2019 Day 1026: A senior defense official told House impeachment investigators that Trump directed the freeze in military aid to Ukraine; the State Department released some military aid to Ukraine days before Trump announced that he authorized the funds; a Rudy Giuliani associate told the incoming Ukraine administration in May that unless they investigated the Bidens, the U.S. would freeze aid and Mike Pence would not attend Volodymyr Zelensky's swearing-in ceremony; and a federal judge dismissed Trump's lawsuit to block New York from providing his state tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee Nov 11, 2019
2020 Day 1392: U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations reached an all-time high of 61,964, as new daily cases passed 139,000 for the first time; election officials in 45 states representing both political parties said there was no evidence of voter fraud or irregularities; a Pennsylvania postal worker admitted that he fabricated allegations of voter fraud; the Office of the Director of National Intelligence won't provide Biden with intelligence reports until the General Services Administration recognizes that Biden won the election; and 86% of Trump voters don't think Biden legitimately won the election. Nov 11, 2020
2024 Day 1392: Trump demanded that the next Senate Republican leader allow him to make appointments to his administration and the courts without Senate approval; Trump named Stephen Miller his White House deputy chief of staff for policy, Tom Homan his "Border Czar" with oversight of immigration, maritime, and aviation security, and Rep. Elise Stefanik his ambassador to the United Nations; a judge granted Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request to pause all filing deadlines in the federal case accusing Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 election; Trump will receive classified briefings again despite being charged with mishandling state secrets; Trump, in a call with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, handed the phone Elon Musk, whose Starlink satellites have been essential for Ukrainian communications in the ongoing war with Russia; and a Manhattan judge will rule on whether Trump’s hush money conviction stands under the Supreme Court’s ruling that presidents are immune from prosecution for crimes committed while in office. Nov 11, 2024