U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. The indictment alleged that Trump mishandled classified documents by rem… Read More
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Everything about the January 6th Attack on the Capitol and why it matters
Stephen Bannon, a close ally of former President Donald J. Trump, began his four-month prison sentence on Monday, July 1, for defying a congressional subpoena issued by the committee in… Read More
In May, Trump was convicted of 34 felonies related to falsifying business records to cover up hush money paid to a porn star during the 2016 election.
With the Supreme Court&rsqu… Read More
Lower Courts Will Decide the Extent of Presidential Immunity by Defining the Difference between “Official” and “Unofficial” Acts
The Supreme Court ruled, in a 6-3 vot… Read More
During the June 2024 presidential debate, moderator Jake Tapper asked former President Donald Trump to address voters' concerns about a potential repeat of the January 6th Capitol attack. T… Read More
In the first presidential debate of 2024, former President Donald Trump made several claims regarding the events leading up to the January 6 attack on the Capitol, as well as his numer… Read More
During a recent campaign speech, Donald Trump reiterated his promise to pardon mobbers involved in the January 6th Capitol riot if re-elected. He has refused to specify which offenders… Read More
Local officials in Arizona released a mug shot of Trump’s former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, after he was processed on criminal charges for attempting to overturn the 2020 election res… Read More
A visit to the Pennsylvania House floor by two former police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot drew jeers and walkouts by some Republican legislators. Some R… Read More
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols ordered Steve Bannon, a former advisor to Donald Trump, to surrender himself and begin serving his four-month prison sentence by July 1.
Bannon w… Read More
A New York jury has found Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony charges of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made by his former lawyer Michael Cohen to adult film star S… Read More
President Joe Biden’s campaign held a press conference outside Donald Trump’s New York City criminal hush money trial. Robert De Niro and two former police officers, w… Read More
The criminal trial of Donald J. Trump, marking the first prosecution of an American president, concluded its sixth week with both the prosecution and defense resting their cases.
Next week… Read More
The "hush money" trial of former President Donald Trump witnessed a critical development, with the defense resting its case on Tuesday. Trump opted not to testify, contradicting earlier hin… Read More
John Eastman, a former attorney for Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty to charges related to the conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results in Arizona.
Eastman masterminded the plan to… Read More
They have worked diligently to establish that the former president is guilty of 34 felonies by questioning 19 witnesses, including Michael D. Cohen. Cohen, Trump’s previous attorney an… Read More
In the ongoing trial centered around Donald Trump's alleged hush money payment to adult video actress Stormy Daniels, Friday saw prosecutors zero in on checks and phone records. The case's s… Read More
The federal appeals court upheld the criminal conviction of Steve Bannon, a former adviser to Donald Trump, for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 House select committee. Bannon was initiall… Read More
Former Trump attorney William Brennan has lauded Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over the New York hush money case involving former President Donald Trump, describing him as a prof… Read More
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R) has endorsed President Biden in the 2024 Presidential Election, saying he was left with no choice but to support Biden over Donald Trump, whom h… Read More
The Donald Trump hush money trial, which had been mired in complex testimony about financial records, reignited dramatically on Tuesday when the former president encountered adult film star… Read More
Donald Trump continues to violate his gag order in the criminal hush-money trial.
Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan found Trump in contempt of court for a 10th time for criticizing jur… Read More
Hope Hicks, one of ex-President Donald Trump's key aides, has been summoned to testify in Trump's New York criminal trial. Hicks served as Trump's top press aide during his 2016 presidentia… Read More
On Tuesday, the judge presiding over Donald J. Trump's criminal case in Manhattan found him in contempt of court, imposing a $9,000 fine for his repeated breaches of a gag order. The judge w… Read More
In a significant legal development, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and a host of other advisors to Donald Trump during the 2020 presidential campaign have been charged in Arizona with election… Read More
Former President Trump is banking on the Supreme Court, dominated by six conservative justices, three of whom he nominated, to grant him absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. The cour… Read More
Donald Trump is back in a New York City courtroom as his hush money trial resumes. Simultaneously, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments concerning presidential immunity. Trump has continua… Read More
Day 2 of Jury Selection in Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial
The jury selection for Donald Trump's hush money trial resumed for a second day in a New York courtroom. The former president and… Read More
Donald Trump's Historic Hush Money Trial Enters Second Day
Ex-President Donald Trump's hush money trial continues in a New York courtroom, marking the second day of jury selection. The firs… Read More
As ex-President Donald Trump’s first criminal trial kicks off, two battles are simultaneously unfolding. One is in a Manhattan courtroom, where he is charged with 34 felonies for alle… Read More
On April 8, 2024, 19 retired four-star generals, admirals and other former military leaders filed an amicus brief with in the Supreme Court of the United States, arguing against former Presi… Read More
Donald Trump has pledged pardons for a majority of the defendants convicted or charged in connection with the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. These individuals are resp… Read More
The Decision & Impact on the 2024 Election The Supreme Court ruled that the 14th Amendment does not allow individual states to bar Donald Trump from the ballot in the 2024 president… Read More
The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether Donald Trump may claim immunity in the federal investigation into election fraud led by special counsel Jack Smith. The court agreed to expedi… Read More
Georgia's Governor Brian Kemp pushed back on former President Donald Trump's argument that he should be granted legal immunity for his actions while he was in the White House—part… Read More
A federal watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, has found that approximately 210 defendants charged with crimes connected to Jan. 6 directly expressed th… Read More
True the Vote, a conservative group which made claims of voter fraud and ballot stuffing in Georgia during the 2020 election, has admitted to a Georgia judge that they do not have evidence t… Read More
Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Donald Trump, his sons, business associates and company to pay more than $350 million in damages and barred them from serving as an officer or director of a… Read More
A recent CNN poll conducted by SSRS between January 25-30, has revealed public opinion on former President Donald Trump's potential actions if he were to be re-elected. The poll highlights t… Read More
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ruled that Donald Trump is not immune from federal prosecution. The three-judge panel’s decision means that Trump will go to trial to… Read More
Donald Trump spent an estimated $50 million in donor money on legal bills and investigation-related expenses last year.
Trump is paying his many lawyers with funds from his political a… Read More
Former President Donald J. Trump's trade adviser, Peter Navarro, has been sentenced to four months in prison for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, a… Read More
Released in December 2023, the movie “State of Denial" recycles election fraud theories from “2000 Mules” that have, already been disproven.
On top of the many… Read More
In a courtroom where former President Donald Trump was in attendance, a panel of federal appeals court judges in Washington voiced ,,substantial doubts on Tuesday regarding Trump's claim of… Read More
In December 2023, Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled Trump ineligible for the state’s 2024 election ballot. The decision marks the first time in history that ,,Section 3 of the 14th… Read More
The United States Supreme Court will hear one man’s appeal of an ,,obstruction of an official proceeding charge brought against more than 300 people who disrupted Congress’… Read More
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that ,,Donald Trump is ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presiden… Read More
After review by the appeals court, District Judge ,Tanya Chutkan's gag order in the federal election interference case against former President Trump will largely stand.
The orde… Read More
,A grand jury indicted six Nevada Republicans for submitting a false slate of electors after the 2020 election that claimed former President Donald Trump won the state—which were… Read More
,Ten Wisconsin Republicans who posed as fake electors for former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election have settled a civil lawsuit, admitting their actions were part of an effort… Read More
Republicans have made law and order one of their forefront policy issues the past several years—espcecially in Washington, DC—until now.
Walking back years of hardline policy wh… Read More
,Nevada’s attorney general is investigating a group of six Republicans who falsely pledged the state’s six electoral votes to Donald Trump, despite Joe Biden’s victory in t… Read More
A California judge made a “preliminary finding” that attorney John Eastman breached professional ethics when he aided Donald Trump’s bid to overturn the 2020 election.The p… Read More
Protective orders – sometimes called “gag” orders or non-dissemination orders – are issued by judges in pending legal cases. Generally, they prohibit certain parties… Read More
Former President Donald Trump's White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, has been granted immunity in exchange for his testimony in the federal investigation into 2020 election interference… Read More
Latest Update: 10/24/2023
In a sweeping criminal case centered around efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia, former President Donald Trump and eighteen co-def… Read More
Judge Tanya Chutkan, a Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, was unanimously appointed to the bench in June 2014 (95-0).
She is currently assigned to the… Read More
,Special counsel Jack Smith is continuing the ,investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 election, a month after indicting Donald Trump for conspiring to discount legitimate votes and… Read More
A federal judge ruled that Rudy Giuliani is ,liable in a defamation lawsuit brought by two former Fulton County election workers, ,Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss. The laws… Read More
Donald Trump surrendered at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. He was booked, on felony charges in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state. He… Read More
,John Eastman is facing criminal charges for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election; he was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. A judge set Eastman’s bond at $100,000.
Eas… Read More
Donald Trump and 18 others were charged in Georgia as part of a sweeping indictment alleging they schemed to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss and stop the peaceful transition of po… Read More
The federal indictment against Donald Trump for criminal behavior related to election interference acknowledges that he had and has a First Amendment right to freedom of speech. It states op… Read More
An increasing number of top Republicans have come out publicly saying that the 2020 election was not stolen from Donald Trump.DeSantis: “Of course he lost.”
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S… Read More
A federal grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump on criminal charges related to his failed efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.
The ,45-page grand jury indictment prom… Read More
On August 1, 2023, ,a federal grand jury indicted Donald Trump of 4 counts of criminal felonies. He will appear for his arraignment in Federal Court in Washington, D.C. at 4 p.m. on Thursday… Read More
Trump's PAC, Save America, has encountered significant legal expenses surpassing $40 million this year. The PAC, primarily funded through small-dollar donations from Trump's supporters, has… Read More
Rudy Giuliani admitted that he made false statements about ,Georgia election workers, ,Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, having accused them of mishandling ballots in the 2020 presidential electi… Read More
On July 18, 2023, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel ,criminally charged all 16 individuals from Michigan who signed legal documents claiming to be electors for Donald Trump in the electo… Read More
Special Counsel Jack Smith is a Justice Department prosecutor chosen by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate former President Donald J. Trump. Smith was appointed in November 2022… Read More
The Michigan attorney general announced felony charges against 16 people who posed as "fake electors" in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election results in Trump's favor. Each of the 16 def… Read More
,Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had received notification that he was the target of a Washington-based grand jury investigation related to the Jan. 6th riot and efforts t… Read More
Special Counsel Jack Smith is leading a federal investigation into Donald Trump and others’ roles in inciting and encouraging the violent ,events of January 6, and attempting to overtu… Read More
Robert Gieswein, 26, of Woodland Park, Colorado, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for attacking two law enforcement officers during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. In add… Read More
On June 23, ,Jason Douglas Owens, 50, and his son ,Grady Douglas Owens, 22, of Blanco, Texas, were each ,sentenced to prison for assaulting law enforcement officers during the breach of the… Read More
On June 21, a California man who ,used an electroshock device to assault a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer during the January 6th, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol was sentenced… Read More
Investigators from the office of special counsel ,Jack Smith will be conducting an interview with ,Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger as part of a federal investigation into attem… Read More
Owen Shroyer Pleads Guilty for Entering and Remaining on Restricted Grounds,Owen Shroyer, the host of Infowars' "War Room," known for promoting baseless claims of election fraud on the platf… Read More
On June 16, an individual identified as Alan Michael St. Onge, 35, of Brevard, NC, was ,arrested on a felony charge of civil disorder and three misdemeanors, for his actions during the breac… Read More
Thomas B. Adams Jr.'s January 6 SentenceThomas B. Adams Jr., 41, of Springfield, Illinois was ,sentenced to 14 months in prison on June 16 for his role in the 2021 Capitol breach on January… Read More
Mikhail Edward Slye, 32, of Meadville, Pennsylvania, has been ,sentenced for his role in the breach of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. The joint session of the US Congress, which was in t… Read More
On June 10, a 49-year-old man from Fincastle, Virginia was ,sentenced to 72 months in prison for interfering with law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. ,Mark… Read More
,James Russell Davis, 47, of King George, Virginia, ,pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to one count of civil disorder, a felony offense. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy J. Kelly s… Read More
Throughout his time in office, former president Donald Trump tried to fight the release of White House visitor logs, and continued to do so after his presidency.
In March 2022, the congress… Read More
Barr believes Trump was "totally wrong" and is in serious legal trouble
A federal grand jury has ,indicted former president Donald Trump on 37 counts related to his retention of classified d… Read More
,Donald Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 37 counts related to alleged unlawful retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate after his time in the White House… Read More
Tara Reade, the former Senate staffer who made sexual assault ,allegations against Joe Biden during his 2020 presidential campaign, has recently ,fled the United States and sought refuge in… Read More
Four Members Of Oath Keepers Sentenced On Conspiracy and Other ChargesOn June 1 and 2, 2023, four members of the Oath Keepers, Roberto Minuta, Joseph Hackett, David Moerschel, and Edward Val… Read More
Jacob Anthony Chansley, commonly known as Jake Angeli and famously referred to as the “QAnon Shaman,” was ,released from custody on May 25. Angeli, who had been sentenced to 41 m… Read More
Judge Imposes 18-Year Prison Sentence to Oath Keepers Leader for Seditious Conspiracy CrimesThursday, May 25, 2023, ,Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, and Kel… Read More
One Year Anniversary - 2000 mules Fact Checked and Debunked
May 20th marks the one year anniversary of the release of the election fraud conspiracy film “2000 Mules.” Filmmaker D… Read More
Former Giuliani Staffer Speaks Out Against Giuliani
- ,Noelle Dunphy, who worked for Giuliani during the last two years of the Trump administration, accused Giuliani of attempting to sell pr… Read More
Comprehensive List Reveals Legal Outcomes for Defendants Involved in Capitol AttackLatest Update - April 6th, 2023
Around 485 federal defendants had their cases resolved and received senten… Read More
Jury Finds Trump Liable For Sexual Assault; Republicans Decide If A Sex Offender Will Lead The Party
Republicans Respond to the Jury’s Verdict Senate Republicans are expressing their concerns about President Trump’s viability as a 2024 presidential candidate after a civil jury f… Read More
Updates on the Capitol Breach arrests, criminal charges, pleas, trials, and sentencing The attack on the U.S. Capitol disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress on January 6, 2021, while… Read More
Jury convicts 4 of 5 leaders on rare and severe charge
Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right extremist group, Proud Boys, has been convicted of seditious conspiracy. He was accu… Read More
Future of Carlson’s January 6th Footage Unclear
After Tucker Carlson's departure from Fox News, there is a growing inquiry about the fate of the January 6th footage that was provided t… Read More
Trail Starts Today - Dominion Accuses Fox News of Purposefully Spreading Lies About 2020 Election ResultsToday, the high-stakes defamation lawsuit between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox New… Read More
Former US President Donald Trump is facing charges related to a ,$130,000 payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels to prevent her from revealing an alleged extra-marital affair with hi… Read More
Donald Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for authorizing a hush money payment of $130,000 to Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election and then falsifying business and campai… Read More