Donald Trump latest news: Trump loses third bid in three days to delay hush money trial

People close to Mr Trump are not happy about Ms Greene threatening to push the House Republicans back into another chaotic speaker fight this close to the election, with one person calling it a “distraction. Unwanted. And just stupid,” when speaking to Politico.

Donald Trump lashed out at Joe Biden in a Truth Social video, accusing the president of being a “criminal” as the Republican nominee continues to lose attempts to delay his string of criminal trials.

The former president faces 88 felony counts across four state and federal prosecutions as he campaigns for a return to the White House.

He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him, some brought by the federal government’s Department of Justice, which operates independently from the White House.

But that didn’t stop Mr Trump from accusing the president of “lawfare.”

Continue reading Martha McHardy and Alex Woodward’s report:

The late-night host Jimmy Kimmel injected a dose of humour into Donald Trump’s hush money trial proceedings on Tuesday night, offering an alternative questionnaire for jurors in the case.

The late-night host is presumably limbering up for six weeks of material from the trial…

A trailer has been released for a new documentary about the events of 6 January 2021 when the US Capitol was stormed by supporters of Donald Trump, and how the lives of people present that day were changed by that infamous day.

THE SIXTH is a visceral intersection of six extraordinary Americans whose lives will be forever changed by the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. This gripping and intensely personal documentary captures the pivotal moment in American history when democracy teetered on the precipice of collapse, asking us all to collectively define why we must fight for truth, and what is at stake when it is challenged.

Produced by Change Content and A24. Coming soon on Prime Video.

David Cameron has rejected a reported plan by Donald Trump to negotiate Ukrainian territory with Russia in order to end the war, warning against “appeasing” Vladimir Putin.

Mr Trump, who hopes to become president again in November, is reportedly prepared to pressure Ukraine to give up Crimea and the Donbas border region to Russia to secure a peace agreement. The Donbas contains the eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed the suggestion as “primitive”.

Kate Devlin reports for The Independent:

USA Today reports that Speaker Mike Johnson and Donald Trump’s event at Mar-a-Lago tomorrow concerning “voter integrity” will focus on the unveiling of a bill to prevent non-citizens from voting in federal elections.

Johnson will hold a joint press conference with Trump on Friday at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago residence, where the top House Republican will tout the legislation to “elevate the issue of non-citizens voting in federal elections,” according to a person familiar with the planning.

Non-citizens are already not allowed to vote in federal elections in the United States, and it’s not a common occurrence.

“Unauthorized Immigrants: Frequently Asked Questions”, published by the Congressional Research Service on 10 August 2022, states:

All non-U.S. citizens, including unauthorized immigrants, are ineligible to vote in federal elections. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (P.L. 104- 208, Division C, §216) introduced criminal penalties for noncitizens who vote in federal elections. The law specifies that noncitizens may vote in non-federal elections as authorized by states and localities. Some localities have permitted noncitizens to vote in local elections.

A New Hampshire Republican state representative and Trump campaign county chair was reportedly fired from his job as a police officer in 2006 after making violent threats against colleagues following a suspension for having a relationship with a 16-year-old high school student, according to recently released documents.

Gustaf Kilander has the full story:

The Late Night host ridiculed Mr Trump for trying to convince voters he is “moderate” on the subject of abortion, despite infamously taking credit for overturning Roe v Wade, a ruling that has now led to Arizona outlawing almost all abortions in the state.

Donald Trump has lashed out at President Joe Biden, Attorney General Jack Smith, and Special Counsel Jack Smith, baselessly claiming that they are “working overtime to try and illegally intimidate and harass respected Federal Judge Aileen Cannon” who is presiding over the federal classified documents case.

He further claims that they are “calling her terrible names, wrongfully threatening her with impeachment, and disrespecting her”. There is no evidence of this happening.

Here’s what the former president wrote:

Crooked Joe Biden and his crew of Hacks and Thugs, led by Merrick Garland and Deranged Jack Smith, are working overtime to try to illegally intimidate and harass respected Federal Judge Aileen Cannon. They are calling her terrible names, wrongfully threatening her with Impeachment, and disrespecting her, all because they want her to act like the dishonest, politically biased, and conflicted Judges in New York, and not like the fair and impartial Judge that she is. These Persecutors are using Third World tactics in a corrupt ploy to “play the ref.” However, no matter how hard he tries, Deranged Jack Smith will never be Coach Bobby Knight, a Basketball Legend for all time, who led the last undefeated team in College Basketball. Coach Knight would always “play the refs,” but not to change the last call, to change the next one….

But wait, there’s more…

Page 2: The Weaponization of Law Enforcement, the Harassment of Fair Judges, and rampant Election Interference cannot be allowed to continue. We have to end the Witch Hunts, win the most important Election in our History on November 5th, and Make America Great Again!

Here’s the latest on the case: