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    Former Biden DOJ Lawyer Makes Opening Argument in Trump Trial on Stormy Daniels Hush Money

    A former lawyer in the Biden Justice Department delivered the prosecution’s opening argument Monday in a Manhattan courthouse as the first criminal trial of former President Donald Trump got underway.  “This case is about a criminal conspiracy and a coverup,” former acting U.S. Associate Attorney General Matthew Colangelo, senior counsel to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Juror Dismissed After Prosecutors Question His Honesty on Arrest Record

    A juror on former President Donald Trump’s hush money case in New York City was dismissed Thursday after prosecutors raised concerns that he may not have answered truthfully to all questions as part of jury selection, according to multiple reports. Prosecutors questioned whether the man, an IT consultant who was one of seven jurors sworn…
    Katelynn Richardson
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    Jan. 6-Related Court Case Could Affect Indictment Against Trump

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a challenge to the criminal prosecution of a Pennsylvania man, Joseph Fischer, for entering the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Lurking in the background is the fact that the outcome of this case could affect the pending federal indictment against former President Donald Trump in U.S. District…
    Seth Lucas
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    ‘Hush Money’ Criminal Case Against Trump Is ‘Bogus.’ Legal Expert Explains Why.

    Among all the legal charges facing former President Donald Trump, the criminal case out of New York City that begins Monday “is the most bogus,” according to legal expert Hans von Spakovsky.  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Trump in 2023 with 34 counts of falsifying business records supposedly to cover up “hush money” payments…
    Virginia Allen
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    K-12 Bible Lessons Program Akin to Proselytizing for ‘Church of Trump,’ MSNBC Host Claims

    A host on liberal MSNBC claimed that teaching students the Bible off-campus during school hours would make them a part of what she called the “Church of Trump” and help “determine what happens at the ballot box.”  Alex Wagner’s remarks came in the most recent in a series of three reports over the past two weeks…
    Noah Slayter
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    Trump Co-Defendant Accuses Fani Willis of Racism, Threatens Civil Rights Lawsuit

    A co-defendant in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election case said Monday he would be taking legal action against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, citing alleged racism. Harrison Floyd accused Willis, who secured an indictment against him, Trump, and other defendants—including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former White House Chief of Staff Mark…
    Harold Hutchison
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    Trump Makes His Position on Abortion Clear: ‘States Will Determine’

    Former President Donald Trump says each state should follow “the will of the people” and pass state-specific laws on abortion.    “My view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation, or perhaps both, and whatever they decide must be the law…
    Virginia Allen
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    How Biden Stacks Up to Trump on Confirmed Judges

    President Joe Biden is on track to match and possibly surpass his predecessor in successfully appointing lower court judges.  Biden announced his 47th round of nominees for vacancies on federal district and appeals courts in late March, bringing his total nominations to 229. That’s just 10 fewer nominees than Donald Trump had at this point…
    Fred Lucas
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    An Addict’s Shot at Redemption on the Trump Campaign

    Tim Murtaugh became a familiar face to many Americans as President Donald Trump’s communications director for his 2020 reelection campaign. As one of Trump’s most visible spokesmen, Murtaugh had a front-row seat to the most-watched campaign in history. But just a mere four years earlier, Murtaugh found himself in a much different spot. After struggling…
    Rob Bluey
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    Distracted By Climate Change? Former Trump Transportation Official Weighs in on Bridge Collapse

    What will be the long-term impact of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, Tuesday? What industries will be affected and how? And who in the U.S. supervises ship safety—and are they prioritizing safety ahead of issues like climate change? Steve Bradbury, who formerly served as acting deputy secretary of the…
    Brian Gottstein
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    Appeals Court Sides With Trump, Reduces Bond in Civil Fraud Case

    An appeals court agreed Monday to reduce former President Donald Trump’s New York civil fraud case bond while he appeals the ruling. If Trump is able to put up the $175 million bond within 10 days, the court agreed to block collection of the judgment, according to The Associated Press. Trump initially faced a Monday deadline to…
    Katelynn Richardson
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    Judge Allows Trump and Co-Defendants to Appeal Fani Willis Ruling

    Judge Scott McAfee ruled Wednesday that former President Donald Trump and eight other co-defendants can seek review of his decision not to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. McAfee granted the certificate of immediate review sought by defendants, finding it “of such importance to the case that immediate review should be had.” The decision means defendants can appeal…
    Katelynn Richardson
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    Trump Team Says It’s Unable to Obtain Bond in Civil Fraud Case

    Former President Donald Trump is unable to post a bond in his appeal of a New York civil fraud judgment against him, according to a court filing by his attorneys on Monday. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee in the 2024 general election, was sued by Democratic state Attorney General Letitia James of New York…
    Arjun Singh
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    Trump Will Have Strong Argument for Appeal After Fani Willis’ Latest Move

    Fulton County, Georgia, Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled Friday that county District Attorney Fani Willis could not go forward with her prosecution of former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants until she either recused herself and her office from the case or special prosecutor Nathan Wade was removed from the prosecution, giving the defendants…
    Cully Stimson
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    Former Trump White House Official Told to Report to Prison Next Week

    Peter Navarro, a former Trump White House official specializing in trade policy, has been ordered to report to a Miami prison by March 19 to start his four-month sentence, according to a Sunday court filing. In February, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta denied Navarro’s request to stay his prison sentence while he appeals his conviction on…
    Katelynn Richardson
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    Trump Reacts to Biden’s State of the Union Address

    Former President Donald Trump shared his live, play-by-play reactions to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Truth Social Thursday night.   When Biden and his Cabinet arrived at the House of Representatives chamber approximately 20 minutes after the speech’s scheduled start, the former president posted, “THEY ARE REALLY LATE, VERY DISRESPECTFUL TO…
    Mary Elise Cosgray
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    Liberals Explore Other Ways to Disqualify Trump After Supreme Court Shoots Down Colorado’s Ballot Ban

    The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision Monday shut down state efforts to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot but left a few options open for Democrats seeking to disqualify him, which some began exploring soon after the ruling dropped. Democratic Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin already said he is working on a bill that would create a…
    Katelynn Richardson
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    With Trump Ruling, Supreme Court Restores Voting Rights of Millions of Americans

    In a much anticipated, historic opinion Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reversed Colorado’s highest court and restored former President Donald Trump to the ballot for the state’s presidential primary Tuesday.  By doing so, the U.S. Supreme Court halted the Colorado Supreme Court’s unconstitutional disenfranchisement of 4.5 million registered voters in Colorado, restoring their right…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    Trump’s Fainthearted SCOTUS Picks Could Doom Him in DC Election Case

    One of the more underappreciated recent trends in American law and politics, obscured by a few high-profile conservative victories at the Supreme Court and thus noticed by few other than dyed-in-the-wool legal conservatives, is that former President Donald Trump’s three picks for the high court are soft and undependable. The truth is that none of…
    Josh Hammer
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    ‘The Supreme Court Has Betrayed Democracy’: Liberals Melt Down After Justices Rule Trump Can Remain on Ballot

    Liberals on Monday bemoaned the Supreme Court overturning a state supreme court’s ruling tossing former President Donald Trump off the state’s ballot. The U.S. Supreme Court said that Congress alone had the power to enforce the “insurrection clause” of the 14th Amendment in a 9-0 ruling that was unsigned. The Colorado Supreme Court had decided that Trump was disqualified under the…
    Harold Hutchison
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