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Miami’s ABC affiliate reports: A South Florida lawyer has filed a civil lawsuit against Donald Trump in which he argues that the former president is ineligible for office. When asked why he is suing, Boynton Beach-based attorney Lawrence Caplan said on Friday it’s all laid out in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Caplan added other lawsuits may follow. …

From the far-right site quoted by Trump on Truth Social: On Thursday, leading 2024 Republican presidential contender and 45th President Donald J. Trump blew up the internet after the Fulton County jail reported his book in height and weight at 6’3″, 215 pounds — truly impressive stats from a truly impressive man of the people. As many pointed out, Donald …

The Hill reports: President Biden on Friday chimed in on former President Trump’s mug shot, saying his top political rival is a “handsome guy” after he was booked in Fulton County, Ga. When asked about the mug shot, Biden told reporters, “I did see it on television. Handsome guy.” The president also bashed the GOP debate, arguing that the candidates …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: One hour before the deadline to surrender expired, Illinois pastor Stephen Lee became the last of the 19 defendants accused in the sweeping election racketeering case to surrender to the Fulton County Jail. Lee already has a bond agreement in place at $75,000. He is charged with violating the state’s RICO Act, influencing witnesses, conspiracy to …

The Daily Beast reports: The former president’s re-election campaign announced in an email that it would give away a “free” premium cotton t-shirt with Trump’s scowly mugshot printed on it for a measly donation of $47. A caption on the shirt reads “NEVER SURRENDER”—which, of course, is legally and literally what Trump was doing when he had that picture taken. …

CNN reports: In all, the former president was in Atlanta for more than an hour and a half. “I did nothing wrong,” Trump told reporters before boarding the plane. Trump described the criminal case against him as “a travesty of justice.” Later Thursday, he told the right-wing network Newsmax that being at Fulton County jail was “a “terrible experience.” “I …

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump spent the late-night hours following his arrest posting messages of support from fans, including a bonkers QAnon-friendly meme. The meme features a photo of Trump with 20 or so semiautomatic pistols pointed at his face, each emblazoned with labels like “Pedophiles” (a Q reference) and “FBI” and other conspiratorial references. Other messages reposted by …

“Trump is the most egregious example of the politicization of our prosecutorial system on the state and federal level — you know, go after your political opponents. This is happening in colleges and universities, high schools, junior high schools, in the workplace, in the military, where people who see themselves as traditionalists. Like they can’t speak, they probably won’t get …

The New York Times reports: Former President Donald J. Trump returned to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, on Thursday night after a hiatus of more than two years. Mr. Trump posted a link to his website and a photo of his mug shot in his first new post on X since Twitter banned his account after …

Axios reports: A large crowd of Trump supporters, protestors, journalists and curious onlookers toughed the Georgia heat on Thursday to await former President Trump’s expected arrival at the Fulton County Jail. Trump’s plane departed New Jersey on Thursday evening, and he posted on social media that he expects to arrive at the jail around 7:30pm. He could have his mug …

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump shared a video saying the Covid-19 vaccine, which was developed with funding from his administration, is responsible for killing people. The post – originally posted by an account called “Yoshi The Patriot” on Twitter – says, “Wake me up when DeSantis apologizes for vaccinating more people than Trump and Fauci combined. Here is desantis …

Posted just now to Trump’s Truth Social account: 231,000,000 Views, and still counting. The Biggest Video on Social Media, EVER, more than double the Super Bowl! But please excuse me, I have to start getting ready to head down to Atlanta, Georgia, where Murder and other Violent Crimes have reached levels never seen before, to get ARRESTED by a Radical …

Axios reports: Former President Trump’s upcoming arraignment in the Georgia election case could be the biggest public spectacle yet in his web of legal challenges. The 2024 GOP frontrunner is facing his fourth indictment in four months, but this time around he’s expected to have a mugshot taken, and it could be the only trial in which court proceedings are …

The New York Times reports: Just before his visit to an Atlanta jail to be booked on 13 felony counts, Donald J. Trump has shaken up his Georgia legal defense team, adding Steve Sadow, a veteran criminal defense lawyer who has taken on a number of high-profile cases. Mr. Trump’s decision comes soon after one of his lawyers, Drew Findling, …

Slate reports: In the interview posted onto X, the website formerly known as Twitter, at the same time as the Republican presidential debate Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump was boasting about his poll numbers when Tucker Carlson suddenly cut him off. “If the protests didn’t work, and you got elected anyway; the impeachment didn’t work, twice; indictment is not …

The Washington Post reports: Former president Donald Trump suggested that the United States could see intensifying political violence, saying in a new interview that tensions in the country were reaching a boiling point. Asked by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson whether the nation is headed toward open conflict, Trump responded: “I don’t know. I can say this: There’s a …

Reuters reports: Rudy Giuliani’s mugshot was released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, shortly after he surrendered at an Atlanta jail to be booked on charges alleging he and others attempted to subvert the 2020 election results in Georgia. Giuliani, who was Trump’s personal attorney, spearheaded efforts to challenge the election results after Trump’s loss. He faces 13 …

CBS News reports: The Mar-a-Lago IT employee who, according to a federal court filing, implicated former President Donald Trump and two of his aides in an alleged pressure campaign to delete security camera footage at the Florida resort was advised by special counsel Jack Smith’s team that he would not face perjury charges after he amended his testimony, a source …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: The site BetOnline is dealing only in facts. As the world waits for what could be the first-ever presidential mug shot, the betting site is letting gamblers lay odds on all sorts of stats, including Trump’s weight at booking. The site Bovada is taking bets on whether the former president will be handcuffed and what sorts …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump will headline a $100,000 per person fundraiser to aid in the legal defense of his one-time personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, according to The New York Times’ Shane Goldmacher. The Sept. 7 event will be held at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, an invite posted by Goldmacher said. The ticket buys …