• Slate

    Stormy Daniels Trump trial: Why the legal arguments are stronger than I thought.

    The prosecution of Donald Trump starting in New York this week is on firm

  • Legal expert reveals why Trump’s lawyers are fighting to keep certain tweets out of court

    MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin Monday revealed one major reason that Donald Trump's lawyers are fighting so hard to keep certain tweets he sent as president out of his criminal hush money trial.Rubin stood outside the Manhattan court where Trump stands accused of covering up money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels through his then-attorney Michael Cohen. She discussed one of many legal battles the former president will face in the weeks ahead. "Trump himself has tweeted that he repaid...

  • Legal experts flag one thing 'to keep an eye out for' in Trump's first criminal trial

    Donald Trump is scheduled to set history on Monday by becoming the first former president to face a criminal trial, and there's one thing legal experts say to pay close attention to.Andrew Weissmann, the former top prosecutor on former special counsel Robert Mueller's team, on Friday suggested what he thought citizens and journalists should look closely at.For Weissmann, all eyes are on the upcoming selection of the jury.ALSO READ: 15 worthless things Trump will give you for your money"What to...

  • 'Special Treatment'? Politico Legal Editor Claims Legal System Is Too Nice to Trump

    If anybody has any doubt about the extreme liberal bias of Politico, an article they published on Friday should resolve that matter. Their legal editor, James Romoser, attempted to portray the legal system as being too nice to Donald Trump. The diatribe was headlined: "How Donald Trump Gets Special Treatment in the Legal System." He lies about his cases. He vilifies the judges overseeing them — and then vilifies their wives and daughters, too. As Trump prepares to begin his first criminal...

  • 'Special Treatment'? Politico Legal Editor Claims Legal System Is Too Nice to Trump

    If anybody has any doubt about the extreme liberal bias of Politico, an article they published on Friday should resolve that matter. Their legal editor, James Romoser, attempted to portray the legal system as being too nice to Donald Trump. The diatribe was headlined: "How Donald Trump Gets Special Treatment in the Legal System." He lies about his cases. He vilifies the judges overseeing them — and then vilifies their wives and daughters, too. As Trump prepares to begin his first criminal...

  • Bragg Will Cross-Examine Trump If He Takes Stand, Will Question Trump About Previous Legal Rulings

    In court documents made public on Wednesday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicated that, if former President Trump chooses to take the stand in his ongoing "hush money" trial, Bragg would cross-examine him on

    • CNN

    Ex-Trump Org. CFO sentenced to 5 months in jail after testifying falsely about size of Trump triplex apartment

    Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg, who admitted to testifying falsely during Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial, was sentenced on Wednesday to five months in jail on perjury charges. Weisselberg was charged with five counts of perjury, but under a deal with prosecutors, he agreed to plead guilty to two felony counts relating to testimony he gave during a 2020 deposition with the attorney general’s office. Weisselberg also admitted to testifying falsely at the civil fraud trial last...

  • This week’s other Trump legal story

    THIS WEEK’S OTHER TRUMP LEGAL STORY. The trial of former President Donald Trump, the paperwork case over the nondisclosure agreement he had with a porn star, continues with jury selection in Manhattan. It’s been extensively covered; this newsletter wrote not one but two previews last week, plus more discussion yesterday. So enough about that for a […]

  • Trump presses Republicans for kickbacks when using his likeness

    Trump’s presidential campaign wants other Republicans to pay up, if they use the former president’s name, image or likeness in any fundraising solicitations.

  • Trump presses Republicans for kickbacks when using his likeness

    Trump’s presidential campaign wants other Republicans to pay up, if they use the former president’s name, image or likeness in any fundraising solicitations.

  • For all his bombast, Trump is plummeting – financially, legally and politically

    He’s losing cash reserves and legal gambits, and his eponymous stock – DJT – took an embarrassing tumble this weekDonald Trump is doing his best Wizard of Oz imitation. These days, Trump is not looking like the “winner” he needs voters to believe him to be. Like the title character in L Frank Baum’s 1900 children’s fantasy and the 1939 movie, there is less there than meets the eye. The 45th president’s lead in the polls evaporates while his cash stash shrinks.His upcoming felony fraud trial in...

  • Trump Promises Billionaires: I'll Keep Your Taxes Low

    Yuval RosenbergApril 8, 2024Former President Donald Trump reportedly told wealthy donors to his 2024 campaign that he’ll keep their taxes low