Fresh criminal referrals submitted by a senior Trump administration official have reignited legal tensions surrounding New York Attorney General Letitia James, despite the prior dismissal of a federal case against her. Bill Pulte, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, this week sent formal referrals to federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida and…
President Donald J. Trump is now seriously considering a full presidential pardon for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, less than three months before Combs is scheduled to be sentenced for a federal conviction in New York. The possibility of executive clemency has triggered renewed scrutiny of presidential pardon powers—especially in cases involving celebrity defendants and…
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has introduced the “No Kings Act,” a landmark piece of legislation aimed at removing immunity from federal criminal prosecution for U.S. presidents and vice presidents. Introduced on Thursday, the No Kings Act asserts that U.S. presidents and vice presidents are not above the law and cannot claim immunity from federal…