Politics Jan 27 Justice Department says it has fired employees who worked on Trump criminal cases By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Politics Jan 06 Judge won’t halt Trump’s sentencing in hush money case Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan ordered Friday's sentencing to proceed as scheduled, rejecting arguments from President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers who said it should be halted while they ask a state appeals court to reverse his decision to let the conviction… By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
Politics Nov 12 What Trump has said he will do on Day 1 Mass deportation of migrants. Rolling back Biden administration policies on education. Pardoning people who were arrested for their role in the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Making most of his criminal cases go away. By Colleen Long, Dan Merica, Associated Press
Politics Nov 08 Trump’s 2020 election case deadlines cancelled after his reelection President-elect Donald Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris means that the Justice Department believes he can no longer face prosecution in accordance with department legal opinions meant to shield presidents from criminal charges while in office. By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Politics Nov 06 How Trump’s election made history Donald Trump will be just the second former president to return to the Oval Office, and the first convicted felon to be elected. At 78, he will also be the oldest person ever inaugurated (just a few months older than… By News Desk
Oct 24 Trump says he would fire special counsel Jack Smith ‘within 2 seconds’ of taking office. He probably could not do it on his own By Dan Merica, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Smith isn’t a presidential appointee and was instead named to the post by Attorney General Merrick Garland. Continue reading
Oct 14 How the federal criminal cases against Trump ended up in legal limbo as the election looms By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press A year that began with the prospect of a federal court reckoning for Trump will end without any chance of a trial, leaving voters without the finality of an up-or-down jury verdict in the two most consequential cases against the… Continue reading
Sep 25 6 things to know about Trump’s appeal of his $489 million civil fraud verdict By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A New York appeals court is set to hear arguments in Donald Trump's fight to overturn a civil fraud judgment that could disrupt his real estate empire and cost him close to a half-billion dollars. Continue reading
Sep 03 Federal judge turns down Trump’s request to get involved in hush money conviction By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that former President Donald Trump had not satisfied the burden of proof required for a federal court to take control of the case from the state court where it was tried. Continue reading
Aug 15 Trump asks judge to delay his hush money sentencing until after November election By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Trump lawyer Todd Blanche sent the letter to Judge Juan Merchan on Wednesday after the judge rejected the defense’s latest request that he step aside from the case. Continue reading