Prosecutors are demanding a $10,000 fine — the maximum allowed — for three weeks of Truth Social and campaign website posts attacking two trial witnesses, Daniels and Cohen. A Truth Social post from April 10 called both the porn star and Trump’s former fixer “sleaze bags.” A Truth Social post from April 17, the second…
Trump could be thrown in jail for a maximum of 30 days for each gag violation, but Conroy said Tuesday that a warning that jail is possible if Trump does not stop would suffice — for now. “The defendant is having his day in court,” Conroy said in successfully arguing for the fines and warning…
The Supreme Court is deciding a novel question because Trump is the first president – former or current – to be criminally charged. In the case before the high court, Trump is accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election by spreading lies about election fraud and attempting to persuade state officials, his vice president and…
Donald Trump lawyer Alina Habba has mocked Judge Arthur Engoron over his supposed understanding of Trump’s bond in his New York civil fraud case. Habba, who is also Trump’s legal spokesperson, reacted despite the judge allowing the Republican’s $175m bond, provided by California-based Knight Specialty Insurance Company (KSIC) in lieu of his fraud fine and appeal. New York Attorney General…
Donald Trump’s defiance of Judge Juan Mershan’s gag order will be severely tested next week at a contempt hearing that has become part of the former president’s 34-count hush money trial. According to several legal scholars, the former president appears to seeing how far he can push the boundaries of the gag order by reposting attacks on the jurors and…
Former first lady Melania Trump is hosting a fundraiser Saturday for the Log Cabin Republicans, an advocacy group for LGBTQ+ members of the GOP. The event at Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach, Florida, estate that Melania shares with her husband former President Donald Trump, will take place behind closed doors. The fundraiser marks her first major political event of 2024….
With cases involving Donald Trump, abortion bans, battling baristas, homeless camps and scary tattoos, the Supreme Court enters a week packed with arguments that will affect everything from the tumultuous 2024 election to health care, the workplace and policing. Most notably, the high court will weigh if and when a former president can claim criminal immunity for acts committed while in office as…
The current salary for the president of the United States is $400,000, while the vice president earns an annual salary of $230,700. Although that’s not chump change, some of the politicians who have held these esteemed positions have been able to parlay their time in the White House into millions through book deals, paid appearances and consulting…
Ahacking group threatens to release documents related to the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump unless a ransom is paid. The group, led by LockBitSupp, had set deadlines for payment, with no release of documents reported so far. The FBI and UK’s National Crime Agency raided the group on Feb. 20, taking down 34 servers. The…
White House hopeful furious as he becomes first former US president to face federal criminal charges Republicans have rallied around Donald Trump, as it was confirmed he had been indicted by the Department for Justice on seven charges including illegally retaining classified documents. Trump and his allies have decried foul play, declaring the Biden administration…
Serving as vice president in the most pro-life administration in American history was one of the greatest honors of my life. Of all our accomplishments, I am perhaps most proud that the Supreme Court justices we confirmed voted to send Roe v. Wade to the ash heap of history, ending a travesty of jurisprudence that…
Selecting the jury for the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president was never going to be an easy task. But several New Yorkers who could have served in the historic role indicated that even the possibility of sitting on former President Trump’s jury was too much to bear. “I have to be honest….
From his infamous “what the hell do you have to lose?” remark to his shallow “Platinum Plan” economic agenda for Black Americans, former President Donald Trump’s outreach to the Black community over the years has been little more than political theater, devoid of real substance. But the performance-artist-in-chief might just have outdone himself. Trump’s latest…
Donald Trump violated his expanded gag order seven more times since Monday, prosecutors told the judge presiding over the former president’s hush money trial in New York, according to court pool reports. The prosecutors’ accusations came in a new motion asking for the court to include the Trump social media and campaign website posts in question in next…
Rep. Bennie Thompson, the former chairman of the House January 6 committee, introduced legislation on Friday that would strip former President Donald Trump of Secret Service protection if he is sentenced to prison. “Unfortunately, current law doesn’t anticipate how Secret Service protection would impact the felony prison sentence of a protectee — even a former President,” Thompson,…
Retired U.S. Lieutenant General Ben Hodges suggested that Germany may be withholding support for Ukraine amid fears that former President Donald Trump will win reelection. Speaking with Al Jazeera on the sidelines of the Delphi Economic Forum held in Greece earlier this week, Hodges, who served as commanding general of U.S. Army Europe from 2014 to 2018, said that…
Donald Trump has been forced to spend three days in court, listening to multiple Americans describe what they don’t like him — and he doesn’t seem happy. On day three of jury selection in the New York hush money trial, the pool of prospective jurors got specific about their issues with Trump. Lawfare’sTyler McBrien posted…
Donald Trump rattled off a series of social media posts demanding presidential immunity and threatening his predecessors before heading into the fourth day of his criminal trial Friday. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next week in Trump’s appeal of his Washington, D.C., election subversion case, in which he claims to have broad immunity as a…
Melania Trump is making a pitch for unity and says the “safety” of Americans would be her prime concern if her husband, former President Trump, wins his bid to return to the White House. “The safety and well-being of American families remains my top priority,” the former first lady told Fox News Digital in a story published Friday….
A young man set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial is taking place. His condition and motives were unclear. The shocking incident took place in full view of news cameras shortly after a full panel of 12 jurors and six alternates was seated for his hush money trial. Police and…