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Charges revealed against a former Trump aide and 4 lawyers in Arizona fake electors case
Read full article: Charges revealed against a former Trump aide and 4 lawyers in Arizona fake electors caseAuthorities have revealed the conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges that were filed against an ex-aide of former President Donald Trump and four attorneys in Arizona’s fake elector case.
Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn election, judge says
Read full article: Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn election, judge saysA judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep former President Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election.
The Supreme Court opens its new term with a case about prison terms for drug dealers
Read full article: The Supreme Court opens its new term with a case about prison terms for drug dealersThe Supreme Court has opened its new term with a case about prison terms for drug dealers and rejections of hundreds of appeals, including one from an attorney who pushed a plan to keep former President Donald Trump in power.
Lawyers indicted with Trump say they were doing their jobs. But that may be a tough argument to make
Read full article: Lawyers indicted with Trump say they were doing their jobs. But that may be a tough argument to makeThe 18 defendants charged alongside former President Donald Trump in this month’s racketeering indictment in Fulton County, Georgia, include more than a half-dozen lawyers.
Attorney John Eastman surrenders on charges in Trump's Georgia 2020 election subversion case
Read full article: Attorney John Eastman surrenders on charges in Trump's Georgia 2020 election subversion caseA conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power has turned himself in to authorities on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot to overturn the then-president’s 2020 election loss.
Indictment shows White House lawyers struggling for control as Trump fought to overturn election
Read full article: Indictment shows White House lawyers struggling for control as Trump fought to overturn electionThe latest federal indictment against Donald Trump vividly illustrates the extent to which the former president’s final weeks in office were consumed by a struggle over the law, with two determined groups of attorneys fighting it out as the future of American democracy hung in the balance.
Attorneys spar in case of ex-Trump adviser who devised strategy to keep former president in power
Read full article: Attorneys spar in case of ex-Trump adviser who devised strategy to keep former president in powerLawyers are continuing to spar in the case of a one-time adviser to former President Donald Trump who is facing possible disbarment in California for developing a dubious legal strategy that was aimed at keeping Trump in power following the 2020 election.
Trump adviser faces possible disbarment over his efforts to overturn 2020 election
Read full article: Trump adviser faces possible disbarment over his efforts to overturn 2020 electionA prosecutor seeking the disbarment of the architect of a legal strategy aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump in power says he concocted a baseless theory and made false claims of fraud in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
Trump adviser Eastman faces California disciplinary charges
Read full article: Trump adviser Eastman faces California disciplinary chargesConservative attorney John Eastman — a lead architect of some of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election — is facing disciplinary charges in California that could lead to his disbarment.
Lawyers: Eastman advised to plead the Fifth in Georgia probe
Read full article: Lawyers: Eastman advised to plead the Fifth in Georgia probeLawyers for John Eastman say they advised their client to assert attorney-client privilege and invoke his constitutional right to remain silent when testifying before a special grand jury investigating possible election interference in Georgia.
Georgia election probe runs into resistance from witnesses
Read full article: Georgia election probe runs into resistance from witnessesProsecutors investigating whether Donald Trump committed crimes as he sought to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia are running into increasing resistance as they seek to call witnesses to testify before a special grand jury.
Lawyer who advised Trump says federal agents seized phone
Read full article: Lawyer who advised Trump says federal agents seized phoneA lawyer who aided former President Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the 2020 election results says in a federal court filing that federal agents have seized his cell phone.
The moments resonating from the Jan. 6 hearings (so far)
Read full article: The moments resonating from the Jan. 6 hearings (so far)Nielsen numbers tell us how many people watched live coverage of the Jan. 6 committee hearings — 20 million the first night, 11 million the second and nearly 9 million for the third.
Jan. 6 takeaways: 'Heated' Trump, Pence's near miss with mob
Read full article: Jan. 6 takeaways: 'Heated' Trump, Pence's near miss with mobIn its third public hearing, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection has focused on former President Donald Trump’s pressure on his vice president to delay or reject the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory.
Judge: Trump likely committed crimes related to election
Read full article: Judge: Trump likely committed crimes related to electionA federal judge has asserted it is “more likely than not” that former President Donald Trump committed crimes in his attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 election.
Jan. 6 panel sees evidence of Trump 'criminal conspiracy'
Read full article: Jan. 6 panel sees evidence of Trump 'criminal conspiracy'The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol says for the first time that its evidence suggests crimes may have been committed by former President Donald Trump and his associates.
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 6 more Trump associates in probe
Read full article: Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 6 more Trump associates in probeA committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to six more associates of former President Donald Trump who were involved in his efforts to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election.
Newsweek apologizes for op-ed questioning Harris birthright
Read full article: Newsweek apologizes for op-ed questioning Harris birthrightDemocratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden's running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., looks up as she signs required documents for receiving the Democratic nomination for President and Vice President of the United States in Wilmington, Del., Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)NEW YORK Newsweek has apologized for an op-ed that questioned Sen. Kamala Harris U.S. citizenship and her eligibility to be Joe Bidens running mate, a false and racist conspiracy theory which President Donald Trump has not dismissed. We apologize, read Newsweek's editors note on Friday, which replaced the magazine's earlier detailed defense of the op-ed. But they ended the note by saying that the op-ed would remain on the site, with their note attached. The op-ed was written by John Eastman, a conservative attorney who argues that the U.S. Constitution doesnt grant birthright citizenship.
Trump gives credence to false, racist Harris conspiracy
Read full article: Trump gives credence to false, racist Harris conspiracyPresident Donald Trump speaks at a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday gave credence to a false and racist conspiracy theory about Kamala Harris eligibility to be vice president, fueling an online misinformation campaign that parallels the one he used to power his rise into politics. Harris has been a top target of misinformation since launching her own bid for the White House last year. That is certainly a slight, said Amanda Harrington, vice president of Times Up, which works to stop workplace harassment. Obama, who beat McCain in the 2008 race for the White House, was even a co-sponsor of the McCain resolution.