• 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...

  • 'We'll see': Trump's ex-attorney doubts his legal team can stop him from testifying

    Donald Trump's attorneys can only do so much to keep their client off the witness stand, but in the end the former president will do what he wants, his former attorney said Monday. Jim Trusty, the attorney who bailed on Trump's classified documents, appeared on CNN to discuss the prospects of whether his ex-client should take the stand in his ongoing criminal hush money trial. "In terms of testifying on the witness stand — I'd say 'Look, let's make this about Michael Cohen and nothing...

  • Hush money jury composition shows things aren't 'going to go well for Trump': legal expert

    Former President Donald Trump has drawn a difficult jury to defend against, former prosecutor Kristy Greenberg argued to MSNBC's Chris Hayes on Friday evening. "Let's talk about the jury, because we now have 12 jurors and six alternates," said Hayes. "What is your impression — what are your thoughts on how this jury has come together, what the composition looks like?""Well, you have two lawyers on this jury," said Greenberg. "Then you have in addition, three individuals who say close family...

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    Anti-Trump Republican Larry Hogan navigates dangerous political terrain in pivotal Senate contest

    By STEVE PEOPLES and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press STEVENSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Larry Hogan has transformed Maryland’s sleepy Senate race into a top-tier contest in the fight for the Senate majority. But the former governor cannot afford to lose any part of his delicate and diverse political coalition. Already, Trump loyalists are skeptical of the

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    Anti-Trump Republican Larry Hogan navigates dangerous political terrain in pivotal Senate contest

    By STEVE PEOPLES and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press STEVENSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Larry Hogan has transformed Maryland’s sleepy Senate race into a top-tier contest in the fight for the Senate majority. But the former governor cannot afford to lose any part of his delicate and diverse political coalition. Already, Trump loyalists are skeptical of the

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    Anti-Trump Republican Larry Hogan navigates dangerous political terrain in pivotal Senate contest

    Anti-Trump Republican Larry Hogan navigates dangerous political terrain in pivotal Senate contest

  • Former Trump lawyer fears legal tactic poses 'huge danger' to hush money defense

    Former President Donald Trump's biggest risk in the Manhattan hush money trial could be what he himself says if he takes the witness stand, former Trump administration White House lawyer Jim Schultz argued on CNN Monday.This came as the trial's first day opened with the jury selection process, with Trump sitting at the defense table and some experts remarking that he appeared diminished."Does today matter?" asked anchor Phil Mattingly. "Does what they see from these potential jurors matter in...

  • 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