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Trump: The uncomfortably necessary figure in the Republican Party

Although Trump's shadow continues to loom over the Republican candidates, there is a broad understanding that the former president remains key to winning the party's primaries.

31/08/2023

USA

From President to defendant: Donald Trump on trial

Criminal and civil trials are heavy on Trump's agenda for 2024 but the former president, still pleading his innocence, continues to be the favourite candidate for Republican voters ahead of the US presidential elections

30/08/2023

Culture news

Has Donald Trump taken the most iconic mugshot in history?

The first ever mugshot of a US president is a significant image. It enters into the rather unique pantheon of historic mugshots.

25/08/2023

USA

Trump posts mug shot on site formerly known as Twitter

Donald Trump returned to the social media site formerly known as Twitter by posting his mug shot on Thursday after he surrendered himself at a jail in Atlanta on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.

25/08/2023

USA

Trump sits out first Republican presidential debate

The first clash of hopeful Republican presidential nominees took place without Trump. But most of the eight candidates have said they would back the former US president even if he was convicted of any of the 91 charges he's currently facing.

24/08/2023

USA

Trump set to surrender in Georgia over election charges

Former US President Donald Trump is set to surrender to authorities in Georgia to face charges that he schemed to overturn the 2020 election in the state.

24/08/2023

USA

Trump announces arrest plans ahead of Georgia visit

Former US president, Donald Trump announces plans to turn himself into the authorities in Georgia amid claims of illegal election interference

22/08/2023

USA

Trump indicted for fourth time in Georgia election meddling case

Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday over their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state, with prosecutors using a statute normally associated with mobsters to accuse the former president, lawyers and other aides of a “criminal enterprise” to keep him in power

15/08/2023

USA

Trump demands judge in 2020 election fraud case be removed

The former US President fumed on social media that there would be "no way I can get a fair trial" with the Obama-appointed Judge Tanya Chutkan, who has previously ruled against him.

07/08/2023

USA

Trump pleads not guilty to charges he tried to overturn 2020 elections

He is accused of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power.

03/08/2023

USA

Trump to be charged for trying to overturn 2020 election in DC

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

03/08/2023

USA

Trump indicted over bid to overturn 2020 election

The former US president's resistance to Joe Biden's legitimate victory culminated in a deadly attack on Congress by a horde of his supporters.

02/08/2023

USA

Trump denies new federal charges, says they are politically motivated

One day after new federal charges were filed against him, Former US President and 2024 Republican candidate, Donald Trump, addressed Iowa voters.

29/07/2023

USA

Jan 6 charges against Trump would add to his mounting legal peril

Former US president Donald Trump could be facing a third criminal indictment regarding efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

21/07/2023

USA

Trump's target letter suggests probe into 2020 election is zeroing in

A target letter sent to Donald Trump suggests that a sprawling Justice Department investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election is zeroing in on him after more than a year of interviews with top aides to the former president and state officials from across the country.

19/07/2023

USA

Trump says he's a target of January 6 investigation

Trump made the claim in a post on his Truth Social platform, saying he received the target letter while with his family on Sunday night. Such a letter can precede an indictment and is used to advise individuals that prosecutors have evidence linking them to a crime

18/07/2023

World News

Trump pleads not guilty to charges against him over Mar-a-Lago files

The former US president is accused of lying about unlawfully keeping classified US documents at his Florida estate after he left the White House.

13/06/2023

USA

Trump to face judge in historic court appearance over document charges

Donald Trump is set to make his first court appearance Tuesday in a historic criminal case charging the former president with hoarding top secret government documents, boastfully displaying them to visitors and trying to hide them from investigators who demanded them back.

13/06/2023

World News

'Baseless': Trump blasts indictment at first event since charges

Former President Donald Trump blasted his historic federal indictment as “ridiculous” and “baseless" Saturday during his first public appearances since the charges were unsealed, painting the 37 felony counts as an attack on his supporters as he tried to turn dire legal peril to political advantage.

11/06/2023

USA

Trump stored and refused to return documents, felony indictment says

Donald Trump improperly stored in his Florida estate sensitive documents on nuclear capabilities, repeatedly enlisted aides and lawyers to help him hide records demanded by investigators and cavalierly showed off a Pentagon “plan of attack” and classified map, according to a felony indictment.

10/06/2023