With this verdict, Trump becomes the first ever former president to be convicted of a crime. NEW YORK—Former President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, as a jury of 12 unanimously returned their verdict on May 30 after less than two days of deliberation. With this result, President
As the jury in former President Donald Trump’s New York trial deliberates after the week’s closing arguments, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee on Thursday continued to claim all of the legal actions taken against during election season are “rigged.” In front of reporters at the New York City courthouse where the t… Original News Source
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday reversed his decision to bring a vote to renew, but not expand, a compensation program for Americans exposed to radiation during the development and testing of nuclear weapons. The speaker had scheduled a vote next week on a bill to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). But
CNN’s June 27 presidential debate has different qualification criteria for Mr. Kennedy than President Biden and President Trump, the complaint alleges. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he will meet the qualifications CNN established for its June 27 presidential debate, but he has questioned the legality of those guidelines. The independent presidential candidate filed a
Senators want Justice Samuel Alito to recuse from several key cases. Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts on May 30 declined a request to meet with Democrat senators who want another justice to recuse from cases involving former President Donald Trump and the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. “I must respectfully decline
Senators want Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from several key cases. Chief Justice John Roberts on May 30 declined a request to meet with Democrat senators who want a Supreme Court justice to recuse himself from cases involving former President Donald Trump and the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. “I must
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer said he believes a guilty verdict is ‘highly unlikely.’ One of former President Donald Trump’s lawyers said Thursday that his client is ready to appeal if he is found guilty in his New York criminal trial. Will Scharf, an attorney the former president, told CNN in an exclusive interview that