Trump's Georgia co-defendants and the high legal bills they may be facing
Former President Donald Trump is helping one co-defendant, his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, by appearing at a fundraiser for him Thursday night.
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Giuliani to enter not guilty plea in Fulton County case, waive arraignment
Former President Donald Trump and other defendants have already filed waivers and entered not guilty pleas.
Giuliani held liable for defamation
A judge held Rudy Giuliani liable for defamation against two Georgia election workers, ordering him and his business to pay more than $130,000 in legal fees.
See Rudy Giuliani's mug shot after he turned himself in at Fulton County Jail
Rudy Giuliani surrendered at an Atlanta jail to be booked on charges alleging he and others attempted to subvert the 2020 election results in Georgia.
Trump surrenders at Atlanta jail
Former President Donald Trump surrendered and was booked at the Fulton County jail Thursday after being indicted last week along with 18 others on charges that he attempted to subvert the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. Nikole Killion has the latest.
Giuliani criticizes Georgia election case
More defendants in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case are turning themselves in. The 19 defendants, including former President Donald Trump, have until noon on Friday to surrender themselves at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani surrendered Wednesday. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports from Atlanta.
Rudy Giuliani surrenders in Georgia
Rudy Giuliani turned himself in at the Fulton County Jail on Wednesday on charges alleging he and others attempted to thwart the 2020 election results in Georgia. As he left the jail, he told reporters, "I am being indicted because I'm a lawyer."
Judge denies Meadows' attempt to delay arrest
Rudy Giuliani, former personal attorney for former President Donald Trump, surrendered in Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday to face racketeering charges in connection with alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. Plus, a federal judge denied former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows' attempt to delay his arrest in the case. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports from Fulton County.
Rudy Giuliani surrenders at Fulton County Jail for Georgia RICO charges
Rudy Giuliani was accompanied by former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik.
Rudy Giuliani surrenders in Georgia election case
Rudy Giuliani, the one-time personal attorney for former President Donald Trump, surrendered at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on Wednesday to face 13 state felony counts charging him as part of an alleged scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. He was one of 19 people, included Trump, who have been indicted in the case. Trump is expected to surrender Thursday. Nikole Killion has more.
What we know about Trump's expected surrender
Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia Thursday with some of his co-defendants already turning themselves in. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest on what to expect.
Trump PAC pays bill for private eye
Donald Trump's lawyers and political action committee sought the help of Sean Crowley, a private investigator in New York, as legal troubles for the former president began mounting in Manhattan this spring. Save America, a PAC founded by the former president, paid $152,285.50 to Crowley's firm in April and May, according to federal campaign filings. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates has more on Crowley, as well as Rudy Giuliani's path from a tough prosecutor to a racketeering suspect.
Giuliani's path from law-and-order champion to RICO defendant
"In the 1980s, if you said that Rudy Giuliani had been indicted on RICO charges, someone would've thought it was a bad 'Saturday Night Live' skit," said a colleague from his days as a prosecutor.
Takeaways from Trump's indictment in Georgia's 2020 election meddling case
Among those charged with Trump in the Georgia case are Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows and conservative attorneys John Eastman, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell.
Fani Willis aims to try 19 defendants at once
The 98-page indictment in Fulton County, Georgia, alleges a "criminal enterprise" involving former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants. That includes some familiar names like Trump's former attorney Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Criminal defense attorney Don Samuel joins CBS News to unpack the legal case.
Giuliani, Meadows indicted with Trump
Former President Donald Trump and 18 allies, including former chief of staff Mark Meadows and attorney Rudy Giuliani, are accused of trying to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential election results in an indictment handed down Monday night. CBS News' Jarred Hill reports on the 13 new criminal charges Trump faces. And Nick Lewis, founder and managing partner of the Lewis Law Firm in Washington, joined CBS News to discuss what comes next legally in the Georgia investigation.
What to know about Fulton County's Trump investigation
A grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, may soon consider charges against former President Donald Trump. Here's what to know about the potential case.
Kerik meets with special counsel team in election probe
The interview focused on efforts by former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani to prove allegations of election fraud in several states, according to Bernard Kerik's lawyer.
Former Giuliani employee files audio transcripts in harassment suit
Audio transcripts filed in a New York court as part of a former employee's lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani depict him making sexually vulgar remarks to her.
Who are the co-conspirators in the Trump Jan. 6 indictment?
The federal indictment doesn't identify the six co-conspirators, but their alleged actions — and sometimes their own words — possibly match these identities.
Giuliani concedes he made false statements
Rudy Giuliani is conceding he falsely claimed two Georgia election workers committed ballot fraud during the 2020 presidential election. But Giuliani also doesn't admit his statements caused damage. This comes in the defamation lawsuit brought by Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss in 2021. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.
Giuliani admits to making false statements about election workers
Former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss filed a defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani in December 2021.
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D.C. panel says Giuliani should be disbarred for election fraud claims
A review panel says former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani should be disbarred in Washington for his handling of litigation challenging the 2020 election on behalf of former President Trump.
Georgia official interviewed in Jan. 6 probe
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger spoke with federal prosecutors Wednesday as part of an investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The meeting likely focused on a 2021 phone call between Raffensperger and then-President Trump, where Trump was recorded telling Raffensperger to "find" the votes to reverse Joe Biden's win in Georgia. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa joins "Prime Time" to discuss the significance of the interview.
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Board votes to close Kennedy Center immediately for renovations, source says
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House votes to limit Trump's power to strike Iran for 3rd time
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Coast Guard, FBI boarded Texas-bound oil tanker to investigate cyberattack
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Iran war could cost $2 billion per month, Congressional Budget Office estimates
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Ed Sheeran breaks silence amid controversy
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Ed Sheeran's supporting acts pull out of tour after Macklemore was dropped
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Elin Hilderbrand and daughter on latest book
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Lawmakers differ on AI legislation
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OpenAI backs measure that would require independent audits of AI models
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NASA plans to launch new space telescope
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Man arrested for alleged ISIS plot
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FBI foils ISIS-inspired plot in Pennsylvania
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FBI: Pennsylvania man was planning ISIS attack
A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man planned to carry out an ISIS-inspired "mass casualty attack" before being thwarted by the FBI, federal law enforcement officials say. CBS News' Anna Schecter has more.
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NASA launches its Roman Space Telescope to explore the hidden universe
NASA's Roman Space Telescope launched shortly after daybreak from Kennedy Space Center and blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles away.
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