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 FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe contended that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s request for an expanded gag order in the hush money case against former President Trump serves as a “distraction” from the actual case. “The request for clarification by DA Bragg is a perfect example of how these gag orders create more of a…
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) on Monday signed a law recriminalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs. The law makes personal use possession a misdemeanor punishable with sentences of up to six months in jail. However, it also creates avenues for treatment instead of criminal penalties by encouraging law enforcement agencies to start programs…
Former President Trump lashed out against the New York judge overseeing his hush money criminal trial Tuesday, one day after he was hit with a gag order in the case, arguing such an order is not fair when others “can talk about” him. “I just was informed that another corrupt New York Judge, Juan Merchan,…
Donald Trump strongly criticized his New York civil fraud case and the people involved on Monday. He called it a “made-up election interference deception” just hours after he posted a $175 million bond in the case. In a lengthy post on Truth Social Monday night, Trump argued the judgement will harm New York and called for…
Former Trump administration aide Hope Hicks is expected to testify for the prosecution in the former president's New York hush money trial, as reported by NBC News on Monday. Hicks, once one of Trump's closest aides, was interviewed by prosecutors for the case last year.
A federal judge in California ruled against Hunter Biden’s attempt to toss out his tax charges on Monday, letting the criminal case against the president’s son move forward. The younger Biden faces three felony charges and six misdemeanor charges in connection to tax evasion, filing a false return and failing to pay taxes between 2016…
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