Judge Juan Merchan found Donald Trump in contempt of court on Tuesday for repeatedly violating the gag order in the former president’s New York hush-money case. Merchan fined Trump a total of $9,000 for bucking the order against publicly commenting on court staff, prosecutors, prospective jurors, or the judge’s family …
Read More »Trump Held in Contempt for Repeatedly Violating Gag Order
The Judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial has found the former president in contempt of court for repeatedly violating a gag order, and fining him $9,000 — $1,000 for nine separate violations. Judge Juan Merchan determined on Tuesday that Trump had breached a court order barring him from publicly …
Read More »Trump Suggests Student Protests Are as Bad as Jan. 6
Donald Trump doubled down on his assertions that student protests against Israel’s ongoing military offensive in Gaza are exponentially worse than the deadly 2017 neo-Nazi rallies held in Charlottesville, Virginia. In statements given to reporters gathered at Manhattan criminal court — where he is currently standing trial — Trump said …
Read More »Trump Allies Hope Kristi Noem's Puppy Killing Also Kills Her VP Chances
All dogs go to heaven, but South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s puppy-executing ways may have just cost her a chance at entering the promised land of the White House as Donald Trump‘s running mate. Several Republicans close to Trump — who, admittedly, are aligned with others vying for the Trump …
Read More »Supreme Court Puppet Master's Consulting Firm Clients Exposed in Leak
The consulting firm led by Leonard Leo, the architect of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, has worked for billionaire Charles Koch’s political advocacy network and a dark-money group that is currently arguing a Supreme Court case designed to preempt a wealth tax, according to documents obtained by Rolling Stone. The …
Read More »Lindsey Graham Shrugs Off 'Catch-and-Kill' Scheme to Help Trump Win Election
Despite being the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) seems unconcerned with the legal troubles facing presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump. Graham appeared on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday morning, where he was asked by host Dana Bash about the various developments …
Read More »5 Key Takeaways From Tabloid Boss David Pecker's Trump Trial Testimony
Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial kicked off this week with witness testimony from media honcho David Pecker, who said that the former president was well aware of the catch-and-kill scheme and even thanked Pecker for his help in hiding two potentially “damaging” stories. The former American Media Inc. Chairman …
Read More »Biden Tells Howard Stern He's 'Happy' to Debate Trump
After weeks of hesitation, President Joe Biden said on Friday that he would be “happy” to debate his de facto 2024 rival Donald Trump ahead of the November election. During an interview with longtime radio giant Howard Stern, Biden was asked if he planned to once again debate Trump in …
Read More »Giuliani Among 18 Trump Allies Indicted in Arizona for 2020 Election Scheme
Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and John Eastman were among 18 co-defendants indicted by an Arizona grand jury Wednesday on charges stemming from their attempts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results by nominating fake electors. The indictment capped off a year-long investigation spearheaded by Arizona Attorney General Kristin Mayes (D). …
Read More »Trump Lawyer Says Having Political Rival Killed Could Constitute 'Official' Presidential Act
As Donald Trump sat through another day of damning testimony in his criminal hush-money trial, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in his bid to establish widespread presidential immunity from criminal prosecution over “official” acts committed in office. The case before the Supreme Court stems from Trump’s ongoing efforts to …
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