“If Trump had cooperated with the Department of Justice—instead of lying to investigators, again and again—he might have avoided at least some of the 91 criminal charges currently pending against him,” said Rep. Jerry Nadler. Special Counsel Robert Hur concluded that “no criminal charges are warranted” after investigating U.S. President Joe Biden’s handling of classified […]
“A president being immune to prosecution would fly in the face of our nation’s core values,” said one legal analyst. A three-judge panel from the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday unanimously ruled against former U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims of immunity in a criminal case stemming from his efforts to overturn his 2020 loss. “For the […]
The delay sparked criticism of the D.C. Circuit that, as one legal journalist put it, “had a responsibility to Trump, the District Court, the Supreme Court, and the nation to rule expeditiously” on the immunity claims. In a widely anticipated move, the judge overseeing former U.S. President Donald Trump’s federal election interference case on Friday indefinitely postponed […]
“This is a full sound-the-alarm moment for American democracy” Just months away from a potential rematch between Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump, democracy defenders are sounding the alarm about an Arizona bill recently introduced by a GOP state legislator. State Sen. Anthony Kern (R-27) is spearheading Senate Concurrent Resolution 1014, […]