Former Trump White House attorney Jim Schultz says that Trump's post about
The U.S. Supreme Court sounded skeptical of the Biden Justice Department during oral arguments Tuesday regarding whether a man involved in events at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, can be charged under a law that severely punishes obstructing an official proceeding.
The Supreme Court seemed poised Thursday to grant former President Trump at least some protections from criminal prosecution after hearing two hours of arguments from his lawyers and prosecutors. Here are six things to know a historic day at the court. Justices were wary of blanket immunity claims Justices in both ideological camps expressed skepticism at
House Republicans made public on Monday a document tracking Cassidy Hutchinson‘s changes to her testimony on the events of Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol as part of the GOP’s investigation into the Democratic-led select committee on the riots following the 2020 election. House Administration Committee’s oversight subcommittee Chairman Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) released all […]
Many things about Donald Trump’s Supreme Court immunity appeal are incredible (in a bad way). There’s the alleged scheme that prompted the election subversion charges at issue. There’s the former president’s equally subversive bid to avoid those charges. There’s the high court’s leisurely scheduling of the appeal, which could function as its own form of immunity by preventing a pre-election trial. The list goes on. But when the justices take the bench Thursday morning for their last scheduled...
The former president added that if he was commander in chief 'this would never have happened' in a number of posts made to his Truth Social platform. He also claimed President Biden had recorded a message to address the nation, which advisers had to convince him not to release. Follow MailOnline's liveblog for the latest updates after Iran launched drones and missiles at Israel
Former president is asking the Supreme Court to award him broad immunity from all criminal prosecution
Imagine a large group of activists assembled outside the White House, peacefully protesting a recent decision by the president. They are waving signs denouncing the new policy, holding banners demanding change and chanting slogans about that president. As their numbers begin to swell, as their voices grow louder, the president issues an order to military commanders: Take them out. Our military leadership would then be faced with an impossible choice. They’d either have to follow the clearly...
The court’s decision — whenever it comes — will go a long way in determining a trial date for Trump in one of the four criminal prosecutions that he faces
The court will consider whether Trump is immune from prosecution in a federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. A blockbuster case in the U.S. Supreme Court. Today, the justices heard arguments over whether Donald Trump has absolute immunity from criminal charges that he plotted to subvert the 2020 election. The final decision will be a major statement on the scope of presidential power. But, Trump couldn’t attend that hearing because he faces other legal […]
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, reporters Lawrence Hurley and Ryan J. Reilly break down what happened in the Supreme Court arguments over Donald Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution for things that happened during his presidency. Plus, reporters Alexandra Marquez and Bridget Bowman...