ATLANTA (AP) — Long before the FBI began investigating Donald Trump ’s hoarding of classified documents or Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special prosecutor to probe the former president, Fani Willis was at work. Just one month after Trump’s infamous January 2021 phone call to suggest Georgia’s secretary of state could overturn his election… Continue reading A Look Inside What Might Be The Most Sprawling Legal Case Against Donald Trump
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Trump’s Legal Team Linked To Georgia Voting Systems Breach: Report
Prosecutors investigating the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election results in Georgia have texts and emails that connect members of former President Donald Trump’s legal team to the January 2021 voting system breach in Coffee County, according to a CNN exclusive. Texts and other evidence collected by investigators in the Georgia criminal probe indicate Trump’s… Continue reading Trump’s Legal Team Linked To Georgia Voting Systems Breach: Report
Hunter Biden’s growing legal woes throw new wrench into 2024 election
WASHINGTON — The attorney general’s appointment of a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe creates a fresh headache for the re-election campaign of President Joe Biden, distracting from his message and potentially drawing attention away from likely GOP opponent Donald Trump’s mounting legal problems. The president’s allies worry that Republicans will attempt to exploit his… Continue reading Hunter Biden’s growing legal woes throw new wrench into 2024 election
Can Trump and his legal team say whatever they want about Jack Smith’s case? D.C. federal court has its own strict rules.
Judge Tanya Chutkan may decide as soon as Friday whether to impose a full protective order prohibiting Donald Trump and his lawyers from making public any of the evidence in the federal election fraud case against the former president, or whether to give him more latitude. But however that shakes out, a broader and more… Continue reading Can Trump and his legal team say whatever they want about Jack Smith’s case? D.C. federal court has its own strict rules.
Conservative Legal Icon Delivers ‘Grave’ Warning About Republican Party
A former federal judge is sounding the alarm on the Republican Party under Donald Trump ― and warned on Wednesday that the GOP’s problems could threaten the nation as a whole. J. Michael Luttig, once a favorite of the right for his conservative legal opinions, last year testified to the Jan. 6 committee that the… Continue reading Conservative Legal Icon Delivers ‘Grave’ Warning About Republican Party
CNN Legal Analyst Spots ‘Most Important’ Piece Of Evidence Against Trump
CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig on Tuesday highlighted what he believes could be one of the “most important” pieces of evidence in the election conspiracy case against former President Donald Trump. Honig, a former assistant U.S. attorney, pointed to Trump’s doubting of claims of voter fraud made by Sidney Powell, an attorney who tried… Continue reading CNN Legal Analyst Spots ‘Most Important’ Piece Of Evidence Against Trump
Former Trump Attorney Debunks Latest Legal Spin
Ty Cobb, a former White House attorney under Donald Trump, dismissed new Trump attorney John Lauro’s claim that the former president was simply being “aspirational” with his attempts to pressure former Vice President Mike Pence into overturning the 2020 election result. On Monday, CNN’s Erin Burnett asked Cobb if that defense flies. “Not at all,”… Continue reading Former Trump Attorney Debunks Latest Legal Spin
Jen Psaki Debunks Donald Trumps Legal Arguments
“OK, for full transparency, like most of you watching, I am not a lawyer,” admitted the former Biden White House press secretary. “But you don’t exactly need to be Atticus Finch to recognize that the arguments by Trump’s legal team don’t exactly hold up.” Trump’s legal team and his allies appear to be “pretty focused”… Continue reading Jen Psaki Debunks Donald Trumps Legal Arguments
Does Trump have any legal defenses against the special counsel’s charges? Here are four
Trial lawyer John Lauro, who is representing former President Donald Trump in the special counsel’s election case, vowed in court Thursday to “vigorously address every single issue in this matter on behalf of Mr. Trump and on behalf of the American people.” He will get his chance. Experts say Trump can raise a number of… Continue reading Does Trump have any legal defenses against the special counsel’s charges? Here are four
Ex-Melania Trump Aide Explains Her Silence Amid Husband’s Legal Troubles
Longtime Melania Trump aide Stephanie Grisham said Thursday that she’s not surprised at the former first lady’s silence as her husband defends himself on charges of trying to subvert the 2020 election. “I actually don’t make anything of it,” Grisham told CNN’s “Situation Room.” “That is Melania Trump.” Melania Trump hasn’t accompanied the former president… Continue reading Ex-Melania Trump Aide Explains Her Silence Amid Husband’s Legal Troubles