Trump launches new fraud trial attack after gag order lifted: Live
Trump refers to ‘radical leftists’ as ‘vermin’ during Claremont campaign rally
Donald Trump may still appear on the 2024 primary presidential ballot in Colorado, a state judge ruled – shutting down efforts to remove the former president by invoking the 14th Amendment.
The attempt to remove Mr Trump from the ballot was based on the claim that he is constitutionally barred from office because of the January 6 insurrection.
Earlier, the judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial brought against him by New York Attorney General Letitia James threw out the former president’s bid for a mistrial.
Justice Arthur Engoron said he could not “in good conscience” let Trump pursue a request that was “utterly without merit.”
The ruling comes after Mr Trump launched a fresh attack on Judge Engoron’s court clerk almost as an appeals court judge paused the gag order which was introduced following his previous comments about her on social media.
The former president took to Truth Social to take advantage of the opportunity to attack the judge’s “ridiculous” and “unconstitutional” gag order, and his “politically biased and out of control, Trump Hating Clerk”.
Meanwhile, in the Washington, DC, federal case against Mr Trump concerning 2020 election interference, Justice Tanya Chutkan denied a motion to remove language relating to violence during the January 6 Capitol riot from the indictment.
The former president’s legal team argued the statements were prejudicial but the judge noted the jury would not receive a copy of the indictment.
Finally, Fulton County prosecutors have proposed a trial date of 5 August in the Georgia election subversion case. Mr Trump opposes the date and has called for a hearing.
Highlights: Trump stops in Iowa
While making a campaign stop in the Hawkeye state, the former president bashes Joe Biden, Adam Schiff, and Ron DeSantis.
Mr Trump also promised the “Trump Reciprocal Trade Act,” in which he would implement an “identical” tariff rate on a country that places a tariff on the US. “That will solve the problem,” Mr Trump said. He specifically took aim at China.
He also discussed crime. He said he hoped to fix the cities “in decay,” which are run by Democrats. He claimed that he talked to a policeman backstage, who said there’s no crime in Iowa. “They’ll stop all the problems with crime,” Mr Trump said of law enforcement and called for their respect.
Kelly Rissman18 November 2023 22:14
Biden brands Trump ‘loser’ for Nazi rhetoric
Mr Trump, 77, spoke in Claremont, New Hampshire, telling the crowd in his usual grievance-laden parlance: “We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country that lie and steal and cheat on elections.”
Oliver O’Connell18 November 2023 20:45
Jimmy Kimmel delivers droll response to Trump’s demand for apology
Mr Kimmel, host of late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live, ran a segment about Truth Social, Donald Trump’s social media platform, earlier this week in which he claimed the platform has lost $73 million since its launch. Several media outlets ran the same number — such as Reuters and MSNBC — before issuing corrections, noting the platform had actually lost $31.6 million.
Trump Media and Technology Group demanded a retraction and apology from the talk show host — which Mr Kimmel delivered in his classic fashion.
Oliver O’Connell18 November 2023 18:45
Ramaswamy under fire after he echoes Trump’s ‘vermin’ comments
Vivek Ramaswamy became embroiled in a heated on-air argument with CNN anchor Abby Phillip when he was asked whether he believed the term “vermin” to be neo-Nazi rhetoric.
Former President Donald Trump used the term when speaking to a crowd in New Hampshire recently, telling his supporters “We will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our county.”
Instead of directly answering the question, Mr Ramaswamy instead lashed out at Phillip.
Michelle Del Rey has the story.
Oliver O’Connell18 November 2023 16:45
Former President Donald Trump praised the public release of the January 6 tapes
“Congratulations to Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson for having the Courage and Fortitude to release all of the J6 Tapes, which will explicitly reveal what really happened on January 6th!” Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday. A January 6 subcommittee wrote in its 2022 final report that Mr Trump was the “central cause of” the events of the Capitol riot.
Mr Johnson announced the decision earlier on Friday, saying allowing access to the footage “will provide millions of Americans, criminal defendants, public interest organizations, and the media an ability to see for themselves what happened that day, rather than having to rely upon the interpretation of a small group of government officials.”
A number of Republicans also joined in celebrating Mr Johnson’s move.
Kelly Rissman18 November 2023 16:00
Mr Trump starts blasting judge and New York AG in civil fraud case again after gag order lifted
“Judge Arthur Engoron, the most overturned and stayed Judge in the State, and the Racist New York State Attorney General, the most corrupt & incompetent A.G. in the Country… have FRAUDULENTLY Undervalued my properties, by many times, in order to make me look bad,” Mr Trump wrote in a rage-filled Truth Social post on Saturday morning.
“This Judicial and Prosecutorial corruption and misconduct took place BEFORE THE TRIAL EVEN STARTED, & WITHOUT ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE CASE. Judge Engoron just did what the highly partisan A.G. told him to do. He is her complete and total puppet!” the former president wrote.
Kelly Rissman18 November 2023 15:02
Fresh Trump claims about his role in January 6 Capitol riot revealed in new audio
Former President Donald Trump said he thinks he would’ve been “very well received” by crowds at the Jan 6 insurrection, according to newly revealed audio.
The revelation was brought to light in ABC News’ Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl’s new book, Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party.
The recording was from a conversation Mr Karl and Mr Trump had in 2021, which mainly focused on the former president’s reaction to the day’s events.
Michelle Del Rey reports.
Oliver O’Connell18 November 2023 14:45
Trump bid for mistrial in New York fraud case denied by judge
In his order on Friday, Judge Engoron shot down “nonsensical” legal arguments from Mr Trump’s legal team involving his clerk, and underscored his “unfettered right” to consult with his law clerks throughout the course of a trial.
Oliver O’Connell18 November 2023 14:15
Trump lashes out at court clerk as soon as gag order lifted
The judge then expanded the order to include his attorneys after Mr Trump’s attorneys also criticised the clerk in the courtroom earlier this month, alleging “bias” against his client and amplifying allegations outlined in a right-wing news website.
But on Thursday, Associate Justice David Friedman of the state’s intermediate appeals court agreed to temporarily lift the gag order, “considering the constitutional and statutory rights at issue”.
Oliver O’Connell18 November 2023 13:45
Trump furious after Biden sees no charges in documents case
The special counsel in the case, Robert Hur, isn’t expected to charge anyone linked to the alleged mishandling of classified documents at two places connected to Mr Biden, two people told CNN.
Mr Hur and his fellow investigators are writing a report after concluding their investigation, which lasted around a year, with the prosecutors expected to issue a critical assessment of Mr Biden and his staff for how they handled the sensitive documents.
Oliver O’Connell18 November 2023 12:45
