Appeals Court Largely Upholds Trump DC Gag Order
Law
Appeals Court Largely Upholds Trump DC Gag Order
2023-12-08 20:51:12
by Dan McCue

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 Appellate Court Reinstates Trump Gag Orders
Law
New York Appellate Court Reinstates Trump Gag Orders
2023-11-30 16:47:15
by Dan McCue

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

Appeals Court Considers Lifting Gag Order Against Trump
Law
Appeals Court Considers Lifting Gag Order Against Trump
2023-11-20 21:50:33
by Tom Ramstack

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in Washington, D.C., seemed skeptical Monday about arguments by attorneys for Donald Trump that a gag order should be withdrawn to allow him to criticize court personnel in his election interference case.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

Trump’s Mistrial Request Rejected in NY Civil Fraud Case
Law
Trump's Mistrial Request Rejected in NY Civil Fraud Case
2023-11-17 21:27:04
by Dan McCue

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 Appellate Court Judge Lifts Trump Gag Order
Law
New York Appellate Court Judge Lifts Trump Gag Order
2023-11-16 21:20:28
by Dan McCue

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

Stefanik Files Ethics Complaint Against Trump Fraud Trial Judge
Law
Stefanik Files Ethics Complaint Against Trump Fraud Trial Judge
2023-11-10 16:57:49
by Dan McCue

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

Minnesota Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Bar Trump From Ballot
Political News
Minnesota Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Bar Trump From Ballot
2023-11-08 23:47:26
by Dan McCue

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

Trump Fined $5,000 for Violating Gag Order 
Law
Trump Fined $5,000 for Violating Gag Order 
2023-10-20 21:34:39
by Dan McCue

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

Trump Confidante Powell Strikes Plea Deal in Georgia Elections Case
Law
Trump Confidante Powell Strikes Plea Deal in Georgia Elections Case
2023-10-19 15:09:54
by Dan McCue

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

Judge Imposes Narrow Gag Order in Trump Jan. 6 Case
Law
Judge Imposes Narrow Gag Order in Trump Jan. 6 Case
2023-10-16 18:17:16
by Dan McCue

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

News Outlets Request Video and Audio Access to Trump DC Trial
Media
News Outlets Request Video and Audio Access to Trump DC Trial
2023-10-05 21:49:30
by Dan McCue

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

Minnesota Voters Sue to Keep Trump Off Presidential Ballot
In The States
Minnesota Voters Sue to Keep Trump Off Presidential Ballot
2023-09-14 15:57:47
by Dan McCue

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

Minn. Secretary of State Says Trump Ballot Status Not His Decision
2024 Elections
Minn. Secretary of State Says Trump Ballot Status Not His Decision
2023-09-07 20:51:52
by Dan McCue

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

Giuliani Loses by Default Judgment in Election Workers’ Defamation Lawsuit
Litigation
Giuliani Loses by Default Judgment in Election Workers’ Defamation Lawsuit
2023-08-30 19:16:08
by Tom Ramstack

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

Trump Lawyers Face Crime-Fraud Exception in Claiming Attorney-Client Privilege
Law
Trump Lawyers Face Crime-Fraud Exception in Claiming Attorney-Client Privilege
2023-08-04 21:10:12
by Tom Ramstack

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

Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Conspiring to Overturn 2020 Election
Law
Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Conspiring to Overturn 2020 Election
2023-08-03 21:58:12
by Tom Ramstack

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

Spotlight on Judge in Trump Documents Case Intensifies Following Controversial Earlier Ruling
Courts
Spotlight on Judge in Trump Documents Case Intensifies Following Controversial Earlier Ruling

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

Detention Requested for Man Arrested With Guns Near Obama’s Home
Law
Detention Requested for Man Arrested With Guns Near Obama’s Home
2023-07-06 19:29:17
by Tom Ramstack

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

Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges
Law
Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges
2023-06-13 20:08:19
by Dan McCue

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

Democrats Say They Have New Information About Trump’s Financial Misdeeds
Political News
Democrats Say They Have New Information About Trump’s Financial Misdeeds
2023-06-09 18:22:50
by Tom Ramstack

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

As the Smoke Clears, DC Wakes Up to Trump Under Federal Indictment on 37 Charges
Political News
As the Smoke Clears, DC Wakes Up to Trump Under Federal Indictment on 37 Charges
2023-06-09 14:00:07
by Dan McCue

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

Reports: Prosecutors Have Tape of Trump Discussing Holding Onto Classified Doc
Campaigns
Reports: Prosecutors Have Tape of Trump Discussing Holding Onto Classified Doc

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

Trump Criminal Trial in NY to Start in Heart of Primary Season
Law
Trump Criminal Trial in NY to Start in Heart of Primary Season
2023-05-24 17:50:29
by Dan McCue

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

Justices to Decide if House Dems Can Get Trump Hotel Docs
Supreme Court
Justices to Decide if House Dems Can Get Trump Hotel Docs
2023-05-15 19:55:16
by Tom Ramstack

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

House GOP Seek to Restart Work on ‘Trump’ Border Wall
Immigration
House GOP Seek to Restart Work on ‘Trump’ Border Wall
2023-05-03 19:59:15
by Dan McCue

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

Georgia’s Kemp Veers From Trump, but State GOP Not Moving On
Political News
Georgia's Kemp Veers From Trump, but State GOP Not Moving On

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

Georgia DA Prepping to Announce Charging Decision for Trump
Law
Georgia DA Prepping to Announce Charging Decision for Trump
2023-04-25 15:28:24
by Dan McCue

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

Appeal Stops Deposition of Prosecutor Who Investigated Trump
Law
Appeal Stops Deposition of Prosecutor Who Investigated Trump
2023-04-20 20:34:21
by Tom Ramstack

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

More Peril for Trump in Pending Probes Than NY: AP-NORC Poll
Opinion Polls
More Peril for Trump in Pending Probes Than NY: AP-NORC Poll

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

Trump’s Response to Criminal Charges Revives Election Lies
Political News
Trump's Response to Criminal Charges Revives Election Lies

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

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