Stefanik files misconduct complaint against judge overseeing Trump's hush-money trial claiming his selection is 'not random at all'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Stefanik files misconduct complaint against judge overseeing Trump's hush-money trial claiming his selection is 'not random at all'

Daily Mail  

GOP Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who is in the running to be Donald Trump's vice president, has filed a misconduct complaint against the judge overseeing his hush-money trial. Stefanik has called for an investigation into Justice Juan Merchan, who is presiding over Trump's trial in New York state court, to 'determine whether the required random selection process was in fact followed'. GOP Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has filed a misconduct complaint against Justice Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing Donald Trump 's hush-money trial. Stefanik, who is considered a top contender for Trump's vice president, filed the complaint against Merchan with the inspector general of the New York State Unified Court System, alleging 'potential misconduct'. 'The potential misconduct pertains to the repeated assignment of Acting Justice Juan Merchan, a Democrat Party donor, to criminal cases related to President Donald J. Trump and his allies,' she wrote in the complaint.

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Trump bashes ‘psychotic’ decision by Judge Merchan to hold him accountable in hush money case
5 days, 20 hours 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 …

A criminal trial while in office? Will Trump's hush money conviction stand?
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6 days, 7 hours 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 …

Setback for Trump, US court rejects his bid to throw out hush money conviction
Top News
6 days, 17 hours ago

Setback for Trump, US court rejects his bid to throw out hush money conviction

Firstpost  

A court in US refused to throw out President-elect Donald Trump’s felony conviction in the New York hush money case because of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity A court in the US denied to throw out Donald Trump’s hush money conviction, saying that the US President-elect’s felony conviction should not be tossed out because of the Supreme …

Trump hush money judge refuses to throw out conviction on presidential ‘immunity’ grounds
6 days, 18 hours ago

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

The Independent  

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No presidential immunity for Trump in hush money case
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6 days, 18 hours ago

No presidential immunity for Trump in hush money case

Hindustan Times  

A judge on Monday ruled that Donald Trump's conviction for falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal should stand, rejecting the U.S. president-elect's argument that a recent Supreme Court ruling nullified the verdict, the New York Times reported. Former U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside his attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the media as he arrives for his criminal trial …

US judge rejects Donald Trump's attempt to dismiss hush money conviction: Report
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6 days, 19 hours 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 rejects Trump’s bid to overturn hush money conviction | Supreme Court immunity ruling denied
6 days, 19 hours 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 …

New York judge denies Trump's bid to throw out hush money conviction
Top News
6 days, 19 hours ago

New York judge denies Trump's bid to throw out hush money conviction

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: US President-elect Donald Trump, alongside his attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the media as he arrives for his criminal trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. NEW YORK -- A judge in New York denied on Monday US President-elect Donald Trump's motion to throw out …

New York judge denies Trump's bid to throw out hush money conviction
Top News
6 days, 19 hours ago

New York judge denies Trump's bid to throw out hush money conviction

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-17 14:13 FILE PHOTO: US President-elect Donald Trump, alongside his attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the media as he arrives for his criminal trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. NEW YORK -- A judge in New York denied on Monday US President-elect Donald …

Judge rejects Donald Trump's bid to use presidential immunity to dismiss hush money conviction
Top News
6 days, 19 hours 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 throw out Stormy Daniels hush money conviction
6 days, 19 hours ago

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to throw out Stormy Daniels hush money conviction

Al Jazeera  

A New York judge rejected a claim by Trump’s lawyers that he is immune from prosecution as a former US president. A United States judge has rejected a claim by Donald Trump’s lawyers that the president-elect’s hush money conviction should be thrown out because the Supreme Court has ruled that former presidents are immune from prosecution. New York Judge Juan …

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

Trump's legal team attacks 'desperate' NY prosecutors over 'dark dream scenario' argument
1 week, 2 days ago

Trump's legal team attacks 'desperate' NY prosecutors over 'dark dream scenario' argument

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump's attorneys are fighting back against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's latest filing urging Judge Juan Merchan to treat him as any other defendant, reported NBC News — and took particular issue with prosecutors' logic. The Trump team is arguing that his election is grounds for throwing out the verdict, which prosecutors have argued is nonsense, writing, "President-elect …

'President-elect immunity does not exist': NYC DA rips Trump’s demand to drop case
1 week, 5 days ago

'President-elect immunity does not exist': NYC DA rips Trump’s demand to drop case

Raw Story  

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg isn’t ready to let Donald Trump off the hook in his fraud case involving hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Bragg wrote in a filing made public Tuesday that he opposes Trump’s attempt to have the state court ruling “immediately” thrown out based on last month’s presidential election win. Bragg added that …

Manhattan DA urges judge not to toss out guilty verdict in Trump hush money case
1 week, 6 days ago

Manhattan DA urges judge not to toss out guilty verdict in Trump hush money case

Politico  

Trump was found guilty in May of 34 felonies for falsifying business records related to a hush money scheme that covered up a potential sex scandal in the final days of the 2016 presidential campaign. “Even after the inauguration, defendant’s temporary immunity as the sitting President will still not justify the extreme remedy of discarding the jury’s unanimous guilty verdict …

Who is Alina Habba? Trump’s personal attorney joins White House team after losing in court
1 week, 6 days ago

Who is Alina Habba? Trump’s personal attorney joins White House team after losing in court

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. open image in gallery Trump’s attorney and spokesperson Alina Habba joined his Madison Square …

'Unfairly prosecuted': Trump quotes Biden's pardon arguments in bid to quash hush money case
2 weeks, 5 days ago

'Unfairly prosecuted': Trump quotes Biden's pardon arguments in bid to quash hush money case

Firstpost  

Donald Trump’s legal team has sought for dismissal of his Manhattan criminal hush-money case arguing President Joe Biden used similar reasoning to pardon his son, Hunter Biden Donald Trump's legal team is now arguing that the hush money case should be thrown out given his win in the US presidential election. Lawyers of Donald Trump have invoked Joe Biden’s decision …

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 …

Trump's request for hush money dismissal — citing Biden pardon — wasn't for judge: Expert
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump's request for hush money dismissal — citing Biden pardon — wasn't for judge: Expert

Raw Story  

Legal experts ripped apart Donald Trump's latest request to have his guilty verdict in New York tossed, in which he cited Hunter Biden's sweeping pardon. Eisen later pointed out that Trump's lawyers even went so far as to "invent a new constitutional category of pre-presidential privileges, arguing that the case must be dismissed bc it 'disrupts his transition efforts and …

Has Trump’s legal storm blown away?
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Has Trump’s legal storm blown away?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In light of the legal immunity afforded to U.S. Presidents for official acts, Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith recently moved to drop the charges against President-elect Donald Trump for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election, specifically the criminal charges for encouraging a violent mob to attack the U.S. Capitol on January …

The Fatal Flaw That Doomed the Trump Trials
3 weeks, 6 days 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, …

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 …

US judge dismisses 2020 election fraud, stolen classified documents cases against Donald Trump
3 weeks, 6 days ago

US judge dismisses 2020 election fraud, stolen classified documents cases against Donald Trump

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: A US federal judge overseeing the case that alleged former president Donald illegally sought to overturn the 2020 election, has agreed to dismiss the charges following a request from special counsel Jack Smith, local media reported. Smith also told a US court of appeals that the special prosecutors are withdrawing their challenge against an earlier dismissial of the case …

Justice Department drops legal pursuits against Donald Trump over election subversion and classified documents cases
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Justice Department drops legal pursuits against Donald Trump over election subversion and classified documents cases

Live Mint  

Federal prosecutors on Monday filed motions to dismiss criminal charges against President-elect Donald Trump, including allegations of attempting to overturn the 2020 election and illegally retaining classified documents. Justice Department’s policy cited Special counsel Jack Smith, who pursued the charges against Trump with vigor, emphasized that the decision was not a reflection on the merits of the cases but rather …

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 …

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

Trump’s hush money sentencing indefinitely postponed as judge considers tossing conviction
1 month ago

Trump’s hush money sentencing indefinitely postponed as judge considers tossing conviction

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 historic hush money trial has …

Judge Cancels Trump's Hush Money Trial Sentencing
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1 month ago

Judge Cancels Trump's Hush Money Trial Sentencing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Friday canceled the sentencing hearing that had been set for Nov. 26 without immediately setting a new date. The brief order issued by New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan set new deadlines: Trump’s team has until Dec. 2 to file its brief on dismissal, and prosecutors …

Judge indefinitely postpones sentencing in Trump's hush money case
1 month ago

Judge indefinitely postpones sentencing in Trump's hush money case

NPR  

Judge indefinitely postpones sentencing in Trump's hush money case toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images New York Judge Juan Merchan has indefinitely adjourned President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money criminal case. The filing to indefinitely adjourn next week's sentencing date comes several days after both lawyers agreed that a stay would help sort out unprecedented legal questions. Trump's lawyers …

Trump's lawyers 'show boldness' in demanding New York guilty verdict be thrown out
1 month ago

Trump's lawyers 'show boldness' in demanding New York guilty verdict be thrown out

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's lawyers submitted a filing on Wednesday demanding that the guilty verdict in the New York "hush money" trial be vacated because it would eventually be dismissed anyway. "Immediate dismissal of this case is mandated by the federal Constitution, the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, and the interests of justice, in order to facilitate the orderly transition of executive …

Manhattan DA agrees to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case
1 month ago

Manhattan DA agrees to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case

CNN  

CNN — The Manhattan district attorney said Tuesday it would agree to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing to give them time to litigate the President-elect’s expected motion to dismiss the hush money case. In a letter to Judge Juan Merchan, the district attorney’s office also acknowledged that Trump is not likely to be sentenced “until after the end of after the …

Trump’s NY 'sentencing should proceed promptly': Ex-federal prosecutor
1 month ago

Trump’s NY 'sentencing should proceed promptly': Ex-federal prosecutor

Raw Story  

As President-Elect Donald Trump and his attorneys seek to make the MAGA leader's legal cases disappear following his election victory, former federal prosecutor Randall Eliason makes the case for why Trump's New York hush money case sentencing should still move forward. "Out of an abundance of caution," Judge Juan "Merchan avoided a preelection sentencing that potentially could have influenced the …

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 …

US special counsel seeks pause in Trump classified documents case
1 month, 1 week ago

US special counsel seeks pause in Trump classified documents case

Al Jazeera  

Outgoing prosecutor Jack Smith says he needs time to consider next steps in light of President-elect Trump’s victory. Federal prosecutors have asked an appeals court to pause their bid to revive the criminal case against the United States President-elect Donald Trump, who was accused of mishandling classified documents after his first term as president ended. Special Counsel Jack Smith, 55, …

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 …

NY hush money case: Judge delays ruling on Trump’s conviction until November 19
1 month, 1 week ago

NY hush money case: Judge delays ruling on Trump’s conviction until November 19

Firstpost  

Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in May after a jury found he had fraudulently manipulated business records to cover up an alleged sexual encounter with a porn star ahead of the 2016 election The judge in Donald Trump’s New York criminal case has delayed to November 19 a decision on potentially throwing out the US president-elect’s conviction, the …

Court delays decision on sentencing Trump to November 19
Trending News
1 month, 1 week ago

Court delays decision on sentencing Trump to November 19

Hindustan Times  

The judge in Donald Trump's New York criminal case has delayed to November 19 a decision on potentially throwing out the US president-elect's conviction, the court said Tuesday. Court delays decision on sentencing Trump to November 19 Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in May after a jury found he had fraudulently manipulated business records to cover up an …

Trump's hush money trial judge delays major ruling with a month until his sentencing
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump's hush money trial judge delays major ruling with a month until his sentencing

Daily Mail  

The judge in Donald Trump's hush money case has delayed a decision on whether to throw out the charges with less than a month until his sentencing. Judge Juan Merchan pushed back a decision on immunity in the case where the president-elect was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to silence Stormy Daniels. Merchan had been expected …

Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case
Top News
1 month, 1 week ago

Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A judge has postponed a decision on whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction as prosecutors consider how to proceed in light of last week’s election and his lawyers argue for dismissal so he can run the country. Trump lawyer Emil Bove, meanwhile, argued the case must be thrown out altogether “to avoid unconstitutional impediments …

Decision on whether to overturn Donald Trump’s New York hush money conviction is delayed
1 month, 1 week ago

Decision on whether to overturn Donald Trump’s New York hush money conviction is delayed

CNN  

CNN — New York Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday agreed to give Manhattan prosecutors and Donald Trump’s lawyers a week to hash out how to proceed in Trump’s hush money case now that Trump has been reelected, raising new questions of whether Trump will ever be sentenced after being convicted in May. The Manhattan district attorney “violated the Presidential immunity …

Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case
1 month, 1 week ago

Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case

LA Times  

Donald Trump, standing with defense attorney Todd Blanche, speaks at the Manhattan criminal court during his spring trial. A judge postponed a decision on whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money case, after his lawyers called for freezing and ultimately dismissing the case so he can run the country. New York Judge Juan M. Merchan had …

US Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap president-elect Trump's conviction in hush money case
1 month, 1 week ago

US Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap president-elect Trump's conviction in hush money case

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: A judge on Tuesday put off a key ruling in President-elect Donald Trump's hush money case as his lawyers argued for dismissing it so he can run the country. Trump lawyer Emil Bove, meanwhile, argued that throwing out the case is "necessary to avoid unconstitutional impediments to President Trump's ability to govern." Trump's lawyers cited that ruling to …

MAGA lawmaker pushes criminal prosecutions of 'Judge Merchan and his daughter'
1 month, 1 week ago

MAGA lawmaker pushes criminal prosecutions of 'Judge Merchan and his daughter'

Raw Story  

Reps. Anna Paulina Luna and Cory Mills floated possible criminal cases against special counsel Jack Smith, Judge Juan Merchan and his daughter, Democratic fundraiser Loren Merchan, over prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump. During a segment on Fox News on Sunday, host Maria Bartiromo wondered what would become of "the criminal cases brought forth by Biden's DOJ and Democrat state prosecutors …

Looks Like Trump Got Away With It
54 years, 11 months ago

Looks Like Trump Got Away With It

Slate  

This will be Slate’s final edition of Keeping Up With the Trump Trials. In 2023 Trump racked up over 80 felony charges across four criminal indictments: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s hush money case, Smith’s classified-documents and Jan. 6 cases, and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ election-interference case. The Federal Jan. 6 Case At the end of 2023, Judge …

Trump elected president: What happens to the court cases against him?
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump elected president: What happens to the court cases against him?

Al Jazeera  

From January 6 to Stormy Daniels, can Trump now expect presidential immunity from charges? As Trump prepares to be sworn into office in January, here are the main charge sheets that could now be hidden away at the back of a dusty drawer in the Oval Office: Federal charges Trump faces two separate federal cases over his alleged interference in …

Donald Trump is back as president: What happens to the criminal, civil cases against him?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump is back as president: What happens to the criminal, civil cases against him?

Firstpost  

Donald Trump has returned to the White House despite facing multiple criminal charges in both federal and state courts. With four major prosecutions ranging from election interference to classified documents, Trump’s re-election raises questions about how his legal cases will progress The mugshot of Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump is displayed on screens at a campaign …

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 …

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 …

Judge who dismissed Trump’s secret documents case is now a potential candidate for attorney general
2 months ago

Judge who dismissed Trump’s secret documents case is now a potential candidate for attorney general

The Independent  

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