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Ex-president to campaign for midterms with incumbents and newcomers whom he has endorsed
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Your support makes all the difference.A jury has been selected for the upcoming trial of the Trump Organization, which has been indicted for allegedly perpetrating a massive tax fraud scheme. Prosecutors noted the difficulty in choosing a fair jury in Manhattan, where the former president is especially unpopular.
The company, which denies the allegations, has already seen its former CFO Allen Weisselberg plead guilty.
Meanwhile, as Donald Trump’s attorneys take receipt of the January 6 select committee’s subpoena compelling the former president to turn over documents and appear before its members, reports say that the panel is planning to call key Secret Service agents to testify as to what happened in the days leading up to the attack on the US Capitol.
In the course of the summer, it became clear that the service had lost or deleted messages exchanged between staff on the day of the riot and before it despite having been instructed to preserve them. The official explanation of how and why they were wiped has shifted over the last months, but at least some have been recovered.
IRS can turn over Trump tax returns to House committee, appeals court rules
CNN reports that the House Ways and Means Committee can now receive former President Donald Trump’s IRS tax returns in one week after a federal appeals court on Thursday declined Mr Trump’s request to stop their release.
The former president could still appeal to the Supreme Court to intervene.
A three-judge panel on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals decided they won’t put the handover of the former president’s tax returns on hold after the full appeals court rejected Mr Trump’s request that they review an earlier decision allowing for the release of the returns.
Trump will be person most worried by DeSantis display of Maga meanness
The Florida governor shows he has bigger political ambitions, writes Andrew Buncombe.
The person most worried by DeSantis’s display will be Trump | Analysis
Florida governor shows he has bigger political ambitions, writes Andrew Buncombe
ICYMI: Woodward makes rare barbed attacked on Trump
Longtime Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward, who made his career during coverage of the Watergate scandal, has made critical comments about former President Donald Trump, calling him “an unparallelled danger”.
Gustaf Kilander reports.
Bob Woodward makes rare barbed attacked on Trump: ‘An unparalleled danger’
‘He did not know what to do. Trump was overwhelmed by the job’
Trump pressed Arizona GOP Senate candidate to keep pushing ‘big lie’
A clip from new Tucker Carlson documentary on Arizona GOP Senate candidate Blake Masters’ campaign shows former President Donald Trump urging Mr Masters to more forcefully peddle the myth that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
Abe Asher has the story.
Trump pressed Arizona GOP Senate candidate to push ‘big lie’, documentary reveals
In a call, former president urges Blake Masters to be more like Arizona GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake
Cheney predicts Trump would ‘shatter’ GOP into two parties if he wins 2024 nomination
Liz Cheney has a dire outlook for the GOP if Donald Trump were to run for president and win the party’s nomination in 2024.
The conservative Wyoming congresswoman says the divides in her party are too deep to endure another run by the ex-president. Speaking on Meet the Press this past Sunday, she warned that they would be stressed to their breaking points should he do so.
John Bowden reports on Ms Cheney’s remarks.
Liz Cheney predicts Trump would ‘shatter’ GOP into two parties if he is 2024 nominee
Wyoming congresswoman has floated running for president herself
Trump: Woodward had ‘no right’ to release recordings of their conversations
Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday lunchtime to complain about veteran journalist Bob Woodward’s recent release of his recorded conversations with the former president.
Here’s what he said:
Trump says Bob Woodward had ‘no right’ to release recordings of their conversations
Despite anger at release of tapes, former president says they are better than Woodward’s book
Trump’s valet becomes target of Mar-a-Lago documents probe
The Department of Justice investigation into whether former president Donald Trump violated laws prohibiting unauthorised retention of national defence information and obstruction of justice has reportedly zeroed in on a US Navy veteran.
The veteran is Walt Nauta, who served as Mr Trump’s White House valet and remained in the ex-president’s employ after the end of his term.
Andrew Feinberg reports.
Trump document probe zeroes in on ex-president’s valet
Walt Nauta worked in closer physical proximity to Mr Trump than almost any other administration aide
Former Trump aide Hope Hicks interviewed by Jan 6 panel
The House January 6 committee has interviewed Hope Hicks, a longtime aide to former President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the meeting.
Tuesday’s interview came as the investigation is winding down and as the panel has subpoenaed Trump for an interview in the coming weeks. The person requested anonymity to discuss the closed-door meeting.
Read on:
Jan. 6 panel interviews former Trump aide Hope Hicks
The House Jan. 6 committee is interviewing Hope Hicks, a longtime aide to former President Donald Trump
Justice Thomas and DeSantis met day before Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, emails show
A government accountability group has revealed that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis met with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas the day before the Supreme Court announced its ruling that overturned Roe v Wade.
The organisation, American Oversight, made a Freedom of Information Act request for Supreme Court emails with the Republican governor and potential 2024 presidential candidate’s office.
Eric Garcia has the story.
Clarence Thomas and DeSantis met the day before Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade
Ron DeSantis is currently running for re-election in Florida
Tension in US intel community highlighted by withdrawal of 2020 election study
As US spy agencies ramped up their work to catch foreign meddling in this year’s election, a team of CIA experts studied lessons learned from the contentious 2020 vote.
Unexpectedly, their report sparked controversy within parts of the intelligence community.
Withdrawal of study highlights tension in US intel community
A team of CIA experts that studied lessons learned from the contentious 2020 vote had to unexpectedly withdraw its study after getting pushback from rank-and-file intelligence officers
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