Florida Judge Dismisses Classified Docs Case Against Trump; Rules Appointment of Special Counsel Illegal
Court
Politics and Crime
July 14, 2024
Trump Shooter Identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20
The man who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday at a campaign rally has been identified. Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was identified as the shooter by the FBI. Crooks was shot and killed by a Secret Service agent shortly after he grazed Trump’s ear while firing two shots …
Politics and Crime
July 13, 2024
Trump Grazed in Campaign Rally Shooting That Killed Rally Attendee; Secret Service Kills Shooter
Law Enforcement Investigating “Attempted Assassination”: Associated Press
Court
July 1, 2024
Supreme Court Kicks Immunity Issue Back to Lower Court for Former President
In a 6-3 vote, the court said former presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for official acts but no immunity for unofficial acts. It ordered lower courts, however, to figure out how it applies to former president Donald Trump.
Court
May 29, 2024
Jury Begins Deliberations in Donald Trump’s ‘Hush Money’ Trial
Jurors will begin deliberating in New York on Wednesday to determine whether Donald Trump falsified business records to cover payments for the silence of an adult film actress about a sexual encounter. While the national media has incessantly called it a “hush money trial,” the payment the former president made to Stephanie Clifford, who performs …
Fraud
September 26, 2023
Judge Rules Trump Committed Fraud for Years While Building Real Estate Empire
A New York judge on Tuesday granted a partial summary judgement to Attorney General Letitia James in her civil suit against Donald Trump, ruling that the ex-president and his company built his real estate empire on fraud and deceit by exaggerating his net worth and overvaluing assets to secure financing and make other deals. Judge …
Court
September 8, 2023
Trump’s Former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Loses Bid to Move Racketeering Case to Federal Court
A federal judge ruled late Friday that former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows failed to meet the requirements to move his racketeering case from a Georgia state court to federal court. Meadows and several other of the 19 co-defendeants in the Georgia case filed to move their cases to federal court, claiming their …
Lawsuit
September 6, 2023
Federal Judge Rules Trump Liable for Defaming E. Jean Carroll
A federal judge on Wednesday granted writer E. Jean Carroll a partial summary judgement in her lawsuit against Donald Trump, ruling that the former president is liable for defamatory statements he made about her in 2019, when she went public with claims he had raped her. In his 25 page ruling, Judge Lewis Kaplan said …
Politics and Crime
September 1, 2023
Georgia Judge Says Donald Trump’s Trial Will Be Televised
On Thursday, a Georgia judge said Donald Trump’s election interference trial will be televised in real-time. Judge Scott McAfee said that the trials for Trump and his 18 co-defendants will be live-streamed on the Fulton County court’s YouTube channel. McAfee also said members of the media will be allowed to use cellphones and computers in …
Politics and Crime
August 29, 2023
READ IT: Judge Orders Unsealing of Grand Jury Report in Trump Election Case
On Monday, a Georgia judge ordered the release of the grand jury report that details the evidence against former President Donald Trump and 18 defendants who allegedly tried to overturn results in the 2020 election. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney said that the report could be released as early as September 6 if …
Politics and Crime
August 24, 2023
Trump Surrenders in Georgia on Racketeering Charges
Former President Donald Trump surrendered to Georgia officials Thursday night, less than 24 hours ahead of his deadline to appear after his fourth indictment since losing the 2020 presidential election. Trump’s private plane touched down in Atlanta just after 7 p.m. He traveled by car to the Fulton County jail, where he was fingerprinted, photographed, …
