By Phillip Bantz Law360 (November 16, 2023, 4:20 PM EST) — Donald Trump’s lawyers argued Wednesday that“inflammatory allegations” of his involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building lack a“shred of evidence” and are irrelevant to his Washington, D.C., criminal election-interference case.The government has urged U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to reject Trump’s […]
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Former president Donald Trump formally registered his support on Friday for the live television broadcast of his upcoming federal trial on election subversion charges, in a ling that was short on legal analysis but long on outrage. Trump defense lawyers John Lauro and Todd Blanche called the case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith a “travesty” and […]
Read MoreJoe Harding, 36, last year sponsored the legislation that critics called “Don’t Say Gay.” He pleaded guilty to federal charges in March. A former Florida state lawmaker who sponsored a law that critics nicknamed “Don’t Say Gay” was sentenced on Thursday to four months in federal prison for relief fraud, federal prosecutors announced. The former […]
Read MoreJudge Tanya S. Chutkan, who imposed the order, agreed to put it on hold for eight days as the parties filed additional papers. Lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump on Friday asked the judge overseeing his federal election interference case to temporarily put on hold the gag order she imposed on him in Washington […]
Read MoreLawyers for former president Donald Trump urged a federal judge Thursday to toss out the indictment against him for allegedly conspiring to block the results of the 2020 election, arguing that as president at the time, he was acting within the legal boundaries “at the heart of our system of government.” Trump lawyers John Lauro […]
Read MoreDonald Trump’s lawyers asked a judge to throw out charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election, arguing that a president could not be criminally prosecuted for official acts. Lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump asked a judge on Thursday to throw out a federal indictment accusing him of conspiring to overturn the […]
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