Supreme Court weighs Trump’s ‘presidential immunity’ claim. Here’s what that means
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court weighs Trump’s ‘presidential immunity’ claim. Here’s what that means

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In what is setting up to be a landmark ruling from the nation’s highest court, the nine justices will determine if Mr Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results by making false claims of election fraud, allegedly trying to install fake electors and pressuring former vice president Mike Pence to decertify election results were part of his “official acts” as president, and if those are protected from criminal prosecution. “The President’s absolute immunity extends to all acts within the ‘outer perimeter’ of his duties of office,” the Supreme Court said in Nixon v Fitzgerald. He has warned the Supreme Court that awarding Mr Trump absolute immunity, “would prevent Congress from applying the criminal laws equally to all persons – including the President”. A more complicated ruling, that allows presidents to enjoy some immunity from criminal prosecution, could send a decision back down to lower courts, further delaying Mr Smith’s case against Mr Trump.

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

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

The Independent  

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

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

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to overturn hush money conviction | Supreme Court immunity ruling denied
1 week, 1 day 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 …

Judge rules Trump does not have presidential immunity protections in hush money conviction
1 week, 2 days ago

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

CNN  

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

'Completely immune': Trump seeks to have last criminal charges thrown out
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2 weeks, 6 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
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 isn't entirely out of the woods with Jan. 6 court cases: legal experts
3 weeks, 1 day 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," …

Supreme Court likely having 'break-the-glass' conversations about Trump: analyst
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Supreme Court likely having 'break-the-glass' conversations about Trump: analyst

Raw Story  

The United States Supreme Court at times would step in during President-elect Donald Trump's first term to block his more extreme policies. But I think it will stand up to him in some cases, and the question is then what?” He isn't certain whether Trump would comply with a Supreme Court ruling that he didn't agree with. This Supreme Court …

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

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

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One year after the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department was committed to holding accountable all perpetrators “at any level” for “the assault on our democracy.” That bold declaration won’t apply to at least one person: Donald Trump. Now it’s time to ensure what happened to President Trump never happens …

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 …

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

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 Jack Smith moves to drop both federal criminal cases against Trump
1 month ago

Special counsel Jack Smith moves to drop both federal criminal cases against Trump

Politico  

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan quickly granted the motion to dismiss Trump’s Washington D.C. case, in which he was charged with conspiring to subvert the 2020 election. Smith asked Chutkan to dismiss the election case “without prejudice” — a legal term that means the case could theoretically be brought again in the future. Before the election, Smith initiated an appeal …

Judge grants dismissal of Jan. 6 case against Trump
1 month 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 plans to ’weaponise’ US judiciary for ’vengeance’ with Matt Gaetz’s nomination? Dick Durbin says..
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump plans to ’weaponise’ US judiciary for ’vengeance’ with Matt Gaetz’s nomination? Dick Durbin says..

Live Mint  

Senator Dick Durbin, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has voiced strong concerns over the appointments made by President-elect Donald Trump for key roles in the Justice Department. “Donald Trump viewed the Justice Department as his personal law firm during his first term, and these selections – his personal attorneys – are poised to do his bidding,” Durbin said in …

U.S. Supreme Court: A check or an enabler of second Trump presidency?
1 month, 1 week ago

U.S. Supreme Court: A check or an enabler of second Trump presidency?

Raw Story  

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 -- …

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 -- …

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 …

Special counsel Smith asks court to pause appeal seeking to revive Trump’s classified documents case
1 month, 1 week ago

Special counsel Smith asks court to pause appeal seeking to revive Trump’s classified documents case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith asked a court Wednesday to pause prosecutors’ appeal seeking to revive the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump in light of the Republican’s presidential victory. Smith’s team has been evaluating how to wind down the classified documents and the federal 2020 election interference case in Washington before Trump takes office because of longstanding …

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump's 2020 election case after his presidential win
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump's 2020 election case after his presidential win

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: The judge overseeing Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess the "the appropriate course going forward" in light of the Republican's presidential victory. Special Counsel Jack Smith charged Trump last year with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. …

Scathing analysis rages at Supreme Court's role in returning Trump to White House
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Scathing analysis rages at Supreme Court's role in returning Trump to White House

Raw Story  

During the 2024 presidential race, radio host Charlamagne tha God predicted that if Vice President Kamala Harris defeated GOP nominee Donald Trump, the "corrupt" U.S. Supreme Court would go along with one of Trump's legal challenges and still hand the election to Trump. During his second term, Trump is likely to push the U.S. Supreme Court — which has a …

Frozen: Judge Tanya Chutkan officially puts Trump case on hold
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Frozen: Judge Tanya Chutkan officially puts Trump case on hold

Raw Story  

A federal judge agreed to freeze the election interference case against Donald Trump three days after his election win. Special counsel Jack Smith asked District Judge Tanya Chutkan to vacate upcoming deadlines in the case, which defense attorneys did not oppose. A pause would give the special counsel's office "time to assess this unprecedented circumstance and determine the appropriate course …

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess the “the appropriate course going forward” in light of the Republican’s presidential victory. Special Counsel Jack Smith charged Trump last year with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago …

"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 …

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump, joined by his wife, Melania, and son Barron, arrives to speak at an election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Fla. The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess the “the appropriate course going forward” in light of the Republican’s presidential victory. Special counsel Jack Smith …

As Trump grasps unprecedented power, the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity looms large
1 month, 2 weeks ago

As Trump grasps unprecedented power, the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity looms large

CNN  

CNN — The roiling debate over the strength of democratic restraints to keep Donald Trump in check when he returns to the White House in January has put a renewed focus on a divisive Supreme Court ruling that some fear could enable his worst impulses. Taken together, the political and legal alignment will usher Trump into a second term with …

'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 …

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 …

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win
Trending News
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 …

'Guess what? Trump is not winning' in Judge Chutkan's courtroom: former U.S. attorney
2 months ago

'Guess what? Trump is not winning' in Judge Chutkan's courtroom: former U.S. attorney

Raw Story  

After admitting that the legal proceedings against Donald Trump being heard in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Tanya Chutkan is progressing exceeding slowly, a former U.S. attorney suggested the former president is not on a path to defending himself successfully. Speaking with MSNBC host Katie Phang, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance made the case that Chutkan …

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 …

Judge Chutkan approves release of Trump Jan. 6 documents that could reveal more damning testimony
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge Chutkan approves release of Trump Jan. 6 documents that could reveal more damning testimony

Salon  

Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, the federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's Jan. 6 case, issued an order Thursday approving the release of redacted source documents that provided special counsel Jack Smith with potentially incriminating material on the former president's attempts to overturn the 2020 election. The documents consist of a four-part appendix listing the sources of the quotes Smith used in …

Chief justice ‘shaken’ by 'adverse' reaction to Trump's near-total immunity: report
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Chief justice ‘shaken’ by 'adverse' reaction to Trump's near-total immunity: report

Raw Story  

Last year, when Donald Trump’s attorneys declared he had “total immunity” from prosecution, many in the legal community scoffed. “Minority Leader Mitch McConnell noted this just moments after voting to acquit Trump, saying the courts are the proper forum for holding the former president accountable for his role in the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump …

Supreme Court won’t hear appeal from Elon Musk’s X platform over warrant in Trump case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court won’t hear appeal from Elon Musk’s X platform over warrant in Trump case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from the social media platform X over a search warrant prosecutors obtained in the election-interference case against former President Donald Trump. The company, known as Twitter before it was purchased by billionaire Elon Musk, says a nondisclosure order that blocked it from telling Trump about the warrant obtained …

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 …

Jack Smith hits back as massive new filing unsealed in Trump's election interference case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Jack Smith hits back as massive new filing unsealed in Trump's election interference case

Raw Story  

A massive filing that reportedly contains new evidence against former President Donald Trump just became public, court records show. Special counsel Jack Smith's 165-page document details the state of his federal election interference case against the Republican presidential nominee after the Supreme Court changed the game and ruled Trump enjoyed partial presidential immunity in the case. Judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed …

How a Judge Will Weigh Immunity in Trump’s Jan. 6 Case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How a Judge Will Weigh Immunity in Trump’s Jan. 6 Case

New York Times  

How a Judge Will Weigh Immunity in Trump’s Jan. 6 Case In the next few months, Judge Tanya S. Chutkan will face what she herself recently called “a uniquely challenging” task. Immune Yes No Immune Not immune Vivian Li/The New York Times If Mr. Trump undertook a specific action in his private capacity as a candidate for office, rather than …

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 …

Revealed: Jack Smith's new Trump evidence could reach the public before election
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Revealed: Jack Smith's new Trump evidence could reach the public before election

Raw Story  

New evidence in former President Donald Trump's criminal election interference case could be revealed to the public as soon as mid-October, according to a new analysis of court records. Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday filed an order setting the timetable for Trump's attorneys to object to any new information revealed in a 180-page summary of Smith's case filed under seal …

Trump team files opposition to special counsel in D.C. election subversion case
3 months ago

Trump team files opposition to special counsel in D.C. election subversion case

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's lawyer is opposing special counsel Jack Smith's request to a federal judge in Washington, D.C. that they be able to file an extensive briefing on the 2020 election criminal case. "The Court does not need 180 pages of 'great assistance' from the Special Counsel’s Office to develop the record," Trump's team rebutted, according to CBS News reporter Scott …

John Roberts’ MAGA conversion: How Donald Trump remade the Supreme Court in his image
3 months, 1 week ago

John Roberts’ MAGA conversion: How Donald Trump remade the Supreme Court in his image

Salon  

Since he was appointed Supreme Court chief justice by George W. Bush in 2005, John Roberts has been something of an enigma. As to his legal philosophy, a review of his record by the left-leaning nonprofit Take Back the Court Action Fund suggests that “Roberts has been one of the most conservative justices since joining the Supreme Court in 2005.” …

Leaked memo reveals Justice Roberts’ role in shaping bombshell Trump immunity ruling
3 months, 1 week ago

Leaked memo reveals Justice Roberts’ role in shaping bombshell Trump immunity ruling

Raw Story  

Progressive legal expert Elie Mystal, in his blistering condemnation of the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial 6-3 immunity ruling in Trump v. the United States, has made a major distinction between "qualified immunity" and "absolute immunity." Salon's Nicholas Liu explains, "John Roberts, the chief justice of the Supreme Court, on February 22, issued a memo to his colleagues urging them not …

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 …

Huge Supreme Court docs leak exposes chief justice meddling in Trump's January 6 and election cases - read his memos
3 months, 1 week ago

Huge Supreme Court docs leak exposes chief justice meddling in Trump's January 6 and election cases - read his memos

Daily Mail  

Chief Justice John Roberts strong-armed his fellow Supreme Court judges into allowing him the key role in cases involving Donald Trump, leaked memos reveal. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts with Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor The court's decision on presidential immunity was a hammer blow to judicial attempts at prosecuting Donald Trump over his role in the January 6 attack …

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 …

Donald Trump faces more damning revelations in January 6 case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump faces more damning revelations in January 6 case

Daily Mail  

Special Counsel Jack Smith won't get to put Donald Trump on trial for his alleged January 6th conspiracy before the election – but he may still deliver a September surprise. That gives Smith's team the opportunity to present new information that did not make it into the superseding indictment released last week – including potentially explosive transcripts or other information …

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