Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has filed a motion to move the Fulton County election interference case to federal court, citing a federal law that allows U.S. officers to remove civil actions or criminal prosecutions. Meadows' lawyers argue that the charges in the indictment pertain to actions he took while serving in the Trump administration. The motion is currently pending, and the outcome of the motion will determine the implications for Meadows and the other co-defendants.
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Former President Donald Trump has been ordered to post a $200,000 bond in connection to the 13 charges brought against him by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Trump confirmed his surrender date with a post on his Truth Social page on Monday evening and will turn himself in on Thursday at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. The charges stem from his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia, which he has denied and called a "witch hunt".
The House Ways and Means Committee, led by Republican Representative Jason Smith, has subpoenaed two senior IRS officials and four other IRS and FBI officials to testify before Congress about an October 2022 meeting. The investigation is related to the Justice Department's investigation into Hunter Biden and the committee has requested documents and communications related to the meeting. The two IRS officials subpoenaed are Michael Batdorf and Darrell Waldon, while the four other officials have yet to be identified.
A new poll released by NBC News, the Des Moines Register, and Mediacom shows that former President Donald Trump is the heavy front-runner in Iowa’s Republican presidential primary, with 42% of likely caucusgoers planning to support him as their first choice. The poll also found that 79% of Iowa Republicans approve of the job Trump did as president, and only 37% of likely caucusgoers said they would be more likely to support a candidate who is a strong supporter of Trump. The poll results come as the Iowa caucuses are set to take place on January 15th, suggesting that Trump is in a strong position to win the Republican nomination in Iowa.
Former President Donald Trump has agreed to a $200,000 bond in a Georgia criminal case that charges him with attempting to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state. John Eastman, the attorney who advocated for various extralegal schemes for Trump to stay in power after losing the 2020 election, also agreed to a $100,000 bond on Monday. The bond agreement includes a prohibition on intimidating any of the 18 co-defendants, any witnesses, victims, or “the community or to any property in the community.” This is the first criminal case against a former president, and is seen as a victory for the prosecution, as it ensures that Trump will not be able to interfere with the case.
The House Freedom Caucus has declared that they will not support a temporary spending bill unless it includes language on border security, new laws to address the “weaponization” of the Justice Department and FBI, and a shift in some of the Pentagon’s policies. This announcement has increased the chances of a government shutdown, as the provisions they are demanding are likely to be opposed by Senate Democrats and the White House. The Freedom Caucus has been a powerful force in the House since 2015, and their latest statement makes it clear that they will not support any bill that does not include their demands.
Asa Hutchinson, a Republican presidential candidate, has raised questions about Donald Trump's eligibility to run for president in 2024 due to a section of the Constitution that bars anyone who has engaged in insurrection from holding office. This argument has been supported by two conservative legal scholars who have published an article making an originalist argument that Trump's behavior on and leading up to January 6 should disqualify him from running for president. Hutchinson has said that he does not believe Trump is qualified to be the next president of the United States and the debate over his eligibility is likely to continue in the coming months.
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