Court Battles
John Dean, who was a counsel for former President Nixon, commented in a Saturday interview that the New York hush money trial against former President Trump is very strong, particularly with the awaited testimony from Trump’s ex-fixer Michael Cohen. Dean stated in a CNN interview that he has reviewed the trial transcripts…
Republican politicians have flocked to New York City in recent days to stand alongside former President Trump as he attends his hush money trial. Trump’s group on Monday included several members of Congress: Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), who represents Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn. Sen.…
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) stuck by his attacks against the daughter of the judge overseeing former President Trump’s criminal case on Sunday, claiming she is a “political operative.” Scott was in New York City on Thursday to support Trump in his criminal case, where he faces over 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related…
Former President Trump’s attorney and New York prosecutors have settled their differences over his bond in the state’s civil fraud case against the former president and his business. The deal was struck during a hearing Monday morning, where Judge Arthur Engoron was slated to hear arguments on whether Trump’s $175 million bond should be voided.…
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Americans regardless of their politics should fear the “kind of threats” made by former President Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee this fall. In a podcast episode of Democracy Docket’s “Defending Democracy” that aired last Friday, Clinton drew a stark contrast between Trump and President Biden, saying the…
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up a case brought by Republicans Kari Lake and Mark Finchem over the use of voting machines in Arizona elections, the latest blow to the two GOP candidates, who have seen their lawsuit rejected several times. Lake and Finchem asked the Supreme Court to review a…
NEW YORK — A New York judge said Monday that Manhattan prosecutors can bring up several civil lawsuits involving former President Trump if he chooses to testify in his ongoing criminal trial. After listening to arguments on Friday, Judge Juan Merchan ruled that prosecutors can cross-examine Trump about six of the 13 prior court determinations they requested to…
The Supreme Court will listen to the Biden administration's appeal of a ruling that would cancel its “ghost gun” regulations, setting the stage for a major confrontation on firearms next term. After previously getting involved in the disagreement twice on an urgent basis, the judges in a short order Monday agreed to consider the case on…
Former Representative Liz Cheney, a member of the Republican party from Wyoming, urged the Supreme Court to make a fast and definitive decision regarding whether ex-President Trump is protected from being prosecuted for trying to change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. These arguments will be presented to the highest court in the country on Thursday.
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