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Trump vows to pardon January 6th Capitol rioters on day one of his second term
The Irish Times
There could be `exceptions’ to a pardon if individuals had acted `radical’ or `crazy’ during the assault, says Trump
Dec 8, 2024, 11:49 PM
Legal expert reveals what he says is the 'biggest mistake' DOJ made in going after Trump
Raw Story
Donald Trump is likely to escape accountability for any alleged crimes he may have committed in the federal cases brought against him now that he has been elected president, and one former prosecutor highlighted what he says is the "biggest mistake" that led to that particular scenario.During an app...
Nov 10, 2024, 11:56 PM
Smith seeks to delay deadlines in Trump Jan. 6 case
The Hill
Special counsel Jack Smith asked for additional time to settle how to proceed with former President Trump’s Jan. 6 prosecution, asking to bump back a swift set of deadlines ignited when the case returned to a lower court.
Aug 8, 2024, 11:16 PM
'Fiasco': Steve Bannon rages against Republicans after fumbled impeachment hearing
Raw Story
The congressional hearing with former Hunter Biden associate Tony Bobulinski failed to advance the GOP's impeachment investigation of President Joe Biden — and even former President Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon knew it.On Wednesday's edition of "War Room," he raged about Republicans' inability to ...
Mar 20, 2024, 11:11 PM
House to vote on impeaching Biden’s homeland security secretary
The Guardian
Democrats denounce effort to remove Alejandro Mayorkas as partisan stunt to boost electoral prospects of Donald Trump
Feb 6, 2024, 8:23 PM
Schumer: House impeaching Mayorkas to ‘appease’ Trump
The Hill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) denounced a House committee’s vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as a “sham” on Wednesday and said House Republicans are pushing it only to “appease” former President Trump. Schumer condemned the House impeachment proceedings as “absurd,” signaling that Senate Democrats will likely bury articles of impeachment against…
Jan 31, 2024, 4:16 PM
Jan. 6 committee chair uses choice words to smack down Biden impeachment effort
Raw Story
WASHINGTON — Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) is calling the attempt to impeach President Joe Biden outright "bulls--t."Thompson, who served as the chairman for the House Select Committee investigating 2020 and Jan. 6, told Raw Story at the Capitol on Thursday that the Trump impeachment was for an actual...
Dec 14, 2023, 9:29 PM
Trump - not Biden - got cash from 12 countries: Dem fact-checks GOP at impeachment hearing
Raw Story
As House Republicans race to cobble together legislation to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, Democrats are pointing to ex-President Donald Trump — who appears to have engaged in the same activity the GOP is accusing the current president of.Republicans, who are pushing to ...
Dec 12, 2023, 8:18 PM
Jack Smith wants to tell jury about Trump’s earlier attempts to sow doubt about elections
POLITICO
The special counsel is seeking a judge's permission to introduce evidence that may help jurors assess Trump's intent in the weeks leading to Jan. 6.
Dec 5, 2023, 8:34 PM
"An absolute tsunami": Legal experts stunned at "disastrous legal day" for Trump
Salon
Trump's presidential immunity claims go up in smoke.
Dec 4, 2023, 8:51 PM
Graham responds to Cheney’s dire warnings about second Trump term
The Hill
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) responded to former Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) dire warnings about a potential second term for former President Trump by claiming President Biden’s reelection would be much worse for the country. Cheney warned in an interview with CBS’s John Dickerson that the United States is “sleepwalking into dictatorship” as the possibility of Trump winning…
Dec 4, 2023, 5:55 PM
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The system worked during Watergate. With Trump, I am not so sure.
Chicago Tribune
Fifty years after Watergate, the nation faces another enormous moment in the alleged abuse of presidential power.
Dec 4, 2023, 10:00 AM
Appeals court rules Donald Trump is not immune from Jan. 6 civil lawsuits
UPI News
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that former President Donald Trump can be sued civilly for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob of his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol, assaulted police and threatened Cong
Dec 1, 2023, 6:00 PM
Federal appeals court says Trump is not immune from civil lawsuits over Jan. 6 Capitol attack
CBS News
A group of congressional Democrats and veteran Capitol Police officers are seeking civil damages for the harms they allege they suffered because of the Capitol riot.
Dec 1, 2023, 4:56 PM
US appeals court says Trump must face civil lawsuits over US Capitol attack
The Guardian
Ruling clears way for Trump to face lawsuits from police and lawmakers seeking to hold him responsible for violence
Dec 1, 2023, 3:55 PM
Trump suffers major set-back in Jan. 6 civil suits
Raw Story
An appeals court ruled Friday that former President Donald Trump can be sued for his role in inciting the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.In a short release announcing the decision, Judges Sri Srinivasan, Greg Katsas, and Judith Rogers affirmed the order of a lower district court that denied a ...
Dec 1, 2023, 3:43 PM
Judge blocks Trump effort to subpoena Jan. 6 documents
The Hill
A federal judge Monday rejected former President Trump’s efforts to subpoena information related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack that the former president had accused government officials of failing to preserve, determining the request amounted to a “fishing expedition.” An October filing from Trump repeated a disputed claim that the former House select committee investigating…
Nov 27, 2023, 10:20 PM
Judge denies Trump's 'fishing expedition' to subpoena Jan. 6 committee records
NBC News
A federal judge overseeing President Donald Trump's upcoming election interference trial said in a ruling Monday that the former president's attempt to subpoena what his legal team dubbed "missing" records from the House Jan. 6 committee appeared to be a "fishing expedition" that was not in good faith.
Nov 27, 2023, 9:43 PM
‘It has to be done’: can Reconstruction-era laws hold Trump and allies accountable?
The Guardian
Rarely used but relevant laws could be key to removing Trump from the ballot for his stoking of the January 6 Capitol attack
Nov 26, 2023, 1:15 PM
Colorado Supreme Court to hear Trump 14th Amendment appeal
The Hill
The Colorado Supreme Court agreed late Tuesday to take up a case weighing whether to bar former President Trump from the 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment. A lower court last week found that the former president engaged in insurrection by inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot but determined the constitutional prohibition on holding…
Nov 22, 2023, 5:34 PM
Legal Analysts React After Judge Finds Trump 'Engaged in an Insurrection'
Newsweek
"The Constitution is not a suicide pact with America's democracy," former judge J. Michael Luttig wrote.
Nov 18, 2023, 4:53 PM
Judge rejects Trump effort to strike allegations tied to Jan. 6 attack
New York Daily News
Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday rejected a motion by former President Donald Trump to strike allegations that he helped lead the Jan. 6 attack from the indictment in his federal election interference case.
Nov 17, 2023, 10:03 PM
Sen. Joe Manchin says Donald Trump would destroy US democracy if he wins second term as president
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
West Virginia Sen_ Joe Manchin says if U_S_ voters give former President Donald Trump another term in the White House, “he will destroy democracy in America.”.
Nov 15, 2023, 11:02 PM
"This is an actual incitement": Legal experts alarmed after Trump pushes "citizen's arrest"
Salon
Trump shared a post on Truth Social calling for "citizen's arrest" of Letitia James, Judge Arthur Engoron.
Nov 14, 2023, 10:43 PM