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Trump Prosecutor Hits Out at Colleague's Wife

Fani Willis accuses Jocelyn Wade of affair, 'obstructing' election interference case

(Newser) - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is asking a judge to block a subpoena seeking her testimony in the ongoing divorce of a colleague she's accused of having an affair with, while accusing his wife of obstructing the Georgia election interference case against former President Trump, per the Wall ...

Trump Prosecutor Fani Willis Ordered to Address Allegations

Georgia judge sets hearing over accusations she hired romantic partner in Trump case, benefited financially

(Newser) - The prosecutor in Donald Trump's Georgia case will have to address newly raised accusations of impropriety against her in court. The judge in the case has scheduled a hearing on Feb. 15 for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, reports the Washington Post , and he further ordered Willis to...

Maine Court on Trump Ballot Decision: SCOTUS Must Rule First

He says Maine secretary of state 'acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner'

(Newser) - Maine primary voters may be able to cast their vote for former President Donald Trump after all. The Maine Superior Court on Wednesday said the December decision from Secretary of State Shenna Bellows to remove Trump's name from the ballot should be put on hold pending a Supreme Court...

Judge Threatens to Expel Trump From Courtroom

'I understand you're probably eager for me to do that,' judge says in E. Jean Carroll trial

(Newser) - Donald Trump locked horns with another judge in another Manhattan courtroom Wednesday. Judge Lewis Kaplan threatened to expel the former president from the federal courtroom for making "disruptive" comments while E. Jean Carroll testified, CNBC reports. "Mr. Trump, I hope I don't have to consider excluding you...

Trump Shakes Head as Defamation Trial Begins

Judge says it's already been determined that Trump sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll

(Newser) - Donald Trump shook his head in disgust Tuesday as the judge in his New York defamation trial told prospective jurors that another jury had already decided that the former president sexually abused columnist E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s. Later, when the judge asked during jury selection if anyone felt...

Virginia County Finds 4K Misreported Votes From 2020

Joe Biden was shorted during the last election, per officials in Prince William County

(Newser) - Former President Trump complains often about the results of the last presidential election, with no evidence to back up his claims, but in one part of Virginia, it's current President Biden who could have a valid beef. Per the Hill , officials in Prince William County have revealed that about...

Nikki Haley: I'll Debate Again Under One Condition

Trump or Biden have to be there, too

(Newser) - There won't be another debate featuring Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis alone. Haley, one of only three Republican candidates remaining in the 2024 race as of Tuesday , says she will participate in future debates only if they feature former President Trump, the GOP frontrunner who easily won Monday's...

High-Profile Trump Lawyer Pulls Out
High-Profile Trump
Lawyer Pulls Out
Jan 15, 2024 5:04 PM CST

High-Profile Trump Lawyer Pulls Out

Joe Tacopina had been representing Trump in 2 cases

(Newser) - A high-profile lawyer on Donald Trump's team has pulled out of two cases for reasons that are currently unclear. Joe Tacopina, who was representing the former president in the Manhattan hush money criminal case, withdrew from the case Monday, the Hill reports. He also pulled out of the appeal...

Willis Sees Race Behind Accusations Over Hire
Willis Defends Hiring Prosecutor
Jan 15, 2024 8:00 AM CST

Willis Defends Hiring Prosecutor

Trump, election interference defendant have objected to Nathan Wade's appointment

(Newser) - Fani Willis has defended hiring Nathan Wade as special prosecutor for the Georgia election interference case after Donald Trump and another defendant accused her of hiring her romantic partner. The Fulton County district attorney suggested racism is behind the attacks, the Hill reports. "I appointed three special counselors,"...

Trump Receives $400K Tab for Reporters' Legal Fees

Former president's lawsuit against three journalists and the 'New York Times' was dismissed

(Newser) - A judge has ordered Donald Trump to pay almost $400,000 in legal fees incurred by the New York Times and three of its reporters in defending themselves against a lawsuit he filed over a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into his finances. A court dismissed the lawsuit seeking $100 million in...

New Yorkers, Say Goodbye to This Sign
New Yorkers, Say
Goodbye to This Sign
Jan 12, 2024 11:13 AM CST

New Yorkers, Say Goodbye to This Sign

'Trump Links' golf course has become 'Bally Links' in the Bronx

(Newser) - On the final day of a civil fraud trial that could strip former President Trump of his ability to do business in the state he called home for most of his life, New York City officials were taking their own steps to sever ties with Trump by erasing his name...

Trump to Court: 'Sir, This Is a Fraud on Me'

Former president is given a few minutes to address the courtroom in civil trial

(Newser) - In a surprise development, Donald Trump was given a chance Thursday to briefly address the court on the final day of his civil fraud trial in New York—and he quickly criticized both the New York attorney general and the judge in the case.
  • "We have a situation where
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On Last Day of Trump's Fraud Trial, a Bomb Threat

Swatting incident at judge's home fails to delay closing arguments

(Newser) - Police responded to a bomb threat at the Long Island home of the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump's civil fraud case on Thursday, hours before closing arguments were to begin. It's unclear if Judge Arthur Engoron was home when a Nassau County bomb squad responded around...

Judge Yanks Permission: Trump Can't Deliver Closing Argument

Attorneys said Trump wouldn't agree to limitations in civil fraud trial

(Newser) - Donald Trump won't make his own closing argument in his New York civil business fraud trial after his lawyers objected to the judge's insistence that the former president would stick to "relevant" matters. Judge Arthur Engoron rescinded permission on Wednesday, a day ahead of closing arguments in...

Melania Trump&#39;s Mother Dies at 78
Melania Trump's
Mother Dead at 78
Jan 10, 2024 1:00 AM CST

Melania Trump's Mother Dead at 78

Amalija Knavs lived at Mar-a-Lago with her husband before her death

(Newser) - Amalija Knavs, mother of Melania Trump, died Tuesday in Florida after what ABC News calls "a long health battle." The former first lady confirmed her mother's death on X . "It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved mother, Amalija," she...

Tuesday Is a Crucial Day in Court for Trump
For Trump, a 'Critical
Day' in Court
updated
Jan 9, 2024 11:43 AM CST

For Trump, a 'Critical Day' in Court

Federal appeals court sounds skeptical about former president's immunity defense

(Newser) - Updated after the hearing's conclusion. Amid the often-confusing barrage of developments in the four criminal cases of Donald Trump, Tuesday offered a pivotal one. A federal appeals court heard arguments on a fundamental Trump defense claim—that he's immune from prosecution, reports the Wall Street Journal . (The hearing...

Trump Prosecutor Accused of 'Improper' Relationship

Filing alleges Fulton County DA Fani Willis hired romantic partner to lead prosecution of Trump

(Newser) - The Fulton County district attorney has been accused of hiring her romantic partner as the special prosecutor in her office's prosecution of former President Trump for alleged election interference. In what the Atlanta Journal-Constitution refers to as a "bombshell" court filing, Michael Roman (a former Trump campaign official...

Democratic Senators: Maybe Biden Should Skip Debates

High-ranking Dick Durbin says Biden should 'think twice' before getting on stage with Trump

(Newser) - Donald Trump hasn't attended a single GOP primary debate this election season. At least two Democratic senators suggest President Biden should return the favor when it comes to debates for the general election. "I would think twice about it," Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois tells the Hill...

James Asks Fraud Trial Judge to Make Trump Pay $370M

Filing calls for former president to be barred from running a business in New York

(Newser) - The New York attorney general's office has made its recommendation for penalties Donald Trump and Trump Organization executives should pay for what it called "myriad deceptive schemes" to inflate his financial worth. A state brief filed Friday calls for Trump to pay a nearly $370 million penalty and...

Trump Hotels Took in Millions From Foreign Governments

Democrats call it unconstitutional, while Republicans call investigation 'beyond parody'

(Newser) - Former President Trump's various business took in at least $7.8 million from foreign governments during his presidency, say House Democrats in a new report . In doing so, Democrats say he violated the Constitution's emoluments clause that bars a president from accepting money or gifts from foreign entities...

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