Trump news today: Donald Trump lawyers receive Jan 6 subpoena as Meadows ordered to testify to Georgia grand jury

Trump news today: Donald Trump lawyers receive Jan 6 subpoena as Meadows ordered to testify to Georgia grand jury

Liz Cheney says ‘no one’ should vote for ‘election deniers’ in midterms

Donald Trump’s attorneys have received the January 6 committee’s subpoena of the former president asking him to appear for deposition by 14 November and turn over relevant documents, a report says.

The news comes just after Hope Hicks, formerly one of his closest aides, gave an interview to the committee. She had a number of roles in the Trump campaign and White House, departing soon after the Capitol riot.

Meanwhile, Mark Meadows, who served as Donald Trump’s chief of staff at the end of his presidency, has failed in his latest attempt to avoid testifying to Georgia investigators looking into the former president’s efforts to pressure state officials into overturning the 2020 election.

On another legal front, the Justice Department’s inquiry into the documents hoarded by Mr Trump at Mar-a-Lago is reportedly focusing on a former White House valet, Walt Nauta, who worked closely with Mr Trump during and after his presidency – and who was apparently sometimes charged with moving documents between rooms as Mr Trump moved around the building.

In addition, a DC appeals court has set a date for oral arguments in the E Jean Carroll defamation case against the former president.

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Trump says Bob Woodward had ‘no right’ to release recordings of them

Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday lunchtime to complain about veteran journalist Bob Woodward’s recent release of his recorded conversations with the former president.

Mr Trump wrote: “As he fully understands, writer Bob Woodward never got my permission to release tapes of my various interviews with him. Those tapes were allowed only for purposes of making sure that he got my quotes & statements correct for “the WRITTEN WORD,” in other words, for his, nevertheless, highly inaccurate book.”

Oliver O’Connell27 October 2022 06:45

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Trump pressed Arizona GOP Senate candidate to keep pushing ‘big lie’

Oliver O’Connell27 October 2022 04:45

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Liz Cheney predicts Trump 2024 nomination would ‘shatter’ GOP into two parties

Liz Cheney has a dire outlook for the GOP if Donald Trump were to run for president and win the party’s nomination in 2024.

The conservative Wyoming congresswoman says the divides in her party are too deep to endure another run by the ex-president. Speaking on Meet the Press this past Sunday, she warned that they would be stressed to their breaking points should he do so.

Oliver O’Connell27 October 2022 03:45

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Biden has done ‘the impossible’ on Ukraine says ex-Trump ambassador

The man whose testimony confirmed Donald Trump’s sham investigations for military aid quid-pro-quo tells Andrew Feinberg that Mr Trump’s successor has done ‘the impossible’ by rallying Nato and the EU in support of Kyiv.

Oliver O’Connell27 October 2022 02:45

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Hunter Biden’s Burisma role was ‘corruption, straight off the bat’, says Jon Stewart

Political commentator Jon Stewart did not mince words when sharing his views on the propriety of Hunter Biden — the son of Joe Biden — holding a position on the board of Burisma, a Ukrainian energy sector holding company.

Stewart made clear he thought the situation was a clear case of corruption during a recent episode of his podcast, The Problem with Jon Stewart, Mediaite reports.

Oliver O’Connell27 October 2022 01:45

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Would Trump be able to run again in the 2024 election?

But while losing to Joe Biden in November 2020 may have dented the one-term president’s pride and fuelled 18 months of lies about rigged ballot boxes, it now seems almost certain that Mr Trump will run again for the White House in 2024.

Oliver O’Connell27 October 2022 00:45

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What Trump quotes made it into Bartlett’s Quotations?

Trump’s quotes originate everywhere from a speech in Nevada (“I love the poorly educated!”) to one of his debates with Hillary Clinton (“Such a nasty woman”). One selection originates not directly from him, but from a conversation with then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions as documented in the Mueller Report: “Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my presidency. I’m f—ked.”

Oliver O’Connell26 October 2022 23:45

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Will Elon Musk let Trump back on Twitter?

As Elon Musk looks poised to take control of Twitter, what does that mean for its most famous exile?

Oliver O’Connell26 October 2022 22:45

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Trump teases 2024 run with Iowa rally ahead of midterms

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to Iowa ahead of the 8 November midterms, to headline a rally for Republican Gov Kim Reynolds and Sen. Chuck Grassley.

The event, set for 3 November in Sioux City, the hub of Iowa’s conservative northwest, comes as Trump has continued to tease interest in a White House comeback campaign as he has campaigned around the country for Republican candidates.

Returning to Iowa, where the 2024 Republican presidential caucuses are scheduled to launch the GOP nominating sequence, would likely further stoke speculation of Trump’s future.

Oliver O’Connell26 October 2022 21:45

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Trump attorneys receive Jan 6 committee subpoena, report says

Attorneys for former president Donald Trump have formally accepted service of a subpoena commanding the ex-president to provide documents and give evidence before the House January 6 select committee next month.

According to Politico, the select committee’s subpoena for the twice-impeached ex-president was received on Wednesday by Matthew Sarelson, an attorney for Mr Trump with the Dhillon Law Group.

Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC.

Oliver O’Connell26 October 2022 21:15