2018 Day 581: Trump "would consider" pardoning Paul Manafort and complained that "flipping" is "not fair" and should "almost be outlawed"; Trump also attacked Jeff Sessions; the attorney general responded by saying the DOJ would not be "improperly influenced by political considerations"; David Pecker was granted immunity by federal prosecutors for providing information about Cohen and Trump; and Trump warned the stock market would crash and that "everybody would be very poor" if he's impeached. Aug 23, 2018
2019 Day 946: Trump called the Federal Reserve chairman an "enemy" of the United States; China will retaliate with tariffs on $75 billion more of U.S. goods; Trump "hereby ordered" U.S. companies via Twitter to leave China "immediately"; and the Dow dropped more than 600 points after Trump ordered U.S. manufacturers to find alternatives to China. Aug 23, 2019
2021 Day 216: The FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer vaccine; the Pentagon will require all military personnel to get vaccinated; New York City is requiring all public school teachers and staff to get vaccinated; the 1/6 committee in the House plans to request phone records from that day from members of Congress; and Democrats are planning a vote on Biden's $3.5 trillion budget package. Aug 23, 2021
2022 Day 581: The National Archives said it found more than 700 pages of classified material – including some labeled "Special Access Program" – in the 15 boxes recovered from Trump in January; the Justice Department issued a new grand jury subpoena to the National Archives for more documents as part of its investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol; elections systems data obtained by Trump's campaign and Sidney Powell was copied and shared with election deniers, conspiracy theorists, and right-wing commentators; a jury convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over her Covid-19 policies; and Biden is expected to announce Wednesday that he will cancel $10,000 of federal student loans per borrower making $125,000 a year or less, as well as extend the pause on student loan repayment for at least four additional months through December 2022. Aug 23, 2022
2023 Day 946: Rudy Giuliani surrendered to Georgia authorities and was booked on charges that he illegally conspired to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in the state; a key witness in Trump's classified documents case "retracted his prior false testimony" and implicated Trump and others in obstruction of justice after switching lawyers; the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a ban on most abortion after roughly six weeks of pregnancy; the first Republican presidential debate begins at 9 p.m. Eastern time tonight; and 12% of potential Republican primary voters support Ron DeSantis, while 52% support Trump and 8% support Vivek Ramaswamy. Aug 23, 2023
2024 Day 1312: Vice President Kamala Harris used her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention to present a "new way forward" for America, while casting Trump as an “unserious man.” Aug 23, 2024