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Here&#39;s What Trump Could Be Sentenced To
Here's What Trump
Could Be Sentenced To
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May 31, 2024 5:33 AM CDT

Here's What Trump Could Be Sentenced To

Experts think prison is unlikely, but probation or home confinement are possibilities

(Newser) - Donald Trump may be the first former president ever to be convicted as a felon , but experts don't seem to think it's too likely he'll be spending any time behind bars when he's sentenced July 11. As CBS News reports in its explainer, Trump could receive...

Trump After Conviction: 'Real Verdict' Is the Election

Former president remains defiant

(Newser) - Donald Trump remained as defiant as ever after his historic conviction on Thursday, pronouncing himself "a very innocent man" who was railroaded by an unfair trial.
  • "This was a rigged, disgraceful trial," he said outside the courtroom, reports the Hill . "The real verdict is going to
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Trump Giving Musk an Ear—And Possibly a Job

'WSJ' reports on 'growing alliance' between the billionaires

(Newser) - If Donald Trump reclaims the White House, Elon Musk might be coming with him. The former president is considering an advisory role for the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, the Wall Street Journal reports as part of a larger exploration of their "growing alliance." Nothing is set in stone,...

Trump Jurors Ask to Rehear Pecker, Cohen Testimony

They also want to hear legal instructions again

(Newser) - The first day of the jury's deliberations in the first-ever criminal trial of a former US president ended without a verdict Wednesday. The New York jurors were dismissed just after 4pm, with Judge Juan Merchan asking them not to discuss the hush-money case with anyone, NBC News reports. He...

Trump: 'Mother Teresa Could Not Beat the Charges'

Judge says Trump has to stay in courthouse while jury is deliberating in hush-money trial

(Newser) - Judge Juan Merchan gave jurors an hour and 10 minutes of instructions before they began deliberations in Donald Trump's hush-money trial Wednesday morning—and the former president did not sound optimistic afterward. "Mother Teresa could not beat these charges," he told reporters outside the Manhattan courtroom. "...

Georgia Plea Has Ramifications for Ex-Trump Lawyer Jenna Ellis

Her home state of Colorado bans her from practicing law for 3 years

(Newser) - Colorado legal officials on Tuesday approved an agreement with Jenna Ellis, a onetime attorney for former President Trump, barring her from practicing law in the state for three years after she pleaded guilty to helping Trump try to overturn the 2020 election. Ellis tearfully pleaded guilty to felony charges of...

Trump's Fate Moves to the Jury's Hands

Things kick off at 10am Wednesday

(Newser) - Donald Trump's fate is now in the jury's hands. After a Tuesday packed with closing arguments that went into the evening hours, 12 jurors will on Wednesday be able to discuss the case amongst themselves for the first time. They'll deliberate whether to convict the former president...

Prosecutor Wraps Up Closing Argument in Trump Trial

'This case, at its core, is about a conspiracy and a cover-up'

(Newser) - After defense attorney Todd Blanche delivered his closing argument in Donald Trump's hush-money trial Tuesday, focusing on Michael Cohen's dishonesty, it was the turn of the prosecution. Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass reminded jurors that Cohen—slammed by Blanche as the "MVP of liars"—was not the one...

Trump Attorney Makes His Case in Closing Argument

Todd Blanche assails the credibility of Michael Cohen

(Newser) - Closing arguments began Tuesday in Donald Trump's hush-money trial , and Trump attorney Todd Blanche took direct aim at the prosecution's star witness—Michael Cohen. "He's literally like an MVP of liars," Blanche said of him. "He lies constantly." Referring to the infamous $130,...

Judge Rejects Jack Smith's Request for Trump Gag Order

This one is out of the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case

(Newser) - The judge in Donald Trump's classified documents case has rejected a request from special counsel Jack Smith for a gag order on the former president. Smith's team argued that Trump was putting law enforcement agents in danger by falsely suggesting that agents executing a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago...

Trump Jurors Have Their Biggest Day Yet

Closing arguments begin, and the panel could take up the case as soon as Wednesday

(Newser) - Donald Trump's hush-money trial resumes Tuesday, and it's a big day for all involved: closing arguments begin. A look at what's ahead:
  • Tuesday: Closing arguments are expected to take all day and perhaps continue into Wednesday, reports CNN . The defense goes first, and attorney Todd Blanche is
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Trump's Memorial Day Post Spurs Response From Carroll Lawyer

After ex-president attacks writer again online, her attorney says 'all options are on the table'

(Newser) - Donald Trump spent part of the long weekend doing what he often does on major holidays—"launching CAPS-littered attacks on his perceived enemies," per Intelligencer . After wishing even the "human scum" of the US a happy Memorial Day on his Truth Social platform on Monday, the former...

Libertarians Name Their Candidate
Libertarians
Name Their
Candidate
May 27, 2024 6:10 AM CDT

Libertarians Name Their Candidate

Party picks Chase Oliver over Trump and Kennedy

(Newser) - The Libertarians have chosen their 2024 nominee, and his name isn't Trump or Kennedy. Instead, the party chose Chase Oliver—a former Democrat from Georgia who describes himself as "armed and gay," reports the New York Times . Donald Trump, who spoke to the convention Saturday night and...

Biden Alludes to Trump at West Point Graduation

President tells cadets their oath binds them to protect the Constitution

(Newser) - President Biden praised the new graduates of the US Military Academy as "guardians of American democracy" on Saturday in a commencement address that clearly referred to Donald Trump without naming him. The president reminded the cadets that their oath is to "not a political party, not to a...

Trump Film Debuts at Cannes, and Campaign Vows to Sue
Trump Film Debuts at Cannes,
and Campaign Vows to Sue
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May 25, 2024 1:00 PM CDT

Trump Film Debuts at Cannes, and Campaign Vows to Sue

'The Apprentice' gets an 11-minute standing ovation at the film festival

(Newser) - One of the biggest movie debuts at the Cannes film festival Monday evening was The Apprentice , which tells the tale of a young Donald Trump rising to power in New York City in the 1980s.
  • Lawsuit threat: Directed by Danish filmmaker Ali Abbasi, the film is a "scathing portrait"
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Jack Smith's Team Makes New Request in Mar-a-Lago Case

Prosecutors want Trump barred from making remarks that could endanger law enforcement

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors on Friday asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president from public statements that "pose a significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents" participating in the prosecution. The request to US District Judge Aileen Cannon follows a...

Trump Hints at Role for Haley in Future Administration

Ice seems to be thawing as ex-president says, 'I think she's going to be on our team'

(Newser) - Nikki Haley announced on Wednesday that, despite their differences, she'd be voting for Donald Trump in November. It's not entirely clear if the two have completely buried the hatchet, but the former president cracked that door open a little more after a rally on Thursday afternoon in the...

Trump: Elect Me, Putin Will Give Me Gershkovich

Kremlin denies any discussions with Trump on the matter

(Newser) - Elect Donald Trump and you'll see Evan Gershkovich, the US journalist jailed in Moscow, walk free, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee claimed Thursday. Trump said he need only ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to release Gershkovich and he will—in exchange for nothing. "Vladimir Putin, President of Russia,...

Report: Trump Has a Surprising Top VP Contender

GOP 'rising star' Sen. Tom Cotton is on the shortlist, per ' NYT'

(Newser) - Donald Trump has reportedly narrowed down his list of potential running mates to five men. ( Sorry, Kristi Noem .) North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, and Ohio Sen. JD Vance are among the bunch , but Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton is a...

FBI Answers Trump Claim He Could've Been Shot

Fundraising email misconstrues wording of policy intended to limit the use of force

(Newser) - Donald Trump included a false claim in a fundraising email this week that President Biden had authorized the FBI to shoot him when agents searched his Florida estate for classified documents in 2022—though the agency had intentionally chosen a day for the raid when the former president wouldn't...

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