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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court panel on Friday largely upheld a gag order imposed on former President Donald Trump in the criminal case accusing him of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election, but loosened it just... Read More
NEW YORK — A New York appeals court panel on Thursday reinstated a pair of gag orders issued in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial that barred the former president from speaking publicly about the judge’s court staff. The two-page decision... Read More
WASHINGTON — Federal appeals judges in Washington, D.C., seemed skeptical Monday about arguments by attorneys for Donald Trump that a gag order should be withdrawn to allow him to criticize court personnel in his election interference case. Trump has used... Read More
NEW YORK — A state court judge in New York on Friday rejected former President Donald Trump’s request for a mistrial in his $250 million civil business fraud case. In dismissing the request to toss the case, Manhattan Supreme Court... Read More
NEW YORK — A New York appellate court judge on Thursday temporarily lifted the gag order placed on former President Donald Trump and his attorneys in his civil fraud trial following an emergency hearing. Associate Justice David Friedman of the... Read More
EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. — Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., filed an ethics complaint on Friday calling for the removal of the judge presiding over the $250 million business fraud trial of former President Donald Trump. Stefanik, who serves as House Republican... Read More
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday tossed out an attempt to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential primary ballot in the state, but left open the possibility of revisiting the matter ahead of... Read More
NEW YORK — The New York judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial fined the former president $5,000 on Friday for violating a gag order that prohibits him from disparaging courthouse staff. Judge Arthur Engoron issued a limited gag order... Read More
WASHINGTON — Attorney Sidney Powell, a high-profile member of former President Donald Trump’s inner circle and well-known conspiracy theorist, pleaded guilty Thursday morning to six misdemeanor counts of conspiracy related to attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election... Read More
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is now subject to a partial gag order barring him from verbal and written attacks on Special Counsel Jack Smith, his staff, witnesses and potential witnesses in his election conspiracy case. In handing down... Read More
WASHINGTON — A coalition of media outlets, ranging from CNN, CBS News and Politico to C-SPAN, The Washington Post and Court TV, have filed a motion in federal court requesting audio and video access to former President Donald Trump’s upcoming... Read More
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Eight Minnesota voters, including a former Minnesota secretary of state, are suing the current occupant of that office in a bid to keep former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s ballot in 2024. The... Read More
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Saying his office has been besieged by calls to keep former President Donald Trump off the state’s presidential ballot due to his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, Minnesota Secretary of... Read More
WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani was found liable by a federal court in Washington, D.C., Wednesday for defaming two Georgia election workers he accused of falsifying ballots to make Donald Trump lose the 2020 presidential election. The ruling from U.S. District... Read More
WASHINGTON — The latest indictment against former President Donald Trump this week listed as co-conspirators five attorneys who are likely to have their loyalty to their client tested in court soon as he faces charges of illegally trying to overturn... Read More
WASHINGTON — It was, without a doubt, not the return to Washington, D.C., that former President Donald Trump has been dreaming about since he left the city in defeat in late January 2021. On Thursday afternoon, inside a federal courthouse... Read More
MIAMI (AP) — A month after former President Donald Trump was charged with mishandling classified documents, the judge presiding over the case is set to take on a more visible role as she weighs competing requests on a trial date and hears arguments this... Read More
WASHINGTON — A federal judge is considering releasing a man from jail who was arrested last week near former President Barack Obama’s home with two guns and 400 rounds of ammunition in his van. U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui told... Read More
MIAMI — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to every charge in a 37-count indictment in which he is accused of both violating the Espionage Act and obstructing justice in taking classified records home with him after... Read More
WASHINGTON — More legal trouble is brewing for former President Donald Trump even after a second criminal indictment on Thursday. He still faces the possibility of a legal claim related to a hotel his company ran in Washington, D.C., after... Read More
WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury in Miami handed down a 37-count indictment against former President Donald Trump on Thursday, marking the first time in U.S. history that a former president has faced federal charges. A charging document filed along... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of former President Donald Trump from after he left office in which he talks about holding onto a classified Pentagon document related to a potential attack on Iran, according to media... Read More
NEW YORK — The criminal trial of former President Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records is set to get underway on March 25, 2024, according to an order handed down Tuesday by a New York Supreme... Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a dispute over whether Congress can get access to documents surrounding former President Donald Trump’s lease of a government building he turned into a posh Washington, D.C., hotel. The House... Read More
WASHINGTON — In a new bill, House Republicans are pushing for construction to resume on former President Donald Trump’s wall along the border between the United States and Mexico. Introduced on Tuesday, H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of... Read More
BUFORD, Ga. (AP) — A slate of Georgia Republicans led by Gov. Brian Kemp handily won reelection last year over far-right primary opponents endorsed by Donald Trump and backed by the state party chairperson, showing the limits of the former president and his... Read More
ATLANTA — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Monday told local law enforcement officials that she will announce this summer whether former President Donald Trump or any of his allies will be charged with crimes for their alleged interference... Read More
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court late Wednesday granted a district attorney's request to prevent Congress from calling New York prosecutors to testify about why they are prosecuting former President Donald Trump. The appellate court decision to grant the... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has emerged largely unscathed politically from his New York indictment. But a new poll suggests that investigations in Georgia and Washington could prove more problematic. Only 4 in 10 U.S. adults believe Trump acted illegally in... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — Legally, the most important words former President Donald Trump said after he was charged with 34 felonies by the Manhattan District Attorney last week were “not guilty.” But, politically, the most significant may be “election interference.” Trump’s repetition... Read More
