A prosecutor has been appointed to continue the investigation into Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who became ensnared in the state's election interference probe.
Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia said its executive director, Pete Skandalakis, will handle matter
Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner was struck by the "unusual" rapidity and method with which Judge Juan Merchan built out a jury in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush payment case in Manhattan — and in a newly released video, outlined what he believed it meant."We are knee-deep in jury selection in that New York courtroom in which Donald Trump is being tried in the first of his four criminal cases," he opened on his "Justice Matters" series.So far, a number of jurors have...
The jury selection process in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial has featured moments that are "unprecedented," according to former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner.Trump's hush-money trial began with jury selection in Manhattan on Monday, with seven of 18 total required jurors and alternates having been selected by the end of the day on Tuesday. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a 2016 payment to adult-film actress...
With two jurors removed for potential bias and perjury — and one who dislikes his 'persona' — can Trump get a fair trial?
"Brutal" Brittany Sheehan is a Las Vegas based mother, policy advocate and grassroots leader. From her roots in California's medical freedom movement, she worked to defeat vaccine legislation in Nevada. Brittany was strong and early opposition to CA's AB5, co-authoring an Assembly ethics complaint and going on to write an economic bill for independent contractors in Nevada. Brittany organized one of the first pandemic shutdown protests in the nation on Easter Sunday 2020 and was instrumental in...
It is a blockbuster legal case, set to dominate headlines for weeks to
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s team urged the Supreme Court on Monday night to reject former President Donald Trump‘s claim that he is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The brief from prosecutors was submitted just over two weeks before
Trump appealed lower court’s denial of his request to be shielded from case charging him with attempting to overturn 2020 electionThe special counsel pursuing federal criminal charges against Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss filed a US supreme court brief on Monday urging the justices to reject the former president’s bid for immunity from prosecution on the principle that “no person is above the law”.The case is due to be argued before the justices on 25 April....
Prosecutors urge Supreme Court to reject Trump's immunity claims in election subversion case
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s team urged the Supreme Court on Monday night to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The brief from prosecutors was submitted
A former prosecutor put Donald Trump on notice about the "strong case" he faces at his criminal hush money trial, and flagged how the ex-president could hugely affect the jury.Former federal prosecutor Jennifer Rodgers appeared on CNN on Sunday, where she was asked about the case Trump faces and what issues might pop up. Specifically, the host asked her about the "big picture" assessment of the hush money charges."Well, it's a strong case on paper, certainly," Rodgers said. "I mean, it's not a...