USA v. TRUMP

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Case Number:

1:23-cr-00257

Court:

District Of Columbia

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Judge:

Tanya S. Chutkan

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  1. August 11, 2023

    Judge Says Politics Has No Place In Trump Election Case

    A D.C. federal judge on Friday denied most objections lodged by former President Donald Trump to a protection order governing sensitive materials in his 2020 presidential election interference criminal case, making clear several times that the political subtext of the case will not influence her court decisions.

  2. August 10, 2023

    Special Counsel Seeks January Trial In Trump Election Case

    Former President Donald Trump should face trial in January on charges of trying to nullify his defeat in the 2020 presidential election, special counsel Jack Smith said Thursday, arguing that the accelerated timeline in the historic case would "vindicate the public's strong interest in a speedy trial."

  3. August 07, 2023

    Trump Bristles At Proposed 'Gag Order' In 2020 Election Case

    Former President Donald Trump on Monday pushed back against federal prosecutors' proposed protective order governing sensitive discovery materials in his 2020 election interference case in Washington, D.C., federal court, claiming the government's suggested limitations were too strict and that they violated his First Amendment right to free speech.

  4. August 05, 2023

    Feds Flag Trump's Menacing Post In 2020 Election Case

    Prosecutors have alerted a Washington, D.C., federal judge to a social media post by former President Donald Trump that seemingly threatens to retaliate against those he believes responsible for his indictment on 2020 election interference charges, arguing the post shows a need for a strict protective order governing sensitive discovery materials in the case.

  5. August 04, 2023

    Buckle Up: Trump Braces For Chaotic Legal, Election Calendar

    Former President Donald Trump faces a dizzying schedule over the next year as he campaigns for a second term in the White House while grappling with six potential civil and criminal trials clogging his calendar, as well as the prospect of a seventh trial, with a possible criminal indictment looming in Georgia over an alleged election-meddling scheme.

  6. August 03, 2023

    What's Next For Trump's Alleged Co-Conspirators?

    Five unnamed attorney co-conspirators listed in the indictment charging former President Donald Trump with conspiracy and obstruction in his attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss are either already cooperating with the government or will be indicted, former prosecutors told Law360, predicting that the crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege will certainly work against them.

  7. August 03, 2023

    Trump Pleads Not Guilty In 2020 Election Interference Case

    Former President Donald Trump pled not guilty Thursday to conspiracy and obstruction charges related to his plan to overturn the 2020 presidential election by spreading false claims that it was fraudulent and pressuring state and federal officials to change the results.

  8. August 03, 2023

    Trump Indictment's Missing Charges Signal A Race To Trial

    Former President Donald Trump's indictment for allegedly seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election didn't include all the charges it might have. But that was likely by design, as the special counsel crafted a case with the fewest possible legal hurdles in an effort to get to trial before the 2024 election, former prosecutors say.

  9. August 03, 2023

    Trump Associates' Loyalty Tested As Indictments Pile Up

    With two of Donald Trump's employees now facing criminal charges in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case and six unnamed associates ensnared in the election-meddling indictment, those in the former president's orbit face growing pressure from the government to testify against their boss, leaving experts wondering who will be "first in the door."

  10. August 02, 2023

    The 'Anti-KKK' Law That May Sink Trump's Free-Speech Claim

    Of the four felony counts that Donald Trump faces for attempting to overturn the 2020 election, a conspiracy charge under a Reconstruction-era federal civil rights statute is the most "creative" and most likely to undercut the former president's anticipated First Amendment defense, experts say.