A progressive daily ledger of Trump-world self-owns, legal pain, policy blowback, and bad-faith chaos.
1 verified report published on August 3, 2023.
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For Trump, August 3 was less about one dramatic quote than about a humiliating structural truth: the criminal process does not stop because the campaign wants to keep yelling about witch hunts. The court moved, the case advanced, and the defense immediately signaled it was going to need more time than the law and the judge seemed eager to spare. That is a bad place to be when your whole political brand is based on never losing momentum.
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Donald Trump appeared in federal court in Washington on Aug. 3, 2023, pleaded not guilty to charges tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and a status hearing was set for Aug. 28. The case was officially underway in court, with the defense already signaling it would seek more time.