Trump insists Democrats are angry at his indictment too as Georgia jail booking nears – live updates

Oliver O'Connell and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Donald Trump insists that people “on both sides” are angered by his indictment in Georgia this week. The former president made the remarks in a pre-recorded interview with former White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Fox Business.

The former president and 18 of his allies were indicted on Monday for running a criminal enterprise to try to thwart the will of the American people and keep Mr Trump in power at all costs.

They have been ordered to surrender for arrest by 25 August where they will be booked into Fulton County Jail for mugshots and fingerprints to be taken – just like any other criminal defendant.

Following the announcement, Mr Trump claimed in a Truth Social rant that he would share an “irrefutable” report on his baseless claims of election fraud at a press conference on Monday morning.

In the post, he also used what appears to be a racist dog whistle – “RIGGERS” – while discussing Black litigators and political opponents.

“The fact that he’s introducing race into this prosecution surprises me, it’s disgusting, it’s textbook Donald Trump, but it comes as no surprise,” Ms Farah told CNN of his comments.

Key points

Trump cancels press conference where he claimed he would be ‘exonerated’ of Georgia charges

08:59 , Rachel Sharp

Donald Trump has cancelled a press conference where he claimed he was going to unveil a report that would clear him of any wrongdoing and charges he tried to interfere with the presidential election in Georgia.

The former president took to Truth Social on Thursday evening to say that he would not be going through with the Friday media event – scheduled for 11am est – at the advice of his lawyers.

“Rather than releasing the Report on the Rigged & Stolen Georgia 2020 Presidential Election on Monday, my lawyers would prefer putting this, I believe, Irrefutable & Overwhelming evidence of Election Fraud & Irregularities in formal Legal Filings as we fight to dismiss this disgraceful Indictment by a publicity & campaign finance seeking D.A., who sadly presides over a record breaking Murder & Violent Crime area, Atlanta. Therefore, the News Conference is no longer necessary!” he wrote on Truth Social.

Mr Trump had vowed to hold the press conference after being indicted this week on 13 felony counts in Georgia, where he and members of his campaign sought to alter the results of the 2020 presidential election and prove baseless claims of voter and election fraud.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, whose office is overseeing the prosecution of the former president in Georgia, has given Mr Trump a surrender date of no later than 25 August.

Trumpworld hanging by a thread as co-accused pressured to flip on ex-president

08:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Will the Georgia gang of 18 turn on the former president?

Andrew Feinberg looks at the prospects.

Will the Georgia gang of 18 turn on Trump? Trumpworld hanging by a thread

Giuliani biographer has a theory for why ex-New York mayor is so loyal to Trump

07:45 , Oliver O'Connell

A biographer who wrote the book on the life and career of “America’s Mayor” has a new theory for why Rudy Giuliani remains so doggedly loyal to Donald Trump even after it has been proven time and time again that the two never had any convincing proof of election fraud from the 2020 contest.

Andrew Kirtzman gave his take on the topic to MSNBC’s Chris Jansing during an interview this week; Mr Kirtzman is the author of Giuliani: The Rise and Tragic Fall of America’s Mayor.

Mr Kirtzman explains that the major turning point in Mr Giuliani’s political life came in 2008, when he failed to deliver a competitive performance in that year’s presidential primary race, despite all expectations for him to do so.

John Bowden reports.

Rudy Giuliani biographer has a theory for why ex-New York mayor is so loyal to Trump

Watch: As indictments stack up, how might the 2024 trial scheduled play out?

06:45 , Oliver O'Connell

In an appearance on CNN This Morning, senior legal analyst Elie Honig explained how Donald Trump’s trial schedule is currently stacking up for 2024 and which legal proceedings might get prioritised ahead of November’s presidential election.

New video shows Roger Stone ‘working to overturn 2020 election’

05:15 , Oliver O'Connell

A new video has emerged that appears to show longtime Donald Trump ally Roger Stone working to overturn the 2020 presidential election, days before the results were officially announced in favour of Joe Biden.

The video aired by MSNBC on Wednesday was obtained by Danish filmmaker Christoffer Guldbrandsen for his 2023 documentary A Storm Foretold.

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports.

New video shows Roger Stone ‘working to overturn 2020 election’

Woman arrested and charged with threatening to kill Judge Tanya Chutkan

04:30 , Oliver O'Connell

A Texas woman has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill the judge presiding over Donald Trump’s 6 January indictment.

Abigail Jo Shry, 43, of Alvin, Texas, left a “threatening voicemail message” after calling US district judge Tanya Chutkan’s chambers on 5 August, according to court documents filed with the South District of Texas Court.

Ms Shry’s voicemail included racist slurs against the judge, federal investigators and the Department of Homeland Security said.

Shweta Sharma reports.

Woman arrested for threatening to kill judge presiding over Trump’s Jan 6 case

ICYMI: Special prosecutor will investigate Georgia’s lieutenant governor in Trump indictment

03:45 , Oliver O'Connell

A special prosecutor will likely be appointed to investigate one of 30 unnamed and “unindicted co-conspirators” inside a sweeping racketeering indictment in Georgia targeting Donald Trump and 18 of his allies.

The state’s current Republican Lt Governor Burt Jones, who was a sitting state senator at the time of the alleged crimes, was one of 16 “alternate” electors who falsely swore that Mr Trump won the state in the 2020 presidential election. He also pushed for a special legislative session to overturn Joe Biden’s victory.

But he was not among the 19 defendants in the grand jury case from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who was barred by a judge from indicting him.

Alex Woodward reports.

Special prosecutor will investigate Georgia’s lieutenant governor in Trump indictment

Trump attacks on judges may be ‘crossing the line,’ but experts say he will avoid punishment

03:16 , Graeme Massie

Trump’s attacks on judges may be ‘crossing the line,’ but experts say he will avoid punishment.

Trump attacks on judges may ‘cross the line,’ but experts say he’ll avoid punishment

After cutting ties with Trump, Jenna Ellis forced to crowdfund Georgia lawyer

03:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump’s former lawyer Jenna Ellis has been forced to crowdfund her defence fees after being indicted alongside the former president this week.

Ms Ellis was among the 18 associates of Mr Trump to face charges in Georgia for alleged attempts to alter the state’s 2020 presidential election results.

She posted a link to her fundraising campaign on X, the social media platform formally known as Twitter on Tuesday.

Graeme Massie reports on how the fundraiser is doing.

Jenna Ellis forced to crowdfund Georgia lawyer fund after cutting ties with Trump

Trump can’t help himself: Experts warn ex-president is going to Truth Social himself into trouble

02:35 , Graeme Massie

Ex-president could violate protective order or trigger a new one, writes John Bowden.

Experts warn Trump is going to Truth Social himself into trouble

Early March date proposed for start of Trump Georgia trial

02:15 , Oliver O'Connell

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis proposed a trial date of 4 March 2024 for her case against former president Donald Trump and his associates.

A filing in the Superior Court of Fulton County for the state of Georgia shows Ms Willis’s office will have the arraignment for Mr Trump and his 18 co-defendants on 5 September 2023.

Eric Garcia reports.

Fulton County DA Fani Willis proposes March 2024 date for Trump Georgia trial

Trump cancels press conference to refute Georgia claims against him

02:01 , Graeme Massie

Former president said he was cancelling the event at the advice of his lawyers.

Trump cancels press conference to refute Georgia claims against him

Georgia police investigating online threats to jurors after pro-Trump doxxing campaign

01:47 , Graeme Massie

A harassment campaign followed right-wing outrage over the former president’s latest criminal charges.

Georgia police investigating online threats to Trump grand jury

Trump abruptly cancels news conference on Georgia ‘proof’

01:30 , Graeme Massie

“Rather than releasing the Report on the Rigged & Stolen Georgia 2020 Presidential Election on Monday, my lawyers would prefer putting this, I believe, Irrefutable & Overwhelming evidence of Election Fraud & Irregularities in formal Legal Filings as we fight to dismiss this disgraceful Indictment by a publicity & campaign finance seeking D.A., who sadly presides over a record breaking Murder & Violent Crime area, Atlanta. Therefore, the News Conference is no longer necessary!” he wrote on Truth Social on Thursday evening.

Ohio GOP Senate candidate fires a top staffer for tweets critical of Trump

01:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, the most prominent Republican in the race to unseat Democratic US Senator Sherrod Brown next year, has fired one of his top aides after social media posts surfaced in which the staffer criticized Donald Trump.

LaRose’s office confirmed press secretary Rob Nichols’s departure on Wednesday.

Frank LaRose, GOP Senate candidate in Ohio, fires a top staffer for tweets critical of Donald Trump

Mobsters who Giuliani prosecuted with RICO statute are ‘thrilled’ that ‘karma is about to crush him’

01:17 , Graeme Massie

Former New York prosecutor pioneered use of RICO prosecution now being used against him in Georgia.

Mobsters Giuliani prosecuted with RICO law are ‘thrilled’ at charges

Trump warned by ex-federal judge that his ‘inexcusable’ attacks on judges could ‘imperil’ his cases

01:05 , Oliver O'Connell

Former President Donald Trump’s “inexcusable” online attacks on judges overseeing his legal battles could “imperil” his cases, a retired judge said.

“The former president’s comments and attacks on the federal judiciary and on the specific individual judges who will preside over his trials are unprecedented in American history,” J Michael Luttig, a former federal appeals court judge told CNN.

“They are a grave disservice to the nation. They are inexcusable,” he continued. “And they imperil the former president himself in the defence of his actions on January 6th before the juries that will hear his case.”

Kelly Rissman has the full story.

Ex-federal judge warns Trump that his attacks on judges could ‘imperil’ his cases

Trump proposes date for trial for subverting 2020 election – in three years

00:53 , Graeme Massie

Special counsel Jack Smith has asked for the trial to begin in Washington DC on 2 January 2024.

Trump proposes date for trial for subverting 2020 election – in three years

In defence of fake elector plot, Trump botches a crucial part of Mike Pence’s book

00:45 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump conveniently left out several crucial paragraphs when he quoted from Mike Pence’s book in the latest defence of his attempts to subvert 2020 election results.

Alex Woodward reports.

Trump botches a crucial part of Mike Pence’s book in defence of the fake elector plot

Inside Fulton County jail where Donald Trump and 18 allies will be booked

00:22 , Oliver O'Connell

Joe Sommerlad takes a look at the Fulton County Jail, also known by the nickname “Rice Street” as it is notoriously overcrowded and in poor repair, with a reputation for “unhygienic living conditions”.

Inside the Georgia jail where Trump and 18 allies will be booked over election plot

New poll: Half of Americans think Trump should suspend campaign

00:00 , Oliver O'Connell

A majority of Americans think former president Donald Trump’s charges in the Georgia election interference case are serious, with 50 per cent of those polled saying Mr Trump should suspend his campaign, according to new ABC News/IPSOS polling.

Per ABC News:

A plurality of Americans — 49% — think Trump should have been charged with a crime in the Georgia case, while 32% do not think he should have been. Fifty percent of Americans say Trump should suspend his presidential campaign, while 33% don’t think he should, per the ABC News/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel.

The poll was discussed on MSNBC’s Morning Joe earlier today:

Ramaswamy dismisses ‘professional politician’ DeSantis after debate memo revealed

23:40 , Oliver O'Connell

Businessman and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy pushed back after The New York Times reported about a memo from a super PAC supporting Ron DeSantis showed the Florida governor planned to attack him.

Axiom Strategies, which works with Never Back Down, a super PAC that supports Mr DeSantis, released a bevy of research memos on its website to give advice for the governor ahead of the first primary debate in Milwaukee.

One of the memos outlines “four basic must-dos” for Mr DeSantis, whom the memos refer to as “GRD,” saying he would need to attack fellow candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has begun to ascend in the polls against Mr DeSantis.

Eric Garcia reports from Washington, DC.

Ramaswamy dismisses ‘professional politician’ DeSantis after debate strategy revealed

Is Trump scared of Christie? Joe Scarborough thinks so...

23:15 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump has been accused of considering not attending the first Republican primary debate because he’s supposedly scared of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who has vowed to come after him.

Trump accused of skipping debate because he’s ‘scared of Chris Christie’

Biden’s gaffes will lead to nuclear war, says Trump: ‘He can’t speak, he can’t walk’

22:50 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump has suggested that President Joe Biden’s frequent gaffes will lead to nuclear war.

The former president was speaking to Larry Kudlow, who worked in the Trump administration, on Fox Business Network when he returned to his often-used talking point that Mr Biden will lead America into armageddon.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Trump says Biden’s gaffes will lead to nuclear war: ‘He can’t speak, he can’t walk’

Having faced frequent harassment doing their jobs, election workers see accountability in Trump’s Georgia charges

22:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Election worker intimidation is one key element of the conspiracy alleged in the Georgia case. Tuesday’s indictment alleges that several of the defendants falsely accused Fulton County election worker Ruby Freeman of committing election crimes and says some defendants traveled from out of state to harass and intimidate her.

Read more...

Election workers who face frequent harassment see accountability in the latest Georgia charges

Analysis: Why does Trump want to move Georgia case to federal court?

22:15 , Oliver O'Connell

It took less than a day after a Fulton County, Georgia grand jury indicted former president Donald Trump, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, and 17 other defendants in a sprawling racketeering case for one of them to invoke a rarely used federal law in an attempt to move the case into federal court.

Andrew Feinberg explains the rationale behind this tactic.

Why does Trump want to move Georgia case to federal court?

Voices: The DeSantis memo meltdown shows he never learned the first lesson about Trump

21:55 , Oliver O'Connell

Eric Garcia writes:

Early in my career in politics, before I got into journalism, a former boss of mine taught us interns a rule I have never forgotten: Never say or do anything that you wouldn’t want published on the front page of The New York Times. Even after I decided a career in partisan politics wasn’t for me, I have tried to abide by that rule in journalism.

Apparently, nobody taught Ron DeSantis’s team that rule.

Read more...

DeSantis world should have known better about avoiding criticising Trump

Watch: Trump says Biden ‘will get us right into a nuclear war’

21:35 , Oliver O'Connell

Watch: Trump claims American jobs had returned in his administration after pandemic

21:30 , Oliver O'Connell

As the discussion with former White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow turned to the economy today, Donald Trump claimed that all of the jobs lost in the economic crash at the start of the pandemic had come back by the time he had left office.

He also railed against the Senate for passing the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act:

Watch: Trump says people ‘on both sides’ angered by witch hunt

21:17 , Oliver O'Connell

While Trump rakes in supporters’ donations to cover his legal fees, other co-defendants are going broke...

21:11 , Oliver O'Connell

While some of the former president’s staffers are benefitting from his legal largesse, others are not. Andrew Feinberg reports.

While Trump’s codefendants struggle, he’s raking in donations to pay for his battles

Fox Business currently airing Trump interview with Larry Kudlow

21:05 , Oliver O'Connell

Trumpworld hanging by a thread as co-accused pressured to flip on ex-president

20:50 , Oliver O'Connell

Will the Georgia gang of 18 turn on Trump?

Andrew Feinberg looks at the chances of the former president’s co-conspirators striking a deal with prosecutors.

Will the Georgia gang of 18 turn on Trump? Trumpworld hanging by a thread

Watch: Trump says Biden doesn’t understand what MAGA means

21:38 , Oliver O'Connell

Watch: Trump takes dig at ex-CNN boss when asked about economic plan he laid out at town hall

21:35 , Oliver O'Connell

Rev Al Sharpton slams Trump’s ‘riggers’ attack

20:40 , Oliver O'Connell

...and the GOP’s “blatant racism and blatant violence”.

Alex Woodward reports.

Al Sharpton slams Trump’s ‘riggers’ attack and GOP’s ‘blatant racism’

Tim Scott to share spotlight with headliner DeSantis at massive South Carolina campaign event

20:20 , Oliver O'Connell

Just a few days after the first GOP presidential debate of the 2024 cycle, two of the contenders will be hitting the same stage in front of the largest annual gathering of Republicans in early voting South Carolina.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had already been set as the headliner at the Faith & Freedom BBQ, hosted by Rep Jeff Duncan on 28 August. On Thursday, Duncan told The Associated Press that Senator Tim Scott — invited in his capacity as a South Carolina senator, not presidential hopeful — had also accepted an opportunity to speak, as he has done in years past.

Read more...

Tim Scott will share the spotlight at massive South Carolina campaign event headlined by DeSantis

Today, in great plans...

20:10 , Oliver O'Connell

My Pillow founder Mike Lindell has finally released his big secret plan to safeguard US elections.

It's a little drone he plans to fly over polling sites to detect Wi-Fi signals and check if polling machines are connected to the internet. It can allegedly filter out cellphones and other devices such as printers.

Hard to imagine that going wrong.

Watch: Vivek Ramaswamy responds to DeSantis debate memo publication

19:58 , Oliver O'Connell

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has responded to the publication of a DeSantis campaign memo exposing the Florida governor’s strategy for the first GOP debate next week. Governor Ron DeSantis was advised to “take a sledgehammer” to Mr Ramaswamy.

The pro-Trump tech entrepreneur told Fox News: “I think the GOP sometimes when you have professional politicians, they use attacks on other candidates as a substitute for a message of their own.”

Watch the segment below:

Fulton County Sheriff’s Office to investigate all threats to Trump grand jury members

19:52 , Oliver O'Connell

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office has announced that it is investigating any and all threats made against the grand jurors who voted to indict Donald Trump.

They are working with federal, state, and local law enforcement to investigate threats after the identities of the jury were released and circulated online.

Stefanik also trolls DeSantis after debate prep memo goes public

19:44 , Oliver O'Connell

Elis Stefanik, one of the most pro-Trump members of the House Republican leadership, has also piled on after the leaking of the DeSantis debate prep memo.

Christie super PAC trolls DeSantis

19:36 , Oliver O'Connell

Defend Trump and ‘hammer’ Ramaswamy: DeSantis debate strategy revealed on super PAC website

19:28 , Oliver O'Connell

A super PAC supporting Ron DeSantis revealed the Florida governor’s strategy for a comeback in next weeks Republican presidential primary debate, The New York Timesreported.

Axiom Strategies, which works with Never Back Down, a super PAC that supports Mr DeSantis, released a bevy of research memos on its website to give advice for the governor ahead of the first primary debate in Milwaukee.

One of the memos outlines “four basic must-dos” for Mr DeSantis, whom the memos refer to as “GRD,” saying he would need to attack fellow candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has begun to ascend in the polls against Mr DeSantis.

Eric Garcia reports.

Super PAC website reveals DeSantis debate strategy: Defend Trump, ‘hammer’ Ramaswamy

Why is Giuliani so loyal to Trump? His biographer has a theory...

19:20 , Oliver O'Connell

A biographer who wrote the book on the life and career of “America’s Mayor” has a new theory for why Rudy Giuliani remains so doggedly loyal to Donald Trump even after it has been proven time and time again that the two never had any convincing proof of election fraud from the 2020 contest.

John Bowden has the story.

Rudy Giuliani biographer has a theory for why ex-New York mayor is so loyal to Trump

It seems Fox News is not listening to Trump’s complaints about polls

19:12 , Oliver O'Connell

New video shows Roger Stone ‘working to overturn 2020 election’

19:00 , Oliver O'Connell

A new video has emerged that appears to show longtime Donald Trump ally Roger Stone working to overturn the 2020 presidential election, days before the results were officially announced in favour of Joe Biden.

The video aired by MSNBC on Wednesday was obtained by Danish filmmaker Christoffer Guldbrandsen for his 2023 documentary A Storm Foretold.

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports.

New video shows Roger Stone ‘working to overturn 2020 election’

As contents of Jack Smith’s Twitter warrant revealed, Trump judge makes barbed comment about Elon Musk

18:45 , Oliver O'Connell

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s federal election interference case made a barbed comment about Elon Musk in a hearing about access to the former president’s Twitter account, according to court documents.

Newly unsealed court transcripts, released on Tuesday, reveal that special counsel Jack Smith requested Mr Trump’s direct messages, searches and draft tweets from the social media platform earlier this year.

In a hearing, held on 9 February, prosecutors and lawyers for Twitter sparred over the terms of the request.

Rachel Sharp reports.

Trump judge makes barbed comment about Elon Musk over Jack Smith’s Twitter warrant

Lunchtime read: The 59 worst things Trump did during his presidency

18:30 , Oliver O'Connell

As compiled by our colleagues over at Indy100:

The 59 worst things Trump did during his presidency

‘They’re his problem, not hers’: Melania wants ‘nothing to do with’ Trump’s legal troubles, says report

18:15 , Oliver O'Connell

Seldom seen in public, and even more rarely beside her husband, former first lady Melania Trump is maintaining her distance from the multitude of legal problems dogging former president Donald Trump.

After decamping from their winter home at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida — the epicentre of one of the federal cases against Mr Trump — the former president has spent much of his time at his golf club at Bedminster, New Jersey.

Ms Trump, People reports, has spent the majority of the summer in Manhattan. She has not been at his side during any of the appearances or campaign events surrounding his indictments.

Read on...

Melania wants ‘nothing to do with’ Trump’s legal troubles, report says

After cutting ties with Trump, Jenna Ellis forced to crowdfund Georgia lawyer

18:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump’s former lawyer Jenna Ellis has been forced to crowdfund her defence fees after being indicted alongside the former president this week.

Ms Ellis was among the 18 associates of Mr Trump to face charges in Georgia for alleged attempts to alter the state’s 2020 presidential election results.

She posted a link to her fundraising campaign on X, the social media platform formally known as Twitter on Tuesday.

Graeme Massie reports on how the fundraiser is doing.

Jenna Ellis forced to crowdfund Georgia lawyer fund after cutting ties with Trump

Trump continues to rail against Fox News and ‘lethargic’ Bill Barr

17:38 , Oliver O'Connell

Former president Donald Trump is back on Truth Social as lunch approaches, continuing to rail against Fox News.

This time he complains about their apparent insistence in having “slow thinking and lethargic” Bill Barr on as a guest.

Here’s what he had to say:

Why does FoxNews constantly put on slow thinking and lethargic Bill Barr, who didn’t have the courage or stamina to fight the Radical Left lunatics while he was A.G., and who, even more importantly, refused to fight Election Fraud. He knew what was going on, just look at his past remarks! Unless FoxNews starts putting the RIGHT people on, their Ratings will never recover.

Early March date proposed for start of Trump Georgia trial

17:20 , Oliver O'Connell

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis proposed a trial date of 4 March 2024 for her case against former president Donald Trump and his associates.

A filing in the Superior Court of Fulton County for the state of Georgia shows Ms Willis’s office will have the arraignment for Mr Trump and his 18 co-defendants on 5 September 2023.

Eric Garcia reports.

Fulton County DA Fani Willis proposes March 2024 date for Trump Georgia trial

Ohio GOP Senate candidate fires a top staffer for tweets critical of Trump

17:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, the most prominent Republican in the race to unseat Democratic US Senator Sherrod Brown next year, has fired one of his top aides after social media posts surfaced in which the staffer criticized Donald Trump.

LaRose’s office confirmed press secretary Rob Nichols’s departure on Wednesday.

Frank LaRose, GOP Senate candidate in Ohio, fires a top staffer for tweets critical of Donald Trump

Negative polls and worst ‘orange’ chin photos: Trump claims Fox News conspiring against his 2024 campaign

16:40 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump has taken to lashing out at Fox News, claiming that the network is working with other Republican candidates to figure out who can beat him in the GOP primary, while using unflattering “orange” photos of him and negative polls.

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Trump complains Fox News trying to stop him winning in 2024 with bad polls and photos

New poll: Half of Americans think Trump should suspend campaign

16:33 , Oliver O'Connell

A majority of Americans think former president Donald Trump's charges in the Georgia election interference case are serious, with 50 per cent of those polled saying Mr Trump should suspend his campaign, according to new ABC News/IPSOS polling.

Per ABC News:

A plurality of Americans — 49% — think Trump should have been charged with a crime in the Georgia case, while 32% do not think he should have been. Fifty percent of Americans say Trump should suspend his presidential campaign, while 33% don’t think he should, per the ABC News/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos' KnowledgePanel.

The poll was discussed on MSNBC’s Morning Joe earlier today:

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