USA v. TRUMP

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:23-cr-00257

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

Tanya S. Chutkan

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  1. November 16, 2023

    Trump Insists Jan. 6 Irrelevant To Election-Interference Case

    Donald Trump's lawyers argued Wednesday that "inflammatory allegations" of his involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building lack a "shred of evidence" and are irrelevant to his Washington, D.C. criminal election-interference case.

  2. November 14, 2023

    Trump's 'Long History' Of Threats Necessitates Gag, Feds Say

    Federal prosecutors urged the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday to uphold a gag order preventing Donald Trump from harassing or intimidating witnesses as part of his criminal conspiracy and obstruction case over the 2020 election, saying the former president's "long history" of verbally attacking adversaries threatens the integrity of the trial.

  3. November 13, 2023

    Feds Say Broadcasting Trump Trial Would Create A 'Spectacle'

    Federal prosecutors on Monday urged a D.C. federal judge to reject Donald Trump's request to televise his upcoming election interference trial, arguing that the former president merely wants to create a "carnival atmosphere" and a "spectacle" that could lead to witness intimidation.

  4. November 08, 2023

    Trump Atty Docs Fair Game As Soon As He Raises Defense

    A D.C. federal judge ruled Wednesday that former President Donald Trump must tell prosecutors by Jan. 15 whether he intends to blame his lawyers as a defense in his election interference case — and if so, he'll have to simultaneously give the government all relevant privileged communications with his lawyers.

  5. November 03, 2023

    DC Circ. Halts Trump Gag Order In Election Interference Case

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday evening hit pause on a gag order preventing former President Donald Trump from harassing or intimidating witnesses as part of his ongoing criminal conspiracy and obstruction case over the 2020 election.

  6. October 30, 2023

    Trump Can't Stay Gag Order In DC Election Interference Case

    A D.C. federal judge has reinstated a gag order preventing former President Donald Trump from harassing or intimidating witnesses as part of his ongoing criminal conspiracy and obstruction case over the 2020 election.

  7. October 27, 2023

    Trump Gets Chance To Weigh In On Trial Broadcast Request

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday gave former President Donald Trump the opportunity to respond to media outlets' requests that cameras be allowed in the courtroom during his election interference trial, according to a minute order.

  8. October 24, 2023

    Trump Files Flurry Of Bids To Nix Election Interference Case

    Former President Donald Trump filed three separate motions in D.C. federal court Monday seeking to dismiss the federal government's election interference claims, arguing the criminal case is selective, vindictive, unconstitutional and doesn't even state a case.

  9. October 20, 2023

    Trump Seeks Stay Of Gag Order In DC Court Pending Appeal

    Former President Donald Trump asked a D.C. federal judge on Friday to pause her recently issued gag order pending his appeal in a criminal conspiracy and obstruction case over the 2020 presidential election, making the request the same day a New York judge fined him $5,000 for violating another gag order.

  10. October 19, 2023

    Feds Say Trump 'Is Not Above The Law' In DC Election Case

    Federal prosecutors on Thursday urged a District of Columbia federal judge to reject Donald Trump's attempt to dodge a criminal indictment accusing him of interfering in the 2020 election, slamming the former president's "novel approach to immunity" and arguing that Trump "is not above the law."