The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s so-called “hush-money” trial said Tuesday that he can attend his son’s high school graduation in May. At a hearing on Tuesday morning, Judge Juan Merchan granted a request from President Trump’s attorneys asking the judge to allow him to appear at his son Barron’s May 17 high graduation. […]
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday was fined and held in contempt of court by Judge Juan Merchan for what he said were violations of a gag order prohibiting him from discussing certain individuals involved in the so-called “hush-money” trial. Prosecutors had sought $1,000 fines for about a dozen Truth Social posts that the former […]
Prosecutors Will Question Trump About Gag Order Violations If He Takes Stand Prosecutors gave the the defense notice that if President Trump decides to testify, they will ask about the nine gag order violations. Prosecutors also argued that the defense made, in their opening statements, claims that Mr. Cohen’s livelihood depends on attacking President Trump. […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met former President Donald Trump in Miami on Sunday to discuss how he could help with the presidential campaign, as the two former competitors for the Republican presidential nomination appeared to reunite ahead of the November elections. The private meeting was first reported by the Washington Post, which said that it […]
The U.S. Supreme Court will likely send former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case back to the lower courts for further review, said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday The nation’s highest court last week heard arguments made by President Trump’s lawyers and special counsel Jack Smith’s team regarding whether the 45th president should be […]
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Trent Staggs, the mayor of Riverton, Utah, for a U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah). “Trent Staggs is 100 percent MAGA, and is running to fill” Mitt Romney’s seat, President Trump wrote in an April 27 Truth Social post, “as the next Senator from the Great […]
During Thursday’s deliberations at the U.S. Supreme Court on former President Donald Trump’s immunity claim, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh warned that a decision in the case has future implications for whether future presidents are shielded from vicious cycles of malicious prosecution that could effectively end the presidency as we know it. In the course […]
The Supreme Court indicated on April 25 that it would issue a narrow ruling refining the scope of presidential immunity while leaving the details of former President Donald Trump’s other legal battles up to lower courts. The most immediate effect of their decision on President Trump’s legal battles would be to delay his Washington case, […]
Waltine Nauta’s interview with the grand jury in Washington that recommended charges against former President Donald Trump was made public on April 26 as part of U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon’s recent series of orders regarding what information may be made public in the case against the former president. Judge Cannon is presiding over […]
Former President Donald Trump has been charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records. Michael Berry, executive director for the Center for Litigation at the America First Policy Institute, spoke with NTD about his assessment of President Trump’s “hush money” case.
Former President Donald Trump on April 26 appeared in court for day 8 of his New York “hush money” trial, as the Supreme Court on April 25 heard arguments over his immunity claim. Jesse Binnall, an attorney for President Trump in his civil cases, reacts to both cases.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has revealed the names of five additional defendants who were indicted earlier this week by a grand jury in the state’s ongoing investigation into the so-called fake electoral scheme, a probe that the Arizona GOP has panned as “pure election interference.” According to an updated indictment released on April 26 […]
Testimony began in earnest the second week of trial for former President Donald Trump in New York, where he has been charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records. The Manhattan District Attorney argued the records were falsified to cover up a conspiracy to affect the 2016 election, and called on their first witness to […]
Former President Donald Trump issued a challenge to President Joe Biden in New York on Friday to debate “any time he wants.” Required to be in court during his ongoing “hush money” trial, President Trump openly called on President Biden, who was in New York, to come down to the courthouse to engage in a debate, […]
Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump’s so-called “hush-money” case on Friday called up their second witness, a former Trump assistant, to testify in the case. Rhona Graff, who started working for President Trump in 1987 and left the Trump Organization in April 2021, has been described as a gatekeeper by prosecutors. She was among several […]
Former President Donald Trump wished his wife Melania Trump a happy birthday on Friday before stepping into a New York City courtroom to continue an ongoing criminal trial over an alleged non-disclosure payment he made in 2016. “I want to start by wishing my wife, Melania, a very happy birthday,” President Trump said outside the […]
NTD spoke with John Malcolm, who formerly served in the Department of Justice Criminal Division and currently holds positions as a senior legal fellow and vice president of the Institute for Constitutional Government at the Heritage Foundation, to discuss the analysis of arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding presidential immunity on April 25.
President Joe Biden confirmed he will debate former President Donald Trump. “I am, somewhere,” he said during an interview with Howard Stern on April 26. “I don’t know when, but I’m happy to debate him.” The president’s statement comes after his administration continuously bucked called for a debate, citing concerns over potential fairness with the […]
A new poll by FiveThirtyEight shows former President Donald Trump leading President Joe Biden by around 6 points in the swing state of Georgia. NTD speaks to Keith Gross, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Florida, who says President Trump’s big lead there is due in large part to the Racketeer Influenced and […]
A major witness in former President Donald Trump’s so-called “hush-money” trial admitted to inconsistencies in his previous testimony and suggested that a related FBI report “could be wrong.” Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, who has testified in the case this week, was questioned by Trump attorney Emil Bove about statements he made to federal […]
