WSJ columnist argues 'tyrant' accusations fit Biden more than Trump
1 year ago

WSJ columnist argues 'tyrant' accusations fit Biden more than Trump

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump has set off alarm bells among experts for anti-democratic proposals, including ideas to transform the entire civil service into a partisan army, strip independence from federal agencies, and use the Justice Department to go after political enemies. "With the stroke of a pen, Mr. Biden tried to cancel half a trillion dollars in student debt, ban evictions and mandate Covid vaccines — each of which the Supreme Court blocked because Congress never gave the president the authority to do so," she wrote. Finley also claimed that Biden has "failed to enforce the nation’s immigration laws, paroling millions of migrants into the U.S. rather than detaining them at the border or holding them in Mexico while they await hearings" — even though the law actually says this is the correct procedure. "Meantime, a Justice Department special counsel has filed trumped-up charges against Mr. Trump for allegedly defrauding the U.S. Progressive prosecutors in Georgia and New York have piled on," she wrote. Finley takes all of these things to conclude that "President Biden and his supporters project their own authoritarian impulses onto Mr. Trump because they don’t want to come to terms with their own illiberalism" — and that, "The left’s depictions of Mr. Trump as a tyrant are likely to fall on deaf ears with GOP voters who have heard leftists say the same for years, and not only about Mr.

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'Complete empty promise': Trump's threats against prosecutors face serious legal challenge
5 days, 9 hours ago

'Complete empty promise': Trump's threats against prosecutors face serious legal challenge

Raw Story  

It's no secret that Donald Trump would like to punish the prosecutors who went after him, but legal experts say there are some limits to what he can do to them. Trump and his team are looking for retribution specifically against Jay Bratt, the counterintelligence chief within the Justice Department's national security division, and possibly his deputy Julie Edelstein, according …

A criminal trial while in office? Will Trump's hush money conviction stand?
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1 week ago

A criminal trial while in office? Will Trump's hush money conviction stand?

Firstpost  

Donald Trump has lost a bid to dismiss his hush money conviction, as a Manhattan judge ruled that the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision does not apply to this case. The ruling keeps the legal drama alive as Trump, now elected for a second term, faces the unprecedented situation of a criminal conviction while in office Former US President Donald …

Judge rules against Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction
1 week ago

Judge rules against Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction

Deccan Chronicle  

New York: A New York judge ruled Monday against a bid by US President-elect Donald Trump to have his conviction for covering up hush money payments to a porn star thrown out on immunity grounds. Prosecutors convinced a jury during the hush money trial that Trump's payments were made to cover up a scandal that would have hurt his 2016 …

Trump hush money judge refuses to throw out conviction on presidential ‘immunity’ grounds
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump hush money judge refuses to throw out conviction on presidential ‘immunity’ grounds

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial has refused …

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to overturn hush money conviction | Supreme Court immunity ruling denied
1 week, 1 day ago

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to overturn hush money conviction | Supreme Court immunity ruling denied

India TV News  

On Monday, a Manhattan judge denied President-elect Donald Trump’s attempt to dismiss his hush money conviction, rejecting arguments that the US Supreme Court’s recent presidential immunity ruling should invalidate the case. Highlights from Trump’s defense Trump's legal team argued that evidence used in his family, such as financial disclosures and testimony from White House aides, related to his official conduct …

'Unfairly prosecuted': Trump quotes Biden's pardon arguments in bid to quash hush money case
2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Unfairly prosecuted': Trump quotes Biden's pardon arguments in bid to quash hush money case

Firstpost  

Donald Trump’s legal team has sought for dismissal of his Manhattan criminal hush-money case arguing President Joe Biden used similar reasoning to pardon his son, Hunter Biden Donald Trump's legal team is now arguing that the hush money case should be thrown out given his win in the US presidential election. Lawyers of Donald Trump have invoked Joe Biden’s decision …

Trump's lawyers urge judge to toss hush money case, cite Biden pardoning son
3 weeks ago

Trump's lawyers urge judge to toss hush money case, cite Biden pardoning son

India Today  

Donald Trump on Tuesday asked a New York state judge to dismiss the criminal case in which he was convicted in May of 34 felony counts involving hush money paid to a porn star in light of his victory in the November 5 US presidential election. In urging Justice Juan Merchan in Manhattan to vacate the guilty verdict and toss …

'Deep state' DOJ lawyers 'steeling themselves for confrontations' with Trump: report
3 weeks, 6 days ago

'Deep state' DOJ lawyers 'steeling themselves for confrontations' with Trump: report

Raw Story  

Washington Post columnist Marc Fisher has been talking with career attorneys at the United States Department of Justice and has found that they are determined to stay on the job despite threats from President-elect Donald Trump and his allies. According to Fisher, these lawyers know that the second Trump administration will likely be even more hostile to them than the …

How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes
4 weeks ago

How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One year after the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department was committed to holding accountable all perpetrators “at any level” for “the assault on our democracy.” That bold declaration won’t apply to at least one person: Donald Trump. Now it’s time to ensure what happened to President Trump never happens …

Special counsel moves to abandon election interference and classified documents cases against Trump
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Special counsel moves to abandon election interference and classified documents cases against Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that Trump’s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining classified documents or trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. They wrote that Trump’s return to the White House “sets at odds two fundamental and compelling …

Trump allies call for DOJ to go after president-elect’s political enemies
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump allies call for DOJ to go after president-elect’s political enemies

Raw Story  

With the nomination of former congressman Matt Gaetz, a MAGA loyalist known for hyperbolic rhetorical attacks against Donald Trump’s enemies, to serve as attorney general, the president-elect appears to be eying the U.S. Justice Department as a cudgel against his political enemies. “There must be severe legal, political and financial consequences,” Davis said, after citing the FBI raid on Trump’s …

US special counsel seeks pause in Trump classified documents case
1 month, 1 week ago

US special counsel seeks pause in Trump classified documents case

Al Jazeera  

Outgoing prosecutor Jack Smith says he needs time to consider next steps in light of President-elect Trump’s victory. Federal prosecutors have asked an appeals court to pause their bid to revive the criminal case against the United States President-elect Donald Trump, who was accused of mishandling classified documents after his first term as president ended. Special Counsel Jack Smith, 55, …

Little can stop Trump from prosecuting his perceived enemies
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Little can stop Trump from prosecuting his perceived enemies

LA Times  

President Nixon with transcripts of White House tapes after he announced that he would turn them over to House impeachment investigators in 1974. It will be the opposite of the department’s proud aspiration to do “justice without fear or favor.” Moreover, Trump has said he will rely on the Supreme Court’s immunity opinion to provide full cover against any legal …

What's Next For Donald Trump’s Criminal Cases
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What's Next For Donald Trump’s Criminal Cases

Huff Post  

Now that Donald Trump has won the White House for a second time, the path ahead seems clear for him to brush off key federal criminal indictments that have dogged him for years while potentially delaying other cases he faces in state court. The man in charge of enforcing laws can now just break them.” When writing her dissent, which …

President-elect Trump widely expected to shut down legal cases against him
1 month, 2 weeks ago

President-elect Trump widely expected to shut down legal cases against him

Salon  

Once President-elect Donald Trump enters the White House next year, he will have the power to summarily dismiss the the remaining legal cases arrayed against him — and has said he would use that power. With control of the Justice Department, Trump can fire special counsel Jack Smith, who is managing two federal cases against Trump: one regarding the then-president's …

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

LA Times  

Donald Trump speaks after voting on at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center on Tuesday in Palm Beach, Fla. Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before the president-elect takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with …

Trump promised to get revenge. Here are his targets.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump promised to get revenge. Here are his targets.

Politico  

Cheney angered Trump while serving as vice chair of the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Last year, Trump reposted a social media message from conservative talk show host Mark Levin saying Smith “must go to prison.” In August, Trump reposted a message calling “Jackal Smith … a career criminal” and saying he …

Special Counsel Releases Redacted Documents in 2020 Election Subversion Case Against Trump
2 months, 1 week ago

Special Counsel Releases Redacted Documents in 2020 Election Subversion Case Against Trump

CNN  

Special counsel Jack Smith has released nearly 2,000 heavily redacted pages of documents in his 2020 election subversion case against former President Donald Trump. The documents contain snippets of the evidence Smith relied on to charge the former president, including transcripts and notes from FBI interviews conducted during the yearslong investigation.

'Overwhelming majority' of prosecutors 'alarmed' by Trump's potential DOJ impact: NYT
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Overwhelming majority' of prosecutors 'alarmed' by Trump's potential DOJ impact: NYT

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's promises to prosecute his enemies if he wins re-election have "alarmed" the vast majority of current and former prosecutors, according to a New York Times survey. "We contacted about 160 of these insiders, including every living U.S. attorney general and many of their top deputies, dozens of former U.S. attorneys, every White House counsel and a few retired …

Federal judge rejects Trump’s request to intervene in his state felony conviction
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal judge rejects Trump’s request to intervene in his state felony conviction

LA Times  

A federal judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected Donald Trump’s request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, spurning the former president’s attempt at an end-run around the state court where he was convicted and is set to be sentenced in two weeks. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein’s ruling — just hours after Trump’s lawyers asked him to …

Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction and delay sentencing
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction and delay sentencing

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump asked a federal court late Thursday to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturn his felony conviction and indefinitely delay his sentencing next month. Trump’s lawyers have argued that prosecutors rushed to trial instead of waiting for the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision, and that the …

Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing

LA Times  

Former President Trump asked a federal court to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturn his felony conviction and indefinitely delay his sentencing next month. Trump’s lawyers have argued that prosecutors rushed to trial instead of waiting for the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision, and that the trial was “tainted” by evidence that …

US special counsel files new indictment against Trump in Jan 6 case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

US special counsel files new indictment against Trump in Jan 6 case

China Daily  

US former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump WASHINGTON - US Special Counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a new indictment in the federal criminal case against former president Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, following a Supreme Court decision that granted Trump sweeping immunity from prosecution for his "official" conduct as president. The new indictment dropped certain specific …

US special counsel files new indictment against Trump in Jan 6 case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

US special counsel files new indictment against Trump in Jan 6 case

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-28 09:24 US former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump WASHINGTON - US Special Counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a new indictment in the federal criminal case against former president Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, following a Supreme Court decision that granted Trump sweeping immunity from prosecution for his "official" conduct as president. The …

Special Counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Donald Trump
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Special Counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Donald Trump

The Hindu  

Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court on Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, saying a judge’s decision that dismissed the prosecution was at odds with longstanding Justice Department practice and must be reversed. “In ruling otherwise, the district court deviated from binding Supreme Court precedent, misconstrued the statutes that authorized the …

Trump lawyers ask New York judge to delay felony sentencing until after the election
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump lawyers ask New York judge to delay felony sentencing until after the election

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's attorneys have asked for a Manhattan judge to delay his sentencing until after the November election. Attorneys for the former president and current Republican nominee wrote a letter to the court dated Wednesday pointing out that the Sept. 18 sentencing date was scheduled to take place after the start of early voting, and they argued that Trump did …

Donald Trump holds first campaign rally since assassination attempt, with running mate JD Vance in Grand Rapids — as it happened
5 months ago

Donald Trump holds first campaign rally since assassination attempt, with running mate JD Vance in Grand Rapids — as it happened

ABC  

President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, this week moved to throw out his criminal conviction on gun charges and have a separate case accusing him of tax evasion dismissed. It follows a federal judge's decision on Monday to dismiss the criminal case accusing former president Donald Trump of illegally retaining classified documents after leaving office. District Judge Aileen Cannon found …

Legal scholars: SCOTUS gave Trump a "big hammer" — and he may use it to undo NY conviction
5 months, 1 week ago

Legal scholars: SCOTUS gave Trump a "big hammer" — and he may use it to undo NY conviction

Salon  

The Manhattan justice weighing the fate of Donald Trump's guilty conviction in New York could potentially throw out the verdict if he decides jurors should never have heard certain evidence about the president's conduct as president — or the judge could uphold the verdict by deciding that evidence would have made little difference, according to legal experts. Wofford said Trump's …

WSJ editorial argues Supreme Court immunity ruling 'will serve as a restraint' on Trump ​
5 months, 2 weeks ago

WSJ editorial argues Supreme Court immunity ruling 'will serve as a restraint' on Trump ​

Raw Story  

As pundits, legal experts, former prosecutors, and lawmakers openly fear the downfall of democracy following the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity, The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board on Friday boldly claimed the ruling doesn't help former President Donald Trump, it restrains him. Read also: Trump's immunity win will 'backfire' on him in November: CNN analyst Former Prosecutor Glenn Kirschner …

Trump seeks to set aside his New York hush money guilty verdict after Supreme Court immunity ruling
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump seeks to set aside his New York hush money guilty verdict after Supreme Court immunity ruling

The Hindu  

Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked the New York judge who presided over his hush money trial to set aside his conviction and delay his sentencing, scheduled for next week. The letter to Judge Juan M. Merchan cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling earlier on Monday on presidential immunity and asked the judge to delay Mr. Trump’s sentencing …

'Skeptical': CNN's Kaitlan Collins presses Trump attorney on tossing hush money case
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Skeptical': CNN's Kaitlan Collins presses Trump attorney on tossing hush money case

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's defense is going on offense to zap his legal troubles now that the Supreme Court ruled the president possesses absolute immunity for core constitutional powers. The first case in Trump's sights is his 34-count felony conviction for falsifying business records last month in his New York City hush money trial. "I think it just adds to the vast …

After Supreme Court immunity ruling, Biden draws sharp contrast with Trump on obeying rule of law
5 months, 3 weeks ago

After Supreme Court immunity ruling, Biden draws sharp contrast with Trump on obeying rule of law

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden warned Monday that a Supreme Court ruling granting presidents broad immunity from prosecution would make an unchecked Republican Donald Trump “more emboldened to do whatever he wants” if he regains the White House in November’s election. An ad released Monday was called “I Know” using clips from Biden’s post-debate North Carolina rally, where he said, …

Trump Immunity Ruling Invites Presidents to Commit Crimes
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump Immunity Ruling Invites Presidents to Commit Crimes

Bloomberg  

The Supreme Court, in perhaps its most consequential decision about the powers and parameters of the US presidency, ruled on Monday that Donald Trump cannot be tried in a criminal court for any “actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority” while serving in the White House. The most direct result of the ruling is that Trump, a twice-impeached convicted …

Trump and his House GOP allies go to war against special counsels
6 months ago

Trump and his House GOP allies go to war against special counsels

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Meanwhile, House Republicans are fighting a similar battle on behalf of the former president, …

Donald Trump news: Mike Johnson wants the Supreme Court to do what now?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump news: Mike Johnson wants the Supreme Court to do what now?

Slate  

Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts in the New York hush money case—but there’s a lengthy appeals process ahead. Mike Johnson makes a weird point about being buddies with the Supreme Court Following the news of Trump’s guilty verdict, House Speaker Mike Johnson went on Fox News and urged the Supreme Court to intervene and “set this …

Stefanik files misconduct complaint against judge overseeing Trump's hush-money trial claiming his selection is 'not random at all'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Stefanik files misconduct complaint against judge overseeing Trump's hush-money trial claiming his selection is 'not random at all'

Daily Mail  

GOP Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who is in the running to be Donald Trump's vice president, has filed a misconduct complaint against the judge overseeing his hush-money trial. Stefanik has called for an investigation into Justice Juan Merchan, who is presiding over Trump's trial in New York state court, to 'determine whether the required random selection process was in fact followed'. …

Judge denies request to restrict Trump statements about law enforcement in classified records case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge denies request to restrict Trump statements about law enforcement in classified records case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case in Florida on Tuesday denied prosecutors’ request to bar the former president from making public statements that could endanger law enforcement agents participating in the prosecution. Cannon has chided prosecutors both in hearings and in court papers over a number of matters, including telling Smith’s team during one hearing that …

Trump trial reaches its end game
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump trial reaches its end game

Raw Story  

NEW YORK — The historic trial of Donald Trump enters its final act Tuesday, with closing arguments to the jury who must then decide whether to hand down the first ever criminal conviction of a former U.S. president. Speaking to reporters before and after each day in court, Trump launched regular tirades against Judge Juan Merchan — calling him "corrupt" …

Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from statements endangering law enforcement in classified records case
7 months ago

Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from statements endangering law enforcement in classified records case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors on Friday asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president from public statements that “pose a significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents” participating in the prosecution. The request to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon follows a distorted claim by Trump earlier this week that the …

Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from making statements endangering law enforcement in classified records case
7 months ago

Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from making statements endangering law enforcement in classified records case

LA Times  

Prosecutors asked the judge to curb Donald Trump’s communications after he issued distorted and false statements about the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago estate in 2022. Federal prosecutors Friday asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president from public statements that “pose a significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents” …

‘Chop them up, distort them’: White House slams ‘improper threats’ as it blocks Hur tapes
7 months, 1 week ago

‘Chop them up, distort them’: White House slams ‘improper threats’ as it blocks Hur tapes

Raw Story  

As House Republicans move to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for refusing to hand over the audio tapes of Special Counsel Robert Hur's interviews with President Joe Biden, the White House Counsel has notified two House committee chairmen President Biden is invoking executive privilege on those tapes. "The absence of a legitimate need for the audio recordings lays …

Judge in Trump’s classified documents case postpones May trial indefinitely
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge in Trump’s classified documents case postpones May trial indefinitely

LA Times  

Former President Trump, followed by his attorney Todd Blanche, walks to speak to reporters following proceedings in his hush money trial Tuesday in New York. The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Trump has indefinitely postponed a trial that had been set for May 20. The order from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon …

Trump Lawyer Tells SCOTUS That Even A Military Coup Order Would Be Immune From Prosecution
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump Lawyer Tells SCOTUS That Even A Military Coup Order Would Be Immune From Prosecution

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — A presidential order to the military to conduct a coup to keep him in office “might well be an official act,” Donald Trump’s lawyer told the Supreme Court Thursday on the question of whether Trump’s attempted coup is immune from prosecution. “I think it’s a real thing.” How justices decide to protect future presidents from …

Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s absolute immunity claims
8 months ago

Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s absolute immunity claims

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court appeared ready to reject former President Donald Trump’s claims of sweeping immunity and the broad protections he has sought to shut down his federal election subversion case, but also reluctant to give special counsel Jack Smith carte blanche to pursue those charges. “Why shouldn’t we either send it back to the court of appeals or …

Trump faces Supreme Court immunity test as ‘hush money’ trial continues
8 months ago

Trump faces Supreme Court immunity test as ‘hush money’ trial continues

Al Jazeera  

More witness testimony in New York as top court decides if Trump can be prosecuted in separate federal election case. Former United States President Donald Trump faces legal tests in New York and Washington on Thursday in two separate cases that hang over his campaign to return to the Oval Office in the November election. “The judge isn’t allowing me …

Column: Will Trump be tried for Jan. 6? After Supreme Court arguments, it’s more uncertain than ever
8 months ago

Column: Will Trump be tried for Jan. 6? After Supreme Court arguments, it’s more uncertain than ever

LA Times  

For those rightly concerned about the timing of Donald Trump’s federal Jan. 6 trial, Thursday’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court gave plenty of reasons for worry. Moreover, the court’s conservative majority seemed inclined to define presidential immunity from prosecution in a way that could undermine some of the charges in special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment. Kagan also asked the …

Trump Makes His Final Case To Supreme Court To Avoid Prosecution For His Coup Attempt
8 months ago

Trump Makes His Final Case To Supreme Court To Avoid Prosecution For His Coup Attempt

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Donald Trump makes his final case Thursday for why he should not be criminally prosecuted for his coup attempt, as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on his claims of “absolute immunity” for actions he took while president. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leaves the State Supreme Court in Manhattan, New York on April …

'Oops': Ex-prosecutor flags flaw in Trump's 'latest defense' in criminal hush money case
8 months ago

'Oops': Ex-prosecutor flags flaw in Trump's 'latest defense' in criminal hush money case

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's current defense to allegations in the criminal business records falsification case he's facing undermines his original arguments, a legal expert said on Sunday. Trump is set to begin his trial in the case, in which the former president has been charged with more than 30 felonies in connection with purported "hush money" payments made to adult film star …

'This is a threat': Legal experts shred Trump's latest plea for full presidential immunity
8 months ago

'This is a threat': Legal experts shred Trump's latest plea for full presidential immunity

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Saturday posted seven pages of social media rants about how he is "entitled" to full presidential immunity from all criminal charges, causing legal experts and political onlookers to rage over the messages. "IF THEY TAKE AWAY MY PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY, THEY TAKE AWAY CROOKED JOE BIDEN’S PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY," Trump wrote in the first post on the subject Saturday. …

Trump attacks judge and prosecutors in his hush money case in last rally before trial
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump attacks judge and prosecutors in his hush money case in last rally before trial

NPR  

Trump attacks judge and prosecutors in his hush money case in last rally before trial Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Lamberti/AP Joe Lamberti/AP SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday lit into New York prosecutors and the criminal hush money case they brought against him during his last rally before what he called a "communist show trial" …

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