# Donald Trump
Yesterday
28th March 2023
# january 6
Pence ordered to testify against Trump in insurrection probe
Investigators are probing Trump’s role in provoking the violence on Capitol Hill in 2021.
This week
26th March 2023 - 29th March 2023
# Trump
'Not a crime': Trump dismisses New York probe during Texas presidential campaign rally
He is bracing for possible charges over a hush-money payout just days before the 2016 election, to a porn star alleging a sexual encounter.
Last week
19th March 2023 - 25th March 2023
# gathering support
Donald Trump to hold first rally of 2024 presidential campaign in Waco, Texas
Trump is staring down a possible indictment in New York.
# stormy daniels
New York Police tighten security ahead of possible indictment of Trump in 'hush money' case
Trump said over the weekend that he expects to be ‘arrested’ on Tuesday and urged supporters to ‘Protest, take our nation back!’
Last month
March 2023
# New York
Donald Trump claims he will be arrested on Tuesday
Law enforcement officials have been making security preparations for the possibility that Trump could be indicted.
# mike pence
Former US vice president says his family was 'endangered' by Donald Trump at Capitol riot
Trump’s former vice president Mike Pence said history would hold his former boss accountable.
# hush money
Trump invited to testify in investigation linked to alleged 'hush money' paid to Stormy Daniels
The grand jury investigation is said to involve a $130,000 payment made just before the 2016 presidential election to an adult film actress known as Stormy Daniels.
# Donald Trump
Trump to publish book of private letters from Oprah, Kim Jong-un, Princess Diana and more
Many of the letters being published in the book date back to before Trump’s presidency.
# USA
Donald Trump and Nikki Haley to lock horns at major conservative political conference
The former president and his one-time ally, who is also running in 2024, will both speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
This year
2023
# deposition
Rupert Murdoch defends Fox News in $1.6 billion Trump election lie lawsuit
Vote machine maker Dominion sued Fox News in a Delaware court in March 2021 for $1.6 billion.
# Fox News
Rupert Murdoch described Trump's stolen election claims as 'crazy', court documents show
The messages were disclosed as part of vote machine maker Dominion’s €1.5billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News.
# US
Republican Nikki Haley announces 2024 US presidential bid in first challenge to Trump
Haley, who served as a UN ambassador for two years under Trump, previously said she would not run against her former boss.
# US Capitol
Mike Pence subpoenaed by special counsel probing Donald Trump – source
The two have been estranged since a mob of Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol building on 6 January 2021.
# US
Trump and his lawyers sanctioned nearly $1mil over 'frivolous' Clinton lawsuit
The lawsuit claimed that Clinton and others had created a false narrative that the Trump campaign had colluded with Russia.
# trumped
Trump family business fined $1.6 million for tax fraud
The sum is the maximum penalty available for the particular offences.
# damage assessment
US president Joe Biden ‘surprised’ government records found at old office
The White House confirmed that the Department of Justice was reviewing ‘a small number of documents with classified markings’.
Last year
2022
# insurrection
January 6 panel's final report describes Trump ‘conspiracy’
It concludes an 18-month investigation into the former US president and the violent insurrection two years ago.
# Donald Trump
US committee votes to publish Donald Trump’s tax returns
A report indicates that the Trump administration may have disregarded an IRS requirement dating back to 1977.
# Capitol Hill riot
January 6 panel recommends criminal charges against Trump as part of 'roadmap to justice'
The committee is urging criminal charges against the former president and associates who helped him try to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
# 6 january
US Capitol riot panel eyes recommending three criminal charges for Trump
The panel is to meet publicly on Monday, where the recommendation would be made public.
# US
Trump lawyers in court for hearing in Mar-a-Lago documents case
Defence lawyers were seen entering the courtroom around 2pm and were still inside more than an hour later.
# US
Classified items found at Trump storage unit in Florida – report
The items were discovered by an outside team brought in by Trump’s representatives.
# January 6 committee
January 6 committee to issue criminal referrals over attack on Capitol, chairman says
The panel’s chairman said that the committee has decided to issue the referrals, but he did not disclose who the targets will be.
# Donald Trump
Trump Organisation convicted in executive tax dodge scheme
It could be fined up to 1.6 million dollars.
# Backlash
Donald Trump rebuked for call to suspend constitution over election
The former US president made his remarks on his Truth Social media platform.
# Trump
Donald Trump ordered to testify in defamation case brought by woman who says he raped her
The former US president faces twin allegations of rape and defamation in a case dating back to 2019.
# 6 january
Founder of far-right Oath Keepers found guilty of seditious conspiracy over US Capitol riot
A Washington DC jury found Stewart Rhodes guilty of sedition after three days of deliberations in the nearly two-month trial.
# Lawsuit
US writer who accused Trump of rape sues for battery and defamation
E Jean Carroll first made her claim of sexual assault against Trump in a 2019 book.
# 6 january
US Justice Department seeks to question Mike Pence in Capitol attack probe
The investigation is examining Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
# Manhattan
New York judge sets fraud trial date for Donald Trump and three eldest children
It comes as the US Supreme Court cleared the way for his tax returns to be handed over to lawmakers.
# Twitter
Trump's Twitter account reappears after Elon Musk poll
Trump said he would not return to the popular platform but instead remain on his own network, Truth Social.
# Donald Trump
US Justice Department names war crimes prosecutor for Trump criminal probe
At a press conference in Washington, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of Jack Smith.
# difficult 2024 path
Donald Trump's third White House run is littered with new obstacles of his own making
The former president faces several legal battles, as well as stiff competition from fellow Republicans.
# US
Donald Trump launches 2024 bid to return to the White House
The announcement comes just a week after an underwhelming midterm showing for Republicans.
Trump poised to launch 2024 comeback bid as he makes 'very big announcement' tonight
Possible 2024 rivals are circling, chief among them the rising star governor of Florida Ron DeSantis.
# 6 january
Trump's words 'endangered' Americans before US Capitol riot, Pence says
Pence’s interview to be broadcast on ABC coincides with the release tomorrow of his memoir.
# Midterms
US Democrats close in on Senate majority as counts continue
Midterms traditionally deliver a rejection of the party in power but Republicans did not perform as well as expected.
# Your Say
Poll: Do you think Donald Trump will run and can he win in 2024?
The former president has been hinting at another White House run for months.
# midterms 2022
Democrat John Fetterman defeats Trump-backed Dr Oz in Pennsylvania senate race
Pennsylvania results represent a failure of the Trumpian playbook.
# red on red
Ron DeSantis wins big in Florida as Donald Trump takes aim against him in pre-2024 threat
DeSantis has been easily re-elected as Governor of Florida.
