[ UPDATE, 12:10 PM: The man who set himself on fire outside Donald Trump‘s hush money trial in New York City is alive but in critical condition, according to the New York Police. “His condition is not good, but as of right now he is still alive,” an NYPD official added. The man is at … Read more
[ New York Mayor Eric Adams visited the scene outside the Manhattan criminal courthouse, where media outlets and reporters have stationed themselves as Donald Trump‘s hush money trial takes place inside. “Our city is a fair city,” Adams said, in response to a question from CBS News’ Robert Costa on whether he was confident that … Read more
[ More than a dozen retired four-star generals, admirals and other former military leaders filed an amicus brief with in the Supreme Court on Monday, arguing against former President Trump’s claims of immunity in his criminal cases. The group said Trump’s claims “would threaten the military’s role in American society, our nation’s constitutional order, and … Read more
[ Former Trump administration aide Hope Hicks is expected to testify for the prosecution in the former president’s New York hush money trial, NBC News reported Monday. Hicks, once one of Trump’s closest aides, was interviewed by prosecutors for the case last year. Trump faces charges that he falsified business records in attempts to cover … Read more
[ Steve Bannon downplayed concerns about former President Trump’s legal cases on Monday, saying the “lawfare” being attempted against him is actually helping the former president’s campaign. Bannon, Trump’s 2016 campaign executive and a senior adviser, argued that Trump’s multitude of court appearances actually help him because they give the former president significant free media … Read more
[ Former President Trump can delay paying E. Jean Carroll the $83.3 million a jury decided he owes her until after he exhausts all appeal options he has vowed to seek, The New York Times reports. On Friday, a federal jury in New York ordered Trump to pay Carroll for defaming her in 2019 when … Read more
[ Conservative attorney George Conway challenged CNN’s Jake Tapper’s claim that it was a “big win” for former President Trump when the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to take up his criminal immunity case Friday. “The U.S. Supreme Court handing Donald Trump something of a win today, rejecting the special counsel’s request to urgently decide … Read more
[ New York Attorney General Letitia James said that experts called for former President Trump’s defense this week actually helped her legal case alleging Trump and his company falsified business records. “Donald Trump can continue to try to distract from reality. You can continue to call me names,” she said in a video message Friday. … Read more
