Trump co-defendant Carlos De Oliveira released on $100K bond

Carlos De Oliveira, former President Trump’s newest co-defendant in the Mar-a-Lago case, was released on a $100,000 bond after an initial court appearance Monday.  De Oliveira was named as a co-conspirator in the case in a Thursday superseding indictment that accused the Mar-a-Lago property manager of coordinating with Trump to attempt to delete security camera…

Read the Damning 45-Page Indictment Against Donald Trump for Trying to Overturn 2020 Election

The indictment, unsealed Tuesday, charged Trump in relation to his attempt to overturn the 2020 election.

Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1)

SIX UNNAMED CO-CONSPIRATORS: a. Co-Conspirator 1, an attorney who was willing to spread knowingly false claims and pursue strategies that the Defendant's 2020 re-election campaign attorneys would not

Trump Dines With Fox News Executives After Learning of Third Indictment

The Fox leaders appealed to the former president to participate in the first G.O.P. debate, which is being hosted by the network.

Trump's suspected sixth co-conspirator named by the New York Times

Trump claims Jan. 6 indictment means he'll be 'easily able to prove' 2020 election was a fraud

Donald Trump offered an unusual spin on his latest indictment Wednesday, suggesting the third criminal case he’s facing will make it easier for him to prove his claims of election interference. The former president also belittled his former vice president and current GOP presidential rival Mike Penc...

Indictment Mystery: Did Someone Spill About the Donald Trump-Kevin McCarthy Jan. 6 Call?

It’s one of the more intriguing mysteries about the new Trump indictment: Why are details about Trump’s call with McCarthy on Jan. 6 unsourced? What could it mean?

Citizens for Ethics on Twitter

“This sure looks like Donald Trump is threatening prosecutors. You can bet the judge will see this.”

'Deadly risks': Trump's latest Truth Social threat raises red flags for legal experts

Donald Trump on Friday said he was "coming after" those who have gone after him, prompting legal experts to suggest he might be breaking the rules set forth in the Washington, D.C., criminal case in which he's charged with attempting to overturn the 2020 election.Trump's threat was simple: "IF YOU G...

MSNBC Panel Stunned by Trump Lawyer John Lauro’s ‘Admission’ on Fox News

Attorney John Lauro appeared on Fox News Thursday night to discuss the events of Trump’s latest indictment—but analysts say he said too much.

Entire Republican Alabama House delegation backing Trump reelection bid

The entire Alabama House GOP delegation is backing former President Trump in the Republican presidential primary, adding to Trump’s growing list of congressional endorsements. A Trump campaign adviser confirmed that all six House Republicans from the state are endorsing the former president: Reps. Robert Aderholt, Mike Rogers, Gary Palmer, Barry Moore, Dale Strong and Jerry…

Trump Calls On The Supreme Court He Stacked To Interfere In His Criminal Cases

A day after pleading not guilty in the Jan. 6 case, the former president complained his legal woes are draining his campaign coffers.

Trump attorney says he won’t accept plea deal in Jan. 6 case

Former President Trump’s attorney John Lauro said he would not accept a plea deal in connection to the federal Jan. 6 case, in which the former president is charged with four federal counts related to alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. CBS host Major Garrett asked Lauro on “Face the Nation” if there was…

Judge Aileen Cannon Comes Out Swinging in Trump’s Favor (Again) in Classified Docs Case

In a Monday ruling, Cannon questioned the “legal propriety” of using an “out-of-district grand jury” in Trump’s classified documents case.

The Trump fraud case you forgot about: Scammy scheme lawsuit unnoticed among big cases

Rachel Maddow outlines the details of a sketchy sales scheme Donald Trump pushed, including on his Apprentice show, trying to recruit people to sell ACN video phones that has resulted in a lawsuit scheduled right in the middle of his other, higher profile cases in January next year.

Trump wants freedom to use Jack Smith's evidence in campaign trail speeches: legal filing

Donald Trump is planning to use special counsel Jack Smith's evidence in election interference case against him as a tool to win the 2024 election, the former president's legal team suggested in a filing Monday.The filing was in response to special counsel Jack Smith’s request for a protective order...

'He Hates America': Trump Slammed For Admitting He'd 'Prefer' To Live Overseas

The former president made the confession during a rally in New Hampshire.

Inside One ‘Egregious’ Mistake From Trump’s Florida Judge Aileen Cannon

Judge Aileen Cannon barely has any courtroom experience, but in her limited time on the bench she appears to have flouted hundreds of years of legal tradition—just because.

There Does Seem To Be A ‘Two-Tiered’ Justice System, And Donald Trump Is Its Poster Child

Trump now faces 78 felony counts in three indictments but has yet to wear handcuffs, lose his passport, post bail or even have his mug shot taken.

Judge In Trump's Jan. 6 Coup Case Limits What Evidence He Can Use As He Campaigns

The order says Trump can't make public any information from grand jury testimony, which likely applies to much of what prosecutors are turning over.

Pastor alarmed after Trump-loving congregants deride Jesus' teachings as 'weak'

Evangelical Christian leader Russell Moore revealed this week that many evangelical pastors have become alarmed that their Trump-loving congregants have become so militant that they are even rejecting the teachings of Jesus Christ.In an interview with NPR, Moore said that multiple pastors had told h...

Georgia charges Trump, former advisers in 2020 election case

Former U.S. President Donald Trump was hit with a sweeping fourth set of criminal charges on Monday when a Georgia grand jury issued an indictment accusing him of efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.

Trump and 18 allies charged in Georgia election meddling

Donald Trump and 18 allies have been indicted in Georgia over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. The criminal case announced Monday night is the fourth brought against the ex-president and the second this month to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote. The indictment details dozens of acts by Trump and his allies to undo his defeat in the battleground state. Other defendants include former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and a Trump administration Justice Department official, Jeffrey Clark, who advanced the then-president’s efforts to undo his election loss in Georgia.

CREW statement on Trump's Georgia indictment - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

The charges in Georgia are not only some of the most serious that he faces, but some of the most important.

Computer Forensics Firm Named In Georgia Indictment Says It Wasn't Part Of Trump ‘Team’

Trump’s allies seem to have treated SullivanStrickler almost as a teammate in the effort to overturn the 2020 election — something the company is firmly refuting.

Trump supporters post names and addresses of Georgia grand jurors online

The purported names and addresses of members of the Georgia grand jury that indicted Donald Trump have been posted online, along with other threats.

Grand jurors in Georgia Trump case face threats, racist attacks

Grand jurors who voted to indict former President Trump in Georgia earlier this week are facing threats and a profusion of racist comments online. The jurors’ names were listed publicly within the indictment, as required under Georgia law. A review of social media platforms and far-right forums found users posting numerous racial slurs and even…

Trump supporters making threats to Georgia grand jurors will be tracked down: sheriff

Threats against Georgia grand jurors have plagued the individuals that handed down the indictment on Monday, but the county sheriff is taking action. In a statement released Thursday, Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat said that his office is investigating every threat made – and anybody found to have ...

Trump calls off planned ‘news conference’ to push election fraud claims

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled a planned news conference for next week in which he said he would share claims of election fraud in Georgia in the 2020 election, the same types of claims that led to his indictment in the state earlier this week. Trump wrote on Truth Social that his lawyers…

Trump attorneys, Fulton County DA expected to meet next week: Sources

The attorneys and DA are expected to negotiate terms of Trump's bond package.

Judge rejects Trump’s attempt to delay E. Jean Carroll civil trial, calls appeal ‘frivolous’ 

A federal judge has denied former President Trump’s attempt to delay a January civil trial in writer E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit against him. After U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan earlier this summer rejected Trump’s bid to toss the lawsuit, Trump appealed that decision and requested Kaplan pause the trial in the meantime. “He has…

Trump Urges Georgia GOP To Impeach Fani Willis For Prosecuting Him—Here’s Why That’s Unlikely

A Republican state lawmaker is pushing to investigate and possibly impeach Willis after she charged Trump with racketeering—but the idea faces long odds.

Mary Trump Predicts Donald Trump's 'Going To Regret' Having Cameras In The Courtroom

Trump's lawyer has pushed for cameras to be allowed in federal court proceedings, and the former president's Georgia trial may be televised.

Trump plans to turn himself in on Thursday: report

Former President Trump reportedly plans to turn himself in on Thursday at a Fulton County jail, after being charged with crimes related to his efforts to overturn the election results in Georgia.  CNN reported Monday that Trump has decided to voluntarily surrender on Thursday, citing two sources familiar with his plans. Trump and his 18…

Jack Smith filing torpedoes Trump's claim he needs until 2026 to prepare for trial

Special counsel Jack Smith responded to Donald Trump's request for a 2026 trial date by accusing him of being overly dramatic about the burden that preparing for the case presents.Trump's lawyers had complained about the federal case accusing him of attempting to overturn the 2020 election result, c...

How Trump's attacks on prosecutors build on history of using racist language and stereotypes

Donald Trump’s response this week to his fourth criminal indictment in five months follows a strategy he has used for years against legal and political opponents: relentless attacks, often infused with language that is either overtly racist or is coded in ways that appeal to racists. The former Republican president and 2024 candidate has repeatedly hinted at race in his verbal broadsides. The district attorneys in New York and Georgia who have charged him with state crimes are Black. The tendency to make such attacks both animates his base and raises safety concerns among advocates who worry he could be worsening online vitriol and inspiring violence.

'Seething' Melania may be headed to divorce court over Trump's use of Barron as 'political pawn': report

A “seething” Melania Trump may soon be headed to divorce court.Radar Online reports that the former First Lady is fuming at Donald Trump over the former president’s use of their 17-year-old son Barron as a “political pawn” in a social media post, breaching a promise he had made to her that could lea...

Trump Raises Eyebrows With Joke On Fleeing U.S. To Share 'Gold Domed Suite With Vladimir'

The former president seemed to jest about skipping the country while griping about a $200,000 bond he faces for his criminal case in Georgia.