Donald Trump is now the first former president to be indicted on federal charges, having earlier this year become the first former president to be criminally indicted on state charges. Both cases charge felonies. The New York case could result in prison time if there’s conviction. But in this federal …
Read More »A Trump Aide Has Been Charged, Too
Donald Trump isn’t the only individual to be indicted in the Justice Department’s probe into the former president’s handling of classified documents. Trump revealed on Friday that one of his aides, Walt Nauta, has also been charged. “I have just learned that the ‘Thugs’ from the Department of Injustice will …
Read More »The Most Shocking Allegations From Trump's Damning Indictment
The Justice Department unsealed its indictment against Donald Trump on Friday, revealing its allegations against the former president related to the classified documents he stored at Mar-a-Lago after leaving the White House. The 49-page indictment — which you can read here in its entirety — is damning, alleging that Trump …
Read More »Are the Orange Skies Here to Stay?
As smoke lifts for East Coast cities this weekend, take a deep breath. And then hold it, because this might happen again. Parts of Canada and the eastern United States are at risk for an unusually active fire season this summer. So this week’s great eastern smoke-out might be just …
Read More »The Special Counsel Is Using Trump's Own National Security Staff Against Him
Since last year, Special Counsel Jack Smith and his team of investigators and Justice Department attorneys have interviewed an array of officials who served on Donald Trump’s National Security Council, grilling them about specific instances that show the then-president acknowledged proper and legal declassification processes, according to two sources familiar …
Read More »Trump Extremists Demand Civil War, Mass Murder After New Indictment
Extreme supporters of Donald Trump have met news of his federal indictment with visions of violence and retribution. At The Donald, a forum for ultra-MAGA Trump supporters, users demanded public executions and other forms of lynching to avenge the federal prosecution of Trump, for the alleged mishandling of state secrets …
Read More »Trump Melts Down as Damning Indictment Goes Public
On Friday, the Justice Department unsealed a 38-count indictment against Donald Trump and his longtime aide Walt Nauta, laying out the reasoning behind their decision to charge the former president over his hoarding of classified documents after leaving office. Trump is not coping well. Special Counsel Jack Smith has leveled …
Read More »Republicans Rush to Trump's Defense After Second Indictment in Four Months
For a second time this year, Donald Trump is facing criminal charges. The former president is reportedly being slapped with a seven-count federal indictment amid an investigation into his unauthorized hoarding of classified documents after leaving office. A source with knowledge of the matter previously told Rolling Stone that the …
Read More »Trump Notified He Is Target of Criminal Probe
Federal prosecutors have informed Donald Trump that he is the target of an ongoing criminal probe, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to Rolling Stone. On Wednesday, the Guardian reported that a letter to Trump from prosecutors arrived before Trump’s attorneys met with Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is …
Read More »Louisiana Lawmakers Advance Veto-Proof Ban on Transition Care for Transgender Minors
Louisiana lawmakers advanced a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors in the state, the New York Times reported. The legislation wouldban hormone treatments and puberty blockers for young people, as well as gender-affirming surgeries. Backed by three Democratic senators, the legislation was approved with a wide-enough margin to …
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