Politics
The Wisconsin attorney general on Tuesday filed charges against three allies of Donald Trump accused of taking part in the effort to put forth a slate of fake electors and usurp the 2020 presidential election, according to online court records. The men – Kenneth Chesebro, a right-wing attorney who helped…
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up an appeal from Salvatore Delligatti, a Genovese crime family associate who is challenging a 2018 conviction on a gun charge that added five years to his prison sentence. Delligatti was convicted of attempted murder, among other crimes, for hatching a plot to…
Watch Adam Schiff’s answer on whether Trump should go to jail Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff tells CNN’s Kasie Hunt that “they should recommend a sentence no greater or no less than any other citizen would get for committing those kinds of crimes.” Read the full article here
Honig: Although jury’s verdict unclear, sentencing could include jail Because of how the Trump hush-money jury was instructed, says Elie Honig, “There’s a lot of uncertainty in what the jury actually decided.” But, he adds, when it comes to sentencing, “the fact that he’s violated the contempt order, the fact…
President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on the situation in the Middle East later Friday as work continues to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas in exchange for a temporary ceasefire in the war in Gaza and as Israel says its forces have entered central Rafah, the city in southern Gaza that…
Legal analyst explains how prosecution is using the ‘rain metaphor’ in Trump trial CNN Legal Analyst Joey Jackson breaks down what the “rain metaphor” is and how the prosecution is using it in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Read the full article here
Actor Robert De Niro was confronted by Trump supporters as he spoke at a news conference for President Joe Biden’s 2024 election campaign outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial is underway. Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller condemns the action. Read the full article here
The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear a number of cases questioning whether state court juries must have a dozen members when they are weighing serious criminal charges. A series of appeals challenging Florida’s use of six-member juries has been pending at the Supreme Court for months. Six states —…
Before indicting Donald Trump last year for allegedly mishandling classified documents, federal prosecutors had to decide where to bring the charges: Washington, DC, or Florida. Ultimately, they charged the former president in Florida, a decision that has proven to be a fateful one — underscored by the vastly different approaches…
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be a candidate for the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination at the party’s convention in Washington, DC, on Sunday. Kennedy, who spoke at the convention Friday, was nominated on the convention floor by a delegate Sunday. Kennedy’s candidacy was met with boos from…