2018 Day 561: Trump's national security team said Russia is behind "pervasive" and "ongoing" attempts to interfere in upcoming U.S. elections; Trump bemoaned the "Russian hoax"; the NRA is in financial jeopardy and may "be unable to exist"; and China will impose retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods if Trump follows through with his latest trade threat. Aug 3, 2018
2020 Day 1292: Dr. Deborah Birx warned that the country is in a "new phase" of the coronavirus pandemic and that the current outbreak is "extraordinarily widespread"; Trump tweeted that Dr. Deborah Birx's performance has been "pathetic"; the Manhattan District Attorney's office suggested that it's investigating Trump and his company for bank and insurance fraud; and Trump threatened legal action after Nevada’s Legislature passed a bill to automatically send mail-in ballots to all active voters. Aug 3, 2020
2022 Day 561: Kansas voters rejected a proposed state constitutional amendment that would have allowed the legislature to ban abortions; Biden plans to sign a second executive order to support individuals traveling out state for an abortion; the Senate passed legislation that expands medical care to an estimated 3.5 million veterans who may have been exposed to toxic burn pits on U.S. military bases; the Justice Department subpoenaed Trump's White House counsel as part of its investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection; the Pentagon erased the phones of Trump's departing senior defense officials, including text messages related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol; and a Trump-endorsed election denier won the Republican nomination to oversee voting in Arizona. Aug 3, 2022
2023 Day 926: Trump pleaded not guilty to charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election results to keep himself in power; and 45% of Republicans said they would not vote for Trump if he were convicted of a felony, while 35% said they would. Aug 3, 2023
2026 Day 2022: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche formally rescinded the Justice Department’s $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund”; Capital One closed more than 300 bank accounts linked to Trump and his businesses in 2021 after “months of analysis and a careful review” by its anti-money laundering team; Trump accused ExxonMobil and Chevron of “making too much money” off the oil shortage caused by the war in Iran that he started; Trump said he wants to give Iran “every last chance before decapitation” even though there are no “new” negotiations planned; Trump baselessly blamed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for cyberattacks on more than 30 of the state’s water systems; and Trump is reportedly considering firing U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for dismissing the Reflecting Pool vandalism case after concluding that a “hasty and botched” renovation, not vandalism, caused the damage. Aug 3, 2026