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…
CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins pressed an attorney for former President Trump on a line of questioning by Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan in the former president’s presidential immunity case at the Supreme Court Thursday. “What are the circumstances where ordering a military coup is an official act of the presidency?” Collins said, referring to a…
Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb believes it's highly unlikely that the federal election case involving former President Trump will go to trial before the November election. He expressed that this would benefit Trump as the case would not be tried before the election.
A majority of Americans believe former President Trump is being treated differently than most criminal defendants in his hush money case, according to a new CNN poll. Trump’s hush money trial began last Monday, marking the first criminal trial of a former American president. He has been charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records…
Two of ex-President Trump’s legal cases clashed on Thursday when the Supreme Court had a hearing on his broad arguments for immunity from criminal prosecution while his trial proceeded in New York over a hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. The Supreme Court case has the potential to derail Trump’s other three…
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) thinks presidents should not have protection from being prosecuted for their actions while in office. This opinion was expressed as the Supreme Court was considering the matter in relation to former President Trump. Asked in a Thursday interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press” with Kristen Welker if he believes a president…
The Supreme Court seemed poised Thursday to grant former President Trump at least some protections from criminal prosecution after hearing two hours of arguments from his lawyers and prosecutors. Here are six things to know a historic day at the court. Justices were wary of blanket immunity claims Justices in both ideological camps expressed skepticism at…
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