Tag Archive for: TrumpWatch

Prominent Former DOJ Officials, U.S. Attorneys, Others Submit Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS To Reject Trump’s Request For Immunity From Prosecution

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In an amicus brief filed Monday with the Supreme Court, 13 former prosecutors, elected officials, other government officials, and constitutional lawyers, including individuals appointed in the Nixon, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Trump Administrations, urged the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s request to be granted immunity from federal criminal […]

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Trump’s Moment Of Truth Begins April 15

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Former President Donald Trump is less than two weeks away from his first criminal trial – the Manhattan hush money/election interference case, scheduled to start on April 15. Trump may finally have met his match in Judge Juan Merchan, who presides in this case. And, judging by Trump’s recent attacks on the judge and on […]

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Trump Promises To Free Jan. 6 Inmates In DC Jail — Almost All Of Them Assaulted Law Enforcement Officers

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Former President Donald Trump has made the Jan. 6 defendants a key part of his 2024 campaign, promising that one of his “first acts” in office if reelected, would be to free the “January 6 hostages,” as he calls the defendants. As of March 2024, the D.C. Department of Corrections had 29 Jan. 6 inmates in […]

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Don’t Call It “Just A Hush Money” Case

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On April 15, an unprecedented trial is scheduled to begin in Manhattan. It constitutes the first criminal trial of a former President in American history. Last April, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced a 34-count felony indictment against former President Donald Trump. This criminal case is often described simply as a “hush money” case, but that […]

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Just Security: A Complete Guide To The Manhattan Trump Election Interference Prosecution

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A new guide, published on Just Security, explains what to expect at former President Donald Trump’s landmark criminal trial in Manhattan for allegedly falsifying records to cover up payments made to hide information from voters. The trial is set to begin on April 15. The guide was written by Amb. Norm Eisen (ret.), Andrew Warren, and […]

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Analysis: “How Trump Valet’s Testimony Supports DOJ’s Jan. 6 Case”

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.     .     .     .     . “Nothing in the transcript is exculpatory for Trump.”  Last week, The New York Times published a heavily redacted transcript of an interview with former President Donald Trump’s White House valet conducted by the House Jan. 6 Committee that was provided to The Times by Rep. Barry […]

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United States v. Donald J. Trump

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United States v. Donald J. Trump, the criminal case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith, may be the most important criminal case in American history. The case deals with then-President Trump’s unprecedented attempt to stage a coup to overturn the 2020 presidential election and his inciting the violent January 6 mob attack on the Capitol. And, […]

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Tom Joscelyn On Just Security – Anatomy Of A Conspiracy Theory And A Smear: Still, No Evidence Of Trump Order For 10,000 Guard On Jan. 6th

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“As with so many other false conspiracy theories, this tale falls apart after just a cursory review of the evidence.” In its final report, the House Jan. 6th Committee summarized the testimony of witnesses who claimed that former President Donald Trump had “floated” the idea of deploying 10,000 National Guardsmen — mainly to protect him and his supporters as […]

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The Supreme Court Takes On Trump’s Immunity Appeal

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Yesterday the Supreme Court announced it will take up former President Donald Trump’s immunity appeal, scheduling oral argument for the week of April 22. This prevents the criminal trial against Trump from moving forward until the Court decides the appeal. Trump’s immunity claim that he is protected from criminal prosecution for actions taken while President […]

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Legal Experts On Supreme Court Immunity Decision: There’s Still Time To Try Trump For His Alleged Crimes, But The Court Must Move Quickly

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Eisen, Wertheimer, And Joscelyn: The American People Are “Entitled To Know If Trump Is A Convicted Felon Before The Election.” At a press briefing on Thursday, top legal experts discussed Wednesday’s Supreme Court announcement that they would grant former President Donald Trump a hearing about his “presidential immunity” claim. The experts on the panel were […]

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