Nikita Biryukov, New Jersey Monitor Federal authorities indicted U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez for the second time Friday, charging him with conspiracy to commit bribery and related offenses over his alleged aid to a North Jersey businessman and an attempt to disrupt criminal probes into allies. Menendez, a Democrat and New Jersey’s …
Read More »2024 Republican Candidates Weigh In On Trump’s Georgia Indictments
Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch As former President Donald Trump faces his fourth indictment in Georgia, his previous running mate former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday disputed Trump’s claims that the Georgia election was “stolen” while still criticizing the federal justice system. Pence is one of many candidates competing …
Read More »Who’s Who Among The Fake Electors, Conspirators Indicted In Fulton DA’s 2020 Election Probe
Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says she’s aiming to start a trial against Donald Trump and his allies within six months of a grand jury’s Monday indictment on charges of a multi-state criminal conspiracy to overturn the former president’s narrow defeat to Joe Biden in …
Read More »House Democrats Call for ‘Live Broadcasting’ of Trump Trial
Dozens of House Democrats on Thursday urged the policy-setting body of the federal judiciary to authorize live broadcasts of former President Donald Trump’s upcoming court proceedings as he faces charges stemming from his effort to overturn the 2020 election. Cameras are usually barred from federal courtrooms, but 38 House Democrats …
Read More »Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Charges He Tried to Overturn Election
In a courtroom in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to charges related to his alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election and incitement of the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Trump, who is the frontrunner in the Republican primary …
Read More »How The Fake Electors In Seven States Are Central To The Trump Jan. 6 Indictment
Jacob Fischler, Washington State Standard The federal indictment accusing Donald Trump of trying to stay in power after losing the 2020 presidential election includes detailed accusations of Trump and his alleged co-conspirators’ pressure on individual state officials. The central plot to overturn the election, as described in the indictment a federal grand …
Read More »‘Very, Very Damning’: Former AG Barr Says Trump Indictment Not a Witch Hunt
Former President Donald Trump’s former Attorney General Bill Barr broke with the GOP narrative Sunday to say the government acted responsibly in its indictment of the former president. Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Barr said the contents of the indictment were “very, very damming.” “If even half of it’s true, …
Read More »Trump Indictment In Classified Documents Probe Unsealed
The criminal indictment against Donald Trump for mishandling classified government records was unsealed on Friday. The 37-count indictment became public after a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Miami charged the former president. The indictment accuses Trump of various offenses, including showing classified documents to unauthorized individuals in 2021, …
Read More »Donald Trump Indicted In Classified Documents Probe
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on charges related to the mishandling of classified national security records. Trump stated on social media that he has been summoned to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday. The federal indictment is the second time that Trump has been charged criminally …
Read More »Questions And Answers About Trump’s Indictment On Federal Criminal Charges
Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch A federal judge in Florida unsealed an indictment that accuses former President Donald Trump of hiding classified national security documents after he left the White House, improperly storing them and sharing sensitive information with people who lacked security clearance. Though he’s not the only former …
Read More »Donald Trump Talks Gun Rights — But Not His Criminal Charges — At NRA Convention
Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle In Donald Trump’s first major public appearance since his historic arrest, the former president evoked his “pro-gun” policies but refrained from delving into his indictment when he spoke at a National Rifle Association (NRA) convention on Friday in Indianapolis. Trump headlined the annual NRA-ILA Leadership …
Read More »Trump Hit With 34 Felony Counts Of Falsifying New York State Business Records
Jacob Fischler, New Jersey Monitor Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 New York state felony offenses related to what prosecutors say were hush money payments to an adult film star. In a brief but historic appearance in a Manhattan trial court, Trump, the first former president …
Read More »Trump Indictment Won’t Keep Him From Presidential Race, But Will Make His Reelection Bid Much Harder
Stefanie Lindquist, Arizona State University A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict former President Donald Trump. The specific state charges, reports The New York Times, “remain a mystery” but will be related to the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation of Trump for making hush money payments to a porn star …
Read More »Here’s The Deal With Gov. DeSantis’ Obligations In Any Trump Extradition
Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix A twice-elected public official stands accused of violating his duty to enforce the law, casting doubt upon his legitimacy. No, we’re not talking about Democrat Andrew Warren, removed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as state’s attorney in Hillsborough County for alleged incompetence and neglect of duty for …
Read More »Trump Warns of ‘Death and Destruction’ If Indicted
Government watchdogs on Friday said former President Donald Trump has potentially placed himself in even more legal jeopardy after he threatened violence if he’s charged in a criminal case in New York. Shortly after midnight on Friday, Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, that potentially “catastrophic” violence …
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