Donald Trump news today: Georgia grand jury may weigh conspiracy charge as former NYPD boss hands over investigative documents Jan. 6

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Trump shares threatening fan-made video

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Donald Trump shared a QAnon post on his Truth Social platform as he continued to criticize President Joe Biden, special counsel Jack Smith and Attorney General Merrick Garland ahead of his third potentially threatening criminal indictment.

The former president retweeted a post from a QAnon supporter that showed an image of Mr Trump with the ominous message: Nothing can stop what’s coming. Nothing.

Mr Trump has come under attack in recent days over the grand jury investigation into the riots at the Capitol on January 6 and his efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election.

In one of the clearest signs that Mr Trump could face federal charges in the case, the former president said last week that he had received a letter saying he was the target of a grand jury investigation.

Court documents revealed on Monday that former New York City Police Department commissioner Bernie Kerik, who collected falsified evidence of alleged voter fraud and manipulation for Mr Trump’s campaign, agreed to hand over hundreds of documents to the DOJ as part of its investigation.

Mr Kerik works for Rudy Giuliani and has previously refused to share the evidence.

HighlightsShow latest update 1690305332Watch: Rachel Maddow discusses the possibility of a conspiracy and what it means

If there’s one thing we know about conspiracy charges, it’s that one person cannot conspire alone.

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow discusses with Chuck Rosenberg the possibility of Donald Trump being charged with conspiracy and what it means.

Oliver O’Connell25 July 2023 18:15

1690303532 Jared Kushner’s relatives throw the highest donation to Christie’s campaign

Gustaf Kilander has the story.

Oliver O’Connell25 July 2023 17:45

1690302632Watch: Former Trump staffer recalls redrafts of memos for ex-president in bombastic language

Former Trump Department of Homeland Security official Miles Taylor has revealed how he had to draft national security memos at a first-grade reading level for former president Donald Trump to understand them.

Oliver O’Connell25 July 2023 17:30

1690301732Unanswered questions about Trumps looming January 6 impeachment

Donald Trump is widely expected to be hit with his third impeachment of the year this week over his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 US presidential election and his role in the subsequent riots at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Mr Trump took to the Truth Social on Tuesday (July 18) to complain to his followers about receiving a letter from Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith informing him that he is the target of a grand jury investigation, adding to his ever-growing legal woes at a time when he is trying to secure Republican Party support to be its candidate for the White House in 2024.

Mr Trump continues to deny any wrongdoing and, despite these setbacks, his popularity among his supporters remains undisturbed: he leads the field in the search for the GOP nomination to challenge Joe Biden and he has turned adversity into an advantage by raising campaign funds behind his insistence that he is really the victim of political persecution by his enemies and a Department of Justice against him.

Oliver O’Connell25 July 2023 17:15

1690299932 Meadows laughed off Trump’s claims of election fraud, report says

Mark Meadows, former chief of staff to former President Donald Trump, joked about Mr Trump’s claims of election fraud after the 2020 election.

According to the Washington Post, Mr Meadows sent a text message to a White House lawyer. He wrote that his son, Georgia-based attorney Blake Meadows, has been investigating possible fraud and has come up with several possible votes cast in the names of dead voters.

The lawyer sent a response, joking that Mr Meadowss son might find the number of votes Trump would need to win the election, mocking Mr Trumps claim that 5,000 votes were cast by dead people. (The state board of elections found only four.)

Kelly Rissman has the story.

Oliver O’Connell25 July 2023 16:45

1690298546CNN reports grand jury not seen in DC courthouse

CNN’s Paula Reid reported that the grand jury was not seen at the federal courthouse in Washington, DC, despite their usual Tuesday and Thursday schedule. They could still meet later today, but he pointed out that prosecutors may still be working on documents provided by former NYPD commissioner Bernie Kerik.

Oliver O’Connell25 July 2023 16:22

1690297232Watch: Esper says Trump doesn’t deserve office because he doesn’t put country first

Donald Trump’s former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins: I said I would not support Donald Trump. I dont think hes fit for office because he puts himself first and I think anybody running for office should put the country first.

Oliver O’Connell25 July 2023 16:00

1690296206Fulton County DA argues against efforts to unseal grand jury report

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ office, which is fighting an effort to unseal the special grand jury report on Donald Trump, says it should be for district attorneys’ eyes only until final charging decisions are made.

Oliver O’Connell25 July 2023 15:43

1690295432What is an indictment? Donald Trump faces a third term in 2023 due to chaos in the Capitol

Donald Trump is expected to be indicted for the third time this year after receiving a letter from Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith warning him that he is under investigation by a grand jury for his role in inciting the US Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.

What is an indictment and how does a grand jury decide whether to issue formal charges?

Oliver O’Connell25 July 2023 15:30

1690293932Grand jury convenes at DC courthouse

A grand jury convened this morning at the federal courthouse in Washington, DC, but that may not mean today is the day we hear news of a possible third indictment of former president Donald Trump.

It could be another day of hearing evidence.

Oliver O’Connell25 July 2023 15:05

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