Aug 09 Watch 5:44 New details emerge on Trump’s alleged plan to use fake electors to overturn election loss By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz New information is coming to light in a central charge facing former President Trump. Federal prosecutors point to seven states where they allege Trump plotted to subvert the results with false slates of electors poised to cast electoral votes. The… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 11:55 Trump’s attorney blasts latest indictment as ‘attack on free speech’ By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Matt Loffman, Tess Conciatori Former President Donald Trump's third indictment includes the most serious charges against him. The counts include conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of an official proceeding for Trump's alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. John Lauro is… Continue watching
Jun 19 Retread scare: Trump and other Republicans evoke another era by calling Democrats ‘communists’ By Ali Swenson, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump's arraignment in federal court has highlighted a popular strategy among Republicans: likening their opponents to "Marxists" and "communists."… Continue reading
Jun 15 Analysis: The complicated questions around indicting a former president, according to a criminal law expert By Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., The Conversation A state prosecutor has charged former president Donald Trump with violating New York business laws. A federal prosecutor has charged him with violating national security laws. Continue reading
Jun 13 WATCH: Trump delivers remarks after arraignment over handling of classified documents By Associated Press Donald Trump is characterizing the federal charges against him as “election interference and yet another attempt to rig and steal a presidential election.”… Continue reading
Jun 13 Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges over classified documents Trump appeared before a judge in Miami’s federal courthouse on Tuesday in a stunning moment in American history days after he became the first former president charged with federal crimes. Continue reading
Jun 13 Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he illegally kept classified documents at Mar-a-Lago By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The history-making arraignment kickstarts a legal process that will unfold at the height of the 2024 presidential campaign and carry profound consequences not only for his political future but more urgently for his own personal liberty. Continue reading
Jun 10 Trump allies in Congress leap to defend former president after federal indictment By Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump’s indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents is set to play out in a federal court in Florida. But in the halls of Congress, Republicans have been preparing for months to wage an aggressive counteroffensive against… Continue reading
Jun 09 Secret Service prepares for Trump federal court appearance after indictment By Associated Press Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the agency “will not seek any special accommodations outside of what would be required to ensure the former Presidents continued safety” in connection with Trump’s appearance. Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: Justice Department releases Trump indictment | PBS NewsHour Special Coverage The indictment paints an unmistakably damning portrait of Trump’s treatment of sensitive information, accusing him of willfully defying Justice Department demands to return documents he had taken from the White House to Mar-a-Lago. Continue reading