Trump to make ‘historic’ 2024 announcement

1668490200The announcement appears to be set to go ahead despite Mr Trump being urged by allies to delay his campaign start until after the Georgia Senate runoff on 6 December.Gustaf Kilander has the story.’Those primaries get very messy and very raw. We’ve experienced that before’ Oliver O’Connell15 November 2022 05:301668483047Former vice president Mike Pence said Donald Trump’s actions during the January 6 attack on the Capitol ‘endangered’ him, his family, and ‘everyone’ who was present at the building when a riotous mob of Mr Trump’s supporters stormed it in hopes of preventing certification of the 2020 election results.In an interview with ABC News to mark the release of his book, So Help Me God, Mr Pence slammed Mr Trump’s rhetoric that day. Mr Trump’s remarks included a tweet accusing Mr Pence of lacking the ‘courage’ to illegally hijack the quadrennial joint session of Congress he was presiding over when rioters attacked.’The president’s words were reckless. It was clear he decided to be part of the problem,’ he said.Mr Pence’s comments are the most extensive that he has made regarding the attack on the Capitol Oliver O’Connell15 November 2022 03:301668475847Donald Trump is under several congressional, civil and criminal investigations, which range from his business interests and allegations of tax fraud to his efforts to undermine the 2020 presidential election and fuel violence at the US Capitol.The former president, his family business, real estate interests and political allies are under scrutiny from federal investigators, state attorneys and members of Congress.Here is a partial list of the key probes involving Mr Trump and where they currently stand.The former president, his business and allies are under scrutiny for tax fraud allegations, real estate practices and a plot to steal the 2020 electionOliver O’Connell15 November 2022 01:301668472247Federal prosecutors investigating Rudy Giuliani’s work in Ukraine say they do not plan to criminally charge him.In a letter to a judge on Monday, prosecutors in New York said they do not plan to bring charges against the former mayor and adviser to former president Donald Trump over his interactions with Ukrainian figures.Former mayor’s lawyer calls it ‘total victory’ Oliver O’Connell15 November 2022 00:301668468647Donald Trump is expected to make a 2024 presidential campaign announcement on Tuesday.After repeatedly hinting that he would make a third bid for the presidency as he campaigned for Republican candidates – many of whom performed underwhelmingly on the midterms – Mr Trump confirmed on Thursday that he would be holding a ‘special announcement’ at Mar-a-Lago.Major national networks such as CNN, ABC and NBC are also expected to cover the announcement at 9pm EST on TuesdayOliver O’Connell14 November 2022 23:301668465947Ignoring growing GOP concerns that an early presidential bid could backfire, Donald Trump said he will make a ‘special announcement’ on Tuesday.Trump plans to go through with his plans to announce a third presidential bid during a primetime event on Tuesday.Oliver O’Connell14 November 2022 22:451668465167Prosecutors with the Justice Department’s national security division aggressively pushed back on former president Donald Trump’s claim that non-classified White House records seized during the 8 August search of his Palm Beach, Florida home had been designated ‘personal’ records by virtue of their removal from the White House.The new salvo was made in a filing before the New York judge charged with determining whether any of the documents are protected by legal privileges.Andrew Feinberg has the details.Justice Department prosecutors took aim at Mr Trump’s ‘shifting arguments,’ which they said ‘belie the immovable realities of the record’ Oliver O’Connell14 November 2022 22:321668464537Politico reports that a polling memo from the conservative Club for Growth has Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ahead of former President Donald Trump by double-digits in key states that decide who would be the party’s nominee for the 2024 election.In the Iowa Caucus Mr DeSantis bests Mr Trump by 11 points (48 per cent to 37 per cent); in New Hampshire by 15 points (52 per cent to 37 per cent); in Florida by 26 points (56 per cent to 30 per cent); and in Georgia by 20 points (55 per cent to 35 per cent).The remainder surveyed in each state said they were undecided if it came to a one-on-one matchup. The poll was conducted between 11-13 November.’Republicans need to be united behind a strong candidate and a platform that shows voters real solutions to beat Biden and the Democrats in 2024,’ Club for Growth president David McIntosh said in a statement. ‘Our polling shows that Republican primary voters recognise Trump’s insults against Republicans as hollow and counterproductive, and it’s taking a significant toll on his support.’Oliver O’Connell14 November 2022 22:221668463247Former president Donald Trump has failed to honour a House January 6 committee subpoena compelling him to give evidence in a deposition by 10am ET on 14 November.The select committee had issued a subpoena to the ex-president on 22 October commanding him to produce documents by 4 November and appear to give evidence 10 days later. The deadline for document production was later extended at the request of Mr Trump’s attorneys, but Mr Trump has since filed a lawsuit against the committee seeking to block enforcement of the subpoena.Andrew Feinberg has the latest from Washington, DC.The January 6 select committee subpoena had set a 14 November deadline for Mr Trump to give evidence in a deposition Oliver O’Connell14 November 2022 22:001668461447Former President Donald Trump blasted American Jews for failing to vote for Republicans in sufficient numbers after he accepted the Theodor Herzl Medallion from the Zionist Organization of America, at the right-wing group’s annual gala on Sunday, Haaretz reports.’You do have people in this country that happen to be Jewish that are not doing the right thing for Israel – too many,’ Mr Trump said, echoing a post on Truth Social he made in October that was heavily criticised by the American-Jewish community.’The Democrats get 75 per cent of the [Jewish] vote, which is hard to believe. We can’t let that continue,’ he continued.The former president added that ‘all of the horrible things that have taken place with Biden and Barack Hussein Obama … and then it’s 75 per cent of the vote.’He then turned to ZOA President Morton Klein in mock confusion, and said: ‘What the hell is going on here, Mort?’Oliver O’Connell14 November 2022 21:30