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…
The mother and father of Ethan Crumbley, who was found guilty of a shooting at a Michigan school, were both given a 10-15 year prison term on Tuesday for their involvement in the 2021 deaths of four high school students. James and Jennifer Crumbley are the initial parents in the United States to face legal action and receive punishment for their involvement in the 2021 mass…
A New York appeals court on Tuesday denied former President Trump’s final attempt to postpone his hush money criminal trial while he disputes a gag order imposed by the judge overseeing the case. Judge Juan Merchan’s gag order prevents Trump from criticizing witnesses, prosecutors, court staff, and the judge’s family, but does not prevent him from…
Two conservative operatives who tried to prevent Black voters in New York from voting by mail in the 2020 election have been ordered to pay up to $1.25 million in restitution. Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were found responsible in 2023 for targeting Black voters with false and threatening messages to discourage voting. U.S. District Judge…
Former White House ethics head Norm Eisen criticized a failed effort by former President Trump to delay his New York hush money case. “It was a dead loser from the get-go,” Eisen said Monday on CNN’s “The Situation Room” with host Wolf Blitzer, in a clip highlighted by Mediaite. That same day, an appeals court…
The FBI arrested an Idaho man on Saturday who allegedly planned to attack churches in the state and had pledged allegiance to ISIS, according to the Justice Department. Alexander Scott Mercurio, 18, planned to attack people at churches in Coeur d’Alene on Sunday with various weapons, including “explosives, knives, a machete, a pipe and ultimately firearms,”…
An appeals court granted the Department of Justice (DOJ) authority to reopen an antitrust probe into the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Friday. In a 2-1 decision, a District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals panel of judges reversed a lower court decision to “set aside” a 2021 investigative subpoena from the Antitrust Division of…
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