Former Michigan attorney general candidate Matthew DePerno and former state representative Daire Rendon have been charged with criminal offenses related to accessing and tampering with voting machines after the 2020 election. DePerno faces four counts, while Rendon faces two. Both are scheduled to appear in court on June 8th, and it is unclear if they will face jail time if convicted.
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A new poll shows former President Donald Trump leading Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the 2024 Republican primary race by 37 percentage points. Thomas Massie (R-KY) joked that DeSantis should get indicted to boost his poll numbers, but the poll showed Trump ahead even on DeSantis' signature issue of "fighting wokeness". Political analyst Hasan concluded that Trump has the race "to lose".
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to announce charging decisions in her investigation into Donald Trump and his allies' efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election result by September 1. Security measures around the county courthouse have increased as a result, and the announcement is sure to draw significant attention. The consequences of any charges are still unclear, but the public will have to wait until September 1 to find out the results of the investigation.
Donald Trump and two of his associates, Carlos De Oliveira and Walt Nauta, have been indicted for allegedly mishandling classified documents after Trump left office. De Oliveira, the property manager of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, is set to make his first court appearance on Monday in Miami, but is yet to secure a Florida-based lawyer. This is the first time the former president has been charged with a crime since leaving office.
Former President Donald Trump's $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN has been dismissed by U.S. District Judge Raag Singhal, who was appointed by Trump himself. The lawsuit was in response to CNN's use of the phrase "the Big Lie" when referring to Trump's false claims about the 2020 election, which Trump claimed likened him to Adolf Hitler. Judge Singhal ruled that the references were opinion and not factual statements, and thus did not amount to defamation. The dismissal of the lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal setbacks for Trump, who has vowed to continue to fight for his legal rights.
Former President Donald Trump has been charged with three new felonies related to his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House, including two counts of ordering the deletion of a computer server and one count of willfully retaining documents. The Justice Department has opposed Trump's request to view and discuss documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence, and has filed a motion for a protective order to allow Trump and his attorneys to view and discuss documents only in a secure facility. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and the case is expected to move forward in the coming weeks.
Former President Donald Trump is facing new charges in connection with his post-presidency handling of classified documents after the special counsel filed a new indictment Thursday. The indictment includes charges of corruptly altering or destroying a record, altering or destroying an object, and false statements against Carlos De Oliveira, a Mar-a-Lago maintenance worker. The indictment is the latest development in the ongoing investigation into Trump’s post-presidency activities, and the special counsel is taking the allegations seriously.