Month: June 2024

Hogan, a Republican, is running for a Senate seat currently occupied by retiring Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.).

Trial by jury has long been considered a jewel in the crown of America’s constitutional republic.   Alexis de Tocqueville, who traveled the young nation observing its social, political and legal practices, saw it as a uniquely democratic institution and a key vehicle of popular sovereignty. The jury, as Tocqueville said, “puts the real control of…
Read more

Larry Hogan urged respect for verdict and legal process. Lara Trump responds  CNNsource

In a friendly interview with Fox News that aired Sunday morning, former President Donald Trump repeated a litany of grievances about the trial that led to his conviction on 34 felony charges last week, while alternately casting himself as a martyr and insisting he was taking it well. He also suggested that, if he were…
Read more

Former President Trump highlighted Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s support for him on Sunday in the wake of his conviction in the New York hush money criminal case last week. In a social media post on Sunday evening, Trump posted a screenshot of Orban’s message on the social platform X. “I’ve known President @realDonaldTrump to…
Read more

Former President Trump’s ex-attorney, Joe Tacopina in a Sunday interview strongly pushed back against claims that Trump’s New York hush money case was a result of the “weaponization” of the justice system. “This is a state case. This is different than the Jack Smith cases, OK? This is not a federal prosecution. Joe Biden or…
Read more

Former Trump Lawyer Has One Piece of Advice Ahead of Sentencing  Newsweeksource

Former president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony charges is truly unprecedented, but when voters go to the ballot box in November, what will matter is not whether or not Trump falsified business records.  Rather, it is the issues — specifically, inflation, the economy, and immigration — that will matter.   Put another…
Read more

Former President Trump in a Sunday interview warned of a public “breaking point” if he is sentenced to house arrest or jail time following his conviction in the hush money criminal case in New York. “I don’t know that the public would stand it, you know? I don’t — I’m not sure the public would stand for it,” Trump said in an interview…
Read more

The former president was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records last week.

Trump calls it an ‘honor’ to join TikTok after previously trying to ban the app  NPRsource

The New Hampshire governor, who once called Trump “crazy,” spilled on why he’s “comfortable” backing the former president.

(NewsNation) — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in federal court in Wilmington, Del. in the federal gun trial of Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden. The younger Biden is accused of lying on a federal form when he bought a .38-caliber Colt Cobra Special in 2018. Biden falsely said he was not…
Read more

Trump warns of ‘breaking point’ for Americans if he’s jailed  Reuterssource

A brewing controversy involving top officials at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) seemingly trying to hide public records could give Republicans an opening to overhaul the agency and potentially slash its budget should they gain control of the government in November.  The emails uncovered as part of the investigation by the Select Subcommittee on…
Read more

The guilty verdict rendered against former President Trump is bringing moderate Republicans and longtime Trump skeptics to his side in a way that Trump’s campaign has failed to do for months. Longtime Trump critics, including Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and moderate Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), among others, are rallying to Trump’s defense after…
Read more

The latest news in Donald Trump’s four criminal cases, including the historic hush money verdict, and what may be coming next.We launched the Trump Trials newsletter almost nine months ago to keep you up to speed on the myriad court proceedings and criminal trials of Donald Trump. And now we have one completed trial in…
Read more

Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterA New York jury found the former president guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor During the latest episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver joined the list of Hollywood notables who have reacted…
Read more

Opinion: Will Trump’s conviction hurt him in the public eye? These countries give us a clue  CNNsource

Trump lawyer spars with host over ex-Biden DOJ official tapped in New York hush-money case  Yahoo! Voicessource

Critics slammed the son of the former president over his claim — and his choice of words.

Watch CBS News By Kabir Khanna, Anthony Salvanto, Fred Backus, Jennifer De Pinto Updated on: June 2, 2024 / 8:06 PM EDT / CBS News Views about former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial after the verdict look much like they did before it took place. Just over half the country thought Trump was guilty…
Read more

By Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Donald Trump gained millions of followers on TikTok in the hours after launching an account on the short-form video app — which, when he occupied the White House, he had threatened with a nationwide ban unless Chinese internet giant ByteDance sold control of TikTok to U.S.-based entities. Trump’s first…
Read more

Rand Paul’s brewing fight with Trump world  Axiossource

See Trump’s first post to TikTok, the app he once tried to ban  CNNsource