Pressed on the ‘assassination’ question, Team Trump doubles down
by MSNBC
MSNBC— As special counsel Jack Smith’s elections case against Donald Trump has progressed, the former president hasn’t just proclaimed his innocence. The Republican and his defense attorneys have also claimed that he enjoys near-complete immunity from crimes he might’ve committed during his White House tenure. A federal district court rejected the argument, concluding, “[The] defendant’s four-year service as Commander in Chief did not bestow on him the divine right of kings to evade the criminal...
TheHill—CNN anchor presses Trump lawyer on Kagan military coup questioning. CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins pressed an attorney for former President Trump on a line of questioning by Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan in the former president’s presidential immunity case at the Supreme Court Thursday. “What are the circumstances where ordering a military coup is an official act of the presidency?” Collins said, referring to a
Washington Examiner—The Trump trial and the burning question: What are legal expenses?. THE TRUMP TRIAL AND THE BURNING QUESTION: WHAT ARE LEGAL EXPENSES? It is hard to believe, but Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is attempting to put former President Donald Trump in prison for a maximum of 136 years in part over a disagreement about the definition of the phrase “legal expenses.” You know the story […]
Breitbart—Reporters Lob Questions at Trump He Can't Answer Under Gag Order. Reporters this week have asked former President Donald Trump questions about the jury and witnesses in the business records trial in Manhattan that, if he answered, would be a violation of Judge Juan Merchan's restrictive gag order and possibly land him in jail.