Sources close to Trump’s legal team say the lawyers will try & convince Trump not to hold his standard hallway gaggles & pressers after court each day given fears over repeated gag order violations. (Key word = try) W/ John Santucci

Sources say leaving his rally Saturday night Trump was “ecstatic” and “supercharged” by the turnout, but it comes as those same sources describe Trump’s mood about his first criminal trial as “angry” and “irritated.” Reporting w/ Rachel Scott & John Santucci Olivia Rubin

Former President Trump arrived in NYC Saturday and spent his Sunday golfing at his course in Westchester ahead of the start of his first criminal trial, multiple sources tell me & John Santucci

A notable portion of the newly released transcript of Walt Nauta's interview with the FBI.

Nauta responded in agreement with the agents saying it was important to ensure classified docs were accounted for in order to protect troops, human assets, etc.

This was on 5/26/2022. 🧵

DNC covered Biden legal bills in special counsel probe axios.com/2024/04/12/dnc…

NEWS — Evan Corcoran, the Trump attorney who became a critical witness in the classified documents case against the former president, has quietly left his legal team. Full story at 9:00 right now.

This is no surprise -- Corcoran is a witness in the Florida case and therefore conflicted in D.C. Hasn't been seen in court with Trump's legal team for months. x.com/kaitlancollins…

NEWS: New details on NC GOP gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson's past bankruptcies -- including that the IRS demanded Robinson file 5 years of unpaid back taxes.

Robinson has a history of targeting others for using government assistance --

More here: abcnews.go.com/US/bankruptcy-…

Bankruptcy documents detail how GOP NC governor nominee Mark Robinson failed to file federal income taxes for 5 years. Deep dive via Will Steakin abcnews.go.com/US/bankruptcy-…

Witnesses in former Pres. Trump's hush money trial are likely to include former members of his inner circle, sources say.

Katherine Faulders has more on who might testify.

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New: DOJ tells House Republicans they won’t be handing over audio of President Biden’s interview w/ SC Hur, despite threats to hold AG Garland in contempt.

Among other arguments - they note doing so could chill witnesses from providing such cooperation in future.
H/t Will Steakin

Others expected to testify:
-former director of Oval Office operations & Trump WH assistant Madeleine Westerhout
 -Deborah Tarasoff, who worked in the Trump Org’s accounting department
-Jeffrey McConney, the Trump Org’s former comptroller.

To try to prove their hush money case against former President Trump, prosecutors in NY are expected to rely on witnesses who are or were part of his inner circle, including his longtime assistant, Rhona Graff. Story w/ Aaron Katersky & Peter Charalambous
 
abcnews.go.com/US/witnesses-t…

‘Increasingly chaotic’: Why House Republicans are heading for the exits washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Judge Cannon has denied Trump’s motion to dismiss the classified documents case based on the Presidential Records Act —> storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

Congratulations to Doug Mills of the The New York Times, winner of the WHCA’s 2024 Award for Excellence in Presidential News Coverage By Visual Journalists. See his winning photo, and more, at whca.press/award/2024-awa…

Congratulations to the staff of @Washingtonpost, winner of the WHCA’s 2024 Katharine Graham Award for Courage and Accountability. To see the winning coverage and more, whca.press/award/2024-awa…

New: Former President Donald J. Trump spoke recently with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, their first publicly disclosed conversation since Trump left office, according to two people briefed on the discussion. w Maggie Haberman nytimes.com/2024/04/03/us/…

NEWS: Kari Lake raises over $1 million with Mar-a-Lago fundraiser for her campaign this evening, per campaign officials

Event is underway in FL, with tickets costing $1k and packages going up to 100K for a two night stay at MAL and dinner with Lake

abcnews.go.com/US/trump-backe…