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A Former Federal Prosecutor Explains the Latest Trump Indictment
[ad_1] On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump was indicted for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. The charges, brought by Jack Smith, a special counsel for the Department of Justice, specifically accuse Trump of conspiring to obstruct a government proceeding, defraud the United States, and deprive people of their right to have their… Continue reading A Former Federal Prosecutor Explains the Latest Trump Indictment
Are Republicans Finally Breaking with Trump Over the January 6th Indictment? No
[ad_1] As Donald Trump arrives in Washington, D.C., to be arraigned on criminal charges arising from his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, he has already scored a significant political victory. The indictment—Trump’s third—was handed down on Tuesday, charging the former President with conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, as well as conspiracy to defraud… Continue reading Are Republicans Finally Breaking with Trump Over the January 6th Indictment? No
CNN to Fox News, Trump indictment coverage could make or break us
[ad_1] Another week, another Donald Trump arraignment Never mind that the third and most recent indictment of the former president portends the highest-profile criminal trial in U.S. history, and, should it result in a conviction, a crime that would make Watergate look like a parking ticket. Tuesday’s announcement of four felony counts accusing the former… Continue reading CNN to Fox News, Trump indictment coverage could make or break us
New Trump Fund-Raising E-mail Asks Supporters to Serve Prison Time for Him
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—A new fund-raising e-mail from Donald J. Trump is offering donors the “unique chance” to serve prison time for the former President. “Jack So-Called Smith and the Biden Justice Department want to put Your Favorite President Behind Bars!” the appeal, which was sent to millions of Trump supporters, reads. “For a… Continue reading New Trump Fund-Raising E-mail Asks Supporters to Serve Prison Time for Him
The New Trump Indictment and the Reckoning Ahead
[ad_1] To read the stark criminal indictment, returned by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, charging Donald Trump with conspiring to steal the 2020 Presidential election is to realize more deeply than before that the country is headed for a great reckoning—in the courts and at the ballot box. It suggests a question that cannot… Continue reading The New Trump Indictment and the Reckoning Ahead
Half of All G.O.P. Voters Wish Party Would Nominate Some Other Criminal Besides Trump
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Although Donald J. Trump holds a commanding lead over the rest of the Republican Presidential field, approximately half of all G.O.P. voters wish that their party would choose a different criminal, a new poll indicates. “No disrespect to Donald Trump, who has been an amazing perpetrator,” Carol Foyler, a poll respondent… Continue reading Half of All G.O.P. Voters Wish Party Would Nominate Some Other Criminal Besides Trump
Georgia’s Broad Racketeering Law May Now Ensnare Donald Trump
[ad_1] In 2013, Fani Willis served as the lead prosecutor in what is still the longest criminal trial ever held in Georgia. Teachers and administrators in Atlanta public schools had been accused, a few years before, of cheating on standardized tests. A special report commissioned by Georgia’s governor concluded that a hundred and seventy-eight educators—including… Continue reading Georgia’s Broad Racketeering Law May Now Ensnare Donald Trump