Apr 26 Rooting for Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millions By Bernard Condon, Associated Press There have been plenty of scary moments, including last week when DJT, the ex-president’s initials and stock ticker, jumped nearly 40% in two days. Continue reading
Apr 26 Trump’s lawyers grill ex-tabloid publisher Pecker as 1st week of hush money testimony nears close By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Alanna Durkin, Associated Press David Pecker returned to the witness stand for the fourth day as defense attorneys try to poke holes in the testimony of the former National Enquirer publisher. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 9:13 Analyzing the Supreme Court hearing on Trump’s presidential immunity claim By William Brangham, Saher Khan, John Yang, Marcia Coyle The Supreme Court heard debate over one of its most consequential cases, whether a former president is immune from prosecution for actions taken while in office. Arguments were heard on an appeal brought by Donald Trump, who’s being prosecuted for… Continue watching
Apr 25 LISTEN: Justice Kagan grills Trump attorney on what qualifies a former president for immunity By News Desk “Does it strike you as odd that your understanding of immunity goes way beyond what OLC (Office of Legal Counsel) has ever claimed for a former president?” Justice Elena Kagan asked. Continue reading
Apr 25 LISTEN: Justices ask government which ‘core powers’ are covered by presidential immunity By News Desk The justices proposed a hypothetical scenario of a president leading a peaceful protest outside of the U.S. Capitol that went on to disrupt official proceedings. Continue reading
Apr 25 LISTEN: Justice Coney Barrett asks Trump lawyer why impeachment ‘gateway’ would only apply to the president By News Desk Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer D. John Sauer has argued that impeachment and conviction is necessary as a precursor to criminal conviction. Continue reading
Apr 25 Ex-tabloid publisher testifies at hush money trial about scheme to shield Trump from damaging stories By Associated Press Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker shed light on the inner workings of the supermarket tabloid industry, calmly bringing to life the machinations he says were involved in identifying and burying stories on Trump’s behalf. Continue reading
Apr 25 Trump back in New York court for hush money trial while the Supreme Court considers presidential immunity case By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Colleen Long, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press A reluctant Donald Trump is back in a New York City courtroom as his hush money trial resumes at the same time that the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Washington over whether he should be immune from prosecution for… Continue reading
Apr 24 Arizona indicts 18 Republicans, including Giuliani, Meadows, over 2020 fake elector scheme By Jacques Billeaud, Jonathan J. Cooper, Josh Kelety, Associated Press An Arizona grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 16 others for their efforts to use so-called fake electors to try to overturn Trump's loss to Joe Biden in the… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 6:51 New York hush money trial judge considers if Trump violated gag order By William Brangham, Ian Couzens Former President Trump’s hush money trial continued Tuesday. On the witness stand, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker described the relationship between Trump and the tabloid during the 2016 campaign, where it would squash negative stories about him and publish… Continue watching