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Donald Trump has attacked the grand jury investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, saying he could be indicted on criminal charges as soon as this week.
At a Social Truth rally Sunday night, the former president attacked Special Counsel Jack Smith and Attorney General Merrick Garland, claiming the investigations are a “coordinated deception” and a ploy to “STEAL ANOTHER ELECTION through FISCAL MISCONDUCT at levels never seen in America.”
It comes as former Vice President Mike Pence downplayed Mr Trump’s actions leading up to the Capitol riots, saying he was unsure whether they were criminal or not.
“While his words were reckless, as far as I know, I’m still not convinced they were criminal,” Pence, who is also a Republican presidential candidate, told CNN’s “State of the Union.”
In one of the clearest signs Trump could face federal charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, the former president said last week he had received a letter saying he is the target of a grand jury investigation.
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DeSantis has already blown 40 percent of his campaign donations
Ron DeSantis’ campaign advisers took the rare (and sometimes fatal) step of acknowledging the mismanagement of the Florida governor’s presidential bid this weekend, as reports revealed that he’s consuming money with few results.
The Florida governor’s top staff and advisers were in Utah on Sunday, where, according to Politicoappeared before dozens of anxious campaign donors who have expressed concern about the return on their investments and the overall trajectory of DeSantis’ bid for the White House.
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 25, 2023 00:45
Could prosecutors charge Trump with racketeering in Georgia case?
Alex Woodward explores the possibility that a Fulton County grand jury could result in racketeering charges against former President Donald Trump.
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 25, 2023 00:00
Nervous GOP candidates are turning to New Hampshire in hopes of stopping Trump
They recognize Donald Trump’s dominance, but jaded New Hampshire Republicans, even inside the governor’s office, are fighting to keep the former president from winning the nation’s first primary.
For now, however, they rely on little more than hope and prayers.
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 24, 2023 11:15 p.m
Man who hit officer with flagpole during Capitol riots sentenced
An Arkansas truck driver who hit a police officer with a flagpole attached to an American flag during the U.S. Capitol riots was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison.
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 24, 2023 10:45 p.m
ICYMI: Jack Smith has reached out to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has given a glimpse into the possible scope of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
The Republican governor, who survived a Trump-backed attempt to remove him from office last year, told USA Today on Sunday that Mr. Smith’s office had contacted him.
However, it is not clear what stage Mr Smith’s investigation has reached or whether Mr Kemp’s office had provided or agreed to provide evidence or testimony.
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 24, 2023 10:30 p.m
The GOP’s Hunter Biden game endangers national security, House oversight Democrats say
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee issued a memo saying that the release by Speaker James Comer (R-KY) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) of an unclassified document related to their investigation into Hunter Biden endangers national security.
Grassley released what’s called an FD-1023 form, which includes claims a confidential informant made about President Joe Biden’s son Hunter’s work with Ukrainian energy company Burisma.
The whistleblower claimed Burisma officials told them about his relationships with then-Vice President Biden and his son Hunter. But top Republicans admit they can’t verify the claims on the form.
But a memo from Democratic members of the committee characterized the claims, which were recalled “secondhand” by Ukrainian oligarch Mykola Zlochevsky, owner of Burisma, to the FBI by a confidential source, as “years after the fact.”
Eric Garcia has the latest from Capitol Hill.
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 24, 2023 10:15 p.m
How Trump is gaining an edge in the battle for delegates
Put aside the polls, fundraising numbers or name recognition of Donald Trump as metrics of his early dominance of the Republican presidential contest. He has what could be the biggest advantage in the race: a lead to win the delegates needed to clinch the GOP nomination.
While the delegate count won’t begin to take shape until voting begins next January, Trump’s lead in the race to win their votes is well underway.
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 24, 2023 10:00 p.m
Pennsylvania mayor seeks reimbursement for Trump’s expenses as he prepares another rally
Erie-Times News reports that the city of Erie is again seeking reimbursement from the Trump campaign for taxpayer expenses incurred as a result of the former president’s rally scheduled for Saturday.
The president paid no more than $35,000 to the city to cover the costs of a rally in 2018.
Erie Mayor Joe Schember’s administration will once again seek reimbursement from former President Donald J. Trump’s campaign for any taxpayer-funded employee-related costs incurred as a result of Trump’s planned Saturday rally at the Erie Insurance Arena.
Schember told the Erie Times-News Monday morning that the city plans to seek reimbursement from the Trump campaign, despite the fact that the former president’s campaign committee failed to pay the city more than $35,000 in connection with a Trump rally that took place at the Erie Insurance Arena nearly five years ago.
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 24, 2023 9:30 p.m
“I gave you $1 and Biden $20”
Republican presidential candidate and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is offering $20 gift cards to donors who give $1 to his campaign, but some Joe Biden supporters say they have been funneling gift card money to the president’s re-election campaign.
Kelly Rissman has history
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 24, 2023 9:15 p.m
Giuliani team that tried to find evidence of 2020 fraud hands over hundreds of documents to inquiry Jan. 6
The former New York City Police Department commissioner who collected fake evidence of alleged fraud and voter manipulation for Donald Trump’s campaign has agreed to hand over hundreds of documents, he said. court proceedings
Alex Woodward has the details.
Oliver O’ConnellJuly 24, 2023 9:00 p.m
