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Donald Trump has lashed out at Special Counsel Jack Smith after he outlined a sprawling criminal case against the Republican presidential nominee over his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
Smith’s latest filing in a Washington DC federal court was unsealed by Judge Tanya Chutkan on Wednesday and detailed the former president’s alleged “increasingly desperate efforts” to cling to power with “knowingly false claims of election fraud”.
Responding on Truth Social, Trump furiously – and baselessly – claimed the allegations are an “obvious attempt by the Harris-Biden regime to undermine and Weaponize American Democracy, and INTERFERE IN THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.”
While the Republican nominee fields his legal problems, Kamala Harris is heading to the birthplace of the GOP to campaign with anti-Trump Republican Liz Cheney.
The Vice President will be joined by the former Wyoming representative in Ripon, Wisconsin – the site of political meetings in 1854 that led to the formation of what became the Republican Party.
Meanwhile, Melania Trump has publicly voiced her support for abortion rights in her new memoir and in a new post on X – despite her own husband’s pivotal role in rolling back protections.
Watch: Trump continues to falsely claim he won 2020 election
Oliver O’Connell3 October 2024 20:37
How’s the crowd at today’s Trump rally?
Well…. not exactly full.
Oliver O’Connell3 October 2024 20:35
Sebastian Stan reveals secret to playing Trump in biopic
In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Stan and director Ali Abbasi discussed the actor’s physical transformation into Trump.
Kevin E G Perry has the story.
Oliver O’Connell3 October 2024 20:30
Watch LIVE: Trump campaigns in battleground state of Michigan
Oliver O’Connell3 October 2024 20:20
Full story: Melania Trump’s publisher demanded $250,000 for interview about her memoir
The news channel says Skyhorse Publishing sent an email containing demands for the huge “licensing fee” and a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) last week as the former First Lady promotes her forthcoming memoir, Melania.
Ariana Baio has the full story.
Oliver O’Connell3 October 2024 20:10
In pictures: Crowd awaits Trump in Saginaw, Michigan, after vendors fight outside venue
Oliver O’Connell3 October 2024 20:05
Watch: The Good Liars ask Vance if Trump won the last election
Oliver O’Connell3 October 2024 20:00
Mike Pence was Trump’s ‘Baby Reindeer’ says Jimmy Kimmel
The 165-page dossier, which was unsealed by a federal judge in Washington DC on Wednesday, alleges that Trump intentionally lied to voters, election officials, and even his own vice president in a “desperate” effort to cling to power. It marks the most detailed case laid out by prosecutors to date, coming after the Supreme Court ruling granted him some immunity from criminal prosecution.
The filing outlines how Trump allegedly repeatedly pressured Pence to stop the certification of the election in President Joe Biden’s favor, against the will of American voters.
James Liddell has the story.
Oliver O’Connell3 October 2024 19:50
Former Colorado county clerk sentenced to nine years for voting data scheme
A judge sentenced a former Colorado county clerk to nine years behind bars Thursday for leading a voting system data-breach scheme inspired by the rampant false claims that fraud altered the 2020 presidential outcome.
Judge Matthew Barrett handed down the sentence after jurors found Tina Peters guilty in August for allowing a man to misuse a security card to access to the Mesa County election system and for being deceptive about that person’s identity.
The man was affiliated with My Pillow chief executive Mike Lindell, a prominent promoter of false claims that voting machines were manipulated to steal the election from Trump.
At trial, prosecutors said Peters, a Republican, was seeking fame and became “fixated” on voting problems after becoming involved with those who had questioned the accuracy of the presidential election results.
A one-time hero to election deniers, Peters has been unapologetic about what happened.
The political transformation of Mark Zuckerberg
Io Dodds reports on how the CEO, chairman, and controlling shareholder of Facebook parent company Meta, went from liberal darling to phone calls with Trump.
Oliver O’Connell3 October 2024 19:30
