CNN plays tape of Trump appearing to show off classified military documents
The Department of Justice is prepared to seek indictments against multiple figures in former president Donald Trump’s orbit and may yet bring additional charges against the ex-president in the coming weeks, The Independent has learned.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the department has made preparations to bring what is known as a “superseding indictment” — a second set of charges against an already-indicted defendant that could include more serious crimes — against the ex-president, and could do so in a number of different venues, depending on how prosecutors feel the case they have brought against him in a Florida federal court is proceeding.
Mr Trump’s other legal troubles also appear to be hotting up, with former campaign official Mike Roman reportedly cooperating with investigators probing his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Sources told CNN on Thursday that Mr Roman, who was involved in the fake electors scheme, has reached a proffer agreement with special counsel Jack Smith’s office. Rudy Giuliani is also said to have taken such an agreement.
Meanwhile, three investors in the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that took the Trump Media & Technology Group public have been indicted for insider trading.
Biden groans when asked if Trump would have tipped Putin off to coup attempt
President Biden on Thursday said he tries not to consider the national security issues that would’ve been in play had Donald Trump defeated him in the 2020 election and remained in the White House during Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Oliver O’Connell30 June 2023 15:15
Ex-Trump aide reportedly joins Giuliani in cooperating with special counsel
Mike Roman, a senior adviser on Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign in charge of Election Day operations, is cooperating with federal prosecutors working for special counsel Jack Smith in the criminal investigation reviewing the efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to CNN.
Gustaf Kilander has the details.
Oliver O’Connell30 June 2023 15:08
Trump loses bid to throw out E Jean Carroll defamation lawsuit
Donald Trump has lost his bid to throw out the first defamation lawsuit brought against him by E Jean Carroll.
On Thursday, US district judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan rejected the former president’s claims that he had absolute presidential immunity from the civil case, paving the way for the magazine columnist to pursue around $10m in damages from him.
The former president had claimed that he had absolute presidential immunity from the lawsuit and that many of his statements about the magazine columnist were protected under free speech rights because they were his opinion.
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Oliver O’Connell30 June 2023 15:00
Trump deadline to respond to trial date set for 10 July
A Florida federal judge is giving Donald Trump’s defence team until 10 July to respond to special counsel Jack Smith’s request to delay his federal criminal trial until December.
Oliver O’Connell30 June 2023 14:58
Watch: Ron DeSantis talks about his war on ‘woke’ text books
Oliver O’Connell30 June 2023 14:47
Moms for Liberty gathering draws Trump, DeSantis
Former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the main rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, are speaking today at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty, a two-year-old group that has fiercely opposed instruction related to race and gender identity in the nation’s classroom.
Oliver O’Connell30 June 2023 14:45
Exclusive: Prosecutors are prepared to hit Trump and his allies with new charges, sources say
The Department of Justice is prepared to seek indictments against multiple figures in former president Donald Trump’s orbit and may yet bring additional charges against the ex-president in the coming weeks, The Independent has learned.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the department has made preparations to bring what is known as a “superseding indictment” — a second set of charges against an already-indicted defendant that could include more serious crimes — against the ex-president, and could do so in a number of different venues, depending on how prosecutors feel the case they have brought against him in a Florida federal court is proceeding.
Andrew Feinberg reports for The Independent.
Oliver O’Connell30 June 2023 14:15
ICYMI: Paul Ryan says former president is only GOP candidate who would lose to Biden
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan says he believes any 2024 Republican presidential candidate could beat incumbent president Joe Biden provided they are not named Donald Trump, but that it will be “a disaster if we nominate Trump”.
Mr Ryan, a Trump adversary and member of the board of Fox News’s parent company, made the remarks in an appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Wednesday morning.
Oliver O’Connell30 June 2023 13:45
‘We’re electing idiots’: Cheney lays out damning problem with US politics
Former Rep Liz Cheney of Wyoming took aim at the state of American politics, telling a crowd at the 92nd Street Y in New York that the country is “electing idiots.”
“Look, I think that the country right now faces hugely challenging and fundamentally important issues,” Ms Cheney said during an appearance at the community center, in quotes reported by The Hill. “What we’ve done in our politics is create a situation where we’re electing idiots.”
Abe Asher reports on what else the former representative had to say.
Oliver O’Connell30 June 2023 13:15
Ron DeSantis hits back at Trump claims he’s disloyal: ‘Politicians have to earn support’
Rachel Sharp30 June 2023 12:45
