Fifty-three people who tried to keep former President Donald J. Trump in power after he lost the 2020 election have now been criminally charged. The indictments have been brought in four swing states that will be crucial to the upcoming election, most recently on Wednesday in Arizona, where Kris Mayes, the Democratic attorney general, said […]
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Trump Election Inquiries Gain Ground in Swing States
The chairman of the Nevada Republican Party has been indicted. So has the former chairman of the Georgia G.O.P. In Michigan, a former co-chairwoman of the state party is facing charges. As Donald J. Trump goes on trial in the New York criminal case, other investigations and prosecutions in five crucial swing states are continuing […]
Read MoreFact-Checking Trump’s Defenses in His Court Cases
As former President Donald J. Trump battles a series of criminal and civil actions while he runs to reclaim the White House, he has put his legal woes at center stage, making them a rallying cry for his re-election. It is a tactic that is likely to be on full display this week as his […]
Read MoreStormy Daniels and the Comeuppance of Donald Trump
Sometimes I lie awake at night wondering whether Donald Trump is afraid. Does he think he’ll go to jail? Lose his fortune? Does he sleep easier after ranting in ALL CAPS on Truth Social? Surely I’m not the only one losing sleep over the threat this man poses to the country. But lately, as I […]
Read MoreGeorgia Trump Prosecutor Fani Willis Urges Appeals Court to Decline Disqualification Case
Fani T. Willis, the district attorney of Fulton County, Ga., filed a motion on Monday seeking to block an appeal of a ruling last month allowing her to continue leading the state election interference case against former President Donald J. Trump. For much of this year, the high-profile case took a detour as Mr. Trump […]
Read MoreGeorgia Judge Rejects Effort to Dismiss Trump Case on Free Speech Grounds
A judge in Atlanta on Thursday rejected an effort by former President Donald J. Trump and his co-defendants to have the Georgia criminal case against them dismissed on grounds that it was based on comments that were protected by the First Amendment. The case charges Mr. Trump and 14 of his supporters with taking part […]
Read MoreThe Lawyers Using Defamation Lawsuits to Address Political Disinformation
Michael J. Gottlieb can never remember the exact amount — it’s $148,169,000— that a jury ordered Rudolph W. Giuliani to pay the Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. But Ms. Freeman’s words after the December 2023 victory are indelible to him. “Don’t waste your time being angry at those who did this to […]
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