Trump news today: Mar-a-Lago worker makes shock claim in classified documents as Fox News announces town hall

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As the race for the 2024 Republican Party presidential nomination heats up, Donald Trump’s legal woes continue to intensify as a maintenance worker makes shocking claims about the handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago .

The worker recalled helping move the boxes into a storage room just one day before the Department of Justice visited Mar-a-Lago to search for the papers, The New York Times reported.

The worker did not know what the boxes contained at the time.

The timing of the move is suspicious and a sign that there may have been a snag, according to The Washington Post, which also reports a dress rehearsal of the move took place before the subpoena for the boxes was issued.

It came as Mr Trump’s lawyers called for a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland, in what marked the clearest sign yet that an indictment could be on the horizon in the classified documents case.

Mr Trump also appeared in court via video for a second hearing in his criminal hush money case on Tuesday, and E Jean Carroll filed an outstanding defamation case against the former president as Ron DeSantis entered the race in 2024.

HighlightsShow latest update 1685096100 Oath Keepers leader sentenced to 18 years in prison for sedition on January 6

Alex Woodward reports Judge Mehta’s damning words:

US District Judge Amit Mehta told the court on 25 May that seditious conspiracy is among the most serious crimes an individual American can commit and an offense against the people of the country.

What we can’t have, we really can’t have, is a group of citizens who because they don’t like the outcome are willing to take up arms to incite a revolution. That’s what you did, he told Rhodes. You are not a political prisoner, Mr Rhodes.

For decades, Rhodes wanted American democracy to end in violence, Judge Mehta said.

You, sir, present a constant threat and danger to this country and its democracy and the very fabric of this country, he added. You’re smart, you’re compelling, and you’re charismatic. Actually, that’s what makes you dangerous.

Oliver O’Connell26 May 2023 11:15

1685094300 Musk insists DeSantiss launch was a success on Twitter

Oliver O’Connell26 May 2023 10:45

1685092500 How did the Ukraine question about trans rights and climate change get so messed up?

Andrew Feinberg reported how the governor of Florida failed to answer a direct question about Russia’s war in Ukraine in an interview with Trey Gowdy on Fox News.

Oliver O’Connell26 May 2023 10:15

1685090700DeSantis says he would consider pardon for Trump if elected in 2024

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Thursday that he will aggressively use presidential pardons to free people charged or convicted of crimes including former President Donald Trump.

Speaking in an interview with hosts Buck Sexton and Clay Travis, Mr DeSantis said the Justice Department had been weaponized under the Biden Administration. He cited a laundry list of GOP grievances about federal law enforcement targeting conservative activists and other GOP figures who allegedly broke federal laws.

Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC.

Oliver O’Connell26 May 2023 09:45

1685087100Trump lawyers spark speculation of further indictment with letter to Garland

Oliver O’Connell26 May 2023 08:45

1685081700 Fury in Trumps inner circle as Fox News host appears to support DeSantis

Members of Donald Trumps inner circle called out Fox News host Mark Levin on Twitter for tweeting a link to the Ron DeSantis campaign and accused the conservative commentator of fundraising for the Florida governor.

Immediately, several Trump allies and supporters began criticizing Levin for tweeting the link, believing it to be an endorsement of Mr DeSantis.

Ariana Baio is the story.

Oliver O’Connell26 May 2023 07:15

1685076300Capitol rioter who planted his feet on Pelosis desk, receives four-year sentence

An Arkansas man who propped his feet up on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosis’ office in a widely circulated photo from the riots at the US Capitol was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in prison – after a judge dismissed his claim as a passive participant in the mob.

Richard Bigo Barnett became one of the faces of the Jan. 6 riots by supporters of former President Donald Trump, and US District Judge Christopher Cooper said in announcing that sentence that Barnett seemed to enjoy the fame.

Oliver O’Connell26 May 2023 05:45

1685070954Steve Bannon trial set for May 2024

Steve Bannon, the conservative strategist and longtime Donald Trump stalwart, will go on trial next May on charges he defrauded donors who gave money to build a wall along the US’s southern border, a judge said. on Thursday.

The Bannons’ trial in the We Build the Wall case will begin on May 27, 2024, after the former president is scheduled to stand trial in the same Manhattan courtroom in an unrelated criminal case.

Oliver O’Connell26 May 2023 04:15

1685067354How the Trump-DeSantis relationship got worse

It’s not always like this.

Before Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis were leading rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, they were allies.

Trump gave DeSantis’ gubernatorial bid an early boost by tweeting his support even before DeSantis formally entered the race. In his 2018 victory speech, DeSantis made sure to thank the president, saying, “I think there’s been a great partnership.”

Here’s how DeSantis and Trump’s relationship developed and soured as the two faced off against Democrat Joe Biden:

Oliver O’Connell26 May 2023 03:15

1685063754Can DeSantis beat Trump? These political veterans are not sure…

He is ubiquitous in the conservative media with a reputation as an anti-woke warrior who has used a compliant state legislature to turn Florida into a mecca for Republicanism in the Trump era.

Andrew Feinberg and Eric Garcia report.

Oliver O’Connell26 May 2023 02:15

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