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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: Georgia’s most powerful Republican politicians rejected pro-Donald Trump calls to change the state constitution to give the governor direct authority to pardon those convicted of crimes. Far-right Trump supporters have pressed Kemp and other GOP leaders to pursue an overhaul of pardon rules after the former president was charged this week with orchestrating a far-ranging “criminal …

ABC News reports: Former President Donald Trump’s promised press conference to refute the allegations in the indictment handed up by the Fulton County DA’s Office is now very much in doubt, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News. Sources tell ABC News that Trump’s legal advisors have told him that holding such a press conference with dubious claims …

Atlanta’s CBS affiliate reports: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked a judge to set a trial date of March 4, 2024, for former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants. Willis also asked to schedule arraignments for the defendants for the week of September 5, according to a court filing, and says the proposed dates “do not conflict” …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: Former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants will be booked at the Fulton County Jail, the sheriff’s office said Tuesday. “At this point, based on guidance received from the District Attorney’s office and presiding judge, it is expected that all 19 defendants named in the indictment will be booked at the Rice Street Jail,” Fulton …

“What they accused our campaign and my father-in-law of doing in 2016, conspiring somehow with Russia to win an election. Hillary Clinton herself and the DNC actually did these things. And I think beyond that, this is what is frustrating to people, to see them throwing everything at the wall, to see anything that might stick for Donald Trump because …

Politico reports: One of the first big battles in the new racketeering case against Donald Trump is likely imminent: Should the former president face a jury in state or federal court? Although the charges were filed in state court in Fulton County, Ga., Trump is sure to attempt to “remove” the case to federal court, where he would potentially have …

“He loves the country. He knows the country is in trouble. And I think we all love the country. We wouldn’t be waking up and doing this every day if we didn’t. We’re in a bad state right now and this is third-world stuff. It’s incredibly frightening. He will surrender. Obviously, you see that there’s a bit of an ego …

“This indictment is an affront to American Democracy and does permanent, irrevocable harm to our justice system. It’s just the next chapter in a book of lies with the purpose of framing President Donald Trump and anyone willing to take on the ruling regime. They lied about Russian collusion, they lied about Joe Biden’s foreign bribery scheme, and they lied …

Posted just now to Trump’s Truth Social account: A Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable REPORT on the Presidential Election Fraud which took place in Georgia is almost complete & will be presented by me at a major News Conference at 11:00 A.M. on Monday of next week in Bedminster, New Jersey. Based on the results of this CONCLUSIVE Report, all …

Posted early this morning to Trump’s Truth Social account: So, the Witch Hunt continues! 19 people Indicated tonight, including the former President of the United States, me, by an out of control and very corrupt District Attorney who campaigned and raised money on, “I will get Trump.” And what about those Indictment Documents put out today, long before the Grand …

The New York Times reports: A grand jury in Atlanta spent hours hearing evidence Monday as prosecutors began laying out their investigation of Donald J. Trump and some of his former advisers, whose efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election could result in a criminal indictment — the fourth against the former president. The proceedings stretched into the evening, with …

CNN reports: The buses that transport the Fulton County grand jurors that could hear evidence in the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump have arrived at the Fulton County Courthouse. CNN spotted the buses that typically drops off grand jurors arriving Monday morning at the courthouse after 8 a.m. ET. There are two active grand juries in Fulton …

Posted after midnight to Trump’s Truth Social account: How dare lowlife prosecutor, Deranged Jack Smith, break into my former Twitter account without informing me and, indeed, trying to completely hide this atrocity from me. What could he possibly find out that is not already known. Just like the early morning raid of Mar-a-Lago! Why isn’t the DOJ raiding Crooked Joe …

Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed his political enemies for legal fees he’s incurred over the course of three recent indictments. Trump posted on his social media site Truth Social slamming the “Lunatic Left” for his “vast” legal fees, less than two weeks after FEC filings revealed that his operation is bleeding campaign funds to pay bills …

Posted last night to Trump’s Truth Social account: David Weiss was picked by the two Democrat Senators from Delaware under “Blue Slip.” He would not have been picked by me. But I have a great idea. Why don’t they use Deranged Jack Smith. Weiss has been investigating Hunter for 4 years, giving him the “sweetheart” deal of all sweetheart deals. …

CBS News reports: The federal judge overseeing the case against former President Donald Trump related to the 2020 presidential election issued a protective order Friday limiting the use and disclosure of “sensitive” material moving forward, imposing a narrower set of restrictions than prosecutors had sought. Chutkan sided with prosecutors on several details related to the order, including a request that …

“Joe Biden is using these partisan prosecutors to physically prevent his opponent from campaigning. Gross election interference. And Joe Biden still has not even been asked about this once by the media. Biden’s Department of Justice even designated Donald Trump a flight risk. When prosecutor Jack Smith got a search warrant to crack into Trump’s Twitter account, he made the …

Posted last night to Trump’s Truth Social account: Deranged Jack Smith has just asked for a trial on the Biden Indictment to take place on January 2nd., just ahead of the important Iowa Caucuses. Only an out of touch lunatic would ask for such a date, ONE DAY into the New Year, and maximum Election Interference with IOWA! Such a …

Reuters reports: Donald Trump on Thursday appealed a judge’s dismissal of his claim that the writer E. Jean Carroll defamed him by accusing him of rape, after a jury awarded her $5 million for defamation and sexual abuse but not rape. The former president asked the federal appeals court in Manhattan to overturn an Aug. 7 decision by U.S. District …

CNBC reports: Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday proposed a Jan. 2 start date for Trump’s trial on charges of attempting to overturn his loss to Biden. Smith in a filing in Washington, D.C., federal court argued that that trial date would “vindicate the public’s strong interest in a speedy trial.” That interest is “of particular significance” in a case …