Tom Howell Jr.
Articles by Tom Howell Jr.
Georgia state senator seeks special session to impeach, defund Fani Willis
A Georgia state senator urged Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday to call a special legislative session to investigate Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney who indicted former President Donald Trump earlier this week. Published August 17, 2023
Trump legal aides urge him to cancel press event on Georgia election fraud
Former President Donald Trump's legal advisers don't want him to hold a planned press conference on alleged election fraud in Georgia in 2020, saying it would deepen his legal jeopardy. Published August 17, 2023
Mike Pence reacts to Georgia indictment, says state was not stolen from GOP in 2020
Former Vice President Mike Pence is responding to former President Donald Trump's indictment in Georgia by saying the 2020 election results were not fraudulent and that he could not overturn them. Published August 17, 2023
Majority of Americans say Trump deserves prosecution over 2020 election actions, poll finds
The majority of Americans say former President Donald Trump should be criminally prosecuted for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election results, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Published August 17, 2023
President Biden, first lady to visit Maui to survey wildfire destruction, meet survivors
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel Monday to Maui to meet with first responders, survivors and government officials after horrifying wildfires ripped through the Hawaiian island, the White House said Wednesday. Published August 16, 2023
Ex-Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows wants to move Georgia case to federal court
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows wants the conspiracy charges filed against him in Fulton County, Georgia, to be moved to a federal court where he could argue he is immune from prosecution under the Constitution. Published August 16, 2023
Former Georgia elected official says Trump indictment is a warning for the GOP
Former Georgia Lt. Gov Geoff Duncan says he hopes the Atlanta-based indictment of former President Donald Trump is a "pivot point" for the Republican Party, arguing in an op-ed that Mr. Trump is a political loser and the bill is "coming due" for his GOP loyalists. Published August 16, 2023
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp rebukes Trump, says 2020 election was ‘not stolen’
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday upbraided former President Donald Trump for claiming he has a trove of information about fraud in the state's 2020 presidential contest. Published August 15, 2023
White House talking to Hawaii officials about a Maui visit to survey fire devastation
The White House on Tuesday said there are "active discussions" about sending President Biden to Hawaii to survey the devastation in Maui after last week's wildfires. Published August 15, 2023
Democratic Sen. Durbin to the public: Focus on weight of Trump charges, not political forecasting
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard J. Durbin on Tuesday said former President Donald Trump faces some of the "most serious charges ever leveled against an American public figure" after an Atlanta-based grand jury handed up an indictment accusing him of a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 results in Georgia. Published August 15, 2023
Trump plans to present Georgia election fraud findings in ‘major’ press conference
Former President Donald Trump says he is planning to release Monday an "irrefutable" report on alleged election fraud in Georgia, aiming to combat the narrative in a sweeping Fulton County indictment that accuses him of a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results. Published August 15, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he would be open to banning TikTok as president
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says that, as president, he would consider banning the TikTok video-sharing platform because of its ownership links to China. Published August 15, 2023
Trump holds a 40-point lead in N.H. primary, DeSantis falls to third behind Christie, poll shows
Former President Donald Trump maintains a 40-point lead in the New Hampshire GOP primary, according to a poll released Tuesday that shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ceding second place to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Published August 15, 2023
Trump indicted in Georgia election probe; 18 including Giuliani and Meadows also co-defendants
Former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants were indicted Monday night by a grand jury in Georgia in a long-running state probe of their efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state. Published August 14, 2023
Trump lawyers say courthouse’s mistaken revelation of criminal charges undermines Georgia case
The premature posting online of racketeering and other charges in Georgia against former President Donald Trump -- which were quickly removed from a courthouse website -- has Mr. Trump's attorneys saying the district attorney's case has been fatally compromised. Published August 14, 2023
Sneak peek: Ga. charges against Trump prematurely put online, include racketeering, false statements
Former President Donald Trump might face over a dozen felony charges, including a racketeering offense under state racketeering law that is classified as a "serious felony" in Georgia, according to a list of charges that was posted online Monday by Fulton County court officials and then quickly taken down. Published August 14, 2023
Trump says ex-Ga. official should not testify before grand jury, repeats claims election was stolen
Former President Donald Trump said Monday that former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan should not testify before an Atlanta-based grand jury, as a potential fourth indictment looms over the GOP front-runner in the 2024 presidential contest. Published August 14, 2023
Death toll nears 100 in Maui wildfires as crews sift through ashes
The death toll from the wildfires in Maui is approaching 100 as crews continue to sift through the rubble. Published August 14, 2023
Former Georgia official called to grand jury in Atlanta, as Trump probe gathers steam
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan says an Atlanta-based prosecutor called him to testify Tuesday before a grand jury probing former President Donald Trump's actions following his 2020 election loss in the state. Published August 14, 2023
Harris rallies young gun control crowd to fight for tougher federal laws, gun bans
Vice President Kamala Harris told young activists they are "critical" to changing the federal calculus on guns, saying their voices and votes can usher in a ban on military-style rifles and make firearm companies liable for gun violence. Published August 11, 2023
