Special Council Jack Smith Requests ‘Narrow’ Gag Order Against Trump – One America News Network


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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 01: Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on a recently unsealed indictment including four felony counts against former U.S. President Donald Trump on August 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. Trump was indicted on four felony counts for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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OAN’s Abril Elfi
11:51 AM – Saturday, September 16, 2023

Special Council Jack Smith has asked a federal judge to impose a “narrowly tailored” gag order against former President Donald Trump.

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On Friday, Smith’s office issued a filing that requested a federal judge in Washington D.C. to inflict a “narrowly tailored” order limiting the 45th president from making public statements that could “present a serious and substantial danger of material prejudicing this case.”

The special counsel’s office accused Trump of engaging in a sweeping campaign of “disinformation” and harassment aimed at intimidating witnesses, prosecutors, and others engaged in the prosecution he is currently facing.

“In service of his criminal conspiracies, through false public statements, the defendant sought to erode public faith in the administration of the election and intimidate individuals who refuted his lies,” the filing said. “The defendant is now attempting to do the same thing in this criminal case — to undermine confidence in the criminal justice system and prejudice the jury pool through disparaging and inflammatory attacks on the citizens of this District, the Court, prosecutors, and prospective witnesses.” 

The former president has pleaded not guilty to the charges of “undertaking a criminal scheme to overturn the 2020 election.” 

Prosecutors say their proposed order to D.C. District Judge Tanya Chutkan would be “a narrow, well-defined restriction” prohibiting Trump from making statements “regarding the identity, testimony, or credibility of prospective witnesses” as well as “statements about any party, witness, attorney, court personnel, or potential jurors that are disparaging and inflammatory, or intimidating.”

However, the order would not forbid the 2024 GOP front-runner from quoting public records or making any declarations of his innocence. 

Trump Campaign Spokesperson Steven Cheung, responded to Smith’s request and said the DOJ was “corruptly and cynically continuing to attempt to deprive President Trump of his First Amendment rights.”

“The American people — the voters — see right through this un-Constitutional charade and will send President Trump back to the White House,” he said.

Trump himself also responded to the proposal on his own social media platform Truth Social where he stated that “They leak, lie, and sue, and won’t allow [him] to speak.” 

Trump also made his public remarks during a speech and argued that “Deranged Jack Smith, he’s the prosecutor, wants to take away my rights under the First Amendment, wants to take away my right to speak freely and openly. Never forget our enemies want to stop us because we are the only ones who can stop them.”

The timing of Judge Chutkan’s decision on the government’s motion is still unknown. However, she has given Trump’s legal team until September 25th to respond to their motion, and the government until September 30th to answer.

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Ken Paxton Acquitted By Texas Senators – One America News Network


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DALLAS, TEXAS - JULY 11: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC held at the Hilton Anatole on July 11, 2021 in Dallas, Texas. CPAC began in 1974, and is a conference that brings together and hosts conservative organizations, activists, and world leaders in discussing current events and future political agendas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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OAN’s Abril Elfi
12:44 PM – Saturday, September 16, 2023

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was acquitted by state senators at his impeachment trial. 

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On Saturday, Texas senators acquitted Paxton after deliberating 16 articles of impeachment for over seven hours the day before. 

The Texas Attorney General had been accused of abusing his powers to assist his donor Nate Paul, an Austin real estate investor under federal investigation.

When Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (R- Texas) validated the acquittal, Paxton was reinstated in his position immediately after the vote as he had been suspended without pay since May.

Paxton released a statement on X, the social media formerly known as Twitter, celebrating the decision and said that “the truth prevailed.” 

“Today, the truth prevailed. The truth could not be buried by mudslinging politicians or their powerful benefactors. I’ve said many times: Seek the truth! And that is what was accomplished,” Paxton said.

The impeachment process began in 2020, when Paxton reportedly asked $3.3 million in government funds to settle a lawsuit with former top staffers who were fired after reporting the attorney general’s conduct to the FBI.

Prosecutors accused the attorney general of abusing his position of power to benefit a friend, Nate Paul, who donated tens of thousands of dollars to the attorney general’s campaign.

According to one of the impeachment articles, Paxton was accused of using employees of the attorney general’s office to write a legal opinion intended to help Paul avoid the foreclosure sale of properties that he and his businesses owned.

Paxton apologized in the settlement but did not admit wrongdoing or accept liability. He denied misconduct and stated in a statement that the deal was reached “to put this issue to rest.”

The 16 articles were analyzed by the Texas House which ultimately resulted in voting to impeach the attorney.

However, aside from acquitting Paxton on the 16 counts under consideration, the Senate concluded to dismiss four additional articles of impeachment submitted by the House that were not heard during the Senate trial.

Reportedly, the remaining four articles dealt with Paxton’s alleged continuing state securities fraud charge which he is still under investigation for.

After the final vote, Patrick reportedly called the two-week trial that started September 5th, a waste of time and resources and said “It never should have happened.” 

Nonetheless, this trial only focused on the 16 articles of impeachment and Paxton remains under investigation over his alleged security fraud and will appear in a hearing about the case on October 6th

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Attorneys Blast Left’s Newest Plot to Remove Pres. Trump From Ballot – One America News Network


PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 15: Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home on November 15, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump announced that he was seeking another term in office and officially launched his 2024 presidential campaign. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home on November 15, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

OAN’s Daniel Baldwin
8:00 AM – Friday, September 1, 2023

As 45th President Donald Trump continues to dominate the Republican primary, liberal groups have explored invoking a section of the 14th Amendment to possibly bar Trump from running for office in certain states.

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“It’s an absolutely insane theory,” said constitutional attorney Jesse Binnall.

They claim Section 3 of the 14th Amendment reads: “No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.”

“On January 6th, 2021, Donald Trump encouraged people to peacefully and patriotically make their voices heard,” Binnall told One America News. “That is not an insurrection. That is not giving aid or comfort to the enemy. You know what is giving aid and comfort to the enemy? Engaging in business with either our enemies or other corrupt countries such as Ukraine — what the Bidens have done.”

“So under this theory, Secretary of States shouldn’t remove Donald Trump from the ballot,” Binnall continued. “They should remove Joe Biden from the ballot, but nobody’s saying that.”

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes addressed this possible issue in an interview with local outlets.

“Now, the Arizona Supreme Court said that because there’s no statutory process in federal law to enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, you can’t enforce it,” Fontes said on “The Gaggle” podcast by The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com.

Binnall emphasized that even talking about this possibility is a slippery slope for both sides.

“It’s absolute insanity to start taking people off the ballot unilaterally,” Binnall said. “Just having bureaucrats pull people off the ballot, which is what these extreme left-wing people want to have happen.”

He claimed that under no reading of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment would support removing Trump from the ballot in any state. He specifically highlighted the use of the word “officer” in the text to support Trump.

“If you want to be technical about it, a plain reading of the text of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, the president is not an officer of the United States,” Binnall explained. “The officers of the United States are people who are appointed by the president, not the president himself. They specifically provided four members of Congress, and they therefore excluded the president.”

Some left wing groups are likely to bring lawsuits regarding this part of the Constitution as election season nears. It could trigger legal chaos that goes as high as the U.S. Supreme Court.

“They don’t want the people to choose the next president,” Binnall said.”

“We must, at the end of this, make sure that this never happens again,” Binnall continued. “And the way that we do that is accountability, criminal accountability, for the people that are doing this to our country.”

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YouTube Demonetizes, Censors Video Of Democrats Questioning ‘Rigged Elections’ – One America News Network


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OAN’s Abril Elfi
4:55 PM – Thursday, August 31, 2023

YouTube demonetized a video called “’Rigged’ Election Claims, Trump 2020 vs. Clinton 2016,” where democrat officials are seen doubting the legitimacy of the 2016 election.

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The video was produced and posted by Matt Orfalea, a journalist and videographer who works with podcaster Matt Taibbi, and it intersperses clips of former President Trump doubting election results alongside Democrat officials making similar comments back-and-forth.

Despite the video being supported with factual evidence, it was cited under YouTube’s “Elections Misinformation” policy. 

Orfalea’s whole account ended up being taken down after the video platform claimed that the content “violates their violent criminal organization policy.”

Orfalea learned this week that the video had been reclassified as problematic by a new “human reviewer,” who ruled it in violation for “harmful or dangerous acts” that “may endanger participants.” 

The reviewer identified potential issues such as “glorification, recruitment, or graphic portrayal of dangerous organizations.”

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Pres. Trump Files To Sever GA Case From Co-Defendants Seeking Speedy Trial – One America News Network


ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 29: Former U.S. President Donald Trump enters Erie Insurance Arena for a political rally while campaigning for the GOP nomination in the 2024 election on July 29, 2023 in Erie, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
Former U.S. President Donald Trump enters Erie Insurance Arena for a political rally while campaigning for the GOP nomination in the 2024 election on July 29, 2023 in Erie, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

OAN’s Daniel Baldwin
12:06 PM –Thursday, August 31, 2023

Former President Donald Trump has formally moved to sever his Georgia legal case from co-defendants seeking a speedy trial, arguing it would violate his right to a fair trial.

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“It is perfectly reasonable for some defendants to want a speedy trial,” Jesse Binnall, a constitutional attorney, told One America News. “There’s statutory and constitutional rights that protect that. But it is also very, very reasonable in a case like this where you’re looking at the possibility of millions and millions of documents that have to be reviewed to not want to be railroaded.”

Steve Sadow, Trump’s attorney in the case, argued that an Oct. 23, 2023 trial date scheduled for co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro, who has invoked his right to a speedy trial, would be unfair to the 45th president.

“Undersigned lead counsel will not have sufficient time to prepare President Trump’s case for trial by the October 23, 2023 scheduled trial date of co-defendant Chesebro, who has demanded a speedy trial,” Sadow wrote in a court filing.

“[Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis] knows that Donald Trump wins any fair trial that’s put before any court,” Binnall said. “And so a fair trial is her enemy. It is what she does not want. She wants a railroad job.” 

“And so that’s why she would love the opportunity to try to get this case tried in October, because, at that point, there’s no way to review the millions and millions of pages of documents that are likely to be at issue in this case,” Binnall continued.

Trump pleaded not guilty to the charges in the Georgia case and will now avoid having to appear at a scheduled arraignment hearing on Sept. 6.

Trump’s latest court filing continues to amplify pre-trial legal battles that will likely continue to dominate and highlight the difficulty of trying 19 co-defendants at once.

“I think these cases will probably be severed,” Binnall told OAN. “And on top of that, truth be told, I think it’s very, very likely that these cases are gonna be removed to the federal court.”

If Trump succeeds in severing his case, Binnall explained it will have the desired effect of slowing down proceedings for the 45th president.

“If he severed from the defendants that want the speedy trial, then that’s not going to speed things up,” Binnall said. “I think that is something that is going to make this case proceed at the reasonable pace that you would expect of a case that involves millions and millions of documents and extraordinarily important constitutional issues that are going to have to be litigated before trial.”

Binnall says any reasonable judge would do everything he/she could to ensure that both sides have ample amount of time to prepare before going to trial.

“Something that the judges always ask parties in a criminal trial before they’re ready to start is, ‘Is the prosecution ready to proceed and is the defendant ready to proceed,’” Binnall explained. “And if you try to railroad someone, then I expect a defense attorney would stand up and say, ‘No, your Honor, we have told the court that we need more time. We have not been able to review documents to find out if there’s evidence that’s been presented to the court or that presented to us in discovery that exonerates our client, something that we call Brady evidence. We haven’t been able to fully be able to synthesize the information that’s given to us to properly put together our case. We’re not ready to proceed.’ And that’s an important Sixth Amendment issue to the United States Constitution.”

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Mitch McConnell Cleared To Continue Working After ‘Freeze’, Doctor Says – One America News Network


WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Republican policy luncheon which both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence attended on March 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. Lawmakers focused on the spread of the coronavirus and the state of the economy as markets react to the virus during the luncheon. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Republican policy luncheon which both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence attended on March 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

OAN’s James Meyers
1:38 PM – Thursday, August 31, 2023

Despite freezing up on two separate occasions at the podium over the past two months, Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been cleared to continue work as normal.

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Brian Monahan, MD, the attending physician for the U.S. Capitol, released a statement on McConnell’s (R-KY) health and expressed that he had “consulted” with him as well as conferred with his neurology team, claiming he is “medically cleared to continue with his schedule as planned.”

“Occasional lightheadedness is not uncommon in concussion recovery and can also be expected as a result of dehydration,” Dr. Monahan said in a statement released by McConnell’s office. 

The doctor’s clearance and statement was revealed almost a full day later, after McConnell had suffered another strange episode in his home state during a press conference while answering questions on whether he will run for future re-election in 2026. 

During the press conference, McConnell answered, “what are my thoughts about what?”

“Running for re-election in 2026,” a reporter asked, repeating himself.

“Oh,” McConnell remarked, before his eyes rolled up towards his forehead and stared up into space. 

“Did you hear the question, Senator? Running for re-election in 2026?” said an aide standing next to McConnell.

It took close to 30 seconds before the Kentucky senator was speaking normally again. He then took on two additional questions.

This also comes after NBC News reported on July 14th that McConnell had fallen while getting off a plane at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. 

While addressing Hurricane Idalia at FEMA headquarters, President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he spoke to McConnell, whom he referred to as a “friend.”

“He was his old self on the telephone,” said Biden, who survived two brain aneurysms in 1988. “And having a little understanding of dealing with neurosurgeons and people… It’s not at all unusual to have the response that sometimes happens to Mitch when you’ve had a severe concussion.”

“It’s part of, it is part of the recovery. And so I’m confident he’s going to be back to his old self,” Biden said. 

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Former Proud Boys Leader Joe Biggs Sentenced To 17 Yrs In Prison For Jan. 6 Involvement – One America News Network


WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 12: Members of the Proud Boys march towards Freedom Plaza during a protest on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. Thousands of protesters who refuse to accept that President-elect Joe Biden won the election are rallying ahead of the electoral college vote to make Trump's 306-to-232 loss official. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
Members of the Proud Boys march towards Freedom Plaza during a protest on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

OAN’s James Meyers
12:10 PM – Thursday, August 31, 2023

A former Proud Boys leader who was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the January 6th protest was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Thursday. 

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Joseph Biggs, an Army veteran, received one of the longest sentences in all of the demonstration cases.

The January 6th committee was originally seeking 33 years for Biggs.

In the past, Biggs was injured in combat in Iraq during his years of service and he had later served as a correspondent on Alex Jones’ InfoWars website. 

The committee argued that he was a “vocal leader and influential proponent of the group’s shift toward political violence” and used his “outsized public profile” and his military experience as he “led a revolt against the government in an effort to stop the peaceful transfer of power.”

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, who handed down Biggs’ sentence, argued that his alleged tearing down of a fence that stood between police and rioters put him in the category of a terrorism sentencing enhancement sought by the January 6th committee. 

The sentencing dates back to May when Biggs was convicted of seditious conspiracy, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, conspiracy to use force, intimidation or threats to prevent officers of the U.S. from discharging their duties, interference with law enforcement during civil disorder and destruction of government property.

The Army veteran went on trial along with five other Proud Boy members, including Enrique Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola.

The other members will be sentenced in the coming days with Rehl on Thursday, Nordean and Pezzola on Friday, and Tarrio on Tuesday. 

Before he received his sentence, Biggs apologized for his role in the January 6th protest.

“I apologize for my rhetoric,” Biggs said, he used it as a way to cope with finding out his daughter was molested by a member of his family. “I’m so sorry, I’m not a terrorist, I don’t have hate in my heart.”

“I’m done with it. I’m sick and tired of left versus right,” Biggs said.

However, Biggs’ lawyer, Norm Pattis, said crimes had been committed by his client but that they were “overstated.”

“To treat these men as terrorists would be, in my view, the functional equivalent as the destruction of Waco,” Pattis said. 

Judge Kelly ended the sentencing saying January 6th ruined the transfer of power from one President to another. 

“What happened on January 6th harmed an important American custom that helps support the rule of law and the constitution,” he said. “That day broke our tradition of peacefully transferring power which is among the most precious things that we had as Americans. Notice I said had. We don’t have it anymore.”

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Pres. Trump Pushes Georgia State Lawmakers to Back Push to Defund Fulton County DA – One America News Network


Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks in the Fulton County Government Center during a news conference, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. Donald Trump and several allies have been indicted in Georgia over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks in the Fulton County Government Center during a news conference, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

OAN’s Daniel Baldwin
8:06 AM –Thursday, August 31, 2023

Members of the Georgia state legislature are still pushing for an emergency session to defund Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. 

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“My constituents are super excited about the stand that I’m taking,” State Sen. Colton Moore (R-Ga.) told One America News. “They elected me to do my job as a state senator, and a state senator has a legislative duty to put a check and balance on rogue judicial and executive officers. And that’s what I’m doing by calling for this emergency special session.”

Former President Donald Trump praised Moore for being the first state legislator to make this stand. 

“Highly respected Georgia State Senator Colton Moore deserves thanks and congratulations of everyone for having the courage and conviction to fight the radical Left lunatics who are so badly hurting the great state of Georgia and, frankly, the USA itself,” Trump said in a statement.

In order to call for an emergency session, Moore needs to acquire signatures from more than ⅗ of both the state House and Senate. 

“Right now, I only have three other signatures,” Moore said. “There’s three signatures in total calling for this emergency special session.”

Moore blasted other state lawmakers for not backing his initiative.

“My constituents’ tax dollars are still funding Fani Willis,” Moore said. “And all it takes to defund Fani Willis of Georgia tax dollars is a simple majority. We have 33 Republican senators. We only need 29 to defund her. Why we have not taken action on that is mind-boggling to me.”

Trump appeared to have agreed, hammering Willis for not addressing Fulton County’s high crime rates.

“Failed DA Fani Willis, who has allowed Fulton County to become a record setting murder and violent crime Warzone with almost no retribution for those murders, shockingly indicted your favorite president, me, for a perfect phone call,” said Trump. “She is very bad for America. She is very bad for Georgia.”

Moore says he may even face repercussions for backing Trump in this fight.

“There’s a little talk in the news today that they may even vote me out of the caucus,” Moore told OAN. “I’m trying to take out Fani Willis and Republicans want to talk about voting me out of their Senate caucus.”

Moore reiterated that he will not back down from this fight. He says holding Willis accountable is a logical first step to restoring justice in the country. 

“This is so much bigger than Donald Trump,” said Moore. “It’s so much bigger than our fellow senators. It’s so much bigger than Brian Kemp, our governor. This is about American freedom. These individuals were questioning the integrity of an election, and now they’ve been taken political prisoner. The only evidence held in some cases is nothing more than a tweet. It’s time to take action.”

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To Election Charges in Georgia – One America News Network


DALLAS, TEXAS - AUGUST 06: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Hilton Anatole on August 06, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. CPAC began in 1974, and is a conference that brings together and hosts conservative organizations, activists, and world leaders in discussing current events and future political agendas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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OAN’s Roy Francis
8:42 AM – Thursday, August 31, 2023

45th President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to the charges in Georgia alleging that he had tried to steal the 2020 election.

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By entering the not guilty plea, Trump will now avoid having to appear at a scheduled arraignment hearing on September 6th.

The charges that the 45th president is facing in Georgia are racketeering, soliciting state officials to violate their oaths of office, making false statement, filing false statements and conspiracy dealing with fake electors in the state.

Trump, and his 18 co-defendants, were indicted on August 14th, on a combined 41 charges. Other co-defendants such as Ray Smith, Sidney Powell and Trevian Kutti have all already filed not guilty pleas.

After his arraignment, the 45th president was released on a $200,000 bond while he awaits trial.

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‘It’s A Rallying Cry’ – New Polls Show Pres. Trump Overtake Pres. Biden in 2024 Matchup Following Mugshot – One America News Network


ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 24: Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to depart at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after being booked at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Trump was booked on multiple charges related to an alleged plan to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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OAN’s Daniel Baldwin
6:20 AM –Thursday, August 31, 2023

New polls have shown former President Donald Trump overtaking President Joe Biden in a 2024 matchup following the release of Trump’s mugshot.

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“[The mugshot] is a political gift,” Luke Ball, CEO of Masonboro Strategies, told One America News. “This mugshot is a humongous in-kind contribution from Fanni Willis and Fulton County.”

Trump has leapfrogged Biden into the lead, according to the new YouGov/Economist poll. The poll shows the 45th president beating Biden by one percent following a four-point jump from the end of July to the end of August. It was conducted after the public release of the mugshot.

“It’s almost as if [the mugshot’s] a rallying cry,” Ball said. “There’s nothing stronger than an image in a political campaign. And the image of Joe Biden going after Donald Trump on the federal level, and these weaponized district attorneys across the United States on state levels going after Donald Trump is the image that they’re going to take into the voting booth.”

The mugshot has resulted in a fundraising frenzy for the Trump campaign. The campaign announced it has raised more than $9.4 million since the mugshot was released, selling 36,000 t-shirts. Further, the team revealed it has raised more than $20 million in the month of August. Ball says the events in Fulton County, Georgia will only draw more possible voters to Trump’s side.

“I really believe that some people who don’t even normally tune into politics, like some of the urban areas of Atlanta, you saw they reacted to [Trump] when he was driving through their towns and their cities on his way to get indicted and all the way back from it,” Ball said. “They’re starting to look at this and get involved in politics a little bit and have opinions about it.”

Trump emphasized this in a newly released video, saying Biden’s entire campaign hinged on the indictments.

“Joe Biden’s only campaign strategy is indicting me,” Trump said. “That’s all they can do. Keep indicting me on nonsense, going on extended vacations, and sleep, sleep, sleep. That’s what he wants to do. He wants to sleep, and he wants to go to the beach and sleep. He thinks he looks good in a bathing suit. He doesn’t.”

The indictments appear to be backfiring, as Trump also leads Biden by 2% in the new Emerson College poll. Ball asserted that independent voters are backing the 45th president.

“Independents are going to have to look at the two options, presumably Donald Trump and Joe Biden and say, ‘Who do I want to command for the next four years,” Ball explained. “Joe Biden can’t command a sentence. How is he going to command four more years of this administration?”

Trump has seen his support swell in the Republican primary. Morning Consult shows Trump leading Florida Governor Ron DeSantis by 44%. An internal poll commissioned by the Trump Team also revealed that 54% of likely Republican voters viewed Trump as “very favorable.”

“The only chance that any of the other candidates have at getting the Republican presidential nomination is if Donald Trump drops out or goes away,” Ball said. “And I don’t foresee that happening.”

According to RealClearPolitics polling average, Trump was leading the GOP primary by slightly less than 15% in 2015. In 2023, he’s leading the pack by more than 40%.

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Middle Schooler Kicked Out Of Class For ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ Patch – One America News Network


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OAN’s Abril Elfi
5:18 PM – Wednesday, August 30, 2023

A middle school student in Colorado Springs, Colorado, was suspended for wearing a “don’t tread on me” flag patch on his backpack.

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A video which started circulating on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, showed a 12-year-old and his mother talking to an administrator from school who claimed that the flag needed to be removed since the patch was “disruptive to the classroom environment,” as she claimed it has “origins with slavery.”

“So the reason that they do not want the flag – the reason we do not want the flag displayed – is due to its origins with slavery, and the slave trade,” said the administrator.

The seventh grader was reportedly told that the patch was against district policy and that he couldn’t return to class until he removed it. 

His mother, on the other hand, was quick to defend her son, arguing that the flag originated during the American Revolution as a symbol of the 13 colonies’ fight against the British Crown and did not advocate slavery.

“It has nothing to do with slavery, that’s like the Revolutionary War patch that was displayed when they were fighting the British,” the mother said. 

The administrator then stated that she is there just to enforce the district’s policy and that the mother has the right not to agree with it but the backpack cannot return to the classroom with the patch on it.

The staff member said she would put Jaiden’s mother in touch with Jeff Yocum, the Vanguard School’s director of operations, as he is the one who banned the flag in the district.

Yocum quoted graphic design specialist Paul Bruski on the flags associations with racism.

“Because of its creator’s history and because it is commonly flown alongside ‘Trump 2020’ flags, the Confederate battle flag and other white-supremacist flags, some may now see the Gadsden flag as a symbol of intolerance and hate or even racism,” said Bruski.

Yocum also stated an article about a disagreement with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after a Postal Service employee wore a Gadsden Flag cap to work which amounted to racial discrimination.   

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Millions More Workers Would Be Entitled To Overtime Pay Under A Proposed Biden Admin. Rule – One America News Network


Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee during her confirmation hearing to be the next secretary of the Labor Department in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on April 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

OAN’s James Meyers
5:40 PM – Wednesday, August 30, 2023

The Biden administration proposed a new rule on Wednesday that would make 3.6 million more workers eligible for overtime pay.

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The new rule revealed by the Department of Labor, would require employers to pay overtime to salaried workers who make less than $55,000 a year that are in executive, administrative and professional roles.  

The new threshold is up from the current one of $35,568, which has been in place since 2019 under the Trump administration, who raised it from $23,660 under the Obama administration.

The new rule is subject to a public commentary period and wouldn’t take effect for several months. The new changes would have the largest impact on retail, hospitality, food, manufacturing and other industries where managerial employees meet the requirements of the threshold. 

“I’ve heard from workers again and again about working long hours, for no extra pay, all while earning low salaries that don’t come anywhere close to compensating them for their sacrifices,” acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su said in a statement. 

The new rule could face pushback from businesses who won a legal challenge against a similar regulation Joe Biden announced as Vice President with the Obama administration, where they advocated to raise the threshold up to $47,000. 

Currently under the Fair Labor Standards Act, almost all U.S. hourly workers are entitled to overtime pay after working over 40 hours a week, at no less than time-and-half their regular rates. 

However, salaried workers who perform executive, professional or administrative roles are exempt from that requirement unless they earn below a certain threshold. 

27% of salaried workers would be entitled to overtime pay under the new rule, because they make less than the threshold, according to the Labor Department. 

However, business leaders argue the new salary requirement would force small businesses to convert salaried workers to hourly ones to track working time. 

The National Association of Manufacturers warned last year that this would challenge any expansion of overtime coverage, saying the new changes would disrupt supply chain and labor supply issues. 

Additionally, 300,000 more manufacturing workers would be entitled to overtime pay. Along with another 180,000 hospitality and leisure workers, and 600,000 in the health care and social services sector, according to the Labor Department. 

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Giuliani Loses Defamation Lawsuit – One America News Network


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Former New York City Mayor and attorney of former US President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, speaks to members of the media after being booked, outside the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 23, 2023. Giuliani, former US President Donald Trump, and 17 others were given until August 25, 2023 to surrender at the courthouse after being indicted on 41 counts related to their efforts to overturn the 2020 US Presidential election. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
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OAN’s Abril Elfi
3:18 PM – Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Former politician and attorney Rudy Giuliani has lost a defamation lawsuit filed by two Georgia election staffers after he failed to produce material requested in subpoenas.

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A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the former New York City mayor was liable in a defamation lawsuit filed by the election workers who claim that they were falsely accused of fraud, ruling that Giuliani only gave “lip service” to comply with his legal obligations while attempting to portray himself as the victim in the case.

Due to Giuliani’s alleged failure to perform his duty as a defendant by providing information sought by poll workers Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea’ ArShaye Moss, as part of the lawsuit, United States District Judge Beryl Howell issued the sentence.

“Perhaps he has made the calculation that his overall litigation risks are minimized by not complying with his discovery obligations in this case,” Howell wrote. “Whatever the reason, obligations are case specific and withholding required discovery in this case has consequences.”

Following the 2020 election, Giuliani testified to a Georgia Senate committee that election workers were counting “suitcases” of illegal ballots in the middle of the night at the State Farm Arena counting site, displaying footage that he claimed was the “smoking gun,” proving his claims of fraud.

“The video makes it clear,” Giuliani told the press. “They took ballots from under a table and counted them in the middle of the night. This is what they were doing all throughout the country. Luckily, there is now a tape of it.”

Giuliani continued to call out the mother and daughter, accusing them of “quite obviously surreptitiously passing around USB ports as if they were vials of heroin or cocaine,” as well as stating that their homes should have been searched for evidence of ballots and USB ports.

Moss and Freeman are seeking specific monetary damages after claiming that they have suffered emotional loss and reputational loss, as well as having their safety jeopardized as a result of Giuliani’s fraudulent claims of ballot manipulation in Georgia during the 2020 election.

Additionally, the two claimed that they had to move out of their home due to the former mayor’s assertion since “the FBI said it wasn’t safe,” after allegedly receiving a plethora of death threats. 

Giuliani has already been fined nearly $90,000 for Freeman and Moss’ legal bills in the case, and Howell believes the former New York mayor could face additional fines.

Howell later said that a trial regarding the amount of damages for which Giuliani will be held responsible has been scheduled for later this year, or early in 2024.

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Mitch McConnell Freezes Again – One America News Network


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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 7: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 7, 2023 in Washington, DC. McConnell spoke on a range of issues after a closed-door lunch meeting with Senate Republicans. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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OAN’s Abril Elfi
12:53 AM – Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze again during an exchange with reporters in Covington, Kentucky. 

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On Wednesday, the 81-year-old froze up after reporters asked him if he would be running for re-election in 2026.

The incident marks the second time in recent weeks that the Minority leader has abruptly stopped speaking out of nowhere during a conference.

The senator suddenly froze at the podium and did not speak another word for about 30 seconds, expressing a blank stare. A member of his staff then reportedly approached him and questioned if he had heard the reporter, but he did not appear to answer immediately.

“All right, I’m sorry, you all. We’re going to need a minute,” the aide said, apologizing. 

After staring off for almost a minute, McConnell finally said “Ok,” motioning that he was ready to answer another question.

Another reporter then asked what his opinion was regarding Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s gubernatorial race.

After McConnell’s aide repeated the question by whispering into his ear, the senator finally said, “I think the governor’s race is going to be very close.”

McConnell was also questioned about former President Donald Trump, which had to be repeated to him as well, but he shook his head and decided to wave off the question.

This most recent incident comes after McConnell stopped speaking mid-sentence for a minute during a press conference last month. 

At the time, McConnell refused to answer inquiries about whether the health crisis was related to a concussion he had suffered earlier this year when he fell at a campaign fundraiser.

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CNN Hires Ex-New York Times Chief As New CEO – One America News Network


Brian Krzanich, CEO, Intel Corporation (R), discusses Luxottica partnership for the first time with Mark Thompson, President and CEO, The New York Times Company at the The New York Times International Luxury Conference at Mandarin Oriental on December 3, 2014 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for The New York Times International Luxury Conference)

OAN’s James Meyers
1:20 PM – Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Wednesday, Mark Thompson, the former Chief Executive of The New York Times and Director-General of the BBC, will be the new CEO of CNN Worldwide. 

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Thompson had been listed as one of the favorites for the position in multiple reports, suggesting Warner Bros. Discovery was close to announcing its new permanent news chief. 

“There isn’t a more experienced, respected or capable executive in the news business today than Mark, and we are thrilled to have him join our team and lead CNN Worldwide into the future,” David Zaslav, the Chief Executive of CNN parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, said in a statement. 

The hiring of Thompson comes almost three months after Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav fired Chris Licht from the position in June. 

Licht’s time at the job was filled with controversy, after certain decisions such as alienating top talent and damaging the network’s reputation. As a result, his decisions tanked the networks ratings. He took major criticism for hosting former President Donald Trump in a recent town hall event with moderator Kaitlan Collins.

Thompson’s official start date will be October 9th as Chief Executive and chairman. In a statement, he said he “couldn’t be more excited about the chance to join CNN after years of watching it and competing against it with a mixture of admiration and envy.

“The world needs accurate trustworthy news now more than ever and we’ve never had more ways of meeting that need at home and abroad,” he continued. “Where others see disruption, I see opportunity. I can’t wait to roll up my sleeves and get down to work with my new colleagues to build a successful future for CNN.”

Additionally, the news organization has let go of several top name anchors over the past several months including Chris Cuomo, Don Lemon and others.

After Licht was let go, CNN’s operations were run by four executives. David Zaslav, the Chief Executive of WarnerBros. Discovery said it will be a big help once Thompson takes over on October 9th

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Judge Chutkan Compares Jan. 6 To 9/11 And Boston Bombing Terrorist Attacks – One America News Network


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OAN’s Brooke Mallory
4:20 PM – Tuesday, August 29, 2023

On Monday, U.S. Judge Tanya S. Chutkan questioned the necessity of a protracted wait before former President Donald Trump’s trial in Washington, D.C., and she compared the January 6th Capitol breach to the devastating 9/11 terrorist attacks and the Boston Marathon bombing.

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Political commentator Julie Kelly, who has reported on the court cases of those accused of taking part in the U.S. Capitol protest, reported on Chutkan’s comments in her Substack article, “Declassified with Julie Kelly.”

Through legal challenges and allegations of election fraud that Special Counsel Jack Smith has connected to the protest on January 6th, Trump is being accused in Washington, D.C., of illegally plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

According to reports, Judge Chutkan, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica, made her comments while choosing March 4th, 2024, as the trial date.

The date falls one day before Super Tuesday, the crucial day of the 2024 presidential election, in which Trump is the front-runner for the Republican Party.

Chutkan remarked, according to the session transcript, that: “In rejecting the request of Trump’s attorneys for a later trial date that would push the case past the 2024 election and allow them more time to review millions of documents of possible evidence.”

“The trial will start three years, one month, and 27 days after the events of January 6, 2021. The trial involving the Boston Marathon bombing began less than two years after the events. The trial involving Zacarias Moussaoui for his role in the September 11 attacks was set to begin one year after the attacks, but due to continuances, appeals, and voluminous discovery, it began roughly four years later,” Chutkan said.

Chutkan has come under fire for having a “Democrat-driven political agenda.”

She was first selected by former President Barack Obama and she also contributed to his presidential campaign. Additionally, over the years, Chutkan has consistently spoken in favor of imprisoning Trump.

“I see the footage of the flags and the signs that people were carrying and the hats they were wearing and the garb, and the people who mobbed that Capitol were there in fealty, in loyalty, to one man — not to the Constitution … It’s a blind loyalty to one person who, by the way, remains free to this day,” Chutkan said to a January 6th defendant in October of last year. 

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Polls Show Trump’s Support Swell Following Fourth Indictment, Mug Shot – One America News Network


ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 24: Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to depart at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after being booked at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Trump was booked on multiple charges related to an alleged plan to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to depart at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after being booked at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

OAN’s Daniel Baldwin
12:25 PM – Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Numerous polls show that 45th President Donald Trump’s lead continues to swell in the primary following his fourth indictment, viral interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, and mug shot.

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Morning Consult revealed that Trump’s lead was “unshaken” by recent events as he led the GOP field by 44%. According to the poll, Trump paced the competition with 58% of potential GOP primary voters. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) slid into second with 14% and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy came in third with 10%.

The poll also revealed that Republican voters overwhelmingly believe Trump has the best shot at preventing a second term of President Joe Biden.

“A separate survey conducted over the weekend found that 62% of potential primary voters think Trump has the best chance of beating Biden, up 9 percentage points over the previous week and matching a high in Morning Consult’s tracking of the question since April,” wrote Eli Yokley, Morning Consult’s U.S. politics analyst.

An internal poll commissioned by the 45th president’s campaign revealed 58% of likely Republican primary voters are backing Trump. Meanwhile, DeSantis corralled 13% of support, and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R-S.C.) is third with 7%. The poll was conducted by the firm co/efficient.

The poll showed that Trump has a rock solid support base among GOP primary voters. Specifically, 75% of Republican primary voters say they view Trump in a favorable light with 54% viewing him as “very favorable.” DeSantis, by comparison, is only viewed as “very favorable” by 19% of those polled.

Trump’s polling success extends to the general election as well, with multiple polls showing the 45th president either leading President Joe Biden or within the margin of error.

A poll conducted by Emerson College showed Trump leading Biden by 2% nationally. 

“Support for Donald Trump in a hypothetical matchup against Joe Biden increased two points since last week’s poll,” Spencer Kimball, Executive Director of Emerson College Polling said said.

A third party bid from Cornel West would only help Trump, as Trump would lead Biden by 5% in that scenario.

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Francis Suarez suspends WH campaign – One America News Network


SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 15: Republican presidential candidate Miami Mayor Francis Suarez delivers remarks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on June 15, 2023 in Simi Valley, California. Suarez joins former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as the third announced GOP candidate from Florida and is the only Hispanic candidate in the 2024 presidential election. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Republican Miami Mayor Francis Suarez delivers remarks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on June 15, 2023 in Simi Valley, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

OAN’s Sophia Flores
11:34 AM – Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Miami’s Republican Mayor Francis Suarez has now suspended his 2024 presidential bid.

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He is dropping out of the race after he failed to qualify for the first Republican debate, which requires that candidates reach at least 1% in multiple eligible polls, gather at least 40,000 donors, and sign a pledge committing to supporting the final GOP nominee.

On Tuesday, Suarez announced that he will drop out of the race for the White House.

The two-term mayor is also the first contender of this political season to suspend their campaign.

“I have decided to suspend my campaign for President,” Suarez said in a statement. “While I have decided to suspend my campaign for President, my commitment to making this a better nation for every American remains.”

Suarez had previously announced that if he did not qualify for the first GOP debate, he would leave the race.

The 45-year-old first entered the race back in June.

Since 45th President Donald J. Trump entered the race in November, he has been the GOP candidate to beat. The former president is currently leading the pack with more than half of the Republican vote.

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Harrison Floyd Denied Bond, Remains In Jail – One America News Network


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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 24: In this handout provided by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, leader of Black Voices for Trump Floyd Harrison poses for his booking photo on August 24, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Former President Donald Trump and 18 others facing felony charges in the indictment related to tampering with the 2020 election in Georgia have been ordered to turn themselves in by August 25. (Photo by Fulton County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images)
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OAN’s Abril Elfi
5:56 PM – Monday, August 28, 2023

One of former President Donald Trump’s 18 co-defendants has been denied bond and will remain at the Fulton County Jail.

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After turning himself in on Thursday morning, Harrison Floyd, the leader of “Black Voices for Trump” and one of the case’s only two Black defendants, was reportedly considered a “flight risk” by a state judge.

According to prosecutors, the former United States Marine allegedly influenced a witness and took part in conspiracy to commit solicitation of false statements. He was charged with violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. 

The indictment claims that Floyd put pressure on Ruby Freeman, an election worker in Fulton County, after she refused to change the county’s vote in the 2020 election for Trump. 

The 39-year-old defended himself and was the only one of the 19 defendants in the case who did not arrange a bond agreement with state prosecutors before turning himself in.

He reportedly told Judge Emily Richardson that legal counsel was too expensive for him.

“I can’t put my family in that kind of debt,” he said.

Floyd was also charged earlier this year with assaulting an FBI agent.

He allegedly shouted, pushed, and assaulted an agent serving a subpoena at his Maryland home for federal Special Counsel Jack Smith’s election fraud probe.

Richardson cited the open case as justification for remanding him in jail. She also stated that the other judge who will be presiding over his trial will make the final call and decide whether or not he will be granted bail. 

A date for his next court appearance has not yet been decided.

This is a developing story.

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‘Unfair Violation of Trump’s Due Process’ – Legal Experts Blast Judge’s March 4 Trial Date as Unreasonable – One America News Network


Former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departure from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departure from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

OAN’s Daniel Baldwin
1:23 PM – Monday, August 28, 2023

The federal judge overseeing 45th President Donald Trump’s federal case regarding his efforts to challenge the 2020 election results set a March 4, 2024 trial date – one day before Super Tuesday.

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“This is a totally unfair violation of President Trump’s due process and the duty of the attorney to prepare for this case,” Paul Kamenar, counsel for the National Legal and Policy Center, told One America News.

Tanya Chutkan rejected both sides’ proposals for a trial date. Special Counsel Jack Smith proposed Jan. 2, 2024 and Trump’s attorneys pitched April 2026. Chutkan rejected both, but settled on a date eight weeks later than Smith’s proposal.

“There’s no way that any defense attorney can prepare this kind of defense for this kind of a case in that short amount of time,” Kamenar said.

A Trump spokesperson slammed this trial date, saying it deprived the 45th president of his “Constitutional right to a fair trial.”

“Crooked Joe Biden, Deranged Jack Smith, and their henchmen continue to abuse the American justice system in their goal of interfering in the 2024 Presidential Election in order to prevent President Trump from returning to the Oval Office,” said the unnamed spokesperson. “The date set today deprives President Trump of his Constitutional right to a fair trial, a seminal bedrock of America, and continues to expose the corruption of the witch hunts being thrown against President Trump. From setting a trial date for the day before “Super Tuesday” to sending a fundraising email the moment of President Trump’s processing in Fulton County, the Biden regime is no longer hiding its nakedly political motivations. President Trump will not be deterred, he will fight these hoaxes at every turn, and will win for the American people.”

Central to Chutkan’s ruling was the access Trump’s legal team had to the 12.8 million documents the government handed over in discovery. Prosecutors claimed that Trump’s team had access to more than seven million of these documents as they stemmed from his political action committees, the National Archives and Records Administration, and Secret Service. They also claimed there were numerous duplicate documents in discovery as well.

“You have to look at these documents to make sure that they are duplicates,” Kamenar explained. “That takes time. You can’t just push a button and find out that things are duplicated or look for search terms. You have to read these. You have to analyze these, you have to prepare for cross-examination of these witnesses.”

Chutkan also appeared to be sympathetic to prosecutors arguing that Trump had nearly a year to begin preparing to face charges in this case as he and his team were aware of the grand jury investigation since September 2022.

“The judge is basically saying, ‘Well, you knew this indictment was going to come along, because we had the grand jury last fall convene,’” said Kamenar. “Well, just because you have a grand jury convening does not obligate a defense attorney who’s not even hired in the case to start preparing for defense. You don’t even know what the charges are. This is a totally unfair violation of President Trump’s due process rights.”

Chutkan, an Obama appointed judge who called Black Lives Matter protests “mostly peaceful” in a previous ruling, also said Trump’s team “knew” the indictment was coming. Kamenar claimed that phrasing sent a message loud and clear.

“That to me showed that the deal was done, so to speak, to go after Trump,” Kamenar said.

Lauro informed Chutkan he would be submitting pretrial motions regarding executive immunity and selective prosecution. He indicated the motion on executive immunity could come as soon as this week.

“Executive immunity basically says that everything that was charged in this indictment occurred while President Trump was still president,” Kamenar explained. “And under Supreme Court law, he has executive immunity in terms of any civil suits that are filed against him. And there’s a good legal argument that he should have immunity for any criminal charges that are brought against him in the course of his executing his duties.”

“If [executive immunity] is denied, [Trump’s legal team] has a right to go immediately to the Court of Appeals to get that reviewed,” Kamenar continued. “And that’s going to take three to six months just to sort that out.”

The March 4th trial date will also overlap with Trump’s New York case, which is scheduled to go to trial on March 25th.

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