‘Harm Democrats’: Republican lawmakers practically giddy about Trump prison silver lining
6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Harm Democrats’: Republican lawmakers practically giddy about Trump prison silver lining

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Many Republicans on Capitol Hill are all but daring New York Judge Juan Merchan to lock Donald Trump up ahead of November. “I think it’s bulls—,” Sen. Lindsey Graham told Raw Story of the guilty verdict. “It’d be seen as election interference on steroids.” Others are predicting political retribution to come for Democrats if Trump’s locked up, as one rumored GOP vice presidential contender told Raw Story. “I think people are awake,” Cornyn — who’s running to replace McConnell as GOP leader —- told Raw Story. “If there were, of course, a house arrest, it would be very transparently taken as a way to keep former President Trump off the campaign trail and a way to try to get Biden reelected through election interference as opposed to through our legitimate processes,” Sen. Cynthia Lummis told Raw Story.

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‘Sorry to embarrass you, Donald’: Ex-GOP lawmaker hits back as Trump threatens jail time
1 week, 4 days ago

‘Sorry to embarrass you, Donald’: Ex-GOP lawmaker hits back as Trump threatens jail time

Raw Story  

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger says he’s not intimidated by Donald Trump’s threats to jail him as a member of the House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. “You know, fine, whatever, if you got to make up charges I was in the legislative branch, we were investigating – as per the request from Congress – to do …

Donald Trump vows to pardon January 6 Capitol attack defendants on day one
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Donald Trump vows to pardon January 6 Capitol attack defendants on day one

Hindustan Times  

President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview that aired on Sunday that he would act on his first day in office to pardon rioters involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack, further building expectations for a broad granting of clemency. "I'm going to be acting very quickly, first day," Trump said on NBC News' "Meet the Press with Kristen …

'Not entirely what happened': CNN's Jake Tapper shreds White House's pardon explanation
3 weeks, 1 day ago

'Not entirely what happened': CNN's Jake Tapper shreds White House's pardon explanation

Raw Story  

When President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden on federal tax and gun charges — in contradiction to months of both he and his White House press team saying he would not interfere in the case — he offered up an explanation that he was forced to act because federal prosecutors tore up a fair plea deal to target …

'Colossal injustice': CNN legal expert gives update on status of Trump criminal cases
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Colossal injustice': CNN legal expert gives update on status of Trump criminal cases

Raw Story  

Donald Trump won a second term in office despite four criminal indictments, 34 felony convictions and hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties, and CNN's Elie Honig explained how his election win would affect those legal cases. The president-elect is due to be sentenced later this month for falsifying business records related to his hush money payment to adult film …

Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump’s criminal trials: where do they stand now?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump’s criminal trials: where do they stand now?

The Hindu  

The year 2024 was set to be a judicial minefield for Donald Trump, with some thinking the former president could be behind bars before the November 5 presidential election. Challenging the 2020 election results Donald Trump faces federal charges for his illegal attempts to reverse the results of the 2020 election won by US President Joe Biden. However, the case …

Americans are split over whether Trump should face prison in the hush money case, AP-NORC poll finds
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Americans are split over whether Trump should face prison in the hush money case, AP-NORC poll finds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Americans are about evenly split on whether former President Donald Trump should face prison time for his recent felony conviction on hush money charges, according to a new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Among U.S. adults, 48% say the former president and presumptive Republican nominee should serve time behind bars, and 50% say he …

Two weeks since Trump’s New York guilty verdict: What have we learned?
6 months, 1 week ago

Two weeks since Trump’s New York guilty verdict: What have we learned?

Al Jazeera  

Trump’s history-making ‘hush-money’ verdict has only caused ripples so far in polls as he seeks re-election in November. Trump bragged in 2016 that he could shoot someone on New York City’s Fifth Avenue and still “not lose any voters”. “Then, let’s not forget, virtually to a person, the entire Republican Party has bought into his lies that he was convicted …

What Donald Trump’s criminal trial reveals about a potential second Trump administration
6 months, 2 weeks ago

What Donald Trump’s criminal trial reveals about a potential second Trump administration

Raw Story  

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. “Trump, Inc.” uncovered a lot, including unearthing Cohen’s dubious connections in 2018 and outlining how his role as Trump’s lawyer created a cloak of legal privilege that hid their interactions. Trump once told him, early in his time at the company, “You’re fired,” because McConney hadn’t made an effort to reduce Trump’s bills …

'Big mistake': Republicans urge party members to keep quiet about Trump conviction
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Big mistake': Republicans urge party members to keep quiet about Trump conviction

Raw Story  

Republicans ringing alarm bells over former President Donald Trump's criminal conviction are making a "big mistake" that could lose him the White House in 2024, their fellow party members say. Trump's conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records has fellow Republicans decrying a rigged political system in support for the 77-year-old and his MAGA movement, but one lawmaker wishes …

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 …

How Trump’s deny-everything strategy could hurt him at sentencing
6 months, 3 weeks ago

How Trump’s deny-everything strategy could hurt him at sentencing

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has had plenty to say since his hush money trial conviction last week. He’s claimed the case was rigged, incorrectly linked President Joe Biden to the state prosecution, called the star witness against him a “sleazebag” and said the judge was a “devil” and “highly conflicted.” What he hasn’t done is utter any variation of the …

Republicans Join Trump's Attacks On Justice System And Campaign Of Vengeance After Guilty Verdict
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Republicans Join Trump's Attacks On Justice System And Campaign Of Vengeance After Guilty Verdict

Huff Post  

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy listen as former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he arrives to attend his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 14, 2024. And those Republicans who expressed doubts about Trump’s …

Trump found guilty, becomes first criminally convicted US president after hush money trial
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump found guilty, becomes first criminally convicted US president after hush money trial

The Independent  

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Trump’s felony convictions force Republicans into telling even bigger lies
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s felony convictions force Republicans into telling even bigger lies

Raw Story  

As you know, one of my mantras is that most people most of the time have something better to do than pay attention to politics. They did not pay attention to Trump’s criminal trial, because, above and beyond everything else, they have a basic institutional faith in the rule of law. It’s going to hurt, not only because these headlines …

‘That's the Kool-Aid’: Republicans triple down on Trump the morning after guilty verdict
6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘That's the Kool-Aid’: Republicans triple down on Trump the morning after guilty verdict

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Here, on Trump’s Morning After, Republicans are feeling bullish. “The Trump political team, I think they’ve got to see this as a victory,” Griffith said. Trump also remains charged with 54 additional felony counts across three separate criminal cases slowly playing out in Florida, Georgia and Washington, D.C. “That's the Kool-Aid they've drunk, and they're going to have …

Donald Trump's trial was a 'sham' and he will fight the guilty verdict
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump's trial was a 'sham' and he will fight the guilty verdict

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump's trial was a 'sham' and he will fight the guilty verdict, his supporters and advisors have said, after the ex-president became the first in US history to be convicted of a crime in a historic day for America. Now, a chorus of Trump's supporters have doubled down on his claims - labelling the trial a political witch hunt …

'Jail for Trump will make him a martyr', says US pollster, ‘there will be riots’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Jail for Trump will make him a martyr', says US pollster, ‘there will be riots’

Hindustan Times  

Former US President Donald Trump has been charged guilty in the high-profile hush money case, becoming the first president to be a convicted felon. TOPSHOT - Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the press after he was convicted in his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 30, 2024. The …

Trump Convicted on All Charges in Hush Money Case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump Convicted on All Charges in Hush Money Case

Deccan Chronicle  

New York: A New York jury convicted Donald Trump on all charges in his hush money case Thursday in a seismic development barely five months ahead of the election where he seeks to recapture the White House. The first criminal trial of a former US president ended with the 77-year-old Trump found guilty on each of the 34 counts of …

Republican lawmakers react with fury to Trump verdict and rally to his defense
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Republican lawmakers react with fury to Trump verdict and rally to his defense

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers reacted with immediate fury on Thursday as a New York jury convicted former President Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records to influence the 2016 election, speaking out with near unanimity in questioning the legitimacy of the trial and how it was conducted. Trump’s defense has complained about a $15 donation Judge Juan Manuel …

‘Necessary resources’: Biden tells supporters to sink Trump with money
6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Necessary resources’: Biden tells supporters to sink Trump with money

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden, who has never had a felony charge or conviction, wants supporters to sink the 2024 presidential candidate who has — with money. “Despite a jury finding Donald Trump guilty today, there is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: At the ballot box,” said a text from Biden’s campaign to supporters. …

Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes

LA Times  

Former President Trump returns to the courthouse before his verdict in his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday. Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to …

Donald Trump’s Hush Money trial: Donald Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges
8 months ago

Donald Trump’s Hush Money trial: Donald Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges

The Hindu  

Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 Presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public, a prosecutor told jurors on April 22 at the start of the former President’s historic hush money trial. Within days of the “Access Hollywood” tape becoming public, Mr. Colangelo told jurors that the National Enquirer alerted Mr. Cohen that …

Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway
8 months ago

Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway

LA Times  

Former President Trump attends jury selection in his hush money case in New York last week. Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the start of the former president’s historic hush money trial. “At Trump’s direction, Cohen negotiated a deal …

Courthouse Becomes Trump’s Latest Campaign Stop As Hush Money Trial Begins
8 months, 1 week ago

Courthouse Becomes Trump’s Latest Campaign Stop As Hush Money Trial Begins

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump began his day as a criminal defendant lashing out at the judge and prosecutors, casting himself as a victim and angrily posting on social media. Former US President Donald Trump waves as he returns to the courtroom after a break during the first day of his trial for allegedly covering …

'Overwhelming evidence!': Former Trump aide says Alvin Bragg has the goods to convict
8 months, 1 week ago

'Overwhelming evidence!': Former Trump aide says Alvin Bragg has the goods to convict

Raw Story  

While dressing down Speaker Mike Johnson for paying fealty to former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, former White House spokesperson Anthony Scaramucci predicted his ex-boss is going to be outmatched on the evidence alone. The Speaker stood alongside Trump to pitch a so-called election integrity bill and to retrieve the MAGA seal of approval as he beats back efforts by …

Trump says he’ll jail his opponents. Members of the House Jan. 6 committee are preparing
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump says he’ll jail his opponents. Members of the House Jan. 6 committee are preparing

LA Times  

California Democratic Reps. Pete Aguilar of Redlands, Adam B. Schiff of Burbank and Zoe Lofgren of San Jose, all members of the House Jan. 6 panel, could be among Trump’s targets if he’s reelected. But Rep. Adam B. Schiff, long a burr in Trump’s side, said he’s having “real-time conversations” with his staff about how to make sure he stays …

Trump on trial: We’re quickly learning how Trump’s courtroom self interacts with his political self.
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump on trial: We’re quickly learning how Trump’s courtroom self interacts with his political self.

Slate  

At the end of the summer of 2022, I made a bold prediction. As I noted at the time, Trump’s already extensive legal fees were being footed by the Republican National Committee, a situation that would end the moment he declared his candidacy, along with him losing access to his $100 million juggernaut super PAC funding. Related From Slate After …

Ex-IRS contractor gets five years in prison for leak of tax return information of Trump, rich people
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-IRS contractor gets five years in prison for leak of tax return information of Trump, rich people

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service who pleaded guilty to leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people was sentenced to five years in prison Monday. Charles Edward Littlejohn, 38, of Washington, D.C., gave data to The New York Times and ProPublica between 2018 and 2020 …

'Bombshell' report raises questions about new possible Trump tax evasion: experts
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'Bombshell' report raises questions about new possible Trump tax evasion: experts

Raw Story  

According to a report from the Daily Beast's Roger Sollenberger, a "bombshell" footnote in documents filed by the special monitor appointed by the court in the $370 million Donald Trump financial fraud trial is raising questions about a $50 million Trump loan that may or may not exist. According to the report, former federal judge Barbara Jones included a "major …

Trump Knows The Distinction Between A Jail And A Prison — And He May Learn It Firsthand
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump Knows The Distinction Between A Jail And A Prison — And He May Learn It Firsthand

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Donald Trump made clear to his followers he knows the difference between a jail and a prison, and he may well get a chance to experience both thanks to the same federal judge. Soon after U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Sunday night reinstated a limited gag order banning Trump from attacking likely witnesses in …

Here’s where all the cases against Trump stand as he campaigns for a return to the White House
1 year, 2 months ago

Here’s where all the cases against Trump stand as he campaigns for a return to the White House

Associated Press  

The civil fraud trial that kicked off against Donald Trump this week in a New York courtroom is just one of many legal problems facing the former president as he campaigns for a return to the White House. ELECTION INTERFERENCE Smith’s second case against Trump was unveiled in August when the former president was indicted on felony charges for working …

Why This Trump Prosecution Feels Like the Scariest
1 year, 4 months ago

Why This Trump Prosecution Feels Like the Scariest

Slate  

It’s impossible to read the third indictment of former President Donald J. Trump without feeling that something is profoundly different, and also deeply worrying, this time around. In some sense, the crimes he is accused of have ascended—or perhaps descended—from the workaday efforts of your average real estate mogul to secretly pay off an adult film actor in the Manhattan …

See where the big Trump cases stand in the months leading to the election
1 year, 5 months ago

See where the big Trump cases stand in the months leading to the election

NPR  

See where the big Trump cases stand in the months leading to the election toggle caption Bloomberg/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump is now a convicted felon, after a New York jury found him guilty on all 34 felony counts in a hush money case. New York hush money case Status: Conviction Number of charges: 34 Case background: On May …

Trump pleads not guilty to mishandling US secrets, blames 'corrupt sitting president' for his prosecution
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump pleads not guilty to mishandling US secrets, blames 'corrupt sitting president' for his prosecution

Firstpost  

Donald Trump on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to 37 charges of mishandling some of the US government’s most sensitive secrets, an indictment that made him the first former US president to be federally prosecuted. “A corrupt sitting president had his top political opponent arrested on fake and fabricated charges - of which he and numerous other presidents would be guilty …

Trump's big mouth is getting him into 'deeper trouble' and could get him incarcerated: legal expert
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump's big mouth is getting him into 'deeper trouble' and could get him incarcerated: legal expert

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump cannot help himself when it comes to making inflammatory comments about his own legal jeopardy, and former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Jeremy Saland argued on Tuesday that could send him to jail. Appearing on CNN, Saland said that Trump's habit of incriminating himself in public statements -- as well as his attacks on judges, prosecutors, and …

Donald Trump indicted; expected to surrender early next week
1 year, 8 months ago

Donald Trump indicted; expected to surrender early next week

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, a historic reckoning after years of investigations into his personal, political and business dealings and an abrupt jolt to his bid to retake the White House. We will vigorously fight this political prosecution in court.” A spokesman for the Manhattan district attorney’s office confirmed the indictment and …

Trump faces up to FORTY YEARS in prison if convicted on all four federal charges
2 years ago

Trump faces up to FORTY YEARS in prison if convicted on all four federal charges

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump faces up to forty years in prison, thousands in fines, and a prohibition on ever running for office again if he's convicted on the four federal charges leveled against him by the January 6th committee on Monday. The nine-members of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack voted unanimously to refer the former president to …

Jan. 6 committee recommends four criminal charges against Trump
2 years ago

Jan. 6 committee recommends four criminal charges against Trump

Raw Story  

The congressional committee that investigated last year's attack on the US Capitol recommended Monday that criminal charges be filed against former president Donald Trump. "The committee has developed significant evidence that president Trump intended to disrupt the peaceful transition of power under our Constitution," Representative Jamie Raskin said as he outlined the panel's findings. "We believe that the evidence described …

US Capitol riot panel to meet, vote on recommending criminal charges against Donald Trump, aides
2 years ago

US Capitol riot panel to meet, vote on recommending criminal charges against Donald Trump, aides

Firstpost  

The select House of Representatives committee has interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses and held explosive public hearings into what happened on 6 January, 2021 – and who was responsible for it Washington, United States: Wrapping up an 18-month probe into last year’s deadly attack on the US Capitol, lawmakers will convene Monday to vote on whether to recommend criminal charges …

Jan. 6 investigators appear to have ‘stumbled on another’ crime committed by Trump: legal expert
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 investigators appear to have ‘stumbled on another’ crime committed by Trump: legal expert

Raw Story  

This Monday, the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said that former President Donald Trump fundraised off his false claims of mass voter fraud in the 2020 election. “The Trump campaign knew that these claims of voter fraud were false yet they continued to barrage small-dollar donors with emails encouraging them to donate to something called the ‘Official Election Defense …

Jan. 6 panelists: Enough evidence uncovered to indict Trump
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 panelists: Enough evidence uncovered to indict Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they have uncovered enough evidence for the Justice Department to consider an unprecedented criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump for seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election. As the hearings unfold, Rep. Adam Schiff said he would like the department to “investigate any credible …

Jan. 6 committee already showed enough evidence to charge Trump with crimes: George Conway
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 committee already showed enough evidence to charge Trump with crimes: George Conway

Raw Story  

George Conway said the first public hearing by the House Select Committee shows there's already enough evidence to prosecute former President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Rep. Liz Cheney, the panel's ranking Republican, laid out evidence that Trump had a seven-part plan to overturn his election loss that culminated in the deadly assault on the …

Expert: There's a 'whole host of evidence' Trump's team knew they lost and conspired to overturn the election anyway
2 years, 6 months ago

Expert: There's a 'whole host of evidence' Trump's team knew they lost and conspired to overturn the election anyway

Raw Story  

On Thursday's edition of MSNBC's "Deadline: White House," former Solicitor General Neal Katyal argued that even the limited evidence from the January 6 Committee that is currently available to the public implicates members of former President Donald Trump's inner circle in a criminal conspiracy. "The judge that is reviewing the Eastman emails and documents has basically written a long, you …

'Obvious criminality': CNN's Jake Tapper highlights potentially illegal actions Trump took in broad daylight
2 years, 10 months ago

'Obvious criminality': CNN's Jake Tapper highlights potentially illegal actions Trump took in broad daylight

Raw Story  

On Thursday's edition of CNN's "The Lead," anchor Jake Tapper discussed how the January 6 Committee might get to the bottom of former President Donald Trump's involvement in the attack with committee member Rep. Zoe Lofgren. "We're showing video right now of Eastman speaking at the January 6 'Stop the Steal' rally," said Tapper. Are you hoping to find a …

Senate Republicans, too weak to convict Trump, should pray New York prosecutors lock him up
3 years, 10 months ago

Senate Republicans, too weak to convict Trump, should pray New York prosecutors lock him up

Salon  

On Monday, the Supreme Court gave the Republican party an enormous gift when it granted federal prosecutors in New York permission to access tax returns and other financial records for Donald Trump. Now there's a very real chance that investigation can finally begin in earnest, and Trump may actually face real legal consequences — can we even dream of prison? …

Trump’s actions in last days as President increase his legal jeopardy
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s actions in last days as President increase his legal jeopardy

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump’s actions during his final days in office have significantly increased his exposure to potential criminal prosecution, lawyers say, complicating his life after the White House. The new possible criminal exposure comes on top of ongoing New York state investigations into the President’s finances and multiple defamation lawsuits related to Trump denying sexual assault accusations by …

US justice dept finds no vote fraud, orders probe into ‘cash for pardon’ scheme
4 years ago

US justice dept finds no vote fraud, orders probe into ‘cash for pardon’ scheme

Hindustan Times  

The US justice department had found no evidence of widespread voting fraud to change the outcome of the 2020 election, attorney general William Barr has said, in a big blow to President Donald Trump’s plans to overturn his defeat. US Attorney General William Barr and US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC last year. Barr told …

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