Trump without citing evidence claimed Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg "hand picked" Merchan for the case. He also alleged the judge "railroaded" Weisselberg and "strong armed" him in the tax case. Trump's criticism of the judge could put him on the path to having that judge or an...
"Mr. Trump is subject to the same laws as every American. He will be able to avail himself of the legal system and a jury, not politics, to determine his fate according to the facts and the law. There should be no outside political influence, intimidation or interference in the case. ...
Voters gather at a set time and supporters of various candidates make their case to their neighbors. Primaries are more traditional elections, with polls open throughout the day and voting by secret ballot. Turnout is typically higher in a primary, since voters have more flexibility. New ...
Trump’s lawyers have requested a three-month delay as well as asking for the case to be thrown out. In a statement Friday, the Trump campaign continued to argue that the case “has no basis in law or fact, and should be dismissed.” In a letter Friday, Merchan told Manhattan ...
electoral integrity, the rule of law, judicial independence, and corruption.Footnote29None, however, captures what has been igniting our worst fears in “the dangerous case of Donald Trump” (Lee2017): his public discourse. The realm of public speech has been below the radar of comparative regi...
The judge didn't give a schedule for the sentencing but asked both the Mueller team and Flynn's attorney to provide update on his case by March 13. On Monday, a business associate of Flynn from Turkey and a Turkish businessman were indicted in a separate case of illegally lobbying for th...
At the time, Trump was president, and questions about whether he can be held liable for defamatory statements while serving in that official position have for years effectively stalled that case. E. Jean Carroll exits the Manhattan Federal Court following the verdict in the civil rape accusation ...
Pence said that while "no one is above the law," all U.S. citizens are "innocent until proven guilty." He also slammed the Justice Department and said he thinks the case against Trump is politicized. If elected in 2024 to serve the nation's highest office, Pence vows to "give the De...
She noted that the justices today did not talk to each other as they commonly do during oral arguments. “In this case, you could feel that like they didn’t have to make the case to each other,” she said. “There were enough of them who came into this argument ready to reject ...
Hush money trial date set: Trump’s historic criminal trial in the New York hush money case against him will begin with jury selection on April 15, Judge Juan Merchan said Monday, after a dispute over the late production of documents caused the judge initially to push back the...