Republicans Won't Dispute Trump's Claim To Total Immunity From Prosecution
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Republicans Won't Dispute Trump's Claim To Total Immunity From Prosecution

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump made the extraordinary argument in federal court on Tuesday that he should be immune from criminal prosecution for any action taken while he was in the Oval Office, with his lawyers even conceding the possibility that a president could use the military to assassinate a political rival and still escape jail time. “I choose not to get involved and comment about any of the people running for the nomination,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday when asked if he still believed Trump could be held liable in court for his actions leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol while Congress met to certify the electoral vote. Sen. Kevin Cramer called it “a plausible argument,” while Sen. Chuck Grassley said, “You’re going to have to let the courts answer.” Trump’s attorneys argued that his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, leading up to the Jan. 6 attack, were official acts and that he is therefore immune from prosecution. “Could a president who ordered SEAL Team 6 to assassinate a political rival not impeached, would he be subject to criminal prosecution?” a judge asked Trump attorney D. John Sauer.

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Trump hush money judge refuses to throw out conviction on presidential ‘immunity’ grounds
6 days, 23 hours 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 …

'President-elect immunity does not exist': NYC DA rips Trump’s demand to drop case
1 week, 6 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 …

Trump escaped the consequences of his alleged crimes. Now his allies are after the prosecutors who brought the charges
3 weeks, 6 days 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 …

How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes
3 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Live updates: Trump presidential transition news
54 years, 11 months ago

Live updates: Trump presidential transition news

CNN  

Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on a recently unsealed indictment including four felony counts against Donald Trump on August 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Even before special counsel Jack Smith formally asked that his criminal cases — the 2020 election subversion prosecution and the charges of mishandling classified documents — against Donald Trump be dismissed, it …

We Know Who’s to Blame for Trump’s Evasion of Justice. It Isn’t Jack Smith.
54 years, 11 months ago

We Know Who’s to Blame for Trump’s Evasion of Justice. It Isn’t Jack Smith.

Slate  

The six-page filing that special counsel Jack Smith submitted Monday is surely one of the strangest requests a federal prosecutor has ever had to make. Smith moved to dismiss charges against Donald Trump for election subversion, asking Judge Tanya Chutkan to toss out the case due to an “unprecedented circumstance”: The defendant has, of course, been reelected president. The filing …

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

Special counsel moves to abandon election meddling and classified data cases against Trump

LA Times  

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Trump in 2023 at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that the president-elect’s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining …

Prosecutors move to dismiss Trump’s 2020 election, secret documents cases
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Prosecutors move to dismiss Trump’s 2020 election, secret documents cases

Al Jazeera  

United States special counsel Jack Smith has moved to dismiss two criminal cases accusing President-elect Donald Trump of seeking to overturn his 2020 election defeat and mishandling secret government documents. But there is a possibility that these charges could once again come up.” ‘Major victory’ In the election interference case, Trump, a Republican, was accused of conspiring to overturn the …

Jack Smith drops election subversion and classified documents cases against Trump
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Jack Smith drops election subversion and classified documents cases against Trump

Salon  

Special counsel Jack Smith has filed a motion to drop his election subversion case and his classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump, CNN first reported Monday. Earlier this month, Smith requested more time from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who has been overseeing the election interference case, to make a decision about how to proceed following Trump’s election on …

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 …

Republicans face a 'double-edged sword' if they seek revenge for Trump: legal expert
1 month, 1 week ago

Republicans face a 'double-edged sword' if they seek revenge for Trump: legal expert

Raw Story  

Members of Congress bent on getting revenge for the way they think Donald Trump was treated after he left office may be stepping into precarious territory — particularly if they make good on threats to go after special counsel Jack Smith. In a column for MSNBC, attorney Shan Wu noted a post on X from owner Elon Musk –– now …

"Unprecedented circumstance": Smith seems to be giving up on Jan. 6 case against Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

"Unprecedented circumstance": Smith seems to be giving up on Jan. 6 case against Trump

Salon  

Special Counsel Jack Smith appears to be giving up on a prosecution against President-elect Donald Trump over his alleged role in a plot to subvert the results of the 2020 election. In a Friday filing to Judge Tanya Chutkan, Smith’s office asked that the court vacate future scheduled proceedings “to afford the government time to assess this unprecedented circumstance and …

'No legal impediment' to Trump being sentenced in hush money case: ex-prosecutor
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'No legal impediment' to Trump being sentenced in hush money case: ex-prosecutor

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is set to be sentenced in New York on Nov. 26, and legal analysts wonder how Judge Juan Merchan will proceed. Just a few weeks ago, one group of legal experts on the "Jack" podcast suggested that Merchan could issue a jail sentence but suspend it until Trump leaves office. Legal analyst Harry Litman told MSNBC on Thursday …

"He now has immunity": Expert warns second term Trump can do "awful lot" without fear of prosecution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

"He now has immunity": Expert warns second term Trump can do "awful lot" without fear of prosecution

Salon  

President-elect Donald Trump projected victory on Tuesday left the legal cases in jeopardy as he prepares to take office. Smith's case against Trump in D.C., accusing him of attempting to subvert President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory and obstruct Congress' certification of the results on Jan. 6, 2021, was dealt a heavy blow in July when the Supreme Court ruled …

Trump criminal cases brought by Jack Smith set to be closed before he enters White House
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump criminal cases brought by Jack Smith set to be closed before he enters White House

Daily Mail  

The two federal criminal cases against Donald Trump are likely to be wound down before he gets into the White House, according to reports hours after his crushing election victory over Kamala Harris. Trump still faces sentencing in the New York hush money trial next month and the election interference case in Georgia headed by District Attorney Fani Wills has …

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 …

Smith seeking to end cases against Trump following election win: report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Smith seeking to end cases against Trump following election win: report

Salon  

Special Counsel Jack Smith is looking to wrap up his cases against Donald Trump following Trump's presidential election victory on Tuesday, per a report from ABC News. Smith has spent years building two cases against the president-elect, claiming that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election and illegally kept classified documents in his home at Mar-a-Lago. Those cases had to …

Trump trials: The former president's comments about Jack Smith are getting increasingly unhinged.
54 years, 11 months ago

Trump trials: The former president's comments about Jack Smith are getting increasingly unhinged.

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. Meanwhile, the former president’s attorneys were busy filing a new motion to dismiss Smith’s election interference case, using the same argument that successfully killed the classified documents case. Jack Smith should be considered mentally deranged and he should …

Jack Smith plays his hand
2 months ago

Jack Smith plays his hand

Salon  

In this election year, with four criminal cases pending against him, Donald Trump’s lawyers have implemented full-scale delaying tactics for both legal and political reasons. Special counsel Jack Smith, meanwhile, is taking the cards he was dealt and it appears his latest legal effort could bypass the Supreme Court’s transformational immunity ruling. Trump’s Delays Meet Smith Motion for Immunity Determinations …

This Could Have Been A Year Of A Federal Court Reckoning For Trump. Judges Had Other Ideas.
2 months, 1 week ago

This Could Have Been A Year Of A Federal Court Reckoning For Trump. Judges Had Other Ideas.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The indictment charging Donald Trump with hoarding classified documents leveled one jaw-dropping allegation after another, including that he showed off a secret Pentagon attack plan to guests at his golf club and suggested his lawyer misled the FBI about the presence of the White House records. If Trump loses to Democrat Kamala Harris, he is …

Jack Smith shows his cards just in time: January 6 case looks like the winning hand against Trump
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Jack Smith shows his cards just in time: January 6 case looks like the winning hand against Trump

Salon  

Jack Smith’s latest filing in the election interference case against Donald Trump contains explosive reminders and bombshell revelations about the former president’s conduct following his 2020 election loss that would have made even Niccolo Machiavelli blush. Donald Trump left the White House.” This accounting was, as the New York Times observes, “short a few details — the violence, the deaths …

'Unconstitutional!' Trump pitches Truth Social fit after Jack Smith's latest filing
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Unconstitutional!' Trump pitches Truth Social fit after Jack Smith's latest filing

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump reacted to special counsel Jack Smith's massive new filing in the federal election conspiracy case with a long-winded rant on Truth Social, accusing him of a plot to interfere in the presidential election. "The release of this falsehood-ridden, Unconstitutional, J6 brief immediately following Tim Walz’s disastrous Debate performance, and 33 days before the Most Important Election …

Jack Smith’s Big New Jan. 6 Brief Is a Major Indictment of the Supreme Court
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Jack Smith’s Big New Jan. 6 Brief Is a Major Indictment of the Supreme Court

Slate  

It’s rare to simultaneously feel red-hot anger and wistfulness, especially when merely reading a document. But those are exactly the emotions that washed over me when I read the redacted version of special counsel Jack Smith’s brief reciting in detail the evidence against Donald Trump for attempting to subvert the 2020 election. The anger is at the Supreme Court for …

'Buckle up': Experts say Trump just filed pivotal objection in election interference case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Buckle up': Experts say Trump just filed pivotal objection in election interference case

Raw Story  

Donald Trump just delivered a slew of objections over new evidence special counsel Jack Smith wants to appear on the public docket and that the former president's attorneys hope to hide, according to court records and legal analyses. Trump filed to Washington D.C. federal court Tuesday a seven-page response to a new 180 page document that could contain new evidence …

Jack Smith Is Trying to Offer the Public His Evidence Against Trump
54 years, 11 months ago

Jack Smith Is Trying to Offer the Public His Evidence Against Trump

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. Special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump took a major step last week when Smith submitted a court filing that argues the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision should not prevent the former president from facing …

What happens with Trump's criminal cases if he wins the election?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

What happens with Trump's criminal cases if he wins the election?

ABC  

Former US president Donald Trump is having another tilt at re-election. Federal election interference Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. Charges One count each of: Conspiracy to defraud the US Conspiracy to defraud the US Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding Conspiracy …

Prosecutors file sealed brief detailing allegations against Trump in election interference case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Prosecutors file sealed brief detailing allegations against Trump in election interference case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday filed, under seal, a legal brief that prosecutors have said would contain sensitive and previously unseen evidence in the case charging former President Donald Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 election he lost. The brief, submitted over the Trump team’s objections, is aimed at defending a revised and stripped-down indictment that …

Trump trials: Trump's lawyers just won't take no for an answer in the Jan. 6 case.
54 years, 11 months ago

Trump trials: Trump's lawyers just won't take no for an answer in the Jan. 6 case.

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. Last week, Trump’s defense filed more court documents seeking to dismiss the election interference case and stall the classified documents appeals process. Trump Pushes to Dismiss the Jan. 6 Case In a court filing that was meant to …

Harris Ties Trump To Mark Robinson After Bombshell Report On Porn Forum Comments: Live Updates
3 months, 1 week ago

Harris Ties Trump To Mark Robinson After Bombshell Report On Porn Forum Comments: Live Updates

Huff Post  

Just ahead of a 5 p.m. deadline Monday, lawyers defending Donald Trump in his Jan. 6 election subversion case urged a federal judge to reject special counsel Jack Smith’s request to file a 180-page opening brief on presidential immunity, calling it a “monstrosity” and suggesting it would be akin to election interference if permitted. This, Smith reasoned, was due to …

Trump trials: Jack Smith's federal election interference trial comes back to life.
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump trials: Jack Smith's federal election interference trial comes back to life.

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. Donald Trump will not be sentenced for his 34 felony counts in the New York hush money case before November’s presidential election, the judge in that case announced on Friday. Over in D.C., the judge in special counsel …

Justice delayed is political: Trump’s election interference case must continue ahead of the election
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Justice delayed is political: Trump’s election interference case must continue ahead of the election

Salon  

The Supreme Court conservative majority’s opinion in Trump v. United States has rightly drawn considerable criticism. The Court’s slow pace in handing down its decision is already largely responsible for delaying for more than 200 days the federal criminal trial of Donald Trump for alleged January 6-related crimes. But even though the D.C. District Court has only recently been able …

Trump’s Jan. 6 case to extend beyond Election Day under timeline laid out by judge
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s Jan. 6 case to extend beyond Election Day under timeline laid out by judge

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Exactly two months out from the presidential election, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan plans to move ahead with the case accusing former President Donald Trump of subverting the 2020 presidential election results, telling Trump’s attorneys that she is “not concerned with the electoral schedule.” Chutkan released a timeline for the case late Thursday afternoon setting several deadlines for …

Column: Will Trump ever be tried for Jan. 6? Here’s the answer that emerged from the latest hearing
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Will Trump ever be tried for Jan. 6? Here’s the answer that emerged from the latest hearing

LA Times  

Much remained uncertain after Thursday’s hearing on how to proceed with the federal Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump following the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling. The parties and U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan agreed that, as the judge put it, “the issue of immunity will stop these proceedings once again.” The judge’s forlorn prediction is a safe one given the …

Prosecutors, Trump’s lawyers clash in court over next steps in election interference case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutors, Trump’s lawyers clash in court over next steps in election interference case

LA Times  

An image from a video released by the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection shows then-President Trump recording a statement on the afternoon of the riot from the White House Rose Garden. Prosecutors and defense lawyers clashed in court Thursday over the next steps in the federal election interference prosecution of Donald Trump in the first hearing …

Opinion: Donald Trump is a five-time loser with grand juries
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Donald Trump is a five-time loser with grand juries

LA Times  

By now, two months before the presidential election, we voters ought to have seen a verdict in the federal criminal case against the three-time Republican nominee accused of conspiring to overturn the result of the previous contest. Its right-wing super-majority — half of whom were selected by Trump, and two of whom should have recused themselves — dallied for half …

Trump team will seek dismissal of federal election subversion case as each side mulls the next steps
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump team will seek dismissal of federal election subversion case as each side mulls the next steps

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Donald Trump intend to urge a judge to dismiss the federal election subversion case against the former president after a Supreme Court opinion that narrowed the scope of the landmark prosecution, according to a court filing. Smith’s team did not propose specific dates but said it would be prepared to file an opening legal brief on …

Trump trials: Jack Smith’s post–presidential immunity decision strategy is coming into view.
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump trials: Jack Smith’s post–presidential immunity decision strategy is coming into view.

Slate  

Jack Smith isn’t throwing in the towel. Despite the setback of the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision—which ruled that presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for certain “official” acts taken while in office—Smith is still trying to hold Trump accountable for his actions in the aftermath of the 2020 election. The Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision determined that communications between …

Editorial: It’s not election interference to hold a former president accountable for election interference
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Editorial: It’s not election interference to hold a former president accountable for election interference

LA Times  

Special counsel Jack Smith turns from the podium after speaking about an indictment of Donald Trump on Aug. 1, 2023. She dismissed charges connected with Trump’s alleged unlawful retention of sensitive national defense documents after he left office, on the specious grounds that Congress hadn’t authorized Smith’s appointment. On Tuesday Smith’s office revealed that a grand jury had approved a …

Donald Trump Faces Revised US Indictment In Election Subversion Case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump Faces Revised US Indictment In Election Subversion Case

News 18  

Donald Trump faced a revised federal indictment on Tuesday accusing him of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, with prosecutors narrowing their approach after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution. U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained the superseding indictment in the Washington case, though it was highly unlikely to …

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 …

Legal scholars warn SCOTUS could "manipulate" immunity definition to torpedo new Trump indictment
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Legal scholars warn SCOTUS could "manipulate" immunity definition to torpedo new Trump indictment

Salon  

The Supreme Court's lack of clarity in its presidential immunity ruling's definition of "official" conduct leaves room for former President Donald Trump to fight the refiled indictment alleging he conspired to thwart the results of the 2020 presidential election. Smith's new indictment again includes four felony charges against Trump but excluded evidence concerning Trump's official conduct in office, including the …

'Not messing around': Experts praise 'smart' Jack Smith for whittling down Trump case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Not messing around': Experts praise 'smart' Jack Smith for whittling down Trump case

Raw Story  

Legal experts believe that special counsel Jack Smith has made the federal election interference case against former President Donald Trump far stronger in his superseding indictment revealed Tuesday, as it is now compliant with the Supreme Court's ruling earlier this summer that presidents have a presumption of immunity from prosecution for official acts. "Jack Smith has officially filed a superseding …

Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations

LA Times  

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks last year at a Department of Justice office in Washington about an indictment of former President Trump. Special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a new indictment against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election that keeps the same criminal charges but narrows the allegations against him after a Supreme Court …

Jack Smith responds to Supreme Court immunity ruling by re-indicting Trump
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jack Smith responds to Supreme Court immunity ruling by re-indicting Trump

Salon  

A federal grand jury on Tuesday re-indicted former President Donald Trump on four felony charges in the 2020 election subversion case. Special counsel Jack Smith's team secured the new indictment from a grand jury that did not previously hear evidence in the case after the Supreme Court ruled that presidents have immunity from criminal prosecution for “official acts,” and signals …

Jack Smith files superseding indictment against Trump in Jan. 6 case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jack Smith files superseding indictment against Trump in Jan. 6 case

NPR  

Jack Smith files superseding indictment against Trump in Jan. 6 case toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Prosecutors filed a superseding indictment in the federal criminal case against Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, after the Supreme Court granted the former president substantial immunity, according to a new court filing. Court papers say the superseding indictment was presented to a new …

'Not a surprise': Special counsel seeks 3-week delay in Trump's election interference case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Not a surprise': Special counsel seeks 3-week delay in Trump's election interference case

Raw Story  

Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a federal court in Washington, D.C. for more time in former President Donald Trump's election interference case as prosecutors grapple with the Supreme Court's recent immunity ruling. Judge Tanya Chutkan's court had scheduled a status conference for Aug. 16 and instructed attorneys to file a joint status report by Friday proposing a schedule for …

Time to indict Trump's alleged co-conspirators in federal Jan. 6 case: law professor
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Time to indict Trump's alleged co-conspirators in federal Jan. 6 case: law professor

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court made it impossible to try Donald Trump on election interference charges before he faces voters in November, but one former prosecutor said it's not too late to indict his alleged co-conspirators. District Judge Tanya Chutkan had the case returned to her after eight months, and she appears to be quickly moving forward to determine which charges …

Keeping Up With the Trump Trials: A Big Test for Presidential Immunity
54 years, 11 months ago

Keeping Up With the Trump Trials: A Big Test for Presidential Immunity

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. The Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision will be tested for the first time this month: Judge Tanya Chutkan is reopening special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case, and she’s set a hearing date of Aug. 16. A federal …

Trump news: Will the Supreme Court immunity decision change the hush money conviction?
54 years, 11 months ago

Trump news: Will the Supreme Court immunity decision change the hush money conviction?

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. Ever since the Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that presidents are immune from prosecution for “official acts,” Trump’s legal team has been trying to get his felony conviction in the New York hush money trial thrown out. …

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