Trump: Case Put in Place Because of Politics “This is a rigged trial, it’s coming from the White House,” President Trump told the press outside the courtroom. “They have White House DOJ people in the trial, in the DA’s office, representing the DA because he’s probably not smart enough to represent himself. The guy got […]

A full jury of 12 was seated on April 18 for the People v. Trump criminal trial in New York, where Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has charged former President Donald Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records. Attorneys have gone through two 96-person panels of prospective jurors and on Friday, April 19, will […]

Trump: I’m Supposed to Be Campaigning Stepping out of the courtroom, President Trump addressed the media for the first time today. “I’m supposed to be in New Hampshire. I’m supposed to be in Georgia. I’m supposed to be in North Carolina and South Carolina. I’m supposed to be a hundred different places campaigning. But I’m […]

Trump: President Trump again criticized Justice Merchan for not stepping down due to an alleged conflict of interest after the court adjourned. “I just want to thank you very much, and we are going to continue our fight against this judge. I think he’s totally conflicted. He’s a conflicted judge as you know. To watch […]

Former President Donald Trump made history on April 15 as the first and only American president to stand trial on criminal charges. After numerous motions and appeals by the defense to hold off on the trial into the eleventh hour, for reasons ranging from media publicity to a request for the judge to step down, […]

The first of former President Donald Trump’s criminal trials began on Monday after New York prosecutors accused him of falsifying business records related to an alleged affair with adult performer Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels. President Trump arrived at the Manhattan criminal court Monday morning to face potential jurors who will decide his […]

During a joint press conference on April 12 with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), former President Donald Trump said he would testify at his upcoming criminal trial in New York if called to do so. “I’m testifying, I’ll tell the truth,” President Trump said. “I always tell the truth, and the truth is they have […]

Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg was sentenced to five months in jail for lying under oath during testimony in a civil fraud case against former President Donald Trump. Judge Laurie Peterson presided over the brief sentencing, lasting about five minutes on Wednesday. Mr. Weisselberg had pleaded guilty to perjury in the civil case on […]

Lawyers for President Donald Trump pushed back on New York Attorney General Letitia James’s late request for an expanded monitorship as final judgment has already been entered in the civil fraud case against the former president and his Trump Organization. In an April 8 letter to the court, they raised what they described as several […]

New York Supreme Court Justice Cynthia Kern on April 9 rejected a motion from attorneys for former President Donald Trump to hold off on a trial until he had a chance to appeal a gag order. “This application for an interim stay of the proceedings pending resolution of the Article 78 proceeding is denied without […]

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Monday urged the Georgia Court of Appeals to deny defendants’ request to review a decision that allowed her to stay on the high profile racketeering case naming former President Donald Trump and 14 others. Ms. Willis is prosecuting the defendants for allegedly interfering illegally in the 2020 elections, […]

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump filed an appeal on April 8 and requested interim relief, or a stay, just one week before his first criminal case was set to go to trial in New York. On the same day, a judge with the appellate division of the New York Supreme Court rejected the request […]

Attorneys with New York Attorney General Letitia James’s office on April 4 requested the expansion of the monitorship on the Trump Organization, citing a perjury plea from one of the defendants. In a separate letter, the state attorneys also objected to the stay of execution of former President Donald Trump’s $454 million judgment based on […]

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan on April 5 granted a motion to quash former President Donald Trump’s subpoena of evidence related to NBC Universal’s “Stormy” documentary for his upcoming trial. President Trump is being charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, and his defense attorneys filed a subpoena on March 11 for […]

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has denied former President Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss an indictment alleging he mishandled classified documents, based on the Presidential Records Act. “Bound by the four corners of the Superseding Indictment,” the charges in the indictment “make no reference to the Presidential Records Act, nor do they rely on that […]

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has denied former President Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss charges under the First Amendment, noting that the way the challenge was brought limited the arguments that could be made. “Without foreclosing the ability to raise similar as-applied challenges at the appropriate time after the establishment of a factual […]

On April 3, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan denied a defense motion to adjourn the upcoming trial scheduled for April 15, and in his order, referred to former President Donald Trump’s case before the Supreme Court as the “Federal Insurrection Matter.” “Defendant fully briefed the issue of presidential immunity in his motion to […]

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and special counsel Jack Smith both submitted arguments to the court on the use of the Presidential Records Acts late April 2, responding to a deadline set by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to file hypothetical jury instructions based on “competing” sets of facts, some of which the attorneys […]

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan on April 3 denied former President Donald Trump’s latest request to delay his upcoming trial, based on a presidential immunity defense that will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court 10 days after the Manhattan trial begins. “Defendant’s motion is DENIED in its entirety as untimely,” the judge […]

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says that trying former President Donald Trump can’t wait until media publicity passes. Mr. Bragg filed an April 1 opposition motion made public on April 3. “An indefinite adjournment is inappropriate,” the prosecutors argued, noting that it was the defense’s eighth attempt at delaying the trial. Defense attorneys had argued […]

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan warned former President Donald Trump that he might lose access to juror names in his upcoming trial if he continues to speak about the case in a way that the judge deems a “risk” to court proceedings. “Defendant is hereby put on notice that he will forfeit any […]

Former President Donald Trump has posted $175 million in his New York civil fraud case, meeting the 10-day deadline given on March 25 and staying execution of judgment in the case. The payment prevents any seizure of President Trump’s assets as his appeal of the case is heard. “As promised, President Trump has posted bond. […]

Former President Donald Trump and several codefendants appealed Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee’s decision to not disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in the Georgia Court of Appeals on March 29. Ms. Willis is prosecuting President Trump and 14 others in a high-profile racketeering case that charges them with participating in a […]

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump were in an Atlanta court on March 28 arguing his charges in the Georgia 2020 election RICO case should be dismissed on First Amendment grounds. Follow here for the live updates: State Says ‘Fake Elector’ Not in Indictment Mr. Wakeford said they were talking about “removing something that is […]

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump submitted a notice to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida alerting Judge Aileen Cannon that a late May or early June trial is “no longer workable.” President Trump now faces an April 15 criminal trial in New York, a date set earlier this week, marking […]

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan denied two motions from former President Donald Trump’s defense attorneys on March 26. They had requested permission to file new motions and for case documents and correspondence to be made public. In one order, Justice Merchan pointed out that the filing of new motions is permitted, but only […]

A day after New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan held a hearing regarding former President Donald Trump’s bid to delay or dismiss the “hush money” case against him, the judge issued a gag order on the candidate. “The uncontested record reflecting the Defendant’s prior extrajudicial statements establishes a sufficient risk to the administration of […]

The New York state Supreme Court’s First Judicial Department Appellate Division has granted a stay of enforcement on the $464 million judgment on former President Donald Trump with conditions, allowing The Trump Organization to avert having assets imminently seized by the New York attorney general. The order came after defense attorneys argued that a $464 […]

Trump Signals Appeal President Trump said he doesn’t think the case can go to trial in three weeks. “I don’t know that you’re going to have the trial,” he said the press conference. “I don’t know how you can have a trial like this in the middle of an election, a presidential election, and this […]

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon ruled on March 22 on a request from special counsel Jack Smith to redact, substitute, or delete information in the high-profile classified documents case he is prosecuting against former President Donald Trump, finding that information helpful to the defense may have to be shared in some form but information […]

Former President Donald Trump posted on social media on March 22 that “through hard work, talent, and luck, I currently have almost five hundred million dollars in cash.” This comes as the former president needs to put up upwards of $454 million to stay judgment in his civil fraud case while he appeals—to effectively hold […]

On Thursday, New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron entered an order outlining the role of a third-party monitor over the Trump Organization that will last at least three years, noting that the defense should keep the monitor apprised of any surety bond negotiations and agreements. “The Monitor shall review Defendants’ internal accounting controls, governance, […]

Shortly after New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a letter asking the court to “not consider” the $464 million bond former President Donald Trump needs to post—in order to bar her office from seizing his assets while he appeals—to be a “practical impossibility,” the court ordered her to remove it. The letter was attached […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James’s office on March 20 asked the appellate division of the New York Supreme Court to throw out several arguments made by former President Donald Trump as he seeks to stay enforcement of more than $350 million in penalties while he appeals. “The Court should not consider defendants’ new allegations […]

Steve Sadow, attorney to former President Donald Trump, filed on Monday a request for review of Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee’s decision to allow Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the high-profile election case. Defendants Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Robert Cheeley, Michael Roman, David Shafer, Harrison Floyd, and Cathleen Latham, […]

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump urged a New York appeals court again on March 18 to remove or lower the $464 million bond President Trump must pay in less than a week as he tries to appeal a more than $350 million judgment from a civil fraud case. “Enforcing an impossible bond requirement as […]

New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan adjourned an upcoming trial for former President Donald Trump for 30 days, scheduling a March 25 hearing on the possible dismissal of the case, after which he “will set the new trial date, if necessary.” The decision follows a discovery dump of 104,000 pages on President Trump’s […]

On March 14, attorneys for former President Donald Trump asked for adjournment of an upcoming criminal trial in Manhattan, accusing prosecutors of “mischaracterizations” and other violations in their request for a mere 30-day delay. President Trump was set to go to trial on March 25 for a case charging him with 34 counts of falsifying […]

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled that defendants had not met the standard for disqualification of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in the high-profile election case, but highlighted several unresolved issues in his March 15 order. The ruling was much anticipated, as Ms. Willis has been the subject of numerous investigations since […]

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled on March 15 Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis does not need to step down from prosecuting the high-profile case against former President Donald Trump and 14 others if special counsel Nathan Wade is taken off the case. The district attorney stepping aside would remove her entire […]

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on March 14 heard arguments on two of former President Donald Trump’s several motions to dismiss a case alleging he mishandled classified documents, rejecting one motion by order roughly two hours after court adjourned. “Defendant’s motion is denied without prejudice,” the judge wrote regarding the motion to dismiss based […]

Judge Denies One Motion to Dismiss Trump Documents Case U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on March 14 heard arguments on two of former President Donald Trump’s several motions to dismiss a case alleging he mishandled classified documents, rejecting one motion by order roughly two hours after court adjourned. “Defendant’s motion is denied without prejudice,” […]

U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika set a tentative trial date for Hunter Biden in Delaware between June 3 and June 10. During a status conference call, David Hines, representing the government, estimated a trial would last around four days. The Delaware court is where an earlier plea deal for Mr. Biden fell apart, and […]

On March 1, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee heard closing arguments regarding a motion to dismiss Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting a high-profile racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 14 others, deciding that he would issue a ruling within two weeks rather than reopening evidence as the parties […]

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee on March 13 ruled on several demurrers, striking six counts from the 41-count indictment against former President Donald Trump and 14 codefendants. The demurrers were brought by President Trump, former White House chief-of-staff Mark Meadows, and attorneys John Eastman, Ray Smith III, Robert Cheeley, and Rudy Giuliani. Three […]

Last month, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta sought to advance a group of three civil cases filed against former President Donald Trump concerning his actions on January 6, 2021. Since then, the Supreme Court has agreed to review President Trump’s claim of presidential immunity in a criminal case related to the same events, prompting defense […]

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have raised a presidential immunity defense in the criminal case in New York, filing a motion to exclude certain evidence in the case and adjourn trial as the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over President Trump’s presidential immunity defense in a separate criminal case. President Trump has […]

Special counsel Jack Smith argued in a March 7 brief that former President Donald Trump has no presidential immunity to shield him in the case alleging he mishandled classified documents. U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon has set a March 14 hearing to hear arguments on President Trump’s several motions to dismiss, ahead of a […]

In court filings March 7, Special Counsel Jack Smith pushed back on claims that he lacked the authority to prosecute former President Donald Trump, an argument that has been pushed by Reagan-era U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese III (pdf) and picked up by Trump attorneys in a motion to dismiss the case Mr. Smith is […]

For three days during a contentious evidentiary hearing on a motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting a high profile election case, defense attorney Ashleigh Merchant had done the questioning. On March 6, Ms. Merchant was the one answering questions asked by a Georgia Senate committee investigating the controversy surrounding the […]

Ashleigh Merchant, defense attorney who sought to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting a racketeering case against former President President Donald Trump and 14 others, including her client Michael Roman, will testify before a state committee about Ms. Willis on March 6. Ms. Merchant confirmed to media on March 4 that she […]

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump filed on March 4 a response opposing Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s proposed gag order ahead of trial this month. The court has already declined to issue a gag order in this case once, and the trial will be highly publicized as the first-ever criminal prosecution of any American […]

Former President Donald Trump thanked the Supreme Court after it issued a ruling that reversed the Colorado Supreme Court’s disqualification of the Republican candidate from the ballot, saying the decision was unifying for the country. “I think it will go a long way in bringing our country together, which our country needs,” he said at […]

The Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump cannot be removed from the ballot by individual states, overturning the Colorado Supreme Court decision that found him ineligible as a candidate and disqualified from the state ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. “[R]esponsibility for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates rests […]

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee heard closing arguments on March 1 on the motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting the high-profile racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 14 others. Each side was given an hour and a half for arguments, after which the judge said he […]

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee scheduled a March 1 hearing for “all things disqualification” after three rounds of witness testimony related to the motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting the high-profile racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 14 others. Last August, President Trump and 18 co-defendants […]

Witness testimony has concluded, but attorneys still have much to argue in the motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting the high profile racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 14 alleged co-conspirators for challenging the 2020 elections. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee scheduled an afternoon hearing where […]

The Supreme Court agreed on Feb. 28 to hear a second case concerning former President Donald Trump, with far-reaching implications for his 2024 court schedule. President Trump is facing four criminal indictments, the first of which will go to trial in less than a month, plus several other civil cases—all while campaigning for the presidency […]

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump asked an Illinois appeals court on Feb. 29 to stay a judge’s order disqualifying him from the ballot. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Tracie Porter ruled on Feb. 28 that President Trump was “disqualified by engaging in insurrection” and votes for him should be voided if the order goes […]

Ahead of a Supreme Court ruling on whether former President Donald Trump can be disqualified as a candidate by individual states under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, an Illinois judge ruled President Trump ineligible for the ballot. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Tracie Porter, following other jurisdictions, stayed her order to remove the former […]

The Supreme Court granted certiorari of former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity claim in the federal criminal case charging him for actions on Jan. 6, 2021. The presidential immunity defense has stalled the case for nearly three months and will miss the originally scheduled March 4 trial date. The high court’s decision automatically stays lower […]

An appeals court stayed some penalties of former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud judgment but denied his request to delay enforcement of the monetary penalties. The court ordered arguments to be filed by March 18, granting in the interim a stay of the judgment that would prohibit the defendants from serving as officers or directors […]

Terrence Bradley, former law partner and attorney to special prosecutor Nathan Wade, testified about Mr. Wade and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s relationship in a public court hearing on Feb. 27, responding to attorneys that accused him of misleading the defense with his representations of the relationship. Mr. Wade and Ms. Willis’s relationship has […]

Special counsel Jack Smith responded to former President Donald Trump’s attorneys’ motion to compel evidence from the prosecution by attempting to push back on allegations that the prosecution is selective and vindictive. The former president is being prosecuted for allegedly mishandling classified documents and also not properly responding to a subpoena, as the case has […]

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office is seeking a gag order that would prevent former President Donald Trump from making “certain extrajudicial statements” as a case alleging the 45th president falsified business documents is heading to trial. Last week, the district attorney filed a notice for the upcoming gag order motion, arguing that President Trump […]

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have formally appealed a New York civil fraud ruling against him and executives of The Trump Organization, in which they were ordered to pay more than $450 million. “This appeal is taken from each and every part of the judgment insofar as defendants are aggrieved,” reads the notice of […]

New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron has denied former President Donald Trump’s request for a 30-day stay of judgment after defense attorneys protested the attorney general’s “rush” for enforcement. “I intend to sign the proposed judgment this morning,” Justice Engoron wrote in a Feb. 22 email. The judgment has already been delivered to the […]

After a two-day hearing over a motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the high profile racketeering case naming former President Donald Trump, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has to sort out remaining issues with privileged evidence, call attorneys back to conference, and issue an order. President Trump was indicted […]

Outside Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump blasted New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron after he was found in a civil fraud case to be liable for fraud. “I paid over $100 million in taxes and they want me out,” President Trump said, claiming businesses are being run […]

New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron issued a ruling on Feb. 16, ordering former President Donald Trump and Trump Organization executives to pay $355 million in damages, and barring the former president from doing business in the state for three years. The ruling also vacated a previous order to cancel Trump Organization business certificates, […]

The evidentiary hearing on the personal relationship between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Nathan Wade continued into a second day. Mr. Wade is the special prosecutor she appointed to take the lead in the racketeering case that accuses former President Donald Trump and 14 others of an alleged criminal conspiracy in their actions […]

Day 1 Ends Ms. Willis will continue testifying on Feb. 16 at 9 a.m. with questioning by an attorney from her office. Ms. Cross said they will call witnesses to impeach Ms. Yeartie. “I’m not ruling on this tomorrow,” Judge McAfee added. “My hope is we can close the evidence tomorrow and we can take […]

Special prosecutor Nathan Wade and a witness presented different timelines of Mr. Wade’s romantic relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis during a Feb. 15 evidentiary hearing on whether she may be disqualified from the high-profile state racketeering case involving former President Donald Trump. President Trump and 18 co-defendants were indicted by a grand […]

It’s a big week for former President Donald Trump’s four criminal cases. On Feb. 15, two separate cases will hold hearings; one judge may decide to go to trial as early as next month, and the other will weigh the disqualification of the prosecutor, possibly delaying the trial indefinitely. In New York, Manhattan District Attorney […]

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump, filed an official bar complaint on Feb. 12 against New York Attorney General Letitia James. Ms. James had brought the high-profile, multimillion dollar civil fraud case against the former president, in which a judge is set to issue a ruling any day now. […]

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump filed an appeal with the Supreme Court on Monday, hoping to win a motion to dismiss one of the federal criminal cases against him on the basis of presidential immunity. “Without immunity from criminal prosecution, the Presidency as we know it will cease to exist,” they argued. It was […]

Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee confirmed on Monday that the hearing about misconduct claims against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade “must occur” Thursday and could lead to disqualification. Ms. Willis is presiding over the high-profile racketeering case that names former President Donald Trump and 14 others. “I think […]

NEW YORK—The sidewalks of the heart of Flushing, Queens, were packed on Feb. 10 as New Yorkers celebrated the Chinese New Year with a massive parade. Some 50 different groups participated, with floats and banners representing Falun Gong bringing up the rear. “In China, if you saw this, you would have been arrested long ago,” […]

Ahead of a scheduled Feb. 15 hearing that will address allegations that have rattled the Fulton County District Attorney’s office in the Georgia election case, the attorneys have filed a motion to quash subpoenas that would require top prosecutors to testify. Subpoenaed to testify were Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, Executive District Attorney Daysha […]

On Feb. 9, U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon paused an order that could lead to revealing the identities of two dozen potential witnesses in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case, in response to a Feb. 8 request by prosecutors. Defense attorneys for President Trump were seeking to file a public court record on […]

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Feb. 8 heard oral arguments in the high-profile case involving former President Donald Trump’s bid to remain on the Colorado primary ballot, expressing skepticism of the arguments in favor of removing him. Lawyer Jason Clifford Murray, who argued for the six Colorado voters who petitioned to remove President Trump from the […]

When the Colorado Supreme Court found former President Donald Trump ineligible for the state primary ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, the ruling had a large ripple effect even as the court stayed its own removal order in the event of an appeal. Maine soon disqualified President Trump as well, and voters in […]

State attorney Kevin Wallace, representing the New York Attorney General’s office, told the judge presiding over the Trump Organization fraud case that they are not aware of a perjury plea deal in the works. Last week, the New York Times reported that sources say former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg is now in negotiations with […]

On Feb. 6, U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon ordered the unsealing of some names and information about government officials, granting in part a motion by former President Donald Trump to unseal a partially redacted version of his motion to compel prosecutors to hand over evidence. “The parties are reminded of the strong presumption of […]

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump requested the adjournment of pre-trial deadlines as they prepare to file several motions to dismiss the case that arose out of the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago resort. Last year, President Trump was charged with 40 counts related to allegedly mishandling classified documents. He has maintained that he did […]

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution on Feb. 6 to “authoritatively” state that former President Donald Trump did not commit “insurrection or rebellion” against the United States. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) has introduced companion legislation in the Senate. The issue of insurrection has been raised in some 60 venues over the past six months […]

Former President Donald Trump confirmed plans to weigh in on leadership for the embattled Republican National Committee (RNC) one day after the upcoming South Carolina Republican primary in a post on Monday, after he’d made comments about a change in leadership with Maria Bartiromo on Sunday. President Trump had begun the year juggling close-set election […]

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled on Feb. 6 that former President Donald Trump was not immune to prosecution for conduct that the Justice Department (DOJ) included in its indictment related to the events of Jan. 6, 2021. “We have balanced former President Trump’s asserted interests in executive immunity against the […]

Former President Donald Trump’s federal election trial may be on hold for months, the federal judge overseeing the case has indicated. “I hope not to be in the country on Aug. 5,” U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan said during a separate criminal case conference, according to Politico. The judge said that if she is, […]

A federal judge dismissed yet another challenge to former President Donald Trump’s eligibility as a candidate under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, this time in South Carolina ahead of the state’s primary this month. As a U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding President Trump’s eligibility looms overhead, set to be issued in less than one […]

An attorney representing one of the defendants in the high-profile election racketeering case, which Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is prosecuting, is countersuing the district attorney for allegedly failing to produce documents to the defense and “intentionally withholding information” in violation of state law. Attorney Ashleigh Merchant, of the Georgia-based Merchant Law Firm, sued […]

New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron is set to issue written judgment in the civil fraud case brought by New York Attorney Letitia James against Trump Organization executives including former President Donald Trump, potentially dissolving his real estate empire. The trial, which ended in early January, was a bench trial as the relief sought […]

The Illinois State Board of Elections voted to include former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot following a recommendation from the board’s general counsel to dismiss the case. The board is a bipartisan one made of an equal number of Republicans and Democrats, who voted unanimously to dismiss the challenge. Board member Jack […]

A panel of nine jurors ordered former President Donald Trump to pay writer E. Jean Carroll $83 million in damages at the close of the defamation trial on Friday. It breaks down as $18.3 million for compensatory damages, which include $11 million to fund a campaign to repair Ms. Carroll’s reputation, $7.3 million for emotional […]

Legal counsel for former President Donald Trump accused New York Attorney General Letitia James of “shameless abuse of power” in her comparison of penalties sought against him to the lifetime ban of former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli from the drug industry. Among the several penalties the attorney general has asked a state judge to grant […]

On Thursday, former President Donald Trump testified in the defamation case brought against him by writer E. Jean Carroll, but only briefly. Leaving the courtroom, he told reporters “it’s not America, this is not America.” His testimony was preceded by a long exchange between defense attorney Alina Habba and U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan, […]

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows appealed a Maine Superior Court’s order on Jan. 23, arguing that the hold on her disqualification of former President Donald Trump as a candidate “undermines the Secretary’s ability to facilitate an equitable and orderly primary election on March 5.” On Dec. 28, Ms. Bellows had issued a decision finding […]

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has denied former President Donald Trump’s request for a rehearing in the appeal of his federal gag order. A panel of three judges decided the order. President Trump had also requested the appeal be heard by the whole bench of 11 judges, but that […]

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Jan. 18 tried to quash the subpoena seeking her testimony in the divorce case of a prosecutor she hired in the Georgia election case against former President Donald Trump and 14 codefendants. Special prosecutor Nathan Wade’s estranged wife had subpoenaed Ms. Willis to be deposed on Jan. 23, […]

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has appealed the Maine Superior Court decision to defer to the U.S. Supreme Court on matters of former President Donald Trump’s eligibility as a candidate. On Jan. 17, the court had disagreed with Ms. Bellows and wrote that the high court could well address all of the issues raised […]