2018 Day 565: Giuliani tells Mueller he has a "a real reluctance about allowing any questions about obstruction" of justice; Michael Cohen is under investigation for tax fraud; the Trump administration wants to make it harder for legal immigrants to become U.S. citizens; Brett Kavanaugh argued that it's a "traditional exercise of power by Presidents" to ignore laws they view as unconstitutional; and 43% of Republicans think Trump "should have the authority to close news outlets engaged in bad behavior." Aug 7, 2018
2019 Day 930: The House Judiciary Committee sued to force former White House counsel Donald McGahn to testify before Congress; Trump visited both Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas, but remained largely out of public view; Congressional Republicans are "confident Congress will be able to find common ground" on legislation to help law enforcement take guns from those who pose an imminent danger; the owner of the online message board 8chan was called to testify before Congress after the website was linked to the terrorist attack in El Paso; and a U.S. State Department official oversaw a Washington, D.C.-area chapter of a white nationalist organization. Aug 7, 2019
2020 Day 1296: Negotiations over a new coronavirus relief package failed after the Trump administration rejected a Democratic offer to compromise; Trump baselessly claimed that Joe Biden, a practicing Catholic, is "against God" and would somehow "hurt God"; Trump signed a pair of executive orders banning Americans and U.S. companies from doing business with the Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat apps; the U.S. intelligence community's top election security official said China sees Trump as “unpredictable" and "prefers" that he not win reelection; and in 2017, Trump's advisers were hesitant to give him military options amid escalating tensions with both North Korea and Iran fearing he might accidentally take the U.S. to war. Aug 7, 2020
2023 Day 930: Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to place Trump under a protective order after Trump posted a message to his social media platform saying: “IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU!”; Trump attacked special counsel Jack Smith and the judge assigned to oversee his election conspiracy case; a federal judge dismissed Trump's defamation counterclaim against E. Jean Carroll; 51% of Americans believe Trump tried to stay in office beyond his term through illegal and unconstitutional means; 59% of Americans think the multiple indictments and investigations against Trump are an effort to stop his 2024 campaign; and 69% of Republicans say Biden’s win was not legitimate. Aug 7, 2023
2024 Day 1296: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz introduced himself as Kamala Harris’ running mate during a joint rally in Philadelphia, thanking Harris for “the trust you put in me” and for “bringing back the joy”; Trump – out of nowhere – baselessly predicted that Biden might try to "crash" the Democratic National Convention in an attempt to "take back the nomination" from Harris; the Arizona grand jury that indicted 18 Trump allies on criminal charges related to their efforts to overturn the 2020 election also wanted to indict Trump; an Arizona Republican who falsely claimed to be a legitimate presidential elector for Trump pleaded guilty for her role in the scheme to subvert the 2020 election; and 51% of voters would support Harris, while 48% would support Trump if the November presidential election were held today. Aug 7, 2024
2025 Day 1661: Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, first announced in April and delayed for months during talks on “90 deals in 90 days,” took effect, raising average rates from the usual 2–3% to 18.6% – the highest since 1933; Trump ordered the Commerce Department to begin work on a new census that would exclude immigrants living in the U.S. illegally; the FBI agreed to help Texas law enforcement find about 50 Democratic legislators who left to block a Trump-backed redistricting plan that would add five additional Republican House seats; a senior Trump Justice Department adviser was caught on Jan. 6 police bodycam footage urging rioters to attack officers defending the Capitol; the FBI fired several senior agents who had worked on investigations involving Trump or his allies; and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will move to occupy all of Gaza. Aug 7, 2025