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Will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges on 2020 election: Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday to face charges in the case accusing him of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss. Can you believe it? I'll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED, Trump wrote on his social media network Monday night, hours after court papers said his bond was set at $200,000. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Monday afternoon that when Trump surrenders there will be a hard lockdown of the area surrounding the main county jail. Trump, according to the papers, is also barred from intimidating co-defendants, witnesses or victims in the case including on social media according to the bond agreement signed by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, Trump's defense attorneys and the judge. It explicitly includes posts on social media or reposts of posts made by others. Trump has repeatedly used social media to attack people involved in the criminal

Trump's bond set at $200,000 in case over efforts to overturn 2020 election

Donald Trump's bond has been set at $200,000 in the Georgia case accusing the former president of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss, according to court papers filed Monday. Trump is also barred from intimidating co-defendants, witnesses or victims in the case including on social media according to the bond agreement signed by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, Trump's defense attorneys and the judge. It explicitly includes posts on social media or reposts of posts made by another individual on social media. The order says the former president cannot make any direct or indirect threat of any nature against witnesses or co-defendants. He is also prohibited from communicating in any way about the facts of the case with any co-defendant or witness, except through attorneys. The order sets Trump's bond for the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations or RICO charge at $80,000, and adds $10,000 for each of the 12 other counts he is facing. Bond is t

Donald Trump seeks recusal of judge, change of venue in January 6 case

He slammed the Biden administration claiming that in the city of Washington DC, murders have shattered "all-time records" and tourists have fled, and called out for a federal takeover

Trump to face judge in DC on charges that he tried to overturn 2020 polls

Donald Trump is due in federal court Thursday to answer to charges that he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 election, facing a judge just blocks from the US Capitol that his supporters stormed to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power. In what's by now become a familiar but nonetheless stunning ritual, Trump is expected to be processed by law enforcement, be officially taken into custody and enter a not guilty plea in front of a judge before being released, so he can rejoin the campaign trail as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024. An indictment Tuesday from Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith charges Trump with four felony counts related to his efforts to undo the presidential election in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, including conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. The charges could lead to a yearslong prison sentence in the event of a conviction. Trump was the only

Prosecutors may be aiming for quick Trump trial by not naming conspirators

By not naming or charging six alleged co-conspirators in the indictment this week of former President Donald Trump, federal prosecutors may be signalling their desire to expeditiously put the Republican presidential front-runner on trial for seeking to overturn the 2020 election. More defendants mean more defence lawyers, and more legal motions and more delays, according to legal scholars and former prosecutors. Such a large cast of defendants would make it extremely difficult for Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith to get Trump in front of a jury before the final stretch in the 2024 campaign, the experts said. This keeps it pretty streamlined, said Christopher Ott, a former federal prosecutor. All of those motions by defendants affect all of the defendants, including Trump. It would slow things down. If you don't name and charge them, you don't have that trouble. Trump, 77, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington on Tuesday on felony charges of seeking to ...

Mass shooting in town 30 miles away from US Capitol Hill, 3 dead, 3 injured

he police chief also said a "person of interest" was in custody and a weapon was seized from the shooting

Govt tries to claw back money so Jan 6 rioters don't profit from appeals

Less than two months after he pleaded guilty to storming the US Capitol, Texas resident Daniel Goodwyn appeared on Tucker Carlson's then-Fox News show and promoted a website where supporters could donate money to Goodwyn and other rioters whom the site called political prisoners. The Justice Department now wants Goodwyn to give up more than USD 25,000 he raised a clawback that is part of a growing effort by the government to prevent rioters from being able to personally profit from participating in the attack that shook the foundations of American democracy. An Associated Press review of court records shows that prosecutors in the more than 1,000 of the January 6, 2021, criminal cases are increasingly asking judges to impose fines on top of prison sentences to offset donations from supporters of the Capitol rioters. Dozens of defendants have set up online fundraising appeals for help with legal fees, and prosecutors acknowledge there's nothing wrong with asking for help for attorne

Joe Biden shames Republicans for playing down Jan 6 Congress attack

Biden expressed support for the Capitol Hill police, whose chief has accused Fox News presenter Tucker Carlson of manipulating video footage of the unprecedented assault after Trump's election defeat

Trump can be sued by injured police officer for Jan 6 actions: Justice Dept

The Justice Department said on Thursday that former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol. The department's position that Trump is not immune from suit was laid out in a filing before a federal appeals court.

Ex-US Prez Donald Trump is reinstated to Facebook after 2-year ban

Facebook parent Meta is reinstating former President Donald Trump's personal account after two-year suspension following the Jan. 6 insurrection. The company said in a blog post Wednesday it is adding new guardrails to ensure there are no repeat offenders who violate its rules. In the event that Mr. Trump posts further violating content, the content will be removed and he will be suspended for between one month and two years, depending on the severity of the violation, Meta, which is based in Menlo Park, California, said. Trump's spokesperson did no immediately respond to a request for comment on the decision. He was suspended on Jan. 7, a day after the deadly 2021 insurrection. Other social media companies also kicked him off their platforms, though he was recently reinstated on Twitter after Elon Musk took over the company. He has not tweeted. Banned from mainstream social media, Trump has been relying on his own, much smaller site, Truth Social, which he launched after being

Social media firms bent rules to favour Trump, finds Jan 6 committee

"Both Facebook and Twitter faced significant headwinds in taking aggressive action against problematic content by President Trump and his supporters," according to the report

Trump should never hold public office again: Jan 6 Capitol attack panel

Among the recommendations listed, the reform of the Electoral Count Act to clarify that a vice president has no authority to reject electoral slates submitted by the states

US Congress approves new election rules in response to Jan 6 Capitol attack

Congress on Friday gave final passage to legislation changing the arcane law that governs the certification of a presidential contest, the strongest effort yet to avoid a repeat of Donald Trump's violence-inflaming push to reverse his loss in the 2020 election. The House passed an overhaul of the Electoral Count Act as part of its massive, end-of-the-year spending bill, after the Senate approved identical wording Thursday. The legislation now goes to President Joe Biden for his signature. Biden hailed the provisions' inclusion in the spending bill in a statement Friday, calling it critical bipartisan action that will help ensure that the will of the people is preserved. It's the most significant legislative response Congress has made yet to Trump's aggressive efforts to upend the popular vote, and a step that been urged by the House select committee that conducted the most thorough investigation into the violent siege of the Capitol. The provisions amending the 1887 law which has

Trump lit that fire, says House report on Capitol Hill insurrection

Panel urges steps to safeguard US electoral integrity, asks Congress to weigh barring Trump from office

House Jan 6 panel urges Congress to weigh barring Donald Trump from office

In its final report issued, the committee called for assessing whether anyone, possibly including Trump, who took an oath of public office and later stoked the insurrection should be disqualified

US House Jan 6 panel recommends steps to safeguard electoral integrity

In its final report issued Thursday, the committee called for closing loopholes and boosting security for the congressional count of presidential electors, while also strengthening the Capitol Police

House Jan 6 comittee releases report blasting Trump for Capitol assault

The House Jan. 6 committee's final report asserts that Donald Trump criminally engaged in a multi-part conspiracy to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election and failed to act to stop his supporters from attacking the Capitol, concluding an extraordinary 18-month investigation into the former president and the violent insurrection two years ago. The 814-page report released Thursday comes after the panel interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses, held 10 hearings and obtained millions of pages of documents. The witnesses ranging from many of Trump's closest aides to law enforcement to some of the rioters themselves detailed Trump's actions in the weeks ahead of the insurrection and how his wide-ranging pressure campaign to overturn his defeat directly influenced those who brutally pushed past the police and smashed through the windows and doors of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The central cause of January 6th was one man, former President Donald Trump, who many

Key January 6 riots witness says lawyer sought to influence testimony

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson told the House January 6 committee that her first lawyer advised her against being fully forthcoming with the panel, telling her it was acceptable to testify that she did not recall certain events when she actually did and that the less you remember, the better, according to a transcript of one of her interviews released on Thursday. The lawyer, Stefan Passantino, denied the allegations, saying in a statement that he had done nothing wrong and had acted honourably, ethically, and fully consistent with her sole interests. Hutchinson, who was top aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, emerged as a key witness in the committee's investigation, delivering compelling live testimony about former President Donald Trump's actions on January 6, 2021. These actions included his directive that magnetometers be removed from a rally of his supporters that day and his angry and ultimately rebuffed demands to be taken by the Secret ...

US House Jan 6 panel seeks Trump's prosecution with criminal referral

The House Jan. 6 committee urged the Justice Department on Monday to bring criminal charges against Donald Trump for the violent 2021 Capitol insurrection, calling for accountability for the former president and a time of reflection and reckoning. After one of the most exhaustive and aggressive congressional probes in memory, the panel's seven Democrats and two Republicans are recommending criminal charges against Trump and associates who helped him launch a wide-ranging pressure campaign to try to overturn his 2020 election loss. The panel also released a lengthy summary of its final report, with findings that Trump engaged in a multi-part conspiracy to thwart the will of voters. At a final meeting Monday, the committee alleged violations of four criminal statutes by Trump, in both the run-up to the riot and during the insurrection itself, as it recommended the former president for prosecution to the Justice Department. Among the charges they recommend for prosecution is aiding an .