Donald Trump

  • Justice Department Holds Back Special Counsel Report on Trump

    Report Withheld Amid Ongoing Prosecutions The U.S. Justice Department announced on Wednesday that it will not publicly release Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump’s retention of classified records for now. The decision comes in light of ongoing prosecutions involving two of Trump’s associates, Waltine Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira. The department will, however,…

  • Appellate Court Denies Trump’s Bid to Halt Sentencing in Hush Money Case

    On Tuesday, a New York appellate court denied President-elect Donald Trump’s attempt to delay his sentencing, which is set for Friday, for his conviction on criminal charges related to hush money payments made to a porn star. Associate Justice Ellen Gesmer of the Appellate Division made the decision after a hearing on Trump’s last-minute effort…

  • US Appeals Court Upholds $5 Million Verdict Against Donald Trump in Sexual Assault and Defamation Case

    In a significant legal ruling, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday upheld a $5 million verdict against former President-elect Donald Trump for sexual assault and defamation in the case filed by writer E. Jean Carroll. The court’s decision affirmed a lower court’s judgment, rejecting Trump’s appeal based on evidentiary grounds…

  • Trump’s Second Term: Healthcare Lawsuits to Watch

    When Republican President-elect Donald Trump assumes office for the second time next year, he will face a wave of lawsuits targeting the Biden administration’s healthcare policies. These cases present Trump with immediate opportunities to shift policy direction before introducing new rules or legislation. Below, we examine the most significant cases to watch. Abortion Cases Take…

  • Federal Judge Withdrawals Stall Elon Musk’s X Lawsuit Against Advertisers

    A second federal judge in Texas has stepped away from presiding over Elon Musk’s X Corp lawsuit against a group of advertisers accused of boycotting the social media platform, causing significant delays in the case. Judge Ed Kinkeade Steps Aside U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade in Dallas recused himself from the case, following the earlier…

  • Trump Ally Files Judicial Misconduct Complaint Against Federal Judge

    A conservative advocacy group aligned with Republican President-elect Donald Trump has filed a judicial misconduct complaint against U.S. Circuit Judge James Wynn. The Article III Project, founded by Trump ally Mike Davis, accused Wynn of violating judicial ethics after he reversed his decision to retire following the faltering of President Joe Biden’s nominee to succeed…

  • Trump’s Lawyers Cite Juror Misconduct in Hush Money Case

    In a Dec. 3 filing revealed on Tuesday, Donald Trump’s legal team accused jurors of misconduct in his criminal trial. They claimed the alleged misconduct tainted his conviction for falsifying business records related to hush money payments to adult film actor Stormy Daniels. However, the filing left many details vague, as most of it was…

  • Trump Asks Judge to Dismiss Central Park Five Defamation Lawsuit

    President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of making defamatory statements during his campaign about five Black and Hispanic men wrongly convicted and imprisoned for the 1989 rape of a white jogger in New York’s Central Park. Trump’s lawyers argued that his comments about the Central Park…

  • Prosecutors Suggest Alternatives to Prison for Trump’s Hush Money Conviction

    Prosecutors in Manhattan have proposed that former President Donald Trump avoid prison time for his conviction related to hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, considering his recent presidential election victory. However, they firmly opposed dismissing the case outright, arguing that the conviction should stand to preserve public confidence in the justice system.…

  • Trump Asks Georgia Appeals Court to End State Case Against Him

    President-elect Donald Trump has urged a Georgia Appeals Court to dismiss the criminal case accusing him of attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss. On Wednesday, Trump’s legal team argued that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s prosecution violates the U.S. Constitution, as Trump prepares to assume office next month. Willis has also charged several…