On This Day: August 6

6 posts spanning 2018–2025

2018

• Day 564: Trump admitted that the 2016 Trump Tower meeting was to get dirt on Clinton; Trump told confidants that he is worried about how the Mueller probe could impact Trump Jr.'s life; Trump has raised $200,000 for legal defense fund, but hasn't spent any money on legal services; Trump signed an executive order reinstating sanctions against Iran; and a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Aug 6, 2018

2019

• Day 929: Trump attacked Obama after the former president called on Americans to "soundly reject language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders that feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalizes racist sentiments"; the Trump campaign paid for more than 2,000 Facebook ads this year that included the word "invasion"; Mitch McConnell complained that protesters outside his home were making "serious calls to violence" over his refusal to allow the Senate to consider bills to strengthen background checks for gun sales; and McConnell's campaign tweeted a photo of mock tombstones with the names of his political opponents, Democratic initiates, and nominees he's blocked. Aug 6, 2019

2020

• Day 1295: Nearly 1.2 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week; the White House and Congress remain far apart on an agreement for a new coronavirus relief agreement; Trump claimed – without evidence– that it was possible the U.S. could have a coronavirus vaccine before the Nov. 3 election; and the New York prosecutors seeking Trump’s tax records have also subpoenaed Deutsche Bank. Aug 6, 2020

2021

• Day 199: Biden is considering withholding federal funds in order to spur more vaccinations; the freeze on federal student loan payments was extended to January 2022; families of 9/11 victims don't want Biden to attend any memorials until he declassifies documents about Saudi Arabia's involvement in the attack; one of Andrew Cuomo's alleged victims filed a criminal complaint against him; and the 1/6 committee is considering whether to ask for the White House call logs from the day of the insurrection. Aug 6, 2021

2024

• Day 1295: Kamala Harris officially secured the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination, making her the first woman of color in U.S. history to lead a major party ticket; Harris named Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate; and the Supreme Court rejected an attempt by Missouri's Republican attorney general to delay Trump's sentencing in the New York criminal case, where Trump was convicted on 34 counts of orchestrating an illegal conspiracy to influence the 2016 presidential election by falsifying business records. Aug 6, 2024

2025

• Day 1660: Trump threatened to impose a 100% tariff on all semiconductor and chip imports unless companies shift production to the U.S. or have “committed to build” domestically; hours later, Apple announced an additional $100 billion U.S. investment; Trump raised tariffs on Indian goods to 50%, citing India’s continued purchases of Russian oil; Trump plans to meet with Putin as early as next week, followed by a separate meeting with Putin and Zelensky; Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. canceled $500 million in funding for 22 mRNA vaccine projects, including work on bird flu, COVID-19, and other viruses; JD Vance will host top Trump officials for dinner to discuss whether to release the transcript of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s interview with Ghislaine Maxwell; Stanford’s student newspaper sued the Trump administration, accusing officials of using federal immigration powers to intimidate noncitizen reporters into silence over Israel and Gaza; and key sections of the U.S. Constitution, including the ban on unlawful detention, disappeared from a government website run by the Library of Congress. Aug 6, 2025