2018 Day 594: A senior Trump administration official published an anonymous essay claiming cabinet members discussed removing Trump from office early in his presidency; Trump called the unsigned op-ed a "disgrace" and "gutless" while Sarah Huckabee Sanders called the author of the op-ed a "coward"; and Trump is "in the worst mood of his presidency." Sep 5, 2018
2019 Day 959: The Pentagon will divert funding from military construction projects in 23 states, three territories, and 19 countries to pay for Trump's border wall; a federal judge ruled that 11 parents who were deported from the U.S. without their children will be allowed to return to the country; and the U.S. and China will resume trade talks aimed at ending the trade war. Sep 5, 2019
2023 Day 959: A federal court struck down Alabama’s congressional map; all 19 defendants have pleaded not guilty in the Georgia election interference case; the former leader of the Proud Boys was sentenced to 22 years in prison after being convicted of seditious conspiracy; Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office warned a judge that Trump's "daily" statements “threaten to prejudice the jury pool” in the federal election conspiracy case; New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge to impose $20,000 in sanctions on Trump, Trump Jr, Eric Trump, their lawyers, and other co-defendants; and 59% of Republican primary voters plan to support Trump for the GOP presidential nomination – up 11 percentage points since April. Sep 5, 2023
2024 Day 1325: Trump’s federal criminal election interference case resumed after a nearly yearlong delay; Kamala Harris called for a 28% capital gains tax rate for Americans who earn at least $1 million a year; Trump pledged to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% from 21% for companies that make their products in the U.S.; Kamala Harris announced plans for a $50,000 tax benefit for small businesses; Trump endorsed Elon Musk’s plan for a "government efficiency commission" to cut federal spending; and Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to the nine charges in the federal tax case against. Sep 5, 2024