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As the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination heats up, Donald Trump’s legal troubles also continue to mount, as a maintenance worker has made a shocking claim about the handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago .
The worker recalled helping to move the boxes into a storage room just one day before the Justice Department visited Mar-a-Lago for the papers, The New York Times reported.
The worker did not know what the boxes contained at the time.
The timing of the move is suspicious and a sign that there may have been obstruction, according to The Washington Post, which also reports that the move was “dressed” even before a subpoena was issued. in the boxes
This comes as Trump’s lawyers have requested a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland, marking the clearest sign yet that an indictment could be on the horizon in the classified documents case.
Mr Trump also appeared in court via video for a second hearing in his criminal hush money case on Tuesday, and E Jean Carroll has amended a pending defamation case against the former president, while Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 race.
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The trial of Wisconsin’s bogus voters will begin just before the 2024 election
A jury trial in a $2.4 million lawsuit by Republicans who tried to cast Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes for Donald Trump in 2020 even though he lost is scheduled to begin just two months before the 2024 presidential election.
Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington on Wednesday scheduled the trial to begin on Sept. 3, 2024, and last one month.
Oliver O’ConnellMay 26, 2023 4:45 p.m
Trump’s lawyers ignite speculation of new impeachment with letter to Garland
Oliver O’ConnellMay 26, 2023 4:15 p.m
Trump will return to Georgia ahead of possible impeachment for the 2020 election
Donald Trump will address the 2023 Georgia Republican State Convention on June 10.
The former president’s return to the state comes ahead of a possible indictment related to the Fulton County grand jury’s investigation into whether he and others broke the law in trying to overturn his 2020 loss in the state .
District Attorney Fani Willis has indicated that any charges could come in August, after she first told local law enforcement she intended to announce charging decisions between July 11 and September 1.
He has since sent a letter Thursday, sent a letter to County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville, saying he plans to have much of his staff working remotely most days for the first three weeks. of August Ms. Willis asked that judges not schedule in-person trials and hearings for part of that time, which appears to narrow that window.
Oliver O’ConnellMay 26, 2023 3:45 p.m
The judge will sentence two more Oath Keepers after the founder turns 18
Two members of the Oath Keepers who stormed the US Capitol in a military-style formation will be sentenced today, a day after the founder of the far-right extremist group was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges on January 6. Attack of 2021.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta will sentence Army veterans Jessica Watkins and Kenneth Harrelson after giving Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes the longest prison term to date in more than 1,000 criminal cases filed in the riots of January 6.
Oliver O’ConnellMay 26, 2023 3:15 p.m
DeSantis says he will consider pardoning Trump if elected in 2024
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he would “aggressively” use the presidential pardon to free people accused or convicted of crimes, including former President Donald Trump.
Speaking during an interview with hosts Buck Sexton and Clay Travis, DeSantis claimed that the Justice Department has been “weaponized” under the Biden administration. He cited a list of GOP complaints about federal law enforcement targeting conservative activists and other GOP figures who have allegedly violated federal laws.
Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC.
Oliver O’ConnellMay 26, 2023 3:10 p.m
John Durham will testify before the House Judiciary Committee, according to the report
Fox News reports that special counsel John Durham will testify before the House Judiciary Committee about his report on the FBI and Justice Department’s handling of the Trump-Russia collusion investigation.
The hearing will take place on Wednesday, June 21, a source told the network.
On Tuesday of this week, Durham will appear before the House Intelligence Committee in a closed-door briefing.
Oliver O’ConnellMay 26, 2023 2:44 p.m
Donald Trump Jr fails spectacularly in his attempt to insult Ron DeSantis
Donald Trump Jr called his father a “mortician” in an apparent slip of the tongue as he tried to ridicule Ron DeSantis’ 2024 presidential campaign on Twitter.
The eldest son of former President Donald Trump mocked Mr DeSantis for his troubled launch of his campaign on Twitter Spaces, which was plagued by technical glitches.
He played an audio clip of what he claimed was “8 minutes of silence” during Mr. DeSantis and echoed his father’s description as “Disaster.”
Rachel SharpMay 26, 2023 2:15 p.m
Fox News Announces Trump Town Hall
Fox News has announced a town hall with Donald Trump on June 1, the former president’s second town hall since entering the 2024 race.
Rachel SharpMay 26, 2023 1:45 p.m
Report: Trump staffers moved boxes of documents to Mar-a-Lago a day before DoJ visit
Two members of Donald Trump’s staff moved boxes of documents just a day before the Justice Department visited Mar-a-Lago, according to a report.
The files were moved the day before FBI agents and a prosecutor visited the private club in Palm Beach, Florida. The timing of the move is suspicious and a sign that there may have been obstruction, they said The Washington Post.
Trump and his associates are alleged to have conducted a “dress rehearsal” to move the sensitive files even before receiving a subpoena in May of last year, The Post noted, citing unnamed sources.
Gustaf Kilander follow the story
Oliver O’ConnellMay 26, 2023 1:15 p.m
The New Hampshire Republican switches from DeSantis to Trump after the disastrous Twitter launch
A New Hampshire state representative switched his allegiance from Ron DeSantis to Donald Trump after the Florida governor’s troubled presidential campaign launch announcement.
Rep. Sandra Panek was included in a list of more than 50 Granite State lawmakers endorsing the Florida governor for president earlier this month.
“After being less than impressed with Ron DeSantis’ official announcement last night, I hereby transfer my support to President Donald J Trump,” Panek said in a statement.
“We can’t expect someone to run the country if they can’t properly execute their campaign launch.
“In 2024 the stakes are too high to take a chance on someone as unreliable as DeSantis — we need a proven winner like President Trump to take back the White House and make America great again.”
Rachel SharpMay 26, 2023 12:45 p.m
