Tag: Indictment
Trump Attorney Defends Former President’s Right To Petition Federal Govt In 3rd Indictment
Donald Trump’s attorney defended the former president’s right to petition the federal government under the First Amendment during several media appearances on Sunday.
John Lauro joined Trump’s legal team to deal with the newest indictment stemming from his alleged effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. He said the charges that also reference Trump’s alleged involvement in the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot represent “an effort to prevent President Trump from running for president” in the 2024
Trump attorney says she expects Georgia indictment to come within weeks: ‘Corrupt’ DA ‘wants her moment’
Alina Habba, attorney for 2024 GOP hopeful Donald Trump, said she expects the former president to face yet another indictment in the coming weeks, this time from Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis, as previously suspected.
“I think if you look at the barricades, the fact that she’s got her PR team doing fresh pictures for her, it’s a good indicator that Fanning wants her moment and she will get on the bandwagon with the rest of the corrupt
The Challenges of Trump’s Third, Momentous Indictment
We have long known that Donald Trump is a font of falsehoods. Embedded in the recounting of national horrors in the federal indictment that the special counsel Jack Smith brought against him last Tuesday is a stark indication of Trump’s own consciousness of that fact. Three words, “You’re too honest,” which, according to Mike Pence, Trump uttered to him days before January 6, 2021, during a phone call in which Trump pressured Pence not to certify the election of Joe
The Historic Trump Indictment Looks Like a Stretch
With charges unlike any in American history, the DOJ must present a watertight case on both the facts and the law. Jack Smith hasn’t done so — yet.
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“This Is The Big One”: The Third Trump Indictment
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This week, in a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to four charges in relation to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his role in the January 6th insurrection. Those include counts of conspiracy to defraud the United States, to obstruct an official proceeding, and to oppress
Trump to Skip Arraignment for New Charges in Classified Docs Indictment
With the revised indictment, Trump’s total charge count in the case comes to 42.
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Trump indictment could dominate 2024 GOP presidential nomination race: ‘It will be inescapable’
In a Republican presidential nomination race that’s dominated by former President Donald Trump, the former president’s indictment and arraignment this week on charges he attempted to overturn his loss in the 2020 election will likely only increasingly eclipse efforts by his rivals to stand out and further cement his position as the commanding front-runner.
“In the short term, it helps Trump because it’s going to galvanize his base, and it’s going to take all of the oxygen out of the
Nikki Haley Breaks Silence On Latest Trump Indictment With Surprising Remarks
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley finally broke her silence on Thursday about the latest indictment against former President Donald Trump.
The Republican presidential candidate, who is in a three-way tie for third place in the GOP primary, took a different tune than the other non-Trump candidates in the top five.
“Unlike the other candidates, I didn’t rush out with a statement yesterday on Trump’s indictment for one simple reason — like most Americans, I’m tired of commenting on every
A Former Federal Prosecutor Explains the Latest Trump Indictment
On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump was indicted for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. The charges, brought by Jack Smith, a special counsel for the Department of Justice, specifically accuse Trump of conspiring to obstruct a government proceeding, defraud the United States, and deprive people of their right to have their votes counted. (A fourth count also pertains to the obstruction of a government proceeding.) To talk about the indictment, I spoke by phone with Mary McCord,
GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley breaks silence on Trump indictment
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley reacted to the most recent indictments filed against former President Donald Trump on a New Hampshire radio show on Thursday.
Haley, speaking on the Pulse of NH-News Talk radio network, said she intentionally refrained from publishing a statement about the indictments following their announcement because she was tired of the spectacle.
“Unlike the other candidates, I didn’t rush out with a statement yesterday on Trump’s indictment for one simple reason – like most Americans, I’m