Month: May 2024

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inTodd Blanche grilled on why Keith Schiller and Allen Weisselberg were not called to give evidence Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profileDonald Trump’s defense lawyer Todd Blanche…
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Trump’s possible sentence, and what happens to his voting rights  NPRsource

A former president convicted of 34 felonies is the definition of front-page news.

“This wasn’t her seeking justice for herself,” the star witness’ spouse said after Trump was convicted.

DJT Stock Falls 9% After Guilty Verdicts—Trump Set To Lose $500 Million  Forbessource

Alvin Bragg Made ‘Factually Impossible’ Accusation Against Trump—Attorney  Newsweeksource

The House speaker says he thinks some justices are “deeply concerned” about the former president’s trial and conviction.

Trump speaks on his guilty verdict: Watch live + analysis  The Associated Presssource

Donald Trump Jr., the eldest child of former President Trump, borrowed a phrase from his dad after the former president was found guilty of 34 felony counts in a Manhattan courtroom Thursday, slamming Democrats for trying to turn the country into a “s‑‑‑hole.” “The Democrats have succeeded in their years long attempt to turn America…
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Wisconsin resident Damon Anderson declared himself “speechless.” Nevada retiree Doug Goodman found the justice system worked as designed. Pennsylvania voter Charles Floray insisted he was unmoved by the trial.Americans reacted Thursday to the historic conviction of former President Donald Trump on 34 felony charges with a mixture of surprise, joy, anger, indifference and expletives.Some said…
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Guess he can’t shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it.

The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to an adult actress who said…
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President Biden’s reelection campaign argued Friday that former President Trump’s response to his conviction should prove he “cannot be president,” following Trump’s press conference railing against the outcome of his hush money trial. “America just witnessed a confused, desperate, and defeated Donald Trump ramble about his own personal grievances and lie about the American justice…
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Prominent conservatives called for Trump supporters to “fight” the jury’s findings — including by prosecuting Democrats for crimes they “surely committed.”

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Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex.Trump sat stone-faced while the verdict…
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Former Vice President Mike Pence called the conviction of his ex-boss, former President Trump, in his New York hush money case an “outrage” that “further divides us,” jumping to the defense of the man he’s declined to endorse in this year’s presidential race.  “The conviction of former President Trump on politically motivated charges is an…
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Ever been slapped by breasts? That’s how chaotic it was ahead of Trump’s historic conviction  POLITICOsource

Watch CBS News By Graham Kates, Katrina Kaufman, Olivia Rinaldi Updated on: May 31, 2024 / 9:26 AM EDT / CBS News Former President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felonies by the jury in his “hush money” trial in New York on Thursday, making him the first former president in U.S. history to…
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday that the Supreme Court “should step in” on former President Trump’s appeal following the presumptive GOP presidential nominee’s conviction on 34 felony counts in his New York hush money case.  “I do believe the Supreme Court should step in,” Johnson said during his appearance on Fox News’s “Fox and…
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Guilt Complex: Trump’s Felony Convictions Are a Big Political Problem  POLITICOsource

Trump conviction heralds a somber and volatile moment in American history  CNNsource

Donald Trump Jury Instruction Move ‘Deeply Disconcerting’—Attorney  Newsweeksource

A 12-person New York jury convicted former President Trump on all 34 felony counts in his hush money trial Thursday. But he still faces 54 criminal charges in three other cases. Trump made history as the first former U.S. president to become a convicted felon after the jury found him guilty of falsifying business records…
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House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said Friday he would demand testimony from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) and another top prosecutors who worked on former President Trump’s hush money case. A post on the social media site X from the committee’s Weaponization Subcommittee said Jordan would request an appearance from both Bragg and…
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