Jack Smith Asks Court To Jail Trump If He Keeps Yapping About Witnesses
1 year, 2 months ago

Jack Smith Asks Court To Jail Trump If He Keeps Yapping About Witnesses

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Special counsel Jack Smith wants Donald Trump tossed into the slammer if he keeps talking about witnesses in the federal election case. Judge Tanya S. Chutkan had temporarily suspended a limited gag order on Trump in the federal case against him for allegedly conspiring to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory. The original measure was to bar Trump from disparaging prosecutors, court staff and potential witnesses in a pattern that the court filing called “targeting.” But Smith’s filing urged the judge to reimpose it after Trump hinted on social media that a potential witness, former chief of staff Mark Meadows, would be a weakling and coward if he agreed to testify in exchange for immunity, as had been reported. The gag order in Washington, D.C., is not to be confused with the one that Trump violated Wednesday at his civil financial fraud trial in New York City.

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Trump to be sentenced in hush money case, days before return to White House
2 hours, 16 minutes ago

Trump to be sentenced in hush money case, days before return to White House

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — In a singular moment in U.S. history, President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene. Bragg’s office said in a court filing Monday that Trump committed “serious offenses that caused extensive harm to the sanctity of the electoral process and to the integrity of …

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case
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6 hours, 26 minutes ago

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case

The Hindu  

A divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to delay his sentencing in his hush money case in New York. However, Mr. Trump’s attorneys have argued that evidence used in the Manhattan trial violated last summer’s Supreme Court ruling, giving Trump broad immunity from prosecution over acts he took as president. Mr. Trump’s attorneys went to the …

US Supreme Court denies to pause Donald Trump's hush money sentencing
7 hours, 17 minutes ago

US Supreme Court denies to pause Donald Trump's hush money sentencing

India Today  

The US Supreme Court rejected on Thursday Donald Trump's request to halt his sentencing in a New York state court for the president-elect's conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. Trump had sought relief from the justices as he pursued a state court appeal to resolve questions of presidential immunity following a Supreme Court …

Trump Begs Appeals Court To Block Special Counsel Report From Going Public
12 hours, 59 minutes ago

Trump Begs Appeals Court To Block Special Counsel Report From Going Public

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Attorneys for President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday urged an appeals court to block the publication of special counsel Jack Smith’s report explaining why prosecutors decided to charge Trump for alleged crimes tied to Jan. 6, 2021, as well as the alleged illegal retention of classified documents, saying there is information “never released to the public” and more …

Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York
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1 day, 15 hours ago

Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York

The Hindu  

President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to call off Friday’s sentencing in his hush money case in New York. Mr. Trump’s lawyers turned to the nation’s highest court Wednesday after New York courts refused to postpone the sentencing by Juan M. Merchan, the judge who presided over Mr. Trump’s trial and conviction last May on 34 felony counts …

Trump asks Supreme Court to pause sentencing in hush money case
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2 days, 7 hours ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to pause sentencing in hush money case

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday urged the US Supreme Court to pause his sentencing in the hush money case, a highly unusual request that relies in part on the court’s decision last year to grant him broad immunity from criminal prosecution. Trump’s latest request to the US Supreme Court is unusual – and likely an uphill fight – …

Trump asks Supreme Court to block his sentencing in New York criminal case
2 days, 7 hours ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to block his sentencing in New York criminal case

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to block a New York judge from sentencing him Friday over his felony conviction in a hush money case. The justices “should order an immediate stay of criminal proceedings against President Trump in the New York trial court, including but not limited to the criminal sentencing hearing scheduled for January 10, …

Appeals court rejects Trump's latest attempt to get Friday's hush money sentencing called off
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2 days, 7 hours ago

Appeals court rejects Trump's latest attempt to get Friday's hush money sentencing called off

India Today  

NEW YORK: President-elect Donald Trump was denied Tuesday in his second attempt to delay this week’s sentencing in his hush money case. A New York appeals court judge swiftly rejected Trump’s request for an order that would put off sentencing while he appeals a decision last week upholding the verdict. Merchan has suggested he will not sentence Trump to jail …

Donald Trump appeals to Supreme Court for delay in hush money sentencing
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2 days, 7 hours ago

Donald Trump appeals to Supreme Court for delay in hush money sentencing

India Today  

President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to call off Friday’s sentencing in his hush money case in New York. Trump’s lawyers turned to the nation’s highest court on Wednesday after New York courts refused to postpone the sentencing by Judge Juan M. Merchan, who presided over Trump’s trial and conviction last May on 34 felony counts of falsifying …

Donald Trump’s criminal cases: Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation report
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2 days, 10 hours ago

Donald Trump’s criminal cases: Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation report

Live Mint  

A federal judge in Florida blocked the Justice Department from releasing a report on two criminal probes of Donald Trump, setting up a potential legal fight between the president-elect and the prosecutors that investigated him. US District Judge Aileen Cannon said she was temporarily prohibiting public release of the findings of Special Counsel Jack Smith‘s investigations into Trump. Former federal …

Judge in Trump documents case temporarily blocks release of special counsel report
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3 days, 7 hours ago

Judge in Trump documents case temporarily blocks release of special counsel report

India Today  

WASHINGTON: A federal judge has temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on investigations into President-elect Donald Trump as an appeals court weighs a challenge. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon made the ruling Tuesday, the morning after an emergency request by defense lawyers to stop the Justice Department from making the report public — a step …

US judge temporarily blocks release of Trump investigations report
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3 days, 7 hours ago

US judge temporarily blocks release of Trump investigations report

Al Jazeera  

Trump has denounced the investigations against him as politically motivated and the special counsel report as ‘fake’. A United States judge has temporarily blocked Special Counsel Jack Smith from releasing a report on his investigation into President-elect Donald Trump for his mishandling of classified documents. A criminal indictment in the classified documents case was announced in June 2023, when prosecutors …

Appeals court rejects Trump’s latest attempt to call off sentencing in his felony conviction
3 days, 7 hours ago

Appeals court rejects Trump’s latest attempt to call off sentencing in his felony conviction

LA Times  

Then-candidate Donald Trump appears in a Manhattan criminal court in May shortly before he was convicted of falsifying business records related to hush money payments during his first presidential campaign. A New York appeals court judge on Tuesday denied President-elect Donald Trump’s latest bid to delay this week’s sentencing for his felony conviction. In a one-sentence ruling following an emergency …

NY appeals court rejects Trump’s emergency request to delay Friday hush money sentencing
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3 days, 7 hours ago

NY appeals court rejects Trump’s emergency request to delay Friday hush money sentencing

CNN  

CNN — A New York appeals court judge has rejected Donald Trump’s request to postpone his Friday sentencing in the hush money case. Blanche said the Supreme Court’s July decision on presidential immunity offers Trump constitutional protection. Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Chief of Appeals Steven Wu argued Trump’s lawyers have not put forward any argument that a one-hour sentencing hearing …

Trump makes shocking claim about Alvin Bragg ahead of hush money case sentencing, ‘Biden/Harris DOJ forced Bragg to…’
4 days, 2 hours ago

Trump makes shocking claim about Alvin Bragg ahead of hush money case sentencing, ‘Biden/Harris DOJ forced Bragg to…’

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of a January 10 sentencing in Donald Trump’s New York hush money case, the president-elect made a shocking claim: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “never wanted to bring” the case against him. Donald Trump makes shocking claim about Alvin Bragg ahead of hush money case sentencing “D.A. The judge suggested Trump would instead receive an “unconditional discharge.” Trump claimed …

Trump spent years trying to undermine Jack Smith. Now he wants to block special counsel’s final word
4 days, 7 hours ago

Trump spent years trying to undermine Jack Smith. Now he wants to block special counsel’s final word

CNN  

CNN — District Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump. The issue of Smith’s final report being made public now moves to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, with Cannon’s order Tuesday preventing Smith or the Justice Department from transmitting the report outside the …

'Rigged Charade': Trump unloads on 'corrupt' judge after he's ordered to face sentencing
6 days, 4 hours ago

'Rigged Charade': Trump unloads on 'corrupt' judge after he's ordered to face sentencing

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump continued swinging at Judge Juan Merchan hours after he was ordered to face sentencing in his New York fraud case on Jan. 10 – and also hurled furious attacks at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and special counsel Jack Smith. The incoming president’s Friday evening sound-off on Merchan came as no surprise; Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung issued …

Judge orders Trump to be sentenced on Jan. 10 in hush-money case
6 days, 7 hours ago

Judge orders Trump to be sentenced on Jan. 10 in hush-money case

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. Last month, Merchan said the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity for sitting presidents …

‘Witch Hunt’: Trump spokesman lashes out after Trump ordered to appear for sentencing
6 days, 8 hours ago

‘Witch Hunt’: Trump spokesman lashes out after Trump ordered to appear for sentencing

Raw Story  

A spokesman for Donald Trump took aim at Judge Juan Merchan in a fiery statement after he ordered the incoming president to return to court for sentencing in his New York fraud case on Jan. 10. Trump communications director Steven Cheung on Friday hurled insults at Merchan, who ruled against Trump’s motion to dismiss the guilty verdict that resulted in …

Trump Ordered To Appear For Sentencing In Hush Money Trial
6 days, 10 hours ago

Trump Ordered To Appear For Sentencing In Hush Money Trial

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The New York judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money trial has ordered him to appear for his long-delayed sentencing hearing on Jan. 10, more than seven months after he was convicted on all 34 felony counts against him. In his 18-page order, Merchan indicated that he was trying to balance the interests of justice with the …

Judge upholds Trump's conviction, sets sentencing for Jan. 10
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1 week ago

Judge upholds Trump's conviction, sets sentencing for Jan. 10

LA Times  

Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations before his felony conviction in May. Merchan wrote that he sought to balance competing interests: Trump’s ability to govern “unencumbered” by the case, the U.S. Supreme Court’s July ruling on presidential immunity, the public’s expectation “that all are equal and no one is above the law,” and the importance of …

Jack Smith's team preparing now for Trump retribution extending even to spouses: report
2 weeks ago

Jack Smith's team preparing now for Trump retribution extending even to spouses: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has promised revenge and retribution against special counsel Jack Smith after the appointed prosecutor was brought into the Justice Department to investigate suspected crimes from the ex-president. According to Rolling Stone, a source said that those working under Smith's team "preemptively reviewed their private and professional communications, to make sure they hadn’t written anything that could be subpoenaed, …

'Grave juror misconduct': Trump lawyers mount new bid to dismiss hush money case
3 weeks, 2 days ago

'Grave juror misconduct': Trump lawyers mount new bid to dismiss hush money case

Raw Story  

Lawyers for Donald Trump now say they’ve uncovered evidence of “grave juror misconduct” in their continued push to shed the incoming president of his 34 felony convictions in New York state court, according to reports. Although details of the juror misconduct references remain murky, attorneys for Trump said they wrote a letter to Judge Juan Merchan after being contacted by …

Trump bashes ‘psychotic’ decision by Judge Merchan to hold him accountable in hush money case
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump bashes ‘psychotic’ decision by Judge Merchan to hold him accountable in hush money case

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 After the judge overseeing his hush money trial refused to …

Trump Claims To Have Evidence Of Juror Misconduct In Hush Money Case
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump Claims To Have Evidence Of Juror Misconduct In Hush Money Case

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President-elect Donald Trump’s attorneys are continuing their fight against his hush money conviction by arguing that “grave juror misconduct” tainted the verdict, although prosecutors called the allegation “vague.” Details of the supposed misconduct were redacted from court filings made public Tuesday. New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan decided Monday, however, that Trump is not immune to …

'Psychotic': Trump posts furious attack on judge who refused to accept immunity bid
3 weeks, 2 days ago

'Psychotic': Trump posts furious attack on judge who refused to accept immunity bid

Raw Story  

Donald Trump lashed out at the judge overseeing his criminal case after the president-elect's latest attempt to have his conviction quashed was fully rejected. New York justice Juan Merchan issued a ruling Monday that Trump cannot claim presidential immunity to overturn a jury's guilty verdict on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 hush money payment to …

A criminal trial while in office? Will Trump's hush money conviction stand?
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3 weeks, 2 days 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
3 weeks, 3 days 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 …

Setback for Trump, US court rejects his bid to throw out hush money conviction
Top News
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Setback for Trump, US court rejects his bid to throw out hush money conviction

Firstpost  

A court in US refused to throw out President-elect Donald Trump’s felony conviction in the New York hush money case because of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity A court in the US denied to throw out Donald Trump’s hush money conviction, saying that the US President-elect’s felony conviction should not be tossed out because of the Supreme …

Trump dealt major blow in bid to quash hush money convictions before inauguration
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump dealt major blow in bid to quash hush money convictions before inauguration

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump’s race to shed himself of the criminal convictions he’s racked up in the four years since leaving the White House hit a roadblock Monday when a New York judge rejected his demand to let him off the hook in his fraud case involving hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. If the ruling survives Trump’s …

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to toss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to toss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A judge Monday refused to throw out President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. Trump’s lawyers then cited the Supreme Court opinion to argue that the hush money jury got some improper evidence, such as Trump’s presidential financial disclosure form, testimony from some White House aides and …

New York judge denies Trump's bid to throw out hush money conviction
Top News
3 weeks, 3 days ago

New York judge denies Trump's bid to throw out hush money conviction

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-17 14:13 FILE PHOTO: US President-elect Donald Trump, alongside his attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the media as he arrives for his criminal trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. NEW YORK -- A judge in New York denied on Monday US President-elect Donald …

New York judge denies Trump's bid to throw out hush money conviction
Top News
3 weeks, 3 days ago

New York judge denies Trump's bid to throw out hush money conviction

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: US President-elect Donald Trump, alongside his attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the media as he arrives for his criminal trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. NEW YORK -- A judge in New York denied on Monday US President-elect Donald Trump's motion to throw out …

Judge rejects Donald Trump's bid to use presidential immunity to dismiss hush money conviction
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Judge rejects Donald Trump's bid to use presidential immunity to dismiss hush money conviction

ABC  

A judge has rejected president-elect Donald Trump's bid to have his "hush money" conviction dismissed because of the US Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity. Manhattan Judge Juan M Merchan's decision on Monday eliminates one potential off-ramp from the case ahead of Trump's return to office next month, but his lawyers have raised other arguments for dismissal. A jury …

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to overturn hush money conviction | Supreme Court immunity ruling denied
3 weeks, 3 days 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 …

US judge rejects Donald Trump's attempt to dismiss hush money conviction: Report
Top News
3 weeks, 3 days ago

US judge rejects Donald Trump's attempt to dismiss hush money conviction: Report

India Today  

A judge in New York on Monday rejected US President-elect Donald Trump’s attempt to have his hush money conviction dismissed, dismissing his claim that a recent Supreme Court ruling on the President's immunity ruling had invalidated the verdict. Donald Trump was convicted in May of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 hush money payment made to adult film actress …

Judge rules Trump does not have presidential immunity protections in hush money conviction
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Judge rules Trump does not have presidential immunity protections in hush money conviction

CNN  

CNN — Donald Trump’s felony conviction in the New York hush money case should not be tossed out because of the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity, Judge Juan Merchan ruled Monday. “Even if this Court did find that the disputed evidence constitutes official acts under the auspices of the Trump decision, which it does not, Defendant’s motion is still …

Trump’s lawyers rebuff DA’s idea for upholding his hush money conviction, calling it ‘absurd’
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump’s lawyers rebuff DA’s idea for upholding his hush money conviction, calling it ‘absurd’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urged a judge again Friday to throw out his hush money conviction, balking at the prosecution’s suggestion of preserving the verdict by treating the case the way some courts do when a defendant dies. They called the idea “absurd.” The Manhattan district attorney’s office is asking Judge Juan M. Merchan to “pretend as …

'President-elect immunity does not exist': NYC DA rips Trump’s demand to drop case
4 weeks, 2 days ago

'President-elect immunity does not exist': NYC DA rips Trump’s demand to drop case

Raw Story  

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg isn’t ready to let Donald Trump off the hook in his fraud case involving hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Bragg wrote in a filing made public Tuesday that he opposes Trump’s attempt to have the state court ruling “immediately” thrown out based on last month’s presidential election win. Bragg added that …

Supreme Court again declines to lift gag order in Trump hush money case
1 month ago

Supreme Court again declines to lift gag order in Trump hush money case

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court again denied a request to lift a gag order placed on President-elect Donald Trump after he was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York. Earlier this year, the high court shut down an effort by the Missouri attorney general to remove the gag order. After Trump was convicted, Judge Juan Merchan …

Joy Behar cringes as John Fetterman explains that Trump's hush money trial was 'clearly politically motivated'
1 month ago

Joy Behar cringes as John Fetterman explains that Trump's hush money trial was 'clearly politically motivated'

Daily Mail  

Sen. John Fetterman stunned The View co-host when he claimed that Donald Trump's New York City trial should also be pardoned. 'I think it's undeniable that the case against Hunter Biden was really politically motivated, but I also think it's true that the trial in New York for Trump, that was political as well, too,' Fetterman told Behar during an …

Trump's request for hush money dismissal — citing Biden pardon — wasn't for judge: Expert
1 month ago

Trump's request for hush money dismissal — citing Biden pardon — wasn't for judge: Expert

Raw Story  

Legal experts ripped apart Donald Trump's latest request to have his guilty verdict in New York tossed, in which he cited Hunter Biden's sweeping pardon. Eisen later pointed out that Trump's lawyers even went so far as to "invent a new constitutional category of pre-presidential privileges, arguing that the case must be dismissed bc it 'disrupts his transition efforts and …

'Preposterous': Judge refuses to postpone Jan. 6 trials based on Trump pardon promise
1 month, 1 week ago

'Preposterous': Judge refuses to postpone Jan. 6 trials based on Trump pardon promise

Raw Story  

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth declined this week to postpone the trials of Richard Slaughter and Caden Paul Gottfried in light of president-elect Donald Trump's vow to pardon Jan. 6 rioters. Gottfried and Slaughter, his stepfather, were observed engaging law enforcement in an area known as "the tunnel" on Jan. 6, 2021. Following the November election, the two men asked …

Trump escaped the consequences of his alleged crimes. Now his allies are after the prosecutors who brought the charges
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump escaped the consequences of his alleged crimes. Now his allies are after the prosecutors who brought the charges

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. I don’t think it will end well for him.” Blanche will serve behind Attorney …

'Unserious': Lawsuit targeting Jack Smith slapped down by Trump-appointed judge
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Unserious': Lawsuit targeting Jack Smith slapped down by Trump-appointed judge

Raw Story  

A last-ditch effort to temporarily block special counsel Jack Smith from destroying records generated by his investigation into President-elect Donald Trump was thrown out by a Trump-appointed federal judge who called the claims “unserious.” In an order denying Freedom of Information Act claims raised by Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk ruled Monday that …

Trump-appointed judge dismisses Texas lawsuit against Jack Smith
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump-appointed judge dismisses Texas lawsuit against Jack Smith

Salon  

A Texas judge has denied an attempt by the state's top law enforcement official to prevent special counsel Jack Smith from destroying records related to his cases against President-elect Donald Trump, The Washington Post reported. In a complaint filed earlier this month, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, who was appointed by Trump in …

Ex-prosecutor: Jack Smith could still keep Trump cases "alive"
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ex-prosecutor: Jack Smith could still keep Trump cases "alive"

Salon  

In a column on MSNBC's website Thursday, former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade suggests that far from “obeying an authoritarian in advance,” special counsel Jack Smith's request to pre-emptively shut down his cases against President-elect Donald Trump was a shrewd move that could ensure their survival in the long run. According to McQuade, nixing the cases "without prejudice" means that they …

Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case

China Daily  

WASHINGTON — A US judge on Monday dismissed the federal criminal case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat after prosecutors moved to drop that prosecution and a second case against the president-elect, citing Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president. The order from US District Judge Tanya Chutkan puts an end to the federal …

Jack Smith did all he could to 'preserve' this 'possibility': Ex-federal prosecutor
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jack Smith did all he could to 'preserve' this 'possibility': Ex-federal prosecutor

Raw Story  

Former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade believes special counsel Jack Smith's move to dismiss Donald Trump's 2020 election interference and classified documents cases on Monday "could be an effort to keep the cases alive in the long term," she writes in a Tuesday op-ed for MSNBC. "By dismissing the cases now on his own terms, Smith blocks Trump’s attorney general from …

How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes
1 month, 2 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 …

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