Judge in Trump election conspiracy case rules he does not have presidential immunity
1 year, 3 months ago

Judge in Trump election conspiracy case rules he does not have presidential immunity

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. Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the case, said that the former president’s time in officer did not bestow on him “the divine right of kings” to evade criminal accountability. In her ruling on Friday, Judge Chutkan said: “ defendant’s four-year service as Commander in Chief did not bestow on him the divine right of kings to evade the criminal accountability that governs his fellow citizens.” On Friday a federal appeals court ruling also determined that Trump can be held civilly liable for inciting the riots at the US Capitol on 6 January, 2021 The decision tees up a legal fight over the scope of presidential power that could ultimately reach the US Supreme Court. “Granting the immunity Defendant seeks would also break with longstanding legal precedent that all government officials – even those immune from civil claims – may be held to criminal account.” The 48-page ruling also noted the attempt by Trump lawyers to dismiss the case due to a violation of his First Amendment right. “That Defendant’s alleged criminal conduct involved speech does not render the Indictment unconstitutional.” Earlier on Friday, a US appeals court, also in Washington DC, ruled that Mr Trump can be sued for inciting the Capitol riot.

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Trump Justice Department king filing: In dispute with Judge Boasberg, the DOJ is arguing that Donald Trump is essentially a king.
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Trump Justice Department king filing: In dispute with Judge Boasberg, the DOJ is arguing that Donald Trump is essentially a king.

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Trump ruled to have flouted the law more than a dozen times since taking office: report
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Trump ruled to have flouted the law more than a dozen times since taking office: report

Raw Story  

Federal judges have ruled that the current administration has defied the law in more than a dozen cases, including three major rulings this week, in the short time since Trump has taken office, according to reporting in The Washington Post. Senior political reporter Aaron Blake wrote, "The total works out to one such finding about every four days," that the …

Trump administration unfazed by court losses and sets sights on Supreme Court
1 week ago

Trump administration unfazed by court losses and sets sights on Supreme Court

CNN  

Summary The Trump administration remains confident its legal strategy will succeed despite ongoing litigation — and a string of losses — about the president’s use of executive power. CNN — Despite the White House’s repeated attacks on federal Judge James Boasberg, the Trump administration remains confident it will prevail in ongoing litigation about the president’s use of executive power. “He …

Can Donald Trump defy court rulings? The constitutional debate explained
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Can Donald Trump defy court rulings? The constitutional debate explained

India Today  

WASHINGTON: When it comes to respecting the rulings of courts, President Donald Trump has been of two minds. If the decision goes his way, as it did when the Supreme Court ruled 11 months ago that his name should be on the ballot in Colorado, he hails it as a “BIG WIN FOR AMERICA.” Now, as president, he has been …

Justice Sotomayor renews her opposition to the court’s ruling that ex-presidents have broad immunity
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Justice Sotomayor renews her opposition to the court’s ruling that ex-presidents have broad immunity

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said her conservative colleagues are risking the court’s legitmacy with decisions affording President Donald Trump broad immunity and overturning longstanding precedents on other issues. Sotomayor issued a stinging dissent in that case, and she didn’t hold back Wednesday night in discussing public perceptions of the court following its historic 6-3 decision …

"The last leg standing": Jan. 6 civil lawsuit seeks to hold Trump responsible for attacks on police
2 months ago

"The last leg standing": Jan. 6 civil lawsuit seeks to hold Trump responsible for attacks on police

Salon  

President Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office this week comes much to the dismay of those who hoped his criminal prosecutions would result in accountability for his alleged crimes. One such civil case, Smith v. Trump, filed in August 2021 on behalf of eight U.S. Capitol police officers harmed during the Jan. 6 riot, Edward Caspar, co-lead litigator and …

'They've got nothing': Ex-prosecutor eyes a possible Trump 'Hail Mary'
2 months, 1 week ago

'They've got nothing': Ex-prosecutor eyes a possible Trump 'Hail Mary'

Raw Story  

Legal observers are on the lookout for what new legal tactics President-elect Donald Trump and his team of lawyers might attempt in the hours before Jack Smith’s looming report involving the 2020 election hits. “First of all, Donald Trump and his co-defendants have zero – zero legal basis – to block this report from coming out,” Honig, a former federal …

US Supreme Court denies to pause Donald Trump's hush money sentencing
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2 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Justice Alito's call with Trump 'highly unusual' despite his downplay: expert
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Justice Alito's call with Trump 'highly unusual' despite his downplay: expert

Raw Story  

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said a phone conversation he had with Donald Trump on Tuesday was nothing more than an innocent job referral for a former law clerk – but the rare call between a sitting justice and an incoming president with legal stakes before the court is still raising eyebrows with court watchers. "William Levi, one of my …

Supreme Court turns down Trump plea to block New York sentencing for hush money conviction
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court turns down Trump plea to block New York sentencing for hush money conviction

LA Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down President-elect Donald Trump’s plea to block a New York judge from sentencing him Friday on his felony conviction in a hush-money case. New York prosecutors had urged the court on Thursday to deny Trump’s “extraordinary immunity claim.” “While he was a private citizen, defendant was charged, tried, and convicted for conduct that he …

Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York
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2 months, 2 weeks 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 halt sentencing in hush money case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to halt sentencing in hush money case

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block his sentencing in the New York hush money case. The president-elect is currently scheduled to be sentenced Friday on 34 felony convictions for falsifying business records to cover up payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, and the court has given prosecutors until Thursday morning to respond to Trump's request …

President-elect Donald Trump appeals to US Supreme Court to halt hush money sentencing
2 months, 2 weeks ago

President-elect Donald Trump appeals to US Supreme Court to halt hush money sentencing

Live Mint  

President-elect Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to intervene and cancel his upcoming sentencing in the New York hush money case scheduled for Friday. Trump’s legal team appealed to the Supreme Court on Wednesday after New York courts declined to delay the sentencing by Judge Juan M. Merchan. Their filing contends that the New York trial court “lacks …

Trump asks Supreme Court to pause sentencing in hush money case
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2 months, 2 weeks 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 months, 2 weeks 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 months, 2 weeks 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 months, 2 weeks 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 …

"Grave injustice”: Trump's legal team wants the Supreme Court to postpone his felony sentencing
2 months, 2 weeks ago

"Grave injustice”: Trump's legal team wants the Supreme Court to postpone his felony sentencing

Salon  

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to intervene and pause his sentencing in New York, his attorneys claiming that being sentenced for his felony conviction would be a “grave injustice.” Trump’s attorneys appealed to the Supreme Court after a New York appeals court refused to postpone his sentencing, which is set for Friday. Trump’s attorneys claimed that …

Appeals court rejects Trump’s latest attempt to get Friday’s hush money sentencing called off
2 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump is still set to be sentenced in his hush money case this week — at least for now — after a New York appeals court judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected his second attempt to get it called off. Judge Ellen Gesmer, of the state’s mid-level appellate court, denied Trump’s request for an order that …

Legal expert argues Trump effort to squash sentencing is 'nonsense'
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Legal expert argues Trump effort to squash sentencing is 'nonsense'

Raw Story  

Arguments from lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump in a legal filing made public Monday amounted to "nonsense," said longtime legal analyst Norm Eisen, as the Republican leader attempts to avoid a sentencing that would cement his status later this month as the first convicted felon to serve as president of the United States. Trump's attorneys filed a "notice of automatic …

Judge in Trump documents case temporarily blocks release of special counsel report
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2 months, 2 weeks 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 denies Donald Trump's plea to delay sentencing in hush money case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

US judge denies Donald Trump's plea to delay sentencing in hush money case

India Today  

US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday lost a bid to put off his sentencing on Friday for his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. Citing both presidential immunity and the demands of Trump's impending January 20 inauguration, his lawyers on Monday morning said Justice Juan Merchan's intention not to penalise Trump was "of no moment." …

Trump Claims To Have Evidence Of Juror Misconduct In Hush Money Case
3 months, 1 week 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 months, 1 week 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 months, 1 week ago

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

Firstpost  

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

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

Judge rules against Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction

Deccan Chronicle  

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

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

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

The Independent  

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

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to dismiss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling
3 months, 1 week ago

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

The Hindu  

A judge on Monday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to have his hush money conviction dismissed because of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity. A jury convicted Trump in May of 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 hush money payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels in 2016. The judge said that even if …

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to toss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Judge rejects Donald Trump's bid to use presidential immunity to dismiss hush money conviction
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3 months, 1 week 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 months, 1 week 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
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3 months, 1 week 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 months, 1 week 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 …

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to dismiss hush money conviction because of justices’ immunity ruling
3 months, 1 week ago

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to dismiss hush money conviction because of justices’ immunity ruling

LA Times  

Donald Trump at Manhattan criminal court in New York in April 2024. A judge Monday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to have his hush money felony conviction dismissed 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 jury in the hush money case got some improper …

New York judge says Trump is not immune from hush money conviction
3 months, 1 week ago

New York judge says Trump is not immune from hush money conviction

NPR  

New York judge says Trump is not immune from hush money conviction toggle caption Justin Lane/Pool/Getty Images A New York judge ruled that former President Donald Trump cannot claim presidential immunity to overturn his felony conviction. Trump's legal team had argued that various testimony in the hush-money case – such as that of former White House employees – and evidence …

Alvin Bragg wants to keep Trump's hush-money case alive, saying presidential immunity is "temporary"
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Alvin Bragg wants to keep Trump's hush-money case alive, saying presidential immunity is "temporary"

Salon  

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is opposing President-elect Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss his hush-money case, suggesting that it instead be put on hold while Trump is in office because “president-elect immunity does not exist," MSNBC reported Tuesday. “ven after the inauguration, defendant’s temporary immunity as the sitting President will still not justify the extreme remedy of discarding the jury’s …

'President-elect immunity does not exist': NYC DA rips Trump’s demand to drop case
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

'Clients suffered real injuries': Trump served notice he's 'not off hook' in civil suits
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Clients suffered real injuries': Trump served notice he's 'not off hook' in civil suits

Raw Story  

Although Donald Trump's re-election win all but assured that all of his federal criminal trials will go away, he still faces an onslaught of civil trials related to his actions before, during and after the Jan. 6 insurrection. With the courts already ruling civil actions may proceed against Trump, Politico's Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney noted the once and future …

'Completely immune': Trump seeks to have last criminal charges thrown out
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3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 3 weeks 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
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3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction
3 months, 3 weeks ago

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction

The Hindu  

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing continuing the case would present unconstitutional “disruptions to the institution of the Presidency”. In a filing made public Tuesday, Mr. Trump’s lawyers told Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan that dismissal is warranted because of the extraordinary circumstances of his impending return to …

Trump isn't entirely out of the woods with Jan. 6 court cases: legal experts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump isn't entirely out of the woods with Jan. 6 court cases: legal experts

Raw Story  

While criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump are being shut down, civil cases against him can go forward. According to the U.S. Supreme Court, "a sitting president may be subject to civil lawsuits while in office, and Trump is the defendant in several civil cases alleging wrongdoing for trying to deprive citizens of their votes and for the Capitol riot," …

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

The Fatal Flaw That Doomed the Trump Trials
4 months ago

The Fatal Flaw That Doomed the Trump Trials

Slate  

Last week, Donald Trump’s lawyers asked Justice Juan Merchan to dismiss the New York hush money case against him because he is—by dint of securing the presidency—now too big to sentence. This week on Amicus Plus, Dahlia Lithwick was joined by investigative reporter Andrea Bernstein, host of the Slate Plus series “The Law According to Trump,” and Slate’s jurisprudence editor, …

Live updates: Trump presidential transition news
55 years, 2 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 …

Explained: All cases against US President-elect Donald Trump and where they stand
4 months ago

Explained: All cases against US President-elect Donald Trump and where they stand

Firstpost  

On Monday, Special Counsel Jack Smith moved to drop two cases against US President-elect Donald Trump. From the January 6 election interference case to the Georgia election trial, let’s take a look at the cases against Trump and their status President-elect Donald Trump took to Truth Social to crow about the development. Let’s take a closer look: January 6 election …

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

Judge grants dismissal of Jan. 6 case against Trump
4 months ago

Judge grants dismissal of Jan. 6 case against Trump

NPR  

Judge grants dismissal of Jan. 6 case against Trump toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge dismissed the Jan. 6 election interference case against Donald Trump hours after federal prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss both that case and the Mar-a-Lago documents cases against Trump. Just a day after the election, special counsel Jack Smith, who headed …

Donald Trump’s hush money sentencing delayed indefinitely, legal team calls it a ‘decisive win’
4 months ago

Donald Trump’s hush money sentencing delayed indefinitely, legal team calls it a ‘decisive win’

Live Mint  

Donald Trump's sentencing in hush money case has been delayed indefinitely. Trump's legal team cited a landmark July ruling from the Supreme Court that gives presidents sweeping immunity for official acts committed while in office to justify their request. Accordingly, Trump's communications director, Steven Cheung, said in a statement, “In a decisive win for President Trump, the hoax Manhattan Case …

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