2018 Day 568: Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing is set to begin September 4th; a federal judge held a Roger Stone associate in contempt for refusing to testify before Mueller's grand jury hearing; Omarosa claimed Trump is a "racist" who frequently used the n-word and says there are tapes to prove it; and Trump doubled tariffs on steel and aluminum from Turkey. Aug 10, 2018
2020 Day 1299: Trump signed four executive actions at his Bedminster golf club to defer payroll taxes, student loan payments, and evictions through the end of the year; at least 97,000 children in the U.S. tested positive for COVID-19 during the last two weeks of July; the White House has explored executive actions Trump could take to curb mail-in voting; and a White House aide reached out to South Dakota last year about the process for adding Trump's face to Mount Rushmore. Aug 10, 2020
2022 Day 568: Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a deposition with the New York attorney general's office; the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago was reportedly focused on whether Trump and his aides had returned all the documents and other material that were government property; U.S. inflation rose 8.5% in July from a year ago; Biden signed legislation expanding health care benefits to millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits during their military service; the Justice Department charged a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps with plotting the assassination of John Bolton; and 40% of Americans approve of the job Biden is doing as president – his highest approval rating in two months. Aug 10, 2022
2023 Day 933: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted at least 38 vacations, 26 private jet flights, eight flights by helicopter, a dozen VIP passes to sporting events, two stays at luxury resorts in Florida and Jamaica, and a standing invitation to play at a high-end private golf club in Florida from several billionaire benefactors since 1991; Trump and one of his two co-defendants pleaded not guilty in federal court to three new charges in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case; inflation rose 3.2% from a year ago in July; and Biden signed an executive order limiting American investments in China as part of an effort to restrict the country’s ability to develop next-generation military and surveillance technologies. Aug 10, 2023