It’s been 14 days since the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. United States, the criminal case brought against former President Donald Trump who is charged with attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election. This is arguably the most important criminal case in American history. The case deals with the alleged first attempt at […]
As members of the Supreme Court’s “6-3 conservative majority ponder how and when they will rule on Donald Trump’s absolute immunity claim, they should understand how much they have already done to paint themselves as instruments of the Republican Party and the political right. They have created a crisis moment,” columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. writes […]
A clear-eyed look at the performance of four conservative Justices during the Supreme Court’s oral argument in Trump v. United States last week shows a remarkable lack of interest in former President Trump’s alleged efforts to steal the 2020 presidential election, which is what this case is about. The four Justices – Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil […]
Whether there is timely accountability for the only attempted presidential coup in American history now rests in the hands of nine Supreme Court Justices. The Supreme Court held oral argument this morning in Donald J. Trump v. the United States, a historic case involving the criminal indictment of the former President for his unprecedented attempt to […]
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Donald J. Trump v. United States regarding former President Trump’s request to be granted immunity from federal criminal prosecution for all official acts he took while President. This argument is crucial to the pending 2020 election interference criminal case brought by Special Counsel Jack […]
On Thursday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Donald J. Trump v. United States, which addresses the question of whether Trump has presidential immunity for officials acts taken while he was President, which is crucial to this pending 2020 election interference case. The key, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer writes in an op-ed published today […]
Two pending Supreme Court cases will help determine the extent to which there is criminal accountability for former President Donald Trump for his role in the unprecedented effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election and for the mob that attacked the Capitol on January 6. This week, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Fischer v. […]
Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer appeared this week on Politics War Room with James Carville and Al Hunt discussing the latest developments in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York. Wertheimer also discusses the other Trump criminal cases — including ongoing delays in the other cases, next week’s presidential immunity argument in the […]
“The alleged facts presented by the Manhattan D.A.’s office make clear – this is a case about illegally influencing the 2016 presidential election, not just about ‘hush money.’” – D21 President Fred Wertheimer On Monday, April 15, the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump began in Manhattan. The People of New York v. Donald […]
“The allegations are in substance, that Donald Trump falsified business records to conceal an agreement with others to unlawfully influence the 2016 presidential election.” – Judge Juan Merchan In that single sentence, Judge Juan Merchan summed up the essence of the criminal case brought against former President Donald Trump by Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg. Judge Merchan, […]
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