‘What the hell is a Blizzard?’: Trump reveals he’s never been to a Dairy Queen
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Federal prosecutors investigating Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election have questioned his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, among other witnesses to see if the former president acknowledged he had lost.
Mr Kushner testified in Washington DC last month, according to a report by The New York Times, and maintained that the former president believed the election was stolen, a source briefed on the matter said.
It has also emerged that other key figures in the administration, including Alyssa Farah Griffin and Hope Hicks, were also questioned.
Elsewhere, special counsel Jack Smith told a federal judge that there is “no basis in law or fact” for indefinitely delaying Mr Trump’s federal trial and urged the court to proceed with the selection of the sworn in December
In a new court filing, Smith wrote that one of Trump’s legal arguments “overturns frivolity” and said there is no evidence that waiting until after the 2024 presidential election would make the process easier.
Meanwhile, recent financial disclosure forms show Melania Trump was paid up to $155,000 by a Super PAC linked to her husband for “event planning and consulting.”
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Report: A special counsel has interviewed a top state official in Michigan in the Trump investigation
Justice Department investigators have interviewed Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson as part of their investigation into Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Ms Benson’s meeting with prosecutors working for special counsel Jack Smith took place last month and lasted “several hours”. a source told CNN.
Eric Garcia has history
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 13, 2023 11:30 p.m
Kari Lake claims Arizona brewery is getting death threats for hosting her event
Kari Lake has claimed that an Arizona brewery has received death threats after hosting her book event.
The far-right Republican attended the event at Tucson’s Firetruck Brewing Company to promote her book, Unafraid: Just Getting Started.
Graeme Massie has the details.
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 13, 2023 11:15 p.m
Complaint filed in Arizona against No Labels for donor secrecy
The Arizona Democratic Party is seeking to force the new political party No Labels to disclose its donors or lose its status as a political party, an escalation of efforts by Democrats to block a group they worry will increase Donald Trump’s chances of back to the White House.
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 13, 2023 11:00 p.m
Prosecutors: No reason to delay Trump’s trial in documents case
Prosecutors working under the supervision of special counsel Jack Smith have urged Judge Aileen Cannon to reject former President Donald Trump’s request to indefinitely postpone his trial on charges he allegedly illegally withheld national defense information and that he conspired with his aide Walt Nauta to obstruct justice.
Andrew Feinberg has the details on the 11-page filing filed in court today.
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 13, 2023 10:51 p.m
Full story: Jared Kushner and Hope Hicks have reportedly testified before the grand jury investigating Trump
Federal prosecutors investigating Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election have questioned his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, among other witnesses to see if the former president acknowledged he had lost.
Ariana Baio has history
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 13, 2023 10:50 p.m
Voices: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s antics show 2024 election will be about America’s role in the world
Politics very rarely offers a symmetrical split-screen picture between Democrats and Republicans. But this week offered a stark contrast in how Democrats and Republicans approach international affairs, with President Joe Biden preaching the virtues of the liberal international order while the GOP’s loudest voices talked about America’s withdrawal from the world .
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 13, 2023 10:45 p.m
A growing number of Trump administration figures have testified before the Jan. 6 grand jury
A growing number of Trump administration figures have been confirmed to testify before the Special Counsel’s grand jury investigation into the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
The list of names now includes Jared Kushner, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Hope Hicks.
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 13, 2023 10:23 p.m
Melania Trump Was Paid $155,000 in 2021 by Trump-Linked Super PAC
Former President Donald Trump’s most recent financial disclosure form shows that a super PAC linked to him made a $155,000 payment to his wife, Melania Trump, in December 2021.
The disclosure form listed the Dec. 2, 2021, payment to Mrs. Trump as compensation for an intervention by the political action committee Make America Great Again, Again, which was the main super PAC connected to her political operation until ‘last year.
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 13, 2023 10:15 p.m
Report: Arizona prosecutors probe GOP efforts to overturn 2020 election
Arizona’s law enforcement chief has tasked a team of lawyers with investigating alleged efforts by GOP figures to overturn the state’s 2020 election results after Donald Trump became the first Republican in decades to lose Arizona’s electoral votes.
Citing two sources familiar with the investigation, The Washington Post reported that Attorney General Kris Mayes assigned a team of prosecutors and investigators to the case two months ago, and prosecutors had already spoken to a number of pro-Trump figures as part of the research. .
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 13, 2023 10:00 p.m
Trump thinks about the White House cocaine scandal and makes it all about him
Former President Donald Trump has once again weighed in on the investigation into cocaine found in the White House, once again making it about himself. Although at least this time he didn’t suggest the sitting president was a “crackhead.”
This is what he wrote this afternoon:
It has just been announced that the White House cocaine “investigation” has ended. Even though all the cameras are pointed straight at the “crime scene” and the best forensics in the world, they just can’t figure it out? They know the answer, and so does everyone else! Meanwhile, they continue to target and investigate me, for years, in what has been called the biggest witch hunt of all time – about NOTHING!!! ELECTORAL INTERFERENCE AND a two-tier level of justice.
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 13, 2023 9:41 p.m
