Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker shared the information that elevates Donald Trump's criminal charges from misdemeanors to felonies on Thursday, ex -Justice Department prosecutor Andrew Weissmann revealed.Speaking to MSNBC after Pecker broke from testifying, Weissmann noted that violation of campaign finance laws elevates the falsification of business records charges from misdemeanors to felonies.Trump's is accused of falsifying records to hide hush money payments to adult movie...
The Supreme Court has upheld this right of religious groups.
After three days of trial, 12 New Yorkers have been selected to serve on the jury that will determine the outcome of Donald Trump's hush money case, and legal experts told Newsweek that there are a number of surprises in the panel selected to serve on the case.The former president is facing 34 felony counts in connection to allegations that he falsified business records in order to conceal a payment made to an adult film actress during the 2016 election. The payment was allegedly made so that...
New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, presiding over Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, should impose a monitor for the ex-president's social media posts amid his gag order, legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann said.Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee, last week became the first former president in U.S. history to stand trial in a criminal case. Following an investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office,...
Something seems to be terribly wrong with our foster care system. Several children have died in past few years while they were supposed to be taken care of. And now comes a $750,000 lawsuit being settled by the state (“State to pay $750,000 in foster abuse case,” Star-Advertiser, April 16).
Despite writing this letter each week, I still wonder why so few of us write real ones anymore. I was thinking of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, who corresponded frequently but met only once: ‘The present racial crisis in this country carries within it powerful destructive ingredients that may soon erupt into an uncontrollable explosion,’ More
Former President Donald Trump is about to face a "truly leveled" playing field as his first criminal trial kicks off in a matter of days, MSNBC host and legal expert Katie Phang argued on Friday.The first of the four criminal cases currently leveled against Trump is set to go to trial on Monday, April 15, in New York City. Resulting from an investigation led by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the case has charged Trump with illegally falsifying business records in order to hide hush...
CNN legal analyst Norm Eisen talks with Alex Marquardt about the first criminal trial of former President Trump.
Legal analyst Alan Dershowitz warned on Sunday about newly introduced legislation that would strip felons of Secret Service protection, saying that Democrats want former President Donald Trump "killed."Representative Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat and ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, brought forth the "Denying Infinite Security and Government Resources Allocated toward Convicted and Extremely Dishonorable Former Protectees Act"—or the DISGRACED Act—on Friday...
Qais Khademi was honored as the best Muslim boxer by the Legal Blows in Birmingham, London, on April 20th. Competing in the super flyweight category, Khademi emerged victorious among 10 nominees, while featherweight boxer Masood Abdullah, another Afghan also clinched a win, marking a historic moment for both athletes. In an interview with Khaama Press, […]
Donald Trump's "hush money" trial began Monday. It's unprecedented for a lot of reasons, mainly because it's the first time a former president has to stand trial for criminal charges but also because paying hush money isn't even illegal.
Former President Donald Trump is putting the Republican Party's already-imperiled House majority on a course for defeat this fall, MSNBC analyst John Heilemann argued on Friday evening.This comes as Trump boosts House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in a joint press conference at Mar-a-Lago, all while the GOP suffers from infighting, retirements, and resignations, special election losses, and are put on the defensive by public outrage over abortion bans around the country — and as many of them...