The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Thursday’s hearing is a historic day for the court, with the justices deciding whether former presidents can be prosecuted for official acts they take while in the White House.
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. It’s a historic day for the court, with the justices having an opportunity to decide once and
What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity
On a day off from his criminal trial, the ex-president hit the campaign trail – and ran through his familiar litany of falsehoods and complaintsAt a remote rural airport in Michigan, an outsized plane touched down as music from Tom Cruise’s film Top Gun boomed from loudspeakers. Late afternoon sunshine gleamed off five giant golden letters on the plane’s side – “TRUMP” – and its Rolls Royce engines. A crowd bedecked in red roared as the plane rolled to a standstill behind a blue “TRUMP”...
Former President Donald Trump denied reports that he has been sleeping during his court appearances for his New York hush money trial, instead saying he does “simply close my beautiful blue eyes, sometimes.” Trump took to Truth Social on Thursday to claim that he listens “intensely” and “takes it ALL in” when he momentarily closes […]
On Thursday morning, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments concerning Donald Trump’s claim that a president has “complete immunity” from criminal prosecution for acts taking place during his term in office. If Trump is successful in his appeal, it could reduce the charges he is facing in three criminal trials, as well as profoundly alter the balance of power in the government. In December, the idea that presidents hold absolute immunity from prosecution was firmly rejected by U.S. District...
The right-wing outrage machine is firing on all cylinders over the vicious mistreatment of their dear leader, Donald Trump , as he faces the music for his hush money scandal. Yesterday Fox News host Jesse Watters expressed his deepest sympathies for the plight of the former president being forced to sit in a courtroom during his criminal trial. — Read the rest
Prosecution and defense set out their cases on Monday in a tense courtroom. The jury sat rapt with attention as prosecutors set out their 'catch and kill' theory. Meanwhile, Trump offered little reaction as if to say the case was nothing special
Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder explained the meaning behind the band's politically-themed song off their album "Dark Matter."The song titled "Wreckage" is purportedly about Donald Trump, Vedder told the Times, calling the former president and candidate "desperate to win" and only looking to avoid imprisonment."There is a guy in the United States who is still saying he didn’t lose an election," he told the British outlet. "And people are reverberating and amplifying that message as if it is...
With Donald Trump facing dozens of federal criminal charges and hundreds of millions in legal expenses, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. went public on the Nasdaq exchange March 26
By MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With Donald Trump facing dozens of federal criminal charges and hundreds of millions in legal expenses, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. went public on the Nasdaq exchange March 26. Its performance has confounded analysts. It’s gone up and down and defied Wall Street expectations. That is,