USA v. TRUMP

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:23-cr-00257

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

Tanya S. Chutkan

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  1. February 02, 2024

    DC Judge Scraps Trump's March Trial Date

    A D.C. federal judge on Friday nixed Donald Trump's March 4 trial date in the criminal case accusing him of election interference as the D.C. Circuit continues to review whether the former president is immune from prosecution.

  2. January 23, 2024

    DC Circ. Won't Rehear Trump Gag Order Ruling

    The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday turned away Donald Trump's effort to revisit a ruling that modified, but largely upheld, a lower court gag order restricting the former president's public statements during his federal election-interference prosecution.

  3. January 18, 2024

    DC Judge Rejects Trump's Contempt Bid In Election Case

    The special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump on charges of interfering in the 2020 presidential election will not be held in contempt, but he cannot continue to file "substantive pretrial motions" in the stalled case without the court's permission, a D.C. federal judge ruled Thursday.

  4. January 08, 2024

    Trump Contempt Bid In DC Case Is 'Baseless,' Smith says

    Special counsel Jack Smith has brushed off former President Donald Trump's "baseless" bid to hold him in contempt, saying he'll continue to file briefs in the election-interference case against Trump despite a court-ordered pause, so that the case can proceed quickly to trial.

  5. January 04, 2024

    Trump Wants Smith Held In Contempt For Ignoring Stay

    Former President Donald Trump asked a D.C. federal court to hold special counsel Jack Smith in contempt Thursday, claiming the prosecutor engaged in "brazen misconduct" by filing headline-grabbing briefs in the election-interference case against Trump, despite a recent ruling that paused the case while Trump appeals the rejection of his presidential immunity defense. 

  6. January 01, 2024

    What To Watch In Donald Trump's Coming Year Of Trials

    Numerous historic prosecutions of former President Donald Trump are poised to reach a head in 2024, with trial dates dotting the months preceding a November election in which Trump is predicted to be the Republican nominee.

  7. December 12, 2023

    Why Enforcing Trump's DC Gag Order Could Get Tricky

    The D.C. Circuit's revised gag order for Donald Trump in his federal criminal election-interference case is likely to survive further scrutiny from the appellate courts because it's so narrowly tailored, experts say — but that's also why it could be especially challenging to enforce.

  8. December 11, 2023

    Feds Seek To Preserve Trump's March Trial Date In DC

    Federal prosecutors urged a D.C. judge to preserve Donald Trump's March 4 trial date in the criminal case over his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election, saying the former president shouldn't be granted a stay while he appeals a finding that he isn't shielded by presidential immunity.

  9. December 08, 2023

    DC Circ. Narrows Trump Gag Order

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday issued a narrowed gag order restraining Donald Trump's public statements amid his criminal election-interference case after finding a lower court restricted "more protected speech than is necessary."

  10. December 07, 2023

    Trump Appeals DC Court's Immunity Rejection, Seeks Stay

    Former President Donald Trump launched an appeal Thursday claiming that a D.C. federal judge was wrong to reject his claim that presidential immunity frees him from criminal conspiracy and obstruction charges related to his alleged attempts to subvert the 2020 election, and requested a stay while the D.C. Circuit hears the appeal.