Donald Trump news today: New York AG Letitia James set for ‘major announcement’,
Trump claims his supporters are jailed for refusing to say bad things about him
New York attorney general Letitia James has said her office is set to make a “major announcement” on Wednesday morning.
The state’s top lawyer has rejected at least one settlement offerfrom former president Donald Trump, who her office has been investigating for the past three years, according to The New York Times.
But she has given no details of why she called the press conference for 10.30am ET, to which press have been invited.
Earlier, Judge Raymond Dearie, the independent arbiter tasked with inspecting documents seized in the FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home said on Tuesday he intends to push briskly through the review process and appeared skeptical of the Trump team’s reluctance to say whether it believed the records had been declassified.
The legal team also appeared to acknowledge that the Department of Justice investigation into classified documents at Mar-a-Lago could result in criminal charges.
Mr Trump earlier criticised FBI agents for allegedly ruining carpets during the search last month and leaving his wife Melania Trump feeling “very violated”. More than 100 documents marked classified or top secret were recovered.
The files are among more than 11,000 taken from Mar-a-Lago in the investigation into the mishandling of official documents, which President Joe Biden described in recent days as being “irresponsible”.
Meanwhile, the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot has announced the time and date for what could be the final public hearing on the matter before the group publishes its official findings.
Book claims Trump refused to appoint Nikki Haley secretary of state over her skin
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley was rejected for the role of US secretary of state during the Trump administration because of a “complexion problem”, a new book claims.
In the book from The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser and The New York Times’ Peter Baker, The Divider, the pair report that those close to the ex-president described Donald Trump discussing the possibility of selecting Ms Haley for several important roles in his administration, including potentially his vice president.
John Bowden has the story.
Trump refused to appoint Nikki Haley over her skin, book claims
Haley is considered potential 2024 presidential contender
Oliver O’Connell21 September 2022 05:30
Poll: Herschel Walker holds slight lead over Raphael Warnock in Georgia Senate race
Former University of Georgia running back Herschel Walker holds a slight lead over Democratic incumbent Senator Raphael Warnock with less than a month before their scheduled debate, according to a new poll.
The survey found that 46 per cent of voters prefer Mr Walker while 44 per cent perfer Mr Warnock, who won a special election early last year to fill out the rest of the late Senator Johnny Isakson’s term and is now running for a full six-year term.
Eric Garcia reports on the latest poll findings.
Poll shows Herschel Walker slightly ahead of Raphael Warnock in Georgia
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