser) - Earlier this year, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy put up a red flag on the widespread loneliness afflicting the United States. Now, groups around the country are forming to allow connections to be forged that might help alleviate that mass feeling of isolation—groups specifically for men, in what Tara...

'Listless Vessels' Remark Stirs Trump Team

Former president's backers liken comment to 2016 'deplorables' statement

(Newser) - He might consider Donald Trump's supporters to be low energy, but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ensured that the former president's campaign staff, at least, is fully awake. "Looks like Ron DeSanctimonious just had his 'Basket of Deplorables' moment," said Trump adviser Jason Miller. The...

Christie Calls Trump 'Certified Loser, Verified Coward'

Lagging candidate also mocks DeSantis over advice to praise former president in debate

(Newser) - Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie responded with mock shock Friday to the Republican frontrunner's decision to skip the party's presidential debate next week. Donald Trump, freshly indicted in Georgia, is required to turn himself in by the end of the week in Fulton County. "Surprise, surprise...

Report: Trump Plans to Steal Viewers From GOP Debate

Will he talk to Tucker Carlson? Or will he surrender?

(Newser) - It looks like former President Trump will not only skip the first Republican presidential primary debate, but also reportedly engage in "counterprogramming" of some form. Trump intends to draw audiences away from Wednesday's Fox News-hosted debate—which will feature his biggest Republican challenger, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis—perhaps...

Trump Cancels Press Conference His Advisers Were Worried About

Says his lawyers would prefer to put information in formal legal filings

(Newser) - Former President Trump was expected to speak out against the election interference charges he faces in Georgia during a Monday press conference, but that press conference has now been canceled. In a post to his Truth Social network Thursday, Trump wrote, per ABC News , "Rather than releasing the Report...

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...

Trump Supporters Share Info on Georgia Grand Jurors

Purported addresses, photos appeared on 'fringe' website

(Newser) - On what NBC News describes as a "fringe website that often features violent rhetoric," Donald Trump supporters are sharing what they say are the addresses, photos, and social media profiles of Georgia grand jury members. The names of the jurors were made public in the 98-page indictment of...

Giuliani Lawyer: There Are 'a Lot of Bills That He's Not Paying'

Former NYC mayor's legal fees are mounting to the point that he reportedly begged Trump for help

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani was one of 19 names , including former President Trump , included in Monday's Georgia indictments, but the former New York mayor's troubles go beyond the law. Giuliani is reportedly facing mounting legal costs for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and it has gotten so...

Proposed Trump Trial Date Is Day Before Super Tuesday

But March 4 date for Georgia trial might be unrealistic, experts say

(Newser) - Donald Trump's calendar is filling up very fast. His trial for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election could collide with his 2024 election campaign in the early months of next year: In Georgia, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Wednesday proposed that his trial begin on March...

Judge in Georgia Trump Case Became a Judge 6 Months Ago

Scott McAfee, 34, praised as diligent, knowledgeable

(Newser) - The Georgia judge assigned to one of the highest-profile cases in the state's history has only been a judge for around six months. But people who have worked with Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee say he has many qualities that could make him the right person to...

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