WASHINGTON—The U.S. State Department said it will support freedom of speech and “make clear to other governments” that violence is inappropriate, when asked about violence against critics of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on U.S. soil. “We are always concerned about acts of violence. We support freedom of speech in the United States. When we […]

Former President Donald Trump is seeking permission to appeal to New York’s highest court a decision that reinstated a gag order in his civil fraud case in the state, a court filing showed on Monday. Monday’s court filing marks the latest development in President Trump’s civil bench trial that’s entering its tenth week, in which […]

Three House Republican lawmakers on Friday asked Special Counsel Jack Smith to turn over documents related to his criminal indictments of former President Donald Trump, alleging that Mr. Smith has a political motivation in pursuing these indictments. “The Committee is concerned your unprecedented investigation and fervent prosecution of President Trump is not about any true […]

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are asking a federal court in Washington to compel federal prosecutors to turn over evidence suggesting the existence of election fraud in the 2020 election, which they say will aid President Trump’s defense in the case. President Trump’s lawyers argue in a pretrial motion (pdf) filed late Monday that […]

A federal district court in Rhode Island on Monday rejected a bid to disqualify former President Donald Trump from candidacy in the 2024 presidential elections, citing an earlier ruling by an appeals court that rejected a similar claim. Chief Judge John J. McConnell of the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island on Monday summarily dismissed […]

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Tuesday requested a meeting with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland over the work of a special counsel who is handling two investigations into the former president. “No President of the United States has ever, in the history of our country, been baselessly investigated in such an outrageous and […]

NEW YORK—Former President Donald Trump appeared remotely in the Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday to hear a judge’s instructions on his handling of discovery evidence in the criminal case brought against him by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The hearing was Trump’s first appearance after the former President pleaded not guilty in April to 34 counts […]

House Judiciary Republicans requested congressional testimony from Special Counsel John Durham, whose investigative report on the FBI’s 2016-2017 probe into the Trump campaign was published on Monday. “We’ve reached out to the Justice Department to have Special Counsel John Durham testify next week,” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, wrote in […]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) responded to Special Counsel John Durham’s report on Monday by acknowledging mistakes in its 2016-2017 investigation of the Trump campaign and noting that the agency had rolled out reforms in response to the mistakes. “The conduct in 2016 and 2017 that Special Counsel Durham examined was the reason that current […]

A spokesperson from the office of former President Donald Trump on Monday stated that the investigative report released by Special Counsel John Durham “proves” a coordinated effort in the federal government to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. “WOW! After extensive research, Special Counsel John Durham concludes the FBI never should have launched the Trump-Russia […]

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday appealed a Manhattan jury’s verdict in a civil case that he sexually abused and defamed advice columnist E. Jean Carroll. Trump’s appeal was the latest update in a legal clash between Trump, 76, and Carroll, 79, who accuses Trump of having raped her in a dressing room at the […]

Joseph Tacopina, attorney of former President Donald Trump, told The Epoch Times that the former president is planning to appeal the verdict that found him liable for battery and defamation charges in the E. Jean Carroll trial. It came as a Manhattan grand jury on Tuesday ruled against former President Donald Trump on one count […]

OXFORD, Alabama—In his first in-person speech after departing Fox News, Tucker Carlson did not hold back when speaking about what he sees are issues undermining America—lack of truth in the media landscape and a “manufactured” national division. “I think I’m probably the first unemployed person who was ever invited to speak,” he opened his speech […]

Fox’s late-night show host Greg Gutfeld has come to the defense of his former colleague Tucker Carlson after a series of leaked videos featuring Carlson’s backstage comments drew backlash from commentators. “Apparently everyone understands nonsense banter between segments except for hall monitor failures bitterly chronicling the lives of the far more successful,” Gutfeld, host of […]

Patrick Bet-David, CEO of online content company Valuetainment, offered former Fox News host Tucker Carlson a $100 million deal over five years, plus a board seat at the company, in a high-profile courting attempt on Tuesday. “Dear Tucker, I’ll get right to the point. We want you to partner with us in what we feel […]

A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a law that, among other modifications of election rules, added security measures on the use of drop boxes and put restrictions on voting by mail in the Sunshine State. On Thursday, the Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit reversed a lower court’s ruling that struck down a […]

NEW YORK—Former President Donald Trump should be forbidden from sharing evidence produced during his criminal case with the media or the public, prosecutors said in a filing this week. Prosecutors with the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on April 24 asked New York Justice Juan Merchan to enter a protective order that would limit […]

Michael Cohen, a former attorney of former President Donald Trump, has asked an appeals court to revive an earlier lawsuit that sought damages from Trump and Trump administration officials, after claiming he was imprisoned in retaliation for publishing a book criticizing Trump. “The head of the executive branch wielded his power to have one of […]

A Georgia district attorney wrote in a letter dated April 24 that she intends to announce potential indictments resulting from a probe into former President Donald Trump and his associates for alleged interference in the 2020 election with his calls for investigations. “In the near future, I will announce charging decisions resulting from the investigation […]

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has dropped his effort to quash a congressional subpoena to a former prosecutor who worked in his office, a congressional aide told The Epoch Times in a statement on Friday. “This evening, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office withdrew its appeal in Bragg v. Jordan. Mr. Pomerantz’s deposition will go forward […]