Supreme Court won’t hear Mark Meadows’ bid to sideline Georgia criminal case
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court won’t hear Mark Meadows’ bid to sideline Georgia criminal case

Politico  

Meadows had hoped that shifting the case to federal court would increase his chances of having the charges against him thrown out. The decision is a reminder that even though Trump’s election last week has largely derailed the criminal cases against him, many of his closest allies in 2020 are still facing significant potential punishment for their efforts to help him subvert that election. Despite the adverse ruling, the Georgia case — which charged Trump and 18 other defendants with conspiring to corrupt Georgia’s 2020 election results — is still likely months away from going to trial. The case has been on hold for months while the lead prosecutor, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, fights allegations of a financial conflict of interest over her romantic relationship with a top prosecutor she hired to help manage the historic probe. Meadows is facing criminal charges in Arizona as well and has similarly failed to gain traction to transfer that case to federal court.

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'Completely immune': Trump seeks to have last criminal charges thrown out
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

'Completely immune': Trump seeks to have last criminal charges thrown out

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump could soon have one less thing to worry about as he prepares his return to the White House. In a filing on Wednesday, Trump’s legal team formally asked the Georgia Court of Appeals to toss the criminal charges against him in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' election subversion case, which has been on hold for several …

Trump asks Georgia court to toss his criminal charges
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump asks Georgia court to toss his criminal charges

Politico  

It’s long been clear that a president can’t face federal criminal proceedings from his own Justice Department. Special counsel Jack Smith acknowledged that reality when he moved to drop his two criminal cases against Trump last month. Trump contends that constitutional principles and Supreme Court precedent “prevent state prosecutors from proceeding against the sitting president in any way.” But that …

Trump asks Georgia court to dismiss election interference case against him, saying a sitting president can’t be prosecuted
Top News
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump asks Georgia court to dismiss election interference case against him, saying a sitting president can’t be prosecuted

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump has asked a court to dismiss the criminal case against him related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. In a filing on Wednesday, Trump and his attorney argued that the Georgia state Court of Appeals lacks jurisdiction to “entertain any further criminal process” over him as the incoming president and the …

Trump's lawyers urge judge to toss hush money case, cite Biden pardoning son
2 weeks, 5 days 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 …

Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case
3 weeks, 5 days 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 …

Trump's Jan 6 case dismissed as president-elect labels legal troubles ‘political hijacking’
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump's Jan 6 case dismissed as president-elect labels legal troubles ‘political hijacking’

Hindustan Times  

A U.S. 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 move came after Special Counsel Jack Smith, the lead prosecutor overseeing both cases, moved to …

US judge dismisses 2020 election case against Trump after prosecutors' request
3 weeks, 6 days ago

US judge dismisses 2020 election case against Trump after prosecutors' request

India Today  

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 move came after Special Counsel Jack Smith, the lead prosecutor overseeing both cases, moved to …

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

Georgia appeals court cancels hearing on Trump case — with no public explanation
1 month ago

Georgia appeals court cancels hearing on Trump case — with no public explanation

Raw Story  

A Georgia appeals court has canceled a hearing scheduled for Dec. 5 on the state's election subversion case involving Donald Trump and several of his allies. The future of the case is cloudy, with Trump set to resume the office of the presidency; state prosecutors are not bound by the Justice Department's policy that precludes federal charges against a sitting …

US Supreme Court ruling shields Donald Trump from life imprisonment
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1 month, 1 week ago

US Supreme Court ruling shields Donald Trump from life imprisonment

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump returns to the White House shielded with presidential immunity by the Supreme Court and with the prospect of cementing a conservative majority on the bench for at least a generation. Trump, the only former US president to be convicted of a crime -- falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star -- …

'Major surprise': Supreme Court delivers legal blow to former Trump chief of staff
1 month, 1 week ago

'Major surprise': Supreme Court delivers legal blow to former Trump chief of staff

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff has suffered a legal blow in the form of a Supreme Court refusal, according to records and reports. Mark Meadows' argument that he was acting as a "federal officer" when he tried to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results failed to impress the nation's highest court, NBC News was among the first …

Supreme Court rejects push to move Georgia case against ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court rejects push to move Georgia case against ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows

Associated Press  

Follow live updates as President-elect Donald Trump returns to Washington to meet with President Joe Biden and GOP lawmakers. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to let former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows move the election interference case against him in Georgia to federal court, where he would have argued he was immune from prosecution. It’s …

Supreme Court refuses legal lifesaver for former Trump chief of staff
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court refuses legal lifesaver for former Trump chief of staff

NPR  

Supreme Court refuses legal lifesaver for former Trump chief of staff toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The Supreme Court dealt a major legal blow to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Tuesday, refusing to move the Georgia election interference charges against him from state to federal court. Trump was indicted on similar state charges, but …

Supreme Court rejects push to move Georgia case against ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court rejects push to move Georgia case against ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows

LA Times  

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters outside the White House in 2020 in Washington. The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to let former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows move the election interference case against him in Georgia to federal court, where he would have argued he was immune from prosecution. “A White House chief …

Donald Trump's Return to the Oval Office: What happens to his criminal cases?
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump's Return to the Oval Office: What happens to his criminal cases?

India Today  

Donald Trump is set to re-enter the White House as the 47th President of the United States, marking an extraordinary moment in American history. Trump’s criminal charges, which include a New York hush-money case, a federal case related to January 6, a classified documents case, and a Georgia election case, put the country in legally uncharted territory. As President-elect, Trump …

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 …

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 …

Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows fails in bid to get election interference case moved
3 months ago

Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows fails in bid to get election interference case moved

The Independent  

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Federal judge deals blow to Mark Meadows in Arizona criminal election subversion case
3 months ago

Federal judge deals blow to Mark Meadows in Arizona criminal election subversion case

Raw Story  

A judge dealt former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows a blow on Monday, rejecting his request to move his criminal charges in Arizona to federal court. U.S. District Judge John Tuchi wrote Monday that Meadows failed to "present good cause for his untimely filing" of his removal request, and that he failed to "demonstrate that the conduct …

Judge rejects former Trump aide Mark Meadows’ bid to move Arizona election case to federal court
3 months ago

Judge rejects former Trump aide Mark Meadows’ bid to move Arizona election case to federal court

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A judge has rejected a bid by Mark Meadows, former chief of staff to President Donald Trump, to move his charges in Arizona’s fake elector case to federal court, marking the second time he has failed in trying to get his charges out of state court. In a decision Monday, U.S. District Judge John Tuchi said Meadows missed …

Supreme Court weighs in on Fani Willis' request to delay Mark Meadows case
4 months ago

Supreme Court weighs in on Fani Willis' request to delay Mark Meadows case

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court granted Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis an extension until Sept. 30 to address an appeal by Donald Trump's former chief of staff. Meadows asked that his case be heard in federal court instead of state court since he was a federal employee. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with lower-court rulings and Meadows appealed …

Mark Meadows tries to move his charges in Arizona’s fake electors case to federal court
4 months, 1 week ago

Mark Meadows tries to move his charges in Arizona’s fake electors case to federal court

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Former Donald Trump presidential chief of staff Mark Meadows wants to move his charges in Arizona’s fake electors case to federal court, just as he unsuccessfully tried to do last year in an election subversion case in Georgia. In a court filing made available on Wednesday, attorneys representing Meadows in Arizona asked a federal judge to move the …

Judge in Trump’s federal election subversion case rejects defense effort to dismiss the prosecution
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge in Trump’s federal election subversion case rejects defense effort to dismiss the prosecution

LA Times  

Former President Trump attends a campaign rally at Georgia State University in Atlanta on Saturday. The federal judge presiding over the election subversion case against former President Trump has rejected a defense effort to dismiss the indictment on claims that he was prosecuted for vindictive and political purposes. The Saturday ruling from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan is the first …

Trump election subversion case returned to trial judge following Supreme Court opinion
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump election subversion case returned to trial judge following Supreme Court opinion

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The criminal case charging former President Donald Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election was returned Friday to the trial judge in Washington after a Supreme Court opinion last month that narrowed the scope of the prosecution. That means she’ll be deciding in the weeks ahead whether key allegations in the case — including that Trump …

Supreme Court’s decision would free a reelected President Trump to ignore the law, experts warn
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court’s decision would free a reelected President Trump to ignore the law, experts warn

LA Times  

Then-President Trump speaks at a rally outside the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, before his followers stormed the Capitol as Congress was certifying Joe Biden’s election win. It comes just as former President Trump — who once promised to be “dictator for one day” — prepares to accept the Republican nomination to return to the White House. Trump was …

Supreme Court's immunity ruling likely to 'hurt' or ​'hamstring' Georgia case: expert
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court's immunity ruling likely to 'hurt' or ​'hamstring' Georgia case: expert

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is still staring down the barrel of several criminal federal and state cases despite the Supreme Court ruling that presidents are immune from prosecution for official acts, but not private acts. And yet legal experts say it's going to be tricky for Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to discern which of the remaining counts brought against Trump …

Trump and his House GOP allies go to war against special counsels
5 months, 4 weeks 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, …

Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows pleads not guilty in Arizona’s fake-elector case
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows pleads not guilty in Arizona’s fake-elector case

LA Times  

Mark Meadows, speaking to reporters in October 2020 as White House chief of staff, is charged with nine felonies in Arizona over a fake-electors scheme to overturn Joe Biden’s victory. Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Michael Roman, election day operations director for the 2020 Trump campaign, pleaded not guilty Friday to nine felony charges for their …

Judge in Trump’s classified documents case cancels May trial date; no new date set
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge in Trump’s classified documents case cancels May trial date; no new date set

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Donald Trump has canceled the May 20 trial date, postponing it indefinitely. Cannon said in a five-page order Tuesday that it would be “imprudent” to finalize a new trial date now, casting further doubt on federal prosecutors’ ability to bring Trump to trial before …

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 allies Meadows, Giuliani among 18 indicted in Arizona election scheme
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump allies Meadows, Giuliani among 18 indicted in Arizona election scheme

Al Jazeera  

The charges relate to their alleged efforts to undermine President Joe Biden’s election victory in 2020. A grand jury in the state of Arizona has charged Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 16 others for their alleged roles in trying to overturn the former United States president’s loss in the 2020 election. The charges were …

Trump faces Supreme Court immunity test as ‘hush money’ trial continues
7 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Trump Makes His Final Case To Supreme Court To Avoid Prosecution For His Coup Attempt
7 months, 4 weeks 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 …

What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity
7 months, 4 weeks ago

What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump’s team has repeatedly drawn attention to a 1982 case, Nixon v. Fitzgerald, in which the Supreme Court held that a former president cannot be sued in civil …

Judge rejects Trump's bid to dismiss Georgia 2020 election subversion case
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge rejects Trump's bid to dismiss Georgia 2020 election subversion case

Hindustan Times  

A Georgia judge on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's bid to dismiss criminal charges in the state's 2020 election interference case against him, which the Republican former U.S. president argued violate his free speech rights. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer/File Photo Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee found that the indictment alleges statements by Trump and 14 others charged in the case were …

US judges reject Trump’s attempt to dismiss charges in two criminal cases
8 months, 2 weeks ago

US judges reject Trump’s attempt to dismiss charges in two criminal cases

Al Jazeera  

Trump has sought to dismiss cases accusing him of election interference in Georgia and of retaining classified files at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Donald Trump has suffered setbacks in two criminal cases against him, after judges in the United States nixed the former president’s efforts to dismiss charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified …

Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election
9 months ago

Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election

Hindustan Times  

Lawyers for Donald Trump have urged the US Supreme Court to dismiss an indictment charging the former president with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, renewing their arguments that he is immune from prosecution for official acts taken in the White House. Former US President Donald Trump Lower courts have already twice rejected the immunity claims, but …

Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election
9 months ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Donald Trump urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss an indictment charging the former president with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, renewing their arguments that he is immune from prosecution for official acts taken in the White House. Lower courts have already twice rejected the immunity claims, but Trump’s lawyers …

Trump makes case for Supreme Court to grant him immunity from prosecution
9 months ago

Trump makes case for Supreme Court to grant him immunity from prosecution

Raw Story  

Donald Trump filed a brief to the Supreme Court Tuesday before it begins to hear his claim that he should be immune from criminal prosecution for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. After a quick reading of it, NBC News' justice reporter, Ryan Reilly, said that one argument …

Georgia judge drops six charges in Trump election interference case
9 months, 1 week ago

Georgia judge drops six charges in Trump election interference case

Al Jazeera  

The ruling means Trump will face fewer charges, but he is still accused of attempting to overturn 2020 US election results. A Georgia judge has dismissed some of the charges against former United States President Donald Trump and his allies, as they face criminal prosecution over alleged election interference in the southeastern state. Alleged pressure campaigns under scrutiny Two of …

Georgia judge drops six charges in Trump election interference case
9 months, 1 week ago

Georgia judge drops six charges in Trump election interference case

Al Jazeera  

The ruling means Trump will face fewer charges, but he is still accused of attempting to overturn 2020 US election results. A Georgia judge has dismissed some of the charges against former United States President Donald Trump and his allies, as they face criminal prosecution over alleged election interference in the southeastern state. Alleged pressure campaigns under scrutiny Two of …

A respite: On the Trump case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A respite: On the Trump case

The Hindu  

Former United States President Donald Trump appeared to receive a measure of legal succour from the country’s Supreme Court after it agreed to hear in mid-April the arguments for and against his right, as an erstwhile serving President, to immunity from federal criminal prosecution for allegedly subverting the 2020 presidential election. The court’s move adds considerably more time to the …

Mark Meadows loses another bid to move criminal case out of Georgia
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Mark Meadows loses another bid to move criminal case out of Georgia

Raw Story  

A federal appeals court has denied Mark Meadows' effort to move his Georgia prosecution into federal court. Meadows could appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court, which could delay the start of his Georgia election interference trial if the justices decide to take up the case. Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff has reportedly reached an immunity agreement with …

Prosecuting Trump: On the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecuting Trump: On the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

The Hindu  

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that former U.S. President Donald Trump does not enjoy immunity from prosecution for crimes that he might have committed during his term in office, in the context of charges against him relating to undermining the constitutional democracy of the country. The ruling by the court’s federal appeals …

What’s next as Trump tries to stave off his 2020 election trial? All eyes are on the Supreme Court
10 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s next as Trump tries to stave off his 2020 election trial? All eyes are on the Supreme Court

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election interference case, all eyes are on the Supreme Court, whose next moves could determine whether the former president stands trial in Washington before the November election. The ruling forces Trump to move quickly to ask the conservative-majority Supreme Court to intervene in the landmark case accusing Trump of conspiring to overturn his …

Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: A federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, rejecting the former president's claims that he is immune from prosecution. The decision marks the second time in as many months that judges have spurned Trump's immunity arguments and held that he can be …

Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, sharply rejecting the former president’s claims that he is immune from prosecution while setting the stage for additional challenges that could further delay the case. Trump’s team vowed to appeal, which could postpone …

'This is over': Legal experts weigh in as Trump lawyer 'demolishes' own immunity case
11 months, 2 weeks ago

'This is over': Legal experts weigh in as Trump lawyer 'demolishes' own immunity case

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's lawyers attempted to persuade an appeals court panel that a former president could commit almost any action and evade prosecution, but legal experts weren't impressed by their arguments. Trump attorney Dean John Sauer argued that special counsel Jack Smith had based his prosecution on "official acts" the former president undertook while in office, but legal experts said hypothetical …

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