Donald Trump on Friday endorsed a primary challenger to Rep. Dan Newhouse of Washington, one of two remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach the former president over his role in the Jan. 6 riot. In a Truth Social post, Trump threw his support behind Jerrod Sessler, a former petty-officer in the Navy who has gone after Newhouse for his impeachment vote. "Jerrod Sessler is a fantastic candidate and will be a GREAT Congressman for Washington State’s 4th Congressional District," Trump...
The Republican Party’s attempted impeachment fiasco and beleaguered House Speaker Mike Johnson were the subjects of late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert’s opening monologue Wednesday night. Colbert observed that while the House Republicans targeting Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “never identified a specific high crime or misdemeanor for the impeachment, which is usually kind of a thing,” the event was still historic. It's only the second time in America that a Cabinet...
Donald Trump's current defense to allegations in the criminal business records falsification case he's facing undermines his original arguments, a legal expert said on Sunday.Trump is set to begin his trial in the case, in which the former president has been charged with more than 30 felonies in connection with purported "hush money" payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels and then allegedly covered up. Trump's first argument was that the $130,000 paid to his former attorney and fixer,...
Judge Juan Merchan told President Donald Trump’s defense team they were "losing all credibility" during a Tuesday hearing on whether the 45th president violated a gag order in the Manhattan criminal trial. "I have to tell you right now, you’re losing all credibility in the court," Merchan told Trump attorney Todd Blanche on Tuesday. Tuesday’s court proceedings began with Merchan hearing the prosecution's request that Trump be held in contempt for violating a gag order that bans him from...
Former President Donald Trump will be back in a New York City courtroom Thursday as his business records trial resumes after a day's break.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Director of House Operations Hannah Fraher had a Never Trump conniption, emails obtained by Breitbart News show.
Former President Trump has won the GOP primary in Pennsylvania, according to Decision Desk HQ. Trump has already hit the delegates he needs to secure the Republican nomination for 2024, and there are another 67 delegates up for grabs in the Keystone State's Tuesday night contest, according to a tracker from Decision Desk HQ/The Hill. Across the []
Former President Trump has won the GOP primary in Pennsylvania, according to Decision Desk HQ. Trump has already hit the delegates he needs to secure the Republican nomination for 2024, and there
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Observers of President Trump’s criminal trial in New York City may have noticed photos of two yarmulka-clad defense attorneys. One of them is Gedalia M. Stern, a partner at the law firm of NechelesLaw, where he represents “clients in both federal and state court charged with a variety of crimes, including […]
On Thursday, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in the alleged election interference case, which was put on hold in February.Thursday morning, Trump told reporters, "A president has to have immunity," the Associated Press reported."If you don't have immunity, you just have a ceremonial president," he added.The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case and consider "whether and if so to what extent does a former President enjoy...
It's a moment in history—the first U.S. president facing criminal charges in an American courtroom. Yet only a handful of observers are able to see or even hear what is going on. Instead, most of the nation is getting news of former President Donald Trump's hush money trial secondhand. Starting with preliminary motions and jury selection Monday, reporters in a Manhattan courtroom must convey what is being said to the outside world after the fact. That's all because New York state law...