Aug 14 Judge Merchan rejects Trump’s latest demand to step aside from hush money case By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press In a decision posted Wednesday, Judge Juan M. Merchan declined to step aside and said Donald Trump's demand was a rehash “rife with inaccuracies and unsubstantiated claims.”… Continue reading
Jul 15 Read the full filing tossing Trump’s classified documents trial Defense lawyers filed multiple challenges to the case, including a legally technical one that asserted that special counsel Jack Smith had been illegally appointed under the Constitution's Appointments Clause, which governs the appointment of certain government positions. Judge Aileen Cannon,… Continue reading
Jul 15 Judge Cannon dismisses Trump’s federal classified documents case By Eric Tucker, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted the defense motion to dismiss the case on Monday, voiding a prosecution that at the time it was brought was seen as the most perilous of the multiple legal threats Trump faced. Continue reading
Jul 01 Read the full Supreme Court decision on Trump and presidential immunity Presidents and former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts they took while in office, the Supreme Court said in a 6-3 decision Monday. Continue reading
Jun 18 New York’s top court turns down Trump’s request to hear appeal of gag order By Jake Offenhartz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The Republican former president has repeatedly railed against the hush money case gag order, which prevents him from commenting on witnesses, jurors and others who were involved in the case. Continue reading
Jun 10 Trump completes mandatory presentencing interview for hush money conviction By Michelle L. Price, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The former president was quizzed by a New York City probation officer for a report that will be compiled and presented to trial judge Juan M. Merchan prior to Trump's July 11 sentencing. Continue reading
Jun 10 Judge Cannon denies Trump bid to dismiss certain counts, but strikes paragraph from classified documents indictment By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump and two of his associates had sought to throw out more than a half-dozen of the 41 counts in the indictment. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 6:23 What the prosecution and defense said during closing arguments in Hunter Biden’s trial By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan Jurors started deliberations Monday in Hunter Biden's gun trial in Delaware. He is accused of lying on federal forms about his drug use to illegally purchase a gun. Following his historic conviction on 34 felony counts, Donald Trump sat for… Continue watching
May 31 Watch 3:06 A day after his felony conviction, Trump remains defiant calling trial a ‘scam’ By Lisa Desjardins, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako The fallout continued after the historic conviction of Donald Trump on 34 criminal charges in New York. Trump and President Biden both spoke out about the verdict as the two men gear up for a rematch in November. As Lisa… Continue watching
May 31 Watch 5:51 How Republican voters feel about Trump and the election after his conviction By Laura Barrón-López We're following the political fallout of Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 criminal charges. Laura Barrón-López listened to Republican voters about how this impacts their thoughts on the former president and the upcoming election. Continue watching