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Trump is selling his mug shot on shirts, koozies and bumper stickers

by Timothy Bella August 25, 2023August 25, 2023

The Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee is also selling his mug shot, saying it would give out a T-shirt in exchange for a $47 donation.

Maine, Nation / World, News, Politics

Maine Republicans still back Trump, but independents are a new wild card in state’s primary

by Randy Billings August 24, 2023August 25, 2023

New rules that allow unenrolled voters to participate in either party’s presidential primaries, coupled with ranked-choice voting, could complicate former President Donald Trump’s odds of winning Maine’s Republican nomination, despite continued strong support in his party.

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Trump released on $200,000 bond after surrendering at Atlanta jail, posing for mug shot

by ERIC TUCKER, KATE BRUMBACK and JILL COLVIN August 24, 2023August 25, 2023

After turning himself in on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, he became the first U.S. president to take a mug shot.

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South Carolina’s new all-male high court reverses course, upholds 6-week abortion ban

by JAMES POLLARD August 23, 2023August 23, 2023

The chief justice provides the lone dissent, arguing that the 2023 law is nearly identical to the 2021 law it struck down, and that the law provides no clarity on when the ban begins, exposing doctors to criminal charges.

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Giuliani turns himself in on Georgia 2020 election charges after bond is set at $150,000

by KATE BRUMBACK August 23, 2023August 23, 2023

A $100,000 bond was also set for Trump-allied lawyer Sidney Powell, one of several people accused in a breach of voting equipment in rural Coffee County, in south Georgia.

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Witness in Trump documents case changed lawyers and then his testimony, prosecutors say

by ERIC TUCKER August 23, 2023August 23, 2023

A trial has been set for May 20, 2024, in the classified documents case. Trump has pleaded not guilty and denied any wrongdoing.

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Attorney John Eastman surrenders to Georgia authorities over efforts to overturn election

by KATE BRUMBACK August 22, 2023August 22, 2023

Eastman, a conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power, turned himself in to authorities on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot to overturn the then-president’s 2020 election loss.