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2 verified reports published on June 23, 2023.
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The through-line was simple: Trump-world kept trying to recast its problems as persecution, but the underlying facts kept looking worse than the spin. On June 23, the worst offense wasn’t just the conduct itself — it was how naturally the whole operation seemed to slide into it.
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On June 23, 2023, special counsel Jack Smith’s team asked the court to push the classified-documents trial to Dec. 11. The filing said the government needed more time for discovery, handling classified material and clearing defense lawyers to see sensitive evidence.
Trump spoke at a fundraiser at his Bedminster golf club for people charged in the January 6 attack, a move that reinforced his attachment to the riot’s defenders and gave critics a clean example of how little distance he wanted between himself and the insurrection’s aftermath. The event was a political gift to his opponents and another reminder that the Trump brand still sees grievance as a fundraising model.