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…
A State Supreme Court judge halted former President Trump’s effort to access NBC’s documentary material related to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, stating that the subpoena from Trump's lawyer was 'far too broad' and did not meet the legal standard to compel NBC Universal to turn over documents and other…
Former President Trump demanded on Friday that his hush money judge recuse himself from the upcoming trial, which is less than two weeks away, because of his daughter’s firm’s digital marketing work for prominent Democrats. Last summer, Justice Juan Merchan rejected an earlier recusal motion that also cited his daughter’s employment. Trump’s second attempt comes after Merchan limited…
The D.C. Bar's panel of responsibility found on Thursday that former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark likely breached at least one ethics rule in his attempts to assist former President Trump in remaining in power after losing the 2020 presidential election. The decision is preliminary and subject to change, as emphasized by the disciplinary hearing committee…
The New York attorney general’s office has questioned the validity of the $175 million bond for Trump’s civil fraud trial, voicing concerns about the California-based company behind it. The AG's office expressed doubt about the reliability of the surety provided by Knight Specialty Insurance…
A judge in the federal court rejected former President Trump's attempt to dismiss his Mar-a-Lago documents case on Thursday, saying that the over 300 classified records found at his property could be considered personal. The decision from U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon follows special counsel Jack Smith's urging to quickly deny Trump's claims…
A federal judge in Philadelphia rejected a nonprofit’s attempt to open a safe drug-injection site in the city. Safehouse, the organization that seeks to provide overdose prevention services, said the threat of prosecution by the Department of Justice over potentially violating drug laws is hindering its religious rights as a group. The organization said its…
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