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  • Trump Asks Judge To Lift Gag Order After Hush Money Conviction

    On Tuesday, Donald Trump asked the judge who oversaw his criminal trial on charges related to hush money paid to a porn star to lift a gag order on the case. The former U.S. president was convicted last week. Before the trial began in April, Justice Juan Merchan restricted Trump’s public statements about jurors, witnesses,…

  • Georgia Court To Weigh Willis’ Role In Trump Case In October

    A Georgia appeals court will hear arguments in October to determine whether to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting Donald Trump for attempting to overturn his 2020 defeat, a schedule likely to postpone the trial until after the Nov. 5 election. The court will examine whether Willis’ past affair with her former…

  • Lawyers Trash Trump Reply In Defamation Lawsuit Against George Stephanopoulos

    In the legal battle surrounding former President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against ABC, the network’s legal team is intensifying efforts to dismiss the complaint. They contend that Trump’s allegation of defamation against host George Stephanopoulos is essentially splitting hairs over semantics. The latest filing, submitted on Friday, delves into the intricacies of the case, pushing…

  • What Does Trump’s Conviction In Hush Money Trial Mean For The Election

    The recent conviction of former President Donald Trump on all 34 charges of fraud related to hush money payments has sparked speculation about its implications for the upcoming election. Trump’s conviction stems from illegal campaign activities and attempts to influence the 2016 election by concealing information about his affair with Stormy Daniels through fraudulent means.…

  • Judge Rejects Gag Order On Trump In Florida Documents Criminal Case

    A federal judge on Tuesday rejected prosecutors’ request to issue a gag order barring Donald Trump from making inflammatory comments about law enforcement. Trump’s campaign had falsely claimed the FBI had authorization to assassinate him when it searched his Florida resort for classified U.S. documents. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, based in Florida, rebuffed Special…

  • Fulton County DA Appeals Dismissal of Trump Charges In Racketeering Case

    Fani Willis, the District Attorney for Fulton County, has taken steps to appeal a judge’s ruling that dismissed multiple charges in the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump. The decision to appeal follows Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee’s March ruling, which stated that six charges against Trump and his co-defendants lacked sufficient…

  • Trump Seeks To Deny Prosecutors’ Gag-Order Motion In Documents Case

    On Monday, Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a federal judge to reject prosecutors’ request for a gag order limiting what the former president can say about law enforcement officers involved in his sensitive documents case. Trump’s team also requested that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Fort Pierce, Florida, impose sanctions and pursue civil contempt findings…

  • What Happens If Trump Is Convicted In Hush-Money Trial?

    Thirty-four charges, 12 jurors, one often exasperated judge, and a parade of witnesses After nearly five weeks, both the prosecution and the defense rested their cases in Donald Trump’s history-making hush-money trial. Closing arguments will begin on Tuesday, after which the jury will start deliberations. The timeline and outcome of their decision remain uncertain. However,…

  • Trump Hush Money Verdict Nears, Are Americans Paying Attention?

    Authorities prepared for an only-in-America blockbuster trial, featuring a former president in the dock, Donald Trump. This case promised salacious details and forced Trump, once the world’s most powerful figure and now vying for power again, to face allegations of an awkward sexual encounter with a porn actress. The trial became a political and legal…

  • Federal Judge Blasts Supreme Court Justice Alito For ‘Improper’ Flag Flying

    On Friday, a federal judge criticized conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for allowing provocative flags, including an upside-down American flag, to fly outside his homes. Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor of Massachusetts, in a rare move by a sitting lower-court judge, publicly condemned the Supreme Court justice’s approach to ethics in an…