Former President Donald Trump has criticized a New York Judge for barring him from attending a Supreme Court hearing on whether he has presidential immunity from prosecution for acts committed while he was in the White House. The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., will start hearing arguments in the case on Thursday. A ruling on […]
A 12-person grand jury in Texas has indicted more than 140 illegal immigrants on misdemeanor rioting charges following an alleged attempt to breach the Southern border earlier this month, District Attorney Bill Hicks announced on Tuesday. Authorities say the April 12 incident in El Paso began when someone in the group cut through a razor […]
A lawyer for former President Donald Trump claimed that officials are more concerned about keeping the former president off the campaign trail than they are concerned about winning their cases against him. Chris Kise told Fox News on Monday evening that “the real threat to democracy is the willingness to abuse the power of your […]
Prosecutors in the so-called “hush-money” case filed court papers Tuesday alleging former President Donald Trump violated a judge’s gag order by commenting on potential and likely witnesses involved in the case. Several weeks ago, Judge Juan Merchan imposed the gag order on President Trump, writing that he cannot make public comments about witnesses such as […]
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 […]
A former Fulton County District Attorney’s office employee is giving information to House Republicans as they investigate whether any federal funds were misused by the office, said House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). During a Thursday interview on Fox News, Mr. Jordan said that his office has “talked with the whistleblower” and “she’s giving information […]
The federal judge overseeing the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump has ordered that the names of potential witnesses remain secret, marking a victory for special counsel Jack Smith. In a 24-page ruling on Tuesday, Judge Aileen Cannon said potential government witnesses’ names will be redacted in the case involving President Trump’s handling […]
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 […]
The former special prosecutor who was involved in the Georgia election case targeting former President Donald Trump is facing contempt of court charges for allegedly not paying child support and for his ex-wife’s medical bills, court documents submitted on Wednesday show. Last month, Nathan Wade resigned from the Trump election case after Fulton County Judge […]
Attorneys for Donald Trump are considering again seeking the recusal of the judge overseeing his hush money case, according to a New York Post report. The judge’s daughter and her political consulting firm have profited off his legal woes, the paper reported. Two major Democratic clients of Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan’s daughter, Loren […]
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 […]
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump argued in his classified documents case that special prosecutor Jack Smith has been given too many resources while other parts of the Department of Justice haven’t. The former president faces dozens of charges that he allegedly illegally retained classified materials after he left office in 2021. He has pleaded […]
Former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney Jeffrey Clark faces possible disbarment as he goes to trial with the District of Columbia Bar’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel on March 26. That office charged him in 2022 with violating his professional ethics after Mr. Clark, then acting assistant attorney general for the DOJ’s Civil Division, drafted […]
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 […]
Defense attorneys for Alec Baldwin, who accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust,” have asked for the grand jury indictment against the actor to be dismissed. Halyna Hutchins died in October 2021 after a prop gun on the set misfired at a movie set on the outskirts of […]
While the judge in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia case allowed District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case, he criticized her for making a racially charged speech in mid-January in which she invoked the “race card.” The Jan. 14 speech was given by Ms. Willis just days after allegations surfaced that she engaged […]
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer on March 15 reacted after a Georgia judge, in a partial victory for President Trump and other defendants, ruled that either Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis or special prosecutor Nathan Wade must exit the case against President Trump and others. Steve Sadow, the lawyer, said counsel respects Fulton County […]
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 […]
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,” […]
