How the federal criminal cases against Trump ended up in legal limbo as the election looms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The indictment charging Donald Trump with hoarding classified documents leveled one jaw-dropping allegation after another, including that he showed off a secret Pentagon attack plan to guests at his golf club and suggested his lawyer mislead the FBI about the presence of the White House records.
'He is in serious jeopardy': Legal expert warns Trump his back is against the wall
Should Donald Trump fail a second time to be re-elected he faces the very real possibility of jail time and massive financial penalties due to the sheer volume of criminal cases and civil lawsuits that are on hold until after the election. That is the opinion of Syracuse University law professor Greg Germain who explained in an interview with Newsweek that the former president's only path to get out from under the federal cases he now faces is to beat Vice President Kamala Harris in less than two weeks and then push the Department of Justice to drop the cases filed against him. As Germain stat...
Elon Musk sued by Philadelphia district attorney over $1M giveaway
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner filed a civil lawsuit Monday against Elon Musk and his pro-Trump group, America PAC, over daily $1 million giveaways to registered voters in swing states. Krasner alleges that the scheme may constitute an illegal lottery and could interfere with election integrity. “The Philadelphia District Attorney is charged with protecting the […]
Criminal charges to be announced Friday in Iranian hack of Trump campaign, ABC News reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal law enforcement officials plan to announce criminal charges on Friday in connection with an alleged Iranian hack of emails from members of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign, ABC News reported on Thursday, citing sources.
Trump urges appeals judges to move hush money case to federal court
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyers pushed on Monday to transfer to federal court the case in which he was convicted in a New York state court on charges involving covering up hush money paid to a porn star, a move that would give him the ability to end the prosecution if he regains the presidency.