We already knew that Trump screwed up the 2020 census on purpose. New reporting from The New York Times reveals just how bad things got: Former president Donald Trump made no secret of his interest in meddling with the 2020 Census. But newly released documents show the extraordinary measures his political appointees took to alter the outcome—and the strong pushback they encountered from Census Bureau career staff. [...] With the 2020 election fast approaching and a pandemic making it even more difficult to complete, the Trump administration began pressuring Census officials to wrap up their counting early—a decision that could have potentially benefited the GOP and Trump if the final count failed to capture certain harder-to-measure demographics like immigrants. ...read more

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  • Judge in Documents Case Rejects Dismissal Motions by Trump Co-Defendants
    By Alan Feuer The federal judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case on Thursday denied initial attempts by Mr. Trump’s two co-defendants to have the charges ...
    04/17/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
  • Judge appears skeptical of Trump’s co-defendants’ attempts to get some charges dismissed in classified documents case
    A federal judge appeared dubious of efforts by former President Donald Trump’s two co-defendants ... Jay Bratt said prosecutors are not required to show that De Oliveira knew about the subpoenas ...
    04/12/2024 - 10:37 am | View Link
  • Trump’s Classified Documents Inquiry
    Former President Donald J. Trump’s handling of sensitive government documents when he left office is at the center of a criminal investigation by the Justice Department. The judge did not rule ...
    04/12/2024 - 10:26 am | View Link
  • Judge hears arguments from Trump co-defendants seeking to have documents charges dropped
    Judge Aileen Cannon heard arguments from Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira. The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's classified documents case heard arguments Friday from Trump's co ...
    04/12/2024 - 3:36 am | View Link
  • Hearing Friday in Donald Trump classified documents case but he's not required to attend
    records show. It’s unclear if Nauta and de Oliveira will attend on Friday. The hearing follows Cannon’s April 4 order that declined to dismiss the charges against Trump, rejecting his argument ...
    04/10/2024 - 11:23 pm | View Link
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