Republicans voted on Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress over the Justice Department’s refusal to turn over audio recordings of interviews President Joe Biden gave to Special Counsel Robert Hur. The 216-207 vote came down largely on party lines. In January of last year, Garland …
Read More »Team Trump Says Classified Docs Judge Aileen Cannon Is a 'Godsend'
According to some in his inner circle, Donald Trump’s most effective and not-so-secret weapon in his 2024 effort to reclaim the White House is a federal judge he appointed in Florida. Judge Aileen Cannon is presiding over one of Trump’s two federal criminal cases — the classified documents case in …
Read More »Trump's Classified Docs Trial Date Postponed by Trump-Appointed Judge
Donald Trump‘s trial start date over his mishandling of classified documents has been pushed back thanks to a Florida judge overseeing the case. On Tuesday, District Judge Aileen M. Cannon indefinitely postponed the trial, previously scheduled for May 20, increasing the odds that Trump’s hush money trial in New York …
Read More »Dems Kick Off High-Profile Hearing With Supercut of Trump's Mental Gaffes
Former Special Counsel Robert Hur’s highly anticipated testimony before the House Judiciary Committee began with a compilation of Donald Trump’s many gaffes and errors — undercutting the MAGA Republicans who presumably want to use the hearing to impugn President Joe Biden’s mental fitness. The supercut, prepared by Ranking Member Jerry …
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