The Supreme Court will convene Thursday to consider whether former President Donald Trump is entitled to broad immunity from federal prosecution, jumping into a blockbuster dispute that will be critical to the fate of his 2020 election case in Washington, D.C. At issue in the case known as Trump v. United States is whether the […]
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Trump gag order hearing contentious
Prosecutors with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office argued that former President Trump’s alleged gag order violations pose a “very real threat” to the trial. Prosecutor Chris Conroy made the statement as Tuesday’s proceedings got underway in the New York vs. Trump trial. He handed out copies of 10 social media posts that he says […]
Opening statements in Trump trial to begin
The stakes are high for Manhattan’s District Attorney Alvin Bragg as he begins his historic prosecution of a former president today. Its success or failure seemingly hinges on an untested legal theory – whether a state prosecutor can invoke a federal crime that was never proven. Ambrosio Rodriguez, a former prosecutor who says he is […]
Hillary says Trump models himself after Putin & Xi
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton predicted that should former President Donald Trump win a second term in November, he could pursue violent ends to his opposition in politics and in the media. Clinton appeared on the podcast Defending Democracy in an episode that aired Friday, where she spent the majority of the nearly 45-minute […]
NY AG Letitia James wants Trump’s bond revoked
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday asked that a judge void former President Donald Trump’s bond in his civil fraud case, questioning whether the company that issued it has the funds to back it up. In a 26-page filing ahead of a pre-scheduled hearing on Monday, James expressed concern about whether Knight Specialty […]
With Trump sidelined in court, Biden begins blitz
While Donald Trump remains in a New York courtroom, President Joe Biden is taking his campaign to Pennsylvania, the biggest battleground of the 2024 election, to hammer the former president over his tax policies in an appeal to working-class voters. Biden will begin a three-day swing through Pennsylvania on Tuesday with a trip to his […]
Trump is in court again for hush money trial
Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges. Trump last April pleaded not guilty to […]
Trump says abortion should be left up to States
Former President Donald Trump declined to endorse a nationwide abortion ban and said abortion policy should be left up to the states. “My view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation or perhaps both, and whatever they decide must be […]
Trump campaign event hauls in $50 million plus
Donald Trump’s campaign said it raised $50.5 million at a Saturday fundraiser in Florida, a staggering sum as the former president’s political operation scrambles to close its big financial gap with President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party. The haul announced by the campaign and top officials with the Republican National Committee far eclipses the […]
Trump comes up with $175 million for fraud case
Former President Donald Trump and co-defendants in his New York civil fraud case have posted a bond of $175 million, according to a court filing Monday by an insurance company. The posting brings to an end a six-week ordeal in which Trump scrambled to fend off possible seizure of property or assets stemming from a […]
Trump attacks Biden over Trans day of visibility
A Joe Biden White House spokesperson said Republicans who have spent the Easter weekend criticizing the president for declaring Sunday’s annual Transgender Day of Visibility “are seeking to divide and weaken our country with cruel, hateful and dishonest rhetoric”. “As a Christian who celebrates Easter with family, president Biden stands for bringing people together and […]
Trump gets reprieve; bond lowered to $175m
A New York appeals court on Monday agreed to hold off collection of former President Donald Trump’s more than $454 million civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175 million within 10 days. If Trump does, it will stop the clock on collection and prevent the state from seizing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s assets […]